• 2002-01 ~ 2003-01    上海交通大学   材料学院     博士后
• 1998-09 ~ 2001-06    哈尔滨工业大   学航天学院   复合材料专业  博士
• 1992-09 ~ 1998-06    哈尔滨工业大学   材料学院   铸造专业  硕士

• 2004-01 ~ 至今    上海交通大学材料学院  上海交通大学材料学院

• 金属基复合材料制备科学
• 金属材料仿生复合及强韧化

致力于采用粉末冶金技术制备金属基纳米复合材料的基础和应用研究，近年来开展金属材料仿生复合化的探索研究，即应用生物材料经过自然进化而选择的层状、多孔和梯度结构设计，制备强韧兼备、结构功能一体化的新型仿生金属基复合材料。其中，关于碳纳米管/铝基层状仿生复合材料的创新研究已经取得突破性进展，获得国家自然科学基金、国家973计划、国家863计划的资助，是多学科交叉的前沿性研究领域。 金属基复合材料；复合材料性能结构与表征。 共申请专利20余项，其中已获授权11项。

• Xizhou Kai, Zhiqiang Li*, Genlian Fan, Qiang Guo, Dingbang Xiong, Wenlong Zhang, Yishi Su, WJ Moon, Di Zhang*. Enhanced strength and ductility in particulate-reinforced aluminum matrix composites fabricated by flake powder metallurgy. Materials Science and Engineering A, 2013, 587(0): 46-53.
• Zhanqiu Tan; Zhiqiang Li*; Genlian Fan; Qiang Guo; Xizhou Kai; GangJi; Lanting Zhang; Di Zhang*. Enhanced thermal conductivity indiamond/aluminum composites with a tungsten interface nanolayer. Materials and Design, 2013, 47:160-166. 5. Tang J, Fan GL, Li ZQ*, Li XD, Xu R, Li Y, Zhang D*. Moon WJ, Kaloshkin SD, Churyukanova M. Synthesis of carbon nanotube/aluminium composite powders by polymer pyrolysis chemical vapor deposition. Carbon, 2013,55:202-208.
• Xizhou Kai, Zhiqiang Li*, Genlian Fan，Qiang Guo, Zhanqiu Tan, Wenlong Zhang, Yishi Su, Weijie Lu, Won-Jin Moon and Di Zhang*. Strong and ductile particulate reinforced ultrafine-grained metallic composites fabricated by flake powder metallurgy. Scripta Materialia, 68 (2013) 555–558
• Zhanqiu Tan, Zhiqiang Li*, Ding-Bang Xiong, Genlian Fan, Gang Ji, Di Zhang*. A predictive model for interfacial thermal conductance in surface metallized diamond aluminum matrix composites. Materials and Design, 55 (2014) 257-262.
• Tan ZQ, Li ZQ*, Fan GL, Kai XZ, Ji G, Zhang LT, Zhang D*. Fabrication of diamond/aluminum composites by vacuum hot pressing: process optimization and thermal properties. Composites: Part B, 47 (2013) 173–180.
• Hui Wei; Zhiqiang Li*; Ding-Bang Xiong; Zhanqiu Tan; Genlian Fan; Zhen Qin; Di Zhang. Toward strong and stiff carbon nanotube-reinforced high-strength aluminum alloy composites through a microlaminated architecture design. Scripta Materialia, 75(2014) 30–33.
• Tan ZQ, Li ZQ*, Fan GL, Kai XZ, Ji G, Zhang LT, Zhang D*. Diamond/aluminum composites processed by vacuum hot pressing: microstructure characteristics and thermal properties. Diamond and Related Materials,2013,31:1-5.
• Jingyue Wang, Zhiqiang Li*, Genlian Fan, Huanhuan Pan, Zhixn Chen, Di Zhang*. Reinforcement with graphene nanosheets in aluminum matrix composites. Scripta Materialia, 66 (2012) 594–597.
• Lin Jiang, Zhiqiang Li*, Genlian Fan, Linlin Cao, Di Zhang*. The use of flake powder metallurgy to produce carbon nanotube (CNT)/aluminum composites with a homogeneous CNT distribution. Carbon.2012, 50:1993-1998.
• Linlin Cao, Zhiqiang Li*, Genlian Fan, Lin Jiang, Di Zhang*, WJ Moon and YS Kim, The growth of carbon nanotubes in aluminum powders by the catalytic pyrolysis of polyethylene glycol,Carbon, 2012, 50:1057-1062.
• Lin Jiang, Zhiqiang Li*, Genlian Fan, Linlin Cao, Di Zhang*. Strong and ductile carbon nanotube(CNT)/aluminum bulk nanolaminated composites with two-dimensional alignment of CNTs. Scripta Materialia, 2012, 66:331-334.
• Zhanqiu Tan, Zhiqiang Li*, Genlian Fan,Wenhuan Li, Qinglei Liu,Wang Zhang and Di Zhang*. Two-dimensional distribution of carbon nanotubes in copper flake powders. Nanotechnology. Nanotechnology, 2011, 22:225603.
• Lin Jiang, Zhiqiang Li*, Genlian Fan, Di Zhang*. A flake powder metallurgy approach to Al2O3/Al biomimetic nanolaminated composites with enhanced ductility. Scripta Materialia, 2011, 65: 412-415.
• Xu X, Li ZQ*, Zhang D, Chen ZX. Growth of carbon nanospheres through a building block assembly method at 300 °C. Carbon, 2011, 49:275-279
• Xizhou Kai, Zhiqiang Li*, Wenlong Zhang, Weijie Lu, Genlian Fan, Lin Jiang, Di Zhang*. “A model for volume fraction and/or particle size selection in metal matrix composites” Materials Science & Engineering A: 2011, 530:574-579.
• Lin Jiang, Genlian Fan, Zhiqiang Li*, Xizhou Kai, Di Zhang*, Zhixin Chen, Sam Humphries, Greg Heness, Wing Yiu Yeung. An approach to the uniform dispersion of a high volume fraction of carbon nanotubes in aluminum powder, Carbon, 2011, 49:1965-1971.
• Xin Xu, Zhiqiang Li*, Di Zhang, Zhixin Chen. In situ synthesis of nanostructured carbon reinforcement in aluminum powders. Material Letters, 2010, 64:1154-1156.
• Zhiqiang Li*, Lin Jiang, Genlian Fan, Yong Xu, Di Zhang*, Zhixin Chen, Sam Humphries. High Volume Fraction and Uniform Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes in Aluminum Powders. Micro & Nano Letters, 2010, 5(6):379-381.