Thermal/cold sprayed functional coatings; Novel functional inorganic materials; Marine antifouling technology; Material-microorganism interactions.

2010/04-present: Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, Professor; 2006/09-2010/04: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Research Associate; 2002/02-2006/04: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Research Fellow.

1. Zhenxin Qiao, Rui Yang, Yi Liu*, Xiaohua Feng, Jing Huang, Ye Tian, Ping Zhou, Hidetoshi Saitoh, Xiaomei Liu, Botao Zhang, Hua Li*, A feasible strategy to construct WC-Co-Cr/Cu composite coating with good tribo-corrosion behavior and anti-fouling properties for marine applications, Wear, 564-565, 205738 (2025).
2. Pengyu Li, Xiaohua Feng*, Haopeng Yu, Yi Liu, Jing Huang, Ping Zhou, Shuangjie Wu, Hua Li*, Enhancing absorption performance of Nd-Doped BaFe₁₂O₁₉/MWCNTs/PDMS composites through stress control and defect engineering via ultrasonic cavitation, Carbon, 242, 120462 (2025).
3. Qi Yan, Xiaomei Liu*, Yi Liu, Kedan Cai, Jing Huang, Botao Zhang, Zhijuan Wang, Zhuoyue Han, Jianxin Wen, Hua Li*, Decoy EPS layers for trapping and killing bacteria, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 315, 144479 (2025)
4. Zhijuan Wang, Qi Yan, Meiqi Song, Xierzhati Aimaier, Xiaomei Liu*, Botao Zhang*, Zhuoyue Han, Yi Liu, Yanxin Dan, Jing Huang, Xuan Hu, Jianxin Wen, Hua Li*, Bacillus licheniformis EPS conditioning layer mediates the bacterial adhesion behaviors towards controlled biofilm formation, Langmuir, 41, 6578-6591 (2025).
5. Hao Yang, Yi Liu, Hao Chen*, Hua Li*, Controlled release of newly synthesized NH2-ZIF-8@BITEP from epoxy resin-based coating for enhanced antifouling and anti-corrosion performance, Progress in Organic Coatings, 208, 109472 (2025).