Prof. Ling Li graduated from the Department of Agronomy of Henan Agricultural University with a bachelor's degree in soil chemistry in July 1996, graduated from the College of Agriculture of Henan Agricultural University with a master's degree in soil science in June 2000, and graduated from China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) with a doctorate in land resources management in June 2011. She has been working at Henan Agricultural University since September 2000, and has served as the deputy director of the laboratory of the School of Resources and Environment, deputy director of the Department of Land Resources Management, and director of the Henan Provincial Land Remediation and Ecological Reconstruction Engineering Technology Research Center. Since May 2021, she has served as the deputy dean of the School of Resources and Environment. Her research interests mainly focus on land resources management, land consolidation and reclamation, and soil geography.