Haotian Zheng

Assistant Professor, Ph.D. Supervisor

My research interests include atmospheric pollutant emission inventories, secondary aerosol formation mechanisms, source apportionment of air pollution, and the toxicity and health effects of fine particulate matter (PM_2.5). I have led multiple research projects and published over 10 academic papers as first or corresponding authors in journals such as Nature, Nature Energy, Nature Communications, and Environmental Science & Technology.

Contact Information: hzheng@nju.edu.cn

ORCID：https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6816-1597

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Education Background

• August 2016 – July 2021: Tsinghua University, School of Environment, Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering

• August 2013 – July 2016: Beihang University, School of Mathematical Sciences, B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics

• August 2012 – July 2016: Beihang University, School of Chemistry and Environment, B.Eng. in Environmental Engineering

Research Experience

• September 2024 – Present: Assistant Professor, Nanjing University, NHI

• August 2023 – August 2024: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• July 2021 – June 2023: Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Environment, Tsinghua University

• September 2019 – August 2020: Visiting Scholar, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University

Research Interests

• Atmospheric pollutant emission inventories

• Aerosol numerical modeling

• Source apportionment of air pollution

• Toxicity and health effects of fine particulate matter (PM_2.5)

Academic Service

• November 2023 – Present: Associate Editor for Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health journal

• May 2025 – Present: Youth Editorial Board Member for The Innovation Geoscience

Teaching Courses

• Undergraduate:

• Introduction to Environmental Science (Autumn Semester)

• Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (Spring Semester)

• Graduate:

• Engineering Ethics (Autumn Semester)

Major Research Projects

l 2023–2024: Long-term full-volatility atmospheric organic emissions and their environmental impact assessment in China, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Formation and Prevention of the Urban Air Pollution Complex, Principal Investigator

l 2022–2023: Toxic potential and exposure study of PM_2.5 in China, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Principal Investigator

l 2023–2024: Impact of heterogeneous hydrolysis of NO₂ on aerosol and ozone compound pollution simulations, China Meteorological Administration Open Fund, Principal Investigator

l 2020–2023: Health benefits of air pollution control policies in China from 2008 to 2020, Health Effects Institute (HEI), Principal Investigator

Selected Publications

1. Zheng Haotian^#, Wu Di^#, Wang Shuxiao^*, Li Xiangdong, Jin Ling, Li Shengyue, Sun Yisheng, Dong Zhaoxin, Wu Qingru, Chen Xiu, Liu Yuzhe, Chen Jianmin, Tian Hezhong, Liu Qian, Jiang Jingkun, Kan Haidong, He Kebin, He Hong, Chen Chuncheng, Zhao Jincai, Weichenthal Scott, Ji John, Cohen Aaron, Hao Jiming, Li Qing^*: Control of Toxicity of Fine Particulate Matter Emissions in China, Nature, 643(8071):404–11, 2025.

2. Zheng Haotian, Li Shengyue, Jiang Yueqi, Dong Zhaoxin, Yin Dejia, Zhao Bin, Wu Qingru, Liu Kaiyun, Zhang Shaojun, Wu Ye, Wen Yifan, Xing Jia, Henneman Lucas R. F., Kinney Patrick L., Wang Shuxiao^*, and Hao Jiming: Unpacking the factors contributing to changes in PM_2.5-associated mortality in China from 2013 to 2019, Environment International, 184, 108470, 2024.

3. Gen Masao^#*, Zheng Haotian^#, Sun Yele, Xu Wanyun, Ma Nan, Su Hang, Cheng Yafang, Wang Shuxiao, Xing Jia, Zhang Shuping, Xue Likun, Xue Chaoyang, Mu Yujing, Tian Xiao, Matsuki Atsushi, and Song Shaojie^*: Rapid hydrolysis of NO₂ at High Ionic Strengths of Deliquesced Aerosol Particles, Environmental Science & Technology, 58(18), 7904-7915, 2024.

4. Wu Di^#, Zheng Haotian^#, Li Qing^*, Wang Shuxiao^*, Zhao Bin, Jin Ling, Lyu Rui, Li Shengyue, Liu Yuzhe, Chen Xiu, Zhang Fenfen, Wu Qingru, Liu Tonghao, Jiang Jingkun, Wang Lin, Li Xiangdong, Chen Jianmin, and Hao Jiming: Achieving health-oriented air pollution control requires integrating unequal toxicities of industrial particles, Nature Communications, 14, 6491, 2023.

5. Zheng Haotian, Chang Xing, Wang Shuxiao^*, Li Shengyue, Yin Dejia, Zhao Bin, Huang Guanghan, Huang Lyuyin, Jiang Yueqi, Dong Zhaoxin, He Yicong, Huang Cheng, and Xing Jia: Trends of Full-Volatility Organic Emissions in China from 2005 to 2019 and Their Organic Aerosol Formation Potentials, Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 10(2), 137–144, 2023.

6. Zheng Haotian, Chang Xing^*, Wang Shuxiao^*, Li Shengyue, Zhao Bin, Dong Zhaoxin, Ding Dian, Jiang Yueqi, Huang Guanghan, Huang Cheng, An Jingyu, Zhou Min, Qiao Liping, and Xing Jia: Sources of Organic Aerosol in China from 2005 to 2019: A Modeling Analysis, Environmental Science & Technology, 57(14), 5957–5966, 2023.

7. Zhang Da^*, Wang Qingyi, Song Shaojie, Chen Simiao, Li Mingwei, Shen Lu, Zheng Siqi, Cai Bofeng^*, Wang Shenhao, and Zheng Haotian^*: Machine learning approaches reveal highly heterogeneous air quality co-benefits of the energy transition, iScience, 26(9), 107652, 2023.

8. Chang Xing^#, Zheng Haotian^#, Zhao Bin, Yan Chao, Jiang Yueqi, Hu Ruolan, Song Shaojie, Dong Zhaoxin, Li Shengyue, Li Zeqi, Zhu Yun, Shi Hongrong, Jiang Zhe, Xing Jia, and Wang Shuxiao^*: Drivers of High Concentrations of Secondary Organic Aerosols in Northern China during the COVID-19 Lockdowns, Environmental Science & Technology, 57(14), 5521–5531, 2023.

9. Wu Di^#, Zheng Haotian^#, Li Qing^*, Jin Ling, Lyu Rui, Ding Xiang, Huo Yaoqiang, Zhao Bin, Jiang Jingkun, Chen Jianmin, Li Xiangdong^*, and Wang Shuxiao^*: Toxic potency-adjusted control of air pollution for solid fuel combustion, Nature Energy, 7, 194–202, 2022.

10. Zheng Haotian, Song Shaojie^*, Sarwar Golam, Gen Masao, Wang Shuxiao^*, Ding Dian, Chang Xing, Zhang Shuping, Xing Jia, Sun Yele, Ji Dongsheng, Chan Chak K., Gao Jian, and McElroy Michael B.: Contribution of Particulate Nitrate Photolysis to Heterogeneous Sulfate Formation for Winter Haze in China, Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 7(9), 632–638, 2020.

11. Zheng Haotian^#, Cai Siyi^#, Wang Shuxiao^*, Zhao Bin, Chang Xing, and Hao Jiming: Development of a unit-based industrial emission inventory in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region and resulting improvement in air quality modeling, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 19, 3447-3462, 2019.

12. Zheng Haotian, Zhao Bin^*, Wang Shuxiao^*, Wang Tong, Ding Dian, Chang Xing, Liu Kaiyun, Xing Jia, Dong Zhaoxin, Aunan Kristin, Liu Tonghao, Wu Xiaomeng, Zhang Shaojun, and Wu Ye: Transition in source contributions of PM_2.5 exposure and associated premature mortality in China during 2005–2015, Environment International, 132, 105111, 2019.