Profile
# Biography
Liuhe (Mark) Li, Professor (Tenured), PhD Supervisor.
Member of the 5th and 6th University Academic Committee of Beihang University. He served as Party Branch Secretary of the Department of Materials Forming and Control from 2001 to 2011, and Department Head of the Department of Materials Forming and Control from 2012 to 2022. He has been awarded talent‑support honors including Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University, Beijing Excellent Talents Program, and Taishan Leading Talents Program. He holds concurrent positions as Standing Committee Member of Chinese Surface Engineering Association, Committee Member of Surface Engineering Branch of China Welding Society, and Committee Member of Ion‑beam & Electron‑beam Specialized Committee of China Electrotechnical Society.
His long‑term research focuses on vacuum plasma, surface engineering and advanced coating manufacturing. He has presided over numerous research projects including National Major Science and Technology Projects and National Natural Science Foundation of China programs. He has published more than 260 high‑level papers; one SCI paper has accumulated over 1100 non‑self‑citations. Over 30 authorized invention patents have been granted in Chinese mainland, the United States and China’s Taiwan region.
## Basic Information
Office: Room 519, No.3 Research Building, Shahe Campus, Beihang University, Beijing
Email: liliuhe@buaa.edu.cn
## Education
PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, 1999
## Work Experience
Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University
## Research Interests
1. Thin‑film science and technology, low‑temperature plasma physics and applications, characterization and testing
2. Surface engineering, micro‑/nano‑materials, chip electronics
3. Modern PVD technologies, processes and equipment
4. BP‑HiPIMS and HiPIMS equipment and power‑supply technologies
5. High‑efficiency cutting tools: high‑efficiency machining of difficult‑to‑cut materials
6. Advanced material joining technologies
## Courses Taught
1. Engineering Materials (Undergraduate course, Chinese‑English bilingual)
2. High‑efficiency Arc Welding and Additive Manufacturing Technologies (Undergraduate course)
3. Fundamentals of Modern Surface Modification Technologies (Postgraduate course)
## Representative Research Projects
Principal Investigator for multiple national and provincial‑ministerial research projects, including 5 National Major Science and Technology Projects and 7 National Natural Science Foundation of China projects.
