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Growing up in Fujian Province, in southeastern China, Leiming Li was always captivated by science. During his high school years, he won a number of prestigious science and physics awards. One of those national awards ultimately led to his acceptance into the physics department at Tsinghua University-often referred to as "China's MIT," according to Li.
Li's father, an electrical engineer, also had a passion for physics. He encouraged his young son to study hard and foster his curiosity. Li says, "Since [I was] young, I have been fascinated with the universe or, more specifically, with the physics that dominates the universe. This is the 'force' that led me to my science and research career."
After receiving a BS degree in physics, Li went on to earn a PhD in materials science and engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It was there that Li decided...