Areas of Focus
- Ergodic theory of expanding Thurston maps
- Weak expansion properties and large deviation principles for expanding Thurston Maps
- Equilibrium states for expanding Thurston maps
- Periodic points and the measure of maximal entropy of an expanding Thurston map
Work Experience
- 2019-06 - Present, Peking University, Assistant Professor
- 2016-08 - 2019-06, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Postdoctoral Lecturer (Milnor Lecturer)
- 2016-02 - 2016-05, Brown University, Postdoctoral Fellow
- 2015-08 - 2016-01, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Postdoctoral Lecturer (Milnor Lecturer)
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2015 - PhD in Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles
- 2009 - Master's in Mathematics, University of Toronto
- 2008 - Bachelor's in Mathematics, University of Toronto
Publications
- Ergodic theory of expanding Thurston maps, Z. Li, 2017
- Weak expansion properties and large deviation principles for expanding Thurston Maps, Z. Li, 2015
- Equilibrium states for expanding Thurston maps, Z. Li, 2018
- Periodic points and the measure of maximal entropy of an expanding Thurston map, Z. Li, 2016
