Dr. Kai LI is the professor and doctoral supervisor at the Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he is also the Director of Key Laboratory of Microgravity and Deputy Director of the teaching office of Microgravity Science at the School of Engineering Science. He was supported by“Hundred Talents Program” of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2007, and National High-level Talents Special Support Program in 2023.

He is the chief scientist of a project supported by National Key R&D Program of China, serves as the member of Expert Group on Microgravity Fluid Physics for the China Manned Space Program, and seats in the Microgravity Science and Application of Chinese Society of Space Research. He is also on the Editorial Board of the International Scientific Journal Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing and Chinese Journal of Space Science.

His research focuses on fluid motion and stability behavior, multiphase flows, crystal growth and microgravity science. He has authored more than 70 publications (peer reviewed journals or as book chapters).

Over recent years he has secured (in a position of Principal Investigator) dozens of external fundings, which have been attracted from different sources, including National Natural Science Foundation of China and Chinese Academy of Sciences.