Research Expertise

•	Fuel cells, renewable energy and power systems
•	Gas turbine heat transfer, HVACR systems
•	Thermo-science, thermal and flow measurement and imaging techniques
•	Computational heat transfer and fluid mechanics
•	Turbulence drag reduction
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Education

•	Ph.D.	:	Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 1995
•	M.S.	:	Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 1991
•	B.S.	:	Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 1988
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Employment

•	8/06-date	:	Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, The University of Arizona: Assistant Professor
•	12/01-8/06	:	Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh: Research Associate
•	4/00-11/01	:	Mechanical Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan: Research Scientist
•	6/97-3/00	:	apanese National Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, Tsukuba: Senior NEDO Research Scientist
•	6/96-5/97	:	Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China: Lecturer
•	3/96-6/96	:	Mechanical Engineering, Kyoto University: JSPS Fellow
•	4/95-3/96	:	Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China: Lecturer
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Honors and Awards

•	NEDO Fellowship, Energy Conservation Center and New Energy and Industrial Technology
•	Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan, 6/97-3/00
•	JSPS Fellowship (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science), 3/96-6/96
•	Excellent Graduate Student Prize, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 1993, 1994
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Courses Taught  (since 2006)

•	AME 300	:	Laboratory Instrumentation
•	AME 413a	:	Mechanical Engineering Design Lab [supervised projects]
•	AME 4/546	:	Fuel Cell Fundamentals and Design
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Professional Societies

•	ASME	:	The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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Publications  (since 2004)

•	Li, P., Chan, C. L., and Chen, C. F., Buoyancy-Driven Circulation Flow of an Electrically Conductive Liquid in a Rectangular Annulus, Proceedings of HT2007, 2007, ASME-JSME, Thermal Engineering Summer Heat Transfer Conference, July 8-12, 2007, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Paper No. HT2007-32289.
•	Li, P. and Ki, J.-P., Analysis And Optimization of Current Collecting System in PEM Fuel Cells, Proceedings of FUELCELL2007, Fifth International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, June 18-20, 2007, New York, Paper No. FUELCELL2007-25060.
•	Li, P., Kotwal, A., Sepulveda, J. L., Loutfy, T. O., and Chang, S., Analytical Study and Optimization for the Functional Graded Composite Electrodes in Advanced Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Proceedings of FUELCELL2007, Fifth International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, June 18-20, 2007, New York, Paper No. FUELCELL2007-25061.
•	Li, P., Schaefer, L., and Chyu, M. K., Three-Dimensional Model for the Conjugate Heat and Gas Species Transport in a Planar Type Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Int. J. Transp. Phenom. 9:1-18, 2007.
•	Chen, S. P., Li, P. W., and Chyu, M. K., Optimization of Gas Delivery and Current Collecting System in Fuel Cells, Proceedings of FUELCELL2006, Fourth International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, June 19-21, 2006, Irvine, California, Paper No. FUELCELL2006-97063.
•	Chen, S. P., Li, P. W., Chyu, M. K., Cunha, F. J., and Abdel-Messa, W., Heat Transfer in an Airfoil Trailing Edge Configuration with Shaped Pedestals Mounted Internal Cooling Channel and Pressure Side Cutback, 2006 Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2006 - Power for Land, Sea & Air, May 8-11, Barcelona, Spain. Paper No. GT2006-91019.
•	Li, P. W., Chen, S. P., and Chyu, M. K., To Achieve the Best Performance Through Optimization of Gas Delivery and Current Collection in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, ASME J. Fuel Cell Sci. Tech. 3:188-194, 2006.
•	Uysal, U., Li, P.W., Chyu, M. K., and Cunha, F. J., Heat Transfer on Internal Surfaces of a Duct Subjected to Impingement of a Jet Array with Varying Jet Hole-Size and Spacing, ASME J. Turbomach. 128:158-165, 2006.
•	Li, P. W., Chen, S. P., and Chyu, M. K., Novel Gas Distributors and Optimization for High Power Density in Fuel Cells, J. Power Sources 140: 311-318, 2005.
•	Li, P. W. and Chyu, M. K., Electrochemical and Transport Phenomena in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Invited Research Review, ASME Int. J. Heat Transf. 127:1344-1362, 2005.
•	Li, P. W., Schaefer, L., and Chyu, M. K., Multiple Processes in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Transport Phenomena in Fuel Cells ( L. Sunden and M. Faghri, eds.), Chapter I, WIT Press, 2005.
•	Li, P. W. and Suzuki, K., Numerical Modeling and Performance Study of a Tubular Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, J. Electrochem. Soc. 151:A548-A557, 2004.
•	Li, P. W., Schaefer, L., and Chyu, M. K., Numerical Model Coupling the Heat and Gas Species’ Multiple Transport Processes in a Tubular SOFC, ASME J. Heat Transf. 126:219-229, 2004.
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Research Grants  (since 2006)

•	Power Generation Using Megnetohydrodynamic Generator with a Circulation Flow Driven by Solar- Heat-Induced Natural Convection, EPA (P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity, and the Planet), 8/31/07-7/31/08 (with C. L. Chan).
•	Construction of Ni Electrodes and Performance Considerations, Paragon Space Development. Corp., 2/2/07-2/19/09 (with C. L. Chan).
•	Finite Element Analysis for the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope, Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, National Optical Astronomy Observatory, 10/9/06-12/31/06.
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Consulting  (since 2006)

•	Material and Electrochemical Research Corporation, Tucson.
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Patents

•	Li, P., "Uniform Fluid Flow Distributor and Flow Collector," Case #UA07-093 [provisional patent filed].
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