Location:
Yongchao Xie, Ph.D.
Tenure-track Associate Professor
School of Environment
Nanjing University
Email: [email protected]
ORCID: 0000-0001-5112-0553
Education
2017.08–2021.07, Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, US
2014.09–2017.06, M.S., Environmental Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
2010.09–2014.06, B.S., Environmental Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Professional Experience
2025.04–Now, Tenure-track Associate Professor, School of Environment, Nanjing University, China
2021.08–2025.02, Postdoc, Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, US
Research Interests
Microbial transformation of emerging pollutants, particularly per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Artificial intelligence-guided development of functional microbial consortia. Low-carbon technologies and resource recovery strategies for environmental remediation.
Academic Service
Eco-Environment & Health - Early Career Board Member
Frontiers in Microbiology - Review Editor
Reviewer of PNAS Nexus, Environmental Science & Technology, Nano Letters, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces and Environmental Science: Advances
Selected Publications
1. Yongchao Xie, Sevcan Erşan, Xun Guan, Jingyu Wang, Jihui Sha, Shuangning Xu, James A. Wohlschlegel, Junyoung O. Park, Chong Liu*, Unexpected metabolic rewiring of CO2 fixation in H2-mediated materials–biology hybrids, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2023, 120(42): e2308373120
2. Tae-Ung Wi#, Yongchao Xie#, Zachary H. Levell, Danyi Feng, Jung Yoon ‘Timothy’ Kim, Peng Zhu, Ahmad Elgazzar, Tae Hwa Jeon, Mohsen Shakouri, Shaoyun Hao, Zhiwei Fang, Chang Qiu, Hyun-Wook Lee, Andrea Hicks*, Yuanyue Liu*, Chong Liu*, Haotian Wang*, Upgrading carbon monoxide to bioplastics via integrated electrochemical reduction and biosynthesis, Nature Synthesis, 2024, 3(11): 1392-1403
3. Xun Guan#, Yongchao Xie#, Chong Liu*, Performance evaluation and multidisciplinary analysis of catalytic fixation reactions by material–microbe hybrids, Nature Catalysis, 2024, 7(5): 475–482 (peer-review perspective)
4. Yongchao Xie, Diana Ramirez, Gao Chen, Guang He, Yanchen Sun, Fadime Kara Murdoch, Frank E. Löffler*, Genome-wide expression analysis unravels fluoroalkane metabolism in Pseudomonas sp. strain 273, Environmental Science & Technology, 2023, 57(42): 15925-15935 (front-cover article)
5. Yongchao Xie, Amanda L. May, Gao Chen, Lindsay P. Brown, Joshua B. Powers, Eric D. Tague, Shawn R. Campagna*, Frank E. Löffler*, Pseudomonas sp. strain 273 incorporates organofluorine into the lipid bilayer during growth with fluorinated alkanes, Environmental Science & Technology, 2022, 56(12): 8155-8166
6. Yongchao Xie, Gao Chen, Amanda L. May, Jun Yan, Lindsay P. Brown, Joshua B. Powers, Shawn R. Campagna, Frank E. Löffler*, Pseudomonas sp. strain 273 degrades fluorinated alkanes, Environmental Science & Technology, 2020, 54(23): 14994-15003
7. Yongchao Xie, Chong Liu*, Investigating limitations of biohybrid photoelectrode using synchronized spectroelectrochemistry, Joule, 2023, 7(3): 457-459 (preview article)
8. Yongchao Xie, Gao Chen, Diana Ramirez, Jun Yan, Frank E. Löffler*, Complete genome sequence of Pseudomonas sp. strain 273, a haloalkane-degrading bacterium, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2023, 12(7): e00176-23
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Awards
University of Tennessee, Knoxville – Student/Faculty Research Awards
Opportunities
Postdoctoral researchers, PhD/Master’s students, and undergraduates passionate about advancing research in microbiology, bioinformatics, mass spectrometry, multi-omics, artificial intelligence, and materials science are warmly welcomed to join the team.
