Yueling Sun Lecture

Department of Marine Science

Location: Rm510, Building No.6

E-mail：99424099@tust.edu.cn

Research Interests

Biodegradation and bioremediation of marine pollutants, with an emphasis on microplastics.

Education（in reverse chronological order）

Dec. 2024 – Present
Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China. Lecturer

Sep. 2020 – Nov. 2024
Tianjin University, College of Marine Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
Ph.D. in Marine Environmental Science and Technology

Sep. 2016 – Jun. 2019
Northeast Agricultural University, College of Resources and Environment, Harbin, China
M.Sc. in Microbial Ecology

Sep. 2012 – Jun. 2016
Harbin Normal University, College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin, China
B.Sc. in Biological Science

Teaching

For Undergraduates: Biochemistry

Research Projects（in reverse chronological order）

National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Project, No. 41771559

Key Publications：

1) Xiaohan Zhang, Zhiguang Niu, Mingyu Chen, Yongzheng Ma, Yue Wang, Yueling Sun, Ying Zhang. Characterization of phthalate esters (PAEs) in urban water supply system:PAE-degrading bacteria existed in the pipeline biofilm.Water Research 285 (2025) 124055.

2) Yueling Sun, Ying Zhang, Xiaohan Hao, Xiaohan Zhang, Yongzheng Ma, Zhiguang Niu. 2023. A novel marine bacterium Exiguobacterium marinum a-1 isolated from in situ plastisphere for degradation of additive-free polypropylene. Environmental Pollution. 2023.122390.

3) Yueling Sun, Ying Zhang, Yongzheng Ma, Rui Xin, Xiaofeng Li, Zhiguang Niu. 2023. Exploring the potential of a new marine bacterium associated with plastisphere to metabolize dibutyl phthalate and bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate by enrichment cultures combined with multi-omics analysis. Environmental Pollution. 2023.123146.

4) Xiaohan Hao, Ying Zhang, Yueling Sun. Hongtao Liu, Xiaohan Zhang, Xiaofeng Li, Yongzheng Ma, Zhiguang Niu. 2023. Biofilms retard the desorption of benzo(a)pyrene from polyethylene pellets in the marine environment. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2023.115453.

5) Xiaofeng Li, Yongzheng Ma, Ying Zhang, Xiaohan Zhang, Hongyu Li, Yueling Sun and Zhiguang Niu. Porphyrin metabolism and carbon fixation response of Skeletonema costatum at different growth phases to mixed emerging PFASs at environmental concentrations. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts. 2024,26, 1465-1475.

6) Chunyan Li 1, Yueling Sun 1, Guanjun Sun, Hailian Zang, Shanshan Sun, Xinyue Zhao,Ning Hou, Dapeng Li. 2022. An amidase and a novel phenol hydroxylase catalyze the degradation of the antibacterial agent triclocarban by Rhodococcus rhodochrous. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2022.128444.

7) Chunyan Li, Yueling Sun, Zhenlei Yue, Mingyan Huang, Jinming Wang, Xi Chen, Xuejiao An, Hailian Zang, Dapeng Li, Ning Hou. 2018. Combination of a recombinant bacterium with organonitrile-degrading and biofilm-forming capability and a positively charged carrier for organonitriles removal. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2018.03.058.

8) Xuejiao An, Yi Cheng, Mingyan Huang, Yueling Sun, Hailan Wang, Xi Chen, Jinming Wang, Dapeng Li, Chunyan Li. 2018. Treating organic cyanide-containing groundwater by immobilization of a nitrile-degrading bacterium with a biofilm-forming bacterium using fluidized bed reactors. Environmental Pollution. 2018.01.087.

9) Yaqi Hong, Guanjun Sun, Tian Ma,Siyuan Chen, Liwen Sun, Jie Yang, Yueling Sun, Yi Liu, Hailian Zang, Chunyan Li. 2024. Enhancement of triclocarban biodegradation: Metabolic division of labor in co-culture of Rhodococcus sp. BX2 and Pseudomonas sp. LY-1. Environmental Pollution. 2024.124346.