Current Research/ Interested Topics

• Physical metallurgy, mechanical metallurgy.
• Solid mechanics, fatigue and fracture, mechanical behavior of materials, nano/micro-mechanics
• Advanced materials (e.g., nanoporous materials, nanocomposites, nanostructured multilayered thin films, lattice block structures, shape memory alloys, high entropy alloys) for structural, energy, and bio-applications.
• Nano and micro fabrication/manufacturing, and materials synthesis/processing.
• Relationship among processing, structure and property of advanced materials.
• Biomaterials and biomechanics, bone/dental implant materials, biomedical applications of shape memory alloys, magnesium alloys, and titanium alloys.

Publications as an Author and Co-author

• H. Li, Q.Z. Li, Experimental Study of Microstructure and Mechanical Property of Cu30Zn6Al Alloys, Micro and Nanomechanics, Volume 5, 2017, Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series, pp 15-20
• H. Li, Q.Z. Li, Mechanical Behavior and Aluminization of Cu21Zn6Al Alloys, Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Volume 4, 2017, Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series, pp 11-16
• C.S. Hsu, N. Zou, Q.Z. Li, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Ti/AZ31 Multi-layered Materials Processed by Accumulative Roll Bonding, Proceeding in Processing and Manufacturing, Materials Science & Technology 2016
• N. Zou, Q.Z. Li, Compressive mechanical property of porous magnesium composites reinforced by carbon nanotubes, Journal of Materials Science, 2016, Volume 51, Issue 11, pp 5232–5239
• Q.Z. Li, Effect of porosity and carbon composition on pore microstructure of magnesium/carbon nanotube composite foams, Materials & Design 89, 2016, pp. 978–987
• Q.Z. Li, International Scholar Program Stretches Boundaries of Professional Development, JOM 67, 2015, pp. 1922-1923
• B. Tian, Z. Cheng, Y. Tong, L. Li, Y.F. Zheng, Q.Z. Li, Effect of enhanced interfacial reaction on the microstructure, phase transformation and mechanical property of Ni-Mn-Ga particles/Mg composites, Materials & Design 82, 2015, pp. 77–83
• R.W. Armstrong, Q.Z. Li, Dislocation Mechanics of High Rate Deformations, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 46, 2015, pp. 4438-4453
• Q.Z. Li, Computational modeling of dynamic mechanical properties of pure polycrystalline magnesium under high loading strain rates, European Physical Journal Web of Conferences, Volume 94, 2015
• Q.Z. Li, Mechanical Properties of Magnesium Single Crystal under Compressive Cyclic Loading, 15th International ASTM/ESIS Symposium on Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics (40th National Symposium on Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics) May 20-22, 2015, Anaheim, CA
• K. An, Q.Z. Li, Deformation, Damage, and Fracture of Light Metals and Alloys Foreword, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 45, 2014, pp. 6
• X. Jiao, Q.Z. Li, An Observation about Global Microstructure of ECAPed Magnesium, Emerging Materials Research 3, 2014, pp. 261-264
• B. Tian, F. Chen, Y. Tong, L. Li, Y. Zheng, Q.Z. Li, Microstructure and phase transformation of Ni46Mn33Ga17Cu4−xZrx alloys, Materials Letters 116, 2014, pp. 307-310
• B. Tian, F. Chen, Y. Tong, L. Li, Y. Zheng, Q.Z. Li, Fracture behavior and structural transition of Ni46Mn33Ga17Cu4−xZrx alloys, Materials Science and Engineering A 607, 2014, pp. 95-101
• Q.Z. Li, Carbon nanotube reinforced porous magnesium composite: 3D nondestructive microstructure characterization using x-ray micro-computed tomography, Materials Letters 133, 2014, pp. 83-86
• Q.Z. Li, Ambient Compression–Compression Fatigue Behavior of Magnesium Single Crystal, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 45, 2014, pp. 41-46
• Invited feature paper: Q.Z. Li, B. Tian, Compression behavior of magnesium/carbon nanotube composites, Journal of Materials Research 28, 2013, pp. 1877-1884
• Q.Z. Li, Microstructure and deformation mechanism of 0001 magnesium single crystal subjected to quasistatic and high-strain-rate compressive loadings, Materials Science and Engineering A 568, 2013, pp. 96-101
• H. Cay, H. Xu, Q.Z. Li, Mechanical Behavior of Porous Magnesium/Alumina Composites with High Strength and Low Density, Materials Science and Engineering A 574, 2013, pp. 137-142
• Q.Z. Li, Fatigue behavior and microstructure of 0001 and -1014 magnesium single crystals under compression-compression cyclic loading, Materials Science and Engineering A 556, 2012, pg. 301-308
• Q. Yu, J. Zhang, Y.Y. Jiang, Q.Z. Li, Effect of strain ratio on cyclic deformation and fatigue of extruded AZ61A magnesium alloy, International Journal of Fatigue 44, 2012, pp. 225–233
• Q.Z. Li, Mechanical Properties and Microscopic Deformation Mechanism of Polycrystalline Magnesium under High-Strain-Rate Compressive Loadings, Materials Science and Engineering A 540, 2012, pp. 130–134
• Q.Z. Li, B. Tian, Mechanical properties and microstructure of pure polycrystalline magnesium rolled by different routes, Materials Letters 67 (1) , 2012, pp. 81-83
• Kelly Zappas, Get Involved: Qizhen Li, TMS Young Leader Professional Development Award Winner, The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (JOM), Vol. 64, No. 8, 2012, page 1020
• A. Kumar, Q.Z. Li, Synthesis and Characterization of Porous Titania through Powder Metallurgy, Powder Metallurgy Processing and Products, Materials Science & Technology 2012 Conference Proceeding: 630-635, 2012
• Q. Yu, J. Zhang, Y. Jiang, and Q.Z. Li, An Experimental Study on Cyclic Deformation and Fatigue of Extruded ZK60 Magnesium Alloy, International Journal of Fatigue 36, 2011, pp. 47-58
• Q.Z. Li, Dynamic mechanical response of magnesium single crystal under compression loading: Experiments, model, and simulations, Journal of Applied Physics 109, 2011, 103514
• B. Tian, F. Chen, Y.X. Tong, L. Li, Y.F. Zheng, Y. Liu, Q.Z. Li, Phase transition of Ni–Mn–Ga alloy powders prepared by vibration ball milling, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 509, 2011, pp. 4563-4568
• Q.Z. Li, Q. Yu, J. Zhang, Y.Y. Jiang, Microstructure and Deformation Mechanism of Mg6Al1ZnA Alloy Experienced Tension-Compression Cyclic Loading, Scripta Materialia 64, 2011, pp. 233-236
• J. Zhang, Q. Yu, Y.Y. Jiang, Q.Z. Li, An Experimental Study of Cyclic Deformation of Extruded AZ61A Magnesium Alloy, International Journal of Plasticity 27 (5), 2011, pp. 768-787
• Q. Yu, J. Zhang, Y.Y. Jiang, Q.Z. Li, Multiaxial Fatigue of Extruded AZ61A Magnesium Alloy, International Journal of Fatigue 33, 2011, pp. 437-447
• Q.Z. Li, Q. Yu, J. Zhang, Y.Y. Jiang, Effect of Strain Amplitude on Tension-Compression Fatigue Behavior of Extruded Mg6Al1ZnA Magnesium Alloy, Scripta Materialia 62, 2010, pp. 778-781
• Q.Z. Li, Thickness Distribution of Superplastic Formed Titanium-based Domes, JOM, 62, 2010, pp. 25-27
• Q.Z. Li, Dislocation-Based Modeling of Yield Strength of Mulitlayer Thin Films with Nanoscale Microstructures, The Vasek Vitek Honorary Symposium on Crystal Defects, Computational Materials Science and Applications, TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition Proceedings, 2: 69-74, 2010
• Q.Z. Li and P.M. Anderson, Peak/Plateau Strength in Nanoscale Multilayer Thin Films: Constrained vs Unconstrained Dislocation Nucleation, Materials Research Society Proceedings 1177: 62-67, 2009
• Q.Z. Li, Modeling of Dome Evolution Under Transformation Superplastic Forming Process, International Symposium on Plasticity and its Current Applications, (Big Island, Hawaii) January 3-8, 2008
• P. Yu and Q.Z. Li, Mechanical Behavior of the Plastically Strained NiTi-based Shape Memory Alloys, Mechanical Behavior of Biological Materials and Biomaterials, Materials Research Society Proceedings 1097: 1097-GG05-05, 2008
• Q.Z. Li, E. Chen, D. Bice, D. Dunand, Mechanical Properties of Cast Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-2Mo Lattice Block Structures, Advanced Engineering Materials 10, 2008, pp. 939-942 (featured cover of the issue)
• Q.Z. Li, Modeling of Transformation Superplastic Forming of Ti Alloys, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance 17, 2008, pp. 363-368
• Q.Z. Li, Effect of Dislocation Source Length on Yield Strength of Nanostructured Metallic Multilayer Thin Films, Materials Science and Engineering A 493, 2008, pp. 288-291
• Q.Z. Li, E. Chen, D. Bice, D. Dunand, Mechanical Properties of Cast Ti-6Al-4V Lattice Block Structures, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 39, 2008, pp. 441-449
• Q.Z. Li, E. Chen, D. Bice, D. Dunand, Transformation Superplasticity of Cast Titanium and Ti-6Al-4V, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 38 (1) , 2007, pp. 44-53
• Q.Z. Li and P.M. Anderson, Dislocation-based Modeling of the Mechanical Behavior of Epitaxial Metallic Multilayer Thin Films, Acta Materialia 53/54, 2005, pp. 1121-1134
• Q.Z. Li and P.M. Anderson, A 3D Cellular Automaton Model of Dislocation Motion in FCC Crystals, Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering 12, 2004, pp. 929-943
• Q.Z. Li, P.M. Anderson, and Michael Mills, Dislocation Confinement and Ultimate Strength in Nanoscale Polycrystals, Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured Materials and Nanocomposites, Materials Research Society Proceedings 791: PROC-791-Q3.9, 2003
• Q.Z. Li and P.M. Anderson, Dislocation Confinement and Ultimate Strength in Nanoscale Metallic Multilayers, Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured Materials and Nanocomposites, Materials Research Society Proceedings 791: PROC-791-Q5.19, 2003
• P.M. Anderson and Q.Z. Li, Computer Modeling of Dislocation Motion in Fine-Scale Multilayered Composites, Modeling the Performance of Engineering Structural Materials III, edited by T.S. Srivatsan, D.R. Lesuer and E.M. Taleff, TMS, 237-251, 2002
• Q.Z. Li and P.M. Anderson, A Compact Solution for the Stress Field from a Cuboidal Region with a Uniform Transformation Strain, Journal of Elasticity 64, 2001, pp. 237-245
• R. Liu, Q.Z. Li, and F. Jiang, Failure Analysis of Crankshaft Fracture in MWM-V6 Diesel, Journal of Harbin Engineering University (published in Chinese) Vol. 21, No.1, 2000
• R. Liu and Q.Z. Li, Analysis of the Reason for Crankshaft Fracture in MWM-TBD234V12 Diesel, Journal of Physical and Chemical Testing (Physical Division) (published in Chinese), Vol. 36(4), 2000