Ming Li

Ming Li is an Assistant Professor at the Physics Department of Hampton University's School of Science. With a focus on Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) and high-energy nuclear physics, he contributes to theoretical frameworks for understanding gluon saturation and proton spin structure.

• B.S. (2010) - Nankai University, China
• M.S. (2013) - Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Ph.D. (2018) - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

His research on small x physics explores gluon saturation effects in high-energy collisions, aiming to establish a transverse-momentum-dependent (TMD) factorization framework. This work is critical for experiments at the upcoming Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Recent publications highlight advancements in double-spin asymmetries, quasiclassical gluon fields, and effective Hamiltonian approaches for small x physics. His work has been recognized in DOE Nuclear Physics Highlights.

• "Weizsacker-Williams Gluon Helicity Distribution" (2025)
• "Quasiclassical Evaluation of Gluon Saturation" (2025)
• "Gluon double-spin asymmetry" (2024)
• "Probing gluon Bose correlations" (2022)