Xiaopeng Li
Associate Professor · Faculty of Engineering · University of New South Wales
Quick answer: Xiaopeng Li is Associate Professor at University of New South Wales. Xiaopeng Li shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-17.
⭐ Our group now has PhD openings for high-caliber and highly motivated students who are interested in pursuing their PhD in additive manufacturing and advanced materials research. Students with a strong background in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, materials science and engineering, applied physics or other related fields are encouraged to apply.
Research interests
Dr Xiaopeng Li is currently an Associate Professor in the School Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at UNSW Sydney, leading a research group working on additive manufacturing and advanced materials research. He received his PhD degree in Materials Engineering from The University of Queensland, Australia in 2013, where his PhD thesis won the Best Thesis Award by Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Design in Light Metals in 2013. After his PhD, he joined The University of Western Australia as an Assistant Professor, working on additive manufacturing of metallic glasses, light alloys and their composites till 2016. Following this, he joined one of the world-famous additive manufacturing groups led by Prof Jean-Pierre Kruth in KU Leuven, Belgium as a Research Fellow till 2017. In 2020, Dr Li was awarded Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow. Since 2020, Dr Li is listed as World’s Top 2% Scientists in Materials & Applied Physics & Enabling Strategic Technologies in the database of the most-cited scientists developed at Stanford University.
Additive manufacturing; Physical Metallurgy; Advanced materials and structures; Machine learning; Sustainability; Medical devices
Frequently asked questions
Is Xiaopeng Li hiring PhD students at University of New South Wales?
Yes. As of 2026-09-17, Xiaopeng Li's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: Our group now has PhD openings for high-caliber and highly motivated students who are interested in pursuing their PhD in additive manufacturing and advanced materials research. Students with a strong.
What does Xiaopeng Li research?
Dr Xiaopeng Li is currently an Associate Professor in the School Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at UNSW Sydney, leading a research group working on additive manufacturing and advanced materials research. He received his PhD degree in Materials Engineering from The University of Queensland,
Data last updated: 2026-09-17 · Source: phd-match.com faculty database.
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