Wang Xin Professor

Education:

2004.9~2010.7   Ph.D in Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China.

2000.9~2004.6   B.S. in Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China.

Experience:

2019.6~now     Department Chair, Environmental Engineering, Nankai University, China

2017.12~now    Professor, Environmental Engineering, Nankai University, China

2012.12~2017.12Associate Professor, Environmental Engineering, Nankai University, China.

2010.9~2012.12  Assistant Professor, Environmental Engineering, Nankai University, China.

2015.1~2016.1  Visiting Scholar, University of Colorado Boulder (collaborate with Prof. Zhiyong Ren)

2008.9~2009.5   Co-cultivated Ph.D student, Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, US (Supervisor: Prof. Bruce E. Logan).

Professor of Environmental Engineering

Department Chair of Environmental Engineering

Teaching

Spring semester: Pump & Pump Station, Environmental Engineering, Undergraduates.

Research Interests

1. Energy recovery from wastewater using bioelectrochemical systems;

2. Microbial syntrophy in electroactive biofilm;

3. Bioelectrochemical toxicity sensor;

4. Bioelectrochemical nutrient recovery;

5. Soil bioelectrochemical remediation.

(1)     National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (No. 51922051), “Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery”, ￥1,300,000, 2020.1-2022.12, PI

(2)     National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (No. 21876090), “The Acclimation Mechanism of Electroactive Bacteria Under External Non-uniform Electric Field in Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment System” ￥660,000, 2019.1-2022.12, PI

(3)     National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) as a young scholar project (No. 21577068), “Mixed Biofilm Formation and Fast Acclimation of Electrochemically Active Biofilm in Bioelectrochemical Systems” ￥700,000, 2016.1-2019.12, PI

(4)     Leading young scientist of Nankai University, ￥500,000, 2015-2018.

(5)     Tianjin Research Program of Application Foundation and Advanced Technology (No. 13JCQNJC08000), “Applicable Pt and Nafion free air-cathodes for microbial fuel cells” ￥60,000, 2013.4-2016.3, PI

(6)     Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (No. HC201108), “Biotoxicity evaluation of combined contaminations using microbial fuel cells as a biosensor” ￥50,000, 2011.7.1-2014.6.30, PI

(7)     National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) as a young scholar project (No. 21107053), “Detection of biotoxicity of typical combined contamination in rhizosphere using microbial fuel cell” ￥250,000, 2012.1-2014.12, PI

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3522-5627

Selected Publications

1.       Wan Y, Huang Z, Zhou L, Li T, Liao C, Yan X, Li N, Wang X*.Bioelectrochemical Ammoniation Coupled with Microbial Electrolysis for Nitrogen Recovery from Nitrate in Wastewater. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2020, 54, 3002-3011 (Supplementary Cover Story).

2.       Zhou L, Jiang Y, Wan Y, Liu X, Zhou H, Li W, Li N, Wang X*. Electron Flow Shifts from Anode Respiration to Nitrate Reduction During Electroactive Biofilm Thickening. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2020, 54(15), 9593-9600.

3.       Li T, Zhou Q, Zhou L, Yan Y, Liao C, Wan L, An J, Li N, Wang X*. Acetate Limitation Selects Geobacter from Mixed Inoculum and Reduces Polysaccharide in Electroactive Biofilm. Water Res. 2020, 177, 115776.

4.       Du Q, Mu Q, Cheng T, Li N, Wang X*. Real-time Imaging Revealed That Exoelectrogens from Wastewater Are Selected at the Center of a Gradient Electric Field. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2018,52, 8939-8946.

5.       Liao C, Wu J, Zhou L, Li T, An J, Huang Z, Li N, Wang X*. Repeated Transfer Enriches Highly Active Electrotrophic Microbial Consortia on Biocathodes in Microbial Fuel Cells. Biosens. Bioelectron., 2018, 121, 118-124.

6.       Li T, Wang X*, Zhou Q, Liao C, Zhou L, Wan L, An J, Du Q, Li N, Ren ZJ*. Swift Acid Rain Sensing by Synergistic Rhizospheric Bioelectrochemical Responses. ACS Sensors, 2018, 3, 1424-1430 (ACS Editor’s Choice, Most Read 1#, read the news from The Economist).

7.       Du Q, Li T, Li N, Wang X*. Protection of Electroactive Biofilm from Extreme Acid Shock by Polydopamine Encapsulation, Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., 2017, 4, 345-349 (Most Read Articles ranking 8#, August 2017)

8.       Zhou L, Li T, An J, Liao C, Li N, Wang X*. Subminimal Inhibitory Concentration (Sub-MIC) of Antibiotic Induces Electroactive Biofilm Formation in Bioelectrochemical Systems. Water Res., 2017, 125, 280-287.

9.       An J, Li N*, Wan L, Zhou L, Du Q, Li T, Wang X*.Electric field induced salt precipitation into activated carbon air-cathode causes power decay in microbial fuel cells. Water Res., 2017, 123, 369-377.

10.    Wang X, Zhou L, Lu L, Lobo FL, Li N, Wang H, Park J, Ren ZJ*. Alternating current influences anaerobic electroactive biofilm activity. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2016, 50 (17), 9169–9176.

11.    Wang X, Feng C, Ding N, Zhang Q, Li N, Li X, Zhang Y, Zhou Q*. Accelerated OH- Transport in Activated Carbon Air-cathode by Modification of Quaternary Ammonium for Microbial Fuel Cells. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2014, 48, 4191-4198.

12.    Wang X, Gao N, Zhou Q. Concentration responses of toxicity sensor with Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 growing in bioelectrochemical systems. Biosens. Bioelectron., 2013, 43: 264-267.

13.    Wang X, Cai Z, Zhou Q, Zhang Z, Chen C. Bioelectrochemical stimulation of petroleum hydrocarbon degradation in saline soil using U-tube microbial fuel cells. Biotechnol. Bioeng., 2012, 109(2), 426-433.

14.    Dong H, Yu H*, Wang X*. Catalysis kinetics and porous analysis of rolling activated carbon-PTFE air-cathode in microbial fuel cells. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2012, 46, 13009-13015.

15.    Dong H, Yu H*, Wang X*, Zhou Q, Feng J. A novel structure of scalable air-cathode without Nafion and Pt by rolling activated carbon and PTFE as catalyst layer in microbial fuel cells. Water Res., 2012, 46: 5777-5787.

16.    Wang X, Feng Y, Liu J, Lee H, Li C, Li N, Ren N. Sequestration of CO₂ discharged from anode by algal cathode in microbial carbon capture cells (MCCs). Biosens. Bioelectron., 2010, 25: 2639-2643

17.    Wang X, Feng Y, Wang H, Qu Y, Yu Y, Ren N, Li N, Wang E, Lee H, Logan B E. Bioaugmentation for electricity generation from corn stover biomass using microbial fuel cells. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2009, 43: 6088-6093

18.    Wang X, Cheng S, Feng Y, Merrill M D, Saito T, Logan B E. Use of carbon mesh anodes and the effect of different pretreatment methods on power production in microbial fuel cells. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2009, 43: 6870-6874

19.    Wang X, Feng Y, Ren N, Wang H, Lee H, Li N, Zhao Q. Accelerated start-up of two-chambered microbial fuel cells: effect of anodic positive poised potential. Electrochimica Acta, 2009, 54: 1109-1114 (“Top-25 most cited articles” as published in Electrochimica Acta, 2008-2009)

(1)     National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars, 2019

(2)     “131” Talent of Tianjin, 2019

(3)     IWA-Shouchuang Water Star Prize, 2018

(4)     Mentor Award of Nankai University, 2018

(5)     Young Scientific and Technological Talents of Tianjin, 2015

(6)     Scopus Young Researcher Award – Silver Medal in Environmental Science, 2012.

(7)     Yong Scientist Award of China Society of Natural Resources, 2013

(8)     Top 100 Ph.D Thesis of China - Nomination Award, 2012.