General information

DU, Rui   
​Professor
College of Resources and Environment
Email: ruidu@ucas.ac.cn
Tel: +86-10-88256462
19A Yuquan Road
Beijing 100049

Research Areas

1 The Role of Bioaerosol in the Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry processes
2 The health effect of the atmosphere PM 2.5
3 The Process and Mechanism of Carbon  and Nitrogen Cycle  inTerrestrial Ecosystem

Education

BE, Henan University, Biology Science, 1991
MS,Institute of applied ecology ,Chinese academy of science(CAS) ,Microbiology Ecology,1996
PhD, Institute of atmospheric physics,CAS , Atmospheric physics & Environmental Science, 1999 


Experience

   
Work Experience
02/2008– Present: Associate Professor, College of Resource & Environment, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, mainly engaging in teaching and research on the Environmental Science and Ecotoxicity

08/1999-02/2008: Associate Professor, Key Laboratory of  Middle Atmosphere and Global Environmental Observation (LAGEO) Institute of Atmospheric Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences,mainly engaging in Effects of Global change

Honors & Distinctions

Won the 2019 Zhu Liyuehua Excellent Teacher Award of the Chinese Academy of Sciences


Main Publication list

Yongtao Zhang, Hanlin Chen, Rui Du*,Sujian Zhang,Hua Zhao. Microbial activity and community structure in PM2.5 at different heights in ground boundary layer of Beijing atmosphere under various air quality levels.Environmental microbiology, doi:10.1111/1462-2920.16023.
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Yongtao Zhang, Rui Du*,Hanlin Chen,Pengrui Du, Sujian Zhang,Weishan Ren.Different characteristics of microbial diversity and special functional microbes in rainwater and topsoil before and after 2019 new coronavirus epidemic in Inner Mongolia Grassland.Science of the Total Environment, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151088.

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Hanlin Chen, Rui Du*,Yongtao Zhang, Pengrui Du, Sujian Zhang,Weishan Ren,Mei Yang.Evolution of PM2.5 bacterial community structure in Beijing's suburban atmosphere.Science of the Total Environment,799(2021) 149387.

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Hanlin Chen, Rui Du*,Yongtao Zhang, Sujian Zhang,Weishan Ren,Pengrui Du. Survey of background microbial index in inhalable particles in Beijing.Science of the Total Environment,757(2021) 143743.

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Hanlin Chen, Rui Du*,Weishan Ren,Sujian Zhang, Pengrui Du, Yongtao Zhang.The microbial activity in PM2.5 in indoor air: As an index of air quality level.Aerosol and Air Quality Research.2020. https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.2020.03.0101

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Sujian Zhang, Rui Du*, Hanlin Chen,Yongtao Zhang, Pengrui Du, Weishan Ren. Characteristics and distribution of effiffifficient ice nucleating particles in rainwater and soil.Atmospheric Research.2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.105129

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Sujian Zhang, Rui Du*, Hanlin Chen, Weishan Ren, Pengrui Du. Seasonal Variation of Microbial Activity and Pathogenic Bacteria under Non-serious Pollution Levels in Beijing .Aerosol and Air Quality Research.2019. 19:1798-1807.doi: 10.4209/aaqr.2019.05.0256.

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Weishan Ren,Rui Du*,Pengrui Du, Sujian Zhang. Microbial activity in atmospheric PM2.5. Microbiology China,  DOI: 10.13344/j.microbiol.china.171067

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Pengrui Du,Rui Du*,Weishan Ren, Zedong Lu,Yang Zhang, Pingqing FuVariations of bacteria and fungi in PM2.5 in Beijing, China. Atmospheric Environment. 2018.(172)55-64.

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Pengrui Du,Rui Du*, Zedong Lu,Weishan Ren,Pingqing Fu.Variation of bacterial and fungal community structures in PM2.5 collected during the 2014 APEC summit periods, China. Aerosol and Air Quality Research.2018. 18: 444–455.

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Pengrui Du,Rui Du*, Weishan Ren,Zedong Lu, Pingqing Fu.Seasonal variation characteristic of inhalable microbial
communities in PM2.5 in Beijing city, China. Science of the Total Environment 2017.DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.07.097

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 Rui Du,Pengrui Du, Zedong Lu,Weishan Ren, Zongmin Liang, Ziming Li, Yaling Wang,Pingqing Fu.Evidence for a missing source of efficient ice nuclei. Scientific Reports 2017, DOI: 10.1038/srep39673

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Pengrui Du,Rui Du*, Weishan Ren. Research progress on toxicological characteristics and mechanisms of urban atmospheric particulate matters.China Environmental Science, 2016,36(9):2815~2827

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Zedong Lu, Rui Du*, Pengrui Du, Saisai Qin, Zongmin Liang, Ziming Li, Yaling Wang,YanfenWang.  Influences of Land Use/Cover Types on Nitrous Oxide Emissions during Freeze-Thaw Periods from Waterlogged Soils in Inner Mongolia.PLoS ONE 2015, 10(9): e0139316. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0139316

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Pengrui Du,Rui Du*, Zedong Lu, Zongmin Liang. Distribution of biological ice nuclei in the summer precipitations of Naqu in Tibet.China Environmental Science, 2015,35(7):1998~2006

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Rui Du,Yaling Wang,Jiming Sun,Pengrui Du,Zedong Lu,Zongmin Liang,Ziming Li. Laboratory Study of Effects of Atmospheric Pollutants on Ice Nucleation Activity of Bacteria. Areasols and Air Quality Research 2015.DOI:10.4209/aaqr.2014.11.0293 
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Zedong LU, Rui DU* , Pengrui DU, Ziming LI, Zongmin LIANG, Yaling WANG, Saisai QIN, Lei ZHONG.Effect of mowing on N2O and CH4 flux emissions from the meadow-steppe grasslands of Inner Mongolia.Frontiers of Earth Science 2015. DOI:10.1007/s11707-014-0486-z
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Lei Zhong, Rui Du, Kai Ding, Xiaoming Kang, Frank Yonghong Li, Saman Bowatte,Coby J. Hoogendoorn, Yanfen Wang, Yichao Rui, Lili Jiang, Shiping Wang. Effects of grazing on N2O production potential and abundance of nitrifying and denitrifying microbial communities in meadow-steppe grassland in northern China. Soil biology & Biochemistry 2014. 69:1-10
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Qin Sai-sai,Zhai Qiu-min,DU Rui*, LIANG Zong-min, DU Peng-rui,Lu Ze-dong LI Zi-ming. Effect of freezing-thawing cycles on N2O fluxes from temperate Stipa baicalensis meadow grassland soils in Inner Mongolia.China Environmental Science 2014,34(9):2334-2341.(in Chinese with English abstract)
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LI Zi-ming, DU Rui*, DU Peng-rui,Qin Saisai,WANG Ya-ling, LIANG Zong-min,Zhong Lei. Diurnal variation in methane flux and ecosystem respiration rate during the growing season in Hulunbuir grassland, Inner Mongolia. Climatic and Environmental Research 2014,19 (6): 743−752. (in Chinesewith English abstract)
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LIANG Zong-min, DU Rui*, DU Peng-rui, WANG Ya-ling, LI Zi-ming, Diversity of bacterial areasols in precipitation of Shanghai Area. Environmental Science 2014,35(7):2483-2489.(in Chinese with English abstract)
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LIANG Zong-min, DU Rui*, DU Peng-rui, WANG Ya-ling, LI Zi-ming, Phylogenetic diversity of bacterial areasols in precipitation of Beijing Area.
China Environmental Science 2014,34(2):317-323.(in Chinese with English abstract) 
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DU Rui*,LWANG Yaling,IANG Zongmin,Progress of research on ice nucleation active bacterial aerosols’ role in atmospheric ice nucleation.China Environmental Science 2013,33(1):30-42(in Chinese with English abstract)
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WANG Yaling, DU Rui*,LIANG Zongmin, ZHOU Yuguang, Do ice nucleation active bacteria effect on ice nucleation in the real atmosphere: Pseudomonas syringae ?Chinese Science Bulletin,2012(in press)

WANG Yaling, DU Rui*,LIANG Zongmin,LI Ziming,The interaction between atmospheric typical pollutants and bacteria aerosols in ice heterogeneous nucleation:effect of droplets freezing temperature.China Science: Earth Science, 2012,42:692-700 (in Chinese with English abstract)
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DU Rui,WANG Yaling,LI Ziming,XUAN Yejian, An experimental research on a new type airborn pollen trap. Journal of Henan University (natural science) 2012,42(1):56-61. (in Chinese with English abstract) 
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DU Rui,ZHOU Yuguang, Variation characteristics of fungi aerosols in the near-surface atmospheric layer in Beijing and surrounding area. China Environmental Science 2010, 30(2):1239-1243 (in Chinese with English abstract) 
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DU Rui,Ariya P A, The Freezing Temperature of C2-C6 Dicarboxylic Acid: The important indicator for ice nucleation processes,Chinese Science Bulletin 2008, 53 (17):2685-2691. 
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DU Rui,Measurement research of pollen aerosols in atmospheric boundary layer of Beijing and around areas. China Environmental Science 2007,27(4):477-481. (in Chinese with English abstract) 
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DU Rui, LV Daren, WANG Gengchen, Diurnal, seasonal, and inter-annual variation of N2O fluxes from native semi-arid grassland soils of Inner Mongolia. Soil biology & Biochemistry 2006 38(12):3474-3482. 
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DU Rui, The progress of atmospheric bioaerosol research,a review, Climatic and environmental research, 2006.11(4):346-352 (in Chinese with English abstract). 
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DU Rui, LV Daren, WANG Gengchen, Temporal variation of nitrous oxide and methane fluxes in natural temperate typical grassland, Progress in natural science, 2005,15(3):313-320. (in Chinese with English abstract). 
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DU Rui, LV Daren, WANG Gengchen. Experimental study on CO2 flux in natural temperate grassland, Progress in natural science, 2005,15(9):940-945. (in Chinese with English abstract) 
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WANG Gengchen, DU Rui, KONG Qinxin LV Daren ,Experimental study on soil respiration of temperate grassland in China,Chinese Science Bulletin,2004,49(6):642-646. 
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DU Rui,HUANG Jianhui., WAN Xiaowei,JIA Yuehui, The law of greenhouse gases emission from warm temperate forest soil in Beijing region, Environmental science, 2004, 25(2):12-16. (in Chinese with English abstract). 
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Patents
DU Rui, XUAN Yuejian. Pollen Traps.  Patent NO. ZL. 2010 1 0131721.8

Current research projects

Exploration of of novel unknown efficient ice nucleating particles. Supported by National Natural Science Foundation.Grant No. 42275138

 

Exploration of unknown efficient ice nuclei in precipitation. Supported by National Natural Science Foundation.Grant No. 41775135

 

 

Finished Projects

 

Emission of CH4 and N2O in Northern China temperate meadow steppes. Supported by Strategic Priority Research Program - Climate Change: Carbon Budget and Relevant Issues" of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,Grant No.05020401.

Characteristics of Bioaerosols in Atmosphere Precipitation. Supported by National Natural Science Foundation.Grant No.41175135


The role of bioaerosols in the process of ice nucleation. Supported by National Natural Science Foundation.Grant No.40875081


Study on N2O Emission from Soil - Atmosphere in Inner Mongolia Grassland ecosystem. Supported by National Natural Science Foundation.Grant No.40005009


Distribution Characteristics of Microbial Aerosols in the Atmosphere in Beijing and Its Surrounding Areas. Supported by Chinese Academy of Sciences field station research fund project.


The characterics of microbial activity and toxicity of PM2.5 during haze weather processes in Beijing. Supported by Beijing Natural Science Foundation.Grant No. 8172045