Lingqun Zeng
Postdoctoral associate
Holden 324
Google scholar
Areas of Responsibility
- Research and Project Management
- Publications and Communications
- Supervision and Mentorship for undergraduate and graduate students
Research Interests and Expertise
Integration of soil science, waste valorization, and environmental chemistry, with a strong focus on circular economy principles and the development of sustainable engineering solutions.
Education
- PhD, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering, University at Albany, SUNY, 2024
- Master of Environmental Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, China, 2018
- Bachelor of Environmental Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, China, 2015
Publications
- Lingqun Zeng, Deng, S., Pan, Y. and Zhang, W., 2026. Sustainable preparation of battery-grade FePO4· 2H2O from acid mine drainage through a precipitation-purification pathway. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2026. 225, p.108643.
- Lingqun Zeng, Jeremy Feldblyum, Rixiang Huang. Effects of biochar adsorption on extracellular enzymes activity: measurement and interpretation. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 2025. 89(5), p.e70123.
- Lingqun Zeng, Shyrill F. Mariano, Rixiang Huang, Carmen Sánchez-García et al. Speciation and Aqueous Dissolution of Macronutrients in Fire Ash: Variation Across Ecosystems and the Effects on Nutrient Cycling, Environmental Science & Technology, 2024. 59(1), pp.454-466.2024.
- Lingqun Zeng, Rixiang Huang and Andrew Zimmerman. Adsorption of extracellular enzymes by biochar: Impacts of enzyme and biochar properties. Geoderma, 451 (2024), p.117082.
- Lingqun Zeng, Biao Wan, Qian Wang, Yupeng Yan, Yuanzhi Tang, Xionghan Feng. Simultaneous oxidations of Mn(II) and As(III) on cupric oxide (CuO) promote As(III) removal at circumneutral pH. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 125 (2023): 691-700.
- Lingqun Zeng, Biao Wan, Rixiang Huang, Yupeng Yan, Xiaoming Wang, Wenfeng Tan, Fan Liu, Xionghan Feng. Catalytic oxidation of arsenite and reaction pathways on the surface of CuO nanoparticles at a wide range of pHs. Geochemical Transactions, 2018, 19(1), 12.