Dr Xiaoying Li BSc, PhD, CEng, FIMMM

Dr Xiaoying Li

Senior Research Fellow
Manager of Surface Engineering Research Group

Contact details

Telephone
+44 (0)121 414 7105
Email
x.li.1@bham.ac.uk
Address
School of Metallurgy and Materials
University 麻豆精选
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Xiaoying Li is a Senior Research Fellow of Surface Engineering and the Manager of the Surface Engineering Research Group. She is an expert in developing novel surface engineering technologies and characterisation of surface engineered materials.

In particular, she is a leading expert in the investigation of engineered surfaces and interfaces with a high level of specialist skills in cross-section TEM, environmental nano-indentation and FIB/SEM. She has successfully completed, as a key researcher, a dozen of high-quality research projects, and actively involved in the supervision of postgraduate research students, visiting researchers and junior research fellows.

She has published over 150 research papers, delivered tens of conference/seminar presentations including over 10 invited speaks/lectures at both the national and international stage.

Qualifications

  • Senior Research Fellow, 2015
  • Fellow of IoM3, 2015
  • Chartered Engineer, 2015
  • PhD in Metallurgy & Materials (Surface Engineering), Birmingham University, 1999
  • BSc in Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, China, 1983

Teaching

  • Surface Engineering Lab demonstration
  • Lectures for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programme
  • Co-Supervision of UG and PG research projects

Postgraduate supervision

Current co-supervised postgraduate students and projects

  • Mr Xinhe Xiong (PhD), ‘Catalytic ceramic conversion treatment of Zr-alloys for combating wear’
  • Ms Yingdi Feng (PhD), ‘Development of high-performance & cost-effective graphene-containing coatings for engineering components’
  • Mr Thomas John Collins (PhD), ‘Active-screen plasma surface alloying of advanced TWIP steel’
  • Mr Fangzhou Shi (PhD), ‘Plasma multi-functionalisation of advanced ceramics’
  • Mr Mikdat Gurtaran (PhD), ‘Novel surface coatings for thermo-electric materials based harvesting devices
  • Mr Yepeng Yang (PhD), ‘Plasma surface engineering of high entropy alloys’
  • Miss Xueqi Zhu (PhD), ‘Advanced plasma technologies for high-performance composites for wind turbine applications

For a full list of available Doctoral Research opportunities, please visit our Doctoral Research programme listings.

Other activities

  • Visiting Professor, Ningbo University of Technology,  2012-2015
  • Visiting Professor，Southwest Jiaotong University 2012-2015
  • Editorial Coordinator, Journal of Surface Engineering, 2007-2013
  • Chairman, Chinese Materials Association in in UK (2004-06)

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Zhang, Z, Li, X & Dong, H 2025, '', ACS Omega.

Tao, X, Yang, Y, Qi, J, Cai, B, Rainforth, WM, Li, X & Dong, H 2024, '', Materials Characterization, vol. 208, 113593.

Gurtaran, M, Zhang, Z, Li, X & Dong, H 2024, '', Journal of Materials Research and Technology, vol. 30, pp. 7476-7484.

Gurtaran, M, Zhang, Z, Li, X & Dong, H 2024, '', Journal of Materials Research and Technology, vol. 32, pp. 3288-3301.

Aviziotis, IG, Manasi, A, Ntziouni, A, Gakis, GP, Trompeta, A-FA, Li, X, Dong, H, Charitidis, CA, Piticescu, RR (ed.) & Lucotti, A (ed.) 2024, '', Materials, vol. 17, no. 13, 3144.

Semitekolos, D, Papadopoulos, I, Anagnou, S, Dashtbozorg, B, Li, X, Dong, H & Charitidis, CA 2024, '', Fibers, vol. 12, no. 2, 16.

Shi, F, Dashtbozorg, B, Wong, WK, Li, X & Dong, H 2024, '', Scripta Materialia, vol. 252, 116278.

Shi, F, Dashtbozorg, B, Li, X & Dong, H 2024, '', Journal of Materials Research and Technology, vol. 29, pp. 3759-3770.

Zhang, Z, Zhang, Y, Li, P, Burns, A, Li, X & Dong, H 2024, '', Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, vol. 157, 106629.

Che, C, Dashtbozorg, B, Qi, S, North, MJ, Li, X, Dong, H & Jenkins, M 2024, '', Materials, vol. 17, no. 6, 1402.

Feng, Y, Li, X & Dong, H 2024, '', Materials, vol. 17, no. 11, 2623.

Tao, X, Yang, Y, Qi, J, Cai, B, Rainforth, WM, Li, X & Dong, H 2023, '', Applied Surface Science, vol. 624, 157137.

Jing, Z, Guo, W, Yu, H, Qi, S, Tao, X, Qiao, Y, Zhang, W, Li, X & Dong, H 2023, '', Nanotechnology, vol. 34, no. 5, 055702.

Conference article

Zhang, Z, Gurtaran, M, Li, X & Dong, H 2024, '', MATEC Web of Conferences, vol. 401.

Conference contribution

Zhang, Z, Li, P, Arampongpun, C, Mukinary, T, Zhang, Y, Li, X, Dong, H & Alexander, J 2024, . in 15th World Conference on Titanium (Ti-2023). Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3), 15th World Conference on Titanium, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 12/06/23.