Gongke Li obtained her Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from Sun Yat-sen University in 1992. She then joined Sun Yat-sen University and has been a professor since 2000. Her major research interests are focused on sample preparation techniques, analytical techniques for trace analysis of complex samples, such as food, environmental, and biological samples, and coupling devices for online analysis. She is currently the Associate Editor of the Journal Separation Science. She is also a member of the editorial boards of Analytical Chemistry, Journal of Chromatography A, and Microchimica Acta. She is currently the permanent scientific committee member of the International Symposium on High-Performance Liquid Phase Separation. She was awarded the Chinese Women’s Analytical Chemist award in 2015. She was put on the 2016 Power List and named as one of the Top 50 Most Influential Women in Analytical Sciences. She was also put on the 2019 and 2021 Power Lists, and named one of the Top 100 Most Influential Analytical Scientists in the World, by the Analytical Scientist.