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Principal Investigator
Maosheng Yao, PhD （要茂盛 博士）
"百人计划“ 特聘研究员、博士生导师
”100 Scholar Program" Professor
Education
2006-2007: Postdoctoral associate, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
2003-2006: PhD. in Environmental Science, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA,
1999-2001: Master of Environmental Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
1994-1998: Bachelor of Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
Professional Appointments
2007/8-present: "100 Scholar Program" Professor, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, China
Selected Awards/Honors
2014 Kenneth T. Whitby Award (outstanding technical contributions to aerosol science and technology by a young scientist) from American Association for Aerosol Research
2014 Peking University Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award
2014 Special Award for Contribution to Indoor Environment and Health Activities(Chinese Society of Environmental Sciences)
2013 Asian Young Aerosol Scientist Award (recogonition for outstanding contributions to aerosol science & technology) by AARA
2013 Marian Smoluchowski Award (recognition for significant research contribution to aerosol science by a young researcher) by GAeF
2012 Second Prize for “People’s Liberation Army Science and Technology Progress Award”
2009 “Fastest Research Progress” Award, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University
2006 Honorable Mention for Graduate School Dean’s Research Excellence, Rutgers University
Editorial positions
2014/01- : Editorial Board Member of Journal of Aerosol Science
2013/11-present: Editorial Advisory Board member of Atmospheric Environment
2014/04-present: Academic Editor, PLoS ONE
2014/07: Guest Editor for Special Issue “Air Pollution in the Beijing – Tianjin – Hebei (BTH) region, China”, Atmospheric Environment
PhD Students
Fangxia Shen
Email:sfx_132@163.com
Research: bioaerosol, nanotechnology and health
Wei Kai
Email:weikaitj.722@gmail.com
Research: bioaerosol & atmospheric environment
Li Jing
Email:lillian199007@gmail.com
Research: bioaerosol & exposure assessment
Master Students
Mingzhen Li
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Research:
Zhuanglei Zou
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Research:
Zheng Yunhao
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Research:
Undergraduate students
current undergraduate students
Ye Na
Undergraduate student
Li Yijing
Undergraduate student
Former Members
Minghui Diao
Undergraduate student (graduated in 2008) now at Princeton University
Thesis: Minghui Diao and Maosheng Yao* (2009), Use of Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles in Inactivating Microbes, Water Research, 43:5243-5251
Shuofei Dong
Undergraduate student (graduated in 2008) now at Imperial College London
Thesis: Shuofei Dong and Maosheng Yao* (2010), Exposure Assessment in Beijing: Biological Agents, Ultrafine Particles and Heavy Metals , Enviornmental Monitoring and Assessment, 170: 331-343.
Xie Chengqi
Undergraduate student (graduated in 2009), now attending Johns Hopkins University
Thesis: Chenqi Xie, Fangxia Shen and Maosheng Yao* (2010), A Novel Method for Measuring the Charge Distribution of Airborne Microbes, Aerobiologia, 27:135-145
Guan Tianjia
Undergraduate student( graduated in 2009 ),now at Peking University for PhD study
Thesis: Tianjia Guan and Maosheng Yao* (2010), Use of Carbon Nanotube Filter in Removing Bioaerosols, Journal of Aerosol Science, 6: 611-620 (Top 10 hottest articles)
He qishuang (graduated in 2009) , now attending Peking University for PhD study
Thesis: Qishuang He and Maosheng Yao* (2011), Integration of High Volume Portable Aerosol-to-Hydrosol Sampling and qPCR in Monitoring Bioaerosols, Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 13:706-712.
Tan Miaomiao, postdoc (June 2008-June 2010)
Miaomiao Tan, Fangxia Shen and Maosheng Yao* (2011),Use of a Novel Conductance-Based Technology for Realtime Environmental Bacterial Sensing, Journal of Electrostatics, In Review.
Miaomiao Tan, Fangxia Shen,Maosheng Yao* , and Tong Zhu(2011), Development of an Automated Electrostatic Sampler (AES) For Bioaerosol Sensing, Aerosol Science & Technology, 45: 1154-1160 (Special Issue).
Xu Zhenqiang, PhD student (2009-2012), published 7 first-author papers, now at Chinese Soceity for Urban Studies
Wu Yan, PhD student (2008-2013), published 5 first-author papers, and 1 under review, and two in preparation, leaving for a post doc position at SinBerBEST (http://crest.berkeley.edu/sinberbest.html)
Chen Qi, Master student (2010-2013), published 2 papers (ES&T and RSC Advances), now as a Research Associate at Beijing Municipal Research Institute of Environmental Protection (http://www.cee.cn/)