1995年4月至1997年7月，于中科院化工冶金研究所任研究实习员
2001年5月至2002年9月，于美国Intel公司任工程师
2002年9月至今, 历任副教授、教授 (于2005年5月被聘为博士生导师), 北京化工大学有机无机复合材料国家重点实验室、教育部超重力工程研究中心, 现任教育部超重力工程研究中心副主任

从事有关特种纳米材料的合成与应用、化工过程强化技术、界面与材料科学、催化反应工程等方面的研究工作。

1. Jian-Feng Chen, Ji-Rui Song, Li-Xiong Wen*, Hai-Kui Zou and Lei Shao. Preparation and Characterization of Agglomerated Porous Hollow Silica Supports for Olefin Polymerization Catalyst. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 2007, 353: 1030-1036.
2. Zhu-Zhu Li, Jian-Feng Chen, Fan Liu, An-Qi Liu, Qing Wang, Hai-Yan Sun, Li-Xiong Wen*. Study of UV-shielding properties of novel porous hollow silica nanoparticle carriers for avermectin. Pest Management Science 2007, 63: 241-246
3. Jing Cheng, Jianfeng Chen, Min Zhao, Qing Luo, Lixiong Wen*, Kyriakos D. Papadopoulos. Transport of Ions through the Oil Phase of W1/O/W2 Double Emulsions. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2007, 305 (1): 175-182
4. Zhu-Zhu Li, Jian-Feng Chen, Ying Li, Li-Xiong Wen*. Adsorption of avermectin on porous hollow silica nanoparticles by supercritical technology. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2007, 7: 535-541
5. Zhu-Zhu Li, Shi-Ai Xu, Li-Xiong Wen*, Fan Liu, An-Qi Liu, Qing Wang, Hai-Yan Sun, Wen Yu, Jian-Feng Chen. Controlled Release of Avermectin from Porous Hollow Silica Nanoparticles: Influence of Shell Thickness on Loading Efficiency, UV-shielding Property and Release. Journal of Controlled Release 2006, 111 (1-2): 81-88
6. Jing Cheng, Shiai Xu, Lixiong Wen*, Jianfeng Chen. Steric Repulsion between Internal Aqueous Droplets and External Aqueous Phase in Double Emulsions. Langmuir 2005, 21: 12047-12052
7. Lixiong Wen and Kyriakos D. Papadopoulos. Effects of Surfactants on Water Transport in W1/O/W2 Emulsions. Langmuir 2000, 16 (20): 7612-7617
8. Jinghai Li, Lixiong Wen, Wei Ge, Heping Cui and Jinqiang Ren. Dissipative Structure in Concurrent-up Gas-Solid Flow. Chemical Engineering Science 1998, 53(19): 3367-3379