Yan Li, Professor and Dean of the School of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Tongji University. Prof. Li received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Beihang University (BUAA) and PhD degree from the University of Sydney. Then she became a research scientist in the University of California, San Diego, USA and joined Tongji University in 2003.

Prof. Li engages in the research of the design and manufacturing of continuous fiber reinforced composite structures, especially on plant fiber reinforced composite, 3D printing, et. al. She has published over 200 Journal papers, edited three technical books and contributed 4 technical book chapters. She was awarded SAMPE Fellow, National Distinguished Young Scholar and other leading talent plan projects.

She serves as the chief editor of Chinese Quarterly of Mechanics, associate editor of Composites Science and Technology, Acta Materiae Compositae Sinica, Journal of Aeronautical Materials and editorial board members of Composites Part A, Composites Part B, Composites Communications, Acta Mechanica Sinica, et.al. She also serves as one of the SAMPE global directors, general secretary of Asian Australasian Association for Composite Materials (AACM), executive council member of the Chinese Society of Composite Materials, and the Chinese Society of Mechanics, etc.