Curriculum vitae of Xia Li

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Professional Summary

Ø Environmental scientist with more than five years of experience contributing to environmental restoration and climate change and four years of experience in satellite data processing and land cover change investigation.

Ø Participated in multiple research projects using GIS techniques and numerical models to examine water and nutrient dynamics in wetland ecosystems.

Ø Experience in field/lab experiments, spatial data analysis, hydrological model development, and scientific reports/manuscripts drafting.

Research Experience

Visiting Scientist, USDA Agriculture Research Service, USA

02/2016-Present

u Involve in the project of “Effects and Effectiveness of USDA Wetland Conservation Practices in the Mid-Atlantic Region”

· Investigate the relationship between pattern and carbon stock in forest wetlands;

· Analyze the impacts of topographic and environmental factors on denitrification and climate change in natural, restored, and prior converted wetlands

Research assistant, Department of Geosicences, Auburn University, USA

08/2015-02/2016

u Identified the influences of land cover change on climate

· Processed Landsat satellite images to detect land use and land cover change;

· Evaluated the impacts of land cover change on regional climate using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model;

· Analyzed the influences of wetland shrinkage and cropland expansion on variability of precipitation and temperature.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Geosicences, Auburn University, USA

08/2013-08/2015

u Assisted faculty members with classroom instruction, exams, record keeping, and tutor students in groups and individually;

u Conducted research to evaluated the influences of urban expansion and wetland shrinkage on microclimate

· Collected and compiled remote sensing data and observational climate data over multiple spatial scales；

· Set up and conducted numerical simulations using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model on a supercomputer;

· Presented research findings in conferences, and wrote scientific reports and manuscripts.

Visiting Scholar, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, USA

09/2010-09/2012

u Participated in the “Impacts of Changing Climate and Land Use on Carbon Cycling and Budgets of the Coastal Ocean Margin: Observations, Analysis, and Modeling” project.

· Processed spatially and temporally explicit climate/land use data as inputs for ecosystem modeling;

· Analyzed impacts of changing climate factors and land use on runoff and evapotranspiration.

Research Assistant, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, China

09/2007-06/2013

u Involved in the project of “Study of terrestrialization of Lake Baiyangdian”

· Designed research plans as well as field and lab experiments to explore the role of primary productivity on sedimentation of a eutrophic lake;

· Led a research team to collect data through field observation and lab experiments;

· Developed a process-based aquatic ecosystem model to investigate litter decomposition and carbon cycling;

· Presented research findings and drafted scientific reports and manuscripts.

u Involved in the “National basic research program-Wetland 973”

· Explored interactions between hydrology and biological process;

· Assessed ecological water requirement for Lake Baiyangdian;

· Proposed an ecological restoration method based on wavelet analysis of long term water level recodes of Lake Baiyangdian;

· Tested parameters that influence water loss by reed in the Yellow river delta wetlands.

Education

u M.S. in Geoscience 08/2013-08/2015

· Department of Geosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, U.S.

u Ph.D. in Environmental Science 09/2007-06/2013

· School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.

u B.S. in Environmental Engineering 09/2003-06/2007

· Department of Natural Resources and Environment, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China.

Publications

u Journal Articles

· Li, X., Lang, M., McCarty, G., Ducey, T., Hunt, P., & Miller, J. (2017) Topographic and physicochemical controls on soil denitrification in prior converted croplands located on the Delmarva Peninsula, USA. Geoderma. (Under Review)

· Li, X., McCarty, G., Karlen, D.L., & Cambardella, C.A. (2017) Topographic Metric Predictions of Soil Organic Carbon in Iowa Fields. Cartena. (Under Review)

· Li, X., Mitra, C., Dong, L., & Yang, Q. (2017). Understanding land use change impacts on microclimate using Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C.(In Press)

· Li, X., Mitra, C., Marzen, L., & Yang, Q. (2016). Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Wetland Cover changes in East Kolkata Wetlands, India from 1972 to 2011. International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research, 7(2), 1-13.

· Yang, Q., Tian, H., Li, X., Ren, W., Zhang, B., Zhang, X., & Wolf, J. (2016) Spatiotemporal patterns of livestock manure nutrient production in the conterminous United States from 1930 to 2012. Science of the Total Environment, 541, 1592-1602.

· Li, X., Cui, B., Yang, Q., & Lan, Y. (2015). Impacts of water level fluctuations on detritus accumulation in Lake Baiyangdian, China. Ecohydrology, 9(1), 52-67, doi: 10.1002/eco.1610.

· Pan, S., Tian, H., Dangle, S.S., Zhang, C., Yang, J., Tao, B., Lu, C., Ren, W., Banger, K., Yang, Q., Zhang, B. & Li, X. (2014). Complex spatiotemporal responses of global terrestrial primary production to climate change and increasing atmospheric CO2 in the 21st century. PLoS ONE, 9(11), e112810, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112810.

· Yang, Q., Tian, H., Friedrichs, M.A.M., Liu, M., Li, X. & Yang, J. (2014). Hydrological responses to climate change and land cover change in the U.S. East Coast: A 110‐Year Historical Reconstruction. Journal of the America Water Resources Association, 51(1), 47-67, doi:10.1111/jawr.12232.

· Yang, Q., Tian, H., Li, X., Tao, B., Ren, W., Chen, G., Lu, C., Yang, J., Pan, S., Banger, K. & Zhang, B. (2014). Spatiotemporal patterns of evapotranspiration along the North American east coast as influenced by multiple environmental changes. Ecohydrology, 8(4), 714-725.

· Li, X., Cui, B., Yang, Q., Lan, Y., Wang, T., & Han, Z. (2013). Effects of plant species on macrophyte decomposition under three nutrient conditions in a eutrophic shallow lake, North China. Ecological Modelling, 252, 121-128.

· Li, X., Cui, B., Yang, Q., Tian, H., Lan, Y., Wang, T., & Han, Z. (2012). Detritus quality controls macrophyte decomposition under different nutrient concentrations in a eutrophic shallow lake, North China. PLoS ONE, 7(7), e42042. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0042042.

· Li, X., Cui, B. S., Yang, Q. C., Lan, Y., Wang, T. T., & Han, Z. (2012). Litter quality and interactions of macrophytes tissues decomposition in a eutrophic shallow lake. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 13, 1170-1178.

· Cui, B., Li, X., & Zhang, K. (2010). Classification of hydrological conditions to assess water allocation schemes for Lake Baiyangdian in North China. Journal of hydrology, 385(1), 247-256.

u Patent

· Cui, B., Li, X., & Lan, Y. (2010) Estimation of water allocations for lakes based upon wavelet analysis. Chinese patent: 201010182787.X.

u Oral presentation

· Li, X. Decreasing wetland areas in Kolkata, India from 1972 to 2011 as detected by object-based classification of Landsat imagery. Graduate Scholars Forum, 2014.

· Li, X., & Mitra, C. Wetland Conversion and its impact on microclimate of East Kolkata Wetlands. Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL. April 8-12, 2014.

u Conference Posters

· Li, X., Lang, M., McCarty, G, Thomas Ducey, Patrick Hunt, & Jarrod Miller. (2017) Topographic and physicochemical controls on soil denitrification in prior converted croplands located on the Delmarva Peninsula, USA. Poster presented at the AGU Fall Meeting, 2016.

· Li, X., Mitra, C., & Marzen, L. Impact of decreased wetlands on microclimate of Kolkata, India. Poster presented at the SECC Fall Planning Meeting, 2014.

· Li, X., Cui, B., Yang, Q., Lan, Y., Han, Z., & Wang, T. Modelling detritus accumulation in a nutrient-enriched wetland, China. Poster presented at the 9th INTECOL International Wetlands Conference, 2012.

· Li, X., Cui, B., Yang, Q., Tian, H., Lan, Y., Wang, T., & Han, Z. Detritus quality controls on dominant macrophyte decomposition under different nutrient concentrations in a eutrophic shallow lake, North China. Poster presented at the AGU Fall Meeting, 2011.

Honors and Awards

u Honors:

· The second place in the A.K. Chakravarti Best Graduate Student Paper Competition (2014)

· National research creativity scholarship, Beijing Normal University (2012)

· Department scholarship, Beijing Normal University (2012)

· Department scholarship, Beijing Normal University (2010)

· Beijing Mathematical competition of the third prize, Beijing, China (2007)

· Excellent student of China university of mining and technology (2006)

· University scholarship, China University of Mining and Technology (2006)

· University scholarship for outstanding academic achievement, China university of mining and technology (2005)

· University scholarship for outstanding academic achievement, China university of mining and technology (2004)

u Awards:

· Auburn University Graduate School's 2015 Master's Thesis Awards (2015)

· Local support fellowships, Environmental Data Analytics workshop (2014)

· ASGS Student Travel Awards, AAG Conference (2014)

· Icenogle student travel award, Department of Geosciences, Auburn University (2014)

· COSAM travel award, College of Sciences & Mathematics, Auburn University (2014)

· Graduate travel grants, Auburn University (2014)

· Graduate assistantship award, Auburn University (2013, 2014)

Computer Skills

· Microsoft office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)

· Operating system (Windows and LINUX)

· Statistical software (SPSS, SAS, Matlab)

· GIS software (ArcGIS, MapInfo, eCognition, ERDAS)

· Program language (C++, NCL)