Qinyi Li, PhD, Professor. Dr Li obtained his Bachelor degree in Sun Yat-sen University, Master degee in Peking University, and PhD degree in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). He was a Postdoc Researcher in Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) from 2018 to 2022 in collaboration with Prof. Alfonso Saiz-Lopez, and a Research Fellow in PolyU working with Prof. Tao Wang.
His research focuses on atmospheric chemistry, reactive halogen chemistry, air quality modeling, climate and Earth system numerical modeling. He has been developing multiscale models, including regional chemical transport model (WRF-Chem), global chemistry-climate model (CAM-Chem), and Earth System model (CESM), to reveal the underlying causes of air pollution and climate change.
He has published >40 peer-reviewed journal papers, including 11 first-author (including equal-contribution) papers on National Science Review, Nature Communications, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Geophysical Research Letters, Environmental Science and Technology, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, and Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres. He has also applied his expertise (e.g., developing multiscale atmospheric models) and cooperated with international research teams to analyse and comprehend field observation and numerical modelling results, leading to the publication of >20 SCI papers, including 12 on high-impact multi-discipline journals, including Nature, NSR, NC, NCC, NG, PNAS, and SA. His publications have >1100 SCI citations with an H-index of 18 (Web of Science).
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5146-5831
ResearcherID: https://webofscience.clarivate.cn/wos/author/record/F-4348-2010
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=XOOG1koAAAAJ
First author (including equal contribution) publications:
(11) Fu X.#,*, Sun X.#, Travnikov O.#, Li Q.#, Qin C., Cuevas C.A., Fernandez R.P., Mahajan A.S., Wang S., Wang T., and Saiz-Lopez A.*. Anthropogenic short-lived halogens increase human exposure to mercury contamination due to enhanced mercury oxidation over continents, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2024.
(10) Wang S.#, Li Q.#, Zhang R., Mahajan A.S., Inamdar S., Benavent N., Zhang S., Xue R., Zhu J., Jin C., Zhang Y., Fu X., Badia A., Fernandez R.P., Cuevas C.A., Wang T., Zhou B.*, and Saiz-Lopez A.*. Typhoon- and pollution-driven enhancement of reactive bromine in the mid-latitude marine boundary layer. National Science Review, 2024.
(9) Li Q.#, Meidan D.#, Hess P., Añel J.A., Cuevas C.A., Doney S., Fernandez R.P., van Herpen M., Höglund-Isaksson L., Johnson M.S., Kinnison D.E., Lamarque J.-F., Röckmann T., Mahowald N.M.*, and Saiz-Lopez A.*. Global environmental implications of atmospheric methane removal through chlorine-mediated chemistry-climate interactions. Nature Communications, 2023.
(8) Li Q.*, Fernandez R.P., Hossaini R., Iglesias-Suarez F., Cuevas C.A., Apel E.C., Kinnison D.E., Lamarque J.F., and Saiz-Lopez A*. Reactive halogens increase the global methane lifetime and radiative forcing in the 21st century. Nature Communications, 2022.
(7) Li Q., Tham Y.J., Fernandez R.P., He X.C., Cuevas C.A., and Saiz-Lopez A.*. Role of iodine recycling on sea-salt aerosols in the global marine boundary layer. Geophysical Research Letters, 2022.
(6) Li Q.#, Fu X.#, Peng X., Wang W., Badia A., Fernandez R.P., Cuevas C.A., Mu Y., Chen J., Jimenez J.L., Wang T.*, and Saiz-Lopez A.*. Halogens Enhance Haze Pollution in China. Environmental Science and Technology, 2021.
(5) Li Q.*, Badia A., Fernandez R., Mahajan A., López-Noreña A., Zhang Y., Wang S., Puliafito S., Cuevas C.A., and Saiz-Lopez A.*. Chemical interactions between ship-originated air pollutants and ocean-emitted halogens. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2021.
(4) Li Q., Badia A., Wang T., Sarwar G., Fu X., Zhang L., Zhang Q., Fung J., Cuevas C.A., Wang S., Zhou B., and Saiz-Lopez A.*. Potential Effect of Halogens on Atmospheric Oxidation and Air Quality in China. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2020.
(3) Li Q., Borge R., Sarwar G., de la Paz D., Gantt B., Domingo J., Cuevas C.A., and Saiz-Lopez A.*. Impact of halogen chemistry on summertime air quality in coastal and continental Europe: application of the CMAQ model and implications for regulation. Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 2019.
(2) Li Q., Zhang L., Wang T.*, Wang Z., Fu X., and Zhang Q. “New” reactive nitrogen chemistry reshapes the relationship of ozone to its precursors. Environmental Science and Technology, 2018.
(1) Li Q., Zhang L., Wang T.*, Tham Y., Ahmadov R., Xue L., Zhang Q., and Zheng J. Impacts of heterogeneous uptake of dinitrogen pentoxide and chlorine activation on ozone and reactive nitrogen partitioning: improvement and application of the WRF-Chem model in southern China. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2016.
Co-author publications (selected):
(13) Yan C.#, Tham Y.J.#,*, Nie W., Xia M., Wang H., Guo Y., Ma W., Zhan J., Hua C., Li Y., Deng C., Li Y., Zheng F., Chen X., Li Q., et al. Increasing contribution of nighttime nitrogen chemistry to wintertime haze formation in Beijing observed during COVID-19 lockdowns. Nature Geoscience, 2023.
(12) Tinel, L.*, Abbatt, J.*, Saltzman, E.*, Engel, A., Fernandez, R., Li, Q., et al. Impacts of ocean biogeochemistry on atmospheric chemistry. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 2023.
(11) van Herpen M.M.J.W., Li Q., et al. Photocatalytic chlorine atom production on mineral dust–sea spray aerosols over the North Atlantic. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2023.
(10) Saiz-Lopez A.#,*, Fernandez R.P.#, Li Q., et al. Natural short-lived halogens exert an indirect cooling effect on climate. Nature, 2023.
(9) Villamayor J., Iglesias-Suarez F., Cuevas C.A., Fernandez R.P., Li Q., et al. Very short-lived halogens amplify ozone depletion trends in the tropical lower stratosphere. Nature Climate Change, 2023.
(8) Tham, Y.J.*, Sarnela, N., Iyer, S., Li Q., et al. Widespread detection of chlorine oxyacids in the Arctic atmosphere. Nature Communications, 2023.
(7) Wohl C.*, Li Q., et al. Marine biogenic emissions of benzene and toluene and their contribution to secondary organic aerosols over the polar oceans. Science Advances, 2023.
(6) Benavent N., Mahajan A.S.*, Li Q., et al. Substantial contribution of iodine to Arctic ozone destruction. Nature Geoscience, 2022.
(5) Cuevas C.A.*, Fernandez R.P., Kinnison D.E., Li Q., et al. The influence of iodine on the Antarctic stratospheric ozone hole. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2022.
(4) Peng X., Wang T.*, Wang W., Ravishankara A.R., George C., Xia M., Cai M., Li Q., et al. Photodissociation of particulate nitrate as a source of daytime tropospheric Cl2. Nature Communications, 2022.
(3) Tham Y.J., He X., Li Q., et al. Direct field evidence of autocatalytic halogen iodine release from atmospheric aerosol. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021.
(2) Peng X.#, Wang W.#, Xia M., Chen H., Ravishankara A.R., Li Q., et al. An unexpected large continental source of reactive bromine and chlorine with significant impact on wintertime air quality. National Science Review, 2020.
(1) Veres P.R.*, Neuman J.A., Bertram T.H., Assaf E., Wolfe G.M., Williamson C.J., Weinzierl B., Tilmes S., Thompson C.R., Thames A.B., Schroder J.C., Saiz-Lopez A., Rollins A.R., Roberts J.M., Price D., Peischl J., Nault B.A., Møller K.H., Miller D.A., Meinardi S., Li Q., et al. Global airborne sampling reveals a previously unobserved dimethyl sulfide oxidation mechanism in the marine atmosphere. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020.
