Zhi Li
Research Scientist at Tongji University
Austin, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZhi Li is a research scientist based in Austin with eight years of experience applying numerical modeling, fluid mechanics, and hydrogeology to real-world water systems. He earned advanced degrees from UC Berkeley and UT Austin and has led delta-scale hydrodynamic and salinity-transport modeling projects—calibrating models with field and LiDAR-derived bathymetry to diagnose hypersalinity and evaluate pumping impacts. His background spans academia and national labs, including postdoctoral work at Berkeley Lab and ongoing research at Tongji University, bridging rigorous simulation skills with hands-on field survey expertise. Colleagues value his ability to translate complex numerical results into actionable water-management insights, and his GitHub showcases focused technical work on numerical methods for hydrologic problems.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, Master's Degree, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering at University of California, BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering at The University of Texas at AustinBachelor of Science - BS, Civil Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Civil Engineering at University of MichiganBachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (13)
sparse-matrix9
sparse8
surface7
solver7
graph6
portability6
blas6
linear-algebra6
math5
hpc4
petsc4
mpi4
ecosystem4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
zLi90/frehg
Nov 2019 - May 2022
Coupled surface-subsurface flow solver
Contributions:28 commits, 2 PRs, 70 pushes in 2 years 6 months
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zLi90/zLi90.github.io
Jan 2022 - Sep 2024
Contributions:50 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
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