Dr. James Li

Title of Talk:

A Holistic Approach to Developing Stormwater Retrofit Plans in Canada

Short Bio:

Prof. James Li is a Professor Emeritus (Environmental Engineering) at the Department of Civil Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; a Lecture Professor at the Nankai University’s College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin, China; a founding member and senior advisor of China Canada Joint Research and Development Centre on Water and Environmental Safety in Tianjin, China; Canadian Water Network’s International Stormwater Experts; Ontario Stakeholder Committee member of the 2022 Ontario Low Impact Development Guidelines; a licensed professional engineer in Ontario, Canada; and a Board Certified Water Resources Engineer of American Water Resource Engineers Academy in USA. His research focuses on urban stormwater management, eco-hydrology and eco-hydraulics, water pollution control planning, environmental benefits of green roofs, municipal oil and chemical spill management, and the Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay technique for dioxin in environmental matrices.  For the past 35 years, Prof. Li has provided technical services and advice to Environment Canada, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Ontario Power Generation, Ontario Hydro One, and various Ontario municipal governments, and has collaborated with Nankai University and Harbin Institute of Technology in China, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the University of Hong Kong, and the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom.