Xiaoru Li earned her Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and her Master’s degree in Materials Science Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her graduate research at UIUC, guided by Professor David Cahill, focused on the thermal conductivity of covalent network polymers. Xiaoru joined PME in the Fall of 2023 where she is advised by Professor Shrayesh Patel.
Xiaoru is investigating the ion transport properties of ionic plastic crystals for advanced electrochemical applications.