Aerosols in Natural Environments & Human Society
Research Interests
Bioaerosol
Biomass burning aerosols
Biogenic secondary organic aerosol
I'm an atmospheric scientist interested in biosphere-origin aerosols in complex systems, especially bioaerosols (e.g., microbes, spores, biomolecules, etc.), biomass burning aerosols, and biogenic secondary organic aerosols in natural systems and human society. My research interfaces environmental chemistry, atmospheric science, biology, and climate science.
I am a postdoc in the Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry (LAC) of the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland.
I have 9+ years of research on bioaerosols and organic aerosol chemistry.
I use analytical (field observations and smoke chamber simulations) and numerical modeling methods.
I've been developing and applying techniques to measure (bio)aerosols, including fluorescence spectroscopy (e.g., WIBS) and mass spectrometry (e.g., EESI-TOF MS, EESI-Orbitrap, FT-ICR MS, GC-MS, and AMS).
I led 8 and participated in 6 field campaigns in various environments (urban, ocean, mountain, etc.) on-site and on cruising vessels and airplanes.
Also, I've been applying data-mining tools (e.g., machine learning (ML)) to reveal those unseen.
Besides, I’m also interested in the chemistry of organic aerosols like brown carbon (BrC), and their impact on the climate (e.g., the Arctic warming).
I have extensive international experience and collaborations in China (mainland and HK), Germany, Switzerland, the UK, the US, Japan, India, etc.
Working experiences
05/2023 – present
Postdoctoral researcher
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry (LAC), Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI); Villigen, Switzerland
Supervisors: Prof. Andre Prevot, Dr. Jay Slowik, and Dr. David Bell
11/2020 – 04/2023
Postdoctoral researcher
Multiphase Chemistry Department and Minerva Research Group, Max-Planck Institute of Chemistry (MPIC); Mainz, Germany
Supervisors: Prof. Hang Su and Prof. Yafang Cheng
04/2018 – 07/2018
Research assistant
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU); Hong Kong, China
Supervisor: Prof. Xiang-dong Li
Education
Sep 2017 – Sep 2020, Ph.D.
Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Supervisor: Prof. Pingqing Fu
Sep 2014 – Jun 2017, Master
Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Supervisors: Prof. Pingqing Fu and Prof. Yele Sun
Sep 2010 – Jun 2014, Bachelor
Atmospheric Science, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University (NJU), Nanjing, China
Grant and Funding
07/2019, Scholarship of the UCAS (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences) Joint Ph.D. Training Program, China
04/2013, Undergraduate Talent Training Plan of Nanjing University, China
Honors and Rewards
11/2021, Excellent Poster Presentation Award, Department Retreat of the Multiphase Chemistry Department, MPI-Chemistry, Germany
07/2020, Tang Xiaoyan Environmental Science Innovation Scholarships, China
12/2016, National scholarship for Postgraduates, China
04/2011, People’s Scholarships, China
In the news
Other working experiences
11/2019 – 04/2020
Visiting student
Minerva Research Group and Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max-Planck Institute of Chemistry; Mainz, Germany
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Yafang Cheng and Prof. Dr. Hang Su
01/2019
Visiting scholar, assistant
Attending the Indo-China Workshop 2019 “Trends of Air Pollution and Strategies for its Mitigation in Asian Megacities”; Visiting a field site of intense biomass burning in Punjab.
National Physical Laboratory of India; New Delhi, India
01/2016 – 03/2016
Visiting student
Analyzing the OC/EC, WSOC/TDN, and ions in aerosol filter samples.
Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University; Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Supervisor: Prof. Kimitaka Kawamura
08/2013 – 09/2013
(5 days)
Visiting student
Seoul National University, Pusan National University, and Incheon National University; Seoul, Pusan, South Korea
Academic communication and visiting laboratories
