Dr. Shou-Qing Ni

School of Environmental Science and Engineering
Room 210-1 Old Mathematical Building
Shandong University,
No. 27 Shanda South Road
Jinan 250100, China
Tel.: +86 531 883 656 60
E-mail: sqni@sdu.edu.cn  

Researcher ID:  http://www.researcherid.com/rid/E-4789-2013
ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1864-2007
Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=_GAJDtEAAAAJ

Education
Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Shandong University, China, June 2010
Exchange student, Iowa State University, USA, August 2008~ February 2010
M.S., Environmental Engineering, Shandong University, China, June 2007
B.S., Environmental Science, Shanxi University, China, June 2004

Professional experience
Associate professor, Shandong University, China

Research interests
1. Typical treatment and detection of environmental pollutants, especially the degradation of persistent organic pollutants in the environment, and product analysis;
2. Biological wastewater treatment technology, autotrophic nutrients removal;
3. The environmental applications of micro-and nano materials and their interaction with biological processes;
4. The development of new green energy.
Invited Conference Presentations
1. S.Q. Ni, “Quantitative study of metabolic enzymes and their relation with nitrogen removal during anaerobic ammonia oxidation process”, Second International Conference on Sustainable Urbanization (ICSU 2015). 7-9 January 2015, Hong Kong, China.
2. S.Q. Ni, “Distribution of extracellular polymeric substances and structural stability of different anammox granules”, 7th International Conference on the Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering (CESE2014). 12-16 October, 2014. Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
3. S.Q. Ni, “Performance of anaerobic ammonia oxidation (Anammox): effect of organic matter on granular sludge”, 3rd International Conference on Asian-European Environmental Technology and Knowledge Transfer/1st International Symposium on Environment Engineering. 13-14 May, 2010. Hefei, Anhui, China.
4. S.Q. Ni, “Research of integrated treatment process in the disposal of straw pulp gray wastewater”, IWA Chemical Industries 2008 International Conference. 9-11 November, 2008. Beijing, China.

Editorships of Journals or Other Learned Publications
1. Invited Editor, Journal of Environmental Biology.
2. Invited Editor, CLEAN-Soil, Air, Water
3. Editorial board member, Journal of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences.
4. Editorial board member, Modern Environmental Science and Engineering.
5. Editorial board member, Jacobs Journal of Hydrology.

Funding Sources          
1. NSFC (PI: Shou-Qing Ni, no. 21477063)
2. NSFC (PI: Shou-Qing Ni, no. 51108251)
3. Research Award Fund for Outstanding Middle-aged and Young Scientist of Shandong Province (PI: Shou-Qing Ni, no. BS2012HZ007)
4. Special Fund for Innovation Program of Shandong Province (PI: Shou-Qing Ni, no. 201002034)
5. China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (PI: Shou-Qing Ni, no. 20100481256)
6. Overseas Personnel Pioneer Plan of Jinan (PI: Shou-Qing Ni, no.20110406)
7. PI and Co-PI for more than 20 projects.

Grant Review Panels
• Member of review panel for National Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
• Member of review panel for National Science Foundation of Shandong Province (SDNSF)
• Member of Review Panel for Jinan Science and Technology Development Plan
• Member of review panel for Zhengzhou Science and Technology Project

Honors
• National Registered Environmental Impact Assessment Engineer
• National Registered Environmental Engineer
• Social practice outstanding instructor of Shandong University, 2014
• Expand educational outstanding individual of Shandong University, 2014
• Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Shandong University, 2011
• Doctoral Scholarship Award, China Scholar Council, 2008
• Excellent graduate scholarship, 2008
• Honor for outstanding graduate student, 2008
• Outstanding person in charge of the school community, 2003

Reviewer for Journals
• Bioresource Technology
• Chemical Engineering Journal
• Chemosphere
• Catalysis Today
• Environ Sci Pollut Res
• Journal of Environmental Science-China
• Journal of Hazardous Materials
• African Journal of Biotechnology
• African Journal of Microbiology Research
• Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly
• International Research Journal of Biochemistry and Bioinformatics

Publications
Patents Awarded
• A method for fast granulation of anaerobic ammonium oxidation process. [Chinese Patent # ZL 201010153704.4] July 2010 (Co-Inventor w/ Baoyu Gao and Qinyan Yue).
• An enhanced activated sludge process for sewage treatment based on magnetic nanomaterials. [Chinese Patent # ZL 201210404692.7] June 2014.
• Micro-oxidation unit and method for hydrogen sulfide removal and elemental sulfur recovery. [Chinese Patent # ZL 201210452317.X] July 2014 (Co-Inventor w/ Shihwu Sung).
• Anaerobic bioreactor for enhancement of wastewater treatment. [Chinese Patent # ZL 201320287929.8] October 2013.
Refereed Journal Articles
1. S.Q. Ni *, Zhibin Wang, Lu Lv , Xueyou Liang, Longfei Ren, Qingxin Zhou. Bioremediation of wastewaters with decabromodiphenyl ether by anaerobic granular sludge. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2015, doi:10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.03.003.
2. S.Q. Ni*, Ning Yang. Evaluation of granular anaerobic ammonium oxidation process for the disposal of pre-treated swine manure. PeerJ 2014, 2:e336http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.336.
3. S.Q. Ni*, Ning Yang. Cation exchange resin immobilized bimetallic nickel–iron nanopartcles to facilitate their application in pollutants degradationto facilitate their application in pollutants degradation. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 420, pp 158-165, 2014.
4. S.Q. Ni*, Qingjie Cui, and Zhen Zheng. Interaction of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Aerobic Granular Sludge: Biosorption and Microbial Degradation. BioMed Research International, vol. 2014, Article ID 274620, 10 pages, 2014. doi:10.1155/2014/274620.
5. S.Q. Ni,*, Jianyuan Ni, Ning Yang, Juan Wang. Effect of magnetic nanoparticles on the performance of activated sludge treatment system. Bioresource Technology 2013, 143, 555-561.
6. S.Q. Ni,*, Jian Zhang. Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox): from laboratory to full-scale application. BioMed Research International. vol. 2013, Article ID 469360, 10 pages, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/469360.
7. Liancheng Wang*, S.Q. Ni*, Chunli Guo, Yitai Qian. One pot synthesis of ultrathin boron nitride nanosheets supported nanoscale zerovalent iron for rapid debromination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 2013, 1, 6379–6387.
8. S.Q. Ni, Zhen Zheng Wei Jiang, Jinhua Zhan. Application of low-cost sponge iron for complete debromination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers. Science of Advanced Materials 2013, 5 (8), 1123-1131.
9. S.Q. Ni, Jianyuan Ni, Deliang Hu,  Shihwu Sung. Effect of organic matter on the performance of granular anammox process. Bioresource Technology  2012, 110, 701-705.
10. S.Q. Ni, Shihwu Sung, Qin-Yan Yue, Bao-Yu Gao. Substrate removal evaluation of granular anammox process in a pilot-scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor. Ecological Engineering 2012, 38, 30-36.
11. S.Q. Ni, Bao-Yu Gao, Chih-Cheng Wang, Jih-Gaw Lin, Shihwu Sung. Fast start-up, performance and microbial community in a pilot-scale anammox reactor seeded with exotic mature granules. Bioresource Technology  2011, 102, 2448-2454.
12. S.Q. Ni, Jun Meng. Performance and inhibition recovery of anammox reactors seeded with different types of sludge. Water Science Technology 2011, 63, 710-718.
13. S.Q. Ni, Anania Fessehaie, Po-Heng Lee, Bao-Yu Gao, Xing Xu, Shihwu Sung. Interaction of anammox bacteria and inactive methanogenic granules under high nitrogen selective pressure. Bioresource Technology 2010, 101, 6910-6915.
14. S.Q. Ni, Po-Heng Lee, Shihwu Sung. The kinetics of nitrogen removal and biogas production in an anammox non-woven membrane reactor. Bioresource Technology 2010, 101, 5767-5773.
15. S.Q. Ni, Po-Heng Lee, Anania Fessehaie., Bao-Yu Gao, Shihwu Sung. Enrichment and biofilm formation of Anammox bacteria in a non-woven membrane reactor. Bioresource Technology 2010, 101, 1792-1799.
16. Po-Heng Lee, S.Q. Ni, Shiun-Yi Chang, Shihwu Sung, Sang-Hyoun Kim. Enhancement of Carbon Monoxide Mass Transfer Using an Innovative External Hollow Fiber Membrane (HFM) Diffuser for Syngas Fermentation: Experimental Studies and Model Development. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2012, 184, 268-277.
17. Hongwei Wei, Le Wang, Zhipeng Li, S.Q. Ni, Quanqin Zhao. Synthesis and photocatalytic activity of one-dimensional CdS@TiO2 core-shell heterostructures. Nano-Micro Letters 2011, 3, 6-11.
18. Yongchao Lai, Wenxiao Pan, S.Q. Ni, Dongju Zhang and Jinhua Zhan. Theoretical evaluation of the configurations and Raman spectra of 209 Polychlorinated biphenyl congeners. Chemosphere 2011, 85, 412-417.
19. Junling Duan, Xiaochen Jiang, S.Q. Ni, Min Yang, Jinhua Zhan. Facile synthesis of N-acetyl-L-cysteine capped ZnS quantum dots as an eco-friendly fluorescence sensor for Hg2+. Talanta 2011, 85, 1738-1743.
20. Heng Yang, S.Q. Ni, Xiaohong Jiang, Wei Jiang,  Jinhua Zhan. In situ fabrication of single-crystalline porous ZnO nanoplates on zinc foil to support silver nanoparticles as a stable SERS substrate. CrystEngComm 2012, 14, 6023-6028.
21.  Xing Xu, Baoyu Gao, Wenyi Wang, Qinyan Yue, Yu Wang, S.Q. Ni. Effect of modifying agents on the preparation and properties of the new adsorbents from wheat straw. Bioresource Technology 2010, 101, 1477-1481.
22. Xing Xu, Baoyu Gao, Wenyi Wang, Qinyan Yue, Yu Wang, S.Q. Ni. Adsorption of phosphate from aqueous solutions onto modified wheat residue: Characteristics, kinetic and column studies. Colloids. Surf. B Biointerfaces 2009, 70: 46-52.
23. Qiang Kong, Jian Zhang, Huu Hao Ngo, S.Q. Ni, Rongshu Fu, Wenshan Guo, Ning Guo, Lin Tian. Nitrous oxide emission in an aerobic granulation sequencing batch airlift reactor at ambient temperatures. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 2013, 85, 533-538.
Conference Proceedings
1. S.Q. Ni, Qing-Jie Cui. Effects of simulated acid rain on growth of wheat (Secale Cereale L.) in north China. In: Proceedings of 2011 international symposium on water resource and environmental protection. May 20-22, 2011. Xi’an, China, pp: 2288-2291.
2. S.Q. Ni, Bao-Yu Gao, Shihwu Sung. Performance of anaerobic ammonia oxidation (Anammox): effect of organic matter on granular sludge. In: Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on Asian-European environmental technology and knowledge transfer/1st international symposium on environment engineering. May 13-14, 2010. Hefei, Anhui, China, pp: 696-702.
3. S.Q. Ni, Dachuan Zhao, Baoyu Gao, Yongqiang Zhang, Qingjie Cui. Research of integrated treatment process in the disposal of straw pulp gray wastewater. In: Proceedings of IWA chemical industries 2008 international conference. November 9-11, 2008. Beijing, China, pp: 144-155.