Dr Jing Li

Dr. Jing Li obtained his BSc degree in 2006 and his PhD in 2011 from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). Following this, he completed a two-year postdoctoral research position at USTC and subsequently became a researcher (equivalent to an assistant professor). From 2017 to 2019, he worked at the Department of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Nottingham, supported by the EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Individual Fellowships grant. Since February 2019, he has served as a senior research fellow at the University of Hull.

Dr. Li specializes in the built environment, with expertise in heating, air conditioning, and ventilation system design, as well as indoor air quality, energy efficiency, building energy modeling, thermal comfort, and refrigeration systems. He also has experience in the engineering design of solar power plants, sustainable infrastructure, thermofluid systems, and the integration of renewable energy systems into buildings. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and has teaching experience in courses such as 'Renewable Energy Technologies for Buildings', 'Sustainable Heating Technologies and Systems', 'Engineering Thermodynamics', and 'Advanced Energy Engineering'.

Over his 14 years of professional experience, Dr. Li has led or participated in twelve research projects funded by the EU, BEIS, EPSRC, the Royal Society, Innovate UK, the China Ministry of Science and Technology, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He is also the first inventor of ten patents. To date, he has published one monograph, three books, and more than 100 peer-reviewed papers, which have been cited >4541 times, yielding a h-index of 38 and an i10-index of 79. He has delivered keynote and plenary speeches at five international conferences.