Yi Li joined Johns Hopkins University in 2016 as an Assistant Professor. She received her PhD in Physics from the University of California, San Diego in 2013. Following her graduation, she took a Research Associate position at Princeton University until 2016, under the Princeton Center for Theoretical Science Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Li’s research group explores exotic quantum phases of matter and their underlying principles, with particular focuses on novel topological pairing orders, itinerant ferromagnetism, and the physics of Landau levels and flat bands. She utilizes a combination of topological analysis, non-perturbative analytic techniques, and quantum Monte Carlo methods to advance the understanding of topological and strongly correlated quantum systems.

Yi Li has been recognized as an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow and is a recipient of the NSF Career Award.