Research

School

School of Environmental Science and Engineering

Director of Institute of Environmnetal Health and Pollution Control , PhD/Master Supervisor

Research Interests

1. Ttransportation, transformation, environmental fate and pollution control mechanism of of emerging organic contaminants;

2. Human metabolism mechanism and health risk assessment of emerging organic contaminants;

3. Synthesis, characterization, optimization and application of nanostructured catalysts and natural mineral materials in environmental remediation; 4. Applications of advanced oxidation processes, especially Heterogeneous Environmental Catalysis in organics degradation and biohazard inactivation in water and air.

Home Page

https://iehpc.gdut.edu.cn/info/1341/2132.htm

Contacts

020-39322298/ antc99@gdut.edu.cn; antc99@163.com

Personal Introduction

Taicheng An, Professor (Tier 2 in four-tier system of full proffesor ), PhD supervisor,

Director, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Academic Committee Chair, Guangdong University of Technology(GDUT), China;

Director, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control;

Director, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control;

Director, Allied Center on Photocatalytic Application and Engineering Technology of Guangdong Province;

Director, Allied Laboratory on Photocatalytic Application of Guangdong University of Technology;

Director, Guangzhou Innovation Alliance of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control.

Prof. An was selected as most cited Chinese authors in Environmental Sciences by Elsevier’s Scopus from 2014 to 2019 with continuous six years. He is winner of NSF for Distinguished Young Scholars in China, Distinguished Professor of Chang Jiang Scholars of MOE, Ten thousand plan leading talents of CPC Central Committee, Science and technology leading talents of Ministry of Science and Technology as well as the Pearl River Scholars Program of Guangdong Province, Outstanding Talents Scientist and Innovation Leading Scientist of Guangdong Special Branch Plan of Science and Technology and Young Scientist Winner of Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment. He also won the May 1st Labor Medal of Guangdong Province in April 2019 and the National Model Teacher in September 2019.

He has long been engaged in research work on environmental geochemical processes and health effects, photochemical and photocatalytic migration, transformation and risk reduction mechanisms of emerging organic pollutants, mainly focusing on environmental catalytic purification and pollution control principles and regional health risk reduction related to environmental water system and atmospheric toxic organics. Over 350 refereed journal publications such as PNAS, Energy Environ. Sci., Environ. Sci. Technol., Appl. Catal. B-Environ., J Catal., Water Res. and Environ. Sci. Nano were published, and the citation is more than 10000 times (Cited by others: 9000; H-index, 55).

Education

1999.09 - 2002.06 Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,

Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China 1996.09 - 1999.06 M.Sc. in Environmental Analysis Chemistry

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,

Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, P. R. China 1992.09 – 1996.06 B.Sc. in Chemistry

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,

Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, P. R. China

Work Experience

2016.04 - Distinguished Professor, School of Environmental Science and Engineering,

Director，Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control,

Academic Committee Chair, Guangdong University of Technology,

Guangzhou 510006, China

2006.04 - 2016.03 Professor

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and

Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry,

Chinese Academy of Sciences,

P.R. China

2003.01-2006.03 Associate Professor

State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry,

Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry,

Chinese Academy of Sciences,

P.R. China

2002.06-2002.12 Assistant Professor

State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry,

Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry,

Chinese Academy of Sciences,

P.R. China

Visiting experience:

2013.12 - 2014.02 Senior Visiting professor, worked with Prof. Hiromi Yamashita at

Department of Materials and Manufacturing Sciences, Osaka University, Japan

2008.11 - 2009.05 Senior Visiting professor, worked with Prof. Huijun Zhao at

Griffith School of Environment, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia

2007.12 - 2008.02 Visiting professor, worked with Prof. Huijun Zhao at

Griffith School of Environment, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia

2006.06 - 2007.06 Visiting professor, worked with Prashant V. Kamat at

Radiation Laboratory, University of Notre Dame, IN, USA

Academic Part-Time Job

PROFEESIONAL AFFLICTIONS:

Asia/Pacific Chair, Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health, Oct., 2017--

Chair, China-Ireland Consortium of Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health, June, 2015--

Conference chair, International conference for Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health, June 2017

Member, Global Chemistry Advisory Group of Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Nov. 2015--

Vice director, Photocatalysis professional committee of China association of photosensitization, Nov. 2017--

Vice director, Professional committee of energy and the environment of China energy association, April 2018--

Director, Young Photocatalysis professional committee of China association of photosensitization, January 2015—December 2018.

Vice Director of the Professional Committee of Environmental Chemistry, Environmnetal Society of Guangdong Province, China, December 2019--

Director of the Professional Committee of Analytic Chemistry, Chemical Society of Guangdong Province, China. January 2013—December 2016.

Life Member, European Geosciences Union

Member, The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Member, The American Chemical Society (No. 2407996).

Member, The Society of Chemical Industry.

Life member, Chinese Chemical Society.

Life member, International Congress of Chemistry and Environment.

Life Member, Chinese Society of for Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry.

Member of Council, Research Society of Advanced Treatment, China Civil Engineering Society.

Member of Council, Branch Society of Industrial water and wastewater, China Civil Engineering Society.

Member, Environmental & Science Society of Guangdong Province, P.R. China.

Member, Society of for Geochemistry of Guangdong Province, P.R. China.

Member, Environmental & Science Society of Guangzhou City, P. R. China

EDITORIAL:

Associated Editor, Appl. Catal. B: Environ. (SCI, IF2019=16.683), 2018.11 –

Associated Editor, Critical Reviews in Environ.Sci Technol. (SCI, IF2019=8.302), 2018.10 –

Guest Editor, Environ. Int., (SCI, IF2019=7.577), 2020

Guest Editor, Chin. J. Catal., (SCI, IF2019=6.146), 2019

Guest Editor, Chem. Eng. J. (SCI, IF2019=10.652), 2016

Guest Editor, Ecotox. Environ. Safe. (SCI, IF2019=4.872) 2018

Guest Editor, Environ. Geochem. Health (SCI, IF2019=3.472), 2017

Editorial Advisory Board, ACS ES&T Engineering (SCI), 2020.04 –

Editorial Board, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (SCI, IF2019=4.3), 2020.04 –

Editorial Board, Appl. Catal. B: Environ. (SCI, IF2019=16.683), 2016.01 –2018.10

Editorial Board, Sci. Rep. (SCI, IF2019=3.998), 2016 –

Editorial Board, Environ. Geochem. Health (SCI, IF2019=3.472), 2013 –

Editorial Board, Atmos. Pollut. Res. (SCI, IF2019=3.527), 2014 –

Editorial Board, Journal of Agro-Environment Science (Nongye Huanjing Xuebao, Chinese), 2015.01 –

Editorial Board, Huanjing Kexue (Chinese), 2019.01 –

Main Honors

1. National Model Teacher, 2019

2. Labor Day Medal of Guangdong Province, 2019

3. First Prize of Guangdong Natural Science Award (Third accomplisher), 2019

4. Ten thousand plan leading talents, Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, 2019 5. Science and technology leading talents, Ministry of Science and Technology, PRC, 2018

6. Outstanding Talents Scientist, Guangdong Special Branch Plan of Science and Technology, 2017

7. Yangtze river scholar Distinguished Professor of Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, 2017 8. High-level talents Distinguished Professor of Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, 2017

9. Pearl River Scholar Distinguished Professor, Guangdong province, China, 2016

10. Innovation Leading Scientist, Guangdong Special Branch Plan of Science and Technology, 2016

11. Second prize of Natural Science Award of Ministry of Education (Second accomplisher), 2015

12. Distinguished Young Scholar, National Nature Science Foundation of China, 2014

13. The 14th "Guangdong Youth May 4th Medal" nomination award, 2012

14. 2011 SCOPE-Zhongyu Young Scientist Award on Environmental Issues on environmental technology and innovation, 2011

15. Award for Outstanding Young Scientists of Guangdong Society of Environmental Sciences, 2010

16. Top ten Award for Outstanding Young Scientists of Chinese Society for Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry (Defen Hou Award), 2010

17. Award for Outstanding Young Scientists of Guangdong Society of Environmental Sciences, 2010

18. Award for Outstanding Tutor of Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2009

19. Top Five Talented Person Fund for Resource and Eco-environment, K. C. Wang Education Foundation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2008

20. Top ten Yong Scientist of Chinese Chemical Society, 2007

Research Projects

Jan. 2020—Dec. 2023, Program leader, 18.12 Million RMB

Human exposure omics and biomarkers of pollutants in soil at key industrial sites

(Project No. 2019YFC1804500).

Funding Body: National key research and development projects

Sep. 2019—Aug. 2022, Program leader, 8 Million RMB

Technology integration and demonstration for the control of volatile organic compounds in typical chemical industry

(Project No. 2019B110206002).

Funding Body: Research and development program in key areas of Guangdong province, P.R. China

June 2018—May 2022, Program leader, 10 Million RMB

Research and development of key technologies for air pollution control and regional health protection (Project No. 2017BT01Z032).

Funding Body: Local Innovative and Research Teams Project of Guangdong Pearl River Talents Program, P.R. China

Jan. 2018—Dec. 2022, Program leader, 3.23 Million RMB

Environmental Geochemical processes and metabolic products of atmospheric toxic organic contaminants emitted during e-waste

dismantling processes (Project No. 41731279).

Funding Body: Key project of National Nature Science Foundation of China

Jan. 2015—Dec. 2018, Program leader, 4.0 Million RMB

Environmental Geochemistry (Project No. 41425015).

Funding Body: National Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholars, P.R. China

Jan. 2014—Dec. 2017, Program leader, 1 Million RMB

The theoretical and experimental study on the adsorption, photocatalytic degradation and synergistic mechanism of model VOCs

onto Au/TiO2@CNTs (Project No. 41373102).

Funding Body: National Nature Science Foundation of China , P.R. China

Oct. 2012—Oct. 2017, Program leader, 2 Million RMB

The emission characteristic, pollution and control mechanisms of volatile organic compound within the PRD, China

(Project No.: S2012030006604).

Funding Body: Team project of Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China

Oct. 2012—Oct. 2015, Program leader, 0.5 Million RMB

The industrialization demonstration of key green dismantling technologies and valuable comprehensive utilization technologies

of E- waste (Project No.: 2012A032300017).

Funding Body: Major project of Science & Technology of Guangdong Province, P.R. China

Jan. 2010—Dec. 2012, Program leader

The study on the transformation kinetics and mechanism of model environmental pharmaceuticals by photocatalytic process

(Project No. 40973068).

Funding Body: National Nature Science Foundation of China , P.R. China

Jan. 2010—Dec. 2012, Program leader

Environmental photochemical and photocatalytic transformation and detoxification mechanism of model anti-virus pharmaceuticals

in water (Project No.: ZCX2-YW-QN103).

Funding Body: Excellent Yong Scientist project of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Sept. 2009—Dec. 2012, Program leader

The Pollution control Technology and Equipment of Industrial BETX Waste Gas Produced from Urban Agglomerations in Pear

River Delta (Project No. 2009B030400001).

Funding Body: Key project of Science & Technology of Guangdong Province, P.R. China

Sept. 2007—Dec. 2010, Program leader

The key technique and equipment of industrial toxic organic waste gas (Project No. 2007A032301002).

Funding Body: Key special project of Science & Technology of Guangdong Province, P.R. China

Jan. 2007—Dec. 2010, Chief Investigator

Environmental geochemical behavior, transfer and biomagnifications effect in food chain of typical brominated flame retardants from

typical contaminated area, China (Project No. 40632012).

Funding Body: Key project of National Nature Science Foundation of China

Sept. 2006—Dec. 2008, Program leader

The combination technique and equipment of photocatalysis with biofilter technologies for purifying industrial toxic organic

waste gas (Project No. 2006A36701002)

Funding Body: Key project of Science & Technology of Guangdong Province, P.R. China

Jan. 2006—Dec. 2008, Program Leader

Adsorption, degradation and detoxicity mechanism of Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) onto mesoporous SiO2 and TiO2

pillared montmorillonite (Project No. 40507262)

Funding Body: National Nature Science Foundation of China

Sept. 2005—Mar. 2008, Program Co-leader

Pollution control technology for organic waste gas emission from electronic waste treatment (Project No. 2005A30401001)

Funding Body: Key project of Science & Technology Key Project of Guangdong Province, P.R. China Jan. 2004—Dec. 2005, Program Leader

Preparation of a novel pillared clay photocatalyst for degradation of trace organic pollutants in water (Project No. 030466)

Funding Body: Nature Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, P.R. China

Sept. 2003—Jun. 2005 Program Leader

Status investigation and preventive strategy of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Guangdong Province, China

(Project No. 2003C34510)

Funding Body: Science & Technology Project of Guangdong Province, P.R. China

Oct. 2002—Oct. 2005 Chief Investigator

Title: Biogeochemical processes study of toxic organic pollutants in Pear River Delta region (Project No. KZCX3—SW—121)

Funding Body: Chinese Academy of Sciences

Aug. 2005—Sept. 2006 Chief Investigator

Status investigation and preventive strategy of toxic organic substances in Pear River Delta region (Project No. 2004A30401001)

Funding Body: Science & Technology Key Project of Guangdong Province, P.R. China

Nov. 2004—Oct. 2006 Chief Investigator

Title: Engineering microorganisms for bioremediation of contaminants (EDCs) in the Pearl River Basin (Project No. W/3635-1)

Funding Body: The Sweden International Foundation for Science

Jan. 2005—Dec. 2006 Chief Investigator

Engineering microorganisms enhanced biodegradation of mixtures of Volatile Organic Pollutants (VOCs) and their toxicology

investigation (Project No. 04002146)

Funding Body: Nature Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, P.R. China

Research Team

Team of Emerging Pollutants Environmental Health and Control Technology:

Students with backgrounds in environment, chemistry, biology, and materials are welcome to persue for the Master's and PhD's degree.The first-year scholarship for all recommended students is 50,000 yuan, and the recommended students from 985 universities is 80,000 yuan. Priority admission to postgraduates who are willing to directly pursue a PhD.

The team recruits post-doctors dedicated to scientific research all year round, with an annual salary of 300,000 RMB and other 3,000 RMB/month for housing grants.

Group homepage：http://www.antaicheng-group.cn; http://iehpc.gdut.edu.cn

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