Grants

“The Global Nitrogen Innovation Center for Clean Energy and the Environment (NICCEE),” NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada)-Alliance & NSF (National Science Foundation)-Global Centres. Claudia Wagner-Riddle (PI), Tongzhe Li et al. (co-PIs), CAD $3,450,000, 09/01/2023 to 08/31/2028.

“Small Grains, Big Gains for Soil Health in Ontario,” Weston Family Foundation. Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario (PI), Tongzhe Li (reverse auction co-designer), CAD $1,943,186, 11/01/2022 to 10/31/2027.

“How Food Labels and Social Nudges Change Market Outcomes for Vertically Farmed Products? An Experimental Economics Study through the Lens of Artefactual Markets,” Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs Alliance - Tier I. Tongzhe Li (PI), CAD $171,300, 05/01/2024 to 04/30/2027.

“Behavioral Economics for Diversified Crop Rotation,” Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs Alliance - Tier I. Tongzhe Li (PI), CAD $197,000, 07/01/2023 to 06/30/2026.

“Guam’s Upgrowing Agricultural Markets (GUAM): Developing Profitable Local Food Markets and Sustainable Agriculture for Small Island Economies,” U.S. Department of Agriculture - Western SARE. Kuan-Ju Chen (PI), Tongzhe Li, Jen Shaffer, Fred Schumann (co-PIs), Total Amount: USD $349,981, 06/01/2023 to 05/31/2026.

“A Roadmap for Reducing the Greenhouse Gas Footprint of Ontario Grain Production,” NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada)-Alliance. Claudia Wagner-Riddle (PI), Tongzhe Li et al. (co-PIs), CAD $1,315,438 ($689,408 NSERC, $626,030 Partners), 11/15/2021 to 11/14/2025.

“Microbes to Microeconomics: Integration of Datasets for Sustainable Agriculture,” Food from Thought - Canada First Research Excellence Fund. Kari Dunfield (PI), Adam Gillespie, Tongzhe Li, Claudia Wagner-Riddle, Alfons Weersink (co-PIs), CAD $716,900, 06/01/2022 to 05/31/2025.

“Environmental DNA ('eDNA'), Meta-barcoding and Transcriptional Profiling to Improve Sustainability of Freshwater Fisheries and Fish Culture,” Genome Canada Large-scale Applied Research Project Competition. D. Heath, M. Docker, S. Cooke (PIs), T. Li et al. (co-PIs), CAD $9,077,272, 10/01/2019 to 12/31/2025.

“Emotional Arousal and Behaviour toward Risk: Further Examination Using VR (Virtual Reality) and High Stakes,” SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) - Insight. Fei Song (PI), Bram Cadsby, Stephanie Thomas, Tongzhe Li (co-PIs), CAD $149,732, 07/01/2020 to 03/01/2024.  

“Behavioral Economics for Best Management Practices Adoption,” OMAFRA (Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs) Alliance - Tier I. Tongzhe Li (PI), CAD $204,500, 07/01/2020 to 06/30/2023.

"Investigating the Efficiency of Reverse Auctions as a Payment Mechanism to Incentivize Diversified Agriculture in Ontario," Weston Family Foundation. Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario (PI), Tongzhe Li (co-PI), CAD $200,385, 09/01/2021 to 08/31/2022.

“Do Social Mobility and Income Paths Change Preferences for Income Redistribution,” SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) Explore Grant. Tongzhe Li (PI), CAD $3,500, 01/01/2020 to 12/31/2021.

—, IFREE (International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics) Small Grant. Bradley Ruffle (PI), Tongzhe Li (co-PI), USD $8,805, 09/01/2020 to 08/31/2022.

“'Help Vulnerable People' or 'Do Your Job'? Heterogeneity in Behavioral Responses under COVID-19,” University of Guelph COVID19 Research Development and Catalyst Fund. T. Li (PI), $18,360 (CAD), 05/12/2020 to 08/31/2020.

“Natural Resource Abundance and Public Acceptance of Recycled Water,” USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, CBEAR Subgrant - Delaware Bridge. T. Li (PI), $18,300 (CAD), 09/01/2017 to 08/31/2018.

“Consumer Behavior and Preferences for Oysters as a Green Product: An Outreach Initiative in Delaware and the Northeast,” Delaware Sea Grant Minigrant (NOAA). M. Kecinski, K. Messer (PIs) and T. Li (co-PI), $15,000 (USD), 09/01/2016 to 08/31/2017.

“Economics of Ecosystem Services from Oyster Aquaculture,” State of Delaware Federal Research and Development Matching Grant Program. S. Jardine (PI), T. Li, K. Messer, and G. Ozbay (co-PIs), $99,979 (USD), 10/01/2015 to 10/01/2016.

AJAE Outstanding Reviewer Award, AAEA. 2022.

Sylvia Lane Mentor Fellowship Recipient, AAEA. Topic: Incorporating Experimental Evidence into Theoretical Research on Agri-Environmental Issues, 2017.

CBEAR Fellow (The Center for Behavioral & Experimental Agri-Environmental Research), since 2016.