Jun Hou

Jun Hou is a Research Fellow at the College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, China. He obtained his Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the same institution in 2002, 2005, and 2010 respectively.

• Assistant Dean, College of Environment (2015–Present)

His research focuses on environmental engineering, with expertise in sediment studies, carbon metabolism, bioremediation techniques, and contaminant removal technologies. His work combines ecological fingerprinting methods like BIOLOG ECO microplate analysis with advanced material science and machine learning applications for water quality management.

Recent publications highlight his contributions to zero-valent iron-bacteria synergies for pollutant degradation, graphene oxide composites for contaminant removal, plasmonic nanomaterials for antimicrobial applications, and machine learning models for predicting cyanobacteria blooms. These studies demonstrate his interdisciplinary approach spanning environmental chemistry, nanotechnology, and computational ecology.

Scientific Awards

• National Natural Science Funds for Excellent Young Scholar (2017)
• Jiangsu Province Distinguished Professor (2018)

With 285 publications, 9514 citations, and an h-index of 53 (Scopus, 2023), Jun Hou maintains an active research profile. His collaborations include co-authors like Baoshan Xing, Chenglian Feng, and Guoxiang You.