Chuning Ji

School of Mines, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China

E-mail: jichuning@cumt.edu.cn

Education background

Ph.D., School of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, 2024

M.S., School of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, 2020

B.S., School of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, 2019

Experience

Research Assistant (Joint Cultivation), Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2022–2024, full time

Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Mining Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, 2024–present, full time

Areas of Research Interests

Min-site Ecological Restoration

Microbial Remediation Technologies

Heavy-Metal Pollution Control in Mining Areas

Academic Achievement

Research Projects

Principal Investigator, Subproject of a National Major Research Program (ongoing)

Principal Investigator, Provincial Graduate Innovation Project (completed)

Advisor, Graduate Creative Group (International Projects), Main Higher Education Track, China International College Students’ “Innovation & Entrepreneurship” Competition (2024): National Silver Award

Core Member, International Cooperation & Exchange Program, National Natural Science Foundation of China: Fundamental Research on Pumped-Storage Utilization in Abandoned Mine Underground Spaces

Core Member, National Key R&D Program: Integrated Demonstration of Large-Scale Solid-Waste Utilization Technologies at Coal-Power-Chemical Bases

Core Member, National Key R&D Program: Integration & Engineering Demonstration of Site-Pollution Remediation Technologies in Coal-Industry Clusters

Contributor, General Program, National Natural Science Foundation of China: Regulatory Mechanisms of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Hyphosphere Microbiota on Arsenic Migration & Transformation in Soils

Contributor, General Program, National Natural Science Foundation of China: Ecological Significance & Tolerance Mechanisms of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Facilitating Wetland-Plant Adaptation to Arsenic Pollution

Papers published in English Journals:

1. Chuning Ji, Jiu Huang, Jinglong Li, Xuemeng Zhang, Guang Yang, Youran Ma, Zhipeng Hao, Xin Zhang and Baodong Chen. 2023. Deciphering the Impacts of Chromium Contamination on Soil Bacterial Communities: A Comparative Analysis across Various Soil Types. Journal of Environmental Management, 348: 119335.

2. Chuning Ji, Jiu Huang, Haochen Yu, Yu Tian, Xunzheng Rao and Xin Zhang. 2022. Do the Reclaimed Fungal Communities Succeed Toward the Original Structure in Eco-Fragile Regions of Coal Mining Disturbances? A Case Study in North China Loess—Aeolian Sand Area. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13(1): 770715.

3. Chuning Ji, Jiu Huang, Xuemeng Zhang, Guang Yang, Shuping Xing, Wei Fu, Zhipeng Hao, Baodong Chen and Xin Zhang. 2023. Response of Soil Fungal Community to Chromium Contamination in Agricultural Soils with Different Physicochemical Properties. Science of The Total Environment, 879: 163244.

4. Chuning Ji, Jiu Huang, Yu Tian, Ying Liu, Joshua Bosco Barvor, Xintong Shao and Zi’ao Li. 2021. Feasibility Study on the Application of Microbial Agent Modified Water-Jet Loom Sludge for the Restoration of Degraded Soil in Mining Areas. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(13): 6797.

5. Yu Tian, Zehao Feng, Lixiao Tu, Chuning Ji*, Jiazheng Han, Yibo Zhao and You Zhou.  2025. Exploring the Effectiveness of Fusing Synchronous/Asynchronous Airborne Hyperspectral and LiDAR Data for Plant Species Classification in Semi-Arid Mining Areas. Remote Sensing, 17(9), 1530.