Professor Du Lin is a distinguished professor and doctoral supervisor at Shandong University, recognised as a leading national talent in scientific and technological innovation, and a young high-level overseas talent by the State. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) and currently serves as the Dean of the School of Environmental Science at Shandong University. He is also the Director of the Key Laboratory of Air Pollution Prevention and Control in Coastal Cities, Qingdao, a member of the Scientific Steering Committee of the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC) programme, a director and deputy secretary-general of the Law and Politics Branch of the China Association for International Exchange of Personnel, and the Vice Chairman of the Overseas Chinese Federation at Shandong University. To date, Professor Du has published 177 SCI academic papers, with 120 as first or corresponding author, 11 on journal covers, and holds 17 granted or pending invention patents, 4 utility model patents, and 2 registered software copyrights. He has led projects funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, including key research and development programmes, major research projects from the National Natural Science Foundation, and several projects under the Ministry of Science and Technology’s Sino-French Young Scientist Exchange Programme, as well as the Shandong Provincial Excellent Young Scholar and Key R&D Programme. In 2018, he was selected as an Emerging Scientist in Environmental Science by the Royal Society of Chemistry. He received the Zijing Quanxing Young Scholar Award in 2021 and has been awarded Shandong University’s Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Supervisor Award for three consecutive years (2021, 2022, 2023), the Shandong Provincial Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Supervisor Award in 2023, and was named an Outstanding Research Supervisor in Shandong Province in 2023. He has also received the Industrial-Academic Research Cooperation Innovation Award from the China Association for the Promotion of Science and Technology in 2020, the Invention Achievement Award from the China Invention Association in 2022, and the second place in the Qingdao regional team category of the Fifth China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition in the new energy and energy-saving environmental protection sector. Professor Du has been honoured with the Special Allowance from the Qingdao Municipal Government, the Outstanding Scientific and Technological Worker Award from Jinan City, and several other titles such as the Support Plan for Urgently Needed Talent in the Western Economic Rise Belt and Key Areas of Poverty Alleviation in Shandong Province, and the Leading Talent in Industry of Weifang City. He serves as an Executive Member of the Volatile Organic Compounds Pollution Prevention Committee of the Chinese Society of Environmental Sciences, a member of the Ozone Pollution Control Committee, and a member of the Atmospheric Environment Branch. He is also the Associate Editor of the Journal of Safety and Environmental Sciences and the Guest Editor of the Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics.

Welcome outstanding undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers to join our research team!

• 2003/09/01-2008/07/01
  Chinese Academy of Science
  Physical Chemistry Ph.D
• 1999/09/01-2003/07/30
  Ocean University of China
  Marine Chemistry Bachelor

• 2024-01 — Now
  Professor, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University.
• 2014-07 — 2023-12
  Professor, Institute of Environmental Research, Shandong University.
• 2013-09 — 2014-06
  Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
• 2010-09 — 2013-08
  Postdoctoral Researcher, Atmospheric Research Centre, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
• 2008-08 — 2010-08
  Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Belgium.

Media reports

1. Selected as an Emerging Investigator in the Environmental Chemical Sciences by the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2018:http://blogs.rsc.org/em/2018/11/06/emerging-investigator-series-lin-du/

2. Reported by Scientific China:http://www.scichi.cn/zinecontent.php?id=4450

3. Research progress reports from the research group:https://www.view.sdu.edu.cn/info/1021/136511.htmhttp://www.dqwr-nsfc.cn/news/view?id=162http://www.dqwr-nsfc.cn/news/view?id=90

4. Environmental protection promotion:http://www.sdsx.sdu.edu.cn/info/1016/10673.htmhttp://theory.iqilu.com/jiedu/2017/0819/3657059.shtmlhttps://sd.iqilu.com/v7/share/article/6299423http://news.iqilu.com/shandong/kejiaoshehui/20200119/4421678.shtml

5. Collaboration with the University of Copenhagen and Infuser company on air purification technology for the new indoor air purification system at the Danish Embassy visa building, widely reported by over 30 media outlets including Global Times English Edition, China Daily, and China Economic Net:http://intl.ce.cn/specials/zxgjzh/201603/21/t20160321_9660553.shtmlhttp://jd.zol.com.cn/573/5736690.htmlhttp://www.ccidnet.com/2016/0324/10114084.shtml

6. Seminars and Lectures:http://www.iccas.ac.cn/xwzx/swdt/201405/t20140527_4127985.html

Presentation and International Academic Conference

1. Formation and transformation of sea and sources of atmopheric organic aerosols coastal areas,  Asia Oceania Geosiences Society, June 23-28, 2024, Peyong Chang, Korea. (Invited)

2. Secondary organic aerosol formation from biomass burning-derived compounds, Asia Oceania Geosiences Society, July 30-August 04, 2023, Singapore.

3. Exploring the surface properties of aqueous organic aerosol, ACS Fall 2019 National Meeting, August 25 - 29, 2019, San Diego, USA. (Invited)

4. The reactions between organic and inorganic pollutants on aerosol surface, 11th Asian Aerosol Conference (AAC 2019), May 27-30, 2019, Hong Kong.

5. Spectroscopic investigation of multiple reactions on the aqueous organic aerosol surface, The General Assembly 2019 of the European Geosciences Union (EGU), April 7-12, 2019, Vienna, Austria.

6. The reactions between organic and inorganic pollutants on aerosol surface, International Workshop on Heterogeneous Kinetics Related to Atmospheric Aerosols, Sept. 24, 2018, Takamatsu, Japan. (Invited)

7. Aqueous-phase aerosols on the air-water interface: response of fatty acid Langmuir monolayers to atmospheric inorganic ions,14th Annual Meeting Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, August 6-11, 2017, Singapore. (Invited)

8. Intermolecular interactions in the atmospheric clusters, The13th Informal Conference on Atmospheric and Molecular Science, June13-14, 2016, Lund, Sweden. (Invited plenary lecture)

9. Gas phase infrared and near infrared spectroscopy of a medium strength hydrogen bond molecular complex at room temperature, The 22nd International Conference on High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy, September 4-8, 2012, Prague, Czech Republic.

10. FTIR spectroscopy of binary complexes, Danish Chemical Society – Annual Meeting2012, June 7, 2012, Odense, Denmark.

11. Identification of amine complexes in the gas phase, The Tenth Informal Conference on Atmospheric and Molecular Science, June 9-10, 2011, Copenhagen, Denmark.

(1) Lin Du*, Li Xu*, Kun Li, Christian George, Maofa Ge. NH3 Weakens the Enhancing Effect of SO2 on Biogenic Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation. Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., 2023, 10, 145−151. (cover article）

(2) Zhaomin Yang, Kun Li, Narcisse T. Tsona, Xin Luo, and Lin Du*.SO2 enhances aerosol formation from anthropogenic volatile organic compound ozonolysis by producing sulfur-containing compounds. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 2023, 23, 417–430.

(3) Ruixue Wang, Kun Li*, Narcisse Tsona Tchinda, Wenxing Wang, Lin Du*. Nitrate formation and iron dissolution in the heterogeneous reactions of NH3 on nano α-Fe2O3. Environ. Sci.: Nano,2023,10,3184–3196.

(4) Makroni Lily, Shemphang Hynniewta, Xiaofan Lv, Asit K. Chandra*, Narcisse Tsona Tchinda*, and Lin Du*.Assessing the Isomerization of a Primary Intermediate (CH3SCH2O2• Radical) in Dimethyl Sulfide Degradation in the Marine Boundary Layer.ACS Earth Space Chem. 2023, 7, 10, 2129–2138.

(5) Shan Zhang, Lin Du*, Zhaomin Yang, Narcisse Tsona Tchinda, Jianlong Li, and Kun Li*. Contrasting impacts of humidity on the ozonolysis of monoterpenes: insights into the multi-generation chemical mechanism. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 2023, 23, 10809–10822.

(6) Minglan Xu, Narcisse Tsona Tchinda, Jianlong Li, and Lin Du*. Insoluble lipid film mediates transfer of soluble saccharides from the seato the atmosphere: the role of hydrogen bonding.Atmos. Chem. Phys., 2023, 23, 2235–2249.

(7) Jianlong Li, Xing Zhai*, Lin Du*. Effect of Nitrate on the Photochemical Production of Carbonyl Sulfide From Surface Seawater. Geophys. Res. Lett., 2022, 49, e2021GL097051.

(8) Yaru Song, Jianlong Li, Narcisse T. Tsona, Lingrui Liu, Lin Du*.Enrichment of short-chain organic acids transferred to submicron sea spray aerosols. Sci. Total Environ., 2022, 851, 158122.

(9) Zhaomin Yang, Lin Du*, Yongjie Li, Xinlei Ge. Nitrogen-Containing Compounds Enhance Light Absorption of Aromatic-Derived Brown Carbon. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2022, 56, 4005-4016. (cover article)

(10) Narcisse T. Tsona, Lin Du*, Ling Liu, Xiuhui Zhang. Pyruvic Acid, an Efficient Catalyst in SO3 Hydrolysis and Effective Clustering Agent in Sulfuric-Acid-Based New Particle Formation. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 2022, 22, 1951-1963.

(11) Li Xu, Narcisse T. Tsona, Lin Du*. Relative Humidity Changes the Role of SO2 in Biogenic Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2021, 7365-7372.（Supplementary Cover）

(12) Li Xu, Zhaomin Yang, Narcisse T. Tsona, Xinke Wang, Christian George, Lin Du*. Anthropogenic-biogenic interactions at night: enhanced formation of secondary aerosols, particulate nitrogen- and sulfur-containing organics from β-pinene oxidation. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2021, 55, 7794-7807. (Front cover)

(13) Jianlong Li, Xing Zhai, Lin Du*. Photosensitized formation of sulfate and volatile sulfur gases from dissolved organic sulfur: Roles of pH, dissolved oxygen, and salinity. Sci. Total Environ., 2021, 786, 147449.

(14) Shuyan Wang, Narcisse T. Tsona, Lin Du*. Effect of NOx on secondary organic aerosol formation from the photochemical transformation of allyl acetate. Atmos. Environ., 2021, 255, 118426.

(15) Zhaomin Yang, Li Xu, Narcisse T. Tsona, Jianlong Li, Xin Luo, Lin Du*. SO2 and NH3 emissions enhance organosulfur compounds and fine particle formation from the photooxidation of a typical aromatic hydrocarbon. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 2021, 21, 7963-7981.

(16) Minglan Xu, Narcisse T. Tsona, Shumin Cheng, Jianlong Li, Lin Du*. Unraveling interfacial properties of organic-coated marine aerosol with lipase incorporation. Sci. Total Environ., 2021, 782, 146893.

(17) Li Xu, Lin Du*, Narcisse T. Tsona, Maofa Ge. Anthropogenic Effects on Biogenic Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 2021, 38, 1053-1084.

(18) Shumin Cheng, Lin Du*, Xiuhui Zhang, Maofa Ge. Application of Langmuir Monolayers in the Investigation of Surface Properties of Sea Spray Aerosols. Progress in Chemistry, 2021, in press.

(19) Xiaotong Jiang, Chen Lv, Bo You, Zhiyi Liu, Xinfeng Wang, Lin Du*. Joint impacts of atmospheric SO2 and NH3 on the formation of nanoparticles from photooxidation of a typical biomass burning compound. Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, 7, 2532-2545. (Front Inside Cover)

(20) Shumin Cheng, Lin Du*, Christian George. Understanding the Interfacial Behavior of Typical Perfluorocarboxylic Acids at Surfactant-Coated Aqueous Interfaces. J. Geophys. Res.: Atmospheres, 2020, 125, e2019JD032182. (Front Cover)

(21) Fenghua Li, Shanshan Tang, Narcisse T. Tsona, Lin Du*. Kinetics and mechanism of OH-induced α-terpineol oxidation in the atmospheric aqueous phase. Atmos. Environ., 2020, 237, 117650.

(22) Shanshan Tang, Fenghua Li, Narcisse T. Tsona, Chunying Lu, Xinfeng Wang, Lin Du*. Aqueous-Phase Photooxidation of Vanillic Acid: A Potential Source of Humic-Like Substances (HULIS). ACS Earth Space Chem., 2020, 4, 862-872. (Supplementary Cover)

(23) Chen Lv, Narcisse T. Tsona, Lin Du*. Sea spray aerosol formation: results on the role of different parameters and organic concentrations from bubble bursting experiments. Chemosphere, 2020, 252, 126456.

(24) Bo You, Siyang Li, Narcisse T. Tsona, Jianlong Li, Li Xu, Zhaomin Yang, Shumin Cheng, Qingcai Chen, Christian George, Maofa Ge, Lin Du*. Environmental Processing of Short-Chain Fatty Alcohols Induced by Photosensitized Chemistry of Brown Carbons. ACS Earth Space Chem., 2020, 4, 631-640.

(25) Xiaotong Jiang, Narcisse T. Tsona, Long Jia, Shijie Liu, Hailiang Zhang, Yongfu Xu, Lin Du*. Secondary organic aerosol formation from photooxidation of furan: effects of NOx and humidity. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 2019, 19, 13591-13609.

(26) Siyang Li, Xiaotong Jiang, Marie Roveretto, Christian George, Ling Liu, Wei Jiang, Qingzhu Zhang, Wenxing Wang, Maofa Ge, Lin Du*. Photochemical aging of atmospherically reactive organic compounds involving brown carbon at the air–aqueous interface. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 2019, 19, 9887-9902.

(27) Shumin Cheng, Siyang Li, Narcisse T. Tsona, Christian George, Lin Du*. Insights into the head-group and chain-length dependence of surface characteristics of organic-coated sea spray aerosols. ACS Earth Space Chem., 2019, 3, 571-580.

(28) Narcisse T. Tsona, Lin Du*. A potential source of atmospheric sulfate from O2--induced SO2 oxidation by ozone. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 2019, 19, 649-661.

1. Du Lin*, Liu Shijie. UV-activated ozone oxidation device and method for VOCs removal and dust purification. ZL201710502098.4 (Invention Patent, Granted)

2. Du Lin*, Lv Shen. Device and method for simulating marine aerosol generation from sea spray. ZL201811621539.3 (Invention Patent, Granted).

3. Du Lin*, Liu Lingrui. Jet-type device and method for simulating marine aerosol generation. CN112557108A (Invention Patent, Granted).

4. Du Lin*, Hu Jie, Wang Xiaosong. A cultivable cascade-type marine aerosol simulation generator. ZL202321812605.1 (Utility Model Patent, Granted).

5. Du Lin*, Jiang Xiaotong, Xu Li. A device and method for coating aerosol particles with organic matter. CN201910137226.9 (Invention Patent, Pending).

6. Du Lin*, Hu Jie. A thermostatic drop-type marine aerosol simulation generator and method. ZL202310075049.2 (Invention Patent, Pending).

7. Du Lin*, Hu Jie, Liu Shiyi. An in-situ confined jet-type marine aerosol simulation generator and method. 2023105619568 (Invention Patent, Pending).

8. Du Lin*, Hu Jie. A detection system and method for aerosolisation of microplastics at the sea-air interface. 2023113869245 (Invention Patent, Pending).

1. 会议培训类：第七届大气气溶胶非均相动力学国际研讨会, 2024/09/02-2025/12/31

2. 基于“溶液相-单颗粒-气溶胶”的大气有机物液相氧化实验及外场研究, 2024/01/01-2026/12/31

3. Ministry of Science and Technology Key Research and Development Project, Molecular transformation mechanisms of key atmospheric reactive carbon components. 2023.12 – 2027.11, 3,590,000 RMB.

4. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Effects of marine bioactive substances on the physical and chemical properties of marine aerosol, 2021.1-2.24.12, 640,000 RMB.

5. Seed Fund for International Scientific Research of Shandong University, International Joint Research Center for Marine Aerosols of Shandong University, 2020.01-2024.12, 1,500,000RMB.

6. Youth Fundation for Cross-Science Innovation group of Shandong University, Interfacial chemical reaction mechanism of environmental ultrafine particles, 2020.01-2023.12, 7000, 000 RMB.

7. Youth Innovation and Technology Plan of Universities in Shandong Province, Innovative team on the principle and control technology of atmospheric VOCs pollution, 2019.12-2022.11, 200, 000RMB.

8. The Exchange Program of Outstanding Young Scientific Researchers Between China and French, the Ministry of Science and Technology, 2019, 80, 000RMB.

9. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Laboratory study of the atmospheric transformation processes of sea spray aerosol, 660,000 RMB.

10. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Surface reaction of secondary organic aerosol and its influences on haze formation, 2,200,000 RMB.

11. Shandong Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, Atmospheric reactions of volatile organic compounds, 600,000 RMB.

12. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Experimental identification and theoretical study of reactive halogen radical complexes, 800,000 RMB.

13. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Study of important physicochemical properties of atmospheric molecular complexes, 280,000 RMB.

14. Key Research and Development Plan of Shandong Province, Research on the control technology of volatile odorous organic pollutants, 2018.01-2019.12，150, 000RMB.

15. Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, China, Study of atmospheric nucleation process of hydrazine fuels and their oxidized derivatives, 120,000 RMB.

16. Fundamental Research Fund in Shenzhen, VOCs pollution control technique on the basis of atmospheric self-cleaning mechanism, 100,000 RMB.

17. Talents in the Western Economic Uplift Belt of Shandong Province and the Key Areas of Poverty Alleviation and Development, "Nature" air purification technology, 2017.10-2018.09, 750, 000RMB.

18. Leading Talents in Yuandu, Weifang, Innovation in strategic emerging industries, 2018.01-2020.12, 1, 000, 000RMB.

19. Open Research of Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Mechanism of interfacial photooxidation of organic aerosols, 2018.09-2020.08, 60, 000RMB.