Huan Zhong, Ph.D.
Professor
School of Environment
Nanjing University
Email: zhonghuan@hgbetting.com
Education
2004-2008 Ph.D Marine Environmental Science, HK Univ. Sci.Tech., HKSAR, China
2000-2004: Bsc Environmental Science, Nanjing University, China
Professional Experience
2011-: Professor/Associate Professor, School of Environment, Nanjing University, China
2009-2011: Postdoc Fellow, ERS Program, Trent University, Canada
2008-2008: Research Assistant, Hong Kong Univ. Sci.Tech., HKSAR, China
Research Interests
Mercury Biogeochemistry and Health Risk
Academic Service
Editor-in-Chief, Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (RECT), Springer Nature
Associate Editor, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (BECT), Springer Nature
Associate Editor, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (AECT), Springer Nature
Associate Director, International Institute for Environmental Studies (IIES), www.ii-es.com
Adjunct Faculty, Trent University, Canada
Teaching
Environmental Health and Epidemiology
Selected Publications
Algal Organic Matter Drives Methanogen-Mediated Methylmercury Production in Water from Eutrophic Shallow Lakes. Environmental Science & Technology 55, 2021 (Cover page article,Corresponding author)
Increased Methylmercury Accumulation in Rice after Straw Amendment. Environmental Science & Technology 53, 2019 (Supplementary cover page article,Corresponding author)
Understanding Enhanced Microbial MeHg Production in Mining-Contaminated Paddy Soils under Sulfate Amendment: Changes in Hg Mobility or Microbial Methylators? Environmental Science & Technology 53, 2019 (Corresponding author)
The silver linings of mercury: Reconsideration of its impacts on living organisms from a multi-timescale perspective. Environment International 155, 2021 (Corresponding author)
Relative contribution of rice and fish consumption to bioaccessibility-corrected health risks for urban residents in eastern China. Environment International 155, 2021 (Corresponding author)
Patents
Method capable of reducing content of methyl mercury content in rice through organic carbon. CN105170613A.
Awards
Young Scholar of High Level Talent Project of Ministry of Education
Young Scholar Prize for Environmental Chemistry, Chinese Chemical Society
Science Fund for Outstanding Young Scholars, Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province
Six Talent Peaks Project in Jiangsu Province
China's Youth Award, Nanjing University
Quanxin Prize, Nanjing University
Young Scholar Award, Jiangsu Qinglan Project, Jiangsu Education Department
Opportunities
We welcome talents who are interested to be graduate students/postdocs in our lab. Your background could be biology, chemistry, geochemistry, environmental engineering, food science, or medicine. As an international research lab, you will have opportunity to work with top scientists from different parts of the world. Are you prepared to explore the unknown world with us?