Xinlin Li
- Professor
- LABORATORY FOR ATMOSPHERICS AND SPACE PHYSICS (LASP)
Office Location: LASP 221 at Research Park or AERO 211
Focus Area
Remote Sensing, Earth, & Space Science
Education
BS, 1982, University of Science and Technology of China
MS, 1985, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Academia Sinica
PhD, 1992, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, USA
Professional Experience
2011 - Present, Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences and LASP, University of Colorado Boulder
2002 - 2011, Associate Professor, LASP and Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
2000 - 2002, Associate Research Professor, LASP and Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
1995 - 2000, Research Associate, LASP, University of Colorado Boulder
1993 - 1995, Research Associate, Dartmouth College
1992 - 1993, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dartmouth College
1986 - 1991, Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant, Dartmouth College
1985 - 1986, Instructor, Shanghai University of Science and Technology
1983 - 1985, Research Assistant, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics
Awards (selected)
Fellow, American Geophysical Union, 2021
NASA Group Achievement Award in recognition for exceptional dedication, skill, and perserverance in developing and delivering the Van Allen Probes for its long-awaited science mission on time and under budget, 2013.
NASA Group Achievement Award in recognition of outstanding contribution to the THEMIS mission, 2008.
Outstanding Young Oversea Scientist, Chinese National Science Foundation, 2007.
NASA/THEMIS Project Recognition acknowleding outstanding contributions to Science Support, Specially Instrument Definition, and Mission Design to Address Radiation Belt Physics, 2006.
The European Space Agency Award in recognition of outstanding contribution made to Cluster's exploration of Geospace, 2006.
NASA Group Achievement Awards, 1995, 1998
National Citation of Merit from Academia Sinica for Research Project: "Interaction of Intenses Laser Light with Plasmas", 1988.
Research Interests
Dynamics of Earth's space environment and development of space borne instruments and CubeSat. Energy conversion from the solar wind into the magnetosphere, particle acceleration and transport, magnetic storms and substorms, and space weather effects. In particular: (1) Source, loss, energization, and transport of energetic particles in the magnetosphere, (2) Particle injections and magnetic and electric field configuration changes associated with geomagnetic storms and magnetospheric substorms. (3) Spatial structure and temporal variation of electric and magnetic fields in the Earth's space environment, (4) Prediction of energetic electrons in the magnetosphere and geomagnetic indices such as Dst and AE, (5) Design and development of energetic particle detectors and CubeSat.