Yun Li

Yun Li serves as an Assistant Professor in the School of Marine Science and Policy within the College of Earth, Ocean and Environment at the University of Delaware. Her research focuses on coupled hydrodynamic-biogeochemical modeling to investigate marine ecosystem variability and physical-biological linkages in ocean environments.

Her academic credentials include:

• B.S. in Marine Science from Ocean University of China (2004)
• Ph.D. in Biological and Physical Oceanography from the University of Maryland, College Park (2012)

Dr. Li's research program centers on estuarine circulation, stratification dynamics, and phytoplankton-sea ice phenology to understand bottom-up effects of physical drivers on marine food webs. Her Computational Oceanography Lab develops numerical models that decode historical records and predict future ecosystem changes through interdisciplinary collaboration with physical, biogeochemical, and satellite oceanographers.

Analysis of her recent publications (2022-2025) reveals predominant activity in biophysics and soft matter physics, with emphasis on protein-surfactant interactions, small-angle scattering techniques, and biopharmaceutical formulation stability—diverging from her institutional marine science focus.

No scientific awards were documented in the source materials.

She actively mentors graduate students through Master's and Ph.D. programs in ocean modeling, with current opportunities advertised for both degree-seeking students and postdoctoral researchers in environmental science and data analysis.

The Computational Oceanography Lab maintains active research into physical-biogeochemical linkages, utilizing numerical modeling to address dynamical connections between environmental drivers and ecosystem responses across temporal scales.