Villanova University was founded in 1842 by the Order of Saint Augustine. To this day, Villanova’s Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition is the cornerstone of an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others. Villanova prepares students to become ethical leaders who create positive change everywhere life takes them.


The strength of the Villanova experience comes in part from the University’s welcoming community. All members are bonded together by a shared responsibility to uphold the ideals of Saint Augustine and let the principles of truth, unity and love guide their lives. The Villanova community helps students grow intellectually, professionally and spiritually, and challenges them to reach their full potential.


The University’s rigorous academic experience, rooted in the liberal arts, forms an environment in which students and professors are partners in learning. The Villanova community is dedicated to providing a personalized experience that fosters every student’s intellectual and spiritual well-being. As part of their education, students are encouraged to enrich their own lives by working for those in need. Through academic and service programs, students use their knowledge, skills and compassion to better the world around them.


There are more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and law students in the University’s six colleges—the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Villanova School of Business, the College of Engineering, the College of Nursing, the College of Professional Studies and the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. These colleges are the setting for an experience that develops both the heart and the mind, and creates the atmosphere where students are called to ignite change.


Villanova University is located in a suburban community 12 miles west of Philadelphia, Pa.

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ASME Materials Processing Technical Committee (MPTC) : Chair, November 2024-Present

ASME Nanoengineering Technology Group (NanoTG) : Chair, November 2024-Present

American Society of Mechanical Engineers : Member, 2016-Present

Material Research Society (MRS) : Member, 2009-Present

Acoustic Field Enabled Polymeric Nanoparticle Deposition onto Vessel Walls for Enhanced Drug Delivery

Universal salt-assisted assembly of MXene from suspension on polymer substrates

Impact of Nanoparticle Size and Loading on Printability of Composite Inks for Direct Ink Writing

Integration of 3D printing with acoustic-assisted assembly of nanomaterials for tunable strain sensors

Wafer-Scale Full-Coverage Self-Limiting Assembly of Particles on Flexible Substrates

Mechanical Characterization of Stacked Single-Crystal of Polyethylene and Monolayer MoSe2

Atomic Edge-Guided Polyethylene Crystallization on Monolayer Two-Dimensional Materials

Dr. Bo Li is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Villanova University. He serves as the principal investigator of the Hybrid Nano-architecture and Advanced Manufacturing Lab (HNAM). Dr. Li holds two US Patents and 50+ journal articles to his name in publications including Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Photonics, Nano Letters, Advanced Materials, ACS Nano, and Advanced Functional Materials. His research interests include Novel 0-D, 1-D to 2-D nanomaterials and their hybrid architectures, micro-to-nano-scale interface between nanomaterials and substrates, flexible/wearable electronics and advanced manufacturing of multifunctional coatings and composite.

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Advanced Manufacturing

Interfacial Engineering

Flexible Electronics

Smart Coatings

Composites

Hybrid Nano-Architectures and Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory

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Self-Limiting Particle Assembly on Soft Substrates

GOALI: Water-Based Assembly of Functional Nanomaterial Coatings for Smart Textiles

I-Corps: Translation Potential of Extreme Textiles

A New Method to Quantify Cut Resistance in High-Performance Synthetic Webbing Slings

A Novel Wearable Physical Therapy System

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

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