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 23) in major scientific journals including Current Biology, The ISME Journal, PNAS, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Environmental Science & Technology, Environmental Pollution, Advances in Agronomy, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Acta Pedologica Sinica, etc., with more than 2,300 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

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

2. Wu HQ, Ruan CJ, Han M, Wang G. 2023. Mystery of soil viruses: advances, challenges, and perspectives. Acta Microbiologica Sinica. [In Press]

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

4. Ermolieva T, Havlík P, Lessa-Derci-Augustynczik A, Boere E, Frank S, Kahil T, Wang G, Balkovič J, Skalský R, Folberth C, Komendantova N, Knopov PS. 2023. A Novel Robust Meta-Model Framework for Predicting Crop Yield Probability Distributions Using Multisource Data. Cybernetics and Systems Analysis. 59(5): 844-858.

5. Han M, Niu XY, Xiong GZ, Ruan CJ, Chen GW, Wu HQ, Liu Y, Zhu K, Wang G*. 2023. Isolation, characterization and genomic analysis of a novel Arthrobacter sp. phage SWEP2. Archives of Virology.

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

7. Li BG, Zhou H, Wang G, Liu G, Gao WD, Zhu K, Chen C. 2023. Explore the “Transparent” Soils: Soilporelogy Has Sailed. Acta Pedologica Sinica. [In Press]
   

8. 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.

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

10. 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. Accepted Author Manuscript e13349. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13349

11. Ruan CJ, Ramoneda J, Gogia G, Wang G*, Johnson D*. 2022. Fungal Hyphae Regulate Bacterial Diversity and Plasmid-Mediated Functional Novelty During Range Expansion. Current Biology, 4131646.

12. 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, 120391.
    

13. Manzoor N, Ali L, Ahmed T, Noman M, Adrees M, Shahid MS, Ogunyemi SO, Radwan KSA, Wang G*, and Zaki HEM*. 2022. Recent Advancements and Development in Nano-Enabled Agriculture for Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants, Frontiers in Plant Science, 13: 951752.

14. Zhu K, Ran HY, Wang FF, Ye X, Niu LG, Schulin R, Wang G*. 2022. Conservation tillage facilitated soil carbon sequestration through  diversified carbon conversions. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 377: 108080.
    

15. Wang Y, Ruan CJ, Xie WL, Zhu K, Chen GW, Liu Y, Wang G. 2022. Effects of microscopic water and nutrient conditions on the host lysis process of Pseudomonas aeruginosa phage. Acta Pedologica Sinica. 
    

16. Hanqing Wu, Chujin Ruan, Wei Wan, Shenglong Li, Dingyi Pei, Miao Han, Guowei Chen, Ying Liu, Kun Zhu, Gang Wang*. 2022. Progress of Functional Genes Related to Soil Nitrogen Cycling Based on Knowledge Mapping. Acta Pedologica Sinica.

17. Miao Han, Chujin Ruan, Zheng Han, Xinrui Wei, Ying Liu, Kun Zhu, Gang Wang*. 2022. Spatial organization patterns: rules of "game" for microbial community assembly. Microbiology China.
    

18. Xiaoyan Zhu, Miao Han, Tianfu Han, Zheng Han, Gang Wang*. 2022. Two-dimensional and three-dimensional motion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa at the droplet interface. Acta Microbiologica Sinica.

19. Du Bang, Wang Shudong, Chen Guowei, Wang Gang, Liu Li. 2022. Nutrient starvation intensifies chlorine disinfection-stressed biofilm formation. Chemosphere. 295, 133827.

20. Kun Zhu, Xin Ye, Hongyu Ran, Peixuan Zhang, Gang Wang*. 2022. Contrasting effects of straw and biochar on microscale heterogeneity of soil O2 and pH: Implication for N2O emissions. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 108564.

21. Chen GW, Hu Z, Ebrahimi A, Johnson D, Wu FZ, Sun YF, Shen RH, Liu L, Wang G*. 2021. Chemotactic movement and zeta potential dominate Chlamydomonas microsphaera attachment and biocathode development. Environmental Technology. 1-35.

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

23. 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.
    

24. Ruan CJ, Ramoneda J, Chen GW, Johnson DR*, Wang G*. Evaporation-induced hydrodynamics promote conjugation-mediated plasmid transfer in microbial populations. ISME Communications. 2021. 1, 5.

25. Ruan CJ, Niu XY, Xiong GZ, Chen GW, Wu HQ, Ma ZC, Zhu K, Liu Y, Wang G*. 2021. Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of the new Bacillus cereus phage SWEP1. Archives of Virology, 166(11): 3183-3188.
    

26. Ruan CJ, Xiong GZ, Niu XY, Chen GW, HQ, Ma ZC, Zhu K, Liu Y, Wang G*. 2021. Preliminary Analysis of the Virus Metagenome in a Farmland Black Soil of Northeast China. Acta Pedologica Sinica.

27. Sun YF, Sun ML, Chen GW, Chen X, Li BG, Wang G*. 2021. Aggregate sizes regulate the microbial community patterns in sandy soil profile. Soil Ecology Letters. (Accepted)
    

28. Du MY, Wang L, Ebrahimi A, Chen GW Shu SY, Zhu K, Shen CY, Li BG, Wang G*. 2021. Extracellular polymeric substances induced cell-surface interactions facilitate bacteria transport in saturated porous. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 218: 112291. 

29. Han M, Zhu XY, Chen GW, Wan XM, Wang G*. 2021. Advances on Potassium-solubilizing Bacteria and Their Microscopic Potassium Solubilizing Mechanisms. Acta Pedologica Sinica. 59(2): 334-348. (in Chinese)
    

30. Manzoor N, Ahmed T, Noman M, Shahid M, Nazir M , Ali L, Alnusaire T , Li B, Schulin R, Wang G*. 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. 145221.

31. Ahmed T, Noman M, Manzoor N, Shahid M, Abdullah M, Ali L, Wang G, Hashem A, Al-Arjani AF, Alqarawi AA, Abd-Allah EF, Li B*. 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(1): 111829.

32. Chen G, Zhu N, Hu Z, Liu L, Wang GQ, Wang G*. 2021. Motility changes rather than EPS production shape aggregation of Chlamydomonas microsphaera in aquatic environment. Environmental Technology, 42(18): 2916-2924.

33. Wang Y, Chen G, Sun Y, Zhu K, Jin Y, Li B, Wang G*. 2020. Different agricultural practices specify bacterial community compositions in the soil rhizosphere and root zone. Soil Ecology Letters  (Accepted)

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

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

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

37. Zhu XY, Shen CY, Chen GW, Zhang W, Li BG, Wang G*. 2019. Progress in studies on chemotaxis of soil bacteria. Acta Pedologica Sinica. 56(2), 259-275

38. Tang Y, Wang X, Yan Y, Zeng H, Wang G, Tan W, Liu F, Feng X*. 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.

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

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

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

42. Zhang C, Yan A, Wang G, Jin C,Chen Y, Shen C*. 2018. Impact of flow velocity on transport of graphene oxide nanoparticles in saturated porous media. Vadose Zone J. 17, 180019. 

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

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

45. Liu L, Liu Y, Lu Q, Chen G, Wang G*. 2017. Assessing comprehensive performance of biofilm formation and water quality in drinking water distribution systems. Water Supply. 17.1: 267-278.

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

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

48. Zhu N, Liu L, Xu Q, Chen GW*, Wang G*. 2015. Resources availability mediated EPS production regulates microbial cluster formation in activated sludge system. Chem Eng J. 279, 129-135.

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

50. Chen C, Hu KL*, Li W, Wang G, Liu G. 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.

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

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

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

54. Dechesne A, Wang G, Gülez G, Or D and Smets BF*. 2010. Hydration controlled bacterial motility and dispersal on surfaces. PNAS 107, 14369.

55. Wang G and Or D*, 2010. Aqueous films limit bacterial motility and colony expansion on partially saturated rough surfaces. Environ Microbiol. 12, 1363.

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

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

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

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

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

61. Wang G, Mu Y, Yu HQ*. 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.

62. Hu ZH, Wang G, Yu HQ*. 2004. Anaerobic Degradation of Cellulose by Rumen Microorganisms at Various pH Values. Biochem Eng J. 21, 59.

63. Fu RQ, Xu TW*, Wang G, Yang WH,  Pan ZX. 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.