Education and Work Experience

• 2024.01 - present，Peking University, Lecturer
• 2022.06-2023.12，Westlake University, Lecturer
• 2018.06-2021.08，Rutgers University，Postdoc (with Prof. Darrin York)
• 2011.08-2016.12, University of California, Merced, Ph.D. in Physical Organic Chemistry
• 2007.08-2011.07，City University of Hong Kong, B.S. in Applied Biology

Work Interests

My primary focus is on cultivating a profound understanding of chemistry concepts among students and equipping students with skills that transcend disciplinary boundaries, positioning them for success in their future careers and personal lives. My current work interests are: discipline-based education research, active learning, AI-related chemistry education.

Courses Currently Participating in Teaching

Organic Chemistry B (for medical school students) Organic Chemistry Laboratory B (for medical school students)

Selected Publications

1. 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. Journal of Chemical Education 2022. (99), 2135-2142.
2. 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. Journal of Chemical Education 2022. (99), 2135-2142. (featured in cover)
3. Xiao Li, Darrin M. York, and Matthew P. Meyer, Quantum Suppression of Intramolecular Deuterium Kinetic Isotope Effects in a Pericyclic Hydrogen Transfer Reaction. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2019, 123 (17), 3647-3654.