Ruoyu Hu

Dr. Ruoyu Hu is a Research Fellow in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Lausanne (UNIL), affiliated with the Sanders Group. Their research focuses on environmental biogeochemistry, ecotoxicology, and plant-microbe interactions, particularly investigating heavy metal contamination dynamics in agricultural and marine ecosystems.

• Affiliations: Department of Ecology and Evolution, Faculty of Biology and Medicine

Research interests include studying rare earth elements (e.g., La, Ce, Sm, Yb) and platinum group metals in soils/vegetation and marine organisms like mussels and oysters. Key themes involve contaminant bioavailability, phytoremediation potential of mycorrhizal fungi, and pollutant accumulation in coastal ecosystems. Recent work examines platinum kinetics in Crassostrea gigas and samarium uptake mechanisms in alfalfa.

Publications highlight interdisciplinary approaches combining field studies with laboratory analyses to understand anthropogenic impacts on natural systems.