Faculty
Basic Introduction:
Dr. Bei Liu received her doctoral degree from Beijing Normal University in 2017. Her research interests include environmental transformation of nanomaterials, fate and bioavailability of pharmaceuticals in agricultural ecosystems. She has good publication records in international journals, with a recent study of “Aggregation of 2D nanomaterials MoS2” was selected as the front cover of Environmental Science & Technology. She also has some visiting experiences in University of Wisconsin- Madison and University of Zurich.
Professional Experience:
Research Assistant Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology 2021.10-Now
Postdoctoral Researcher, Southern University of Science and Technology 2020.01-2021.10
Lecturer, Shannxi University of Science and Technology 2018.12-2019.10
Visiting Scholar, University of Zurich 2018.03 – 2018.11
Education:
Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering 09/2011 – 06/2017
School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, China
Co-educated Ph.D. student in Prof. Joel A. Pedersen group 09/2015 - 09/2016
Department of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin- Madison, USA
BSc. in Environmental Engineering 09/2007 - 07/2011
School of Environmental Science and Technology, Chang’an University, China
Synergistic Activities:
Reviewer of Journal of Hazardous Materials, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, etc.
Awards and Honors:
National Scholarship for Ph.D. Students, China 12/2015
National Scholarship for Ph.D. Students, China 12/2014
“Yu Tu” Scholarship of School of Environment, Beijing Normal University 03/2014
School Scholarship of Chang’an University 10/2009
Selected funded projects:
1. “Transport mechanisms of two typical ionizable/non-ionizable organic
pollutants in soil-plant system”(2020.01–2022.12,Youth Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China,Project leader)
2. “Role of Natural Organic Matter on the Remobilization of 2D MoS2 Nanomaterials and the Interaction Mechanisms”(2020.09–2021.09,The 68th General Project of China Postdoctoral Foundation,project leader)
3. “phase- and structure-mediated heavy metal removal by two-dimensional MoS2 nanosheets and mechanism study”(2021.01–2024.12,General project of national Natural Science Foundation of China,member)
Research Interests:
1. Environmental transformation of nanomaterials
2. Environmental fate and bioavailability of trace organic pollutants
Published Works:
1. Bei Liu, Qi Han, Li Li, Sunxiang Zheng, Yufei Shu, Joel Pedersen, Zhongying Wang*, Synergistic Effect of Metal Cations and Visible Light on 2D MoS2 Nanosheet Aggregation, Environmental Science & Technology, 2021, 1c03576.
2. Bei Liu, Yanxia Li*, Shiying Gao, Xingcai Chen, Copper exposure to soil under single and repeated application: Selection for the microbial community tolerance and effects on the dissipation of antibiotics, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 325 (2017) 129–135.
3. Bei Liu, Yanxia Li*, Xuelian Zhang, Chenghong Feng, Min Gao, Effects of composting process on the dissipation of extractable sulfonamides in swine manure. Bioresource Technology, 175 (2015) 284-290.
4. Bei Liu, Yanxia Li*, Xuelian Zhang, Jing Wang, Min Gao, Combined effects of chlortetracycline and dissolved organic matter extracted from pig manure on the functional diversity of soil microbial community, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 74 (2014) 148-155.
5. Bei Liu, Yanxia Li*, Xuelian Zhang, Jing Wang, Min Gao, Effects of chlortetracycline on soil microbial communities: Indicators of enzyme activities compared to functional diversity via Biolog EcoPlatesTM, European Journal of Soil Biology 68 (2015) 69-76.
6. Yanxia Li*, Bei Liu, Xuelian Zhang, Min Gao, Jing Wang, Effects of Cu exposure on enzyme activities and selection for microbial tolerances during swine-manure composting, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 283 (2015) 512-518.
7. Yanxia Li*, Bei Liu, Xuelian Zhang, Jing Wang, Shiying Gao, The distribution of veterinary antibiotics in the river system in a livestock-producing region and interactions between different phases, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 23 (2016) 16542-16551.
8. 刘蓓,李艳霞*,张雪莲,王靖 等,兽药抗生素对土壤微生物群落的影响,生态毒理学报8(2013), 839-846.
9. Xuelian Zhang, Yanxia Li*, Bei Liu, Jing Wang, Chenghong Feng, The effects of estrone and 17β-estradiol on microbial activity and bacterial diversity in an agricultural soil: Sulfamethoxazole as a co-pollutant. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 107 (2014), 313-320.
10. Xuelian Zhang, Yanxia Li*, Bei Liu, Jing Wang, Chenghong Feng, Min Gao, Prevalence of veterinary antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli in surface water of a livestock production region in northern China. PLOS ONE 9, e111026.
11. Zhongying Wang*, Qingsong Tu, Alison Sim, Julie Yu, Yanghua Duan, Sidney Poon, Bei Liu, Qi Han, Jeffrey Urban, DavidMi Sedlak, Baoxia Mi*. Superselective Removal of Lead from Water by Two-Dimensional MoS2 Nanosheets and Layer-Stacked Membranes. Environmental Science and Technology, 54 (2020), 12602–12611.