Contact

liying-iap@mail.iap.ac.cn

Research Areas

Kinetic simulations of formation and evolution of secondary organic aerosols, parameterizations and simulations of organic aerosol viscosity and volatility, regional air quality simulation 


Education

Ph.D. (2013)   Major: Atmospheric Physics and Atmospheric Environment

Successive M.S. and Ph.D. program

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

B.S. (2007)     Major: Atmospheric Physics and Atmospheric Environment

Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, China 


Experience

   
Work Experience

02/2022 –                   Professor, Institute of Atmospheric Physics

Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

06/2019 – 05/2021    Research scientist, Department of Chemistry, University of California Irvine

05/2017 – 05/2019    Postdoc, Department of Chemistry, University of California Irvine

04/2016 – 04/2017    Visiting Researcher at National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan

01/2016 – 03/2016    Visiting Researcher at Multiphase Chemistry Department,

                                   Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany

01/2015 – 12/2015   Lindau Fellow (Project No.: GZ 1116), Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for  Chemistry,  Mainz, Germany (The Lindau Fellowship is awarded to attendees of the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting).

03/2016 –  05/2017     Associate Professor, Institute of Atmospheric Physics

Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

05/2013 – 02/2016     Assistant Professor, Institute of Atmospheric Physics

Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

11/2011 – 04/2012     Visiting Researcher at Department of Plants, Soils & Climate

                                    Utah State University, USA

09/2007 – 05/2013     Research Assistant, Institute of Atmospheric Physics

                                    Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China


Publications

39. Morino, Y., Li, Y., Fujitani, Y., Sato, K., Inomata, S., Tanabe, K., Jathar, S. H., Kondo, Y., Nakayama, T., Fushimi, A., Takami, A., Kobayashi, S., Secondary organic aerosol formation from gasoline and diesel vehicle exhaust under light and dark conditions, Environmental Science: Atmospheres, 2 (1), 46-64, 2022.

 

38. Maclean, A. M., Li, Y., Crescenzo, G. V., Smith, N. R., Karydis, V. A., Tsimpidi, A. P., Butenhoff, C. L., Faiola, C. L., Lelieveld, J., Nizkorodov, S. A., Shiraiwa, M., Bertram, A. K., Global Distribution of the Phase State and Mixing Times within Secondary Organic Aerosol Particles in the Troposphere Based on Room-Temperature Viscosity Measurements, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 5 (12), 3458-3473, 2021.

 

37. Li, Y., Carlton, A. G., Shiraiwa, M., Diurnal and Seasonal Variations in the Phase State of Secondary Organic Aerosol Material over the Contiguous US Simulated in CMAQ, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 5(8), 1971-1982, 2021.

 

36. Galeazzo, T., Valorso, R., Li, Y., Camredon, M., Aumont, B., Shiraiwa, M., Estimation of secondary organic aerosol viscosity from explicit modeling of gas-phase oxidation of isoprene and α-pinene, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 10199-10213, 10.5194/acp-21-10199-2021, 2021.

 

35. O'Brien, R. E., Li, Y., Kiland, K. J., Katz, E. F., Or, V. W., Legaard, E., Walhout, E. Q., Thrasher, C., Grassian, V. H., DeCarlo, P. F., Bertram, A. K., Shiraiwa, M., Emerging investigator series: chemical and physical properties of organic mixtures on indoor surfaces during HOMEChem, Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 23, 559-568, 10.1039/D1EM00060H, 2021.

 

34. Xie, Q., Su, S., Chen, J., Dai, Y., Yue, S., Su, H., Tong, H., Zhao, W., Ren, L., Xu, Y., Cao, D., Li, Y., Sun, Y., Wang, Z., Liu, C. Q., Kawamura, K., Jiang, G., Cheng, Y., Fu, P.: Increase of nitrooxy organosulfates in firework-related urban aerosols during Chinese New Year's Eve, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 11453-11465, 10.5194/acp-21-11453-2021, 2021.

 

33. Xu, W., Chen, C., Qiu, Y., Li, Y., Zhang, Z., Karnezi, E., Pandis, S. N., Xie, C., Li, Z., Sun, J., Ma, N., Xu, W., Fu, P., Wang, Z., Zhu, J., Worsnop, D. R., Ng, N. L., Sun, Y., Organic aerosol volatility and viscosity in the North China Plain: contrast between summer and winter, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 5463-5476, 10.5194/acp-21-5463-2021, 2021.

 

32. Smith, N. R., Crescenzo, G. V., Huang, Y., Hettiyadura, A. P. S., Siemens, K., Li, Y., Faiola, C. L., Laskin, A., Shiraiwa, M., Bertram, A. K., Nizkorodov, S. A., Viscosity and liquid–liquid phase separation in healthy and stressed plant SOA. Environmental Science: Atmospheres, https://doi.org/10.1039/D0EA00020E, 2021.

 

31. Kasparoglu, S., Li, Y., Shiraiwa, M., and Petters, M.: Toward closure between predicted and observed particle viscosity over a wide range temperature and relative humidity, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 1127–1141, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-1127-2021, 2021.

 

30. Maclean, A. M., Smith, N. R., Li, Y., Huang, Y., Hettiyadura, A. P. S., Crescenzo, G. V., Shiraiwa, M., Laskin, A., Nizkorodov, S. A.,Bertram, A. K., Humidity-dependent viscosity of secondary organic aerosol from ozonolysis of β-caryophyllene: measurements, predictions, and implications. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.0c00296, 2021.

 

29. Li, Y., Day, D. A., Stark, H., Jimenez, J. L. Shiraiwa, M., Predictions of the glass transition temperature and viscosity of organic aerosols from volatility distributions. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20 (13), 8103-8122, 2020.

 

28. Cummings, B. E., Li, Y., DeCarlo, P. F., Shiraiwa, M., Waring, M. S., Indoor aerosol water content and phase state in U.S. residences: impacts of relative humidity, aerosol mass and composition, and mechanical system operation. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 22 (10), 2031-2057, 2020.

 

27. Xie, Q., Li, Y., Yue, S., Su, S., Cao, D., Xu, Y., et al., Increase of high molecular weight organosulfate with intensifying urban air pollution in the megacity Beijing. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 125, e2019JD032200. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JD032200, 2020.

 

26. Li, Y., M. Shiraiwa, Timescales of secondary organic aerosols to reach equilibrium at various temperatures and relative humidities, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 19, 5959-5971, 2019.

    

25. Evoy, E.,  Maclean, A. M.,  Rovelli, G.,  Li, Y.,  Tsimpidi, A. P.,  Karydis, V. A.,  Kamal, S.,  Lelieveld, J.,  Shiraiwa, M.,  Reid, J. P., Bertram, A. K., Predictions of diffusion rates of large organic molecules in secondary organic aerosols using the Stokes–Einstein and fractional Stokes–Einstein relations. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 19 (15), 10073-10085, 2019.

 

24. Song, M.,  Maclean, A. M.,  Huang, Y.,  Smith, N. R.,  Blair, S. L.,  Laskin, J.,  Laskin, A.,  DeRieux, W. S. W.,  Li, Y.,  Shiraiwa, M.,  Nizkorodov, S. A., Bertram, A. K., Liquid–liquid phase separation and viscosity within secondary organic aerosol generated from diesel fuel vapors. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 19 (19), 12515-12529, 2019.

 

23. Xu, W.,  Xie, C.,  Karnezi, E.,  Zhang, Q.,  Wang, J.,  Pandis, S. N.,  Ge, X.,  Zhang, J.,  An, J.,  Wang, Q.,  Zhao, J.,  Du, W.,  Qiu, Y.,  Zhou, W.,  He, Y.,  Li, Y.,  Li, J.,  Fu, P.,  Wang, Z.,  Worsnop, D. R., Sun, Y., Summertime aerosol volatility measurements in Beijing, China. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 19 (15), 10205-10216, 2019.

 

22. Li, Y., M. Shiraiwa, Molecular corridors, volatility and particle phase state in secondary organic aerosols. In: Multiphase Environmental Chemistry in the Atmosphere., American Chemical Society, 209-244, 2018.

 

21. DeRieux, W. S. W.*, Y. Li*, P. Lin, J. Laskin, A. Laskin, A. K. Bertram, S. A. Nizkorodov, M. Shiraiwa, Predicting the glass transition temperature and viscosity of secondary organic material using molecular composition, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 18, 6331-6351, 2018 (* co-first authors).

 

20. Romonosky, D. E., Y. Li, M. Shiraiwa, A. Laskin, J. Laskin, S. A. Nizkorodov, Aqueous photochemistry of secondary organic aerosol of α-pinene and α-humulene oxidized with ozone, hydroxyl radical, and nitrate radical, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 121(6), 1298-1309, 2017.

 

19. Shiraiwa, M., Y. Li, A. P. Tsimpidi, V. A. Karydis, T. Berkemeier, S. N. Pandis, J. Lelieveld, T. Koop, U. Pöschl, Global distribution of particle phase state in atmospheric secondary organic aerosols, Nature Communications, 8, 15002, 2017.

 

18. Li, Y., U. Pöschl, M. Shiraiwa, Molecular corridors and parameterizations of volatility in the chemical evolution of organic aerosols, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16, 3327-3344, 2016.

 

17.  Lin, P., P. K. Aiona, Y. Li, M. Shiraiwa, J. Laskin, S. A. Nizkorodov, A. Laskin, Molecular characterization of brown carbon in biomass burning aerosol particles, Environmental Science & Technology, 50, 11815-11824, 2016.

 

16. Lin, J., J. An, Y. Qu, Y. Chen, Y. Li, Y. Tang, F. Wang, W. Xiang, Local and distant source contributions to secondary organic aerosol in the Beijing urban area in summer, Atmospheric Environment, 124, 176-185, 2016.

 

15. Ji, D., W. Gao, J. Zhang, Y. Morino, L. Zhou, P. Yu, Y. Li, J. Sun, B. Ge, G. Tang, Y. Sun, Y. Wang, Investigating the evolution of summertime secondary atmospheric pollutants in urban Beijing,  Science of the Total Environment, 572, 289-300, 2016.

 

14. Li, Y., J. An, M. Kajino, I. Gultepe, Y. Chen, T. Song, J. Xin, Impacts of additional HONO sources on O3 and PM2.5 chemical coupling and control strategies in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region of China, Tellus B, 67, 23930, http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v67.23930, 2015b.

 

13. Li, Y., J. An, M. Kajino, J. Li, Y. Qu, Impacts of additional HONO sources on concentrations and deposition of NOy in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region of China, SOLA, 11: 36-42, 2015a.

 

12. Tang, Y., J. An, F. Wang, Y. Li, Y. Qu, Y. Chen, J. Lin, Impacts of an unknown daytime HONO source on the mixing ratio and budget of HONO, and hydroxyl, hydroperoxyl, and organic peroxy radicals, in the coastal regions of China, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 15, 9381-9398, 2015.

 

11. Gultepe, I., B. Zhou, J. Milbrandt, A. Bott, Y. Li, A. J. Heymsfield, B. Ferrier, R. Ware, M. Pavolonis, T. Kuhn, J. Gurka, P. Liu, J. Cermak, A review on ice fog measurements and modeling, Atmospheric Research, 151: 2-19, 2015.

 

10. Li, Y., J. An, I. Gultepe, Effects of additional HONO sources on the visibility over the North China Plain, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 31(5): 1221-1232, 2014.

 

9. An, J., Y. Li, Y. Tang, Y. Chen, Y. Qu, Advances in HONO sources, HONO simulations, and the impacts of the HONO sources on regional or global air quality, China Environmental Science, 34, 273-281, 2, 2014 (in Chinese with English abstract).

 

8. Tang, Y., J. An, Y. Li, F. Wang, Uncertainty in the uptake coefficient for HONO formation on soot and its impacts on concentrations of major chemical components in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, Atmospheric Environment, 84, 163-171, 2014.

 

7. Wang, F., J. An, Y. Li, Y. Tang, J. Lin, Y. Qu, Y. Chen, B. Zhang, J. Zhai, Impacts of uncertainty in AVOC emissions on the summer ROx budget and ozone production rate in the three most rapidly-developing economic growth regions of China, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 31(6): 1331-1342, 2014.

 

6. Qu, Y., J. An, J. Li, Y. Chen, Y. Li, X. Liu, M. Hu, Effects of NOx and VOCs from five emission sources on summer surface O3 over the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 31(4): 787-800, 2014.

 

5. An, J., W. Xiang, Z. Han, K. Xiao, Z. Wang, X. Wang, J. Wu, P. Yan, J. Li, Y. Chen, J. Li, Y. Li, Validation of the Institute of Atmospheric Physics emergency response model with the meteorological towers measurements and SF6 diffusion and pool fire experiments, Atmospheric Environment, 81, 60-67, 2013.

 

4. An, J., Y. Li, Y. Chen, J. Li, Y. Qu, Y. Tang, Enhancements of major aerosol components due to three HONO sources in the North China Plain (NCP) and implications for visibility and haze, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 30(1): 57-66, 2013.

 

3. An, J., Y. Li, F. Wang, P. Xie, Impacts of photoexcited NO2 chemistry and heterogeneous reactions on concentrations of O3 and NOy in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Province of China, Air Quality-Models and Applications, Nicolas Mazzeo (Ed.), InTech, 197-210, 2011.

 

2. Li, Y., J. An, M. Min, W. Zhang, F. Wang, P. Xie, Impacts of HONO sources on the air quality in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Province of China, Atmospheric Environment, 45(27): 4735-4744, 2011.

 

1. Min, M., P. Wang, J. R. Campbell, X. Zong, Y. Li, Midlatitude cirrus cloud radiative forcing over China, Journal of Geophysical Research, 115, doi: 10.1029/2010JD014161, 2010.


Conferences

Oral Presentations:

1. Li, Y., U. Pöschl, M. Shiraiwa, Molecular corridor based approach for description of evolution of secondary organic aerosols. International Workshop on Heterogeneous Kinetics Related to Atmospheric Aerosols, August 9-10, 2015, Beijing, China.

2. Li, Y., U. Pöschl, M. Shiraiwa, Molecular corridor based approach for description of evolution of secondary organic aerosols. International Aerosol Modeling Algorithms conference, December 9-11, 2015, Davis, USA.

3. Li, Y., A. P. Tsimpidi, V. A. Karydis, S. N. Pandis, J. Lelieveld, U. Pöschl, M. Shiraiwa, Molecular corridor based approach for predicting phase state of secondary organic aerosols. Goldschmidt, June 27- July 1, 2016, Yokohama, Japan.

4. Li, Y., A. P. Tsimpidi, V. A. Karydis, T. Berkemeier, S. N. Pandis, J. Lelieveld, T. Koop, U. Pöschl, M. Shiraiwa, Global atmospheric secondary organic particle phase state distribution. 2nd International Workshop on Heterogeneous Kinetics Related to Atmospheric Aerosols, November 12-14, 2016, Tsukuba, Japan (invited).

5. Li, Y., M. Shiraiwa, Equilibration timescale of atmospheric secondary organic aerosol partitioning under a wide range of temperature and relative humidity. 10th International Aerosol Conference, September 2-7, 2018, St. Louis, USA.

6. Li, Y., M. Shiraiwa, Timescales of atmospheric secondary organic aerosols to reach equilibrium at various temperatures and relative humidities. AGU Fall Meeting, December 10-14, 2018, Washington, D.C., USA.

7. Li, Y., Douglas A. Day, Harald Stark, Jose L. Jimenez and Manabu Shiraiwa, Predictions of the glass transition temperature and viscosity of organic aerosols from volatility distributions. 37th Annual the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) Conference, October 14-18, 2019, Portland, USA.

8. Li, Y., Annmarie Carlton, Kirk Baker, Manabu Shiraiwa, Diurnal and seasonal variations of secondary organic aerosol phase state over the continent US simulated in CMAQ. 38th Annual the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) Conference, October 5-9, 2020, USA.