Zhi Li, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator

Dr. Zhi Li is the principal investigator of the Environmental Flow Computing Lab. Before joining UConn, he worked at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

• Ph.D., Water Resources Engineering & Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• M.S., Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University
• B.S., Geology, Nanjing University

Nishat Anan

Ph.D. student

Nishat joined the lab in Fall 2025. She holds a Civil Engineering bachelor’s degree from BUET. She is interested in advancing hydrological and hydraulic modeling for sustainable water resource management.

• B.S., Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Prospective Students (Ph.D. & M.S.)

We plan to have an opening for a Graduate Research Assistant in Fall 2026! This round of PhD student recruitment has concluded. We received more than 60 inquiries from prospective students worldwide. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR INTEREST IN JOINING US.

If you love Navier-Stokes equations and high-performance computing, please email your CV and past research experience to the PI Li. Check the CEE website on graduate admission for how to apply:

UConn undergraduate students

If you are interested in our research and would like to be involved, please let us know!