Zhaohui Li is a Professor of Geosciences in the Geosciences Department, University of Wisconsin–Parkside, USA. He served as the Chairperson of the department from 2009 to 2021. He earned his PhD in geology from the State University of New York at Buffalo. His speciality is in Earth materials and environmental applications. His current research includes developing materials for contaminant removal from water. Teaching-wise, he taught many Geoscience courses with practical applications such as Minerals and Rocks, Field Methods in Geology, Environmental Geology, Introduction to Geochemistry, Aqueous and Contaminant Geochemistry, etc., in addition to fundamental courses related to Geosciences, Environmental Studies, and Chemistry. He earned the UWP CRCA Award twice in 2001 and 2011.