B.E. China University of Petroleum (East China), 2009-2013
M.E. China University of Petroleum (East China), 2013-2016
Ph.D. The University of Hong Kong, 2017-2021

Research Assistant, Tsinghua University, 2016.08-2016.09
Postdoctoral Fellow, Advanced Biomedical Instrument Centre, 2021.09-2022.05
Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Hong Kong, 2022.05-2022.08
Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Hong Kong, 2022.09-2025.01
Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2025.03-present

1. Microfluidics
2. Nature-inspired engineering
3. Soft matter and soft robotics

29. Qiyu Deng?, Hegeng Li?, Hengjia Zhu, Ling Yang, Wei Li, Xiaobo Yin*, Yiyuan Zhang*, Liqiu Wang*, Spatiotemporal modulation of magnetization in magnetic soft materials. Advanced Materials 37, e06342 (2025).

28. Hengjia Zhu, Qiyu Deng, Junzhi Li, Ling Yang, Hegeng Li, Zhipeng Zhao, Zuochen Wang, Chunlin Pang, Yiyuan Zhang, Vincent Chi-Hang Lui, Wei Li*, Xiaobo Yin*, Liqiu Wang*, Sound-controlled fluidic processor. Science Advances 11, eadv6314 (2025). (Co-corresponding author)

27. Qiyu Deng, Hengjia Zhu, Zhipeng Zhao, Hegeng Li, Ling Yang, Xinya Wu, Yiyuan Zhang, Peng Yu, Xin Tang*, Wei Li*, Xiaobo Yin*, Liqiu Wang*, Linear magnet with fluid-solid-switchable cells for flexible devices. Nature Communications 16, 4601 (2025). (Co-corresponding author)

26. Jiaoyuan Lian, Wei Li, Ling Yang, Hegeng Li, Qiyu Deng, Hengjia Zhu, Yiyuan Zhang, Nicholas X. Fang*, Liqiu Wang*, Directional water navigation and reallocation in Tillandsia capitata. PNAS 122, e2421589122 (2025).

25. Zhipeng Zhao, Wei Li, Xiaotian Hu*, Qiyu Deng, Yiyuan Zhang, Shaojun Jiang, Pengcheng Sun, Hengjia Zhu, Hegeng Li, Siyi Shi, Zhandong Huang, An Li, Huizeng Li, Meng Su, Fengyu Li, Steven Wang, Yanlin Song*, Liqiu Wang*, The limit of droplet rebound angle. Nature Communications 16, 5684 (2025).

24. Hegeng Li, Shaojun Jiang, Qiyu Deng, Wei Li, Weixin Zhang, Hengjia Zhu, Zhipeng Zhao, Yiyuan Zhang, Liqiu Wang*, Lizhi Xu*, Programmable magnetic hydrogel robots with drug delivery and physiological sensing capabilities. Materials Today 87, 66-76 (2025).

23. Ling Yang?, Wei Li?, Jiaoyuan Lian, Hengjia Zhu, Qiyu Deng, Yiyuan Zhang, Jiaqian Li*, Xiaobo Yin*, Liqiu Wang*, Selective directional liquid transport on shoot surfaces of Crassula muscosa. Science 384, 1344–1349 (2024). (Co-first author)

22. Haibo Zhao, Hewei Du, Qiyu Deng, Wei Li, Mingliang Guo, Yiyuan Zhang, Liqiu Wang*, Peng Yu*, Liquid springs for high-speed contamination-free manipulation of droplets and solid particles. Advanced Functional Materials, 2407654 (2024).

21. Chunlin Pang, Xinya Wu, Wei Li, Liqiu Wang*, Shien-Ping Feng*, Inhibiting Leidenfrost phenomenon with granulated polymer film. Materials Today Physics 46, 101497 (2024).

20. Jiaqian Li?, Xing Han?, Wei Li?, Ling Yang, Xing Li*, Liqiu Wang*, Nature-inspired reentrant surfaces. Progress in Materials Science 133, 101064 (2023). (Co-first author)

19. Liyang Chen?, Wei Li?, Zhuofei Gan, Yaya Zhou, Ming Chen, Dehu Cui, Haixiong Ge, Paddy K. L. Chan, Liqiu Wang*, Wen-Di Li*, Ultrathin metal-mesh Janus membranes with nanostructure-enhanced hydrophobicity for high-efficiency fog harvesting. Journal of Cleaner Production 63, 132444 (2022). (Co-first author)

18. Xing Han, Jiaqian Li, Xin Tang, Wei Li, Haibo Zhao, Ling Yang, Liqiu Wang*, Droplet bouncing: fundamentals, regulations, and applications. Small, 2200277 (2022).

17. Haibo Zhao, Xing Han, Jiayu Li, Wei Li, Tao Huang, Peng Yu*, Liqiu Wang*, Numerical investigation of a droplet impacting obliquely on a horizontal solid surface. Physical Review Fluids 7, 013601 (2022).

16. Xing Han, Xin Tang, Haibo Zhao, Jiaqian Li, Wei Li, Liqiu Wang*, Aqueous drop-on-drop impact on super-repellent surface. Advanced Materials Interfaces 9, 2101565 (2022).

15. Haibo Zhao, Qiyu Deng, Tao Huang, Pingan Zhu, Wei Li, Xing Han, Xiang Li, Liqiu Wang*, Peng Yu*, Magnetic field-assisted fission of a ferrofluid droplet for large-scale droplet generation. Langmuir, 38, 5838-5846 (2022).

14. Ying Chu, Yixin Wang, Anmin Liu, Guangyu Chen, Wei Li, Xiaohui Wang, Hin Chu*, Liqiu Wang*, Dual-functional anti-pathogen coatings. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2200865 (2022).

13. Wei Li, Xin Tang, Xing Han, Jiaqian Li, Ying Chu, Liqiu Wang*, Super-alcohol-repellent coatings. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 613, 146–154 (2022).

12. Xin Tang, Wei Li, Liqiu Wang*, Furcated droplet motility on crystalline surfaces. Nature Nanotechnology 16, 1106-1112 (2021).

11. Xing Han, Wei Li, Haibo Zhao, Jiaqian Li, Xin Tang*, Liqiu Wang*, Slippery damper of overlay for droplet arresting and manipulating on non-wetting surfaces. Nature Communications 12, 3154 (2021).

10. Xin Tang, Ye Tian, Xiaowei Tian, Wei Li, Xing Han, Tiantian Kong, Liqiu Wang*, Design of multi-scale textured surfaces for unconventional liquid harnessing. Materials Today 43, 62-83 (2021).

9. Xing Han, Xin Tang, Haibo Zhao, Wei Li, Jiaqian Li, Liqiu Wang*, Spatio-temporal maneuvering of impacting drops. Materials Horizons 8, 3133-3140 (2021).

8. Xing Han, Xin Tang, Rifei Chen, Wei Li, Pingan Zhu*, Liqiu Wang*, Citrus-peel-like durable slippery surfaces. Chemical Engineering Journal 420, 129599 (2021).

7. Jiaqian Li, Wei Li, Xing Han, Liqiu Wang*, Sandwiched nets for efficient direction-independent fog collection. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 581, 545-551 (2021).

6. Jiqian Li, Wei Li, Xin Tang, Xing Han, Liqiu Wang*, Lubricant-mediated strong droplet adhesion on lubricant-impregnated surfaces. Langmuir 37, 8607-8615 (2021).

5. Wei Li?, Yixin Wang?, Xin Tang, T. T. T. Yuen, Xing Han, Jiaqian Li, Nan Huang, J. F. W. Chan, Hin Chu*, Liqiu Wang*, Liquid repellency enabled antipathogen coatings. Materials Today Bio 12, 100145 (2021). (Co-first author)

4. Lu Huang, Jianhua Zhou, Yin Chen, Wei Li, Xing Han, Liqiu Wang*, Engineering microcapsules for simultaneous delivery combinational therapeutics. Advanced Materials Technologies 5, 2000623 (2020).

3. Siyi Min, Shijie Li, Zhouyang Zhu, Wei Li, Xin Tang, Chuwei Liang, Liqiu Wang, Xing Cheng*, Wen-Di Li*, Gradient wettability induced by deterministically patterned nanostructures. Microsystems & Nanoengineering 6, 106 (2020).

2. Wei Li, Xin Tang*, Liqiu Wang*, Photopyroelectric microfluidics. Science Advances 6, eabc1693 (2020).

1. Xiaoxi Yang, Wei Li*, Longjiang Guo, Xiaojie Liu, Hongqing Feng, Prediction of CaCO3 scaling in water injection wellbore. Applied Thermal Engineering 98, 532-540 (2016). (Corresponding author)

1. Liqiu Wang, Wei Li, Jiaqian Li, Durable water and oil repellent polymeric devices, US patent, Patent No.: US12296544B2 (2025).1. Liqiu Wang, Wei Li, Xin Tang, Loss-free liquids manipulation platform, US patent, Patent No.: US11919003B2 (2024).
2. Liqiu Wang, Wei Li, Jiaqian Li, Durable water and oil repellent polymeric devices, US patent, Patent No.: US12296544B2 (2025).
3. Liqiu Wang, Wei Li, Self-cleaning pathogen-repellent coatings, WIPO patent, Publication No.: WO2022/247672 (2022).

1. Gold Medal of the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva (2021)
2. FLUIGENT Microfluidics Award in the Category of New PhD researchers (2022)
3. Best Thesis Award in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong (2023)
4. HKU Foundation Award for Outstanding Research Postgraduate Students (2023)