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Li joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering as an undergraduate student and became a PhD student in the Fluid Mechanics Section. He was appointed as a Lecturer in 2020. His research interests are primarily in fluid-structure interaction, specifically focusing on flows around offshore structures, fluid loading on structures, and the subsequent assessment of structural reliability. Additionally, Li is involved in studying the interactions between turbulent buoyancy-driven flows and solid boundaries, with direct applications aimed at improving the efficiency of solar power systems. His topics of research are of high practical relevance to civil engineering, particularly in the effective design and management of energy systems and infrastructure. Key areas he investigates include wave breaking kinematics, hydrodynamic impacts and wave-in-deck loads, analytical and numerical modeling of fluid loads, load statistics (both short-term and long-term), development of new experimental methods, convective loss in renewable energy systems, marine renewables, and dynamic loads and responses in floating systems.
Imperial College London • London, United Kingdom
Lecturer in Fluid Mechanics, engaged in research and teaching in Fluid-Structure Interaction.
Specialisms available in Materials for the Energy Transition or Theory and Simulation of Materials.