Xing Song

xing.song@mun.ca

B.E., M.Sc., Ph.D

Dr. Xing Song is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Memorial University of Newfoundland. His research focuses broadly on environmental contaminants in Arctic and permafrost regions, data-driven approaches to environmental and chemical processes, and the biological effects of pollutants. He has authored or co-authored more than 30 peer-reviewed publications, including over 10 papers in leading journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Water Research, and Journal of Hazardous Materials. He has also collaborated with the Canadian Light Source for over five years on synchrotron-based environmental research.

 

Academic Achievement Content

1. Over 24 peer-reviewed international journal publications, including 8 first (co-first) authors; 8 papers published in the top journals in the field (8 of 22), such as Environ. Sci. Technol., Water Res., J. Hazard. Mater., and Appl. Environ. Microbiol.

2. Over 12 presentations at international conferences. Profound teaching experience for undergraduate and graduate courses (CEQ rating: 4.5/5.0) and extensive HQP (over 10 HQP) training experience in environmental science and engineering

3. Participation in over 10 multiple levels (international, national, provincial, and industrial) projects (e.g., UNDP, MPRI, NSERC; over $5 million), and over 25 proposal writings (successful grants: over $3 million)

4. Multiple-years collaborations with Canada Light Source (MID-IR) as the main spokesman of the proposals

 

Selected publications

  • Song, X., Chen, B., Liu, B., Lye, L. M., Ye, X., Nyantekyi-Kwakye, B., & Zhang, B. (2022). Impacts of frazil ice on the effectiveness of oil dispersion and migration of dispersed oil. Environmental Science & Technology, 56(2), 835–844. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c04014
  • Song, X.^†, Cao, Y.^†, Zhang, B., Mesburis, R., Rosendahl, S., de Jourdan, B., Kang, Q., Chen, X., Wei, T., Dong, G., Yang, M., & Chen, B. (2026). Disposable face masks and PBDEs in aquatic environments: Co-contamination and impacts. Water Research, 300, 125874. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2026.125874
  • Song, X., Zhang, B., Cao, Y., Liu, B., & Chen, B. (2022). Shrimp-waste-based dispersant as an oil spill treating agent: Biodegradation of dispersant and dispersed oil. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 439, 129617. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129617
  • Kang, Q.^†, Song, X.^†, Xin, X.^†, Chen, B., Chen, Y., Ye, X., & Zhang, B. (2021). Machine learning-aided causal inference framework for environmental data analysis: A COVID-19 case study. Environmental Science & Technology, 55(19), 13400–13410. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c02204
  • Cao, Y., Zhang, B., Song, X., Dong, G., Zhang, Y., & Chen, B. (2024). Polyhydroxybutyrate plastics show rapid disintegration and more straightforward biogeochemical impacts than polyethylene under marine biofragmentation. Environmental Science & Technology, 58(32), 14496–14505. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c04639

 

Awards

Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies, 2020, Memorial University of Newfoundland

First Place, Best Presentation Award, 2019, CAWQ Atlantic Symposium
Graduate Fellowship, 2013–2017, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship, 2009–2012, Jilin University

 

Conference

  • Impacts of Frazil Ice with Permeable Constrictions on the Migration of Dispersed Oil, Invited Presentation, the 2nd International Symposium for Young Scholars on Marine Science and Technology, 2022
  • Phospholipid Fatty Acid Analysis for Profiling Microbial Communities Associated with Microbiologically Induced Corrosion in the Submarine Environment, Oral Presentation, the 43rd AMOP Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response, 2021
  • Profiling Microbial Communities for Identification of Microbiologically Induced Corrosion in Submarine Environments, Oral Presentation, LEADERS & PEOPLE 2021 Virtual Symposium: Environmental Research and Career Training
  • Enhanced Biosurfactant Production by Marine-Originated Bacteria Bacillus subtilis and Its Application for Oil Removal in the Presence of Heavy Metals, Oral Presentation and First-Place Award, CAWQ Atlantic Symposium, 2019
  • The Modelling of Ecological Effects of Dispersed Oil on Typical Marine Species in Offshore Newfoundland, Oral Presentation, International Conference on Marine and Freshwater Environments, 2014

Selected Publications