Tingying Xu

Dr. Tingying Xu is currently an assistant professor in Geochemistry at Boone Pickens School of Geology. Her research group investigates processes that influence the distribution and cycle of major and trace elements in naturally occurring aquatic systems. These processes are controlled by chemical interactions between water and rocks, inorganic/organic matters, and microorganisms. The goal of her research is to obtain fundamental understanding on mineral-fluid interfacial reactions, how these reactions affect environmentally relevant biogeochemical processes (e.g. biogeochemical element cycling, nutrient bioavailability, contaminant fate, and mineral weathering and transformations), and how those processes are impacted by anthropogenic activities such as mining and agriculture and then develop novel bioremediation strategies of contaminants to improve the quality and health of water and soils. To accomplish these goals, her group applies laboratory-based analytical and microscopy tools, synchrotron-based X-ray spectroscopic and scattering methods, microbiological and molecular biological techniques.

Research Interests:

Environmental biogeochemistry, Mineral-Water Interaction, Geomicrobiology, Bioremediation