Professor Lin Li named ASME fellow

Professor Lin Li has been elected as a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). ASME promotes art, science, and the practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe…

Di Wang has successfully defended his PhD

On May 03, 2022, Di Wang successfully defended his Ph.D. and became the eighth Ph.D. student who graduated from SMSRL under the supervision of Prof. Lin Li. His thesis title is “Deep Reinforcement…

Dr. Lin Li receives another new grant from DOE

Dr. Lin Li received a new grant of $625,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy as Principal Investigator.  The grant “Commercial and Public Sector Building Efficiency Workforce Development with the University of Illinois Chicago’s…

DOE new grant received by Dr. Lin Li

As Principal Investigator, Dr. Lin Li received a new grant of $2,250,676 from the U.S. Department of Energy, under the title “Manufacturing Technical Assistance and Energy Engineering Workforce Development with the University of…

Xue Zhou has successfully defended her PhD

On July 27, 2021, Xue Zhou successfully defended her Ph.D. and becomes the seventh Ph.D. student graduated from SMSRL under the supervision of Prof. Lin Li. Her thesis title is “Energy Management for…

Yuntian Ge has successfully defended his PhD

On June 25, 2020, Yuntian Ge successfully defended his Ph.D. and becomes the fifth Ph.D. student graduated from SMSRL under the supervision of Prof. Lin Li. His thesis title is “System-Level Sustainability Assessment…

DOE new grant received by Dr. Lin Li

As Principal Investigator, Dr. Lin Li received a new grant of $2,087,872 from the U.S. Department of Energy, under the title “Industrial Assessment Center for Energy Efficiency, Smart Manufacturing and Cyber Security of…

NSF new grant received by Dr. Lin Li

As Principal Investigator, Dr. Lin Li received new grant as $168,267, (Total award amount: $328,467, UIC Share: $168,267, Purdue University share: $160,200) from U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) for period 7/1/2016-6/30/2019. The project…

Dr. Lin Li received a new grant from NSF for period 9/1/2014-8/31/2017

As the sole principal investigator, Dr. Lin Li received a new grant as $245,738 from NSF, titled “Fundamental Investigations on System-Level Cost Evaluation for Economic Viability of Cellulosic Biofuel Manufacturing” for period 9/1/2014-8/31/2017.…

NSF new grant received by Dr. Lin Li

As Principal Investigator, Dr. Lin Li received new grant as $212,000 from U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) for period 9/1/2011-8/31/2014. The project title is “GOALI/Collaborative Research: Cost-Effective Energy Efficiency Management of Sustainable Manufacturing…