Brief CV

• PhD, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University (2016)
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Shenzhen Research Institute (2017-2019)
• Visiting Scholar, CSIRO Land and Water (2018.08-11,2019.08-11)
• Associate Professor, College of the Environment & Ecology, Xiamen University (2020-present)

Research Interests

• Environmental biogeochemistry of metals
• Mobility, bioavailability and toxicity of metals in sediments
• Aquatic chemistry

Selected Publications

• Xie MW, Jarrett. B.A., Silva-Cadoux C.D., Fetters K.J., Burton G.A., Gaillard J.F.*, and Packman A.I.*, (2015) Coupled effects of hydrodynamics and biogeochemistry on Zn mobility and speciation in highly contaminated sediments. Environmental Science & Technology, 49 (9), 5346-5353.
• Xie MW, Wang N., Gaillard J.F.*, and Packman A.I.* (2016) Hydrodynamic forcing mobilizes Cu in low-permeability sediments. Environmental Science & Technology, 50 (9), 4615-4623.
• Xie MW, Wang N, Gaillard JF, and Packman AI (2018): Interplay between flow and bioturbation enhances metal efflux from low-permeability sediments. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 341:304-312
• Xie MW, Chen M, Wang WX* (2018). Spatial and temporal variations of bulk and colloidal dissolved organic matter in a large anthropogenically perturbed estuary. Environmental Pollution, 243:1528-1538
• Xie MW*, Alsina MA, Yuen J., Packman AI, Gaillard JF* (2019). Effects of resuspension on the mobility and chemical speciation of zinc in contaminated sediments. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 364:300-308
• Xie MW, Simpson S.L., Wang WX* (2019). Bioturbation effects on metal release from contaminated sediments are metal-dependent. Environmental Pollution. 250:87-96
• Xie MW, Wang WX* (2020). Contrasting temporal dynamics of dissolved and colloidal trace metals in the Pearl River Estuary. Environmental Pollution. 265:114955.