Model Flows with Physics & AI
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Shuolin "Shawn" Li, Ph.D.
Shuolin "Shawn" Li, Ph.D.
I am leading the Machine Learning for Data Assimilation project at LEAP (Learning the Earth with AI and Physics), an NSF Science and Technology Center in the USA.
I am currently a Postdoctoral Scientist Fellow at the Data Science Institute of Columbia University (USA), where I am jointly mentored by Professors Pierre Gentine and Tian Zheng in Statistics Department.
My research focuses on: i) developing process-based mathematical, physical models, ii) generative machine learning algorithms to study the wind, water dynamics and their impacted climate, iii) and advancing AI models and applications for science and engineering.
contact: shuolin.li@columbia.edu
Data Science Institute, Columbia University, New York, USA
Education
Education
I earned my Ph.D. degree in Fluid Dynamics and Hydrology (on Applied Math and Statistics) from Duke University (USA) in April 2023, where I was fortunate to have been advised by Professor Gabriel "Gaby" Katul, a member of the National Academy of Engineering. Additionally, I was guided by Professor Vahid Tarokh, also an NAE member, and obtained a Master of Science degree in Computer Science concentrated on Artificial Intelligence.
I completed a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (minor in Climate Science) at Cornell University (USA) in June 2019, following an earlier degree in Environmental Engineering Science from Northwestern University (USA), where I graduated in May 2018—marking the beginning of my academic journey in the United States.
Selected Service and Honors
Selected Service and Honors
Convener of AGU 2025, Transport and Interactions Among Biotic and Abiotic Components in Aquatic Ecosystems Across Scales, 2025
CVPR Earth Vision, Best Student Paper Awards on Machine Learning for Data Assimilation, 2024
Associate Editor, Journal of Hydrology (Q1 Journal in JCR categories), 2023-2027
Leadership Awards, Duke Engineering PhD students Plus Program, Duke University, 2023
Duke Engineering PhD Plus Advisory Board Committee Member, 07/2022-05/2023
Duke Chinese Students and Scholar Associations, Chair of Secretariat (Vice President), 05/2021-05/2022
Award for Outstanding Non-Government Funded Students Abroad (500 ppl globally, one of the highest distinctions for Chinese graduate students abroad), Ministry of Education through Embassy, China 2020
Keynote Speaker, The First Global Competence Forum for Young Elites, Xi-An, China, 2019
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