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Zenghui Li​

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PhD student (2026 - )

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Research Centre for Fire Safety Engineering

Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering

Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

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Email: zenghui.li@connect.polyu.hk

Office: ZN 808

 
 

Biography

Mr. Zenghui Li is currently a PhD student at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University under the joint supervision of Prof. Xinyan Huang and Prof. Jinxia Liu. He received his master’s degree in Resources and Environmental Engineering from Nanjing University in 2026 and his bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Guangxi University in 2023. His research focuses on the environmental safety and pollution control of lithium-ion batteries, including pollutant emission and characterization during battery fires and recycling processes, environmental transport and fate modeling, risk assessment, and pollution mitigation.

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Background of Education

  • 2026.09 - Present, Ph.D., Dept. of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

  • 2023.09-2026.06, M.Eng., School of Environment, Nanjing University.

  • 2019.09-2023.06, B.Eng., School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University.

 

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Research Areas

Lithium-Ion Battery Environmental Safety and Pollution Control

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Journal Publications (EN)

  1. Li, Z., Wang, P., Ren, F., Guo, Z., Liu, S., Huang, L. 2026. Pollutant transport dynamics and emergency water supply risk assessment in tidal reaches of the Yangtze River. Ocean & Coastal Management, 276: 108133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2026.108133.

  2. Li, Z., Li, X., Wang, Z., Li, Z., Wang, P., Ren, F., Duan, Q., Lu, X., Huang, L., 2025. Dual-model LSTM-Transformer framework with hydrodynamic adaptability for TN/TP predictions in tidal reaches. Journal of Hydrology, 663: 134231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.134231.

  3. Wang, Y., Li, Z., Qian, F., Huang, C., Hu, J., 2025. Characterization of multi-pollutant air quality in China using health-centric air pollution indices. Environmental. Pollution, 381: 126565. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126565.

  4. Huang, Y., Li, Z., Sun, C., Feng, Z., Li, J., Wei, D., Wang, B., Jiang, S., Chen, K., Sun, X., 2023. Using the roughness height and manning number in hydrodynamic model to estimate the impact of intensive oyster aquaculture by floating & fixed rafts on water exchange with an application in Qinzhou Bay, China. Ecological Modelling, 476: 110230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2022.110230.

  5. Zhang, M., Li, K., Li, Z., Sun, C., Feng, Z., Liao, W., Jiang, S., Luo, J., & Sun, X. 2026. Construction and validation of a novel universal model for predicting hydrodynamic effects of intensive raft aqua-culture in semi-enclosed bays. Ocean & Coastal Management, 274, 108079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.108079.

  6. Ren, F., Wang, P., Mei, D., Li, Z., Guo, Z., Huang, L., 2025. Which Pollutants Should Be Prioritized for Control in Multipollutant Complex Contaminated Groundwater of Chemical Industrial Parks? Environmental Science & Technology, 59(12): 6272-6284. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c14182.

  7. Huang, L., Duan, Q., Liu, Y., Wu, Y., Li, Z., et al., 2025. Artificial intelligence: A key fulcrum for addressing complex environmental health issues. Environment International, 198: 109389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2025.109389.

  8. Liu, F., Guo, Z., Ma, C., Ren, F., Li, Z., Lu, X., Huang, L., 2026. AI-enhanced groundwater man-agement platform: A network-driven approach for simulation. Environmental Modelling & Software, 196: 106791. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106791.

  9. Guo, Z., Ren, F., Mei, D., Liu, F., Li, Z., Lu, X., & Huang, L. 2026. Topology-Adaptive Graph At-tention Networks coupled with radial basis functions: A novel framework for hydraulic conductivity inversion in unstructured meshes. Advances in Water Resources, 209, 105220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2026.105220.

  10. Ren, F., Wang, P., Guo, Z., Mei, D., Wang, J., Li, Z., Huang, L., 2026. Adaptive Groundwater Management: Tiered Environmental Health Risk Assessment and Zonation at Complex Contaminated Sites. Environmental Science & Technology, 60, 2662–2676. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c14888.

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Journal Publications (CN)

  1. 梅丹兵, 马光正, 李增辉, 成浩楠, 任富天, 段倩囡, 王刚, 黄蕾, 2025. 典型化工园区土壤与地下水污染物的源解析. 中国环境监测 41. https://doi.org/10.19316/j.issn.1002-6002.2025.02.09

  2. 黄蕾, 刘书娴, 李增辉, 刘明亮, 徐郭海林, 2026. 微塑料体外暴露人体健康风险评估研究进展. 环境生态学 8, 1–6, 14.

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Conference

  1. Li, Z., Wang, P., Re, F., Huang, L*. Integrating Hydrodynamic Modeling and Risk Criteria to Evaluate Emergency Water Supply Risks in the Yangtze River Estuary: A Response to Natech-induced Chemical Leakage. 9th International Symposium on Natural Hazard-Triggered Technological Accidents (Natech 2025), Beijing, China, July 1–4, 2025. [Oral]

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Patents

  1. L. Huang, F. Liu, F. Ren, Z. Li, A method for constructing stratigraphic models by coupling a voxel segmentation algorithm with a Markov random field, Chinese Invention Patent, CN118504075B.

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Software copyright

  1. L. Huang, Z. Li, Q. Zhang, F. Liu, Groundwater flow model parameter sensitivity analysis and identification software, Chinese Software Copyright, 2024SR0593969.

  2. L. Huang, C. Ma, Z. Li, Integrated groundwater flow field visualization software V1.0, Chinese Software Copyright, 2024SR0668663.

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Prizes and Awards

  • 2026.05, Outstanding Graduate, Nanjing University

  • 2025.12, National Scholarship for Graduate Students, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China

  • 2025.10, Outstanding Graduate Student, Nanjing University

  • 2025.07, Excellent Paper Award, 9th International Symposium on Natural Hazard-Triggered Technological Accidents

  • 2024.10, Outstanding Student Leader, Nanjing University

  • 2023.05, Outstanding Graduate of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Education Department of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

  • 2023.03, Top 10 Undergraduate Recipients of the “Tao Jianming” Scholarship, Guangxi University

  • 2022.12, National Scholarship, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China

  • 2024.11, First Prize, Jiangsu Provincial Graduate Student Scientific Research Innovation Practice Competition on "Advanced Eco-Environmental Protection and Safety Technology", Team Leader

  • 2022.03, Third Prize, 17th "Challenge Cup" National College Student Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competition, Team Leader​

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（Last updated on 10/08/2026)

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