Areas of Focus
- Atmospheric organic aerosol chemistry
- Atmospheric environmental isotope geochemistry
- Nitrogen biogeochemistry
Work Experience
- 2018.10 - 2020.11 - Researcher at Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- Post-PhD Research at Hokkaido University's Institute of Low Temperature Science
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2018 - PhD: Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Research fellowship at Hokkaido University, Japan
- First and corresponding author in Nature Index journals
Publications
- Characteristics of nitrogen-containing organics in PM2.5 in Urumqi, northwest China: differential impacts of combustion of fresh and old-age biomass materials, Yu Xu*, 2024
- Spatial and diurnal variations of aerosol organosulfates in summertime Shanghai, China: potential influence of photochemical processes and anthropogenic sulfate pollution, Yu Xu*, 2023
- Characteristics, Origins, and Atmospheric Processes of Amines in Fine Aerosol Particles in Winter in China, Yu Xu*, 2023
- Proteinaceous Matter in PM2.5 in Suburban Guiyang, Southwestern China: Decreased Importance in Long-Range Transport and Atmospheric Degradation, Yu Xu*, 2023
- Mist Cannon Trucks Can Exacerbate the Formation of Water-Soluble Organic Aerosol and PM2.5 Pollution in the Road Environment, Yu Xu, 2023
- Water-insoluble components in rainwater in suburban Guiyang, southwestern China: a potential contributor to dissolved organic carbon, Yu Xu, 2022
- Proteinaceous Matter and Liquid Water in Fine Aerosols in Nanchang, Eastern China: Seasonal Variations, Sources, and Potential Connections, Yu Xu, 2022
- Abiotic and Biological Degradation of Atmospheric Proteinaceous Matter Can Contribute Significantly to Dissolved Amino Acids in Wet Deposition, Yu Xu, 2020
- Aerosol liquid water promotes the formation of water-soluble organic nitrogen in submicrometer aerosols in a suburban forest, Yu Xu, 2020