Chunyun Jia, female, born in February 1981 in Zhoukou, Henan Province, holds a Ph.D. and serves as a Project Researcher and Master’s Supervisor. Her research focuses on the remediation of heavy metal/organic contaminated soil. She is recognized as a Leading Talent of Shenyang High-level Talents, a Shenyang Young and Middle-aged Scientific and Technological Innovation Talent, and an expert reviewer for the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). She has served as principal investigator of four sub-projects under the National Key R&D Program of China, two NSFC projects, two topics of the CAS Pioneer (Category A) Project, two projects of the Liaoning Provincial Science and Technology Plan, and nine municipal and horizontal (industry-funded) projects. She has received two second prizes of the Liaoning Provincial Scientific and Technological Progress Award and one first prize of the Green Mine Science and Technology Award. She has published over 80 papers in domestic and international academic journals, of which more than 20 are indexed in SCI, attended six international and domestic academic conferences, edited one academic book as lead editor and co‑authored another, filed over 20 patents (11 authorized invention patents), and drafted three local standards, serving as the first contributor for two of them.

2003.9 –2008.7 Ph.D. in Mineral Processing Engineering, Northeastern University 1999.9 – 2003.7 Bachelor's degree in Mineral Processing Engineering, Northeastern University

2025.12 – present Project Researcher, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 2016.11 – 2025.11 Associate Researcher, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 2018.12 – 2019.11 State-sponsored Visiting Scholar, Wageningen University, the Netherlands 2011.10 – 2016.10 Assistant Researcher, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 2009.3 – 2011.9 Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang

Contaminated soil remediation, heavy metals, organic pollutants, functional materials

2023 – Second Prize of Liaoning Provincial Scientific and Technological Progress Award (Ranked 2nd): New technology and application of microbial enhancement for remediation of farmland soils contaminated with low-to-medium concentration organic pollutants 2017 – Second Prize of Liaoning Provincial Scientific and Technological Progress Award (Ranked 2nd): Ecological remediation technology for contaminated soil in magnesite mining areas 2019 – First Prize of Green Mine Science and Technology Award (Ranked 2nd): Technology and demonstration of resource recycling and mine environmental restoration in Liaoning Province's magnesia material industry

2024–2028: Sub-project of the National Key R&D Program of China – Development of green and low-carbon key remediation technologies for heavy metal-contaminated soil (Principal Investigator) 2024–2027: Sub-project of the National Key R&D Program of China – Development and application of biochar-immobilized microbial agents for herbicide residue remediation (Principal Investigator) 2020–2024: Sub-project of the National Key R&D Program of China – High-targeting stabilization technology and multi-material assembly for heavy metals (Principal Investigator) 2019–2022: Sub-project of the National Key R&D Program of China – Demonstration, integration, and technical specification development for permafrost and freeze-thaw water/soil environmental remediation (Principal Investigator) 2017–2020: General Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) – Effects of heavy metal stress on extracellular polymeric substances and their relationship with PAH degradation in soil (Principal Investigator) 2013–2015: Young Scientists Fund of the NSFC – Role and Mechanism of Soil Microbial Extracellular Polymeric Substances in the Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) (Principal Investigator) 2019–2023: Topic of the CAS Strategic Priority Research Program (Category A) – Remediation performance of bio-based microemulsion for PAH-contaminated soil in steel plants (Principal Investigator) 2021–2026: Topic of the CAS Strategic Priority Research Program (Category A) – Identification of drivers of soil carbon storage and biodiversity (Principal Investigator) 2023–2025: Joint Program of Liaoning Provincial Science and Technology Plan (Applied Basic Research) – Ecological processes of magnesium dust deposition on soil and bioaugmentation remediation technology (Principal Investigator) 2021–2023: Liaoning Provincial Natural Science Foundation Project – Influence mechanism of extracellular polymeric substances under heavy metal stress on microbial remediation of PAHs in soil (Principal Investigator) 2024–2026: Shenyang Municipal Social Governance Science and Technology Special Project – Development of low-temperature agricultural/forestry waste-based carriers immobilized with PAH-degrading agents and their application in contaminated soil (Principal Investigator) 2020–2022: Shenyang Young and Middle-aged Scientific and Technological Innovation Talent Project – Development and application of immobilized microbial efficient remediation materials for heavy metal-PAH co-contaminated soil (Principal Investigator) 2013–2015: Project of the Liaoning Provincial Government Office for Industrial Special Resources Protection – Ecological remediation technology for magnesite mining areas in Liaoning Province (Principal Investigator) 2017–2019: Project of the Liaoning Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment – Index system for ecological civilization construction at provincial level in Liaoning (Principal Investigator) 2017–2019: Project of the Liaoning Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment – Management regulations for demonstration zones of ecological civilization construction at provincial level in Liaoning (Principal Investigator) 2015–2018: Sub-project of the CAS Featured Institutes Promotion Service Project – Soil improvement technology for magnesite mining areas (Principal Investigator) 2022–2024: Sub-project of the CAS Institute Independent Deployment Major Project – Carbon sequestration and sink enhancement technology for stabilization remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soil and its demonstration application (Principal Investigator) 2022–2023: Horizontal (Industry-funded) Project – Fermentation production of Bacillus subtilis (Principal Investigator) 2021–2024: Horizontal (Industry-funded) Project – Development of nano-selenium probiotics and production process (Principal Investigator)

1.Chunyun Jia*, Xiaoxuan Ding, Xiuyun Han, Changfeng Liu, Xiaojun Li*, Xiangfeng Zeng, Chenyang Xue. nZVI-BC strengthens organic carbon sequestration driven by the modulation of soil microbial community and heavy metal speciation, Journal of Hazardous Materials 2026,504:141371. 2. Changfeng Liu, Huaixin Wu, Ye Wang, Xinmei Song, Chunyun Jia*. Effects of exogenous jasmonic acid on growth and physiological indices of alfalfa under chromium stress. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 2025, 27:1903-1912. 3. Jia Chunyun*, Bai Xuqin, Wang Shiwei, Ding Yue, Liu Rui, Li Xiaojun. The influence of Cu2+ and Pb2+ on the characteristics of extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) from Mucor mucedo and its relationship with pyrene biodegradation, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024, 114347. 4. Zijun Ni, Zongqiang Gong, Lei Song, Chunjun Jia*, Xiaorong Zhang*. Adaptation strategies and functional transitions of microbial community in pyrene-contaminated soils promoted by lead with Pseudomonas veronii and its extracellular polymeric substances, Chemosphere, 2024, 351: 1-13. 5. Changyuan Gao, Mei Xiao, Zongqiang Gong, Lei Song, Hetong Wang, Richard A. Ludlow, Wenshuan Li, Peijun Li, Wan Liu, Chunyun Jia*, Xiaorong Zhang*. Selenium biofortification and increased nutritional quality in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) using foliar application of selenium rich nutrient solution. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 2023; 23: 3600-3611. 6. Chunyun Jia*, Graeme Allinson, Xuqin Bai, Zongqiang Gong*, Xiaojun Li. Comparison of the leaching characteristics of magnesiumrich dustpolluted soil in Northeast China treated with PAM and citric acid. Journal of Soils and Sediments 2023; 23: 2083-2095. 7. Lizong Sun, Chunyun Jia (co-first authors), Chenyang Xue, Cheng Guo, Xiaojun Li*, Peidong Tai*. Mechanism and stability of low cadmium accumulation in grafted soybeans induced by rootstocks. Plant and Soil 2023; 483: 313-329. 8. Chunyun Jia*, Changfeng Liu, Zongqiang Gong, Xiaojun Li, Zijun Ni. Differences in the properties of extracellular polymeric substances responsible for PAH degradation isolated from Mycobacterium gilvum SN12 grown on pyrene and benzo[a]pyrene. Archives of Microbiology 2022; 204:227. 9. Chunyun Jia*, Graeme Allinson, Shujuan Dai, Peidong Tai. Formation process and thermodynamic mechanism of the crust in magnesite mining areas. Arabian Journal of Geosciences 2022; 15: 580. 10. Chunyun Jia*, Xiaojun Li, Lifang Zhang, Dennis Francis, Peidong Tai, Zongqiang Gong, Wan Liu. Extracellular polymeric substances from a fungus are more effective than those from a bacterium in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 2017; 228: 195.   11. Chunyun Jia*, Xiaojun Li, Graeme Allinson, Changfeng Liu, Zongqiang Gong. Composition and morphology characterization of exopolymeric substances produced by a PAH-degrading fungus of Mucor mucedo. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2016; 23: 8421-8430. 12. Xiaojun Li*, Dongli Tong, Graeme Allinson, Chunyun Jia*, Zongqiang Gong, Wan Liu. Adsorption of pyrene onto the agricultural by-product: Corncob. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 2016; 95: 113-119. 13. Chunyun Jia*, Xiaojun Li, Graeme Allinson, Changfeng Liu, Zongqiang Gong. Composition and morphology characterization of exopolymeric substances produced by a PAH-degrading fungus of Mucor mucedo. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2016, 23: 8421-8430 14. Lei Wang, Peidong Tai, Chunyun Jia*, Xiaojun Li, Peijun Li, Xianzhe Xiong*. Magnesium contamination in soil at a magnesite mining region of Liaoning Province, China. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 2015, 95(1): 90-96 15. Xiaojun Li*, Dongli Tong, Graeme Allinson, Chunyun Jia*, Zongqiang Gong, Wan Liu. Adsorption of Pyrene onto the Agricultural By-Product: Corncob. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 2015, 95(6): 113-119 16. Chunyun Jia, Peijun Li, Xiaojun Li, Peidong Tai, Wan Liu, Zongqiang Gong. Degradation of pyrene in soils by extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) extracted from liquid cultures[J]. Process Biochemistry,2011,46(8):1627-1631. 17. Chunyun Jia, Dezhou Wei, Peijun Li, Xiaojun Li, Peidong Tai, Wan Liu, Zongqinag Gong. Selective adsorption of Mycobacterium Phlei on pyrite and sphalerite. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2011, 83(2): 214-219. 18. Chunyun Jia, Dezhou Wei, Wengang Liu, Cong Han, Shuling Gao, Yujuan Wang. Study on selective adsorption of bacteria on sulfide minerals surface. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2008,18(5):1247-1252.

1.Jia Chunyun, Wang Shiwei, Li Wenshuan, Bai Xuqin, Gong Zongqiang, Li Xiaojun. A special selenium-enriched and cadmium-reducing fertilizer for alfalfa and its preparation method and application. Invention patent, Grant date: 2025.05.30, Application No.: CN202310388594.7 2.Jia Chunyun, Chu Meihan, Wang Yinggang, Zhang Guiming, Gong Zongqiang, Li Xiaojun, Han Xiuyun. Selenium-enriched culture method and application of a Bifidobacterium animalis strain. Invention patent, Grant date: 2025.08.12, Application No.: CN202310367694.1 3.Jia Chunyun, Bai Xuqin, Xuan Muhui, Li Xiaojun, Zeng Xiangfeng, Ding Xiaoxuan. A heavy metal stabilizer suitable for both normal temperature and freeze-thaw environments and its application. Invention patent, Application No.: 202511316482.6 4.Jia Chunyun, Ding Xiaoxuan, Li Xiaojun, Zeng Xiangfeng, Song Weiqiang. An alkali-resistant plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium for magnesium-contaminated soil and its application. Invention patent, Application No.: CN202511994954.3 5.Jia Chunyun, Wang Shiwei, Liu Jiayin, Ding Xiaoxuan, Li Xiaojun, Zeng Xiangfeng. A Pantoea ananatis strain and its application, and a method for improving the resistance of silky bent grass to magnesium dust pollution. Invention patent, Application No.: 202511251245.6 6.Jia Chunyun, Liu Zehao, Ni Zijun, Chang Liu, Gong Zongqiang, Li Xiaojun. A composite microbial agent for degrading polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Invention patent, Grant date: 2024.07.02, Application No.: CN202210105279.4 7.Jia Chunyun, Ding Xiaoxuan, Han Xiuyun, Bai Xuqin, Li Xiaojun. Application of a modified biochar for simultaneous stabilization of heavy metals and organic carbon and control of soil organic carbon mineralization. Invention patent, Application No.: CN202410890821.0 8.Jia Chunyun, Ding Yue, Chang Liu, Gong Zongqiang, Li Xiaojun, Han Xiuyun. Preparation method and application of a modified biochar material, and soil remediation method. Invention patent, Application No.: CN202310177117.6 9.Jia Chunyun, Gong Zongqiang, Zhang Zhimin, Zhang Xiaorong. A Lacticaseibacillus paracasei strain and its screening method and application. Invention patent, Application No.: CN202310164382.0 10.Jia Chunyun, Liu Zehao, Ni Zijun, Chang Liu, Gong Zongqiang, Li Xiaojun, Dai Shujuan. A composite immobilized microbial agent and its preparation method and application. Invention patent, Application No.: CN202210334422.7 11.Jia Chunyun, Ni Zijun, Liu Zehao, Chang Liu, Gong Zongqiang, Li Xiaojun. Preparation and application method of a solid waste-based passivator for cadmium-contaminated soil. Invention patent, Application No.: CN202110802000.3 12.Jia Chunyun, Chang Liu, Gong Zongqiang, Li Xiaojun, Liu Zehao, Ni Zijun. A skid-mounted leaching remediation device for contaminated frozen soil. Utility model patent, Grant date: 2022.01.11, Application No.: CN202121844332.X 13.Jia Chunyun, Chang Liu, Dai Shujuan, Liu Zehao, Ni Zijun, Gong Zongqiang, Li Xiaojun. An integrated ex-situ remediation device for graded stabilization of heavy metal-contaminated soil. Utility model patent, Grant date: 2022.03.08, Application No.: CN202122375509.2 14.Jia Chunyun, Tai Peidong, Li Xiaojun, Xu Mingte, Dai Shujuan, Liu Wan, Gong Zongqiang. Guidelines for preparing technical schemes for ecological remediation of dust-contaminated soil in magnesite mining areas. Liaoning Provincial Local Standard: DB21/T 2649-2016, Year of issue: 2016 15.Jia Chunyun, Yin Hai, Li Wei, Gong Zongqiang, Li Xiaojun, Guo Guojun, Li Wei (female), Zhang Wei, Liu Chang. Technical code for remediation of soil contaminated by livestock and poultry manure in villages and towns. Panjin Municipal Local Standard: DB2111/T 0020-2022, Year of issue: 2022