Bao Li is a graduate of college of chemistry of jilin university, and received the Ph. D. degree in 2008 under the supervision of prof. Lixin Wu. The doctoral work dealt with the crystal engineering based on the polyoxometalates.

Data analysis of single and powder diffraction; Organically covalent decoration of polyoxometalates; Synthesis and functionalization of inorganic/organic hybrid based on polyoxometalates