2013.08 -Now                Professor,                                  Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China

2013.08 -Now                Director,                                     The Center for Microalgal Biotechnology and Biofuels, IHB/CAS

2012.05-2012.07         Visiting professor,                     University of Seville, Seville, Spain

2011.10-2012.01         Visiting Professor,                      Kongju National University, Kongju, Korea      

2010.10-2013.07       Co-Director,                                  Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation, Arizona State University

2009.01-2013.07       Professor,                                      Department of Applied Sciences and Mathematics, Arizona State University

2004-2008               Assistant Professor,                       Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Arizona State University  

2000-2004               Research Assistant Professor,    School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University

1998-2000            Faculty Research Associate,           Department of Plant Biology, Arizona State University

1996-1998           Biological Researcher,                      Marine Biotechnology Institute, Japan

1991-1996          Research Associate,                          Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

1985-1991          Research Associate,                          Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Acad. of Sciences

1.    Liu J., Han D., Yoon K., Hu Q., Li Y. (2016) Characterization of type 2 diacylglycerol acyltransferase in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii reveals their distinct substrate specificities and function in triacylglycerol biosynthesis, The Plant Journal 86:3-19(Co-Corresponding author)

2.    Zhang Z., Wang B., Hu Q., Sommerfeld M., Li Y., Han D. (2016) A New Paradigm for Producing Astaxanthin From the Unicellular Green Alga Haematococcus pluvialis,Biotechnology and Bioengineering 113: 2088–2099

3.    Zhang X., Wang L., Sommerfeld M., Hu Q. (2016) Harvesting microalgal biomass using magnesium coagulation-dissolved air flotation, Biomass and Bioenergy 93:43-49

4.  Chen G., Wang, B., Han, D., Sommerfeld, M., Lu, Y., Chen, F. and Hu Q (2015) Molecular mechanisms of the coordination between astaxanthin and fatty acid biosynthesis in Haematococcus pluvialis (Chlorophyceae). The Plant Journal 81(1):95-107

5.    Jia J., Han D., Gerken H., Li Y., Sommerfeld M., Hu Q., Xu J. (2015) Molecular mechanisms for photosynthetic carbon partitioning into storage neutral lipids in Nannochloropsis oceanica under nitrogen-depletion conditions, Algal Research 7:66-77

6.  Richardson J., Johnson M., Zhang X., Zemke P., Chen W., Hu Q. (2014) A Financial Assessment of Two Alternative Cultivation Systems and Their Contributions to Algae Biofuels Economic Viability. Algal Research 4: 96-104.

7.  Li J., Han D., Wang D., Ning K., Jia J., Wei L., Jing X., Huang S., Chen J., Li Y., Hu Q.,   Xu J. (2014) Choreography of transcriptomes and lipidomes in Nannochloropsis reveals the mechanisms of oleaginousness in microalgae. Plant Cell 26:1645-1665.

8.    Wang B., Zhang Z., Hu Q., Sommerfeld M., Lu Y. Han D. (2014) Cellular capacities for high-light acclimation developed in life cycle of the green alga Haematococcus pluvialis, Plos One 9（9）：1-12.

9.    Zhang X., Hewson J., Amendola P., Reynoso M., Mondy L., Sommerfeld M., Hu Q. (2014) Critical Evaluation and Modeling of Algal Harvesting Using Dissolved Air Flotation, Algal Research 111（12）：2477-2485.

10.  Gwak Y., Hwang Y., Wang B., Kim M., Jeong J., Lee C., Hu Q., Han D., Jin E. (2014) Comparative analyses of lipidomes and transcriptomes reveals a concerted action of multiple defensive systems against photooxidative stress in Haematococcus pluvialis, Journal of Experimental Botany 65（15）：4317-4334.

11.  Hu Q., Guest Editor (2014) Progress and Perspectives on Microalgal Mass Culture, Special Issue of Algal Research. 4: 1-122

12.   Zemke P., Sommerfeld M., Hu Q. (2013) Assessment of key biological and engineering design parameters for enhanced production of Chlorella sp. (Chlorophycease) in an outdoor photobioreactor. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 97: 5645-5655.

13.  Richmond A., Hu Q. (eds.) (2013) Handbook of Microalgae Culture, 2nd edition, Wiley- Blackwell, West Sussex, UK. pp. 719

14.  Yoon K., Han D., Li Y., Sommerfeld M., Hu, Q. (2012) Phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase is a multifunctional enzyme involved in membrane lipid turnover and degradation while synthesizing triacylglycerol in the unicellular green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The Plant Cell 24: 3708-3724.

15.  Zhang, X., Amendola, P., Hewson, J., Sommerfeld, M., Hu, Q. (2012) Influence of growth phase on harvesting of Chlorella zofingiensis by dissolved air flotation. Bioresource Technology 116: 477-484.

16.  Li Y., Han D., Hu G., Dauvillee D., Sommerfeld M., Ball S., Hu, Q. (2010) Chlamydomonas starchless mutant defective in ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase hyper-accumulates triacylglycerol, Metabolic Engineering 12: 387-391.

 Fundamental and applied research on algae. Topics ranging from photosynthesis, biosynthesis of lipids and carotenoids, growth physiology of high-density algal culture, photobioreactor system design, and applications of algal mass culture technology for biofuels and chemicals, and for environmental bioremediation.

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• Associate Editor, Phycologia and Algae;      
• Editorial Board member, Algae Research and      Journal of Applied Phycology
• Teaching courses in Cell Biology, General      Biology, Environmental Science and Technology.
•   Service to the Profession: Served as an invited or peer reviewer for various agencies/foundations including the US/NSG, NSF, DOE, USDA, EPA, NOAA, AWWA RF, NSFC, and for 30+ professional society journals.