南京大学地球科学与工程学院院长助理，表生地球化学教育部重点实验室副主任，南京大学-利兹大学地球关键带国际联合研究中心副主任。入选中组部海外高层次青年人才计划（2016），并获得国家优秀青年基金(2017)和江苏省杰出青年基金(2015)；主要从事表面矿物学、分子地球化学等方面的研究工作，在国际重要期刊NC、NG、ES&T、GCA等期刊学术论文100余篇, 全部论文被引约5677次(H指数40)。担任国际Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta等多种国际期刊的副主编和编委、斯普林格出版社 AI for Earth系列专著的Series Editor，并兼任中国岩石矿物地球化学学会地表与生物地球化学专委会副主任委员、中国土壤学会土壤环境与土壤化学专委会委员，同时兼任中国土壤学会理事。此外担任美国国家科学基金会（NSF）和瑞士联邦科学基金会（SNSF）、美国斯坦佛同步辐射光源的国际评审专家。
教育经历
2006-2010 美国纽约州立大学，地球科学系，博士
2003-2006 中国科学院，生态环境研究中心，硕士
1999-2003 武汉大学，环境科学系，学士
工作经历
2016 南京大学，地球科学与工程学院，教授
2014-2016 南京大学，地球科学与工程学院，研究员
2010-2014 美国特拉华大学，特拉华环境研究所，博士后
代表性成果
Xinyu Wang, Ruilin Wang, Luo Li, David M. Sherman Tao Yang, Mingcai Hou, Yoshio Takahashi, Wei Li*, 2025. Stable Mo isotopic fractionation during complexation onto hematite surface: Molecular insights from Ab-initio MD and X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 403, 52-56.
Wei Li, Chao Ren*, Kideok D. Kwon, Xiaolei Feng, Gang Sha, Jinhui Li, Sijia Dong, Xiancai Lu, 2025. Incorporation of fluoride in calcite: Insights from solid-state NMR, NanoSIMS, APT, HRSTEM and DFT calculations. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 401, 31-46.
Zhao Wang, Michael F. Hochella Jr, Yiren Duan, Ganlin Zhang, Xiancai Lu, Wei Li*, 2025. Contrasting Zn isotope fractionation effect during adsorption on micro- and nano-goethite.Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 401, 47-61.
Chao Ren, Yongfang Li, Shaofeng Wang, Jingzhao Wang, Junfeng Ji, Henry H. Teng, Brian L. Phillips, Kideok D. Kwon, Wei Li*, 2025. Coprecipitation of phosphate with calcite: Molecular-scale evidence for incorporation and inclusion mechanisms. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 399, 1–17.
Yiren Duan, Hongtao He, Wenchao Liu, Wenxian Gou, Zhao Wang, Peng Liu, Jing Zhang, Caroline Peacock, Wei Li*, 2025. Coupling stable isotope analyses with X-ray absorption spectrospcy to investigate of the molecular mechanism of zinc sorption by calcite, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 390, 232-250.
Xinxin Mo, Yoshio Takahashi, Matthew Siebecker, Wenxian Gou, Zhao Wang, Xiancai Lu, Wei Li*, 2023. In situ/operando XAFS investigation of the sorption/precipitation of Zn(II) on palygorskite surface at the molecular scale: Implications for Zn stable i sotope fractionation,Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 349, 64-80.
Zhao Wang, Kideok Kwon, Caroline Peacock, Xinxin Mo, Wenxian Gou, Xionghan Feng, Wei Li*, 2022. Zn stable isotope fractionation during adsorption onto todorokite: A molecular perspective from X-ray absorption spectroscopy and density function theory. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 327, 116-136.
Wenxian Gou, Wei Li*, Matthew Siebecker, Mengqiang Zhu, Ling Li, Donald L. Sparks, 2022. Coupling molecular-scale spectroscopy with stable isotope analyses to investigate the effect of Si on the mechanisms of Zn-Al LDH formation on Al oxide. Environmental Science & Technology 56(19), 13829–13836.
Wenxian Gou, Xiaoming Wang, Mengqiang Zhu, Dong-Xing Guan, Xinxin Mo, Hongtao Wang, Wei Li*, 2022. Long-range and short-range structures of multimetallic layered double hydroxides. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 126, 11, 5311–5322
Chao Ren, Zhengmao Liu, Mengzhi Zhou, Xiancai Lu, Junfeng Ji, Guangjin Hou*, Wei Li*, 2021. Enhanced fluoride uptake by layered double hydroxides under alkaline conditions: Solid-state NMR evidence of the role of surface >MgOH sites. Environmental Science & Technology, 55, 15082-15089.
Xinxin Mo, Matthew Siebercker, Wenxian Gou, Wei Li*. 2021. EXAFS investigation of Ni(Ⅱ) sorption at the palygorskite-solution interface: New insights into surface-induced precipitation phenomena. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 314, 85-107.
Chao Ren,Yong-fang Li,Qiang Zhou, Wei Li*, 2021. Phosphate uptake by calcite: Constraints of concentration and pH on the formation of calcium phosphate precipitates. Chemical Geology, 579, 120365.
Yunbin Jiang, Chao Ren, Hongyan Guo, Mingxing Guo, Wei Li*, 2019. Speciation transformation of phosphorus in poultry litter during pyrolysis: insights from X-ray diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared, and solid-state NMR spectroscopy. Environmental Science & Technology, 53(23), 13841-13849.
Chao Ren, Zhiwu Yu, Brian L. Phillips, Hongtao Wang, Junfeng Ji, Bingcai Pan, Wei Li*, 2019. Molecular-scale investigation of fluoride sorption mechanism by nano-sized hydroxyapatite using 19F solid state NMR spectroscopy. Journal of Colloid Interface Science, 557, 357-366.
Wei Li, Wenxian Gou, Weiqiang Li, Tuoya Zhang, Ben Yu, Qian Liu, Jianbo Shi*, 2019. Environmental applications of metal stable isotopes: Silver, mercury and zinc. Environmental Pollution, 252, 1344-1356. (Review)
Wenxian Gou, Wei Li*, Junfeng Ji, Weiqiang Li*, 2018. Zn isotope fractionation during sorption on Al oxide: Atomic level undertanding from EXAFS. Environmental Science & Technology, 52, 9087-9096.
Lanfang Peng, Zhenqing Shi*, Pei Wang, Wei Li*, Zhang Lin, Zhi Dang, Donald Sparks 2018. A novel multi-reaction model for kinetics of Zn release from soils: Roles of soil binding sites. Journal Colloid Interface Science, 514, 146-155.
Matthew G. Siebecker*, Wei Li, Donald Sparks, 2018, The important role of layered double hydroxides in soil chemical processes and remediation: What we have learned over the past 20 years. Advance in Agronomy, 147, 1-59. (Review)
Yun Wu, Wei Li*, Donald L. Sparks, 2015. Effect of iron(II) on arsenic sequestration by δ-MnO2: Desorption studies using stirred-flow experiments and X-ray absorption fine-structure spectroscopy. Environmental Science & Technology 49 (22), 13360–13368.
Yun Wu, Wei Li*, Donald L. Sparks, 2015. The effects of iron(II) on the kinetics of arsenic oxidation and sorption on manganese oxides. Journal Colloid Interface Science 457, 319-328.
Wei Li*, Sunendra Joisi, Guangjin Hou, David Burdige, Donald L. Sparks, Deb P. Jaisi, 2015. Characterizing phosphorus speciation of Chesapeake Bay sediments using chemical extraction, P-31 NMR, and X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy. Environmental Science & Technology 49, 203-211.
Matthew Siebecker*, Wei Li, Khlid Syed, Donald L. Sparks*, 2014. Real-time QEXAFS spectroscopy measures rapid precipitate formation at the mineral-water interface. Nature Communications, 5, 5003.
Wei Li*, Xionghan Feng, Yupeng Yan, Donald L. Sparks and Brian L. Phillips, 2013. Solid state NMR spectroscopic study of phosphate sorption mechanisms on aluminum (hydr)oxides. Environmental Science & Technology, 47, 8308-8315.
Xiaoming Wang, Wei Li*, Richard Harington, Fan Liu, John Parise, Xionghan Feng*, Donald L. Sparks, 2013. Effect of ferrihydrite crystallite size on phosphate adsorption reactivity. Environmental Science & Technology, 47, 10322-10311.
Wei Li*, Yujun Wang*, Dongmei Zhou, Mengqiang Zhu, Tingting Fan, Brian L. Phillips, Donald L. Sparks, 2013. Inhibition mechanism of Zn adsorption/precipitation on aluminum oxide by glyphosate: A P-31 NMR and Zn EXAFS study. Environmental Science & Technology, 47, 4211-4219.
Wei Li*, Andro-Marc Pierre-Louis, Kideok D. Kwon, James D. Kubicki, Daniel R. Strongin, and Brian L. Phillips, 2013. Molecular level investigations of phosphate sorption on the corundum (α-Al2O3) surface by P-31 solid state NMR, ATR-FTIR and quantum chemical calculations. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 107, 252-266.
Wei Li*, Kenneth J. T. Livi, Wenqian Xu, Matthew G. Siebecker, Yujun Wang, Brian L. Phillips and Donald L. Sparks, 2012. Formation of crystalline Zn-Al LDH precipitates on γ-alumina: The role of mineral dissolution. Environmental Science & Technology, 46, 11670-11677.
Wei Li, Wenqian Xu, John B. Parise, and Brian L. Phillips*, 2012. Formation of hydroxylapatite from co-sorption of phosphate and calcium by boehmite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 85, 289-301.
Wei Li*, Richard Harrington, Yuanzhi Tang, James D. Kubicki, Masoud Aryanpour, Richard J. Reeder, John B. Parise, and Brian L. Phillips, 2011. Differential pair distribution function investigation on structure of arsenate adsorbed on nanocrystalline γ-alumina. Environmental Science & Technology 45, 9687–9692.
Jongsik Kim, Wei Li, Yunxu Ben Zhu, Brian L. Phillips, and Clare P. Grey*, 2011. Phosphate adsorption on the iron oxyhydroxides goethite (α-FeOOH), akaganeite (β-FeOOH), and lepidocrocite (γ-FeOOH): a P-31 NMR study. Energy & Environmental Science, 4, 4298-5035.
Wei Li, Jian Feng, Kideok Kwon, James D. Kubicki, and Brian L. Phillips*, 2010. Surface speciation of phosphate on boehmite (γ-AlOOH) determined from NMR spectroscopy. Langmuir,26, 4753–4761.
