Chunxiao Zhu
Education
School of Earth and Space Science
University of Science and Technology of China
Major: Environmental Science
Degree: Bachelor of Engineering
Department of Geography & Environmental Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
Major: Environmental Engineering
Degree: Master of Science in Engineering
08/2009-08/2011
Department of Geoscience
University of Wisconsin- Madison
Major: Geoscience
Degree: Master of Science
Experiences
08/2009-08/2011
Research assistant, Nita Sahai’s Group, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Test role of extracellular polymeric substance in protecting Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria against nano-minerals.
09/2008-05/2009
Student consultant, Studying Consulting Center, Johns Hopkins University. Help student deal with courses and learning skills.
05/2007-08/2007
Experiment assistant, Advanced Lab on Environmental Research and Technology, Suzhou, China. Collect water and soil samples around a whole province. Measure and analyze different compound concentrations in lakes and soil samples.
05/2005-05/2005
Geological Field Trip, Chao Lake, China. Draw geological maps and recognize different geologic features.
Skills
Test and analyze compound concentrations in water and solid samples using Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Micro bacterial dealing techniques (inoculation, plating, staining, microscope)
Make mineral suspensions and lipid vesicles
Adsorb amino acid onto mineral surface using Optical Waveguide Lightmode Spectroscopy
Awards & Honors
2004-2007
Excellent Students Scholarship, awarded by University of Science and Technology of China
2009-2010
Weeks Scholarship, awarded by University of Wisconsin-Madison
Publications and Presentations
● Survey of Selenium in Cropland Soils in Southern Jiangsu May, 2009
●Role of Extracellular Polymeric Substance in shielding against nano-minerals
The Astrobiology Graduate Student Conference June, 2011