Assoc Prof Dr. Shuli Liu, Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Best Researcher Award

Assoc Prof Dr. Shuli Liu, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, China

Professional Profile

🎓 Education & Research Experience

Shuli Liu holds a PhD in Municipal Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology. Her thesis focuses on the anabolism of valuable organic materials from food processing wastewater treatment using photosynthetic bacteria. She has served as an Associate Professor at the North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power in the School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering since December 2021. Prior to this, she was a Lecturer at the same institution from August 2016 to November 2021. Liu began her academic journey as a PhD student from July 2012 to July 2016, followed by a Postgraduate degree in Environmental Microbiology from September 2010 to June 2012, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Bioscience from September 2006 to June 2010.

🔬 Research Programs in Charge

Assoc Prof Dr. Liu leads several innovative research programs focused on resource utilization in wastewater treatment. She is involved in the Key Research and Promotion Special Project of Henan Province (2020-2022) and the High-end Foreign Expert Introduction Program by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2022-2023). Additionally, her current projects include enhancing Material Synthesis and Membrane Pollution Control (2023-2024), as well as studying the anabolism and recycling of valuable organic materials from wastewater (2018-2020).

🏆 Awards & Grants

In recognition of her academic achievements, Liu received the National Award for Distinguished Doctorates from Harbin Institute of Technology in 2015.

🛠️ Skills

Liu possesses extensive skills in wastewater treatment using photosynthetic bacteria, along with proficiency in nitrogen and phosphorus removal from domestic sewage and the treatment of activated sludge for resource utilization.

Publications Top Noted📚

Performance, mechanism regulation and resource recycling of bacteria-algae symbiosis system for wastewater treatment: A review

Authors: Liu, S., Kong, Z., Guo, H., Zhang, P., Song, G.

Journal: Environmental Pollution

Year: 2024

The resistance mechanism of humic acids and proteins in soluble microbial products from activated sludge against silver nanoparticles

Authors: Kang, J., Wang, Y.-H., Zhang, Y.-W., Song, G.-F., Wang, B.-H.

Journal: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Year: 2024

Magnetic iron-based waterworks sludge modified by chitosan and FeS for aqueous Cr(vi) adsorption and reduction

Authors: Tie, J., Li, W., Duan, X., Liu, S., Zhao, W.

Journal: RSC Advances

Year: 2024

Effects of nitrogen and carbon source addition on biomass and protein production by Rhodopseudomonas via the RSM-CCD approach

Authors: Liu, S., Zhang, Y., Zhao, C., Zhang, P., Song, G.

Journal: Desalination and Water Treatment

Year: 2024

Recent progress and prospects for chain elongation of transforming biomass waste into medium-chain fatty acids

Authors: Liu, Y., Chen, L., Duan, Y., Liu, S., Li, G.

Journal: Chemosphere

Year: 2024

Prof Dr. Oleksandr Kovrov, Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Best Researcher Award

Prof Dr. Oleksandr Kovrov, Dnipro University of Technology, Ukraine

Professional Profiles

Google Scholar

Scopus

Orcid

🎓 Education

Specialist Degree in Biochemistry
Dnipropetrovsk State University, Ukraine (1989-1994)

Master’s Degree in Management
National Mining University, Dnipropetrovsk (2008)

Study Course in Engineering Education
Ukrainian Engineering Pedagogical Academy (2014)

🏫 Academic and Professional Experience

Professor
Department of Ecology and Technologies of Environmental Protection

Associate Professor
Department of Ecology, National Mining University, Dnipropetrovsk (2012-2016)

Assistant Professor & Lecturer
National Mining University (1999-2011)

Head of the International Office
National Mining University (2009-2023)

🌱 Research Interests

Environmental Engineering:
Focus on wastewater treatment, air pollution control, and sustainable land reclamation.

Geotechnical & Mining Mechanics:
Research on landslide risk assessment and slope stability in complex geological environments.

Phytoremediation Technologies:
Use of plants for environmental restoration in contaminated lands.

🏆 Grants, Projects, and Fellowships

Coordinator, Erasmus+ project “EU Standards for Environmental Rehabilitation of Mining Lands” (2022-2025)

Research Coordinator, DAAD-supported project “EcoMining” (2019-2022)

Researcher, DAAD and British Council-backed projects on sustainable mining, geomechanical stability, and tailings safety.

🌐 International Collaborations & Training

Professional internships and collaborations with TU Bergakademie Freiberg (Germany), Montanuniversität Leoben (Austria), and University of Surrey (UK).

Participant in various Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Training programs and workshops on green mining and sustainable engineering.

🏅 Awards

“Shakhtarska Slava” Medal (2019)
Recognized for significant contributions to Ukraine’s coal industry development.

📚 Courses Taught

Wastewater Engineering and Disinfection

Air Pollution Control Technologies

Biomining and Phytoremediation

Environmental Engineering Technologies in Industry

Publications Top Noted📝

Development of the wastewater treatment technology for the mine ‘Ternivska’ of the Kryvyi Rih iron ore plant

Authors: Kovrov, O., Pavlychenko, A., Kulikova, D.

Journal: Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Year: 2024

Development of the oil-contaminated wastewater treatment technology for trucking companies

Authors: Kovrov, O., Kulikova, D.

Journal: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science

Year: 2024

Application of flocculated sewage sludge for growing miscanthus on post-mining lands

Authors: Kharytonov, M., Martynova, N., Babenko, M., Frolova, L., González, P.H.

Journal: International Journal of Environmental Studies

Year: 2024

Numerical simulation of plant roots reinforcing properties for slope stability

Authors: Kovrov, O.S., Fedotov, V.V., Krasovskyi, S.A.

Journal: 4th EAGE Workshop on Assessment of Landslide Hazards and Impact on Communities, Landslide 2023

Year: 2023

Statistical analysis of Samara River pollution impact on the population morbidity rate in Western Donbas (Ukraine)

Authors: Kovrov, O., Kulikova, D., Pavlychenko, A.

Journal: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science

Year: 2023