LIA’s 2016 President,Lin Li graduated from Dalian University with his B.Sc. in Automatic Control before earning his Ph.D. and DIC in Laser Engineering from London University’s Imperial College in 1989. With a research focus in high power laser engineering, Prof. Li worked as a post-doctoral research associate at the University of Liverpool until 1994, when he became a lecturer at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST). In 2000, Prof. Li became a full-time professor at the University and founded UMIST’s Laser Processing Research Center. An esteemed member of the faculty, Prof. Li – who remains the director of the Center – has also served both as Director of Research and as Deputy Head of the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, in addition to his work as the Head of the Manufacturing Research Group.
As the author or co-author of nearly 600 publications in laser processing and more than 340 publications related to laser materials processing and photonic sciences in peer-reviewed journals, Prof. Li is an experienced contributor to the laser industry. In addition to the 47 patents he holds, Prof. Li also serves on the editorial board of 12 international journals, including Optics & Laser Technology, Lasers in Engineering, and CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology. Continue reading →
