Educational Background

1996.9-1999.9: Institute of Geochemistry,Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ph.D. 1986.9-1990.6:Department of Geochemistry, China University of Geosciences, Bachelor Degree1993.9-1996.6: Department of Geochemistry, China University of Geosciences(Wuhan), Master Degree.

Career History

2001.11-present: Departmentof Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China.

2007.9-2008.9:Visting scholar at Department of Oceanography, TexasA&MUniversity

2000.10-2002.9:Postdoctoralresearcher in Institute of Soil Science, ChineseAcademyof Sciences.

1990.7-1993.8: Researchassistant in Bureau of China Zhongnan Geological Survey, Wuhan.

Research Interests

(1)Biogeochemistry/Microbial Geochemistry of carbon, sulfur,iron and phosphorus in modern marine sediments and aquatic ecosystems;

(2)Environmental (bio)geochemistry of ironsulfides and related redox-sensitive trace elements in marine sediments duringearly diagenesis;

(3)Applications of stable isotope (sulfur, carbon,iron, molybdenum, lead and phosphate-oxygen) in (bio)geochemical andenvironmental studies during early diagenesis in marine sediments.

Representative Publications(* corresponding author)

1. Zhu M.-X., Chen L.-J., Yang G.-P.,Huang X.-L., Ma C.-Y. Humic sulfur in eutrophic bay sediments:characterization by sulfur stable isotopes and K-edge XANES spectroscopy.Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2014, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.12.027(in press)

2. Zhu M.-X., Chen L.-J., Yang G.-P., FanC.-Q., Li T. Kinetic characterizationon reductive reactivity of iron(III) oxides surface sediments of the East China Sea and the influence of repeated redoxcycles: Implications for microbial iron reduction. Applied Geochemistry, 2014(in press).

3.Liu J., Zhu M.-X.*,Yang G.-P., Shi X.-N., Yang R.-J. Quicksulfide buffering in inner shelf sediments of the East China Sea impacted by eutrophication. Environmental EarthSciences, 2014, DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013- 2454-4.

4.Chen L.-J., Zhu M.-X.*,Yang G.-P., Huang X.-L. Reductive reactivity of iron(III) oxides in the East China Sea sediments: characterization by selectiveextraction and kinetic dissolution. PLOS ONE, 2013, 8(11):e80367. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0080367.

5.Zhu M.-X., Huang X.-L., Hao X.-C., Yang G.-P. Speciation and stable isotopic compositions of humic sulfur in mudsediment of the East China Sea: Constraints onorigins and pathways of organic sulfur formation. Organic Geochemistry, 2013,63: 64-73.

6.Zhu M.-X., Shi X.-N., Yang G.-P., Hao X.-C. Formation and burial of pyrite and organic sulfur in mud sediments of theEast China Sea inner shelf: Constraints fromsolid-phase sulfur speciation and stable sulfur isotope. ContinentalShelf Research, 2013, 54: 24-36.

7.ZhuM.-X., Liu J., Yang G.-P., Li T., Yang R.-J. Reactive iron and itsbuffering capacity towards dissolved sulfide in sediments of Jiaozhou Bay, China.Marine Environmental Research, 2012, 80: 46-55.

8Zhu M.-X., Hao X.-C., Shi X.-N., Yang G.-P., Li T. Speciation and spatialdistribution of solid-phase iron in surface sediments of the East China Sea continental shelf. Applied Geochemistry, 2012, 27: 892-905.

9.Reese B. K, Finneran D. W,Mills H. J., Zhu M.-X., Morse J W.,Examination and refinement of the determination of aqueous hydrogen sulfide bythe methylene blue method. Aquatic Geochemistry, 2011, 17: 567-582.

10.Zhu M.-X., Wang Z., Xu S.-H., Li T., Decolorization of methylene blue byd-MnO2 coated-montmorillonite complexes: Emphasizing redox reactivity ofMn-oxide coatings. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2010, 181: 57-64.

11.Zhu M.-X., Ding K.-Y., Xu S.-H.,Jiang X., Adsorption of phosphate on hydroxyaluminum- andhydroxyiron-montmorillonites complexes. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2009,165(1-3) 645-651.

12.Zhu M.-X., Wang Z. Zhou L.-Y.,Oxidative decolorization of methylene blue using pelagite. Journal of HazardousMaterials, 2008, 150(1): 37-45.

13.Zhu M.-X., Lee L., Wang H.-H., WangZ., Removal of an anionic dye by adsorption/precipitation processes usingalkaline white mud. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2007, 149(3), 735-741.

14.Zhu M.-X., Ding K.-Y., Jiang X., WangH.-H., Investigation on co-sorption and desorption of fluoride and phosphate ina red soil of china. Air, Water, and Soil Pollution, 2007, 183: 455-465.

15.Chen J.-Q., Wang D., Zhu M.-X., Guo C.-J., Photocatalyticdegradation of dimethoate using nanosized TiO2 powder. Desalination, 2007, 207:87-94.

16.Chen J.-Q., Wang D., Zhu M.-X., Gao C.-J., Study ondegradation of methyl orange using pelagite as photocatalyst. Journal ofHazardous Materials, 2006, 138(1): 182-186.

17.Zhu M.-X., Xie M., Jiang X.,Interaction of fluoride with hydroxyaluminum-montmorillonite complexes andimplications for fluoride-contaminated acidic soils. Applied Geochemistry,2006, 21(4): 675-683.

18.Zhu M.-X., Li Y.-P., Xie M., XinH.-Z., Sorption of an anionic dye by uncalcined and calcined layered doublehydroxides: A case study. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2005, 120: 163-171.

19.Zhu M.-X., Jiang X., Ji G.-L.,Investigation of time-dependent reactions of H+ ions with variable and constantcharge soils: a comparative study. Applied Geochemistry, 2005, 20(1): 169-178.

20.Zhu M.-X., Jiang X., Ji G.-L., Interactions between variable charge soilsand acidic solutions containing fluoride: an investigation by using repetitiveextractions. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2004, 276(1): 159-166.

21.Zhu M.-X., Jiang X., Ji G.-L., Experimentalinvestigation on aluminum release from Haplic Acrisols in southeastern China.Applied Geochemistry, 2004, 19(6): 981-990.

22.Xie H.-S., Zhou W.-G., Zhu M.-X., Liu Y.-G., Zhao Z.-D., GuoJ., Elastic and electrical properties of serpentinite dehydration at hightemperature and high pressure. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2002,14(44): 11359-11363.

23.Jiang X., Zhou J.-M., Zhu M.-X., Ji G.-L., Chargecharacteristics on clay surface with interacting electric double layers. SoilScience, 2001, 16 (4): 249-254.

24.Zhu M.-X., Xie H.-S, Guo J.,Impedance spectroscopy analysis on electrical properties of serpentine at highpressure and high temperature. Science in China (Series D), 2001, 44(2):336-345.

25.Zhu M.-X., Xie H.-S, Zhao Z.-D., Electricalconductivity experimental studies on Dabie ultrahigh-pressure eclogites at highpressures and high temperatures. Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 2001,44(1):90-101.

26.Zhu M.-X., Xie H.-S., Guo J.,Experimental studies on electrical conductivity of talc at high temperature andhigh pressure. Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 2001, 44(2): 427-434.

27.Zhu M.-X., Xie H.-S., Guo J.,Electrical conductivity measurement of serpentine at high temperature andpressure. Chinese Science Bulletin, 1999, 44(20): 1903-1907.