QIU Wenhui

Associate Professor

0755-88011235

qiuwh@sustech.edu.cn

Basic Introduction:

Dr. Wenhui Qiu, PhD from Shanghai University, joined Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) in 2017. A recipient of the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars, she currently serves as Associate Professor (Researcher and PhD Supervisor) at the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, and Deputy Director of the Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation.With over 80 SCI-indexed publications, including more than 60 as first/corresponding author, her work has garnered 5,363 citations (Google Scholar, as of August 2025) and an H-index of 41, alongside 6 ESI Highly Cited Papers. Over the past five years, she has led over 10 national and provincial research projects, including the NSFC Excellent Young Scholars Program, NSFC General Program, and NSFC Youth Program, with total funding exceeding 14 million RMB. Her accolades include:Outstanding Young Scientist Award from the Chinese Society of Toxicology, First Prize of Guangdong Environmental Protection Science & Technology Award (1st rank), Gold Medal of Guangdong Ecological and Environmental Youth Science & Technology Award (1st rank), Second Prize of National Environmental Protection Science & Technology Award (3rd rank). She holds 17 authorized patents (5 invention patents). Actively engaged in academic service, she is Committee Member of the Immunotoxicology Specialty Committee, Chinese Society of Toxicology, Associate Editor: Environmental Geochemistry and Health, International Immunopharmacology ,Editorial Board Member: Environmental Science & Technology Letters, Science of the Total Environment, Frontiers in Water, Guest Editor: Journal of Earth Environment, Regular Reviewer for top journals (PNAS, EHP, EST, etc.). She has convened sessions at the National Ecotoxicology Conference and delivered 30+ keynote speeches at international forums (e.g., AGU Fall Meeting, National Environmental Chemistry Conference) and domestic symposiums.

Professional Experience:

2024.01–Present     Associate Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology

2021.07–2023.12     Assistant Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology

2018.02–2021.06  Research Assistant Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology

2024.08     Visiting Scholar, Paige Laboratory, Stockbridge School of Agriculture, College of Natural Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

2019.07     Visiting Scholar, Daniel Schlenk Laboratory, University of California, Riverside, USA

Education:

2013.09–2016.06   Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, Shanghai University

 (Thesis Advisor: Academician Minghong Wu)

2010.09–2013.06    M.S. in Environmental Engineering, Shanghai University 

(Thesis Advisor: Academician Minghong Wu)

2006.09–2010.06    B.Eng. in Environmental Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University

2014.09 ~ 2015.09  CSC-sponsored Joint Ph.D. Training Scholar, David Geffen School of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Research Focus: Biotoxicity Assessment of Environmental Pollutants

Synergistic Activities:

1. 2022-Present: Deputy Director, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation

2. 2023-Present: Deputy Director, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation

3. 2019-Present: Assistant Director, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control

4. 2017-2022: Assistant Director, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control and Remediation

5. 2020-Present: Committee Member, Immunotoxicology Specialty Committee, Chinese Society of Toxicology

6. 2024-Present: Vice Chairperson, 3rd Toxicology Evaluation Committee, Shenzhen Preventive Medicine Association

7. 2024-Present: Editorial Board Member, 4th Editorial Committee of Asian Journal of Ecotoxicology

8. 2024-Present: Editorial Board Member, Environmental Science & Technology Letters

9. 2021-Present: Associate Editor, Environmental Geochemistry and Health

10. 2023-Present: Associate Editor, International Immunopharmacology

11. 2020-Present: Editorial Board Member, Science of the Total Environment

12. 2020-Present: Editorial Board Member, Frontiers in Water

13. 2021-Present: Guest Editor, Journal of Earth Environment

14. 2022-Present: Editorial Board Member, Sustainable Horizons

Honors and Awards:

1. Jun. 2025: Outstanding Young Scientist Award, Chinese Society of Toxicology

2. May 2024: First Prize, Guangdong Environmental Protection Science and Technology Award

3. May 2023: Gold Medal, Guangdong Ecological and Environmental Youth Science and Technology Award

4. 2021: Outstanding Presenter Award, Symposium on "Environmental Exposure, Ecotoxicity and Risk Management of Pharmaceutical Chemicals"

5. 2020: Second Prize, National Environmental Protection Science and Technology Award (Rank: 3/9)

6. 2019: Second Prize, Guangdong Environmental Protection Science and Technology Award (Rank: 3/7)

7. Jul. 2017: Shenzhen High-Level Overseas Talent

8. Sep. 2016: Gaotingyao Foundation Outstanding Young Ph.D. Fellowship, Tongji University

9. Jun. 2016: Young Scholar Award, 2nd International Conference on Environment and Health

10. Nov. 2015: Second Prize, Shanghai "Environment and Health" Academic Forum Lecture