Xiang Li

Dr. Xiang Li is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, jointly appointed in the Departments of Physics and Chemistry and cross-appointed to the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. She received her B.Sc. in Chemistry from Nanjing University and her Ph.D. in Chemistry from Penn State University, followed by postdoctoral research in Condensed Matter Physics at California Institute of Technology.

Her research bridges chemistry and physics to explore how materials respond and transform under extreme conditions. Combining advanced X-ray scattering and optical spectroscopy with custom-developed experimental platforms, her group investigates the microscopic mechanisms underlying solid-state reactions, molecular transformations, and emergent phenomena in quantum materials. Her research seeks to deepen our understanding of the fundamental mechanisms governing material behavior and open new avenues for controlling the properties of matter.