Contact Information 
Email：lifaxin@pku.edu.cn 
Tel：010-62757454 
Homepage ：http://www2.coe.pku.edu.cn/subpaget.asp?id=51

Education

July 2004 Ph.D., Tsinghua University, Solid Mechanics 
July 2000 Master, Dalian University of Technology, Port, Coastal and Offshore Engineering 
July 1997 Bachelor, Harbin Engineering University, Shipbuilding Engineering 

Working Experiences 
Oct.2007-Present Research Professor at Dept. Mechanics & Aerospace, College of Engineering, Peking University 
Mar.2005-July 2007 Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Dept Mechanical Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Canada

Research Areas

• 1. Mechanics and reliability of ferroelectric ceramics, thin films, etc. 
  2. Characterization of smart Materials for sensors, actuators and transducers 
  3. Damping materials and structures for vibration and noise control 
  
  Awards And Honors 
  1. Young Scientist Support for the 8th International Symposium on Ferroic Domains and Micro to Nanoscopic Structures (August 24-27, 2004, at Tsukuba, Japan) 
  2. July 2004, Excellent Ph.D Thesis of Tsinghua University 3. 2001, Excellent Teacher Assistant of Tsinghua University 
   
• Selected Publications

• 1. Yingwei Li, James Scott, Daining Fang, Faxin Li*. 90-degree polarization switching in BaTiO3 crystals without domain wall motion. Appl Phys Lett, 103, 232901, 2013 (Featured Article) 
  2. X.L. Zhou, J. Fu, F.X. Li*. Contact resonance force microscopy for nanomechanical characterization: accuracy and sensitivity. J Appl Phys 114, 064301, 2013 
  3. Y.W. Li, F.X. Li*. Ultrahigh actuation strains in BaTiO3 and PMN-PT single crystals via reversible electromechanical domain switching. Appl Phys Lett, 102, 152905, 2013 
  4. J. Fu, L.Z. Lin, X.L. Zhou, Y.W. Li, F.X. Li*. A macroscopic non-destructive testing system based on the cantilever-sample contact resonance. Rev Sci Instrum. 83: 123707, 2012 
  5. F.X. LI*, A.K. Soh. An optimization-based computational model for domain evolution in polycrystalline ferroelastics. Acta Mater 58：2207-2215，2010 
  6. F.X. Li, R.K.N.D. Rajapakse, D. Mumford, M. Gadala, Quasi-static thermo-electromechanical behavior of piezoelectric stack actuators. Smart Mater Struct. 17, 015049, 2008 
  7. F.X. Li, R.K.N.D. Rajapakse, A constrained domain switching model for polycrystalline ferroelectric ceramics. Part I: model formulation and application to tetragonal materials. Acta Mater, 55: 6472-6480, 2007