Areas of Focus
- Biomass New Energy
- Solid Waste Resource Utilization
- Environmental Biotechnology
- New Technologies and Mechanisms for Anaerobic Digestion of Organic Waste
- New Technologies and Theories for Oil-producing Microbial Fermentation
Work Experience
- 2023-Present - Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Associate Professor and Doctoral Supervisor
- 2019-2022 - National University of Singapore, Environmental Research Institute - Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2023-Present: Associate Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- 2019-2022: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at National University of Singapore, Environmental Research Institute
- 2015-2019: PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore
Publications
- Applying current-carrying-coil-based magnetic field (CCC-MF) to promote anaerobic digestion of chicken manure: Performance evaluation, mitigation of ammonia inhibition, microbial community analysis, and pilot-scale validation, L. Zhang, T.H. Tsui, Y.W. Tong, P. Aggarangsi, R. Liu, 2024
- Biochar applications in microbial fermentation processes for producing non-methane products: Current status and future prospects, L. Zhang, T.-H. Tsui, Y.W. Tong, S. Sharon, O. Shoseyov, R. Liu, 2023
- Microbial succession analysis reveals the significance of restoring functional microorganisms during rescue of failed anaerobic digesters by bioaugmentation of nano-biochar-amended digestate, L. Zhang, F. Li, T.-H. Tsui, K. Yoh, J. Sun, K.-C. Loh, C.-H. Wang, Y. Dai, Y.W. Tong, 2022
- Microbial biodiesel production from industrial organic wastes by oleaginous microorganisms: Current status and prospects, L. Zhang, K.-C. Loh, A. Kuroki, Y. Dai, Y.W. Tong, 2021
- Jointly reducing antibiotic resistance genes and improving methane yield in anaerobic digestion of chicken manure by feedstock microwave pretreatment and activated carbon supplementation, L. Zhang, K.C. Loh, J. Zhang, 2019
Awards
- 2023: Shanghai High-Level Talent Plan
- 2023: Excellent Academic Paper Award at China Biogas Society Annual Meeting
- 2021: Achievement Award from the Bioenergy Society of Singapore
- 2021: Best Oral Presentation Award at an International Conference
- 2019: Best Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore
- 2015: Shanghai Outstanding Graduate Title
