2003-2007, Shanghai jiao tong university, Doctor
2000-2003, xi'an university of architecture and technology, Master
1996-2000, xi'an university of architecture and technology, Bachelor

2009-2010:Postdoctor,Istituto di Ricerche sulla Combustione - CNR,Napoli(Italy)
2011-2015 :Assistant Researcher, School for Mechanical Engineering,Shanghai Jiao Tong university
2016- :Associate Professor, School for Mechanical Engineering,Shanghai Jiao Tong university

Fuel, Combustion and Emission
Oxidation of Diesel Soot

2020-2023 National Natural Science Foundation projects (NSFC) "A Study on the History of Soot Particles (soot layer) Oxidation by O2 and NO2", Principal Investigator

2016-2019 National Natural Science Foundation projects (NSFC) "Effects of Fuel Molecular Structure on Particle formation of Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) Engine", Principal Investigator

2011-2013 National Natural Science Foundation projects (NSFC) "Effects of Fuel Property on Histories of In-cylinder Particles in Diesel Engine", Principal Investigator

2009-2010 National Post-doc Foundation projects "Effects of Fuel Property on diesel engine particle emission", Principal Investigator

2007-2010 projects of Ministry of Education (ME) "Ultrafine particles emission from the vehicle and it's environmental impact", Co-Investigator

Xinling Li, Ye Zheng, Chun Guan, CS Cheung, Zhen Huang. Effect of biodiesel on PAH, OPAH, and NPAH emissions from a direct injection diesel engine. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2018, 25(34):34131-34138
Yuwen Niu, Xinling Li, Zhen Huang, Chize Zhu. Chemical characteristics and possible causes of acid rain at a regional atmospheric background site in eastern China. Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health 2017,10(8):971-980
Chun Guan, Xinling Li, Wugao Zhang, Zhen Huang. Identification of nitration products during heterogeneous reaction of NO2 on soot in the dark and under simulate sunlight. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2017, 121(2):482-492
Apicella B., Xinling Li, M. Passaro,C. Russo. Insights on Clusters Formation Mechanism by Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry. 2. The Case of Acetone–Water Clusters.The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2016, 27(11):1835-1845
Xinling Li, Zhen Xu, Chun Guan, Zhen Huang.Effect of multiple-injection strategies on diesel engine exhaust particle size and nanostructure. J. Aerosol Sci:2015,89:69–76
Xinling Li, Zhen Xu, Chun Guan, Zhen Huang. Particle Size Distributions and OC, EC Emissions from a Diesel Engine with the Application of In-cylinder Emission Control Strategies. Fuel, 2014,121, 20-26
Xinling Li, Zhen Xu, Chun Guan, Zhen Huang. Impact of Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) on Soot Reactivity from a Diesel Engine Operating at High Load. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2014,68:100-106
Xinling Li, Zhen Xu, Chun Guan, Zhen Huang. Effect of Injection Timing on Particle Size Distribution from a Diesel Engine. Fuel, 2014, 134:189–195
Apicella B., Xinling Li, M. Passaro, N. Spinelli, and X. Wang. Multiphoton Ionization of Large Water Clusters. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2014, 140, 204313
Zhen Xu , Xinling Li, Chun Guan, Zhen Huang. Effects of Injection Pressure on Diesel Engine Particle Physico-Chemical Properties, Aerosol Science and Technology,2014,48(2):128-138
Zhen Xu, Xinling Li, Chun Guan, Zhen Huang. Characteristics of Exhaust Diesel Particles from Different Oxygenated Fuels. Energy Fuels,2014,27(12):7579-7586
Zhen Xu, Xinling Li, Chun Guan, Zhen Huang. Effects of Injection Timing on Exhaust Particle Size and Nanostructure on a Diesel Engine at Different Loads. Journal of Aerosol Science, 2014, 76:28-38
C. Guan, XL Li, YQ Luo, Z. Huang. Heterogeneous Reaction of NO2 on α-Al2O3 in Dark and Simulated Sunlight. J. Phys. Chem. A 2014, 118, 6999−7006.
Xinling Li, Zhen Huang. Formation and Transformation of Volatile Nanoparticles from a Diesel Engine during Exhaust Dilution. Chinese Science Bulletin, 2012, 57(8): 948-954
Apicella, B, Xinling Li, Xuan Wang. On-line Detection of Benzene and PAHs in Flames at Different C/O Ratio, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2010, 22,71-76
Xinling Li, Zhen Huang, Emission Reduction Potential of Using Gas-to-Liquid and Dimethyl Ether Fuels on a Turbocharged Diesel Engine, Science of the Total Environment, 2009, 407(7):2234-2244
Xinling Li, Zhen Huang, Jiasong Wang, Junhua Wu, Characteristics of Ultrafine Particles Emitted from a Dimethyl ether (DME) Engine, Chinese Science Bulletin, 2008,53(2):304-312.
Xinling Li, Zhen Huang, Jiasong Wang, Wugao Zhang, Particle size distribution from a GTL engine, Science of the Total Environment, 2007,382(2-3):295-303
Xinling Li, Jiasong Wang, Xiaodong Tu, Zhen Huang, Vertical Variations of Particle Number Concentration and Size Distribution in a Street Canyon in Shanghai, China, Science of the Total Environment, 2007,378(3):306-316