Li receives CANR Research Fellow Career Award

Hui Li, Ph.D., to be honored with CANR 2023 Research Fellow Career Award

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Hui Li, Ph.D., of the Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, will be honored with the 2023 CANR Research Fellow Career Award on May 2.

The CANR Excellence in Research Award program recognizes the outstanding contributions of CANR researchers to the research mission of Michigan State University (MSU). In particular, the awards focus on the impact that their achievements have had on academic and/or external stakeholder communities. The Research Fellow (Career) Award recognizes individuals with 15 or more years of research experience.

Hui Li, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, as well as a member of the Center for PFAS Research. An expert in the areas of environmental soil chemistry and contaminants in plant-soil-water systems, Li’s research focuses on fate, transformation, bioavailability and impacts of pharmaceuticals, personal care products and pesticides in the environment. His work furthers the understanding of fundamental environmental processes in water and soil at molecular scales and the development of innovative environmental remediation technology. Li’s research program has been funded by the United States Department of Agriculture, National Science Foundation and National Institute of Health.  

In 2017, Li served as chair of the Soils and Environmental Quality Division, Soil Science Society of America. He additionally received the Jackson Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy Award from Soil Science Society of America in 2017 and was subsequently selected to be a Soil Science Society of America Fellow in 2018. Li received a Ph.D. degree in Environmental Soil Chemistry from Purdue University.

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