Lei Li

About Lei Li

Ph.D. in Civil and Structural Engineering with a focus on computational solid mechanics, multi-physics and multi-scale numerical simulations, structural and topology optimization, linear and non-linear finite element analysis, optimization algorithms, fracture/damage constitutive modeling and linear and non-linear structural dynamics. Exceptional academic record out of graduate school, including 19 high-impact journal papers (11 first-authored) together with 10 conference oral presentations. Extensive experience and knowledge of statistical inference, machine learning, stochastic simulation, reliability analysis and uncertainty quantification. Proficient in Python, Matlab, Fortran and R scripting; working experience in C/C++ scripting. Proficient in FEM simulation with multi-year hands-on experience of mainstream FEM software suchas ABAQUS, ANSYS, Hypermesh and OptiStruct, etc.

Experience

1. Senior Computational Scientist Iii

   Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

   Sep 2022 — Present · Richland, WA, US

   Computational mechanics/material science, smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH), process simulation, solid-phase processing, material constitutive behavior, microstructure analysis, physics-based model, nuclear fuel fabrications.

Education

• Hunan University

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Civil Engineering

  2005 — 2009

• University of Notre Dame

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Civil Engineering

  2012 — 2018

• Hunan University

  Master of Science - MS, Structural Engineering

  2009 — 2012

Skills

• Numerical Analysis
• Structural Dynamics
• Sequential Approximation Optimization
• C
• Programming
• Algorithms
• Data Analysis
• Finite Element Analysis
• Nonlinear Programming
• Python
• Latex
• Mathematica
• R
• Mathematical Modeling
• Autocad
• Topology Optimization
• High Performance Computing (Hpc)
• Sensitivity Analysis
• C++
• Matlab
• Convex Optimization
• Data
• Statistics
• Nonlinear Solid Mechanics
• Sap2000
• Research