Dr. Qiang (Ted) Li
Biography
Dr. Qiang(Ted) Li is an Assistant Professor at University of Houston-Downtown. He uses multidisciplinary approaches (including field and laboratory techniques) to investigate source, transport, and fate of nutrients across plant-soil-water continuum and strives to incorporate models to better predict nutrients dynamics in the context of climate change. His previous research includes developing best management practices (BMPs) to improve soil health and nutrient use efficiency on farm scale, examining how BMPs affect nutrients transport in the edge-of-field runoff, and investigating phosphorus sources and bioavailability in various watersheds using multi-isotopic tracers. He worked as a Research Associate at University of Wisconsin-Madison from 2020 to 2023. Prior to his appointment at UW-Madison, Ted received his Ph.D. in Soil Science from University of Delaware in 2020, master's degree in Soil Science from Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2015, and bachelor's degree in Agricultural Resources and Environment from Southwest University in 2012.
Degrees Earned
University of Delaware, Ph.D., 2020
Chinese Academy of Sciences, M.Sc., 2015
Southwest University, B.Sc., 2012
Courses Taught
Environmental Geology
Environmental Chemistry
General Chemistry Laboratory
Experience Qualifications
Assistant Professor, University of Houston-Downtown, since September 2023
Research Associate, University of Wisconsin-Madison, August 2020 - August 2023
More Information
Research
Environmental biogeochemistry, water quality, soil health, nutrient management
Publications
Li, Q., Gray, K., and Jaisi, D. P. (2022). Relative role of sediment transport and localized erosion in phosphorus hydrodynamics of the lower Susquehanna River and northern Chesapeake Bay, USA. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, e2022JG006944
Li, Q., Wang, J., Yuan, H., Chen, B., and Zhuang, S. (2022). Climatic effects on soil organic nitrogen fractions and chirality of amino acids in paddy soils. Pedosphere, 33(4), 579-588.
Zhou, Y., Wang, H., Zhang Y., Cai Y., Yin H., Yang Z., Li, Q., Yuan, H (2021). Availability and diffusion kinetic process of phosphorus in water-sediment interface assessed by high resolution DGT technique. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 1-15.
Li, Q., Yuan, H., Li, H., Main, C., Anton, J., and Jaisi, D. P. (2021). Tracing the sources of phosphorus along the salinity gradient in a coastal estuary using multi-isotopic proxies. Science of The Total Environment, 792, 148353.
Yuan, H., Wang, H., Zhou, Y., Jia, B., Yu, J., Cai, Y., Yang, Z., Liu, E., Li, Q., and Yin, H. (2021). Water-level fluctuations regulate the availability and diffusion kinetics process of phosphorus at lake water–sediment interface. Water Research, 200, 117258.
Yuan, H., Tai, Z., Li, Q., & Zhang, F. (2020). Characterization and source identification of organic phosphorus in sediments of a hypereutrophic lake. Environmental Pollution, 257, 113500.
Gui R., Hu Y., Li, Q. and Zhuang S. (2020). Effects of Cultivation Time on Soil Heavy Metal Accumulation and Bioavailability in Phyllostachys praecox Stands. Pedosphere, 30(6), 810-816.
Li, Q., Yuan, H., Li, H., Wang, D., Jin, Y. and Jaisi, D. P (2019). Loading and bioavailability of colloidal phosphorus in the estuarine gradient of the Deer Creek-Susquehanna River transect in the Chesapeake Bay. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 124(12), 3717-3726.
Qian, Z., Zhuang S., Li, Q., and Gui, R. (2019). Soil Silicon Amendment Increases Phyllostachys praecox Cold Tolerance in a Pot Experiment. Forests 10, no. 5: 405.
Yuan, H., Li, Q., Kukkadapuc, R., Liu, E., Yu, J., Fang, H., Li, H. and Jaisi, D. P (2019). Identifying sources and cycling of phosphorus in the sediment of a shallow freshwater lake using phosphate oxygen isotopes. Science of the Total Environment, 676, 823-833.