Research

Current Affiliation

School of Ecology, Environment and Ocean, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China

Mentor Category

Ph.D Advisor

Current Academic Appointments

Vice Dean, School of Ecology, Environment and Ocean, Guangdong University of Technology (GDUT); Director, Institute of Smart Marine Science and Engineering; Director, Research Centre of Ecology & Environment for Coastal Area and Deep Sea, GDUT & Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou).

Research Interests

Environmental and ecological effects of natural gas hydrate exploitation and methane release in cold seep areas, marine energy environment, migration and transformation of emerging pollutants in the deep sea, sustainable energy strategic planning, etc.

1. Development of marine natural gas hydrates and its effects on environment and ecology.

2. Marine methane release and cold seep ecosystem development and evolution in the ocean.

3. Marine carbon sequestration mechanisms and negative carbon emission technologies.

4. Migration and transformation of emerging pollutants in marine environment and their ecological effects.

5. Responses of marine extreme ecosystems to human activities and climate change.

6. Deep-sea in-situ detection, sampling, and long-term simulation equipment and technologies.

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Master's and Doctoral Admissions Colleges

School of Ecology, Environment and Ocean, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China

Professional Summary

Dr. Jingchun Feng is a Distinguished Professor (Hundred Talents Program) and Ph.D. Advisor at Guangdong University of Technology. She serves as Chief Process Engineer for a National Major Science and Technology Infrastructure project and is a recipient of both the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars and the NSFC Excellent Young Scholar award. Her research focuses on the environmental impacts of marine natural gas hydrates and deep-sea cold seep ecosystems. She is an Associate Editor for Applied Energy and a Youth Editorial Board Member for The Innovation. Dr. Feng has published over 100 academic papers and holds 66 patents, including 5 U.S. and 11 PCT patents.

Education

1. 2011-2016: Ph. D. in Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Science, China

2. 2006-2010: B.S. in College of Environment Science, Sichuan Agriculture University, China

Professional Experience

1. 2020-present: Professor &Ph.D. Supervisor (A+, Hundred Talents Program) School of Ecology, Environment and Ocean, Guangdong University of Technology, China;

2. 2019-2020: Distinguished Professor, Master’s Supervisor (Young Hundred Talents Program) Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, China;

3. 2018-2019: Associate Researcher, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China;

4. 2016-2018: Distinguished Associate Researcher, SUN Yat-sen University, China

Professional Service

1. Associate Editor, Applied Energy

2. Youth Editorial Board Member: The Innovation, Journal of Marine Science and Application, Carbon Research

3. Guest Editor: Methane, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

4. Editorial Board Member, Frontiers in Sustainable Resource Management

5. Member, Natural Gas Hydrate Committee, China Renewable Energy Association

6. Member, Deep-sea Rare Earth Development Professional Committee, China Rare Earth Society

7. Member, Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Selected Honors & Awards

1. Lead Scientist, International Science Program "Methane Seep Interface in the Ocean" (MOCSI, UN Ocean Decade) (2026)

2. Chief Process Engineer, National Major rch Facility (2024)

3. National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (2023)

4. National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars (2021)

5.  First Guangdong Provincial Youth Scientific and Technological Innovation Award – Inaugural recipient (2023)

6. Energy & Fuels Rising Star – International recognition (2021) (only 27 recipients worldwide)

7. CAS Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award – Awarded by Chinese Academy of Sciences (2017)

8. CAS President’s Special Award – Awarded by Chinese Academy of Sciences (2016)

Major  Achievements

Over 100 papers published as first/corresponding author in top-tier journals in the field. Selected International Journal Articles:

1. Feng Jingchun*, Yan Jinyue, Wang Yi*, Yang Zhifeng, Zhang Si, Liang Sai, Li Xiaosen. Methane mitigation: Learning from the natural marine environment. The Innovation. 2022, 3(5): 100297.

2. Feng Jingchun*, Tang Li, Xie Yan, Yuan Weiyu, Zhang Si*, Yan Jinyue, Chai Fei, Li Xiaosen, Yang Zhifeng*, Wang Yi. Offshore carbon sequestration: Renewable energy and multi-carbon transformations prompt greener future. The Innovation Geoscience. 2023, 1(2):100016.

3. Feng Jingchun, Liang Jianzhen*, Cai Yanpeng, Zhang Si*, Xue Jingchuan, Yang Zhifeng. Deep-sea organisms research oriented by deep-sea technologies development. Science Bulletin. 2022, 67:1802-1816.

4. Feng Jingchun, Xie Yan, Tang Li, Li Pian, Zhou Zhenwu, Zhang Si*, Yang Zhifeng, Wang Yi*. Hydrate formation significantly decreases the uplifting rate of methane bubble from the seafloor to the upper water column. Science Bulletin. 2023,68:3149–3153. 

5. Feng Jingchun, Li Bo, Li Xiaosen, Wang Yi*. Effects of depressurizing rate on methane hydrate dissociation within large-scale experimental simulator. Applied Energy. 2021, 304:117750.

6. Feng Jingchun*, Li Canrong, Tang Li, Wu Xiaonan, Wang Yi, Yang Zhifeng*, Yuan Weiyu, Sun Liwei, Hu Weiqiang, Zhang, Si*. Tracing the Century-Long Evolution of Microplastics Deposition in a Cold Seep. Advanced Science. 2023,10:2206120.

7. Feng Jingchun*, Yang Zhifeng, Zhou Wenliang, Feng Xingwei, Wei Fuwen, Li Bo, Ma Chuanxin, Zhang Si*, Xia Linlin, Cai Yanpeng, Wang Yi. Interactions of Microplastics and Methane Seepage in the Deep-Sea Environment. Engineering. 2023. 29(10):159-167.  

8. Feng Jingchun*, Sun Liwei, Yan, Jinyue*. Carbon sequestration via shellfish farming: A potential negative emissions technology. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2023, 171:113018.

9. Xie Yan, Feng Jingchun*, Chen Xingyu, Wang Junwen, Xu Longhang, Zhou Zhenwu, Wang Bin, Wang Yi, Zhang Si, Yang Zhifeng. CH₄ hydrate dissociation and CH₄ leakage characteristics: Insights from laboratory investigation based on stratified environment reconstruction of natural gas hydrate reservoir. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.2024,206:114891.

10. Wu Xiaonan, Feng Jingchun*, Chen Xiao, Li Canrong, Zhang Si. Exploring carbon content variation in microplastics sequestrated from seawater to sediment in the Haima cold seep area. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2024, 462:132742.

11. Chen Xiao, Yu Yingjun, Wang Yi, Feng Jingchun*, Zhang Si*, Ding Zhibin**, Tang Li, Wu Xiaonan, Hu Junlin. Mutual disposal of municipal solid waste and flue gas on isolated islands. Applied Energy. 2024,353:122057.

12. Chen Xiao, Wu Xiaonan, Feng Jingchun*, Wang Bin, Li Canrong, Lin Yilei, Huang Yongji, Zhong Song, Zhang Xiaochun, Hu Junlin, Zhang Si*. Methane seepage leads to a specific microplastic aging process in the simulated cold seep environment. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2025,482:136572.

13. Yuan Weiyu, Feng Jingchun*, Li Bo, Zhang Tingting, Xie Yan, Wang Bin, Zhang Si, Yang Zhifeng. Assessing the prospect of long-term exploitation of Class 1 hydrate deposit with horizontal well in the South China Sea from energy, environmental, and economic perspectives. Applied Energy. 2025,400:126552.

14. Chen Xiao, Wu Xiaonan, FengJingchun*, Wang Yi*, Yang Shujun, Kong Jie,  Zhou Yingli, Hu Junlin, Ding Ke, Zhang Si*. Investigation of bacterial diversity from hybrid water sources to multiple terminal sites on an isolated island in the south China sea. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2024,434:140149.

15. Liang Jianzhen, Feng Jingchun*, Chen Xiao, Li Cun, Zhang Si. Increasing temperature and sulfate enhances the efficiency of methane abatement in an anaerobic oxidation of methane bioreactor (AOMB) system. Applied Energy. 2024,362:122979.

16. Li Cun, Feng Jingchun*, Chen Xiao, Zhou Yingli, Liang Jianzhen, Zhang Si. Behaviours of methane metabolism and community dynamics of methane  anaerobic oxidation microbes on carbonate rocks with long-term  cultivation in cold seep environment. Applied Energy. 2024,365:123296.

17. Zeng Xinyang, Feng Jingchun*, Ke Wei*, Wang Jiang, Zhang Si, Xie Yan. Film formation kinetics of Methane-propane hydrate on gas bubble in MEG and luvicap EG solutions. Applied Energy. 2023, 330:120301.

18. Le Chenyao, Feng Jingchun*, Sun Liwei, Yuan Weiyu, Wu Guozhong, Zhang Si, Yang Zhifeng. Co-benefits of carbon sink and low carbon food supply via shellfish and algae farming in China from 2003 to 2020. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2023, 414:137436.

19. Zhang Mingrui, Feng Jingchun*, Sun Liwei, Li Pian, Huang Yanyan, Zhang Si, Yang Zhifeng. Individual dietary structure changes promote greenhouse gas emission reduction. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2022, 366:132787.

20. Zeng Xinyang, Wu Guozhong, Zhang Si*, Sun Liwei, Sun Changyu, Chen Guangjin, Zhong Jinrong, Li Pian, Yang Zhifeng, Feng Jingchun*. In-situ Raman Study on Kinetics Behaviors of Hydrated Bubble in Thickening. Science of the Total Environment. 2022, 814:152476.

21. Wu Xiaonan, Feng Jingchun*, Chen Xiao, Lin Yilei, Huang Yongji, Zhong Song, Li Canrong, Zhu Mengzhuo, Zhang Si*. Effects of Different Types of Microplastics on Cold Seep Microbial Diversity and Function. Environmental Science & Technology. 2025,59(2):1322−1333.

22. Zhang Yue, Feng Jingchun*, Zhang Yuhang, Wang Bin, Qin Liangyun, Wang Yi, Zhang Si. Thermodynamics and kinetics of methane hydrate formation in seawater from the South China Sea: Potential application of hydrate-based desalination. Applied Energy. 2025,388:125696.

23. Huang Yongji, Feng Jingchun*, Wang Xinyuan, Zhang Yue, Zhang Si*. Microplastic type and concentration affect prokaryotic community structure and species coexistence in deep-sea cold seep sediments. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2025,489:137727.

24. Wang Bin, Feng Jingchun*, Zhang Yue, Zhang Zhen, Zhang Yuhang, Chen Xiao, Xie Yan, Wang Pengfei, Zhang Si. Impact of wettability heterogeneity on methane hydrate growth kinetics in partially water-saturated sediments. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 2026,702:138885.

25. Wang Bin, Feng Jingchun*, Zhang Yue, Zhang Yuhang, Chen Xiao, Xie Yan, Wang Pengfei, Zhang Si. Heat transfer enhancement-driven synergistic kinetic promotion of methane hydrate formation-dissociation cycles for advanced solidified natural gas technology. Energy. 2025,311:137009.

26. Zhong Song, Feng Jingchun*, Chen Xiao, Huang Yongji, Zhang Hui, Zhang Yue, Li Canrong, Liang Jianzhen, Zhou Yingli, Zhang Si. Sediment depth impacts microbial community structure in methane seepage Regions. Communications earth & environment. 2025(6):868

27. Xie Yan, Cheng Liwei, Feng Jingchun*, Zheng Tao, Zhu Yujie, Zeng Xinyang,   Sun Changyu*, Chen Guangjin*. Kinetics behaviors of CH₄ hydrate formation in porous sediments: Non-unidirectional influence of sediment particle size on hydrate formation. Energy, 2024,289:130021. 

28. Zhong Song, Feng Jingchun*, Chen Xiao, HuanYongji, Wu Xiaonan , Zhang Si.   Exploring optimal incubation conditions and characteristics of methane oxidizing organisms in deep-sea environments. Bioresource Technology. 2024,407:131084.

29. Zhou Zhenwu, Feng Jingchun*, Zeng Xinyang, Xie Yan, Wang Bin, Zhang Si, Yang Zhifeng. Wang Yi. Revealing the kinetic behaviors of hydrate formation on bubble surface with different pressure gradients in deep-sea methane seepage areas of the South China Sea. Energy. 2024, 308:132808.

30. Huang Yongji, Feng Jingchun*, Kong Jie, Sun Liwei, Zhang Mingrui, Huang Yanyan, Tang Li, Zhang Si, Yang Zhifeng. Community assemblages and species coexistence of prokaryotes controlled by local environmental heterogeneity in a cold seep water column. Science of the Total Environment. 2023, 868:161725.

31. Xie Yan, Zhu Yujie, Cheng Liwei, Zheng Tao, Zhong Jinrong, Xiao Peng*, Sun Changyu*, Chen Guangjin, Feng Jingchun*. The coexistence of multiple hydrates triggered by varied H₂ molecule occupancy during CO₂/H₂ hydrate dissociation. Energy. 2023, 262:125461.

32. Tang Li, Feng Jingchun*, Li Canrong, Liang Jianzhen, Zhang Si, Yang Zhifeng. Global occurrence, drivers, and environmental risks of microplastics in marine environments. Journal of Environmental Management. 2023, 329:116961.

33. Zhang Hui, Feng Jingchun*, Shen Yongming, Zhang Mingrui, Huang Yanyan, Li Pian, Sun Liwei, Zhang Si, Yang Zhifeng. An epifaunal community succession sequence driven by the biogeochemical footprint with different methane seepage intensity of the deep seafloor. Earths Future. 2023, 11:e2022EF003373.

34. Xie Yan, Zheng Tao, Zhu Yujie, Zhong Jinrong, Feng Jingchun, Sun Changyu*, Chen Guangjin*. Effects of H₂/N₂ on CO₂ hydrate film growth: Morphology and microstructure. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2022, 431:134004.

35. Zhang Hui, Feng Jingchun*, Wang Bin, Shen Yongming, Zhang Yue, Zhang Si. Impact of Particle Size on Gas Hydrate Formation in Porous Media under Dynamic Porous Flow. Energy&Fuels. 2025,39(30):14500–14510.

36. Li Bo*, Zhang Tingting, Wan Qingcui, Feng Jingchun*, Chen Lingling, Wei Wenna. Kinetic study of methane hydrate development involving the role of self-preservation effect in frozen sandy sediments. Applied Energy. 2021, 300:117398.

37. Wang Bin, Chen Xiao, Xie Yan, Wang Pengfei, Feng Jingchun*, Zhang Si*. Hydrate formation in porous media with upward-migrating methane and its implications for the evolution of deep-sea cold seep ecosystems. Science of the Total Environment. 2025,959:178299.

38. Cai Chaofeng, Feng Jingchun*, Wu Guozhong, Hou Rui, Chen Xiao, Liu Jinyi, Zhang Xiaochun, Zhang Si. Combined uranium-series and trace elements analysis in cold seep bivalves: possibility in hundred-year-scale reconstruction of deep-sea temperature and acidification. Frontiers in Marine Science. 2025:1528106.

39. Xie Yan, Zhu Yujie, Zheng Tao, Pan Hua, Sun Changyu,* Feng Jingchun*, Chen Xingyu, Xu Longhang, Wang Bin, Chen Guangjin*. Increase in Subcooling Elevates the SDS Concentration Threshold for Significantly Promoting CH4 and CO2 Hydrate Formation. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2025,64(26):13161-13172.

40. Chen Xiao, Wu Xiaonan, Feng Jingchun*, Wang Yi*, Zhang Xiaochun, Lin Yilei, Wang Bin, Zhang Si*. Nonlinear differential equations and their application to evaluating the integrated impacts of multiple parameters on the biochemical safety of drinking water. Journal of Environmental Management. 2024, 355:120493.

41. Zeng Xinyang,Wu Guozhong, Zhou Wenzheng, Zhang Xin, Wang Bin, Feng Jingchun*, Zhang Si*. Investigation on methane hydrate formation behaviors in deep-sea methane seepage environments. Gas Science and Engineering. 2024,129:205415.

42. Xie Yan, Huang Yanyan, Feng Jingchun*, Wu Guozhong, Xu Zhijie, Zhang Zhen, Wang Yi, Zhou Zhenwu, Wang Bin, Zhang Si, Yang Zhifeng. Experimental and modeling investigations on CH4 hydrate phase equilibria  in multi-ion “Haima” cold seep environment. Gas Science and Engineering. 2024,128:205362.

43. Chen Xiao, Lian Xiaoying, Wang Yi*, Chen Sheng, Sun Yiran, Tao Guolin, Tan Qiaowen, Feng Jingchun*. Impacts of hydraulic conditions on microplastics biofilm development, shear stresses distribution, and microbial community structures in drinking water distribution pipes. Journal of Environmental Management. 2023, 325:116510.

44. Yuan Weiyu, Feng Jingchun*, Zhang Si, Sun Liwei, Cai Yanpeng, Yang Zhifeng, Sheng Songwei. Floating wind power in deep-sea area: Life cycle assessment of environmental impacts. Advances in Applied Energy. 2023, 9:100122.

45. Liang Jianzhen, Feng Jingchun*, Kong Jie, Huang Yongji, Zhang Hui, Zhong Song, Tang Li, Zhang Si. Microbial communities and mineral assemblages in sediments from various habitats at the Haima Cold Seep, South China Sea. Frontiers in Marine Science. 2023, 10:1254450.

46. Zhong Song, Feng Jingchun*, Kong Jie, Huang Yongji, Chen Xiao and Zhang Si. Differences in Bacterial Co-Occurrence Networks and Ecological Niches at the Surface Sediments and Bottom Seawater in the Haima Cold Seep. Microorganisms. 2023,11: 3001.

47. Xie Yan, Feng Jingchun*, Hu Weiqiang, Zhang Mingrui, Wang Junwen, Peng Bo, Wang Yujun, Zhou Zhenwu, Wang Yi. Deep-Sea Sediment and Water Simulator for Investigation of Methane Seeping and Hydrate Formation. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2022, 10:514.

48. Xie Yan, Feng Jingchun*, Sun Liwei, Wang Junwen, Hu Weiqiang, Peng Bo, Wang Yujun, Wang Yi. Coupled Simulation of Hydrate-Bearing and Overburden Sedimentary Layers to Study Hydrate Dissociation and Methane Leakage. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2022, 10:668.

49. Liang Jianzhen, Feng Jingchun*, Zhang Si*, Cai Yanpeng, Yang Zhifeng, Ni Tian, Yang Huayong. Role of deep-sea equipment in promoting the forefront of studies on life in extreme environments. iScience. 2021, 24 (11):103299.

50. Zhang Hui, Feng Jingchun*, Wang Bin, Shen Yongming, Zhang Yue, Zhang Si. The growth habit of methane hydrate film at the Gas-liquid interface. Chemical Engineering Science.2025,312:121622.

A total of 66 patents have been granted, including 5 utility model patents, 56 Chinese invention patents, 5 US patents, and 11PCT patents.

Selected international patent:

1. YANG ZHIFENG, FENG JINGCHUN, ZHANG SI, WANG YI, ZHONG SONG, CAI YANPENG. MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR FOR DEEP-SEA COLD SEEPS AND ONLINE ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, Pantent No.: US12415979B2, Filing Date: Feb. 6, 2023, Date of Patent: Sep.16, 2025.

2. FENG JINGCHUN, ZHANG SI, YANG ZHIFENG, WANG YI, CAI YANPENG, ZHONG SONG. HIGH-PRESSURE ENVIRONMENT BIOLOGICAL ENRICHMENT AND SPRAY-TYPE SOLID ISOLATION AND CULTIVATION DEVICE, Pantent No.: US12577520B2, Filing Date: Feb. 4, 2023, Date of Patent: Mar.17, 2026.

3. ZHANG SI, FENG JINGCHUN, YANG ZHIFENG, CAI YANPENG. SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING FORMATION AND EVOLUTION OF A DEEP-SEA COLD SEEP ECOSYSTEM, Pantent No.: US12014653B2, Filing Date: Oct. 21, 202, Date of Patent: Jun. 18, 2024.

4. FENG JINGCHUN, ZHANG SI, YANG ZHIFENG, WANG YI, CAI YANPENG, ZHONG SONG. DEVICE FOR ENRICHMENT CULTURE AND GRAVITY-TYPE ISOLATION OF MARINE MICROORGANISMS IN HIGH-PRESSURE ENVIRONMENT， Appl. No.: US18/020266, Filing Date: Feb. 8, 2023.

5. FENG JINGCHUN, ZHANG SI, YANG ZHIFENG, WANG YI, CAI YANPENG, ZHONG SONG. DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SINGLE-CELL HIGH-THROUGHPUT SORTING INMARINE IN-SITU ENVIRONMENT,  Appl. No.: US18/019790, Filing Date: Feb. 3, 2023.

Selected Research Grants

1. Principal Investigator, "Resource and Environmental Effects of Marine Natural Gas Hydrate and Methane," National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Distinguished Young Scholars Fund, 2024–2028.

2. Principal Investigator, "Multi-Media Environmental High-Fidelity Sampling and Multi-Field Simulation Device for Deep-Sea Methane Leakage Area," NSFC Major Research Instrument Development Project, 2023–2027.

3. Principal Investigator, "Methane Transformation and Carbon Sequestration Mechanisms at Multiple Interfaces in the Overlying Sediment-Water Environment of Natural Gas Hydrates," National Key R&D Program of China, 2021–2026.

4. Principal Investigator, "Environmental Impact Mechanisms and Assessment Techniques of Methane Leakage during Combustible Ice Development," Guangdong Natural Resources Foundation, 2022–2024.

5. Principal Investigator, "Marine Combustible Ice Development and its Environmental Ecological Effects," National Natural Science Foundation of China Excellent Young Scholars Fund, 2021-2023.

6. Principal Investigator, "Strategic Research on the Development of Environmentally Safe Technologies for Marine Development," Joint Strategic Research and Consulting Project by the Chinese Academy of Engineering&National Natural Science Foundation of China,  2021-2023.

7. Principal Investigator, "Strategic Research on the Development of Deep-Sea Biological Resources and Environmental Ecological Protection," Major Consulting Project of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 2020-2021.

Research Team

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