Background Information: 

Hua Zhong had his phD degree of environmental engineering in Hunan University, China. He worked as an assistant professor in Hunan University from 2008 to 2011. In 2011 he joined the University of Arizona and worked as a researcher for 5 years. In 2016 he was employed as professor by Wuhan University. Currently he is a tenured associate professor and senior research scientist in the Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo in China. His research is focused on transport and transformation of contaminants in porous media and novel technologies for in situ remediation of groundwater and treatment of rainwater. He was selected for the national high-level talent support program of China and had secured 7 research projects from National Natural Science Foundation and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China. He also participated as a key member in 3 projects funded by the SUPERFUND program, Department of Defense, and Department of Energy of US. He has published more than 120 peer-reviewed journal articles and had a Web-of-Science core citation number over 4000 and H-index of 37. Six articles became ESI highly-cited articles. He is also authorized 15 patents. He is the editorial member of several SCI journals such as International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. He has been the program chair, session chair and technical committee members of many international conferences. He has supervised 4 postdoc and more than 40 phD and MS students.

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Research Field:

Contaminant transport and transformation in porous media; technologies for in situ remediation of groundwater and treatment of rainwater. Currently the specific research interests include: (1) coupled processes of contaminant mass transfer, transport and transformation in porous media; (2) interfacial behaviors of surfactants and removal of nonaqueous phase liquid; (3) in situ chemical oxidation of recalcitrant organic compounds based on advanced oxidation processes; (4) colloid and nanoparticles transport for remediation; (5) processes of contaminant removal in low-impact development facilities.

Educational Background:

2005-2008: PhD., Environmental Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Hunan University

2002-2005: Master, Environmental Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Hunan University

1998-2002: Bachelor, Environmental Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Hunan University

Work Experience:

2023-Present: Associate Professor (tenured), Senior Research Scientist, Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo

2016-2022: Professor, Department of Water Resources Engineering, Wuhan University

2013-2016: Research Scientist, Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, University of Arizona

2012-2013: Research Specialist, Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, University of Arizona

2011-2012: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, University of Arizona

2008-2011: Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering, Hunan University

Academic Experience:

2019: Visiting Scholar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Macau

Academic Part-time Jobs (Partial):

2021-present: Editorial board, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

2020-present: Editorial board (topic editor), Applied Sciences

2017-2019: Session chair of Water Resources and Environment academic conference series

2021-2023: Convener and session chair of conference series of Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences

Awards and Honors:

Elsevier BV-Stanford University global 2% top scientists, ecological and environmental science, 2019, 2020

Selected for the national high-level talent support program of China, 2018

Representative Works:

General Information

More than 100 SCI papers; 15 Patents

Total citation > 4000, H-index = 35 (based on Web of Science Core Collection)

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10 Representative Works (* refers to the corresponding author)

1. Liu GS, Fang ZD, Zhong H*, Shi LS, Yang X, Liu ZF. Transport of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in porous media mediated by low-concentration surfactants: the critical role of surfactant to change cell surface hydrophobicity. Water Resources Research. 2020, 56: e2019WR026103

2. Yan N, Zhong H, Brusseau ML*. The natural activation ability of subsurface media to promote in-situ chemical oxidation of 1,4-dioxane. Water Research. 2019, 149: 386-393

3. Liu GS, Zhong H*, Jiang YB, Brusseau ML, Huang JS, Shi LS, Liu ZF, Liu Y, Zeng GM. Effect of low-concentration rhamnolipid on Pseudomonas aeruginosa transport in natural porous media. Water Resources Research. 2017, 53: 361-375

4. Zhong H, El Ouni A, Lin D, Wang BG, Brusseau ML*. The two-phase flow IPTT method for measurement of nonwetting-wetting liquid interfacial areas at higher nonwetting saturations in natural porous media. Water Resources Research. 2016, 52: 5506-5515

5. Zhong H, Brusseau ML*, Wang YK, Yan N, Quig L, Johnson GR. In situ activation of persulfate by iron filings and oxidation of 1,4-dioxane. Water Research. 2015, 83: 104-111

6. Wu ZB, Zhong H*, Yuan XZ*, Wang H, Wang LL, Huang HJ, Leng LJ, Xiao ZH, Wu Y, Zeng GM. Adsorptive removal of methylene blue by rhamnolipid- functionalized graphene oxide from wastewater. Water Research. 2014, 67: 330-344

7. Liu GS, Zhong H*, Ahmad Z, Yang X, Huo LL. Transport of engineered nanoparticles in porous media and its enhancement for remediation of contaminated groundwater. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 2020, 50: 2301-2378

8. Xiao S, Cheng M, Zhong H*, Liu ZF*, Liu Y, Yang X, Liang QH. Iron-mediated activation of persulfate and peroxymonosulfate in both homogeneous and heterogeneous ways: A review. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2020, 384: 123265

9. Zhong H*, Tian YL, Yang Q, Brusseau ML, Yang L, Zeng GM. Degradation of landfill leachate compounds by persulfate for groundwater remediation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2017, 307: 399-407

10. Zhong H*, Jiang YB, Zeng GM, Liu ZF, Liu Y, Lai MY, He YB. Effect of low-concentration rhamnolipid on adsorption of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 9027 on hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2015, 285: 383-388