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Peter Li

Contact Information

Name:

Dr. Peter  Li

Title:

Chair and Professor

Department:

Earth Sciences, Box 5062

Email Address:

pli@tntech.edu

Office:

Kittrell Hall 216

About

Dr. Li teaches Cultural Geography, Environmental Applications of GIS, AI for Data Analysis, as well as graduate-level GIS courses for the Environmental Informatics PSM and PhD programs. His research interests center on the use of GIS for AI watershed analysis, environmental justice, and rural environmental health.

Recent TN American Water Resources Association Symposium Student Presentations 

  • Modeling Contamination from Forever Chemicals: A GeoAI-based Approach. Justin M. 2025
  • Determining Watershed Pollution Environmental Justice Scenarios Using Data from Ambient Water and Fish Tissue. Ben L. 2024

Recent GIS Day Student Poster Presentation (2024)

  • A Changing Climate in Southern Appalachia: Assessing Flood Risks and Modeling Flood Events in Indigeous and Rural Communities in Western North Carolina. Creek A.
  • Severe Weather Readiness in Putnum County – NOAA Weather Radios – Davis R.
  • Petrology and Soil Type Compared to Elevation in the San Francisco Volcanic Field. Kaci S.
  • Correlation of Water Quality and Demographic Variables Throughout the Upper Cumberland. J.E.H.
  • Incidence of La Crosse Virus-Neuroinvasive Disease, Susan R.
  • Barium in Grit Trap Material – A look at metal concentration in Environmental Waste. Stephanie T.