李默 教授
Education
1994, Ph. D, California Institute of Technology (加州理工学院)
1989, M. S., California Institute of Technology (加州理工学院)
1982, B. S., Central South University, China (中南大学)
Professional Experience
2010-, Professor, Tsinghua University (清华大学)
2007-， Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology (乔治亚理工学院)
2003-2007，Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology (乔治亚理工学院)
2001-2003，Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology (乔治亚理工学院)
1998-2001，Assistant Professor, The Johns Hopkins University (霍普金斯大学)
Research Interests
Professor Li's research focuses on understanding fundamental properties and processes of materials, and predicting material behaviors. The approaches used in his research are a blend of those from statistical physics, solid state physics, materials science, metallurgy, mechanics and large scale, high performance computing. His research involves algorithm development, computer simulation, and theoretical analysis.
李默教授研究组的工作主要集中在对非传统材料及其物理现象的理论和计算探讨,尤其是处于亚稳态及非平衡态材料的理论体系或统计力学模型的建立,包括非晶态固体中的局域化现象和剪切带的形成机理,纳米与多晶材料中微观结构的表征与应用，玻璃相变,晶态-非晶态相变理论,以及非平衡态或被驱动体系的统计力学解释等。
目前的研究包括：(1) 材料理论与计算材料学 （相变,材料力学,非平衡态热力学与统计力学;计算方法,多尺度的模拟与计算,包括第一性原理计算,分子动力学,蒙特卡罗方法,介观与相场方法,以及连续介质计算方法等），(2) 材料设计（新能源材料,高速冲击与爆破,高温与高压材料, 核材料,表面与磨擦,纳米材料,粉末与颗粒材料,非晶态材料,过冷液体及粘滞流体,复合材料,以及相图计算等），(3) 计算方法与高性能计算平台的设计与应用（多尺度模拟与计算方法的开发与应用,新高性能计算平台的设计与开发,跨领域,跨学科计算方法的开发与应用,以及工业材料设计与计算）。
Selected Publications
Q. Zhang, Q. K. Li and M. Li, Melting and Superheating in Solids with Volume Shrinkage H. Wang, M. Li, Nonlinear Theoretical Formulation of Elastic Stability Criterion of Crystalline Solids. Physical Review B 85, 104103 (2012).
Y. B. Guo, T. Xu, and M. Li, Atomistic Calculation of Residual Stress in Nanoscale Polycrystalline Materials. Philosophical Magazine 92, 3064 (2012).
Q. K. Li and M. Li, Rethinking Atomic Packing and Cluster Formation in Metallic Liquids and Glasses. Chinese Science Bulletin 56, 3897（2011）.
H. M. Li and M. Li, Theory of Polymorphic Melting in Solid Solutions. Journal of Materials Research 26, 997 (2011).
T. Xu and M. Li, Topological and Atomic Scale Characterization of Grain Boundary Networks in Poly- and Nano-crystalline Materials. Progress in Materials Science 56, 864 (2011 ).
G. P. Zheng and M. Li, Mesoscopic Theory of Shear Localization in Metallic Glasses. Physical Review B 80, 104201 (2009 ).
M. Zhao and M. Li, A Constitutive Theory and Modeling of Metallic Glasses. Journal of Materials Research 24, 2688 (2009).
X. M. Bai and M. Li, Self-diffusion Ring Mediated Homogeneous Melting in the Superheating Regime. Physical Review B 77, 134109 ( 2008).
Q. K. Li and M. Li, Assessing the Critical Sizes for Shear Band Formation in Metallic Glasses. Applied Physics Letters 91, 231905 (2007).
P. Jalali and M. Li, Atomic Size Effect on Critical Cooling Rate and Glass Formability. Physical Review B 71, 013450 (2005).
