Zhi-Qing (ZQ) Lin
Director
Southern Illinois University
USA
Biography
Education/Training Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of California at Berkeley, USA, 1996 - 2000 Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University, Canada, 1996 Master of Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, 1986 Bachelor of Science, Liaoning University, China, 1983 Professional Experience Professor, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 7/2013 – present Director, Environmental Sciences Program, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 7/2013 - present Associate Professor, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 7/2007 – 6/2013 Director, Environmental Sciences Program, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 7/2007-6/2010 Assistant Professor, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 8/2002 – 7/2007 Postgraduate Researcher, University of California at Berkeley, 5/2001 – 7/2002 Assistant Research Scientist, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 8/1988 – 1/1990 Research Associate, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 8/1986 – 7/1988
Research Interest
My research interests cover the following aspects: 1) developing phytoremediation technology for the cleanup of trace element contaminated water and soil, including the use of phytoextraction, phytostabilization, phytovolatilization, and constructed wetland treatment systems; 2) understanding the control of major environmental factors over the biogeochemical cycles of contaminants in the air-water-soil-plant system, particularly with respect to transport, fate, and chemical transformation of pollutants in ecosystems; 3) characterizing ecosystem responses to phytoremediation processes and other anthropogenic perturbations, such as agricultural or industrial pollution and waste management. My research program is conducted in an interdisciplinary approach, combining laboratory, field, and theoretical approaches, and at multiple spatial and temporal scales.