Qingyun Li

B.S in Environmental Sciences, 2011: Peking University
Ph.D. in Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, 2016
Washington University in St. Louis
Postdoctoral research affiliate at Stanford University /
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Faculty member at Stony Brook since 2021

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Professor Li uses experimental approaches, geochemical modeling, and synchrotron X-ray techniques to study water-rock interactions in energy and environmental systems. Example topics of interest include geologic CO2 sequestration, geologic hydrogen generation and storage, dissolution and precipitation of critical minerals, and fate and transport of PFAS and nanoplastics through porous media.

Selected Publications

Li, Q, S Zheng, and B Hsiao. Alkanol-Enabled Instantaneous Precipitation of Lithium Carbonate and Phosphate at Low Temperature. Hydrometallurgy, 2026

Li, Q, CM Ross, Z Kou, V Alvarado, and SA Aryana. Characterization and Modeling of Secondary Fe(OH)3 Phases in Stimulated Shale. Energy & Fuels, 2025, 39, 39, 18821–18830

Zhu, Y, L McWest, C I Steefel, Y Wang, Q Li, Z Gao, J Yang, Y-S Jun. Sulfate Promotes Compact CaCO3 Formation and Protects Portland Cement from Supercritical CO2 Attack. Environmental Science & Technology, 2025, 59, 2, 1189–1197.

Xu, Y, L Arya, C Rooney, A Sharma, X Liu, Z Hu, X Duan, JR Trelewicz, Q Li. Influence of Fracturing Fluids on Shale Matrix Permeability and Micro-Mechanical Properties After Chemical Interactions. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 2024, 241, 213197.

Rooney, C, R Tappero, S Nicholas, Q Li. Wellbore Cement Alteration and Roles of CO2 and Shale During Underground Hydrogen Storage. Applied Geochemistry, 2024, 170, 106088.

Esteves, BF, E Spielman-Sun, Q Li, AD Jew, JR Bargar, JL Druhan. Geochemical Modeling of Celestite (SrSO4) Precipitation and Reactive Transport in Shales. Environmental Science & Technology, 2022, 56, 7, 4336–4344

Li, Q,  L Wang, Z Perzan, J Caers, GE Brown Jr, JR Bargar, K Maher. Global Sensitivity Analysis of a Reactive Transport Model for Mineral Scale Formation During Hydraulic Fracturing. Environmental Engineering Science, 2021, 38 (3), 192-207.

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