Principal Investigator
Dr. Yan Vivian Li, Associate ProfessorDr. Yan Vivian Li, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Design and Merchandising at Colorado State University and the Principal Investigator of the Smart Textiles and Nanotechnology Laboratory (STNL) at CSU. Dr. Li is a faculty affiliate at the School of Materials Science and Engineering (SMSE) and the School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME) at CSU. Our research integrates biology, technology, and design to reinvent textiles, with a focus on developing nanostructured fibers and renewable materials that promote sustainability and improve quality of life. A central aspect of our research is bio-design, including the development of nanocellulose derived from agro-waste materials, bacterial cellulose for living building materials, and biomimetic textiles via 3D printing technology.
Current Research Team
Past Researchers
- Alexander Wood – Bachelor of Science, Summer 2025
- Bridget Brown – Bachelor of Science, Summer 2025
- Naimul Hasan – Master of Science, Summer 2025
- Morgan Davis – Master of Science, Spring 2024
- Jesse Heacok – Master of Science, Fall 2024
- Yu Sun – Ph.D., Summer 2024
- Elise Hadjis – Bachelor of Science, Spring 2022
- Tony Vindell – Master of Science, Spring 2021
- Abhishek Bhattacharjee – Master of Science, Summer 2020
- Saloni Purandare – Master of Science, Summer 2020
- Max Essenburg – Bachelor of Science
- Kelsey Dean – Bachelor of Science
- Qing Zhu – Ph. D.
- Faqrul Hassan – Master of Science, Summer 2018
- John Brennan – Bachelor of Science
- Tarah Welton – Bachelor of Science, Spring 2016
- Abeer Alharby – Ph.D.
- Cassie Robinson – Bachelor of Science, Spring 2015
- Long Wang – Master of Science, Spring 2016
- Charlie King – Master of Science, Spring 2015
- A K M Mashud Alam – Master of Science, Summer 2016
- Nicholas Malensek – Master of Science, Spring 2014