2017.11 - 今 上海交通大学机械工程学院 副教授
2017.11 - 今 英国帝国理工学院 材料科学系Honorary Lecturer 
2013.08 - 2017.10 英国帝国理工学院 材料科学系 研究员(Research Fellow)
2012.10 - 2014.07 英国帝国理工学院 材料科学系 博士后 

研究严苛环境下材料的力学、电化学及抗腐蚀性能和原子-纳米-微米跨尺度结构组成对性能的调控机制。近年发表学术论文30余篇，他引800余次，国际会议报告20余次（6次特邀），并任国际多孔材料大会分会主席。主持8项英国工程和自然科学研究委员会基金等科研项目。曾获英国科技设备委员会早期生涯科学家奖，英国工程和自然科学研究委员会博士奖金及美国电化学协会大会优秀论文等奖项。现任美国陶瓷学会、英国皇家化学学会和英国皇家电镜学会会员，担任数十家国际期刊编委和审稿人。

主要研究课题包括：

1. 高损伤容限陶瓷材料（harsh environmental damage tolerant ceramics, HEDTC）的设计及应用。
2. 热障涂层陶瓷材料的开发和应用。
3. 新型低成本和可规模化陶瓷材料制造和加工，包括ice templating、3D 打印技术以及场助烧结技术。
4.界面工程：晶界和其他界面对陶瓷材料性能控制的基础研究。
5. 多尺度联合表征技术的开发（透射电子显微镜、同步辐射X射线、二次离子质谱和三维原子探针等）

1、X. Xie, B. Liu, Y. Guo, R. Liu, X. Zhao*, N.Ni*, F. Guo, and P Xiao, Effect of hydrothermal corrosion on the fracture strength of SiC layer in TRISO fuel particles, Journal of American Ceramic Society (2019) doi: 10.1111/jace.16369

2、WF.Chen,L. He, Y. Guo, X Shan, JH Li, FW Guo, XF Zhao*, N. Ni*, P. Xiao, Effects of reactive element oxides on the isothermal oxidation ofβ-NiAl coatings fabricated by spark plasma sintering, Surface and Coatings Technology, 367 (2019), 322-331

3、W. Hao, N. Ni*, F. Guo, F. Cao, J. Jiang, X. Zhao*, P. Xiao, High fracture toughness of HfC through nano‐scale templating and novel sintering aids, Journal of American Ceramic Society, 2018:1–13

4、DL．Jin#,N. Ni#, Y. Guo, ZH. Zou, X.Wang, FW. Guo, XF. Zhao, P. Xiao, Corrosion of the bonding at FeCrAl/Zr alloy interfaces in steam, Journal of nuclear materials, 508 (2018) 411-422

5、C. Ferraro, S. Meille, J. Réthoré, N. Ni, J. Chevalier, E. Saiz, Strong and tough metal/ceramic micro-laminates. Acta Materialia, 144 (2018) 202–215. 

6、P. Olivia, VG. Rocha, C. Ferraro, N. Ni, T. Peijs, M.J. Reeceand E. Saiz, Using graphene networks to build bio-inspired self-monitoring ceramics.Nature Communications, 14425 (2017).

7、E. Feilden*, T. Giovannini, N. Ni*, C. Ferraro, L. Vandeperre, E. Saiz and F. Giuliani, Micromechanical Strength of Individual Al2O3Platelets, Script Materialia, 131 (2017) 55-58.

8、N. Ni*, S. Samuel, R. Williams, N. Kemen, S. Skinner and D. McComb, Degradation of (La0.6Sr0.4)0.95(Co0.2Fe0.8)O3-δsolid oxide fuel cell cathodesat the nanoscale and below.ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 8 (2016) 17360-70

 9、N. Ni*, S. Skinner, Combined Cr and Mo poisoning of (La,Sr)(Co,Fe)O3 − δsolid oxide fuel cell cathodes at the nanoscale.Solid State Ionics, 288 (2016) 28-31

10、N. Ni*, S. Barg, FM Perez, E. Saiz.Understanding the mechanical response of elastomeric graphene networks. Scientific Reports, 13712(2015). 

11、E. D’Elia, S. Barg, N. Ni, VG. Rocha, E. Saiz, Self-healing graphene-based 

12、S. Taub, K. Neuhaus, H. Wiemhöfer, Na Ni, J. Kilner, A. Atkinson,The effects of Co and Cr on the electrical conductivity of cerium gadolinium oxide,Solid State Ionics, 282 (2015) 54-62

13、S. Barg, FM Perez, N. Ni, P. Pereira. RC Maher, E. Garcia-Tuñon, S.Agnoli, S Eslava, C. Mattevi and E Saiz, Mesoscale Assembly of Chemically Modified Graphene into Complex Cellular Networks. Nature Communications, 5 (2014) 4328.  

14、N. Ni*, Y. Kaufmann, WD. Kaplan, E. Saiz, The interfacial propertiesand mass transport in Ni(Al)/Al2O3System: An implication of very low oxygen activity. Acta Materialia, 64 (2013) 282-296. 

15、N. Ni*,D. Hudson, J. Wei, P. Wang, S. Lozano-Perez, G. Smith, J. Sykes, S. Yardley, K. Moore, S.  Lyon, R. Cottis, M. Preuss, C. Grovenor, How the crystallography and nano-scale chemistry of the metal/oxide interface develops during the aqueous oxidation of zirconium cladding alloys, Acta Materialia, 60 (2012) 7132-7149

16、N. Ni*, S. Lozano-Perez, J. Sykes, C. Grovenor, Multi-scale characterisationof oxide on zirconium alloys,Materials at High Temperatures 29 (2012) 166-170.

17、N. Ni*, S. Lozano-Perez, J. Sykes, C. Grovenor, Focused Ion Beam sectioning for the 3-D characterization of cracking in oxide scales formed on commercial ZIRLOT alloys during corrosion in high temperature pressurisedwater, Corrosion Science,53 (2011) 4073-4083.

18、N. Ni*, S. Lozano-Perez, J. Sykes, C. Grovenor, Quantitative EELS analysis of zirconium alloy metal/oxide interfaces, Ultramicroscopy, 111 (2011) 123-130.