Education background

Ph.D. in Environmental engineering, July 2007, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

B.S. in Environmental engineering, July 2002, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

Experience

2009-present Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University 

2007-2009 Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University 

Areas of Research Interests/ Research Projects

Research Area:

1. Structure and function of biofilm

2. Microsensor design and application

3. Electrochemical sensor in environmental monitoring

Research Projects:

1. The effect of benzene and its substituted compounds on the nitrogen cycling in sediments, supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, July, 2007-July, 2009.

2. Study on in-situ determination of biofilm kinetic parameters in water bodies, supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, July, 2007-July, 2009.

3. Development of novel phosphate sensor for sensitive detection of phosphate in water samples, supported by Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang province, Jan., 2009-Dec., 2010.

Academic Achievement

1. Xiao-Hong Zhou, Yu-Qin Qiu, Han-Chang Shi, Tong Yu, Miao He, Qiang Cai, A new approach to quantify spatial distribution of biofilm kinetic parameters by in situ determination of Oxygen Uptake Rate (OUR), Environ. Sci. Technol., 43, 757-763, 2009

2. Xiao-Hong Zhou, Han-Chang Shi, Qiang Cai, Miao He, Yin-Xi Wu, Function of self-forming dynamic membrane and bio-kinetic parameters’determination by microelectrode, Water Res. 42, 2369-2376., 2008

3. Xiao-Hong Zhou, Han-Chang Shi , Yu-Qin Qiu, Inner-profiles of a spherical bio-carrier determined by microelectrodes, Biochem. Eng. J. 39, 28-36, 2008

4. Xiao-Hong Zhou, Han-Chang Shi, Tong Yu. Characterization of a spherical packing medium for biological nitrogen removal by microelectrodes. Environ. Eng. Sci. 25(3), 375-382, 2008

5. Xiao-Hong Zhou, H-C. Shi, Y-Q. Qiu, J-E. Liu, Effect of structural parameters on the performances of a combined oxygen microelectrode (in Chinese). J Tsinghua Univ (Sci&Tech) 48, 991-994, 2008