刘凤杰 Fengjie LIU, Ph.D.
副教授 Associate Professor
海洋生态环境与可持续发展团队负责人 PI & Group Leader, Ocean Environmental Science and Sustainability
海洋科学学院 School of Marine Sciences
中山大学 Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, China
邮箱E-mail: liufj36@mail.sysu.edu.cn
聚焦生物、化学与海洋的交叉研究，围绕人类活动（环境污染、气候变化等）对海洋生态系统功能与环境健康的影响，开展跨学科研究与新技术开发。
课题组欢迎副教授、博士后、研究助理、博士硕士研究生加盟。
Our research focuses on the interdisciplinary interface of biology, chemistry, and ocean science, investigating how human activities, including environmental pollution and climate change, affect marine ecosystem functioning and environmental health. We combine fundamental research with the development of innovative technologies to address key challenges in marine environmental science.
We welcome applications from Associate Professors, Postdoctoral Researchers, Research Assistants, and PhD and Master's students who are interested in joining our research group.
研究方向Research Expertise
化学海洋学、生物海洋学、深海科学、环境化学与生物学、环境污染、生态毒理学.
Chemical Oceanography, Biological Oceanography, Deep-sea, Environmental Chemistry and Biology, Environmental Pollution, Eco-toxicology.
教育和工作经历Research Career
2026—至今 副教授Associate Professor, 中山大学Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, China
2023—2025 高级研究员Advanced Research Fellow (NERC IRF), Principal Investigator,帝国理工学院Imperial College London, UK
2021—2023 研究员Research Fellow (NERC IRF), part time, Principal Investigator, 利物浦大学University of Liverpool, UK
2020—2023 欧盟玛丽居里学者Marie Curie fellow, 赫姆霍兹海洋研究中心GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Germany
2018—2020 英国牛顿国际学者Royal Society Newton International Fellow, 帝国理工学院Imperial College London, UK
2014—2017 博士后Postdoctoral, 国立科学研究所Institut national de la Recherche scientifique, Canada
2012—2013 博士后Postdoctoral, 香港科技大学Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
2009—2012 博士Ph.D.，香港科技大学Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
2007—2009 硕士Master, 中山大学Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
2003—2007 学士Bachelor, 南京农业大学Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
科研项目Grants/Fellowships
1, Principal Investigator, 国家高层次青年人才计划（HY）2023. Bioavailability of metals in aquatic environments. 主持
2, Principal Investigator, NERC Independent Research Fellowships.英国自然环境研究理事会人才项目2021-2027.Controls on iron availability to marine phytoplankton (NE/V01451X/1&2), 718,881 GBP（590万元）. 主持
3, Principal Investigator, Royal Society Alumni follow-on funding. 2021-2022.英国皇家学会国际合作. Developing novel genetic and chemical probes of coccolithophores to diagnose ocean iron availability (AL\211039), 6,000 GBP（5万元）. 主持
4, Principal Investigator, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships. 2020-2023.欧盟理事会人才项目（玛丽居里学者）. Iron speciation in the microenvironment surrounding phytoplankton cells and the consequences for iron bioavailability (891418), 174,806 EUR（120万元）. 主持
5, Principal Investigator, Royal Society Alumni follow-on funding. 2020-2021.英国皇家学会国际合作Unravel nano-scale chemical conditions surrounding phytoplankton cells to mitigate global climate change (AL\201011), 6,000. GBP（5万元）. 主持
6, Principal Investigator, Royal Society Newton International Fellowships. 2018-2020.英国皇家学会人才项目（牛顿国际学者）Effect of climate change on uptake of micronutrients by phytoplankton (NF170808), 98,355 GBP（89万元）. 主持
研究论文Peer-reviewed publications (*corresponding author)
44, Sam Riley, Fabio Marcuccio, Xiao Xu, Nigel P. Brandon, Yuri Korchev, Fengjie Liu*, Andrew Shevchuk*, Chandramohan George*. In-situ nanoscale imaging of cultivated, as-grown diatom frustules electrochemical lithiation/de-lithiation in LIB anodes. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.6c00689
43, Catherine Thomson, Alastair J. M. Lough, Jean Moorkens, Te Liu, Shelby A. Gunnells, Jessica N. Fitzsimmons, Zvi Steiner, Ann G. Dunlea, Clare Woulds, William B. Homoky, Mengjiao Wang, Qiao-Guo Tan, Fengjie Liu*. Ecological impacts of deep-sea mining waste on marine algae and copepod Tigriopus californicus. Environmental Science & Technology, 2025. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c06113.
42, Wenzhi Hong*, Ziwei Zhang, Ao Li, Ting Sun, Yunzhao Wu, Devkee M. Vadukul, Dylan Jones, Bing Li, Fengjie Liu, Francesco A. Aprile, Yuri Korchev, Julia Gorelik, David Klenerman, Andrew Shevchuk*. A correlative SICM-OPM platform for surface and volumetric imaging in live cells. Advanced Science, 2026. DOI: 10.1002/advs.75222
41, Yu Zhang, Yun Chen, Fengjie Liu, Yves Plancherel, Andreas Kappler, Lina Zou, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola, Ayansina Segun Ayangbenro, Xianjin Tang*. Humic and fulvic acid fractions differentially regulate methane-dependent arsenate reduction in paddy soils. Environmental Science & Technology, 2026. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c12983.
40, Qiong Zhang*, Jiayou Ge, Fengjie Liu, Shabaz Mohammed, Kedong Yin, Rosalind E. M. Rickaby. Unlocking phytoplankton metallomes with comparative analysis of metal quotas, quantitative proteomics, and inferred metalloproteomes. Environmental Science & Technology, 2025. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c11233.
39, Xiaoxiao Yu, Jibing Li, Yujie Zhou, Yun Chen, Lina Zou, Chunling Luo, Chaofeng Shen, Fengjie Liu, Jianming Xu, Xianjin Tang*. 2025. Identification of the microorganisms for methane-dependent arsenate reduction in wetland using DNA-stable isotope probing and metagenomics. Water Research, 284, 123934.
38, Weiyi He, Fengjie Liu, Minwei Xie, Rong Chen, Qiao-Guo Tan*. 2025. Simulating the multiple effects of a diatom bloom on metal bioaccumulation in clam. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 219, 118251.
37, Hailiang Xing, Na Zhou, Kai Liu, Xiaotian Yan, Wanxia Li, Xue Sun, Liuquan Zhang, Fengjie Liu, Nianjun Xu*, Chaoyang Hu*. 2025. Nitrogen deprivation drives red motile cell formation in Haematococcus pluvialis: physiological and transcriptomic insights. Metabolites 15, 6: 388.
36,Jing Qian, Xue Cao, Haiyan Xiong, Fengjie Liu, Minwei Xie, Rong Chen, Qiao-Guo Tan*. 2025. Hidden threat in turbid waters: Quantifying and modeling the bioaccumulation and risks of particulate metals to clams. Environmental Pollution, 368, 125746.
35, Jianan Jiang, Yili Chen, Ruihong Zhang, Wenrong Zhu, Fengjie Liu, Nianjun Xu*, Yahe Li*. 2025. New insights on the impact of light, photoperiod and temperature on the reproduction of green algae Ulva prolifera via transcriptomics and physiological analyses. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 211, 117393.
34, Deguang Sun, Xueyou Zhou, Desheng Chen, Fengjie Liu, Bo Zhang, Xue Sun, Nianjun Xu*. 2025. Widely targeted metabolomics reveals metabolic patterns during tetraspore formation in the edible seaweed Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis. Food Bioscience, 63, 105749.
33, Zhong G, Lin Z, Liu F, Xie M, Chen R, Tan QG*. 2024. Toxicokinetics and Mussel Watch: Addressing Interspecies Differences for Coastal Cadmium Contamination Assessment. Environmental Science & Technology,58 (33): 14618-14628.
32, Zhou L*, Liu F, Achterberg EP, Engel A, Campbell PGC, Fortin C, Huang L, Tan Y*. 2024. Promoting effects of aluminum addition on chlorophyll biosynthesis and growth of two cultured iron-limited marine diatoms. Limnology & Oceanography, 10.1002/lno.12558.
31, Qian J, Hu T, Xiong H, Cao X, Liu F, Gosnell KJ, Xie M, Chen R, Tan QG*. 2024. Turbid waters and clearer standards: refining water quality criteria for coastal environments by encompassing metal bioavailability from suspended particles. Environmental Science & Technology, 58(12):5244–5254.
30, Zhou L*, Liu F, Tan Y, Fortin C, Huang L, Campbell PGC. 2023. Aluminum-induced changes in the net carbon fixation and carbon decomposition of a nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium Trichodesmium erythraeum. Biogeochemistry, 165:277–290.
29, Liu F*, Gledhill M, Tan QG, Zhu K, Zhang Q, Salaun P, Tagliabue A, Zhang Y*, Weiss D*, Achterberg EP, Korchev Y*.2022. Phycosphere pH of unicellular nano- and micro- phytoplankton cells and consequences for iron speciation. The ISME Journal, 16:2329–2336.
28, Liu F*, Tan QG, Dominik W, Crémazy A, Fortin C, Campbell PGC. 2020. Unravelling metal speciation in the microenvironment surrounding phytoplankton cells to improve predictions of metal bioavailability. Environmental Science & Technology, 54(13):8177–8185.
27, Zhou L*, Liu F, Liu Q, Fortin C, Tan Y*, Huang L, Campbell PGC. 2021.Aluminum increases net carbon fixation by marine diatoms and decreases their decomposition: Evidence for the Iron–Aluminum Hypothesis. Limnology & Oceanography,66: 2712-2727.
26, Liu F*, Tan QG, Fortin C, Campbell PGC. 2019. Why does cysteine enhance metal uptake by phytoplankton in seawater but not in fresh water? Environmental Science & Technology, 53(11):6511-6519.
25, Zhang Y*, Takahashi Y, Hong SP, Liu F, Bednarska J, Goff PS, Novak P, Shevchuk A, Gopal S, Barozzi I, Magnani L, Sakai H, Suguru Y, Fujii T, Erofeev A, Gorelkin P, Majouga A, Weiss DJ, Edwards C, Ivanov AP, Klenerman D, Sviderskaya EV, Edel JB, Korchev Y*. 2019. High-resolution label-free 3D mapping of extracellular pH of single living cells. Nature Communications, 10(1):1-9.
24, Kirby ME*, Bullen JC, Hanif MD, Heiba HF, Liu F, Northover GHR, Resongles E, Weiss DJ. 2019. Determining the effect of pH on iron oxidation kinetics in aquatic environments: Exploring a fundamental chemical reaction to grasp the significant ecosystem implications of iron bioavailability. Journal of Chemical Education, 97(1):215–220.
23, Kim Tiam S*, Lavoie I, Liu F, Hamilton PB, Fortin C. 2019. Diatom deformities and tolerance to cadmium contamination in four species. Environments, 6:102. (Featured paper)
22, Liu F, Fortin C, Campbell PGC*. 2018. Chemical conditions in the boundary layer surrounding phytoplankton cells modify cadmium bioavailability. Environmental Science & Technology, 52(14): 7988-7995.
21, Liu F, Fortin C, Campbell PGC*. 2017. Can freshwater phytoplankton access cadmium bound to low-molecular-weight thiols? Limnology & Oceanography,62:2604-2615.
20, Sánchez-Marín P*, Liu F, Chen Z, Fortin C, Campbell PGC. 2018. Microalgal-driven pH changes in the boundary layer lead to apparent increases in Pb internalization by a unicellular alga in the presence of citrate. Limnology & Oceanography. 63:1328-1339.
19, Liu Q, Zhou L, Liu F, Tan Y, Huang L, Fortin C, Campbell PGC*. 2018. Uptake and subcellular distribution of aluminum in a marine diatom. Ecotoxicology & Environmental Safety. 169:85-92.
18, Aharchaou I, Rosabal M, Liu F, Battaglia E, Vignati DAL, Fortin C*. 2017. Bioaccumulation and subcellular partitioning of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) in the freshwater green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Aquatic Toxicology, 182:49-57.
17, Liu F, Wang WX*, 2015. Linking trace element variations with macronutrients and major cations in marine mussels Mytilus edulis and Perna viridis. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, 34:2041-2050.
16,Peng X, Liu F, Wang WX*. 2016. Organ-specific accumulation, transportation and elimination of methylmercury and inorganic mercury in a low Hg accumulating fish. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, 35:2074-2083.
15, Liu F, Wang WX*, 2014. Differential influences of Cu and Zn chronic exposure on Cd and Hg bioaccumulation in an estuarine oyster. Aquatic Toxicology, 148: 204-210.
14, Liu F, Wang WX*, 2013. Facilitated bioaccumulation of cadmium and copper in the oyster Crassostrea hongkongensis solely exposed to zinc. Environmental Science & Technology, 47(3): 1670-1677.
13, Rainbow PS*, Liu F, Wang WX, 2015. Metal accumulation and toxicity: The critical accumulated concentration of metabolically available zinc in an oyster model. Aquatic Toxicology, 162: 102-108.
12, Liu F, Rainbow PS, Wang WX*, 2013. Inter-site differences of zinc susceptibility of the oyster Crassostrea hongkongensis. Aquatic Toxicology, 132/133: 26-33.
11, Yu XJ, Pan K, Liu F, Yan Y, Wang WX*, 2013. Spatial variation and subcellular binding of metals in oysters from a large estuary in China. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 70: 274-280.
10, Liu F, Wang WX*, 2012. Proteome pattern in oysters as a diagnostic tool for metal pollution. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 132/133: 26-33.
9, Liu F, Wang DZ, Wang WX*, 2012. Cadmium-induced changes in trace element bioaccumulation and proteomics perspective in four marine bivalves. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, 31: 1292-1300.
8, Liu F, Wang WX*, 2011. Metallothionein-like proteins turnover, Cd and Zn biokinetics in the dietary Cd-exposed scallop Chlamys nobilis. Aquatic Toxicology, 105: 361-368.
7, Liu F, Wang WX*, 2011. Differential roles of metallothionein-like proteins in cadmium uptake and elimination by the scallop Chlamys nobilis. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, 30(3): 738-746.
6, Liu F, Tang Y, Du R, Yang H, Wu Q, Qiu R*, 2010. Root foraging for zinc and cadmium requirement in the Zn/Cd hyperaccumulator plant Sedum alfredii. Plant & Soil, 327(1-2):365-375.
5, Peng X, Liu F, Wang WX, Ye Z*. 2011. Reducing total mercury and methylmercury accumulation in rice grains through water management and deliberate selection of rice cultivars. Environmental Pollution, 162: 202-208.
4, Peng X, Wang M, Liu F, Ye Z*. 2010. Arsenic contamination, uptake and metabolism in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Acta Ecologica Sinica, 30(17):4782-4791.
3, Qiu R*, Liu F, Wan Y, Tang Y, Hu P, Brewer EP, Li Y. 2008. Phytoremediation on nickel-contaminated soils by hyperaccumulators Alyssumcorsicum and Alyssum murale.China Environmental Science. 28(11):1026-1031.
2, Tang YT, Guan LJ, Qiu RL*, Ying RR, Liu F, Hu PJ. 2010. Antioxidative defense to cadmium in hyperaccumulator Picris divaricata V. Acta Ecol Sin. 30(2):324-332.
1, Hu P, Qiu R*, Senthikumar P, Jiang D, Chen Z, Tang Y, Liu F. 2009. Tolerance, accumulation and distribution of Zn and Cd in hyperaccumulator Potentilla griffithii. Environmental & Experimental Botany, 66(2):317-325.
教学Teaching
Undergraduate Teaching
2025 The Microbiome, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London.
2024 Ecology Field Skills module (Marine component), Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London.
2024 The Microbiome, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London.
2018 Environmental Geochemistry Laboratory, Department of Earth Science & Engineering, Imperial College London.
Postgraduate Teaching
2025 MSc Climate Change, Management & Finance, Grantham Institute, Imperial College London.
2024 MSc Climate Change, Management & Finance, Grantham Institute, Imperial College London.
其他职业活动Professional Activities
2025 Panel member, NERC Independent Research Fellowship – Expert Review Sift Panel
2025 Panel member, NERC Environmental sciences: Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund
2025 Juror for the Entente Cordiale Challenge
2024— now Member, the UKRI Talent Peer Review College
2023— now Member, Peer Review College, Natural Environment Research Council
2018— now Member, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography
2012— now Member, Society of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology (SETAC)
2021 Scientific Expedition. RV METEOR Cruise M176/2. Sep.01 – Oct.06, North Atlantic Ocean
2019 Co-Chair, Symposium on Trace element bioavailability in aquatic and terrestrial environments and implications to human and ecological risk assessment. The 15th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements.
Reviewer for >10 Journals, including Science Advances, Environmental Science & Technology, Communications Earth & Environment, Environmental Pollution, Aquatic Toxicology, New Phytologist, Water Research, etc.
