Dr. Yanhong Wang

Associate Research Fellow

State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology

China University of Geosciences

Wuhan, P. R. China 430074

Email: wangyh@cug.edu.cn

Biography

Yanhong Wang is an associate research fellow at State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology (BGEG). She received her BS degree in Biology Science from China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) in 2009, and Ph. D. in Environmental Science and Technology from China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) in 2014 with advisor Yanxin Wang. Dr. Wang’s current research is focused on the processes and mechanisms associated with microbial carbon cycling, especially methane biotransformation and organic carbon biodegradation in groundwater aquifers. Her expertise lies on applications of microbial ecology and omic technologies to understand microbial function in the cycling of carbon, arsenic, sulfur and iron in earth environment.

Research Interests

[1] Arsenic biotransformation in groundwater aquifer

[2] Microbial carbon and sulfur cycling in groundwater system and their environmental effects

[3] Interactions of microbes and minerals

[4] Functional strain isolation from extreme environment

Education

[1] Ph.D., Environmental Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), 2014

[2] B.Sc., Biology Science, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), 2009

Experience

[1] Associate Research Fellow, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China, 2018.01-Present

[2] Postdoctoral Research Fellow, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China, 2014.10-2017.10

[3] Visiting Scholar, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, USA, 2012.10-2013.09

Programs

[1] National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 42177066) “Methane biotransformation in typical shallow high arsenic groundwater systems and its environmental impacts”, 2022.01-2025.12, Project leader

[2] National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 41702365) “Influence of different dissolved organic matter on microbially mediated arsenic and mobilization in high arsenic aquifers”, 2018.01-2020.12, Project leader

[3] Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (Grant No. 2015M572220) “Impacts of microbial communities on arsenic release from groundwater aquifer under agricultural irrigation”, 2015.05-2017.05, Project leader

Publications (selected)

1. Wang Y*, Zhang G, Wang H, et al. (2021) Effects of different dissolved organic matter on microbial communities and arsenic mobilization in aquifers. Journal of Hazardous Materials 411: 125146

2. Wang Y, Shi X, Huang X, et al. (2022) Linking microbial community composition to farming pattern in selenium-enriched region: Potential role of microorganisms on Se geochemistry. Journal of Environmental Sciences 112: 269-279

3. Wang Y, Wei D, Li P*, et al. (2020) Diversity and arsenic-metabolizing gene clusters of indigenous arsenate-reducing bacteria in high arsenic groundwater of the Hetao Plain, Inner Mongolia. Ecotoxicology 30: 1680-1688

4. Wang Y, Li P*, Jiang Z, et al. (2018) Diversity and abundance of arsenic methylating microorganisms in high arsenic groundwater from Hetao Plain of Inner Mongolia, China. Ecotoxicology 27: 1047-1057

5. Wang Y, Li P*, Jiang Z, et al. (2016) Microbial community of high arsenic groundwater in agricultural irrigation area of Hetao Plain, Inner Mongolia. Frontiers in Microbiology 7: 1917

6. Wang Y, Li P*, Dai X, et al. (2015) Abundance and diversity of methanogens: Potential role in high arsenic groundwater in Hetao Plain of Inner Mongolia, China. Science of the Total Environment 515-516: 153-161

7. Wang Y, Li P*, Jiang D, et al. (2014) Vertical distribution of bacterial communities in high arsenic sediments of Hetao Plain, Inner Mongolia. Ecotoxicology 23: 1890-1899

8. Wang Y, Li P*, Li B, et al. (2013) Bacterial diversity and community structure in high arsenic aquifers in Hetao Plain of Inner Mongolia, China. Geomicrobiology Journal 31(4): 338-349

9. Li P*, Jiang Z, Wang Y, et al. (2017) Analysis of the functional gene structure and metabolic potential of microbial community in high arsenic groundwater. Water Research 123: 268

10. Li P*, Wang Y, Dai X, et al. (2015) Microbial community in high arsenic shallow groundwater aquifers in Hetao Basin of Inner Mongolia, China. PloS ONE 10(5): e0125844

11. Li P*, Wang Y, Jiang Z, et al. (2013) Microbial Diversity in High Arsenic Groundwater in Hetao Basin of Inner Mongolia. Geomicrobiology Journal 30(10): 897-909

12. Zhang F*, Wang Y, Wang Z, et al. (2012) Karst development and sulfur deposits formation in the Ordos Basin: The role of bacterial sulfate reduction. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 76: 92-97

Awards

[1] Excellent Doctoral dissertation of Hubei Province, China, 2014

[2] National Scholarship for Postgraduate Students, China, 2013

[3] The First International Conference on Geomicrobial Ecotoxicology (China), Best Poster Award, 2011

[4] National Scholarship for Undergraduate Students, China, 2008