Name: (Dr.) Liang CHENG
Work Address: School of Environment and safety engineering, Jiangsu University, China
Tel: (+86) 18252550451
Email(s): clcheng@ujs.edu.cn & c_howking1982@hotmail.com
Objective
True innovations in both Teaching and Research.
Education
· 2009-2012, PhD (Environmental engineering): Faculty of Science and Engineering, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia
· 2004-2008, Master/PhD (withdraw) (Materials Engineering): School of Material Science and Engineering, Southeast University, China
· 2000-2004, BSc (Materials Engineering): Department of material science and engineering, Jiangsu University, Jiangsu, China,
Employment History
· Oct/2018-Present: Professor, School of Environmental and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, China; Adjunct Research Fellow, Curtin University, Australia.
· Oct/2016-Sep/2018: Research Fellow, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Research Associate, Department of Civil Engineering, Curtin University, Australia.
· April/2016-Oct/2016, Research Fellow (Part-time), Department of Civil Engineering, Curtin University, Australia.
· April/2015-March/2016, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Civil Engineering, Curtin University, Australia.
· Jan/2015-March/2015, Visiting Research Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, Curtin University, Australia.
· Dec/2012-Jan/2015, Postdoctoral research fellow, School of Engineering and Information technology, Murdoch University
Teaching Record
· 2018-Present: Advanced enzymology, Environmental Remediation Technology, Progress in pollution control technology; Modern Environmental Chemistry and Analytical Technology, Jiangsu University.
· 2015: Tutor, Breadth Unit: BRD 206 Transitions to Post Carbon Society, Murdoch University.
· 2012-2015: Having co-supervised eight engineering final-year undergraduate students, one Honours student (graduated), and two Ph.D. students (one graduated)).
· 2010-2014: Lab demonstrator/Marking assignment, Unit BIO 301-Industrial Bioprocessing and Bioremediation, Murdoch University.
Award
· Fredlund Award for the Most Highly Cited Article Published by the Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Canadian Science Publishing, 2018
· R. M. Quigley Award (Honourable Mention) for the Best Paper Published by the Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Canadian Geotechnical Society, 2013
· Editor's Choice Paper Award, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2016
Research and Research Management Overview
Developed critical expertise in microbial processes / chemical engineering / process control / process modelling / bio-inspired geotechnical engineering, which is recognised in the literature as indicated by citations. Linking fundamentally new research approaches to applied processes. Overview of research data is listed as follows (for details, see appendix).
Research Projects:
· Heavy metal remediation via a novel biomineralization process. Jiangsu Province Key Project of Research and Development Plan (BE2020676), 0.5 M, PI (2020-2023)
· Mechanisms of protection and reinforcement of windfarm monopile foundation by microbially induced carbonate precipitation in complex marine environments. NSCF (51920105013) 2.5 M, Co-PI, (2020-2024)
· Fast and on-site heavy metal contaminated soil detection and its remediation. 3 M, Co-PI, 2019-2021.
· Jiangsu Distinguished Professor Scheme, 1 M, PI, (2018-2021).
· Microbially induced artificial coral reef (2016- 2018)
· Biogrouting for underground construction （2014-2017）
· Optimisation of biocementation for ground improvement (2015-2016)
· Modelling, monitoring and control of reverse osmosis membrane biofouling and seawater contamination, national centre of excellence in desalination (NCEDA, 0.5 M AU$, (2012-2015).
· Calcium carbonate gel and its application of soil stabilisation, small school funding, 5K AU$, School of engineering and information technology, Murdoch university, (2014-2015)
· Enhancement of waste activated sludge anaerobic digestion (Water Corporation of Western Australia Fund) (2012-2013)
Citation Indices (July-2021):
· Google Scholar: Citations >2220, H-index = 21;
· Scopus: Citations >1610, H-index = 19;
Research Outcomes
Patent
· Cheng Liang, Chu Jian, Yang Yang, Composition And Method For Converting Waste Activated Sludge Into Green Construction Products, Singapore (Provisional Patent)
· Cheng Liang, Chu Jian, Yang Yang, Microbially Induced Polymeric Sealant For Water Cut off And Seepage Control For Soil Or Rock. Singapore (10201703859P)
· CHENG Liang, YANG Yang, CHU Jian. Composition And Method For Bio-Active Slurry Induced Water Barrier. 10201708948P (Singapore, PCTPCT/SG2018/050551)
· Ralf Cord-Ruwisch, Liang Cheng, etc. A Low-Energy-Cost Biofilm Pollutant Removal System，Australia， (PCT WO2018/201194 A1)
List of Publications (including recently submitted)
Journal Articles
1. Donovan Mujah; Mohamed A. Shahin, Liang Cheng, and Ali Karrech, 2021, Experimental and Analytical Study on Geomechanical Behavior of Biocemented Sand. International Journal of Geomechanics, 21(8).
2. Longyang Fang, Qijian Niu, Liang Cheng*, Jianxiong Jiang, Yang-Yang Yu, Jian Chu, Varenyam Achal, Tianyan You, 2021. Ca-mediated alleviation of Cd2+ induced toxicity and improved Cd2+ biomineralization by Sporosarcina pasteurii, Science of The Total Environment, 147627.
3. Parthipan, P., Cheng, L*., Rajasekar, A. 2021. Glycyrrhiza glabra extract as an eco-friendly inhibitor for microbiologically influenced corrosion of API 5LX carbon steel in oil well produced water environments. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 333, art. no. 115952.
4. Punniyakotti Parthipan, Liang Cheng, Aruliah Rajasekar, Muthusamy Govarthanan, Angaiah Subramania, 2021. Biologically reduced graphene oxide as a green and easily available photocatalyst for degradation of organic dyes, Environmental Research, Volume 196, 110983,
5. Meenatchi, V., Siva, S., Meenakshisundaram, S.P., Cheng, L*. 2021 Synthesis, crystal growth, characterization and DFT investigation of a nonlinear optically active cuminaldehyde derivative hydrazone.Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials, 77, pp. 249-259.
6. Malcom Frimpong Dapaah, Baojian Liu, Liang Cheng, 2021. Adsorption of organic compounds from aqueous solution by pyridine-2-carboxaldehyde grafted MIL-101(Cr)-NH2 metal-organic frameworks, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Volume 9, Issue 4, 105275.
7. Yang, Y., Ruan, S., Wu, S., Chu, J., Unluer, C., Liu, H., Cheng, L. 2021 Biocarbonation of reactive magnesia for soil improvement. Acta Geotechnica, 16 (4), pp. 1113-1125.
8. Libo, L., Zhang, J., Zhao, W., Liu, X., Luo, L., Bi, X., Cheng, L.*, You, T*. 2021. DNA-Modified Electrochemiluminescent Tris(4,4'-Dicarboxylicacid-2,2'-Bipyridyl)Ruthenium(II) Dichloride and Assistant DNA-Modified Carbon Nitride Quantum Dots for Hg2+Detection. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 4 (2), pp. 1009-1018.
9. Yu, Y.-Y., Ding, X.-L., Quan, W.-Z., Niu, Q., Fang, Z., Dapaah, M.F., You, T., Xiao, X.*, Cheng, L*. 2021. Dynamically controlling the electrode potential of a microbial fuel cell-powered biocathode for sensitive quantification of nitrate.Electrochimica Acta, 369, art. no. 137661
10. A Abdelfattah, MI Hossain, L Cheng#, 2020. High-strength wastewater treatment using microbial biofilm reactor: a critical review. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 36, 1-10.
11. Y Yang, J Chu, B Cao, H Liu, L Cheng. 2020. Biocementation of soil using non-sterile enriched urease-producing bacteria from activated sludge. Journal of Cleaner Production, 121315.
12. Shahin, A. M., Jamieson, K., Cheng, L. 2020. Microbial-induced carbonate precipitation for coastal erosion mitigation of sandy slopes. Geotechnique letter. 10(20): 1-5.
13. Pan, X., Chu, J., Yang, Y., Cheng, L. (2020) A new biogrouting method for fine to coarse sand. Acta Geotechnica, doi.org/10.1007/s11440-019-00872-0.
14. Xiao, Y., Chen, H., Stuedlein, A.W., Evans, T.M., Chu, J., Cheng, L., Jiang, N., Lin, H., Liu, H., Aboel-Naga, H.M. 2020 Restraint of Particle Breakage by Biotreatment Method. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 146 (11), art. no. 0002384,.
15. Liang Cheng, Takamitsu Kobayashi, and Mohamed A. Shahin (2020) Microbially induced calcite precipitation for production of “bio-bricks” treated at partial saturation condition. Construction and Building Materials, 231,117095.
16. Wu, C., Chu, J., Cheng, L., Wu, S (2019) Biogrouting of Aggregates Using Premixed Injection Method with or without pH Adjustment. ASCE-Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering.
17. Xiao, Y., Stuedlein, A.W., Ran, J., Cheng, L., Van Paassen, L.A., Chu, J (2019) Effect of Particle Shape on Strength and Stiffness of Biocemented Glass Beads. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.
18. Yang Yang, Chu Jian, Liu Hanlong, Xiao Yang, Cheng Liang (2019) Seepage control in sand using bioslurry. Construction and Building Materials 212: 342-349.
19. Cheng, L., Yang, Y., Chu, J*. (2019) In-situ microbially induced Ca2+-alginate polymeric sealant for seepage control in porous materials. Microbial Biotechnology. 12(2):324-333.
20. Md Iqbal Hossain, Liang Cheng*, Ralf Cord-Ruwisch. (2019) Energy efficient COD and N-removal from high-strength wastewater by a passively aerated GAO dominated biofilm. Bioresource Technology. 283, 148-158.
21. Mujah, D., Cheng, L.# and Shahin, M. A., (2019) Microstructural and geo-mechanical study on bio-cemented sand for optimization of MICP process. ASCE-Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. 31(4): 04019025-1-9.
22. Wu Chuangzhou, Chu Jian, Wu Shifan, Cheng Liang, Leon Van Paassen, (2019). Microbially induced calcite precipitation along a circular flow channel under a constant flow condition, Acta Geotechnica, DOI: 10.1007/s11440-018-0747-1
23. Cheng, L., Mohamed Shahin, Chu, J*. (2019). Soil biocementation using a new one-phase low pH injection method. Acta Geotechnica. 14(3) 615-626.
24. Liang Cheng, Raphael Marie - Guillaume Flavigny, Md Iqbal Hossain, Wipa Charles and Ralf Cord-Ruwisch, (2018) Proof of concept of wastewater treatment via passive aeration SND using a novel zeolite amended biofilm reactor, water science and technology. 78 (10): 2204-2213.
25. Hao, Y., Cheng, L*., Shahin, A. M., Hao, H. (2018) Enhancing fiber/matrix bonding in polypropylene fiber reinforced cementitious composites by microbially induced calcite precipitation pre-treatment. Cement and Concrete Composite. 88, 1-7. （IF 5.17)
26. *Cheng, L., Shahin, M. (2017) Stabilisation of oil-contaminated soil using microbially induced calcite precipitation via bacterial flocs. Géotechnique letter. 7(2):146-151
27. *Cheng, L., Shahin, M., Cord-Ruwisch. R. (2017). Surface percolation for soil improvement by bio-cementation utilising in-situ enriched indigenous aerobic and anaerobic ureolytic soil microorganisms. Geomicrobiology Journal, DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2016.1232766.
28. *Mujah, D., Shahin, M. A., and Cheng, L. (2017). State-of-the-art review of bio-cementation by microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) for soil stabilization. Geomicrobiology Journal, DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2016.1225866.
29. *Cheng, L., Shahin, M., Mujah D. (2016). Influence of key environmental conditions on microbially induced cementation for soil stabilisation. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 143 (1), DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0001586.
30. *Cheng, L., Shahin, M. (2016). Urease active bio-slurry: a novel soil improvement approach based on microbially induced carbonate precipitation. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 53, 1-10. (Selected as the “Editor’s Choice” paper for 2016).
31. *Cheng. L., Charles, W., Cord-Ruwisch. R. (2016). Automatic online buffer capacity measurement of wastewater using an electrochemical cell. Environmental Technology, 10, 1-6.
32. Quek, S., Cheng L., Cord-Ruwisch, R. (2015). Microbial Fuel Cell Biosensor for Rapid Assessment of Assimilable Organic Carbon under Marine Conditions. Water Research, 77, 64–71.
33. Quek, S., Cheng L., Cord-Ruwisch, R. (2015). In-line Deoxygenation for Organic Carbon Detections in Seawater using a Marine Microbial Fuel Cell-Biosensor. Bioresource Technology, 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.01.078.
34. Quek, S. B., Cheng, L., Cord-Ruwisch, R. (2014). Detection of low concentration of assimilable organic carbon in seawater prior to reverse osmosis membrane. Desalination and Water Treatment, DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2014.940224.
35. *Cheng, L., Shahin, M., Cord-Ruwisch. (2014). Bio-cementation of sandy soil using microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) for marine environments. Géotechnique, 64(12), 1010-1013. (IF:2.395, Citation: 13)
36.*Cheng, L., Quek, S., Cord-Ruwisch, R. (2014). Hexacyanoferrate-adapted biofilm enables the development of a microbial fuel cell biosensor to detect trace levels of assimiable organic carbon (AOC) in oxygenated seawater. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 111 (12): 2412-2420. (IF:4.48, Citation:5)
37. *Cheng, L., Cord-Ruwisch, R (2014). Upscaling Effects of Soil Improvement by Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation by Surface Percolation. Geomicrobiology Journal, 31, 396-406.
38. *Cheng, L., Cord-Ruwisch, R (2013). Selective enrichment and production of highly urease active bacteria by non-sterile (open) chemostat culture. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 40(10), 1095-1104.
39. *Cheng, L., Cord-Ruwisch, R. and Shahin, M. A. (2013). Cementation of sand soil by microbially induced calcite precipitation at various degrees of saturation. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 50 (1), 81-90. (Received the R. M. Quigley Award - Honourable Mention - for the best paper published by the Canadian Geotechnical Journal in 2013).
Book chapter
1. Cheng. L., Shahin, M.A., (2018). Microbial Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP) for Soil Stabilization. Ecological Wisdom in Restoration Engineering, Ed. Varenyam Achal and Abhijit Mukherjee, Springer Nature.
Refereed Conference Papers
2. Mohamed A. Shahin, Liang Cheng. Honors Lecture: Biological Cementation of Unstable Soils and Grounds for Civil Infrastructure Developments: Proceedings of the 2nd GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures, Egypt 2018 – The Official International Congress of the Soil-Structure Interaction Group in Egypt (SSIGE).
3. Hossain, M.I., Cheng, L., Cord-Ruwisch, R. Proof of concept of removal of carbon and nitrogen through a novel process. Wastewater Treatment, Italy, 2017
4. *Cheng, L., Shahin, M.A., (2017). Bacteria induced cementation for soil stabilization. Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 17-21 September, Seoul, South Korea.
5. *Mujah, D., Shahin,M., Cheng, L., (2016). Performance of biocemented sand under various environmental conditions. XVIII Brazilian Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, The Sustainable Future of Brazil goes through our Minas COBRAMSEG 2016 –– 19-22 October, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
6. *Cheng. L., Shahin, M.A. (2015) Assessment of different treatment methods by microbial-induced calcite precipitation for clayey soil improvement. 6th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, GeoQuebec 2015, Quebec, Canada.
7. Flavigny, R.M.G., Cheng, L., Charles, W., Cord-Ruwisch. R. (2015). Soluble Carbon and Ammonium Removal Using Passively Aerated Biofilms. 3rd Water Research Conference 11 - 14 January, Shenzhen Kylin Villa, Shenzhen, China (poster).
8. *Cheng, L., Shahin, M., Cord-Ruwsich, R., Addis, M, Hartanto, T., Elms, C. (2014). Soil stabilisation by microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation: investigation into some important physical and environmental aspects. 7th international congress on environmental geotechnics. Melbourne
9. Quek, S. B., Cheng, L., Cord-Ruwisch, R. (2014). Detection of low concentration of assimilable organic carbon in seawater prior to reverse osmosis membrane. Desalination for the Environment: Clean Water and Energy.11-15 May, Cyprus.
10. *Dekuyer, A., Cheng, L., Shahin, M. A. and Cord-Ruwisch, R. (2012). Calcium carbonate induced precipitation for soil improvement by urea hydrolysing bacteria. In: Choi, Chang-Koon (ed), The 2012 World Congress on Advances in Civil, Environmental, and Materials Research COEX (ACEM'12), Seoul, South Korea, Aug 26-30, pp. 2785-2793.
11. Charles, W., Cord-Ruwisch, R., Ng, B., Cheng, L., Ho, G. and Kayaalp, A. (2012) Enhancement of waste activated sludge anaerobic digestion by a novel, chemical-free acid/alkaline pretreatment using electrolysis. In: IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition, 16 - 21 September, Busan.
Keynote speaker
12. “Recent developments in biocement and biogrouting techniques”. Symposium on New Technologies for Urban Geotechnical Constructions. Singapore, 26-27 July 2017
