People – Cai Research Group

Principal Investigator

Lili Cai

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Science and Engineering

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2016
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2012
B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, USTC, 2009

Email: lilicai@illinois.edu
Google Scholar, UIUC Profile, CV

Postdoctoral Scholars

Md Salauddin

Year joined Fall 2023
Graduate school Kwangwoon University
Graduate major Electronic Engineering
Email md87@illinois.edu

Songtao Tang

Year joined Fall 2024
Graduate school Peking University & Sun Yat-sen University
Graduate major Physical Chemistry
Email songtat@illinois.edu

Graduate Students

Kai Zhou

Degree program PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Year joined Spring 2019
Undergrad school University of Science and Technology of China
Undergrad major Thermal Science and Energy Engineering
Email kaizhou2@illinois.edu

Ho Kun Woo

Degree program PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Year joined Fall 2020
Undergrad school Korea University
Undergrad major Materials Science and Engineering
Email hokunkw2@illinois.edu

Yoon Young Choi

Degree program PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Year joined Fall 2021
Undergrad school Sungkyunkwan University
Undergrad major Materials Science and Engineering
Email yychoi3@illinois.edu

Taewoo Kim

Degree program PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Year joined Fall 2022
Undergrad school Yonsei University
Undergrad major Mechanical Engineering
Email tk21@illinois.edu

Pranto Karua

Degree program PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Year joined Fall 2023
Undergrad school Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET)
Undergrad major Mechanical Engineering
Email pkarua2@illinois.edu

Sadman Sakib

Degree program PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Year joined Spring 2024
Undergrad school Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST)
Undergrad major Mechanical Engineering
Email ssakib2@illinois.edu

Nuzhat Aqila Tushe

Degree program PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Year joined Fall 2024
Undergrad school Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)
Undergrad major Mechanical Engineering
Email ntushe2@illinois.edu

Beomhui Lee

Degree program PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Year joined Fall 2024
Undergrad school Korea University
Undergrad major Mechanical Engineering
Email beomhui2@illinois.edu

Jun Sang Park

Degree program MS in Mechanical Engineering
Year joined Fall 2023
Undergrad school University of Texas at Austin
Undergrad major Mechanical Engineering
Email junsang5@illinois.edu

Diya Patel

Degree program MS in Mechanical Engineering
Year joined Fall 2023
Undergrad school University of Illinois Chicago
Undergrad major Mechanical Engineering
Email dpate306@illinois.edu

Siddhi Surawar

Degree program MS in Materials Science and Engineering
Year joined Spring 2024
Undergrad school Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Undergrad major Materials Science and Engineering
Email surawar2@illinois.edu