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The lab of biomaterials engineering at McGill University is currently looking for motivated graduate students. Our research centers on the interface between Mechanics, Materials and Biomedical Engineering. We are synergizing transdisciplinary principles to develop innovative biomaterials and therapies to solve critical challenges in medicine and engineering. We embrace equity, diversity, and inclusion, seek and support our lab members to form a welcoming, engaging environment.   

Given the ongoing projects and grants, students with the following research interests and backgrounds are highly encouraged to apply for the doctoral programs in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at McGill University. If you target 2024 January admission, please submit your application as soon as possible (due in July 2023).  

(1) Mechanics of soft materials, solid mechanics (theoretical and computational mechanics). 

(2) Engineered living materials (research experience with bacteria and cells). 

Please email Prof. Jianyu Li via jianyu.li@mcgill.ca with your CV, transcripts and a brief statement of your background and research interests. However, Prof. Li apologizes for not being able to reply to all the inquiries. 

Full financial support is secured. You are also welcome to check the potential scholarship opportunities below. 

Graduate students:

• McCall MacBain Scholarship for Master Students

• China Scholarship Council

• International Students Funding Opportunities

• China Scholarship Council (CSC) Joint Scholarship Program

• Merit Scholarship program for foreign students (FRQNT) 

• Doctoral research scholarships program for foreign students 

• Quebec-China Scholarships 

Background: Prof. Jianyu Li is a Canada Research Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and an Associate Member in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Surgery at McGill University. In the past, he graduated from Zhejiang University with honors in 2010 and obtained a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Harvard University in 2015. He did post-doctoral research at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University from 2015 to 2017. His work has been published in Science, Nature Review Materials, Nature Communications, and been profiled by BBC, CBC, The Washington Post, etc. Prof. Li's team is vibrant, diverse, and dedicated to the development and success of trainees, who have won numerous awards, scholarships, and other recognitions. McGill University is one of the top universities in Canada and ranked 31st in the world (2021 QS World). Montreal, where McGill is located, ranks among the most livable cities in the world. Canada is the world’s most livable country, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit.