Prof. Jing Li | Near Surface Geophysics | Best Researcher Award
Professor at Jilin University, China
Prof. Jing Li is a distinguished geophysicist and professor at the Department of Geophysics, Jilin University, China. With a strong foundation in applied geophysics, his work focuses on developing advanced geophysical imaging and inversion techniques for environmental, near-surface, and planetary exploration. Prof. Li has contributed to both theoretical frameworks and practical applications across a broad spectrum of geophysical methods, earning recognition for his technical innovations and academic leadership. His expertise spans distributed acoustic sensing, seismic waveform analysis, and ground-penetrating radar, supported by an extensive publication record and involvement in key international collaborations.
Profile
Education
Prof. Li received his Bachelor’s degree (2005–2009), Master’s degree (2009–2011), and Ph.D. (2011–2014) in Geophysics from the College of Geo-exploration Science and Technology, Jilin University, China. During his doctoral studies, he broadened his academic perspective through a visiting research position at the Applied Mathematics Research Center, Delaware State University (2012–2014), where he engaged in advanced signal processing and modeling techniques. This international experience significantly enriched his analytical approach and research capacity in applied geophysics.
Experience
Prof. Li’s academic career began at Jilin University, where he served as an Assistant Professor from 2014 to 2016, was promoted to Associate Professor until 2019, and is currently a full Professor since 2019. Between 2015 and 2018, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia, focusing on cutting-edge research in Earth Science and Engineering. His career is characterized by steady advancement, multidisciplinary collaboration, and leadership in academic events, including editorial and organizing roles for international geophysical conferences.
Research Interest
Prof. Li’s research is centered on applied geophysics, with special emphasis on near-surface seismic imaging, waveform inversion, and distributed acoustic sensing (DAS). He develops novel techniques to analyze active and passive seismic data, ambient noise interferometry, and ground-penetrating radar (GPR). His work integrates stochastic inversion, deep learning, and hybrid modeling approaches to estimate critical subsurface parameters such as water content and porosity. These methods are applied in soil hydrology, environmental monitoring, and planetary subsurface exploration, including lunar and Martian terrains.
Award
Prof. Li’s academic excellence has been recognized through numerous prestigious awards. These include the Fu Chengyi Youth Science and Technology Award from the China Geophysical Society (2021), the Innovation Award at the SEG International Conference on Engineering Geophysics (2019), and the Liu Guangding Geophysical Youth Science and Technology Award (2017). He has also received the Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award of Jilin Province and several international travel grants for scholarly participation. His early achievements were further supported by a competitive scholarship from the Chinese Ministry of Education for his overseas research.
Publication
Prof. Li has published extensively in high-impact journals.
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Xiong, Hongqiang; Li, Jing; Li, Zhilian; Zhang, Zhiyu
GPR-GAN: A Ground-Penetrating Radar Data Generative Adversarial Network
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 2024, 62, 1–14
Cited by: 15 articles -
Liu, Tieyu; Li, Jing; Cheng, Dandan; Wang, Chenghao
Multi-scale Ground Penetrating Radar Full Waveform Inversion with Hybrid Tikhonov and Total-Variation Regularization for Different Geometric Structure
Journal of Inverse and Ill-posed Problems, 2024, 32(4), 587–601
Cited by: 10 articles -
Liu, Hui; Li, Jing; Hu, Rong
Automatic and Adaptive Picking of Surface-Wave Dispersion Curves for Near-Surface Application
Journal of Applied Geophysics, 2024, 221, 105282
Cited by: 12 articles -
Yan, Yingwei; Chen, Xiaofei; Li, Jing; Guan, Jianbo; Li, Yu; Cui, Shihao
Multiparameter Shallow-Seismic Waveform Inversion Based on the Jensen-Shannon Divergence
Geophysical Journal International, 2024, 238(1), 132–155
Cited by: 11 articles -
Yu, Han; Li, Jing; Hanafy, Sherif; Liu, Lu
A Collocated Inversion of Sources and Early Arrival Waveforms for Credible Tomograms: Synthetic and Field Data Examples
Near Surface Geophysics, 2024, 22(4), 453–467
Cited by: 9 articles -
Zhang, Chang; Li, Jing; Cao, Huaqing
Integrating Elastic Neural Network Seismic Waveform with Petrophysical Inversion Framework for Critical Zone Properties Estimation
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 2024, 62, 1–13
Cited by: 14 articles -
Liu, Hui; Li, Jing; Hu, Rong; Meng, Haoran; Lyu, Hang
Quantitatively Monitoring of Seasonal Frozen Ground Freeze–Thaw Cycle Using Ambient Seismic Noise Data
Seismological Research Letters, 2024
Cited by: 8 articles -
Xiong, Hongqiang; Zhang, Zhiyu; Li, Jing
GPRlab: A Ground Penetrating Radar Data Processing and Analysis Software Based on MATLAB
SoftwareX, 2024, 26, 101720
Cited by: 7 articles
Conclusion
Prof. Jing Li exemplifies academic excellence and scientific innovation in the field of applied geophysics. With deep roots in geophysical theory and broad applications spanning environmental engineering to planetary science, he has contributed substantially to the advancement of subsurface exploration techniques. His leadership in editorial boards, technical committees, and academic mentoring underscores his influential role in the geophysical community. Prof. Li continues to shape the direction of geophysical research through interdisciplinary collaboration, cutting-edge methodologies, and a strong commitment to scientific inquiry.