Faculty Directory

Li, Teng

Li, Teng

Keystone Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Maryland Energy Innovation Institute
3120 Glenn L. Martin Hall, Building 088
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EDUCATION

  • Ph.D., Harvard University, 2006

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Society of Engineering Science (SES) Young Investigator Medal, 2016
  • Summer Research and Scholarship Award (UMD), 2014
  • E. Robert Kent Outstanding Teaching Award, 2012
  • Keystone Professor (UMD Clark School Academy of Distinguished Professors), 2012~
  • US National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Fellowship, 2012
  • NSF International Travel Fellowship, 2010
  • NSF Summer Institute Fellowship, 2009, 2010
  • General Research Board Summer Research Award (UMD), 2009
  • The Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, 2007
  • Best Poster Award, Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Thin film & Small Scale Mechanical Behavior, 2006.
  • Poster Award, Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Ceramics, Solid State Studies In, 2005.
  • Outstanding Poster Award, Materials Research Society (MRS), 16 out of 1700+ posters, 2004.
  • Best Poster Award (Runner-up),Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Thin film & Small Scale Mechanical Behavior, 2004.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • Founder and Editor of www.macroelectronics.org, an interactive information platform for the emerging field of flexible macroelectronics
  • One of the two architects of www.imechanica.org, an online international community of Mechanics and Mechanicians
  • Member and Chair, Technical Committee on Integrated Structures, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • Reviewer: Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Scripta Materialia, International Journal of Solids and Structures, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, AIAA Journal, International Journal of Fracture, MRS Proceedings

Grand Challenges 2.0: Engineers Partner to Unlock Solutions

Seven of 11 collaborative projects include contributions from engineering

Student Success at SAMPE 2026

UMD aerospace engineering students earn national recognition in research and design competitions.

Automating Wearable Electronics Design: How Next-Generation Devices Could Be Engineered by AI

Team of engineers develops AI-powered materials design model for key component in wearable technologies.

National Science Foundation Invests $2M in AI Investigation to Advance Sustainable Biopolymers

Project will focus on building a design framework to speed the discovery of biodegradable materials with the potential to match petrochemical plastics' performance and use.

AIM Seed Grants Support Three Engineering AI Research Projects

Funds Support Research Focused on Sustainable Food Packaging, Catalysts Design, Hydrogen Fueling Stations

Racing Against R&D: AI, Collaborative Robotics Automates Wearable Tech Design

A hassle-free model to fabricate materials used in wearable sensors removes experimental barriers in design.

Clark School Community Members Win Prestigious Campus Social Impact Award

Five Clark School community members are winners of the Provost’s Do Good Innovator Awards.

Revolutionizing Water Access: Aquair Wins 2023 R&D 100 Award

Professor Teng Li's invention Aquair wins the 2023 R&D 100 award.

Device That Harvests Water From Air Named Top UMD Invention of the Year

Innovate Maryland event also celebrates work on plastic substitutes, cancer detection, quantum science

New Research Could Spur Broader Use of 2D Materials

Rice, UMD lead effort to overcome major barrier.

Sochol Named “Rising Star” in Advanced Materials Technologies

UMD faculty member Ryan Sochol recognized in journal's March 10th issue.

Maryland Engineers Awarded Grants to Address Humanity's Grand Challenges

Twelve projects led by or involving Maryland Engineering faculty have been awarded funding through the Grand Challenges Grants Program, the largest and most comprehensive program of its kind ever introduced at the University of Maryland.

Sarker Is Runner-Up for Springer Nature Best Paper Award

UMD, UMSOM recognized for breakthrough that opens the door for stem cell microinjections into the brain.

Wood That Can Cut Like Steel, Be Molded Like Plastic or Build Batteries?

Maryland engineers discover more new dimensions of an ancient material.

Moldable Wood from Water ‘Shock’ Process

A UMD research team has developed a strong yet incredibly flexible wood material that could be used in construction, automotives, and beyond.

University of Maryland Engineers Have 3D Printed a Soft Robotic Hand That Can Play Nintendo

Achievement opens the door for new advances in soft robotics.

An Improved Way to Fabricate Damage-Tolerant Ceramics

Research by Teng Li, collaborators published in Science Advances.

Acevedo Wins Outstanding Student Paper Award at IEEE MEMS Conference for 3D Nanoprinting Breakthrough

UMD engineers awarded for 3D nanoprinting strategy that opens the door for microinjection applications.

Computer Algorithms Help Improve Emissions Control

Keystone Professor Teng Li uses machine learning to gauge the performance of single-atom catalysts.

Li Wins NSF Grant to Study High-Performance Cellulose Materials

Bioderived cellulose could be used in vehicles, construction.

Building a Better, Eco-Friendlier Straw

Newly-published UMD research details a potential breakthrough

Li Member of UMD Invention of the Year Award Winning Team

Awards honor inventions with potential for transformative impact on science, society, and the free market.

Super Wood Could Replace Steel

A new process could make wood as strong as titanium alloy but lighter and cheaper

UMD Researchers Use a Simple Stretch to Create Powerful Pseudomagnetic Fields in Graphene

Researchers Make Breakthrough Discovery in Graphene Research

Li Awarded Society of Engineering Science Young Investigator Medal

Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Teng Li receives 2016 SES Young Investigator Medal.

Small Can Be Strong and Tough

The smaller the cellulose fibers, the stronger and tougher the paper they make, to UMD researchers’ surprise

Li and Hu Awarded NSF Grant to Study Challenges in Creating Materials that are Both Stronger and Tougher

NSF funds new research to tackle tough challenge in material design.

Tiny Origami Boxes Hold Big Promise for Hydrogen Energy Storage

Graphene folds itself into programmable "nanocage" for hydrogen storage, beating DOE 2020 goa

UMD Ranked Top Public School for Tech Entrepreneurship in 2013 StartEngine College Index

UMD ranked second overall nationwide in PandoDaily ranking.

UMD Energy Innovations Featured Prominently in the News

Clark School energy research, including solid oxide fuel cells and wood battery, featured in variety of mainstream media outlets.

A Battery Made of Wood?

Wood fibers help nano-scale batteries keep their structure

Clark School Celebrates Students, Honors Alumni and Faculty at Spring 2013 Commencement

More than 860 engineering students received diplomas at May 20 ceremony.

Martha Connolly Inducted into American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows

In the College of Fellows, she joins the top two percent in the U.S. in medical and biological engineering.

Nano ‘Beads on a String’ Could Advance Battery Technology

Pulsing with lithium, tiny silicon beads on a nanotube hold promise for better batteries

Clark School Faculty, Staff Honored for Achievement

Teng Li, Ray Liu, and Heidi Sauber were recognized with awards.

Li, Solares Co-author Science Paper on Graphene Drumheads

Part of research team that examined the properties of deformed graphene membranes.

Zhao Zhang Wins 2011 UMD Distinguished Dissertation Award

Mechanical engineering graduate wins for research on controlling graphene to create reliable electronics.

Engineers Advised: Stay With It

Facebook event, advisors, pizza to provide support for undergraduate engineering majors.

Hoyer Honors UM Solar Decathlon Team

Praise for team entered into the Congressional Record.

Dean's Doctoral Research Awards Announced

Research on microbatteries, graphene and flapping-wing flight recognized.

Li Leads Research on Nano Ceramic Films

NSF grant for work fundamental to flexible electronics, next-generation bioactive implants.