Mingtao Li received a Ph.D. in condensed matter physics from Shanghai University in 2015.  He joined in HPSTAR as a post-doctor in 2018. He has been focusing on studies of crystal structure and unconventional superconductivity of doped topological insulators using in-situ high pressure techniques of electrical transport, Raman-scattering, synchrotron x-ray diffraction, x-ray absorption fine structure.