Professor Tanghua LI

Prof. Tanghua LI joins City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) as an Assistant Professor, with a joint appointment in the Department of Data Science and the School of Energy and Environment. He obtained his PhD in Geophysics from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and then joined Nanyang Technological University (NTU), where he was a Senior Research Fellow before joining CityUHK.

Prof. Li’s research focuses on climate and sea-level change across various spatial and temporal scales, such as the interactions among ice sheets, the ocean, and the solid Earth and their lasting impacts on the Earth system. He applies physics-based numerical models and statistical approaches to uncover the mechanisms driving sea-level change. His work integrates geological proxy data, ground-based instrumental measurements, and satellite observations to constrain these models and improve our understanding of vertical land motion, sea-level projections, and associated coastal hazards. Prof. Li has published over 35 peer-reviewed papers and delivered more than 10 invited talks at international conferences and leading academic institutions. He also serves on the Springer Nature Editorial Board and as Secretary of the Ocean Science Section within the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS).