Education background

2007 --2010  Ph.D. in Sustainable Environmental Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.

2004 -- 2006  M.S. in Environmental Science and Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, China

2000 -- 2004  Bachelor’s Degree, Environmental Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, China

Work Experience

2016 -- present   Associate Professor, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, China

2013 -- 2016   Assistant Professor, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, China

2011 -- 2013   Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, China

Teaching Experience

Fall 2014 – present   Environment and Engineering Ethics, graduate basic course, 2-credit

Summer 2015 – 2018   World Environmental and Cultural Practice, undergraduate course, 2-credit

Fall 2018 – present   Building Water Supply and Drainage Engineering, undergraduate course, 2-credit(in charge of 1/2)

Fall 2015 – present   Building Equipment, undergraduate seminar course, 1-credit (in charge of 1/2)

Fall 2020 – present   New student guidance, undergraduate course, 1-credit

Research Interests

Groundwater remediation and utilization, Groundwater recharge, Electro-treatment technologies, Single-atom and nano-materials, Transport and fate of emerging contaminants

Research Projects

1. PI – “Development of Multi-time controlled slow-release materials and chromium removal mechanism from groundwater”, National Science Foundation of China, 2020/01-2023/12

2. PI – “Study on temporal and spatial characteristics and risk assessment of compound pollution in large petrochemical sites”, National Key R&D Program of China, 2020/01-2023/12

3. PI – “Study on the impact of groundwater recharge process of South-to-North Water Transfer Project”, Beijing Science Foundation, 2015/09-2018/09

4. PI – “Water environment risk assessment and control of Nanning”, Water-Control Bureau of Nanning, 2018/01-2020/12

5. PI – “Study on the chemical/electrochemical behavior of denitrification of groundwater at solid-liquid interface with nano-electrode”, National Science Foundation of China, 2015/01-2017/12

6. Co-PI – “Study on secondary environmental pollution prevention and control mechanism”, National Science Foundation of China, 2021/01-2025/12

7. Co-PI – “Integration and demonstration of pollution control technology in heavily polluted water bodies”, National Water Pollution Control and Management Technology Major Projects, 2017/01-2020/06

8. Co-PI – “Study on the integration of site soil and groundwater pollution control technology”, National Key R&D Program of China, 2021/09-2024/09

9. Co-PI – “Integration and application of watershed water pollution control and water restoration technologies”, National Water Pollution Control and Management Technology Major Projects, 2017/01-2020/06

10. Co-PI – “Evaluation and protection countermeasures of the environmental situation of basic resources of groundwater drinking water sources”, National Science and Technology Basic Resources Survey Project, 2017/01-2020/12

11. Co-PI – “Research on urban water system construction and security technology in Xiong'an New Area”, National Water Pollution Control and Management Technology Major Projects, 2017/01-2020/06

12. Co-PI – “Urban water pollution control and comprehensive water environment renovation technology integration, National Water Pollution Control and Management Technology Major Projects, 2014/01-2018/12

13. Co-PI – “Characteristics of antibiotic resistance gene distribution and transmission mechanism during groundwater infiltration by reclaimed water”, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2014/01-2017/12

14. Co-PI – “Integration and benefit evaluation of water pollution control and treatment technology in River Basin”, National Water Pollution Control and Management Technology Major Projects, 2014/01-2016/12

15. Co-PI – “Safety evaluation and control technology of recycled water”, National High-tech R&D Program (863 Program)

16. Co-PI – “Risk assessment of groundwater pollution from recharge of recycled water and technical specifications for recharge”, Public welfare program from China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection, 2012/01-2014/12

17. Co-PI – “Integration and demonstration of water pollution process control and comprehensive water environment improvement technology in urban areas,” National Water Pollution Control and Management Technology Major Projects, 2012/01-2015/12

18. Co-PI – “Integrated research on key technologies for urban water pollution control and water environment renovation”, National Water Pollution Control and Management Technology Major Projects, 2009/01-2011/12

19. Co-PI – “Development of catch-up type ceramics material with higher pollutant removal efficiency and its application to water renovation”, Japan STA Scientist Exchange Program, 2007/11-2010/12

20. Co-PI – “Micro-polluted water treatment technology research and device development”, National key Technology Research and Development Program of China during the “11th Five-Year Plan”, 2006/11-2010/12

21. Co-PI – “Research on drinking water treatment technology and equipment development of bitter and salty water source in small towns”, National key Technology Research and Development Program of China during the “11th Five-Year Plan”, 2006/11-2010/12

Honors and Awards

1. First Prize of the Innovation Achievement Award, China (2020)

2. Third Prize in the 9th Young Professors’ Teaching Competition of Tsinghua University (2020)

3. Best Report of Groundwater Science Youth Forum (2019), support by the Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

4. The 10th Youth Science and Technology Award of Chinese Society of Environmental Sciences, China (2016)

5. First Prize of Beijing Science and Technology, Beijing (2015)

6. International exchange Award of Japan Water Environment, Japan (2014)

7. Third Prize of Beijing Science and Technology, Beijing (2014)

8. Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of University of Tsukuba, School of Life and Environment Science (2010)

9. Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad (2009)

10. National Scholarship of Japanese (2007-2010)

11. Award of International Environment Competition Design in UAE (2006)

12. Winner of 100-m race in University Sports Meeting (2001)

Services

1. 2021.08-Present Seismic Disaster Chain Professional Committee of Seismological Society of China Committee Member

2. 2021.01-Present Young Scientists Committee of Chinese Society of Environmental Sciences Committee Member

3. 2020.01-Present Soil and Groundwater Environment Professional Committee of Chinese Society for Environmental Science        Deputy Secretary General

4. 2021.03-Present    Applied Sciences         Guest Editor

5. 2020.11-Present  Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering  Editorial Board Member

6. 2020.09-Present  China Water & Wastewater     Youth Editorial Board Member

7. 2019.06-Present    Environment International     Guest Editor

8. 2019.01-Present    Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology     Editorial Board Member

Journal Reviewer

PNAS, Nature Sustainability, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental,  Water Research, Environmental Science & Technology, Electrochemistry Communications, Electrochimica Acta, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Bioresource Technology, Journal of Hazardous Materials, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, Chemical Engineering Journal, Environmental Technology, Science of the Total Environment, Chemosphere, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers

Academic Achievement

Journal Publications

1. Shuo Zhang, Miao Li^*, Jiacheng Li, Xiang Liu. N-doped carbon–iron heterointerfaces for boosted electrocatalytic active and selective ammonia production. Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences of the United States of America(PNAS), 2023, 120(3): e2207080119.

2. Jiacheng Li, Miao Li^*, Ning An, Shuo Zhang, Qinan Song, Yilin Yang, Jing Li, Xiang Liu. Boosted ammonium production by single cobalt atom catalysts with high Faradic efficiencies. Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences of the United States of America(PNAS), 2022, 119(29): e2123450119.

3. Shuo Zhang, Miao Li^*, Jiacheng Li, Qinan Song, Xiang Liu. High-ammonia selective metal–organic framework–derived Co-doped Fe/Fe₂O₃, catalysts for electrochemical nitrate reduction. Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences of the United States of America(PNAS), 2022, 119(6): e2115504119.

4. Jiacheng Li, Miao Li^*, Ning An, Shuo Zhang, Qinan Song, Yilin Yang, Xiang Liu. Atomically dispersed Fe atoms anchored on S and N–codoped carbon for efficient electrochemical denitrification. Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences of the United States of America(PNAS), 2021, 118 (33): e2105628118.

5. Miao Li, Yunfeng Yang, Yun Lu, Dayi Zhang, Yi Liu^*, Xiaofeng Cui, Lei Yang, Ruiping Liu, Jianguo Liu, Gaunghe Li, Jiuhui Qu^*. Natural Host–Environmental Media–Human: A New Potential Pathway of COVID-19 Outbreak. Engineering, 2020, 6(10): 1085-1098.

6. Lei Yang, Xiaona Wu, Xiaoyu Chen, Fei Chen, Xiaona Zheng, Qinan Song, Xiang Liu, Miao Li^*. Synergistic Removal of Nutrient Pollutants and Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) from Contaminated Groundwater: Macro-and Microelements and Microorganisms. ES&T Water, 2022, 2(7):1214-1224.

7. Leyun Wang, Xian Zhang, Shanshan Chen, Fanbin Meng, Dayi Zhang, Yi Liu, Miao Li^*, Xiang Liu, Xia Huang, Jiuhui Qu. Spatial variation of dissolved organic nitrogen in Wuhan surface waters: Correlation with the occurrence of disinfection byproducts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Water Research, 2021, 198: 117138.

8. Qinan Song, Miao Li^*, Xiaoshu Hou, Jiacheng Li, Zijun Dong, Shuo Zhang, Lei Yang, Xiang Liu，Anchored Fe atoms for NO bond activation to boost electrocatalytic nitrate reduction at low concentrations, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2022，317: 121721.

9. Jiacheng Li, Miao Li^*, Jing Li, Sai Wang, Gongbo Li, Xiang Liu. Hydrodechlorination and deep hydrogenation on single-palladium-atom-based heterogeneous catalysts. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2020, 282: 119518.

10. Rui Liu, Xiye Zheng, Miao Li^*, Limei Han, Xiang Liu, Fang Zhang, Xiaoshu Hou^*. A three chamber bioelectrochemical system appropriate for in-situ remediation of nitrate-contaminated groundwater and its reaction mechanisms. Water Research, 2019, 158: 401-410.

Issued Patents

1. Miao Li, Xuejiao Ma, Guoyu Ding, Xiang Liu, A method for preparing Fe graphene particles with graphene oxide, Chinese patent, ZL 201510605456.5, issued 2017-07-07. (assignment fee: RMB 15,000,000)

2. Miao Li, Xiang Liu, Lele Wang, Guoyu Ding, A method for efficient removal of nitrate in water by Ti nano electrode, Chinese patent, ZL 201510358221.0, issued 2017-04-12. (assignment fee: RMB 3,900,000)

3. Miao Li, Xuejiao Ma, Li Xin, Xiang Liu, A method for making Ti graphene electrode with graphene oxide, Chinese patent, ZL 201510605449.5, issued 2017-08-11. (assignment fee: RMB 3,600,000)

4. Miao Li, Fanbin Meng, Xiang Liu, A preparation method of activity persistence controllable nano iron powder material, Chinese patent, ZL 201910620635.4, issued 2020-07-28.

5. Miao Li, Fanbin Meng, Hui Zhai, Xiang Liu, A method of microencapsulation of nano iron powder, Chinese patent, ZL 201810175554.3, issued 2021-01-29.

6. Miao Li, Xuejiao Ma, Lele Wang, Bo Liu, Xiang Liu, A method for efficient removal of nitrate in groundwater by Ti graphene electrode, Chinese patent, ZL 201510604946.3, issued 2017-08-117.

7. Miao Li, Fang Liu, Xiang Liu, A solidification method based on resource utilization of waste biomass and sediment, Chinese patent, ZL 201810109466.3, issued 2020-12-01.

8. Miao Li, Xiang Liu, Lele Wang, Guoyu Ding, A method for efficient removal of nitrate in groundwater by Ti nano electrode, Chinese patent, ZL 201510358216.X, issued 2017-04-05.

9. Miao Li, Xiaona Wu, Xiang Liu, A method for preparing nanofiltration membrane based on interfacial polymerization, Chinese patent, ZL 201910609824.1, issued 2020-08-04.

10. Miao Li, Bo Liu, Miaomiao Wu, Xiang Liu, A permeable ecological embankment for pollution control of rainwater, Chinese patent, ZL 201510548086.6, issued 2018-01-12.

11. Miao Li, Fang Liu, Xiang Liu, A remote control device for increasing water flow pressure and its pressurization method, Chinese patent, ZL 201510604962.2, issued 2016-11-16.

12. Xiang Liu, Rui Liu, Miao Li, Erdeng Du, An in-situ cleaning and reuse equipment for sediment, Chinese patent, ZL 201810457302.X, issued 2021-03-16.

Conference

1. 2020.11 13th International Conference Challenges in Environmental Science&Engineering, Co-Chair

2. 2019.05 2nd International Conference of Tsinghua Forum on Environmental Remediation, Co-Chair

3. 2019.08 Annual meeting of science and technology of Chinese society of Environmental Science, Co-Chair

4. 2018.05 1st International Conference of Tsinghua Forum on Environmental Remediation, Chief of the executive committee

5. 2017.10 3rd Young Scholars’ Forum in Groundwater Science in 2017, Oral Report

6. 2018.10 2018 International Symposium on Soil and Groundwater, Oral Report

7. 2018.10 4th Young Scholars’ Forum in Groundwater Science in 2018, Oral Report

8. 2019.05 3rd China Sustainable Environmental Rehabilitation Conference, Invited Keynote Speech

9. 2019.10 2019 International Forum on Groundwater, Oral Report

10. 2020.12 6th Young Scholars’ Forum in Groundwater Science in 2020, Oral Report

11. 2021.01 Engineering Youth Forum of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Invited Keynote Speech

12. 2021.07 2021 International Forum on Groundwater, Oral Report

Research Group Members

PhD Students

1. Qinan Song, Development of single atom catalysts and electrocatalytic removal of nitrate from groundwater, (2017-Present; Expected graduation in July, 2022), in progress.

2. Hui Zhai, Removal of nitrate from groundwater by sulfur autotrophic denitrification, (2018-Present; Expected graduation in July, 2023), in progress.

3. Shuo Zhang, Safe utilization technology of groundwater polluted by nitrate and emerging pollutants, (2019-Present; Expected graduation in July, 2023), in progress.

4. Xiaofeng Cui, Groundwater nitrogen pollution mechanism and safe utilization technology, (2020-Present; Expected graduation in July, 2025), in progress.

5. Fei Chen, Identification of new pollutants in groundwater and risk prevention and control technology, (2021-Present; Dissertation completed; Expected graduation in July, 2025), in progress.

Master Students

1. Yu Zhang, Study on modification of biomass and alumina porous materials for removal of chromium pollution in groundwater. (2018-2021), Excellent Thesis of Tsinghua University.

2. Chen Fei, Study on distribution characteristics and sources of emerging pollutants in groundwater in North China, (2016-2019), Excellent Thesis of Tsinghua University.

3. Limei Han, Study on nitrate removal of groundwater by self driving system, (2015-2018)

4. Yijun Duan, Development of zero valent iron material for removal of chromium from groundwater, (2019-present)

5. Yuchen Deng, Study on assessment method of carbon emission of typical groundwater and soil pollution control technologies, (2019-present)

6. Ning An, Removal of Antibiotic pollutants from groundwater by electrochemical method, (2020-present)