He received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees from Purdue University and Iowa State University, respectively. His research interests include experimental mechanics, superfast 3D imaging, multi-scale optical metrology, machine vision, and bio-photonic imaging. He has published 17 journal papers, co-authored two book chapters and filed one patent application. Two of his journal papers were highlighted on the cover page of Applied Optics and Optics Express. Dr. Li received different awards including Dean’s Fellowship from Iowa State University and the Lambert Fellowship from Purdue University. Dr. Li was also awarded the Educational Scholarship by the International Society for Optics and Photonics.