2016至今　沈阳材料科学国家研究中心材料动力学研究部主任

2011至今　中国科学院金属研究所 研究员

2008-2011　新加坡国立大学 正教授

1992-2008　新加坡国立大学 副教授（2000年获新加坡国立大学终身教职）

1986-1990　英国谢菲尔德大学博士

1982-1986　华中科技大学学士

　　1）块体非晶合金，主要研究块体非晶合金成分设计、回春与弛豫、机械性能等方面的研究。

　　2）构筑材料，主要研究不同尺度非均匀性的结构材料，包括纳米梯度材料、纳米孪晶材料、纳米金属-金属砖砌结构材料和非晶合金系列金属材料。探究梯度率对其综合性能，包括强度、塑性和断裂韧性等方面的影响。

[1] W.H. Zhou, N.T. Panagiotopoulos, A.L. Greer, Y. Li*, Strain-hardening under uniaxial tension in a rejuvenated bulk metallic glass, Scripta Mater. 212 (2022) 114572.

[2] F. Duan, Y. Lin, J. Pan, L. Zhao, Q. Guo, D. Zhang, Y. Li*, Ultrastrong nanotwinned pure nickel with extremely fine twin thickness, Science Advances 7 (2021).

[3] F.H. Duan, Y. Naunheim, C.A. Schuh, Y. Li*, Breakdown of the Hall-Petch relationship in extremely fine nanograined body-centered cubic Mo alloys, Acta Mater. 213 (2021).

[4] W.H. Zhou, F.H. Duan, Y.H. Meng, C.C. Zheng, H.M. Chen, A.G. Huang, Y.X. Wang, Y. Li*, Effect of alloying oxygen on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Zr-based bulk metallic glass, Acta Mater. 220 (2021) 117345.

[5] J. Pan, Y.P. Ivanov, W.H. Zhou, Y. Li*, A.L. Greer, Strain-hardening and suppression of shear-banding in rejuvenated bulk metallic glass, Nature 578(7796) (2020) 559-562.

[6] R. Cao, Q. Yu, J. Pan, Y. Lin, A. Sweet, Y. Li*, R.O. Ritchie, On the exceptional damage-tolerance of gradient metallic materials, Mater. Today 32 (2020) 94-107.

[7] Y. Lin, Q. Yu, J. Pan, F. Duan, R.O. Ritchie, Y. Li*, On the impact toughness of gradient-structured metals, Acta Mater. 193 (2020) 125-137.

[8] J. Pan, Y.X. Wang, Q. Guo, D. Zhang, A.L. Greer, Y. Li*, Extreme rejuvenation and softening in a bulk metallic glass, Nature Communications 9 (2018).

[9] Y. Lin, J. Pan, H.F. Zhou, H.J. Gao, Y. Li*, Mechanical properties and optimal grain size distribution profile of gradient grained nickel, Acta Mater. 153 (2018) 279-289.

[10] J. Pan, Y.X. Wang, Y. Li*, Ductile fracture in notched bulk metallic glasses, Acta Mater. 136 (2017) 126-133.

[11] F.X. Bai, J.H. Yao, Y.X. Wang, J. Pan, Y. Li*, Crystallization kinetics of an Au-based metallic glass upon ultrafast heating and cooling, Scripta Mater. 132 (2017) 58-62.

[12] X.L. Lu, Y. Li*, L. Lu, Co-existence of homogeneous flow and localized plastic deformation in tension of amorphous Ni–P films on ductile substrate, Acta Mater. 106 (2016) 182-192.

[13] Z.T. Wang, J. Pan, Y. Li*, C.A. Schuh, Densification and Strain Hardening of a Metallic Glass under Tension at Room Temperature, Phys. Rev. Lett. 111(13) (2013).

[14] J. Pan, Q. Chen, L. Liu, Y. Li*, Softening and dilatation in a single shear band, Acta Mater. 59(13) (2011) 5146-5158.

[15] Z. Han, W.F. Wu, Y. Li*, Y.J. Wei, H.J. Gao, An instability index of shear band for plasticity in metallic glasses, Acta Mater. 57 (2009) 1367-1372.

[16] Y. Li*, Q. Guo, J.A. Kalb, C.V. Thompson, Matching Glass-Forming Ability with the Density of the Amorphous Phase, Science 322 (2008) 1816-1819.