Journal Publications

* indicates equally contributing authors

17. S.Li, X.Mao, Training all-mechanical neural networks for task learning through in situ backpropagation. Nature Communications 15, 10528 (2024)

16. S.Li, P.Kevrekidis, X.Mao, J.Yang, Topological pumping in origami metamaterials. Physical Review B 110, 075123 (2024)

15. S.Li, P.Kevrekidis, J.Yang, Emergence of elastic chiral Landau level and snake states. Physical Review B 109, 184109 (2024)

14. S.Li, Y.Miyazawa, K.Yamaguchi, P.Kevrekidis, J.Yang, Geometry-informed dynamic mode decomposition in Kresling origami dynamics. Extreme Mechanics Letters 64, 102082 (2023)

13. S.Li, P.Kevrekidis, J.Yang, Characterization of elastic topological states using dynamic mode decomposition. Physical Review B 107, 184308 (2023)

12. S.Li, L.Roger, L.Kumar, N.Lewinski, J.Klein, H.Putnam, J.Yang, High-frequency imagery to capture coral tissue (Montipora capricornis) response to environmental stress, a pilot study. PLOS ONE 18, e0283042 (2023)

11. S.Li, L.Roger, J.Klein, L.Cowen, N.Lewinski, J.Yang, Data-driven discovery of spatiotemporal coherent patterns in pulsating soft coral tentacles motions with dynamic mode decomposition. Physical Review Research 5, 013175 (2023)

10. S.Li, L.Roger, J.Klein, N.Lewinski, J.Yang, Spatiotemporal dynamics of coral polyps on a fluidic platform. Physical Review Applied 18, 024078 (2022) (Editors' suggestion, Featured in Physics)

9. S.Li, L.Roger, L.Kumar, N.Lewinski, J.Klein, A.Gagnon, H.Putnam, J.Yang, Digital image processing to detect subtle motion in stony coral. Scientific Reports 11, 7722 (2021) (Editor's choice: corals and reefs)

8. L.Roger*, H.Reich*, E.Lawrence*, S.Li, W.Vizgaudis, N.Brenner, L.Kumar, J.Klein, J.Yang, H.Putnam, N.Lewinski, Applying model approaches in non-model systems: A review and case study on coral cell culture. PLOS ONE 16, e0248953 (2021)

7. H.Niu*, S.Li*, J.Zang, Interface-dependent tunable elastic interface states in soft metamaterials. Journal of Applied Physics 129, 065305 (2021)

6. S.Li, J.Yang, Topological transition in spiral elastic valley metamaterials. Physical Review Applied 15, 014058 (2021)

5. H.Niu*, S.Li*, J.Zang, Reliable and tunable elastic interface states in soft metamaterials. Physica status solidi (RRL) – Rapid Research Letters 14, 2000338 (2020)

4. S.Li, I.Kim, S.Iwamoto, J.Zang, J.Yang, Valley anisotropy in elastic metamaterials. Physical Review B 100, 195102 (2019)

3. H.Tang, Z.Chen, N.Tang, S.Li, Y.Shen, Y.Peng, X.Zhu, J.Zang, Hollow-out patterning ultrathin acoustic metasurfaces for multi-functionalities using soft fiber/rigid bead network. Advanced Functional Materials 28, 1801127 (2018) (Selected as Inside Front Cover)

2. S.Li, D.Zhao, H.Niu, X.Zhu, J.Zang, Observation of elastic topological states in soft materials. Nature Communications 9, 1370 (2018)

1. Z.Huang, S.Li, X.Liu, D.Zhao, L.Ye, X.Zhu, J.Zang, Dynamically tunable interface states in 1D graphene-embedded photonic crystal heterostructure. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 30, 095702 (2018)

Conference Presentations

† indicates presenter

12. S.Li†, X.Mao, Physical learning using mechanical spring networks. American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, Mar.3-Mar.8, 2024

11. Complex Mechanical Metamaterials Workshop, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, Jul.10-Jul.14, 2023

10. S.Li†, P.Kevrekidis, J.Yang, Characterization of elastic topological states using dynamic mode decomposition. International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE), Columbus, Ohio, United States, Oct.30-Nov.3, 2022

9. H.Niu†, S.Li, J.Zang, Reliably and flexibly tunable elastic interface states in soft metamaterials, SPIE Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation, Long Beach, California, United States, Mar.6-Mar.10, 2022. 

8. L.Roger†, I.Cuadras, H.Reich, S.Li, L.Kumar, J.Yang, H.Putnam, N.Lewinski, Coral microbioreactors for model validation. Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing (PSB), Virtual Big Island of Hawaii, United States, Jan. 5-Jan.7, 2021

7. S.Li†, I.Kim, S.Iwamoto, J.Zang and J.Yang, Valley anisotropy and valley topological states in elastic metamaterials. American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting, Denver, Colorado, United States, Mar.2-Mar.6, 2020 (Cancelled). 

6. Synthetic Topological Matter International Workshop, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Feb.18-Feb.20, 2019 

5. J.Zang†, S.Li, Dynamically Tunable Topological States in Soft Elastic Metamaterials. Materials Research Society (MRS), Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Nov.25-Nov.30, 2018 

4. J.Zang†, X.Liu, S.Li, X.Zhu, Soft Material Enables Striking New Photonic and Phononic Properties. Materials Research Society (MRS), Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Nov.25-Nov.30, 2017.

3. S.Li†, D.Zhao, H.Niu, X.Zhu, J.Zang, Observation of elastic topological states in soft materials. The 8th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics (META’17), Incheon, South Korea, Jul.25-Jul.28, 2017.

2. S.Li†, D.Zhao, H.Niu, X.Zhu, J.Zang, Topological transition in soft elastic metamaterials. The 3rd International Symposium of Flexible and Stretchable Electronics (ISFSE2017), Wuhan, Hubei, China, Jun.29-Jun.30, 2017.

1. Second IOP Publishing Young Researchers’ Meeting: Frontiers in Fundamental and Applied Physics, Beijing, China, Nov.4-Nov.5, 2016.