Amy Shelton and V.H. McNutt Distinguished Professorship in Geology
Yongli Gao, Ph.D.
Amy Shelton and V.H. McNutt Distinguished Professorship in Geology
Associate Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Yongli Gao's research interest is in Karst hydrogeology and geomorphology; paleoclimate and environmental reconstration and fossil records; GIS and database management; sinkhole hazards and water resources; and basin-scale hydrologic simulations. His teaching interest is in Physical Geology, Geochemistry, GIS Applications, and Geomorphology.
Gao is a faculty researcher with the UTSA Institute for Water Research, Sustainability and Policy, which brings together faculty from various disciplines across five colleges to collaborate in the areas of water quality, water quantity, flood control and water policy. He was also involved with the former Center for Water Research at UTSA, which was established as the Center for Groundwater Research and Technology in 1987 by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
Gao earned his Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Minnesota. He taught at East Tennessee University before arriving at UTSA in 2012.