Gang Wang

The main research interests of Professor Wang include, 1) the causes and consequences of microbial diversity; 2) multi-scales interactions of microbes with environments, and links with soil and water source quality controls; 3) mass flow dynamics and transport in the earth critical zone, and on interfaces between various spatial scales of physicochemical processes and biological activity in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems; 4) agricultural and environmental sustainability, and Land-Water-Food and Energy Nexus. Prof. Wang has authored and co-authored over 60 refereed publications (H-index 26) in major scientific journals including Current Biology, Nature Communications, ISME Journal, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, etc., with more than 3,000 citations. Prof. Wang receives research supports mainly from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the National Key R&D Program of China, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, and the Chinese Universities Scientific Fund. 

2019.10 -- present: Professor/ Director, Department of Soil and Water Science, College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing

2020.02 -- 2020.08: Visiting Professor, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich

2016.04 -- 2019.09: Professor, College of Resources and Environment, China Agricultural University, Beijing

2016.07 -- 2016.08: Visiting Professor, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, United States

2014.09 -- 2016.03: Associate Professor, College of Resources and Environment, China Agricultural University, Beijing

2007.02 -- 2008.03: Marketing Manager, Shanghai Baoye Engineering Technology Co., LTD., Shanghai

2005.08 -- 2007.01: Director of R&d Department (and assistant director), National Center for Quality Supervision and Inspection of Standard Parts, Jiaxing

Postdoctoral, Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Delaware (USA), 2014.2 -- 2014.7

Postdoctoral, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, ETH Zurich (Switzerland), 2012.6 -- 2014.1

Ph.D, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Eth Zurich (Switzerland), 2008.8 -- 2012.5

Master, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China (Hefei), 2002.9 -- 2005.6

Bachelor (5 years), University of Science and Technology of China (Hefei), Department of Applied Chemistry, 1997.9 -- 2002.5

Selected into the 12th Batch of National Thousand Talents Plan (Youth Project), 2016

Michigan State University VISTAS Senior Research Fellow, United States, 2015

Best Report Award of the first International Conference on Soil Structure and Physical and Biochemical Processes in Soil, Weborg Burg, Denmark, 2010

Full Doctoral scholarship of ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2008

(1) Pingduoduo-China Agricultural University Research Grant, "Microbial Functions on Soil Healthy and Nutrient Element Cycling in the Black Soil Agricultural Land", RMB 200,000, 2024.2-2025.2 (PI)

(2) National Key Research and Development Project of China, "Conservational Agriculture Improve Black Soil Healthy and Productivity: Practices and Implications", RMB 3,900,000, 2022.11-2027.10 (PI)

(3) National Natural Science Foundation of China -- general project, "Soil bacteriophage-host interaction modes and impacts on microbial diversity and community patterns", RMB 660,000, 2023-2026 (PI)

(4) Foreign Cultural and Educational experts Project of the Ministry of Education, "Research and Prospect of key Technologies of Modern Agriculture and Land Protection in Black Land", RMB 440,000, 201901-201912 (PI)

(5) National Natural Science Foundation of China -- general project, "Distribution characteristics and Evolution Patterns of antibiotic resistance genes in soil irrigated with reclaimed water in Typical Areas of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei", RMB 744,000, 2019-2022 (PI)

(6) Special Fund project of basic Scientific research operating Fee of central Universities, "Study on the Influence model of Long-term tillage Measures on the distribution and evolution of soil resistance Genes in farmland", RMB 200,000, 2019 (PI)

(7) The 12th Batch of 1000 Talents Plan (Youth Project), RMB 3,000,000, 2016-2019 (PI)

(8) National Key RESEARCH and development Program special project, sub-project "Influence of Microbial interaction between soil microorganisms and microstructures on nutrient (N & P) retention and supply levels at different soil fertility levels", RMB 950,000, 2016-2020 (PI)

(9) Special Fund project of basic Scientific Research Operating Fee of central Universities, "Effects and Mechanism of Dry land cultivation management Measures in Northern China on crop growth and Soil characteristics in root areas", RMB 497,000, 2016 (PI)

(10) Special Fund project of basic Scientific research operating Fee of central Universities, "Research on the Influence Mechanism of Soil Microbial diversity Based on Quantitative Discrete Biophysical Model", RMB 1,000,000, 2015-2017 (PI)

(11) National Natural Science Foundation-Youth Foundation, "Research on the Influence Mechanism of Soil Microbial Diversity Based on micro-hydrologic-physical Model", RMB 260,000, 2015-2017 (PI)

(12) AFRI Grant, United States Department of Agriculture, "Hydro-Biophysical Processes in Microbial contamination in fresh Produce", $500,000, 2013-2016, co-PI

Book

Wang G*，G Chen, Y Wang. Microbial Functions in Bioremediation of Soil Heavy Metal Pollutions. Pages 163-182, in Qiao Y., et al., Eds, Remediation Methods and Technology of Heavy Metal in Facility Farmland Soil. China Agricultural University Press, Beijing, 2016.

Doctoral thesis

Wang G. Linking Diffusional Heterogeneity and Aquatic Habitat Fragmentation with Microbial Coexistence and Diversity in the Vadose Zone. ETH Zurich, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.3929/ethz-a-007580042

Journal article

74. Wu HQ, Ma ZC, Ruan CJ, Hu W, Han M, Wan W, Wang YY, Zvomuya F, Liang C, Liu Y*, Wang G*. 2024. Effects of soil moisture on soil viral reproductive strategies in an agricultural soil. European Journal of Soil Science. 75(4), e13531.

73. Ruan CJ, Ramoneda J, Kan A, Rudge TJ, Wang G*, Johnson DR*. 2024. Phage predation accelerates the spread of plasmid-encoded antibiotic resistance. Nature Communications. 15: 5397.

72. Liu Y, Du MY, Shu SY, Wei J, Zhu K, Wang G*. 2024. Bacterial surface properties and transport behavior actively respond to an extracellular polymeric substance gradient in saturated porous media. Science of The Total Environment, 173889.

71.  Wu FZ, Yuan C, Ruan CJ, Zheng MQ, Liu L, Wang G, Chen GW*. 2024. Coagulation promotes the spread of antibiotic resistance genes in secondary effluents. Environmental Pollution. 355, 124245.

70.   Han M, Zhu X, Ruan C, Wu H, Chen G, Zhu K, Liu Y, Wang G*. 2024. Micro-biophysical interactions at bacterium-mineral interfaces determine potassium dissolution. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 33, 103524.

69.   吴汉卿, 阮楚晋, 韩苗, 王钢*. 2024. 土壤病毒之奥秘：研究进展、挑战及未来展望. 微生物学报. 10.13343/j.cnki.wsxb.20230551

68.   Wang Y, Zhu K, Chen X, Wei K, Wu R, Wang G*. 2024. Stochastic and deterministic assembly processes of bacterial communities in different soil aggregates. Applied Soil Ecology. 193, 105153.

67.   李保国, 周虎, 王钢, 刘刚, 高伟达, 朱堃, 陈冲. 2023. 探索”透明”土壤体：土壤孔隙学的时代已经启航. 土壤学报. 60(5), 1221-1230.

66.   Wang G*, Liu Y*, Yan Z, Chen D, Fan J, Ghezzehei TA. 2023. Soil physics matters for the land–water–food–climate nexus and sustainability. European Journal of Soil Science. 74 (6), e13444.

65.   Han M, Niu X, Xiong G, Ruan C, Chen G, Wu H, Liu Y, Zhu K, Wang G*. 2023. Isolation, characterization and genomic analysis of the novel Arthrobacter sp. phage SWEP2. Archives of Virology. 168, 276.

64.   Li X, Chen G*, Liu L, Wang G. 2023. Anaerobic sludge digestion elevates dissemination risks of bacterial antibiotic resistance in effluent supernatant. Journal of Environmental Management. 338, 117854.

63.   Ermolieva T, HavlÇk P, Lessa-Derci-Augustynczik A, Boere E, Frank S, Kahil T, Wang G, Balkovic J, Skalsky R, Folberth C, Komendantova N, Knopov PS. 2023. A novel robust meta-model framework for prediction crop yield probality distributions using multisource date. Cybernetics and Systems Analysis. 59(5), 844-858.

62.   Ran H, Wang Y, Wei K, Liu Y, Wang G, Zhu K*. 2023. Spatial and temporal changes of charosphere hotspots with or without nitrogen additions. Biochar. 5, 49.

61.   Manzoor N, Liaqat A, AL-Huqail AA, Alghanem SMS, Al-Haithloul HAS, Abbas T, Chen GW, Huan LY, Liu Y, Wang G*. 2023. Comparative efficacy of silicon and iron oxide nanoparticles towards improving the plant growth and mitigating arsenic toxicity in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 264, 115382.

60.   Ruan C, Borer B, Ramoneda J, Wang G*, Johnson DR*. 2023. Evaporation-induced hydrodynamics control plasmid transfer during surface-associated microbial growth. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 9, 58.

59.   Ermolieva T, Ermoliev Y, Havlik P, Lessa-Derci-Augustynczik A, Komendantova N, Kahil T, Balkovic J, Skalsky R, Folberth C, Knopov PS, Wang G. 2023. Connections between robust statistical estimation, robust decision-making with two-stage stochastic optimization, and robust machine learning problems. Cybernetics and Systems Analysis, 59, 385-397.

58.   Ye X, Ran HY, Wang X, Li GT, Ambus P, Wang G, Zhu K*. 2023. Delayed nitrogen application after straw and charred straw addition altered the hot moment of soil N₂O emissions. European Journal of Soil Science. 74, e13349.

57.   Hanqing Wu, Sichen Wan, Chujin Ruan, Wei Wan, Miao Han, Guowei Chen, Ying Liu, Kun Zhu, Chao Liang, Gang Wang*. 2023. Soil microbial necromass: The state-of-the-art, knowledge gaps, and future perspectives. European Journal of Soil Biology. 115, 103472.

56.   Ruan C, Ramoneda J, Gogia G, Wang G*, Johnson DR*. 2022. Fungal hyphae regulate bacterial diversity and plasmid-mediated functional novelty during range expansion. Current Biology, 32(24): 5285-5294.e4.

55.   Manzoor N, Ali L, Ahmed T, Rizwan M, Ali S, Shahid MS, Schulin R, Liu Y, Wang G*. 2022. Silicon oxide nanoparticles alleviate chromium toxicity in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Environmental Pollution. 315, 120391. doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120391.

54.   Wu H, Wan S, Ruan C, Niu X, Chen G, Liu Y, Zhu K, Schulin R, Wang G*. 2022. Phage-bacterium interactions and nutrient availability can shape C and N retention in microbial biomass. European Journal of Soil Science, 73, e13296. doi: 10.1111/ejss.13296

53.   Manzoor N, Ali L, Ahmed T, Noman M, Adress M, Shahid MS, Ogunyemi SO, Radwan KSA, Wang G*, Zaki HEM*. 2022. Recent advancements and development in nano-enabled agriculture for improving abiotic stress tolerance in plants. Frontiers in Plant Science.  13, 951752. doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.951752

52.   Zhu K, Ran H, Wang F, Ye X, Niu L, Schulin R, Wang G*. 2022. Conservation tillage facilitated soil carbon sequestration through diversified carbon conversions. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 337, 108080. doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2022.108080

51.   王燕, 阮楚晋, 谢文琳, 朱堃, 陈国炜, 刘莹, 王钢*. 2022. 微观水分和养分条件对铜绿假单胞菌噬菌体裂解宿主过程的影响. 土壤学报. DOI:10.11766/trxb202201070528

50.   吴汉卿, 阮楚晋, 万炜, 李胜龙, 裴丁仪, 韩苗, 陈国炜, 刘莹, 朱堃, 王钢*. 2022. 基于知识图谱分析的土壤氮循环功能基因研究进展. 土壤学报. DOI:10.11766/trxb202110270580

49.   韩苗, 阮楚晋, 韩峥, 魏芯蕊, 刘莹, 朱堃, 王钢*. 2022. 空间组织模式：微生物群落组装的“游戏”规则．微生物学通报. doi.org/10.13344/j.microbiol.china.220149

48.   朱晓艳, 韩苗, 韩天富, 韩峥, 王钢*. 2022. 铜绿假单胞菌在液滴界面的二维和三维运动特征. 微生物学报. doi.org/10.13343/j.cnki.wsxb.20210752

47.   Du B, Wang S, Chen G, Wang G, Liu L*. 2022. Nutrient starvation intensifies chlorine disinfection-stressed biofilm formation. Chemosphere. 295, 133827.

46.   Zhu K, X Ye, H Ran, P Zhang, G Wang*. 2022. Contrasting effects of straw and biochar on microscale heterogeneity of soil O₂ and pH: Implication for N₂O emissions. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 166, 108564.

45.   Chen G, Z Hu, A Ebrahimi, DR Johnson, F Wu, Y Sun, R Shen, L Liu, G Wang*. 2022. Electrotaxis-mediated cell motility and nutrient availability determine Chlamydomonas microsphaera-surface interactions in bioelectrochemical systems. Bioelectrochemistry. 143, 107989.

44.   阮楚晋, 熊广州, 牛欣尧, 陈国炜, 吴汉卿, 马泽超, 朱堃, 刘莹, 王钢*. 2022. 一个东北农田黑土样品宏病毒组的初步分析. 土壤学报, 59(5): 1447-1456.

43.   Wang Y, Chen G, Sun Y, Zhu K, Jin Y, Li B, Wang G*. 2022. Different agricultural practices specify bacterial community compositions in the soil rhizosphere and root zone. Soil Ecology Letters, 4, 18-31.

42.   韩苗, 朱晓艳, 陈国炜, 万小铭, 王钢*. 2022. 解钾菌及其释钾微观机制的研究进展. 土壤学报, 59(2), 334-348.

41.   Chen G, Z Hu, A Ebrahimi, DR Johnson, F Wu, S Sun, R Shen, L Liu, G Wang*. 2021. Chemotactic movement and zeta potential dominate Chlamydomonas microsphaera attachment and biocathode development. Environmental Technology. DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2021.2014575

40. Hopmans JW, Qureshi A , Kisekka I, Munns R, Grattan SR, Rengasamy P, Ben-Gal A, Assouline S, Javaux M, Minhas PS, Raats PAC, Skaggs TH, Wang G, De Jong van Lier Q, Jiao H, Lavado RS, Lazarovitch N, Li B, Taleisnik E. 2021. Critical knowledge gaps and research priorities in global soil salinity. Advances in Agronomy, 169: 1-191

39.   Ruan C, J Ramoneda, G Chen, DR Johnson, G Wang*. 2021. Evaporation-induced hydrodynamics promote conjugation-mediated plasmid transfer in microbial populations. ISME Communications. 1, 54. doi.org/10.1038/s43705-021-00057-5.

38.   Sun Y, M Sun, G Chen, X Chen, B Li, G Wang*. 2021. Aggregate sizes regulate the microbial community patterns in sandy soil profile. Soil Ecology Letters. Doi: 10.1007/s42832-021-0095-1.

37.   Ruan C, X Niu, G Xiong, G Chen, H Wu, Z Ma, K Zhu, Y Liu, G Wang*. 2021. Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of the new Bacillus cereus phage SWEP1. Archives of Virology. 166(11), 3183-3188. doi:10.1007/s00705-021-05222-8.

36.   Du M, Wang L, Ebrahimi A, Chen G, Shu S, Zhu K, Shen C, Li B, Wang G*. 2021. Extracellular polymeric substances induced cell-surface interactions facilitate bacteria transport in saturated porous media. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 218, 112291.

35.   Wang C, Ma X, Wang G, Li G, Zhu K*. 2021. Implication of O₂ dynamics for both N₂O and CH₄ emissions from soil during biological soil disinfestation. Scientific Reports. 11, 6590. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86026-3.

34.   冉洪芋, 叶馨, 朱晓艳, 王钢, 朱堃*. 2021. 平面光极基本原理及其在土壤微观异质性研究中的应用. 土壤, 53(5), 916-928.

33.   Manzoor N, T Ahmed, M Noman, M Shahid*, M Mudassir Nazir, L Ali, A Maqsood, B Li, R Schulin, G Wang*. 2021. Iron oxide nanoparticles ameliorated the cadmium and salinity stresses in wheat plants, facilitating photosynthetic pigments and restricting cadmium uptake. Science of the Total Environment. 769, 145221.

32.   Ahmed T, M Noman, N Manzoor, M Shahid, M Abdullah, L. Ali, G Wang, A Hashem, ABF Al-Arjani, AA Alqarawi, EF Abd_Allah, B Li*. 2021. Nanoparticle-based amelioration of drought stress and cadmium toxicity in rice via triggering the stress responsive genetic mechanisms and nutrient acquisition. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 209, 111829.

31.   Wang G, N Han, L Liu, Z Ke, B Li, G Chen*. 2020. Molecular density regulating electron transfer efficiency of S. oneidensis MR-1 mediated roxarsone biotransformation. Environmental Pollution. 262, 114370.

30.   Zhao R, G Chen*, L Liu, W Zhang, Y Sun, B Li, G Wang. 2020. Bacterial foraging facilitates aggregation of Chlamydomonas microsphaera in an organic carbon source-limited aquatic environment. Environmental Pollution. 259, 113924.

29.   Du B, Y Gu, G Chen, G Wang, L Liu*. 2020. Flagellar motility mediates early-stage biofilm formation in oligotrophic aquatic environment. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 194, 110340.

28.   Chen G, N Zhu, Z Hu, L Liu, GQ Wang, G Wang*. 2020. Motility changes rather than EPS production shape aggregation of Chlamydomonas microsphaera in aquatic environment. Environmental Technology. DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2020.1718216.

27.   朱晓艳, 沈重阳, 陈国炜, 张伟, 李保国, 王钢*. 2019. 土壤细菌趋化性研究进展. 土壤学报. 56(2), 259-275.

26.   Tang Y, X Wang, Y Yan, H Zeng, G Wang, W Tan, F Liu, X Feng*. 2019. Effects of myo-inositol hexakisphosphate, ferrihydrite coating, ionic strength and pH on the transport of TiO2 nanoparticles in quartz sand. Environmental Pollution. 252, 1193-1201.

25.   Chen GW, R Xu, L Liu, H Shi, GQ Wang, G Wang*. 2018. Limited carbon source retards inorganic arsenic release during roxarsone degradation in Shewanella oneidensis microbial fuel cells. Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology. 102(18), 8093-8106.

24.   Wang G, Y Wang, L Liu, Y Jin, N Zhu, X Li, BG Li, GQ Wang, GW Chen*. 2018. Comprehensive assessment of microbial aggregation characteristics of activated sludge bioreactors using fuzzy clustering analysis. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 162, 296-303.

23.   Chen GW, H Liu, W Zhang, BG Li, L Liu, G Wang*. 2018. Roxarsone exposure jeopardizes nitrogen removal and regulates bacterial community in biological sequential batch reactors. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 159, 232-239.

22.   Zhang C, A Yan, G Wang, C Jin, Y Chen, C Shen*. 2018. Impact of flow velocity on transport of graphene oxide nanoparticles in saturated porous media. Vadose Zone Journal. 17, 180019. doi:10.2136/vzj2018.01.0019.

21.   Chen Z, W Zhang*, G Wang, Y Zhang, Y Gao, SA Boyd, BJ Teppen, JM Tiedje, D Zhu*, H Li*. 2017. Bioavailability of soil-sorbed tetracycline to Escherichia coli under unsaturated conditions. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(11), 6165-6173.

20.   Liu L, QY Hu, Y Le, Q Xu, GW Chen, G Wang*. 2017. Chlorination-mediated EPS excretion shapes early-stage biofilm formation in drinking water systems. Process Biochemistry. 55, 41-48.

19.   Liu L, Y Liu, Q Lu, G Chen, G Wang*. 2017. Assessing comprehensive performance of biofilm formation and water quality in drinking water distribution systems. Water Supply. 17: 267-278.

18.   Lazouskaya V, T Sun, L Liu, G Wang, Y Jin*. 2016. Effect of surface properties on colloid retention on natural and surrogate produce surfaces. Journal of Food Science. 81(12), E2956-E2965.

16.   Chen GW, ZC Ke, T Liang, L Liu*, G Wang*. 2016. Shewanella oneidensis MR‑1-induced Fe(III) reduction facilitates roxarsone transformation. PLoS One. 11(4), e0154017.

15.   Zhu N, L Liu, Q Xu, GW Chen*, G Wang*. 2015. Resources availability mediated EPS production regulates microbial cluster formation in activated sludge system. Chemical Engineering Journal. 279, 129-135.

Before 2015

14.  Wang G* and D Or. 2014. Trophic interactions induce spatial self-organization of microbial consortia on rough surface. Scientific Reports. 4, 6757.

13.   Chen C, KL Hu*, W Li, G Wang, G Liu. 2014. Estimating the wet-end section of soil water retention curve by using the dry-end section. Soil Sci Soc Am J. 78(6), 1878-1883.

12.   Lazouskaya V, LP Wang, D Or, G Wang, JL Caplan, and Y Jin*. 2013. Colloid mobilization by fluid displacement fronts in channels. J Colloid Interf Sci. 406, 44-50.

11.  Wang G and D Or*. 2013. Hydration dynamics promote bacterial coexistence on rough surfaces. The ISME Journal. 7, 395.

10.  Wang G and D Or*. 2012. A hydration-based biophysical index for the onset of soil microbial coexistence. Scientific Reports. 2, 881. doi: 10.1038/srep00881.

9.      Dechesne A, G Wang, G Gülez, D Or and BF Smets*. 2010. Hydration controlled bacterial motility and dispersal on surfaces. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 107, 14369.

8.   Wang G and D Or*, 2010. Aqueous films limit bacterial motility and colony expansion on partially saturated rough surfaces. Environmental Microbiology. 12, 1363.

Before 2008

7.   Mu Y, HQ Yu*, G Wang. 2007. Evaluation of three methods for enriching H-2-producing cultures from anaerobic sludge. Enzyme Microb Technol. 40, 947.

6.     Mu Y, HQ Yu*, G Wang. 2007. A kinetic approach to anaerobic hydrogen-producing process. Water Res. 41, 1152.

5.      Mu Y, G Wang, HQ Yu*. 2006. Kinetic modeling of batch hydrogen production process by mixed anaerobic cultures. Bioresour Technol. 97, 1302.

4.      Mu Y, G Wang, HQ Yu*. 2006. Response surface methodological analysis on biohydrogen production by enriched anaerobic cultures. Enzyme Microb Technol. 38, 905.

3.      Mu Y, HQ Yu*, G Wang. 2006. Permeabilities of anaerobic CH₄-producing granules. Water Res. 40, 1811.

2.      Wang G, Y Mu, HQ Yu*. 2005. Response surface analysis to evaluate the influence of pH, temperature and substrate concentration on the acidogenesis of sucrose-rich wastewater. Biochem Eng J. 23, 175.

1.      Hu ZH, G Wang, HQ Yu*. 2004. Anaerobic degradation of cellulose by rumen microorganisms at various pH values. Biochem Eng J. 21, 59.

1.      Fu RQ, TW Xu*, G Wang, WH Yang, and ZX Pan. 2003. PEG-catalytic water splitting in the interface of a bipolar membrane. J Colloid Interf Sci. 263, 386.

Invitation report and summary of meeting

1. Wang G. Micro-hydrophysical Processes Regulate Soil Microbial Interactions and Functions. July 2, 2019. Workshop on Improving Water and Nutrient Utilization and Salinity Control in Arid and Semi-arid Regions. Beijing. (Invited)

2. Wang G.Interaction mechanism and ecological effect of microbiological interface in micro-scale environment. Qilu University of Technology. June 17, 2019.Jinan. (Invited)

3. Wang G.Microbial biophysicochemical process and roxarsone biotransformation. June 14, 2019. 8th Geomicrobiology Conference, Qingdao. (Invited)

4. Wang G.Interface interaction process and ecological function of environmental microorganisms. May 31, 2019 13th Jilin Science and Technology Association Young Scientists Forum.Northeast Institute of Geography and Agro-Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun. (Invited)

5. Wang G. Micro-interface processes and ecological effects of environmental microorganisms. May 30, 2019. Shenyang Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang. (Invited)

6. Wang G. Microbial Interactions at Soil Pore-Water-Air Interfaces and Functions. Jan. 09, 2019. South China Normal University, Guangzhou. (Invited)

7. Wang G. Soil Microbial Activity and Interactions at Pore-Water-Air Interfaces: Modelling and Observations. Jan. 10, 2019. Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental Science & Technology, Guangzhou. (Invited)

8. Wang G. Micro-hydrophysical Processes Shape Soil Microbial Activity and Functions. December 22, 2018. Ecology Forum, Peking University, 2018. (Invited)

9. Wang G. Soil microbial interactions at water-solid-air interfaces and ecological functions. Nov. 10, 2018. Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha. (Invited)

10. Wang G. Micro-physicochemical processes shape soil bacterial activity and functions. Oct. 30, 2018. Soil Chemistry Anural Meeting, Soil Science Society of China, Guiyang. (Invited)

11. Wang G. Microbes-environment interactions and ecological functions. Oct. 26, 2018. Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou. (Invited)

12. Wang G. Environmental microbiology processes: agent-based modelling and applications. Sept. 28, 2018. The 355th Young Scientists Forum of the China Science and Technology Society. Xuzhou, China. (Invited)

13. Wang G. Environmental microbial biophysical processes at microscale interfaces and their ecological implications. June 27, 2018. Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. (Invited)

14. Wang G. Environmental biophysics processes at micropore interface. June 4, 2018. Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China. (Invited)

15. Wang G. Microscale Soil-Microbe Interactions & Bioremediation. May 25, 2018. 2018 Sino-US Soil Remediation High Level Symposium, Weifang, China. (Invited)

16. Wang G. Impacts of soil micro-hydrophysicochemical processes on microbial diversity and their ecological functions. April 3, 2018. Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China. (Invited)

17. Wang G. Micro-hydro-biophysical Processes Shape Microbial Activity and Functions in Terrestrial Ecosystem. June 18, 2017. Shihezi University, Shihezi. (Invited)

18. Wang G. Soil Microbes−Environment Interactions and Impacts on Microbial Diversit. June 13, 2017. Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi. (Invited)

19. Wang G. Micro-hydro-physical Processes Determine Soil Microbial Life Form. Sept. 16, 2015. Institute of Applied Ecology, Shenyang. (Invited)

20. Wang G. Hydro-physical Processes Shape Microbial Life form in Subsurface Soil. April 15, 2015. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. (Invited)

21. Wang G. Soil microbial diversity and links with organic farming. Jan. 11, 2015. Biodiversity and Organic Farming Annual Forum, China Agricultural University, Beijing. (Invited)

22. Wang G. Exploring microbial life on unsaturated soil surfaces. Feb. 27, 2014. University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware. (Invited)

23. Wang G. Biophysical processes shape microbial life form. 2013.12, China Agricultural University, Beijing. (Invited)

24. Wang G, Dani Or. Micro-scale Hydrological Processes Shape Microbial Life Form in Subsurface. July 10, 2013. China Agricultural University, Beijing. (Invited)

25. Wang G. Micro-hydrophysical processes influence soil microbial diversity. 2014.08, China Soil Physics Annual Meeting 2014 - Advances in Soil Physics and Ecological Security. Guilin, Guangxi.

26. Wang G and D Or. Trophic interactions induce spatial self-organization of microbial consortia on hydrated surfaces. rDay, 2013, Zurich, Switzerland.

27. Wang G and D Or. Trophic interaction and emergence of self-organized bacterial consortia on rough surface. FEMS 2013, 5th Congress of European Microbiologists, Leipzig, Germany, 2013.

28. Wang G and D Or. A hydration-based biophysical index for the onset of soil microbial coexistence. rDAY, 2012, Zurich, Switzerland.

29. Wang G and D Or. Self -organization of microbial consortia via trophic interactions on hydrated rough surfaces. ISME14 Roundtable meeting, 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark.

30. Wang G and D Or. A biophysical index for predicting hydration-mediated microbial diversity in soils. EGU2012, 2012, Vienna, Austria.

31. Wang G and D Or. Hydration-induced diffusion and motility constraints promote microbial diversity in unsaturated soil. ZHydro seminar 2011, Zurich, Switzerland.

32. Wang G and D Or. Constrained motility and nutrient diffusion shape bacterial colony morphology on partially hydrated rough surfaces. FEMS2011, 2011, Geneva, Switzerland.

33. Wang G and D Or. Hydration affects motility and nutrient diffusion and governs microbial coexistence on rough surfaces. CESAR 2010, 2010, Viborg, Denmark.

34. Wang G and D Or. Heterogeneous nutrient fields shape microbial competition on rough surfaces. ITES seminar 2010, Zurich, Switzerland.

35. Wang G and D Or. Heterogeneous diffusion of two nutrients shape growth and dispersal patterns of competing bacterial species grown on partially saturated rough surfaces. RAISEBIO2010, 2010, Leipzig, Germany.

36. Wang G and D Or. Hydration effects on microbial motility and coexistence on unsaturated rough surfaces. SGM2009, 2009, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

37.Wang G and D Or. Microbial Growth and Coexistence on Diffusion-limited Unsaturated Rough Surfaces. EGU2009, 2009, Vienna, Austria.

38.Wang G and D Or. Capillarity and Liquid Configuration Limit Bacterial Motility on Unsaturated Rough Surfaces. AGU2008, 2008, San Francisco, CA, USA.