Li Ying

Dr. Li Ying is an Associate Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the Department of Marine Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), where she directs the Center for Marine Atmospheric Sciences. Her research focuses on atmospheric aerosol remote sensing, secondary pollution numerical modeling, and ocean-atmosphere interaction studies under climate change contexts.

She holds a PhD in Atmospheric Environmental Science from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2011), MSc in Atmospheric Science from Peking University (2006), and BSc in Physics from Bohai University (2002) with joint study at Tsinghua University. Her professional journey includes roles as Research Assistant Professor at HKUST (2015-2016) and Postdoctoral Fellow at HKUST (2011-2015), with visiting scholar experience at the University of Tennessee (2008-2009).

Her research group develops satellite-based remote sensing algorithms for aerosol components (PM2.5, black carbon), studies ozone formation mechanisms in the Pearl River Delta, and creates novel emission control evaluation methods. She leads major projects including Shenzhen Smart City Atmospheric Monitoring and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Air Quality Research Team.

Scientific achievements include

• 60+ SCI publications in journals like Remote Sensing of Environment and Environmental Science & Technology
• Over 2,400 citations and H-index 24
• Two ESI Highly Cited Papers
• Recipient of Shenzhen Overseas High-level C Talent (2017)