Prof Lin Li (BSc, PhD, DIC, CEng, FIE,T FLIA, FCIRP) - research
- Drilling (thermal barrier coated Ni alloys, carbon composites etc)
- Cutting (composite materials, ceramics, striation-free cutting of metals, pipes and vessels)
- Welding (dissimilar materials, light alloys, composites and ceramics, graphene, thick sections)
- Surface engineering (hardening, coating, cladding, sealing cracks/porosity, texturing, cleaning)
- Additive manufacturing (rapid tooling, rapid manufacturing, repair, re-manufacturing)
- Micro-machining for medical and re-newable energy applications
- Nano-manufacturing (nano-surface structures, nano-particles)
- Hybrid manufacturing (laser-EDM machining, laser/mechanical machining, laser/arc welding)
- Modelling of laser interactions with materials and effects
- Nano-imaging
