Ling Li

Chair, Environmental Engineering, University of Queensland

A world leading researcher on coastal groundwater, Professor Ling Li’s work has provided a key theoretical base for studying the dynamics of shallow aquifers and interactions with coastal water.

His principal research interests lie in mathematical modelling of complex environmental systems with a current focus on the processes at the ocean-land interface.

He has contributed to the development of many emerging concepts and research directions in the area of coastal groundwater, including a theoretical model of submarine groundwater discharge that assists our understanding of contaminants in coastal aquifers.

During his career Professor Li has published over 110 research papers, including 80 articles mostly in top international journals. He is a member of the editorial board of Advances in Water Resources and an associate editor of Hydrogeology Journal.

For NCGRT, Professor Li will be supporting the program on groundwater dynamics at the land-ocean interface. He will help link research with his related work on contaminant transport in coastal aquifers currently being undertaken in Europe and China through his role as visiting professor at the University of Edinburgh and Hohai University.

Chief Investigator Program 3. Email Ling Li