李刚，男，博士，研究员，博士生导师, 化学激光研究中心副主任, 化学激光先进精密光学技术研究组组长,张大煜优秀学者。1999年毕业于聊城师范学院(现聊城大学)，获理学学士学位；2004年毕业于中国科学院长春光学精密机械与物理研究所，获得光学专业博士学位。毕业后到所工作至今，2007年晋升为副研究员，2014年晋升为研究员。研究方向：（1）化学激光；（2）高重频大能量超短脉冲激光; （3）强光光学元件极端制造技术。在Optical Express, Journal Of The American Ceramic Society, Optics等学术期刊上发表论文30余篇，申请发明专利20余项，授权10余项。

1. Zehua Wu, Gang Li*, Yong Jia, Qipeng Lv, Songwen Deng, Yuqi Jin, Investigation on morphology and chemistry of the Beilby layer on polished fused silica. Ceramics International, 2023, 49(11): 17116-17122.

2. Zehua Wu, Zhixin Zhang*, Yong Jia, Fei Teng, Gang Li*, Feng Wang, Yuqi Jin, Fused silica with sub-angstrom roughness and minimal surface defects polished by ultrafine nano-CeO₂.  Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2023, 16(3): 1766-1777.

3. Longhui Dai, Rui Liu, Xiang Li, Faquan Gong, Xiyin Lei, Hui Li, Songwen Deng, Qipeng Lv, Tianxiang Sun, Fei Teng, Gang Li*, Yuqi Jin, High-repetition-rate cavity-dumped Q-switched Yb: YAG thin-disk laser based on a 72-pass pump module. Optics Express, 2022, 30(11): 19629-38.

4. Longhui Dai, Rui Liu, Faquan Gong, Xiang Li, Xiyin Lei, Li Zheng, Songwen Deng, Qipeng Lv, Tianxiang Sun, Fei Teng, Gang Li^*, Yuqi Jin, Resonators with a continuously variable output coupling rate to enhance output performance of Yb:YAG thin-disk lasers. Optics Express, 2022, 30(22): 40739-49.

5. Rui Liu, Yong Tan^*, Faquan Gong, Xiang Li, Longhui Dai, Junyan Yang, Song Xu, Gang Li^*, The application of porous foam structure cooling arrangement system for a thin disk laser. Optik, 2020, 200: 163423.

6. Qipeng Lv, Mingliang Huang*, Shaoqian Zhang, Songwen Deng, Faquan Gong, Feng Wang, Yanwei Pan, Gang Li*, Yuqi Jin. Effects of Annealing on Residual Stress in Ta₂O₅ Films Deposited by Dual Ion Beam Sputtering. Coatings, 2018, 8(4): 150.