Dr Wei Zhang
Michigan State University, USA
Abstract: Soil-water-plant systems are important parts of Earth’s terrestrial ecosystems and provide food, fiber, and energy to societies. These vital ecosystems are increasingly facing emerging environmental challenges as our societies intensify chemical production and use. This presentation will discuss our recent studies on environmental processes of several important emerging environmental contaminants such as engineered nanoparticles, pharmaceuticals, antibiotic resistance genes, and infectious proteinaceous particles, covering topics such as fate and transport, plant uptake, microbial interactions, and mitigation strategies. Computational approaches (molecular dynamics and machine learning) are used to extend our understanding on environmental processes and toxicology beyond empirical data. Future work should harness synergism between empirical and computational approaches to minimize adverse environmental and human impacts of emerging contaminants in the environment.
Host：Prof. Cheng Gu
Executive Editor
Nanjing University
Time：9:00am June 23, 2022 (Beijing time)
Zoom ID: 816 9975 7155
Bilibili: 25002335
