Zhigang YU
Professor
Telephone: +86-532-66782046
E-mail: zhigangyu@ouc.edu.cn
Educational Background
lTsinghua University (Beijing) - B.S. Applied Chemistry, 1985;
lNanjing Institute of ChemicalTechnology - M.S. Applied Chemistry, 1988;
lOcean University of Qingdao (OUQ) - Ph.D. Marine Chemistry, 1999.
Career History
l1999 – Present Professor, College of Chemistry & ChemicalEngineering, OUC
l1997 – 1998 Visiting Research Fellow, Institute ofBiogeochemistry and Marine Chemistry, University of Hamburg
l1995 – 1999 Associate Professor, College of Chemistry& Chemical Engineering, OUQ
l1988 – 1995 Assistant Professor, College of Chemistry& Chemical Engineering, OUQ
Research Interests
Yu’s general areas of expertise are marinechemistry and marine environmental science. His research interests include seawater analytical chemistry, biogeochemistry of biogenic elements in aquaticecosystem, geochemical behaviors and tracing techniques of radio-isotopes, molecularecology of harmful algae and carbon cycling in estuaries and marginal seas.
Representative Publications and Achievements
In his expertise areas, Yu has published 67 journalarticles in international refereed journals, such as Marine Chemistry, Continental Shelf Research, Biogeochemistry, Estuarine,Coastal and Shelf Science, andHarmfulAlgae. He was awarded 22national patents and 2 utility patents. He was the PI (or co-PI) of more than 20 projects, including theMinistry of Science and Technology 973 program, 863 program, NSFC MajorInternational (Regional) Joint Research Project. Here listed his representative publications:
lBochaoXu, Natasha T. Dimova, Liang Zhao, Xueyan Jiang, Zhigang Yu *. Determination of water ages and flushing rates using short-livedradium isotopes in large estuarine system, the Yangtze River Estuary, China. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 2013, 121–122: 61–68.
lJun Zhao, Thomas S. Bianchi *, Xinxin Li, Mead Allison, PengYao, Zhigang Yu*. Historical Eutrophication in theChangjiang and Mississippi Delta-Front Estuaries: Stable SedimentaryChloropigments as Biomarkers.Continental Shelf Research, 2012, 47: 133-144.
lXiangbin Ran, ZhigangYu*, Qingzhen Yao, Hongtao Chen, Hongbo Guo. Silica retention in the ThreeGorges Reservoir. Biogeochemistry, 2013, 112 (1-3): 209-228.
lYu Zhen, Tiezhu Mi,ZhigangYu *. Quantification methods for Alexandriumcatenella, a toxic dinoflagellate: Comparison of competitive enzyme-linkedimmunosorbent assay and sandwich hybridization integrated with a nucleaseprotection assay. Harmful Algae, 2011, 10: 589–597.
lPengYao, Zhigang Yu*, Chunmei Deng,Shuxia Liu, Yu Zhen. Spatial-temporal distribution of phytoplankton pigments inrelation to nutrient status in the Jiaozhou Bay, China. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2010, 89(3): 234-244.
lHuijunHe, Zhigang Yu*, Qingzheng Yao,Hongtao Chen, Tiezhu Mi. The hydrological regime and particulate sizecontrol phosphorus form in the suspended solid fraction in the dammed Huanghe(Yellow River). Hydrobiologia,2010, 638: 203-211.
lQingzhengYao, Zhigang Yu*, Hongtao Chen,Pengxia Liu, Tiezhu Mi. Phosphorus transport and speciation in the Changjiang(Yangtze River) system. Applied Geochemistry, 2009, 24: 2186–2194.
lXueyanJiang, Zhigang Yu*, Teh-Lung Ku, XinglunKang, Wei Wei, Hongtao Chen.Distribution of uranium isotopes in the main channel of Yellow River (Huanghe),China. Continental Shelf Research, 2009, 29(4):719-727.
