Hong Li is a freshwater ecologist with a particular interest in biogeochemical processes in lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. He is currently the Head of the Department of Ecological Science and Engineering and Deputy Director of The Institute of Urban Environmental Evolution and Ecological Restoration at Chongqing University, China. He received his Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from, the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2014. His research interests are in controlling toxic algal blooms and water pollution using cost-effective and ecological approaches; and the fate, behavior, effects, and risk assessment of emerging pollutants in Environments.