Fang Li
Title: Associate Professor
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Campus: Long Island
Educational Credentials: Ph.D.
Joined New York Tech: 2012
Li received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in precision instruments from Tsinghua University of Beijing, China, and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. After completing her doctoral studies, she worked for several years at Intelligent Automaton, Inc., of Maryland, before joining New York Tech’s faculty.
Recent Projects/Research
- A Wireless, Embedded Sensor System for Rocket Propulsion Test Applications environment, NASA STTR, 08/07/2024 to 09/07/2025.
- Collaborative Research: Stem Cell Maturity Evaluation and Promotion with An Intelligent Lab‐on‐ Chip Framework, NSF CBET, 09/01/2024 to 08/31/2027.
- Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Transportation: Renewable Energy Harvesting and Management, VentureWell, 02/01/2023 to 08/31/2026.
- A Wireless, Thin‐Film Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Sensor System for Rocket Propulsion Test Applications,” NASA STTR, 07/25/2022 to 08/25/2023.
- EAGER SitS: Autonomous Soil Nutrient Sensing System, NSF ECCS, 09/15/2018 to 12/31/2022.
- Self‐powered wearable sensors for respiration rate and cough sensing, NYIT, 09/01/2021 to 08/31/2022.
- Studying Stem Cell Maturation by Using Impedance Spectroscopy Technique, NYIT, 09/01/2020 to 08/31/2021.
- Stretchable Nanogenerator for In Vivo Energy Harvesting, NYIT, 09/01/2018 to 08/31/2019.
Publications/Presentations
- Y Hong, X Huang, F Li, S Huang, Q Weng, D Fraidenraich, I Voiculescu, Data‐Driven Maturity Level Evaluation for Cardiomyocytes Derived from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells, Electronics, 13 (24), 4985 (2024).
- MC Kohler, I Voiculescu, F Li*, Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Force Myography Sensor for Muscle Force Output Identification, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 380 (16), 115959 (2024).
- Y Xu, M Smirnov, MC Kohler#, Z Dong, RK Amineh, F Li, R Rojas‐Cessa, A Survey of Wireless Soil Sensing Technologies, IEEE Access 12, pp. 12010‐12038 (2024).
- MC Kohler, F Li*, Z Dong, RK Amineh, Real‐Time Nitrate Ion Monitoring with Poly (3, 4‐ ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) Materials, Sensors 23 (17), 7627 (2023).
- KL Lee, G Kowach, F Li, I Voiculescu, Liquid Viscosity Sensor Using a Surface Acoustic Wave Device for Medical Applications Including Blood and Plasma, Sensors 23 (13), 5911, (2023).
- Y Xu, RK. Amineh, Z Dong, F Li, K Kirton and M Kohler, Software Defined Radio‐Based Wireless Sensing System, Sensors 2022, 22(17), 6455, (2022).
- Voiculescu, F Li, AN Nordin, Impedance Spectroscopy of Adherent Mammalian Cell Culture for Biochemical Applications: A Review, IEEE Sensors Journal 21 (5), (2021).
- KL Lee, S Ng, F Li, AN Nordin, I Voiculescu, MEMS biosensor for monitoring water toxicity based on quartz crystal microbalance, Biointerphases 15 (2), 021006. (2020).
- I Voiculescu, F Li, G Kowach, KL Lee, N Mistou, R Kastberg, Stretchable Piezoelectric Power Generators Based on ZnO Thin Films on Elastic Substrates, Micromachines 10 (10), pp. 661 (2019).
Honors and Awards
- Department of Energy’s (DOE) Visiting Faculty Program ‐ Faculty program at the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), 2025
- Department of Energy’s (DOE) Visiting Faculty Program ‐ Faculty program at the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), 2024
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Invitation Fellowship, 2015
Courses Taught at New York Tech
- MENG 324 Vibrations and System Dynamics, Spring 2025
- MENG 470 Senior Mechanical Engineering Design, Spring 2025
- MENG 324 Vibrations and System Dynamics, Fall 2024
- MENG 470 Senior Mechanical Engineering Design, Fall 2024
- MENG/BIOE 642 Sensors and Actuators, Fall 2024
- MENG 640 Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems, Fall 2024
- MENG 324 Vibrations and System Dynamics, Spring 2024
- MENG 470 Senior Mechanical Engineering Design, Spring 2024
- MENG 324 Vibrations and System Dynamics, Fall 2023
- MENG 470 Senior Mechanical Engineering Design, Fall 2023
- MENG/BIOE 642 Sensors and Actuators, Fall 2023
- MENG 324 Vibrations and System Dynamics, Spring 2023
- MENG 470 Senior Mechanical Engineering Design, Spring 2023
- MENG 324 Vibrations and System Dynamics, Fall 2022
- MENG 470 Senior Mechanical Engineering Design, Fall 2022
- MENG/BIOE 642 Sensors and Actuators, Fall 2022
- MENG 324 Vibrations and System Dynamics, Spring 2022
- MENG 470 Senior Mechanical Engineering Design, Spring 2022
- MENG 324 Vibrations and System Dynamics, Fall 2021
- MENG 470 Senior Mechanical Engineering Design, Fall 2021
- MENG/BIOE 642 Sensors and Actuators, Fall 2021
- MENG 324 Vibrations and System Dynamics, Spring 2021
- MENG 470 Senior Mechanical Engineering Design, Spring 2021
- MENG 324 Vibrations and System Dynamics, Fall 2020
- MENG 470 Senior Mechanical Engineering Design, Fall 2020
- MENG/BIOE 642 Sensors and Actuators, Fall 2020
- MENG 324 Vibrations and System Dynamics, Spring 2020
- MENG 344 Micro/nanotechnology Lab, Spring 2020
- MENG 470 Senior Mechanical Engineering Design, Spring 2020
- MENG 324 Vibrations and System Dynamics, Fall 2019
- MENG 470 Senior Mechanical Engineering Design, Fall 2019
- MENG 344 Micro/nanotechnology Lab, Spring 2019
- MENG 661 Mechanical Engineering Thesis, Spring 2019
- MENG 211 Engineering Mechanics I: Statics, Fall 2018
- MENG 221/502 Strength of Materials, Fall 2018
- MENG 324/505 Vibrations and System Dynamics, Fall 2018
- MENG 661 Mechanical Engineering Thesis, Fall 2018
- MENG 212/501 Engineering Mechanics II: Dynamics, Spring 2018
- MENG 221 Strength of Materials, Spring 2018
- MENG 211 Engineering Mechanics I: Statics, Fall 2017
- MENG 221/502 Strength of Materials, Fall 2017
- MENG 349 Heat Transfer, Fall 2017
- MENG 212 Engineering Mechanics II: Dynamics, Spring 2017
- MENG 221 Strength of Materials, Spring 2017
- MENG 349 Heat Transfer, Spring 2017
- MENG 483 Mechanical Engineering Workshop (Micro/Nano Lab), Spring 2017
- MENG 212 Engineering Mechanics II: Dynamics, Fall 2016
- MENG 221 Strength of Materials, Spring 2016
- MENG 349 Heat Transfer, Spring 2016
- MENG 212 Engineering Mechanics II: Dynamics, Fall 2015
- MENG 221: Strength of Materials, Fall 2015
- MENG 349: Heat Transfer, Fall 2015
- MENG 212: Engineering Mechanics II: Dynamics, Fall 2015
- MENG 324: Vibrations and System Dynamics, Spring 2015
- MENG 221: Strength of Materials, Spring 2015
- MENG 349: Heat Transfer, Spring 2015
- MENG 324: Vibrations and System Dynamics, Fall 2014
- MENG 221: Strength of Materials, Fall 2014
- MENG 349: Heat Transfer, Fall 2014
- MENG 324: Vibrations and System Dynamics, Spring 2014
- IENG 245: Statistical Design I, Spring 2014
- MENG 212: Engineering Mechanics II: Dynamics, Fall 2013
- MENG 310: Introduction to Material Science, Fall 2013
- MENG 212: Engineering Mechanics II: Dynamics, Spring 2013
- MENG 310: Introduction to Material Science, Spring 2013
- MENG 324: Vibrations and System Dynamics, Spring 2013
- IENG 245: Statistical Design I, Fall 2012
- MENG 324: Vibrations and System Dynamics, Fall 2012