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Email

wen.li3@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Associate Professor in Manufacturing
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Education
PhD
University of New South Wales
Masters (Coursework)
University of New South Wales
Bachelors Degree
Tongji University
ORCID

0000-0002-9224-5042

A/Prof Wen Li

Associate Professor in Manufacturing
Department of Mechanical Engineering

76 Scholarly works
13 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    The hidden environmental footprint of fashion’s smallest parts
    DOI: 10.1016/j.horiz.2026.100179
  • 2021

    Journal article

    A physical allocation method for comparative life cycle assessment: A case study of repurposing Australian electric vehicle batteries
    DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105759
  • 2020

    Research Contracts

    Mobile Robots for Conveyor Carryback Removal
  • 2020

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Battery Materials for a Circular Economy: Advancing Certification and Improving Life-Cycle Impacts for Market Advantage
  • 2019

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Building 4.0 CRC
  • 2018

    Journal article

    Dynamic life cycle quantification of metallic elements and their circularity, efficiency, and leakages
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.11.032
  • 2017

    Journal article

    Cradle-to-cradle modeling of the future steel flow in China
    DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.07.009
Wen Li

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2016
23RD CIRP CONFERENCE ON LIFE CYCLE ENGINEERING Leo Award for the Best Paper in CIRP LCE conference
2014
21ST CIRP CONFERENCE ON LIFE CYCLE ENGINEERING Leo Award for the Best Paper in CIRP LCE conference

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Sufficiency-based absolute sustainability position assessment for passenger vehicles
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2026.100421
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Identifying Opportunities to Repurpose Decommissioned Products Using Large Language Models
    DOI: 10.1115/1.4070518
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Identifying feasible repurposing opportunities in decommissioned complex systems
    DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2026.108867
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Comparative life cycle assessment of recycling nickel slag in various production industries
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100387
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Robust energy centric machine learning assisted fault detection & diagnosis: an extrusion case
    DOI: 10.1007/s10845-026-02810-w
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Modelling microplastic fibre emissions from synthetic textiles: An Australian case
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.140713
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Utilization of low-grade timber in the construction industry
    DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2025.110024
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Understanding the effects of mining and processing parameters on Life Cycle Assessment of Greenbushes Spodumene production
    DOI: 10.1016/j.spc.2025.08.014

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