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Dr. Zhen Wang is an environmental geochemist who works with Dr. Andrew Frierdich's group at Monash SEAE, where he focuses on investigating critical metal extraction from mine tailings along with carbon mineralisation. Dr. Wang obtained his PhD at Duke University (USA) in May 2023, during which he focused on developing and applying useful geochemical and isotopic tracers for tracking anthropogenic metal(loid) contaminants in both terrestrial (e.g., soils) and aquatic (e.g., lake sediments) environments. He has received the Excellence in Review Award for Applied Geochemistry, Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad from China Scholarship Council, and Graduate Student Research Grants from the Geological Society of America (GSA), etc.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Education/Academic qualification
Environmental Geochemistry, PhD, Tracing Anthropogenic Metal(Loid) Contaminants in the Environment Using Geochemical, Radiogenic, and Radioactive Isotopic Tools, Duke University
20 Aug 2018 → 14 May 2023
Award Date: 13 May 2023
Research area keywords
- trace elements
- biogeochemical cycles
- metal isotopes
- critical metals
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Projects
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Tracking the mobilisation and speciation of cobalt (Co) during enhanced leaching of mine tailings: Implications for metal enrichment and extraction from artificial laterites
Wang, Z., Frierdich, A. & Hamilton, J.
1/10/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Geochemical characteristics of shales from the first member of Qingshankou Formation in Gulong Sag, Songliao Basin, China: Implication for mechanism of organic matter enrichment
Wang, Y., Li, P., Feng, Z., Shao, H., Jia, Z., Xia, Y., Li, J. & Wang, Z., Apr 2023, In: Marine and Petroleum Geology. 150, 23 p., 106142.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus) -
Isotopic Signatures and Outputs of Lead from Coal Fly Ash Disposal in China, India, and the United States
Wang, Z., Dai, S., Cowan, E. A., Dietrich, M., Schlesinger, W. H., Wu, Q., Zhou, M., Seramur, K. C., Das, D. & Vengosh, A., 9 Aug 2023, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 27, 33, p. 12259–12269 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Lead isotopes and rare earth elements geochemistry of global phosphate rocks: Insights into depositional conditions and environmental tracing
Wang, Z., Hill, R., Williams, G., Dwyer, G. S., Hu, J., Schnug, E., Bol, R., Sun, Y., Coleman, D. S., Liu, X. M., Sandstrom, M. R. & Vengosh, A., 20 Nov 2023, In: Chemical Geology. 639, 14 p., 121715.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus) -
Response to comments on Vengosh et al. (2022): The strontium isotope fingerprint of phosphate rocks mining
Vengosh, A., Wang, Z., Williams, G., Hill, R., Coyte, R. & Dwyer, G. S., 20 Apr 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 870, 3 p., 161878.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
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Legacy of anthropogenic lead in urban soils: Co-occurrence with metal(loids) and fallout radionuclides, isotopic fingerprinting, and in vitro bioaccessibility
Wang, Z., Wade, A. M., Richter, D. D., Stapleton, H. M., Kaste, J. M. & Vengosh, A., 1 Feb 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 806, Part 3, 12 p., 151276.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
31 Citations (Scopus)