Dr. Li received her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Environmental Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and her B.E. degree in Environmental Engineering from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. She received her post-doctoral training at Yale University and was on the faculty of Oregon State University before joining Rice University. Dr. Li’s research focuses on advanced technologies for drinking water treatment and wastewater reuse including adsorption, membrane separation, advanced oxidation and environmental nanotechnology, and environmental impact of nanotechnology. She was the recipient of the Roy E. Campbell Faculty Development Award, ES&T Excellence in Review award, Major Advisor for WQTC Best Student Paper Award, and Parsons Engineering Science/AEESP Doctoral Thesis Award.