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

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

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🎓 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

Ms. Neelma Ashraf, Natural Products Chemistry, Young Scientist Award

Ms. Neelma Ashraf, Natural Products Chemistry, Young Scientist Award

Ms. Neelma Ashraf, University of Freiburg, Germany

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🌟 Summary

Neelma Ashraf is a dedicated Postdoctoral Researcher at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, specializing in biosynthesis, natural products, antibiotics, and microbiology. Her work focuses on secondary metabolites from Streptomyces, combining genetic analysis with product purification using advanced spectroscopy and chromatography techniques.

📚 Education

  • Ph.D. in Biotechnology, NIBGE, Pakistan
  • M.Phil. in Microbiology, UAF, Pakistan
  • B.S. in Bioinformatics, GCUF, Pakistan

💼 Professional Experience

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Dec 2023-present)
  • Doctoral Research, NIBGE, Faisalabad (Sep 2015-Mar 2023)
  • Research Assistant, NIBGE, Pakistan Institute of Applied Sciences and Engineering (PIEAS), Islamabad (Nov 2020-Oct 2021)

🔬Research Interests

🌿 Biosynthesis,

🧪 Natural products,

🔬 Antibiotics,

🦠 Microbiology,

🌍 Product purification,

📊 Mass spectroscopy,

🌱 Chromatography

🏆 Awards and Recognitions:

  • George Forster Fellowship, University of Freiburg
  • Zukonnect Fellowship, University of Konstanz

🌍 International Mobility:

  • Visiting Researcher at University of Konstanz and University of Freiburg

📚 Notable Publications

  • Paper Title: Coal biotransformations under aerobic conditions: screening and characterization of potential biocatalysts
    • Authors: R. Pulicherla, S. Annapoorni, P. Lakshmi, K.V.N.S. Anil Kumar, N. Srinivas, T.V. Suryanarayana Murthy
    • Journal: International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation
    • Volume: 72
    • Issue: 2
    • Pages: 67-75
    • Year: 2012
  • Paper Title: Draft Genome Sequence of Streptomyces sp. Strain R1, Isolated from Water Canal Sediments, Possessing Antimicrobial and Plant Growth Promoting Capabilities
    • Authors: M. Rajakumar, M. Vinodhini, S. Ramesh, R. Gunasekaran
    • Journal: Journal of Genomics
    • Volume: 5
    • Issue: 1
    • Pages: 22-24
    • Year: 2017
  • Paper Title: Revealing Genome-Based Biosynthetic Potential of Streptomyces sp. BR123 Isolated from Sunflower Rhizosphere with Broad Spectrum Antimicrobial Activity
    • Authors: A. Pandey, S. Pal, R.K. Singh
    • Journal: Frontiers in Microbiology
    • Volume: 8
    • Issue: 1134
    • Pages: 1-9
    • Year: 2017
  • Paper Title: Isolation, Characterization, and Genome Sequence Analysis of a Novel Lytic Phage, Xoo-sp15 Infecting Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae
    • Authors: S. Kanchana, S. Gopinath, A. Balamurugan, M. Dhayanithi, V. Shanthi, S. Kumar, K. Parani
    • Journal: Archives of Virology
    • Volume: 159
    • Issue: 10
    • Pages: 2827-2831
    • Year: 2014
  • Paper Title: Production of a broad spectrum streptothricin like antibiotic from halotolerant Streptomyces fimbriatus isolate G1 associated with marine sediments
    • Authors: P. Josephine Jenitta, S. Radhakrishnan, R. Arumugam, S. Murugan, K. Karthikeyan
    • Journal: International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
    • Volume: 5
    • Issue: 4
    • Pages: 491-495
    • Year: 2013