Location:
Ling Chen, Ph.D.
Tenure-track Assistant Professor
School of Environment
Nanjing University
Email: ling@nju.edu.cn
Education
2016.09–2021.06 Nanjing University, School of Environment, Ph.D.
2012.09–2016.06 Hohai University, College of Hydrology and Water Resources, B.S.
Professional Experience
2026.04– Nanjing University, School of Environment, Assistant Professor
2024.06–2026.03 Nanjing University, Biology Postdoctoral Research Station, Postdoctoral Fellow
2021.07–2024.05 Nanjing University, Chemistry Postdoctoral Research Station, Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Interests
Identification of Health Hazards Posed by Emerging Contaminants
Principles of Biosensing Technology and the Integration of Intelligent Sensing Devices in Water Ecological Risk Monitoring
Academic Service
Peer reviewer for journals including ACS Nano and Environmental Pollution.
Guest Editor for the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE).
Selected Publications
[1]. Ling Chen, Jiawei Wang, Mengyuan Zhu, Ruonan He, Hongxin Mu, Hong-Qiang Ren, Bing Wu*. Quality evaluation parameter and classification model for effluents of wastewater treatment plant based on machine learning. Water Research, 2025, 268: 122696.
[2]. Zhichao Zhang, Shenjie Yuan, Zhongchao Yang, Yafeng Liu, Su Liu, Ling Chen*, Bing Wu*. Hepatotoxicity of three common liquid crystal monomers in Mus musculus: Differentiation of actions across different receptors and pathways. Environmental Science & Technology, 2025, 59(3):1519-1529.
[3]. Ling Chen, Zhizhi Wang, Weiqing Gu, Xu-xiang Zhang, Hong-Qiang Ren, Bing Wu*. Single-cell sequencing reveals heterogeneity effects of bisphenol A on zebrafish embryonic development. Environmental Science & Technology, 2020, 54, 15, 9537-9546.
[4]. Ling Chen, Yu Zhang, Mengyuan Zhu, Zhichao Zhang, Hongqiang Ren, Bing Wu*. A toxicity equivalent scheme of Caenorhabditis elegans for assessing the risk of wastewater. ACS ES&T water, 2025, 5(8): 4364-4374.
[5]. Ling Chen, Yafeng Liu, Hongxin Mu, Huan Li, Su Liu, Mengyuan Zhu, Yuanqing Bu, Bing Wu*. Effects of perfluorobutane sulfonate and perfluorooctane sulfonate on lipid homeostasis in mouse liver. Environmental Pollution, 2022, 315:120403.
[6]. Mengjie Chang, Hao Yang, Peipei Sun, Hongwei Wang, Ling Chen*, Hongqiang Ren, Bing Wu*. Effects of plastispheres and pristine microplastics on sediment microbial communities and nitrogen cycling under global warming. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2026, 141829.
Patents
[1]. High-Throughput Observation Device and Method for Circadian Rhythm Behavior of Small Fish, ZL202410510996.4, 2025, China.
[2]. Method for Evaluating Developmental Neurotoxicity of Wastewater, ZL 202010577907.X, 2021, China.
[3]. High-Throughput Method for Detecting Wastewater Toxicity Using Caenorhabditis elegans, ZL 202211093686.4, 2025, China.
Awards
Selected for Excellent Postdoctoral Program of Jiangsu Province
Opportunities
Students with a background in environmental science, chemistry, biology or computer science are welcome!
