Yongli Gao

Yongli Gao serves as a Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences within the College of Sciences at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), holding the Amy Shelton and V.H. McNutt Distinguished Professorship in Geology.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Geology, University of Minnesota
• M.S. in Computer Science, University of Minnesota
• M.S. in Geochemistry, Beijing University
• B.S. in Geology, Beijing University

Research Expertise: Dr. Gao's work centers on Environmental geology and Hydrogeology, with emphasis on geological processes in ecological contexts and groundwater systems analysis. His interdisciplinary background bridges geoscience with computational methods.

Professional Engagement: As a core faculty member in UTSA's College of Sciences, he contributes to the institution's mission of advancing scientific literacy and conducting impactful research aligned with the college's core values of integrity and scientific rigor.