News in 2014

Shungui Zhou from GIESS, China visited our lab

30-Nov 2014

Prof. Shungui Zhou from Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences (GIESS) visited our lab and gave us a wonderful presentation on Microbial Interaction Based on Electric Syntrophy.

Jingdong Zhang from DTU visited our lab

18-Nov 2014

Prof. Jingdong Zhang from Technical University of Denmark (DTU) visited our lab and gave us a wonderful presentation titled "Monolayer assembling on solid / liquid interface: from amino acids to biological cells".

Our group was granted two funds by NSFC

20-Aug 2014

1. Prof. Feng Zhao, The study of the interaction between dissimilatory metal reduction bacteria and metals (Fe,Mn,Cr) based on extracellular electron transfer, Grant no. 41471260, 810,000RMB, 2015.01.01-2018.12.31.

2. Associate Prof. Yong Xiao, Microbial extracellular electron transfer based on extracellular polymeric substances, Grant no. 51478451, 800,000RMB, 2015.01.01-2018.12.31.

Congratuations!

Prof. Jung Rae Kim from Pusan National University visited our lab

18-Aug 2014

Prof. Jung Rae Kim from Pusan National University (Korea) visited our lab and had a scientific presentation titled "Microbe-electrode hibrid system with genetically engineered electrochemically active microorganisms".

Prof. Chin-Tsan Wang and Prof. Yi-Ta Wang visited our lab

01-Aug 2014

Prof. Chin-Tsan Wang and Prof. Yi-Ta Wang from National Ilan University (Taiwan) visited our lab. Prof Chin-Tsan Wang gave us a presentation titled "MEMS, Fuel Cell and MFC". Group members discussed with two professors on some interesting issues and future cooperations.

Yi-Cheng was awarded the China Science Group Environmental Protection Scholarship

17-Jul 2014

Dr. Yi-Cheng Wu, our lab's recently graduated Ph.D student, was annouced as one of fifteen recipient of the China Science Group Environmental Protection Scholarship by the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Congratuations!

Postdocs Dr. Chao Wang and Dr. Shuiliang Chen left our group

04-Jul 2014

Our two postdocs, Dr. Chao Wang and Dr. Shuiliang Chen, left our lab and they both gave presentations for their two year's research in IUE.

Wish them great success in the future!

Dr. Xing Xie from Stanford University visited our lab

02-Jul 2014

Dr. Xing Xie from Stanford University visited our lab and gave us a presentation titled "Application of advanced materials and nanotechnology in environmental science and engineering".

Prof. Jens Ulstrup from Technical University of Denmark (DTU) visited our lab

01-Jul 2014

Prof. Jens Ulstrup from Technical University of Denmark (DTU) visited our lab and gave us a wonderful presentation titled "Electrochemistry and imaging of metalloproteins, DNA based molecules, and bacterial biofilms by scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopy". Our students, two Ph.D students Lexing You and Ranran Wu and a master student Yue Zheng, also gave presentations and had discussions with Jens.

Yi-Cheng Wu and Chang-Li Cao defend their dissertation

13-May 2014

Yi-Cheng has successfully defended his Ph.D dissertation, and Chang-Li also has defended her master thesis.

Congratulations to Yi-Cheng and Chang-Li!

Prof. Yang-Chun Yong visited our lab

12-May 2014

Prof. Yang-Chun Yong from Jiangsu University visited our lab and gave us a presentation titled "Engineering Electroactive Biofilm for Efficient Energy Harvesting: From Biointerface Engineering to Synthetic Biology".