Lin, Zhiqing Teacher Scholar

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Dr. Zhi-Qing Lin
Associate Professor, Director of Environmental Sciences

Research Focus:
(1) Developing phytoremediation technology for the cleanup of trace element contaminated water and soil, including the use of phytoextraction, phytostabilization, phytovolatilization and constructed wetland treatment systems;

(2) Characterizing major environmental factors controlling the biogeochemical cycles of contaminants in the air-water-soil-plant system, with respect to transport, fate and biotransformation processes.

Dr. Zhi-Qing Lin

Recent Honors / Awards / Recognition:

Distinguished Research Award, 2005

Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Society), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Primary Courses:

Pollution Ecology (ENSC 540, BIOL 468)

Treatment Wetlands and Phytoremediation (ENSC 545)

Applied Ecology (ENSC 550, BIOL 464, BIOL 564)

Ecosystem Management and Sustainability (ENSC 340)

Education:

Ph.D., McGill University, Canada 1996

MS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, 1986

BS, Liaoning University, China, 1983

How does SIUE support your professional growth or activity as a Teacher-Scholar?
"My professional development at SIUE has been strongly supported by the internal funding programs of the Graduate School and the faculty development and diversity funds of the College of Arts and Sciences and the Provost's Office. In 2007, when I organized an international symposium on “Development and Uses of Biofortified Agricultural Products”, I received a great deal of encouragement, assistance and support from SIUE. The conference sponsored by USDA-ARS, SIUE, and California State University was a big success; a book edited by Dr. Banuelos and I was published in October 2008 by CRC Press. In addition, my research has also benefited from the recent upgrade of several major research instruments on campus, such as IC, GC-MS, and LC-MS. I am very pleased that, with the support by the Provost Office, the environmental research facility at SIUE has been substantially improved."

What is a unique aspect of your professional life that enhances your service to the academic or greater community?
"I have developed an externally funded small, but reputable, research program in pollution ecology at SIUE. A good track record in publication and funding enables me to collaborate with other scientists nationally and internationally and to better serve the academic community in general. For example, in the past six years, I have been invited as a scientific reviewer by 10 different founding agencies and 25 different peer-reviewed scientific journals. My service contribution has also extended to three international professional societies and the UNESCO-EOLSS, either as a member of the international committee, conference session chair, or as a theme editor."

Please share how one mentor or event shaped your career decision to become a university professor.
"I became a university professor because I liked the opportunities of interacting with students, teaching-research challenges, and the overall academic environment. My teaching has links with research and providing students with the most advanced development in the field. At the same time new research ideas are often generated through my teaching process. I feel at my best as a University professor when students are making progress in the classroom or in the research lab."

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