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Dongyang Li is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alberta. His research interests lie in material design, corrosion, wear, and computational materials science. He obtained B.Sc. in Theoretical Applied Mechanics from the University of Science and Technology of China, M.Sc. in Condensed Matter Physics from Sun Yat-sen University, and PhD in Materials Physics from the University of Science and Technology of Beijing, as well as a PhD in Metallurgical Engineering from McGill University. Since joining the University of Alberta in 1998, he has also worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Pennsylvania State University from 1995 to 1997. He has received numerous awards including the MetSoc Airey Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2025, and he has published over 530 scientific works, including over 480 refereed journal papers. In addition to his academic roles, he serves on the editorial board of eighteen technical journals and has contributed to major handbooks and encyclopedias in the field of materials science.
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management