Instructors/Speakers
Prof. Shanquan WANG
Professor
School of Environmental Science and Engineering
Sun Yat-sen University
China
Abstract
Organohalide-respiring bacteria (OHRB) mediated microbial reductive dehalogenation represent a promising strategy to remove organohalide pollutants from contaminated environments. Nonetheless, its application has been largely hindered by the difficulties in obtaining enriched OHRB, biostimulating materials and niches control. In this seminar, I will share our research progress in overcoming these difficulties and in applying the newly developed materials and strategies in bioremediation of a chloroethenes-contaminated site.
Biography
Dr. Shanquan WANG is a Professor in the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, China. He received his Bachelor degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Science and Technology Beijing in 2004 and M.Eng Degree from the Beijing Normal University in 2007. He obtained his Doctor Degree from the National University of Singapore in 2012. His research focus on functional anaerobic microorganisms and their conversion of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). His lab integrates microbial cultivation, metagenomics, molecular techniques and bioreactor operation to gain fundamental insights into complex biosystems (e.g., bioremediation sites, anaerobic digesters and wastewater treatment bioreactors) at specifically from molecular-, cellular-, community- to system-levels. The generated knowledge on these reductive bioprocesses will be further employed to devise novel methods, techniques and products for the environmental engineering purposes.