研究兴趣
针对气候变化背景下河流与边缘海中关键元素循环，运用以生物地球化学为主的多学科交叉方法，系统研究早期成岩过程中铁、碳、磷等元素的交互作用，探究其对海水-沉积物界面物质通量及有机碳埋藏的影响。通过对关键生物地球化学过程的发掘，探寻平衡地球元素循环的“地化哥斯拉”。具体研究方向包括：
1. 表层沉积物中铁矿物的相变过程；
2. 57Fe穆斯堡尔谱学在海洋与环境科学交叉研究中的应用；
3. 铁-碳交互作用机制耦合负碳技术研发。
研究成果
1.Zhou, Z. *; Henkel, S.; Kasten, S; Holtappels, M. The iron “redox battery” in sandy sediments: Its impact on organic matter remineralization and phosphorus cycling. Science of The Total Environment, 2022.
2.Patzner, M. S., M. Logan, A. M. McKenna, R. B. Young, Zhou Z., H. Joss, C. W. Mueller, C. Hoeschen, T. Scholten, D. Straub, S. Kleindienst, T. Borch, A. Kappler & C. Bryce. Microbial iron cycling during palsa hillslope collapse promotes greenhouse gas emissions before complete permafrost thaw. Communications Earth & Environment, 2022
3.Zhou, Z.*; Latta, D.E.; Scherer, M.M. Natural organic matter inhibits Ni stabilization during Fe (II)-catalyzed ferrihydrite transformation. Science of The Total Environment, 2021.
4.Zhou, Z.*; Muehe, M; Tomaszewski, E.; Kappler, A.; Byrne, J. Effect of Natural Organic Matter on the Fate of Cadmium During Microbial Ferrihydrite Reduction. Environmental Science & Technology, 2020.
5.Chanda, P.; Zhou, Z.; Latta, D.E.; Scherer, M. M.Johnson, C. Effect of organic C on stable Fe isotope fractionation and isotope exchange kinetics between aqueous Fe (II) and ferrihydrite at neutral pH. Chemical Geology. 2020.
6.Notini, L.; Byrne J.; Tomaszewski, E.; Latta, D.; Zhou, Z., et al. Mineral Defects Enhance Bioavailability of Goethite toward Microbial Fe (III) Reduction. Environmental Science & Technology. 2019.
7.DeVore, C., Rodrigues-Freire, L.; Ducheneaux, C.; Zhou, Z., et al. Effect of bicarbonate and phosphate on arsenic release from mining-impacted sediments in the Cheyenne River watershed, South Dakota, USA. ESPI. 2019.
8.Zhou, Z.; Latta, D. E.; Naida, N.; Borch, T.; Thompson, A.; Scherer, M. M.*Fe(II)-catalyzed transformation of ferrihydrite-organic matter coprecipitates: A closer look using Fe isotopes. Environmental Science & Technology. 2018.
9.Zhou, Z.; Dai, C.; Zhang, Y. The Removal of Antimony by Novel NZVI-Zeolite: The Role of Iron Transformation. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. 2015.
10.Dai, C.; Zhou, Z.; Zhou, X.; Zhang, Y. Removal of Sb(III) and Sb(V) from aqueous solutions using nZVI. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. 2014.
指导研究生
已毕业研究生：硕士，Faith Orgen，Christoph Reith