Tian Li, Ph.D., Professor. He graduated from Beijing Jiaotong University with a bachelor's degree and a master's degree, and from University of Tokyo with a doctor's degree. He is mainly engaged in structural wind engineering and wind energy utilization. He was selected into the Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by China Association for Science and Technology. He has published more than 40 academic papers (including 34 SCI papers). He presided over one Youth Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and one General Fund of the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation. He has won Grand Prize for Science and Technology of China Steel Structure Association, First Prize for Productivity Promotion Award from the China Association of Productivity Promotion Center Association, Technical Innovation Award of China Steel Structure Association, Dean Award of the Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo (Excellent Doctoral Dissertation), Excellent Graduates of Beijing Jiaotong University.
Education
2010.9--2014.6 Bachelor, School of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University
2014.9--2017.6 Master, School of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Supervisor: Qingshan Yang
2017.9--2020.9 Ph.D., Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Supervisor: Takeshi Ishihara
Career Details
2020.10--2023.08 School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, Lecturer
2023.09--2024.12 School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, Associate Professor
2025.01--present School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, Professor
Research interests
1. Fluid-structure interaction of wind-induced vibration of membrane structures
2. Vortex-induced vibration and wake-induced vibration of circular cylinders
3. Wind farm layout optimization and cooperative control
4. Wind energy assessment and wind resistance of wind turbines in mountainous areas
5. Response analysis and control of offshore wind turbines
Research Projects
1. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Youth Fund, Research on the time-varying nonlinear fluid-structure interaction effect of wind-induced self-excited vibration of flexible roofs, 2023-01 to 2025-12, in research, in charge.
2. China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, General Project, Research on unsteady aerodynamic model and non-Gaussian extreme response of wake-induced vibration of bridge cables, 2021-09 to 2023-08, finished, in charge.
3. Chongqing Science and Technology Bureau, Natural Science Foundation General Project, Study on the mechanism of wind-induced self-excited vibration of flexible roof structures based on bidirectional fluid-structure interaction simulation, 2024-07 to 2026-06, in research, in charge.
4. Chongqing Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, Venture and Innovation Support Program for Chongqing Overseas Returnees, Data-driven intelligent cooperative control of large-scale wind farms, in research, in charge.
5. Chongqing Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, Full-Time Postdoctoral Exit and Stay in Chongqing Project, in research, in charge.
6. Education Ministry of China, Industry-Academia Collaborative Education Program, in research, in charge.
7. Beijing Key Laboratory, Open Project, Study on wind-induced self-excited aerodynamic model of tensioned membrane structures，2023-04 to 2025-03, in research, in charge.
8. Basic scientific research expenses of central universities, Research on high-performance support structure system of large-scale wind turbines, 2022-05 to 2025-04, in research, project leader.
9. Power China Sichuan Electric Power Engineering Co., Ltd., Research on numerical simulation method of wind resources in complex terrain, 2022-04 to 2022-10, finished, in charge.
10. Changjiang Survey, Planning, Design and Research Co., Ltd., Aeroelastic wind tunnel test of photovoltaic flexible support structures, 2022-06 to 2022-11, finished, in charge.
11. Yunnan Changpei Engineering Construction Co., Ltd., Research on wind pressure design methods for mountain photovoltaic support structures, 2024-01 to 2025-06, in research, in charge.
12. Arctech Solar Technology Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Branch, Numerical simulation on wind-induced vibration of fexible tracking photovoltaic systems, 2024-07 to 2024-09, finished, in charge.
Latest Publications
1. Tian Li, Qingshan Yang *, Takeshi Ishihara. Unsteady aerodynamic characteristics of long-span roofs under forced excitation. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 2018, 181: 46-60. (IF=4.2, JCR Q1)
2. Qingshan Yang *, Rong Gao, Fan Bai, Tian Li, Yukio Tamura. Damage to buildings and structures due to recent devastating wind hazards in East Asia. Natural Hazards, 2018, 92: 1321-1353. (IF=3.3, JCR Q2)
3. Takeshi Ishihara, Tian Li *. Numerical study on suppression of vortex-induced vibration of circular cylinder by helical wires. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 2020, 197: 104081. (IF=4.2, JCR Q1)
4. Tian Li, Takeshi Ishihara *. Numerical study on wake galloping of tandem circular cylinders considering the effects of mass and spacing ratios. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 2021, 210: 104536. (IF=4.2, JCR Q1)
5. Qingshan Yang, Hang Li, Tian Li *, Xuhong Zhou. Wind farm layout optimization for levelized cost of energy minimization with combined analytical wake model and hybrid optimization strategy. Energy Conversion and Management, 2021, 248, 114778. (IF=9.9, JCR Q1)
6. Tian Li, Takeshi Ishihara *. Numerical study on vortex-induced vibration of circular cylinder with two-degree-of-freedom and geometrical nonlinear system. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2021, 107, 103415. (IF=3.4, JCR Q1)
7. Qingshan Yang *, Tengfei Wang, Bowen Yan, Tian Li, Min Liu. Nonlinear motion-induced aerodynamic forces on large hyperbolic paraboloid roofs using LES. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 2021, 216: 104703. (IF=4.2, JCR Q1)
8. Qingshan Yang, Yang Li, Tian Li *, Xuhong Zhou, Guoqing Huang, Jijian Lian. Statistical extrapolation methods and empirical formulae for estimating extreme loads on operating wind turbine towers. Engineering Structures, 2022, 267, 114667. (IF=5.6, JCR Q1)
9. Tian Li, Zhenqing Liu *, Hao Wang, Weifu Bian, Qingshan Yang. Large eddy simulation for the effects of ground roughness and atmospheric stratification on the wake characteristics of wind turbines mounted on complex terrains. Energy Conversion and Management, 2022, 268, 115977. (IF=9.9, JCR Q1)
10. Tian Li, Zhenqing Liu *, Shujie Liu, Qingshan Yang, Yicheng Fan, Hongdi Xiao. Numerical study on passive structural control of semi-submersible floating wind turbine considering non-collinear wind and waves. Ocean Engineering, 2022, 266, 112745. (IF=4.6, JCR Q1)
11. Weicheng Hu ∗, Qingshan Yang, Pei Zhang, Ziting Yuan, Hua-Peng Chen,Hongtao Shen, Tong Zhou, Kunpeng Guo, Tian Li. A novel two-stage data-driven model for ultra-short-term wind speed prediction. Energy Reports, 2022, 8: 9467-9480. (IF=4.7, JCR Q2)
12. Qingshan Yang, Feixin Chen, Bowen Yan *, Tian Li, Jinhui Yan, Xinzan Hu. Effects of free-stream turbulence on motion-induced aerodynamic forces of a long-span flexible flat roof using LES simulations. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 2022, 231: 105236. (IF=4.2, JCR Q1)
13. Tian Li *, Takeshi Ishihara, Qingshan Yang, Qi Chen. Numerical study on flow-induced vibration of two-degree-of-freedom staggered circular cylinders at subcritical Reynolds numbers. Ocean Engineering, 2023, 273, 113908. (IF=4.6, JCR Q1)
14. Qingshan Yang, Feixin Chen, Bowen Yan *, Tian Li, Jinhui Yan. A transport model of convective flow on self-excited vibrating flat flexible roofs using LES. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 2023, 238: 105426. (IF=4.2, JCR Q1)
15. Qingshan Yang, Guoqing Huang, Tian Li *, Yifan Xu, Jie Pan. A novel short-term wind speed prediction method based on hybrid statistical-artificial intelligence model with empirical wavelet transform and hyperparameter optimization. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 2023, 240: 105499. (IF=4.2, JCR Q1)
16. Yu Wang, Qingshan Yang, Tian Li *, Xinmei Hong. Feasibility of typhoon models and wind power spectra on response analysis of parked wind turbines. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 2023, 242: 105579. (IF=4.2, JCR Q1)
17. Qingshan Yang *, Feixin Chen, Yukio Tamura, Tian Li, Bowen Yan. Fluid-structure interaction behaviors of tension membrane roofs by fully-coupled numerical simulation. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 2024, 244: 105609. (IF=4.2, JCR Q1)
18. Yuxin Li, Bo Li *, Tian Li, Yuanzhao Zhang. Numerical study on the flow around an elliptic cylinder with different aspect ratio in the subcritical regime using Large Eddy Simulation. Physics of Fluids, 2024, 36: 1. (IF=4.1, JCR Q1)
19. Hang Li, Qingshan Yang, Tian Li *. Wind turbine wake prediction modelling based on transformer-mixed conditional generative adversarial network. Energy, 2024, 291: 130403. (IF=9.0, JCR Q1)
20. Qingshan Yang *, Yuhao Zhang, Tian Li, Siu-seong Law, Xuhong Zhou, Teng Wu, Soon-Duck Kwon. Dynamic responses of a semi-submersible wind turbine platform subjected to focused waves with viscous effects. Physics of Fluids, 2024, 36: 043320. (IF=4.1, JCR Q1)
21. Qi Chen, Tian Li *, Qingshan Yang, Siu-seong Law, Shuyang Cao, Xuesen Zhang. Effects of mass and damping ratios on the flow-induced vibration of two staggered circular cylinders. Physics of Fluids, 2024, 36, 077120. (IF=4.1, JCR Q1)
22. Tian Li, Qingshan Yang*, Xuesen Zhang, Yida Ma. Efficient fatigue damage estimation of offshore wind turbine foundation under wind-wave actions. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2024, 221, 108903.(IF=4.0, JCR Q1)
23. Yuhao Zhang, Tian Li *, Qingshan Yang, Kai Wei, Zili Zhang. Hydrodynamic model for a semi-submersible wind turbine platform with effects of ocean currents. Ocean Engineering, 2024, 313, 119517. (IF=4.6, JCR Q1)
24. Shaopeng Li, Jingyang Li *, Qingshan Yang, Tian Li, Peiyuan Wang, Hui Huang. Three-dimensional distortion of free-stream turbulence with the leading-edge stagnation point of an elongated bluff body. Physics of Fluids, 2024, 36, 125177. (IF=4.1, JCR Q1)
25. Tian Li, Feixin Chen * , Qingshan Yang, Bowen Yan, Yukio Tamura. Investigation on multi-mode coupling effects in wind-structure interaction of tension membrane structures using fully-coupled numerical simulation. Thin-Walled Structures, 2025, 210, 112993. (IF=5.7, JCR Q1)
26. Shaopeng Li, Xin Li *, Jingyang Li *, Qingshan Yang, Tian Li, Jiadong Zeng, Zhiwei Liao. Spectral modeling of turbulence distortion effect on cross-wind loading of high-rise buildings in wind tunnel tests. Physics of Fluids, 2025, 37, 015249. (IF=4.1, JCR Q1)
27. Qingshan Yang *, Xingxin Zhang, Tian Li, Siu-seong Law, Xuhong Zhou, Dawei Lu. Study on wind turbine wake effect and analytical model in hilly terrain. Renewable Energy, 2025, 244, 122613. (IF=9.0, JCR Q1)
28. Tian Li, Qingshan Yang *, Chuang Zhang, Chengyu Ren, Min Liu, Tong Zhou. A novel non-Gaussian analytical wake model of yawed wind turbine. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 2025, 259, 106040. (IF=4.2, JCR Q1)
29. Shaopeng Li, Xin Li*, Yan Jiang, Tian Li, Yuhang Wang. Non-stationary aerodynamic characteristics of the rectangular cylinder in downburst-like flow. Physics of Fluids, 2025, 37, 025145. (IF=4.1, JCR Q1)
30. Tian Li, Yuhao Zhang, Qingshan Yang, Xuhong Zhou, Zili Zhang, Tongguang Wang. Unsteady aerodynamic characteristics of a floating offshore wind turbine in propeller state. Renewable Energy, 2025, 246, 122861. (IF=9.0, JCR Q1)
31. Tian Li, Lijuan Ai, Qingshan Yang *, Xingxin Zhang, Hang Li, Dawei Lu, Hongtao Shen. Short-term wind power prediction based on multiscale numerical simulation coupled with deep learning. Renewable Energy, 2025, 246: 122951. (IF=9.0, JCR Q1)
32. Feixin Chen, Tian Li *, Qingshan Yang. Fluid-structure interaction characteristics of tension membrane structures under free-vibration and forced-vibration based on numerical simulation. Thin-Walled Structures, 2025, 113290. (IF=5.7, JCR Q1)
33. Xiaogang Huang, Jie Cui, Xuhong Zhou, Dongping Zhu, Yuhang Wang *, Tian Li. Fatigue analysis of segmental precast post-tensioned concrete towers under operational wind turbine loads. Engineering Structures, 2025, 334: 120295. (IF=5.6, JCR Q1)
34. Weicheng Hu, Zhenqing Liu *, Tian Li, Yangchen Deng, Wenjie Guo. A double Gaussian wake model for single and multiple yawed wind turbines. Energy, 2025: 136080. (IF=9.0, JCR Q1)
Awards
2024 First Prize for Productivity Promotion Award from the China Association of Productivity Promotion Center Association
2023 Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program of China Association for Science and Technology
2023 Grand Prize for Science and Technology of China Steel Structure Association
2023 First Prize of Chongqing University Student Structural Design Competition (Supervisor)
2023 Excellent Paper Report of the Sixth National Wind Energy Science Symposium
2022 Technological Innovation Award of China Steel Structure Association
2021 Dean Award of the Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo (Excellent Doctoral Dissertation)
2017-2020 Scholarship of China Scholarship Council (for Doctoral Degree)
2014 National Scholarship for Postgraduates
2014 Excellent graduates of Beijing Jiaotong University
2012 First Prize of Beijing University Student Structural Design Competition (Champion)
