Yuanwei Li

Yuanwei Li earned her doctorate in chemical and biological engineering in 2023 from Northwestern University, where she studied the self-assembly of nanoparticles and their optical and mechanical properties. She works at the intersection of chemistry, nanophotonics, and materials science. Her work has been published in the journals Nature and Science. At Stanford, she focused on developing new optical nanomaterials and modular molecular probes for biosensing and detection with applications in medical diagnostics and therapeutics. She is also dedicated to the design and synthesis of novel nanoparticles and their assemblies for photocatalysis and Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS). She is passionate about mentoring and committed to inspiring the next generation of scientists. Li is an Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana.