July 24, 2023 NAE 2023 Japan-America Frontiers of Engineering symposium Written By: Caitlin Scott Departments: Mechanical Engineering Categories: Faculty|Research Ying Li with his poster, Machine Learning Discovery of Multi-Functional Polyimides Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Ying Li was one of sixty of the most promising early career engineers from Japan and the United States invited to the National Academy of Engineering 2023 Japan-America Frontiers of Engineering symposium in Tokyo, Japan in July 2023. The two-and-a-half-day symposium featured developments on the following topics: materials by design, computational approaches to address infectious diseases, wearable robotics and circular economy. The broad range of topics is intended to promote cross-disciplinary collaboration among the early-career engineers from the United States and Japan who attended. “The NAE’s 2023 Japan-America Frontiers of Engineering symposium was really a fun event,” shared Li. “I had the opportunity to present my work in a poster format. I was particularly excited about the opportunity to participate in discussions about materials by design and computational approaches to address infectious diseases, as these topics align nicely with our work in various aspects of polymer-by-design and their biomedical applications.” During Li’s time at the symposium, he presented his recent work in using machine learning for high-performance polymer design, recently shared in another College of Engineering news article. Large group at the National Academy of Engineering 2023 Japan-America Frontiers of Engineering symposium in Tokyo, Japan in July 2023. Mechanical Engineering – Dr. Ying Li Close Video