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Mengying Li

Assistant Professor

Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

I’m an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Prior to joining PolyU in 2020, I worked as a Postdoctoral Scholar from 2018 to 2020 in the Center for Energy Research at University of California San Diego. My postdoctoral work and Ph.D. dissertation research was advised by Prof. Carlos F. M. Coimbra. I have worked on various research projects such as high-fidelity solar irradiance forecasting using physical and machine learning models; spectral modeling of longwave and shortwave radiative transfer in the atmosphere; and physics-based estimation of cloud optical properties from cutting-edge remote sensing data (e.g., GOES satellite imaging). Currently, my research areas are expanded to multi-generation renewable power system, energy storage (hydrogen), passive cooling and desalination.

Interests

  • Energy Meteorology
  • Solar Resourcing and Forecasting
  • Multi-Generation Renewable Power Systems
  • Energy Storage

Education

  • PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 2018

    University of California San Diego

  • MS in Mechanical Engineering, 2013

    University of Pennsylvania

  • BEng in Building Science, 2011

    Tsinghua University

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