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Mingheng Li

Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
California State Polytechnic University
Pomona, CA 91768

Tel: (909)869-3668
Fax: (909)869-6920
Email: minghengli@csupomona.edu

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Energy and environmental systems engineering and functional materials processing

Industrial Collaborators: Intelligent Energy, PPG Industries, Advanced Projects Research

EDUCATION

PhD in Chemical Engineering, 2004, University of California, Los Angeles
Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, 2000, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering (honors), 1997, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China

EMPLOYMENT

Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, June 2007 - present
Senior Research Engineer, Glass Technology Center, PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, PA, January 2005 - June 2007

SELECTED HONORS, AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

Marquis Who's Who in America (2010)

Petroleum Research Fund Type UR Award, American Chemical Society (2009)

Provost’s Teacher-Scholar, 2009-2010, Cal Poly Pomona (2009)

Invited Review Article in Journal of Thermal Spray Technology (2009)

Perspective Article in Powder Technology (2007)

Trade Secret Honoree, PPG Industries (2006)

Recognition of Exceptional Performance (citation: "Enhanced Property and Process Efficiency for Sungate® 500 Coating"), PPG Industries (2005)
NSF Young Author Travel Awards to 17th and 18th International Symposia on Chemical Reaction Engineering, National Science Foundation (2002, 2004)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND SERVICES

Member of AIChE; Faculty advisor of AIChE and ISPE student chapters, Cal Poly Pomona

Reviewer for Journals: AIChE Journal, Asian Journal of Control, Chemical Engineering Science, Computers and Chemical Engineering, Energy and Fuels, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, Surface and Coatings Technology

Reviewer for Conferences: American Control Conference(2004, 2008), 18th International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering (2004), Control of Particulate Processes VII (2006), 3rd International Conference on Population Balance Modeling (2007), and 8th International Conference on Gas-Liquid-Solid Reactor Engineering Congress (2007)

Session chair/co-chair: Complex and Networked Systems (2008 AIChE annual meeting)

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Papers (published or accepted)
After joining Cal Poly Pomona

26. Li, M. "Minimization of Energy in Reverse Osmosis Water Desalination using Constrained Nonlinear Optimization," Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, provisionally accepted.

25. Sislian, P.; Pham, D.; Zhang, X.; Li, M.; Madler, L.; Christofides, P. D. “Bacterial Aerosol Neutralization by Aerodynamic Shocks Using an Impactor System: Experimental Results for E. coli and Analysis,” Chemical Engineering Science, in press. (Reprint)

24. Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "Modeling and Control of High-Velocity Oxygen-Fuel (HVOF) Thermal Spray: A Tutorial Review," Journal of Thermal Spray Technology (Invited review article), 19 pages, in press. (Reprint)
23. Li, M. "Thermodynamic Analysis of Adsorption Enhanced Reforming of Ethanol," International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 34, 9362-9372, 2009. (Reprint)

22. Sislian, P.; Zhang, X.; Li, M.; Pham, D.; Madler, L.; Christofides, P. D. "Bacterial Aerosol Neutralization by Aerodynamic Shocks Using a Novel Impactor System: Design and Computation,'' Chemical Engineering Science, 64, 1953-1967, 2009. (Reprint)

21. Li, M. "The Optimal Product Transition in Glass Furnaces," Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 48, 2598-2604, 2009. (Reprint)

20. Li, M. "Equilibrium Calculation of Gaseous Reactive Systems with Simultaneous Species Adsorption," Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 47, 9263-9271, 2008. (Reprint)
19. Li, M. "Dynamics of Axially Dispersed Reactors," Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 47, 4797-4806, 2008. (Reprint)
18. Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "Optimal Control of Diffusion-Convection-Reaction Processes Using Reduced-Order Models," Computers & Chemical Engineering, 32, 2123-2135, 2008. (Reprint)
17. Christofides, P. D.; El-Farra, N. H.; Li, M.; Mhaskar P. "Model-Based Control of Particulate Processes," Chemical Engineering Science, 63, 1156-1172, 2008. (Reprint), (ScienceDirect Top 25 Hottest Article in Chemical Engineering Science, Jan.-Mar. 2008)

Before joining Cal Poly Pomona

16. Christofides, P. D.; Li, M.; Madler, L. "Control of Particulate Processes: Recent Results and Future Challenges," Powder Technology (Perspective article), 175, 1-7, 2007. (Reprint), (ScienceDirect Top 25 Hottest Article in Powder Technology, Apr.-Jun. 2007 and Jul.-Sep. 2007)
15. Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "An Input/Output Approach to the Optimal Transition Control of a Class of Distributed Chemical Reactors," Chemical Engineering Science, 62, 2979-2988, 2007. (Reprint)
14. Xu, C.; Li, M.; Zhang, X.; Tu, K.-N.; Xie, Y.-H."Theoretical Studies of Displacement Deposition of Nickel into Porous Silicon with Ultrahigh Aspect Ratio," Electrochimica Acta, 52, 3901-3909, 2007. (Reprint)
13. Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "Collection Efficiency of Nanosize Particles in a Two-Stage Electrostatic Precipitator," Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 45, 8484-8491, 2006. (Reprint)
12. Li, M.; Sopko, J. F.; McCamy, J. W. "Computational Fluid Dynamic Modeling of Tin Oxide Deposition in an Impinging Chemical Vapor Deposition Reactor," Thin Solid Films, 515, 1400-1410, 2006. (Reprint)
11. Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "Computational Study of Particle In-Flight Behavior in the HVOF Thermal Spray Process," Chemical Engineering Science, 61, 6540-6552, 2006. (Reprint)
10. Shi, D.; El-Farra, N. H.; Li, M.; Mhaskar, P.; Christofides, P. D. "Predictive Control of Particle Size Distribution in Particulate Processes," Chemical Engineering Science, 61, 268-281, 2006. (Reprint)
9. Li, M.; Shi, D.; Christofides, P. D. "Modeling and Control of HVOF Thermal Spray Processing of WC-Co Coatings," Powder Technology, 156, 177-194, 2005. (Reprint)
8. Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "Multi-scale Modeling and Analysis of an Industrial HVOF Thermal Spray Process," Chemical Engineering Science, 60, 3649-3669, 2005. (Reprint)
7. Li, M.; Shi, D.; Christofides, P. D. "Model-based Estimation and Control of Particle Velocity and Melting in HVOF Thermal Spray," Chemical Engineering Science, 59, 5647-5656, 2004. (Reprint)
6. Li, M.; Shi, D.; Christofides, P. D. "Diamond Jet Hybrid HVOF Thermal Spray: Gas-phase and Particle Behavior Modeling and Feedback Control Design," Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 43, 3632-3652, 2004. (Reprint)
5. Shi, D.; Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "Diamond Jet Hybrid HVOF Thermal Spray: Rule-based Modeling of Coating Microstructure," Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 43, 3653-3665, 2004. (Reprint)
4. Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "Feedback Control of HVOF Thermal Spray Process Accounting for Powder Size Distribution," Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 13, 108-120, 2004. (Reprint)
3. Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "Modeling and Analysis of HVOF Thermal Spray Process Accounting for Powder Size Distribution," Chemical Engineering Science, 58, 849-857, 2003. (Reprint)
2. Li, M.; Hu, S.; Li, Y.; Shen, J. "A Hierarchical Optimization Method for Reaction Path Synthesis," Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 39, 4315-4319, 2000. (Reprint)
1. Li, M.; Hu, S.; Li, Y.; Shen, J. "Reaction Path Synthesis for a Mass Closed-cycle System," Computers & Chemical Engineering, 24, 1215-1221, 2000. (Reprint)

Book Chapters and Reports
3. Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "Control of Particulate Processes,'' The Control Handbook, 2nd edition, W. S. Levine (Ed.), in press, Taylor & Francis, New York, 2009.

2. Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "Feedback Control of Particle Size Distribution in Nanoparticle Synthesis and Processing,'' Feedback Control at Micro- and Nano-Scales: MEMS to Atoms, J. J. Gorman and B. Shapiro (Eds.), in press, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2009.

1. Allendorf, M.; Houf, W. G.; McDaniel, A. H.; Chae, Y.; Li, M. (PPG Industries); Sopko, J. F. (PPG Industries); McCamy, J. W. (PPG Industries). "On-Line Coating of Glass with Tin Oxide by Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition,'' Sandia Report SAND2006-6225, 137 pages (Reprint; cover).

Conference Papers
11. Durai-Swamy, K.; Chellappa, A.; Arikara, M; Smith, G.; Liu, Y.; Li, M. "Development of a High-Efficiency Hydrogen Generator for Fuel Cells for Distributed Power Generation," Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Hydrogen in Matter, Chennai, India, Dec. 2009.

10. Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "An Input/Output Approach to the Optimal Transition Control of a Class of Distributed Chemical Reactors," Proceedings of American Control Conference, 2042-2047, New York City, New York, 2007.
9. Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "Optimal Transition Control of Diffusion-Convection-Reaction Processes," Proceedings of 8th IFAC Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Process Systems-Volume 1, 135-140, Cancun, Mexico, 2007.
8. Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "Multiscale Modeling of HVOF Thermal Spray," Proceedings of 16th International Federation of Automatic Control World Congress, 6 pages, Prague, Czech Republic, Jul. 2005.
7. Li, M. "Synthesis of Thermodynamically Feasible Reaction Pathways using Systematic Integration," Proceedings of AIChE Annual Meeting, 538A/1-538A/13, Austin, Texas, Nov. 2004.
6. Shi, D.; El-Farra, N. H.; Li, M.; Mhaskar P.; Christofides, P. D. "Predictive Control of Particle Size Distribution in Particulate Processes," Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Population Balance Modeling, 17 pages, Valencia, Spain, May 2004.
5. Li, M.; Shi, D.; Christofides, P. D. "Feedback Control of HVOF Thermal Spray Process: A Study of the Effect of Process Disturbances on Closed-loop Performance," Proceedings of 8th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering, Chen, B. Z. and Westerberg A. W. Eds., Kunming, China, 1193-1198, 2003.
4. Li, M.; Shi, D.; Christofides, P. D. "Modeling and Control of an Experimental HVOF Thermal Spray Process," Proceedings of American Control Conference, 3973-3979, Denver, Colorado, Jun. 2003.
3. Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "Modeling of Nanostructured Coatings Processing Accounting for Powder Size Distribution," Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials (NANO2002), Tsakalakos, T., Kabacoff, L. T., Lavernia, E. J., Trudeau, M. L. Eds., NM-106, Orlando, Florida, Jun. 2002.
2. Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "Feedback Control of Particle Velocity and Temperature in HVOF Thermal Spray Process Accounting for Powder Size Distribution," Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials (NANO2002), Tsakalakos, T., Kabacoff, L. T., Lavernia, E. J., Trudeau, M. L. Eds., NM-105, Orlando, Florida, Jun. 2002.
1. Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "Feedback Control of Nanostructured Coatings Processing Accounting for Powder Size Distribution," Proceedings of American Control Conference, 1019-1027, Anchorage, Alaska, May 2002.

Presentations at Conferences

25. Durai-Swamy, K.; Mauzey, J.; Wang, L.; Aagesen, D.; Smith, G.; Liu, Y.; Li, M. "Development of a High-Efficiency Hydrogen Generator for Fuel Cells for Distributed Power Generation," The NHA Hydrogen Conference and Exposition, Long Beach, CA, May 2010.

24. Cheney, A.; Handra, C.; Mota, R.; Li, M. "Design and Characterization of a PLC controlled tank," Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research, Dominguez Hills, CA, Nov. 2009.

23. Komuro, S.; Li, M. "Process Integration of Adsorption Enhanced Hydrogen Generation for Use in Conjunction with Fuel Cell, ”Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research, Dominguez Hills, CA, Nov. 2009.

22. Sislian, P. R.; Pham, D.; Zhang, X.; Li, M.; Madler L.; Christofides, P. D. "Bacterial Aerosol Neutralization by Aerodynamic Shocks in a Novel Impactor: An Integrated Computational and Experimental Study,” AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 261a, Nashville, Tennessee, Nov. 2009.

21. Cheney, A.; Li, M. "Development of an Experimental Thermal Control System Using PLC," Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research, Pomona, CA, Nov. 2008.

20. Sebhatu, R.; Komuro, S.; and Pham, V.; Li, M. "Systematic Studies of Adsorption Enhanced Reforming for Hydrogen Production," Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research, Pomona, CA, Nov. 2008.

19. Li, M. "Thermodynamic Analysis of Adsorption Enhanced Reforming Processes," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 63d, Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 2008.
18. Sislian, P.; Madler, L.; Li, M.; Zhang, X.; Pham D.; and Christofides P. D. "Bacterial Aerosol Neutralization by Shock Waves Using a Novel Impactor: Design, Computation and Experiments,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 602a, Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 2008.

17. Li, M. "Dynamics of Axially Dispersed Reactors," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 427c, Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 2007.
16. Sislian, P.; Madler, L.; Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "A Study of Bacterial Aerosol Neutralization by Shock Waves Using a Novel Impactor,'' AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 511w, Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 2007. (presentation file)

15. Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "An Input/Output Approach to Control of Distributed Chemical Reactors," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 642a, San Francisco, California, Nov. 2006.
14. Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "A Computational Framework of Particle In-flight Behavior in the HVOF Thermal Spray Process," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 614c, San Francisco, California, Nov. 2006.
13. Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "Collection Efficiency of Nanosize Particles in a Two-Stage Electrostatic Precipitator," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 86e, San Francisco, California, Nov. 2006.
12. Li, M.; Sopko, J. F.; McCamy, J. W. "On-Line APCVD of SnO2 Coatings on Glass," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 204d, Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 2005.
11. Shi, D.; El-Farra, N. H.; Li, M.; Mhaskar P.; Christofides P. D. "Predictive Control of Particle Size Distribution in Particulate Processes: Application to Protein Crystallization," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 430e, Austin, Texas, Nov. 2004.
10. Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "Multiscale Modeling and Control of an Industrial High Velocity Oxygen-Fuel (HVOF) Thermal Spray Process," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 414l, Austin, Texas, Nov. 2004.
9. Li, M. "Synthesis of Thermodynamically Feasible Reaction Pathways," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 538a, Austin, Texas, Nov. 2004.
8. Li, M.; Shi, D.; Christofides, P. D. "Feedback Control of an Experimental HVOF Process," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 47e, San Francisco, California, Nov. 2003.
7. Shi, D.; Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "Rule-based Modeling of Microstructure of HVOF Thermally Sprayed Coatings," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 23c, San Francisco, California, Nov. 2003.
6. Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "Modeling and Control of an Industrial HVOF Thermal Spray Process," 7th Southern California Nonlinear Control Workshop, Los Angeles, California, Oct. 2003.
5. Li, M.; Shi, D.; Christofides, P. D. "Modeling and Control of Nanostructured Coatings Processing," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 259c, Indianapolis, Indiana, Nov. 2002.
4. Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "Modeling and Control of Nanostructured Coatings Processing Accounting for Powder Size Distribution," 4th Southern California Nonlinear Control Workshop, Santa Barbara, California, May 2002.
3. Lou, Y.; Li, M; Christofides, P. D. "Feedback Control of Material Microstructure Using Multiscale Distributed Models," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 278a, Reno, Nevada, 2001.
2. Li, M.; Christofides, P. D. "Control of Thermal Spray Processing of Nanostructured Coatings," AIChE Annual Meeting, paper 98b, Reno, Nevada, Nov. 2001.
1. Chen D.; Li, Y.; Shen J.; Hu S.; Li, M.; Chen, C. "Mass and Energy Integration in the Planning of an Eco-industrial Park," 14th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, paper H1.3, Praha, Czech Republic, Aug. 2000.