Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
Expected Jan 2025
M.S. in Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology
Expected May 2025
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester
June 2020
B.S. in Chemistry, Nanjing University
June 2016
Graduate Research Assistant
Aug 2020 – Present
Design and Optimize Silver Microgrid Structure for Transparent EMI Shielding Film
Developed a Python script for automating the optimization of the silver microgrid structure, achieving optical transmission of over 90% and EMI shielding efficiency of over 90 dB.
Development of ITO-Free OLEDs Using Substrate-Embedded Metal Meshes
Utilized lithography and reactive ion etching to fabricate high aspect ratio micromeshes, achieving current efficiency and external quantum efficiency surpassing that of ITO/glass.
Durable EMI shielding film design and test on flexible substrate
Proposed and evaluated adhesion promoters and protective layers for Ag and PET, ensuring durability through rigorous mechanical tests.
Multi-Fidelity Multi-Objective Bayesian Optimization for Nanophotonic Structures
Created a framework for efficient and precise design evaluations, significantly improving optical transparency and electromagnetic shielding balance.
Bayesian Optimization of Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Shielding nanophotonics
Applied multi-objective optimization to enhance both EMI shielding efficiency and optical transparency, achieving remarkable performance metrics.
Graduate Research Assistant
Jan 2022 – Present
Parallel Computing Optimization with Barrier Synchronization
Enhanced thread and process coordination in parallel computing systems through barrier synchronization algorithms.
Distributed File System Implementation using gRPC
Developed a reliable, gRPC-based distributed file system, ensuring data consistency and efficient file management.
Optimized Fraud Detection in Financial Transactions
Applied machine learning techniques for fraud detection in financial transactions, implementing and deploying a RandomForestClassifier model.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Sep 2021 – Sep 2022
Synthetic Chemist
Sep 2016 – May 2018
Zarei, Mehdi; Li, Mingxuan; Medvedeva, Elizabeth E; Sharma, Sooraj; Kim, Jungtaek; Shao, Zefan; Walker, S Brett; LeMieux, Melbs; Liu, Qihan; Leu, Paul W. (2024). "Flexible Embedded Metal Meshes by Sputter-Free Crack Lithography for Transparent Electrodes and Electromagnetic Interference Shielding." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
Kim, Jungtaek; Li, Mingxuan; Li, Yirong; Gómez, Andrés; Hinder, Oliver; Leu, Paul W. (2024). "Multi-BOWS: multi-fidelity multi-objective Bayesian optimization with warm starts for nanophotonic structure design." Digital Discovery. 3(2): 381-391.
Kim, Jungtaek; Li, Mingxuan; Hinder, Oliver; Leu, Paul. (2024). "Datasets and Benchmarks for Nanophotonic Structure and Parametric Design Simulations." Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems. 36.
Zarei, Mehdi; Loy, James C; Li, Mingxuan; Zhou, Ziyu; Sinha, Sneh; LeMieux, Melbs; Walker, S Brett; Rand, Barry P; Leu, Paul W. (2023). "Substrate-embedded metal meshes for ITO-free organic light emitting diodes." Optics Express. 31(21): 34697-34707.
Li, Mingxuan; Zarei, Mehdi; Galante, Anthony J; Pilsbury, Brady; Walker, S Brett; LeMieux, Melbs; Leu, Paul W. (2023). "Stretchable and wash durable reactive silver ink coatings for electromagnetic interference shielding, Joule heating, and strain sensing textiles." Progress in Organic Coatings. 179: 107506.
Li, Mingxuan; Zarei, Mehdi; Mohammadi, Khashayar; Walker, S Brett; LeMieux, Melbs; Leu, Paul W. (2023). "Silver meshes for record-performance transparent electromagnetic interference shielding." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(25): 30591-30599.
Li, Mingxuan; McCourt, Michael J; Galante, Anthony J; Leu, Paul W. (2022). "Bayesian optimization of nanophotonic electromagnetic shielding with very high visible transparency." Optics Express. 30(18): 33182-33194.
Galante, Anthony J; Pilsbury, Brady C; Li, Mingxuan; LeMieux, Melbs; Liu, Qihan; Leu, Paul W. (2022). "Achieving highly conductive, stretchable, and washable fabric from reactive silver ink and increased interfacial adhesion." ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 4(7): 5253-5260.
Li, Mingxuan; Sinha, Sneh; Hannani, Sima; Walker, S Brett; LeMieux, Melbs; Leu, Paul W. (2022). "Ink-coated silver films on PET for flexible, high performance electromagnetic interference shielding and Joule heating." ACS Applied Electronic Materials. 5(1): 173-180.