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Ph. D. Students
Yuhan Li
Yuhan is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Rhode Island (URI). She earned her Master’s degree in Materials Science from the south China University of Technology (SCUT). After joining Professor Cui's research lab in 2026 Fall, her current work focusing on developing thermal conductive soft materials with applications in wearable electronics thermal management.
M. Zeeshan Siddique
Zeeshan is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Rhode Island (URI). He earned his Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Ulsan, South Korea. After joining Professor Cui's research lab in 2026 Fall, his current work focusing on AI/Machine learning-enabled thermal transport for improved heat dissipation in semiconductor packaging
Prof. Ying Cui
Ying Cui is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Systems Engineering at the University of Rhode Island. Her research focuses on understanding and engineering thermal transport in functional materials and interfaces through advanced thermal metrology, materials design, and AI/ML. Current applications include electronic and semiconductor thermal management, energy and bio-thermal regulation. She received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), M.S. from Zhejiang University and B.S. from South China University of Technology.
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