Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, (08/08 - Present).
Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA
Advisor: Professor Linda M. Abriola, (08/05 - 08/08).
Research Assistant /Teaching Assistant , Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, Advisors: Professors Eugene J. LeBoeuf and Prodyot K. Basu, (08/00 - 08/05).
Research Assistant, Department of Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China, (09/97 - 07/00).
Assistant Engineer, Kunming Urban Planning & Design Institute, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, P. R. China, (07/95 - 08/97).
Li, Y.; Wang, Y.; Pennell, K. D; Abriola, L. M. (2008) "Investigation of the Transport and Deposition of Fullerene (C60) Nanoparticles in Quartz Sands under Varying Flow Conditions," Environmental Science & Technology (in press).
Wang, Y., Y. Li, and K.D. Pennell. "Influence of Electrolyte Species and Concentration on the Aggregation and Transport of Fullerene Nanoparticles in Quartz Sands," (2008) Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 27(9), 1860-1867.
Wang, Y., Y. Li, L.M. Abriola, and K.D. Pennell. (2008) "Transport and Retention of C60 Fullerene in Water-Saturated Soils," Environmental Science & Technology, 42(10), 3588-3594.
Li, Y., Pennell, K.D., Phelan, T.J., Ramsburg, C.A., and Abriola, L.M. (2007) "Validation of the Total Trapping Number Concept via Low Interfacial Tension DNAPL Mobilization," Environmental Science & Technology, 41(23), 8135-8141.
Li, Y., LeBoeuf, E. J. and Basu, P. K. (2005) "A Least Squares Finite Element Scheme for Lattice Boltzmann Method on Unstructured Meshes," Physical Review E 72 (11), Art. No., 046711
Li, Y., LeBoeuf, E. J., Basu, P. K., and Mahadaven, S. (2005) "Stochastic Modeling of the Permeability of Randomly-Generated Heterogeneous Porous Media," Advances in Water Resources, 28(8), 835-844.
Li, Y., LeBoeuf, E. J., and Basu, P. K. (2004). "Least Squares Finite Element Lattice Boltzmann Method," Physical Review E, 69 (6), Art. No., 06570(R).
Li, Y., LeBoeuf, E. J., Basu, P. K., and Turner, L. H. (2003). "Development of a Web-Based Mass Transfer Processes Laboratory: System Development and Implementation," Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 11(1), 25-39.
Chinese
Li, Y., Bu, C., and Zhang, Y. "Study on Scale Inhibition of Circulating Cooling Water System for Which Municipal Sewage is Reused," Industrial Water Treatment, P. R. China, 2001 (05).
Wang, H. and Li, Y. "Simulation Model of Dynamic Aerobic Compost and Its Application," China Environmental Science, P. R. China, 2001 (03).
Zhang, Y., Dun, H., Li, Y., and Bu, C. "Researches on the Corrosion Factors of the Circulating Cooling Water System for Which Municipal Wastewater is Reused," Industrial Water Treatment, P. R. China 2001 (03).
Wang, H., Luo, J., Li, Y., Niu, D., Li, L., and Li, G. "Numerical Simulation of Petroleum Pollutant Transport in Soil," Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae, P. R. China, 2000 (06).
Zeng, S., Li, Y., and Fu, G. "Sustainable Development in Brazil," World Environment, P. R. China, 2000 (01).
Niu, D. and Li, Y. "National Strategies on Some Important Global Environmental Issues in Indonesia," World Environment, P. R. China, 2000 (02).
Wang, H., Nie, Y., and Li, Y. "Flow Analysis by Coupling Dominant Fracture and Network Fracture Systems and Its Application,"Journal of Tsinghua University (Science and Technology), P. R. China, 1998 (12).
Zhang, Y., Bu, C., and Li, Y. "Influence of the Turbidity and Organic Matters on the Corrosion and Scale in Wastewater Reuse for Circulating Cooling Systems," East China Water & Wastewater, P. R. China, 1996 (02).
Wang, Y.; Li, Y.; Fortner, J. D.; Hughes, J. B.; Abriola, L. M.; Pennell, K. D. "Transport and retention of C60 fullerene in water-saturated soils," Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, Chicago, IL, 2007
Li, Y., LeBoeuf, E.J. and Basu, P.K. (2005) "Use of a Least Squares Finite Element Lattice Boltzmann Method to Study Fluid Flow and Mass Transfer Processes," Lecture Notes in Computer Science 3514: 172-179.
Li, Y. and LeBoeuf, E.J. (2003). "Use of a Web-Based Virtual Laboratory to Introduce Mass Transfer Processes in Environmental Engineering and Science Courses," Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.
LeBoeuf, E. J., Li, Y. (2003). "Utilization of Case Studies and Interactive Computer Models in an Introductory Water Resources Engineering Course," Proceedings of the 2003 Environmental and Water Resources Institute's World Water and Environmental Conference.
Presentations
Li, Y., Y.G. Wang, L.M. Abriola, and K.D. Pennell. "Influence of Flow Rate, Grain Size, Electrolyte Species and Concentration on the Transport and Retention of Fullerene C60 Aggregates in Saturated Porous Media," to be presented at the International Environmental Nanotechnology Conference, Chicago, IL, Oct 7-9, 2008 (Oral).
Li, Y., Y.G. Wang, L.M. Abriola, and K.D. Pennell. "Investigation of n-C60 Nanoparticle Transport and Retention in Saturated Porous Media," presented at the AGU 2007 Conference, San Francisco, CA, December 2007 (Oral).
Li, Y., Y.G. Wang, L.M. Abriola, and K.D. Pennell. "Influence of Grain Size and Flow Rate on the Transport and Retention of C-60 Fullerene in Water-Saturated Soils," presented in 81st ACS Colloid & Surface Science Symposium. June 24-27, 2007. Newark, Delaware (Oral).
Wang, Y., Y. Li, J.D. Fortner, J.B. Hughes, L.M. Abriola, and K.D. Pennell. "Transport and Retention of C60 Fullerene in Water-Saturated Soils," presented in 233rd ACS National Meeting. 2007. Chicago, IL.
Li, Y., Pennell, K.D., Ramsburg, C.A., and Abriola, L.M, "Simulation of Low Interfacial Tension DNAPL Mobilization in Porous Media Using the Total Trapping Number Approach," presented at the AGU 2006 Conference, San Francisco, CA, December 2006 (Oral).
Li, Y., Pennell, K.D., Ramsburg, C.A., and Abriola, L.M, "Simulation of Low Interfacial Tension DNAPL Mobilization for Subsurface Remediation," Gordon Research Conference: Flow and Transport in Permeable Media, Andover, NH, July 30 - August 4, 2006. (Poster)
T. Jiaranaikhajorn, Z. Yu, Y. Li, C. Yang, and W. Huang, "Effect of kerogen maturation on the apparent rate of phenanthrene sorption," presented at the 230th American Chemistry Society National Meeting, Washington, DC, August 2005 (Poster).
Li, Y., E.J. LeBoeuf, P.K. Basu, "A Web-Based Mass Transfer Virtual Laboratory for Research and Education in Environmental Mass Transfer Processes," presented at the 2005 Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Research & Education Conference, Potsdam, NY, July 2005.
Li, Y., LeBoeuf, E.J. and Basu, P.K. "Use of a Least Squares Finite Element Lattice Boltzmann Method to Study Fluid Flow and Mass Transfer Processes," presented at the 2005 International Conference on Computational Science, Atlanta, GA, May 2005 (Oral).
Li, Y., LeBoeuf, E. J., Basu, P. K., "Development of a Least-Squares Finite-Element Based Lattice Boltzmann Method for Modeling Fluid Flow in Porous Media," presented at the AGU 2004 Conference, San Francisco, CA, December 2004 (Oral).
Li, Y., LeBoeuf, E. J., Basu, P. K., Turner, L. H., IV, "Use of a Web-Based Virtual Laboratory to Introduce Mass Transfer Processes in Environmental Engineering and Science Courses," presented at the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee, June 2003 (Oral).
LeBoeuf, E. J., Li, Y., "Utilization of Case Studies and Interactive Computer Models in an Introductory Water Resources Engineering Course," presented at the Environmental and Water Resources Institute's World Water and Environmental Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 2003.
PKI Spring Open House, Saturday, February 20, 1-3 p.m., PKI
Lincoln
E-Week, April 18-23, Engineering Facilities, City Campus
E-Week Open House: Friday, April 23, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Check-in at Othmer Hall south entrance
• Faculty & Staff Recognition Ceremony and Dinner, TBD (Late April or Early May). There
will be a College of Engineering faculty meeting, followed by the ceremony and dinner.
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