Dr Peng Zhang PhD

Dr Peng Zhang

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Research Fellow

Contact details

Address
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Dr Zhang is considered a leading researcher with a broad vision and innovative ideas in developing solutions for sustainable nanotechnology and nano-enabled agriculture. He pioneered the use of synchrotron-radiation based techniques to study the transformation of nanomaterials in plants. He specifically established an isotope labeling approach for tracing the fate of nanoscale CeO2 in plants and the environment, which enhanced the detection sensitivity by several thousand-fold. In addition to advancing an understanding of the environment and health implications of nanotechnology, including neurological effects of nanoparticles, he has provided a unique roadmap that combines nanotechnology and artificial intelligence to enable and advance sustainable agriculture.

Dr Zhang is awarded the 2022 American Chemical Society James J Morgan Early Career Award.

Research

  1. Nano-enabled Sustainable Agriculture
  2. Environmental toxicology and chemistry of contaminants
  3. Nanomaterials for biomedical and environmental application
  4. Nano-biointerface interaction

Other activities

Youth Editor, The Innovation (Cell Press), 2021-present

Editorial Board, Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2021-present

Review Editor, Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021-present

Review Editor, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022- present

Editor, PLoS One, 2019-present

Topic Editor, Agriculture, 2021-present

Editor of book, Nano-enabled agriculture (Elsevier), 2021 (ongoing)

Guest Editor, Environmental Pollution, 2021

Guest Editor, Frontiers in Toxicology, 2020

Editorial Board, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2018-2021

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Zhang, P, Cao, M, Chetwynd, AJ, Faserl, K, Abdolahpur Monikh, F, Zhang, W, Ramautar, R, Ellis, LJA, Davoudi, HH, Reilly, K, Cai, R, Wheeler, KE, Martinez, DST, Guo, Z, Chen, C & Lynch, I 2024, 'Analysis of nanomaterial biocoronas in biological and environmental surroundings', Nature protocols, vol. 19, pp. 3000–3047. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41596-024-01009-8

An, C, Huang, B, Jiang, J, Wang, X, Li, N, Liu, H, Shen, Y, Sun, C, Zhan, S, Li, X, Wang, C, Zeng, Z, Cui, H, Wu, Q, Zhang, Y, Guo, Z, Zhang, P, Lynch, I, Gao, J-M & Wang, Y 2024, 'Design and Synthesis of a Water-Based Nanodelivery Pesticide System for Improved Efficacy and Safety', ACS Nano, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 662-679. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c08854

Li, M, Zhang, P, Guo, Z, Zhao, W, Li, Y, Yi, T, Cao, W, Gao, L, Tian, CF, Chen, Q, Ren, F, Rui, Y, White, JC & Lynch, I 2024, 'Dynamic Transformation of Nano-MoS2 in a Soil-Plant System Empowers Its Multifunctionality on Soybean Growth', Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 1211-1222. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c09004

Yang, K, Wang, X, Lynch, I, Guo, Z, Zhang, P & Wu, L 2024, 'Green construction of MBI corrosion-resistant interfaces modified NZVI@MOFs-regulated 3D PAN cryogel film to enhance Cr(VI) removal', Separation and Purification Technology, vol. 333, 125902. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2023.125902

Deng, Y, Wang, X, Lynch, I, Guo, Z, Zhang, P, Wu, L, Wu, X & Li, T 2024, 'Homogeneous dispersion of amorphous nanoscale zero-valent iron supported on chlorella-derived biochar: In-situ synthesis and application mechanism for Cr(VI) removal over a wide pH range', Separation and Purification Technology, vol. 330, 125207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2023.125207

Song, Z, Dang, X, Zhao, L, Hou, H, Guo, Z, Lynch, I, Nadezhda, T & Zhang, P 2024, 'Influence of soil properties and aging on exogenous antimony toxicity to Caenorhabditis elegans in agricultural soil', Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol. 31, no. 8, pp. 12499-12510. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-31975-1

Wang, X, Zheng, Y, Ning, P, Lynch, I, Guo, Z, Zhang, P & Wu, L 2024, 'Synergetic effect of green synthesized NZVI@Chitin-modified ZSM-5 for efficient oxidative degradation of tetracycline', Environmental Research, vol. 258, 119360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.119360

Wang, X, Jiang, M, Lynch, I, Guo, Z, Zhang, P, Wu, L & Ma, J 2023, 'Construction of urchin-like core-shell Fe/Fe2O3@UiO-66 hybrid for effective tetracycline reduction and photocatalytic oxidation', Environmental Pollution, vol. 336, 122280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122280

Guo, Z, Zhang, P, Xie, C, Voyiatzis, E, Faserl, K, Chetwynd, AJ, Monikh, FA, Melagraki, G, Zhang, Z, Peijnenburg, WJGM, Afantitis, A, Chen, C & Lynch, I 2023, 'Defining the Surface Oxygen Threshold That Switches the Interaction Mode of Graphene Oxide with Bacteria', ACS Nano, vol. 17, no. 7, pp. 6350-6361. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.2c10961

Yang, K, Wang, X, Lynch, I, Guo, Z, Zhang, P, Wu, L & Ma, J 2023, 'Design of cryogel based CNTs-anchored polyacrylonitrile honeycomb film with ultra-high S-NZVI incorporation for enhanced synergistic reduction of Cr(VI)', Journal of Hazardous Materials, vol. 442, 129923. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129923

Chapter

Zhang, P, Lynch, I, Handy, RD & White, JC 2023, A brief history of nanotechnology in agriculture and current status. in Nano-enabled Sustainable and Precision Agriculture. Elsevier, pp. 3-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91233-4.00002-8

Review article

Zhang, P, Jiang, Y, Schwab, F, Monikh, FA, Grillo, R, White, JC, Guo, Z & Lynch, I 2024, 'Strategies for Enhancing Plant Immunity and Resilience Using Nanomaterials for Sustainable Agriculture', Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 58, no. 21, pp. 9051-9060. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c03522

Zhu, G, Zhang, P, Zhao, W, Shakoor, N, Sun, Y, Wang, Q, Wang, Q, Li, M, Jiang, Y, Tan, Z, Rui, Y & Lynch, I 2024, 'Toxicity of metal-based nanomaterials in different organisms', Toxin Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1080/15569543.2024.2317296

Sun, Y, Jiang, Y, Li, Y, Wang, Q, Zhu, G, Yi, T, Wang, Q, Wang, Y, Dhankher, OP, Tan, Z, Lynch, I, White, JC, Rui, Y & Zhang, P 2024, 'Unlocking the potential of nanoscale sulfur in sustainable agriculture', Chemical Science. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3sc06122a

Li, X, Chen, Y, Xu, J, Lynch, I, Guo, Z, Xie, C & Zhang, P 2023, 'Advanced nanopesticides: Advantage and action mechanisms', Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB, vol. 203, 108051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.108051

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