I. Profile
Lixia Li is a Professor, Ph.D. Supervisor, and Postdoctoral Co-supervisor at Northeastern University. She received her B.Eng., M.Eng., and Ph.D. degrees in Mineral Processing Engineering from Northeastern University in 2003, 2006, and 2008, respectively. She was a CSC-sponsored Visiting Scholar at University of British Columbia Canada from 2016 to 2018.
II. Academic and Professional Appointments
Member, Expert Committee of the International Mineral Processing Forum
Member, Expert Committee of the Chinese Metallurgical Mining Industry
Member, Vacuum Metallurgy Expert Committee (Extraterrestrial Resource Utilization Division), Chinese Vacuum Society
Technical Evaluation Expert for Mineral Resource Exploration Programs and Mine Development Plans of Liaoning Province
Director, Liaoning Provincial Engineering Research Center for Efficient Ore Comminution
Director, Liaoning Provincial Technology Innovation Center for Magnetic Separation Equipment
Editorial Board Member, Minerals Engineering
Editorial Board Member, Metal Mine
III. Teaching
Undergraduate Courses:
Mineral Processing Plant Design,
Mineral Processing Plant Design Project,
Professional English for Mineral Processing Engineering
Graduate Courses:
Global Metal Mining Operations and Practices
IV. Research Interests and Achievements
Ore Comminution Theory and Technologies
Sensor-Based Sorting Theory and Technologies
Advanced Separation Technologies for Complex Refractory Metallic Ores
Beneficiation Technologies and Equipment for Deep Space Resources
Prof. Li has served as Principal Investigator for 4 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), 3 sub-projects under the National Key R&D Program of China, 12 provincial- and ministerial-level research projects, and 41 industry-sponsored research projects.
Her scholarly and technological achievements include 21 authorized Chinese invention patents, 1 U.S. patent, and 4 registered software copyrights. Four research achievements have been recognized as reaching the internationally leading level, while eight achievements have received First- or Second-Class Provincial and Ministerial Science and Technology Progress Awards.
Prof. Li has authored 6 academic monographs and published 81 SCl-indexed journal papers, along with 49 papers in leading Chinese core journals.
She maintains long-term collaborative partnerships with leading mining universities and research institutes in Canada, the United States, Brazil, Turky, and Mongolia. She has delivered 4 plenary and invited presentations and 8 technical presentations at international conferences, and has served as Session Chair at 8 international academic meetings.
V. Graduate Recruitment
1-2 Ph.D. and 3 M.S. students annually.
VI. Contact
Academic Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lixia-Li-6
Email: Lilixia@mail.neu.edu.cn