Tong Li

Tong Li is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Iowa. His research focuses on nonlinear hyperbolic conservation laws, shock waves, combustion, traffic flow modeling, and bio-mathematics. He holds a PhD from New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences.

Education:

• PhD, New York University, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences

Research Interests:

Li's work spans several areas including:

• Nonlinear hyperbolic conservation laws and their applications in fluid dynamics
• Mathematical modeling of traffic flow and chemotaxis
• Analysis of shock waves and combustion processes
• Partial differential equations and dynamical systems

Publications: Recent work includes studies on critical thresholds in chemotaxis models, Riemann solutions in dusty gas dynamics, and global solutions to traffic flow systems.