Wuhan, China | Learth@jhun.edu.cn | +86 159-5101-5713
Education
Nanjing University of Science and Technology | Nanjing, China |
Ph.D. in Armament Science and Technology | [Graduation date to be confirmed] |
Thesis: [Doctoral thesis title to be confirmed]
Academic distinction: Only doctoral student on the plenary program of the 46th International Pyrotechnics Society Seminar (EUROPYRO), Saint-Malo, France, 2023.
Research Experience
State Key Laboratory of Precision Blasting, Jianghan University | Wuhan, China |
Distinguished Associate Professor (since Jul 2025) and Principal Investigator | Dec 2023 – Present |
Research question: Lead research on energetic materials design and energy release, solid propellant combustion, safety science and engineering, and blasting mechanisms with explosion accident investigation.
Methods: Work on aluminum-based, fluorinated and gelled propellants through multiphase burning analysis, aluminum ignition and agglomeration, condensed-phase product evolution, high-pressure combustion stability, temperature and plume spectroscopy, and infrared radiometry, supported by gradient-porosity loading, molecular fluorination and quantum chemical calculations.
Contribution and output: Hold nine research grants as principal investigator funded on first submission, including an NSFC Young Scientists Fund and national Belt and Road projects, and publish 13 first or corresponding-author papers with several patents. Three papers join the representative outputs of the laboratory and two appear as cover articles. Also provide forensic support to public security authorities on explosion evidence and scene reconstruction.
Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Nanjing, China
Doctoral Researcher, Armament Science and Technology
[Dates to be confirmed]
Research question: Study fluorine-containing nanothermites and direct-written Al/PVDF energetic films to raise energy output and tune ignition and laser sensitivity.
Methods: Build and characterize cross-linked and superhydrophobic n-Al/PVDF films and BiOF-based thermites, and combine the experiments with reaction kinetics analysis.
Contribution and output: Publish first-author work in Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Molecules and Fire, and become the only doctoral student on the EUROPYRO 2023 plenary program.
Selected Publications and Presentations
Li J, Zhao Z, Shen Y, et al., Liu X. (2025). Nanoarchitectonics-enabled stimulus-selective energetics: nacre-mimetic interfaces synchronize structural resilience and enhanced energy release. Advanced Functional Materials, 25995.
Liu X, Li J, Feng S, et al. (2025). Pioneering insights into the reaction kinetics of metastable intermolecular composites based on metal fluorides: virtually non-existent condensed phase combustion products and ultra-efficient reactivity. Advanced Science, 12(14), 2415073.
Li J, Liu X, Huang Q, et al. (2023). A novel nano-thermite system with BiOF as fluorine-containing oxidant for enhanced energy release performance. Chemical Engineering Journal, 468, 143591.
Li J, Liu X, Zhang Z, et al. (2022). Facile fabrication of cross-linked n-Al/PVDF films with the tunability of reactivity and laser sensitivity. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 168160.
Li J, Liu X, Xie Q, et al. (2022). Cryogel-templated fabrication of n-Al/PVDF superhydrophobic energetic films with exceptional underwater ignition performance. Molecules, 27(20), 6911.
Li J, Liu X, Xie Q, et al. (2023). Effect of perchlorate on combustion properties of directly-written Al/PVDF composites. Fire, 6(3), 106.
Ming Z, Zhao Z, Shen Y, et al., Li J. (2026). Research progress on the design and performance optimization of emulsion explosives for precision blasting. Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, e70189.
Li J, Liu X, Yin G, et al. (2024). Progress in fluorine-containing compounds for regulating the reactivity of metal fuels. Chinese Journal of Explosives and Propellants, 47(11), 955-977. (Cover article, in Chinese)
Zhang C, Xu J, Li J, et al. (2024). BiVO4 bimetallic oxide thermites with high temperature particle swarm flame. Chemical Engineering Journal, 491, 152012.
Plenary lecture. 46th International Pyrotechnics Society Seminar (EUROPYRO), Saint-Malo, France, 2023. Only doctoral student on the plenary program.
Keynote lecture. 11th Nano Energetic Materials Workshop, Chengdu, China, 2025.
Awards and Honors
Hubei Provincial Young Talent Chenguang Program, 2026.
Wuhan Young Talent Chaoyang Program, Class A, 2025.
Outstanding Oral Presentation Award, 8th International Symposium on Energetic Materials and their Applications, Tokyo, 2024.
Second Prize, Hubei and Wuhan Science Experiment Exhibition and Competition, 2024.
Second Prize, Tianye Xinghuo Science Popularization Competition, 2025.
Research Skills
Methods: Synthesis and preparation of nanothermites and fluorinated composites, gradient-porosity and direct-write loading, materials characterization, ignition and sensitivity testing, high-pressure combustion diagnostics, and reaction kinetics analysis.
Computing: Quantum chemical and reaction kinetics calculations, plus data analysis and plotting for reproducible workflows.
Languages: Mandarin Chinese (native), English (professional working proficiency).
