Research

PhD candidate with 6+ years of grad-level research experience in physical oceanography. Experienced with processing and analyzing observational data (including satellite remote sensing products, high-frequency radar data, Lagrangian drifter tracks, drone footage, microstructure turbulence instruments, glider, CTD, ADCP, Echo-sounder, wave buoy) and evaluating numerical model outputs. Proficient in utilizing MATLAB for data analysis, visualization, algorithms, and software development. I am interested in investigating and understanding the properties and dynamics of the plume front, including its structure, propagation, mixing, turbulence, and instabilities. I am also involved with projects on Arctic oceanography, double-diffusive staircases, and turbulent shear processing.

 

Come to my talks at the Ocean Science Meeting 2026 in Glasgow!

 

Lobe–Cleft Instability at the Fraser River Plume Front Observed by High-Resolution Drone Imagery

Wed, Feb 25 Boisdale - SEC  2:45pm - 3:00pm   (GMT)  CP33A-04

 

Turbulence Measurements from a Slow-Flying Glider in the Beaufort Sea: Challenges and Opportunities

Tue, Feb 24 Hall 3‚ Deep Blue Lab - SEC 3:20pm - 3:30pm   (GMT) OT23A-09

 

Teaching

Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • EOSC 584 (PRODIGY - Ocean Data: Observations, Analysis, Synthesis and Communication)

01/2024 – 04/2024

  • EOSC 471 (Waves, Currents, and Mixing in the Ocean)

09/2023 – 12/2023

  • EOSC 471 (Waves, Currents, and Mixing in the Ocean)

09/2022 – 12/2022

  • EOSC 471 (Waves, Currents, and Mixing in the Ocean)

09/2021 – 12/2021

  • ATSC 113 (Applied Meteorology)

05/2020 – 06/2020

  • EOSC 114 (The Catastrophic Earth: Natural Disasters)

01/2020 – 04/2020

 

PhD in Oceanography, UBC, Canada, 2022-present

MSc in Oceanography, UBC, Canada, 2019-2022

BSc in Marine Sciences, Xiamen University, China, 2015-2019

meta_CV_Shumin_Li.pdf

Li, S., & Pawlowicz, R. (2025). Tidal modulation of the Fraser River plume. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 130(1), e2024JC021432.