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Email: xiaoli@pku.edu.cn
Office: D302 Chemistry Building

Xiao Li
​Lecturer

Biography

  • Peking University, Lecturer (2024 – present)

  • Westlake University, Lecturer (2022-2023)

  • Rutgers University, Postdoc (with Prof. Darrin York) (2018-2021)

  • Ph.D. in Physical Organic Chemistry, University of California, Merced (with Prof. Matthew P. Meyer) (2011-2016)

  • B.S. in Applied Biology, City University of Hong Kong (2007-2011)


Academic Service

Journal of Chemical Education, editorial advisory board member


Teaching

  • General Chemistry B (for medical school students)

  • General Chemistry Laboratory B (for medical school students)

  • Organic Chemistry B (for medical school students)

  • Organic Chemistry Laboratory B (for medical school students)


Work Interests

My work is focused on fostering a deep understanding of chemistry in undergraduate students while equipping them with interdisciplinary skills that will support their success in both their professional careers and personal lives. My current research field is chemical education research, with a strong emphasis on active learning strategies and the integration of AI-driven technologies to enhance the educational experience.


Selected Publications

  1. Li, Xiao.; Meyer, Matthew. P., Concerted or Stepwise? An Experimental and Computational Study to Reveal the Mechanistic Change as a Result of the Substituent Effects. J. Org. Chem. 2025, 90 (6), 2148. (封面文章)

  2. Weng, Chaoqun; Li, Xiao; Tang, Xiaoyan*, Solvent-Dependent Sequence-Controlled Copolymerization of Lactones: Tailoring Material Properties from Robust Plastics to Tough Elastomers. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64 (3), e202415388.

  3. Xiao Li, Marc Muñiz, Karlun Chun, Jonathan Tai, Francesca Guerra, and Darrin M. York, D. M.*, Online Orbital Explorer and BingOrbital Game for Inquiry-Based Activities. J. Chem. Educ. 2022. (99), 2135-2142.

  4. Xiao Li, Marc Muñiz, Karlun Chun, Jonathan Tai, Francesca Guerra, and Darrin M. York, D. M.*, Inquiry-Based Activities and Games That Engage Students in Learning Atomic Orbitals. J. Chem. Educ. 2022. (99), 2175-2181. (封面文章)

  5. Xiao Li, Darrin M. York*, and Matthew P. Meyer*, Quantum Suppression of Intramolecular Deuterium Kinetic Isotope Effects in a Pericyclic Hydrogen Transfer Reaction. J. Phys. Chem. A. 2019, 123 (17), 3647-3654.

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