Professor Zongbo Shi PhD

Professor Zongbo Shi

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Professor of Atmospheric Biogeochemistry

Contact details

Telephone
+44 (0)121 414 9128
Email
z.shi@bham.ac.uk
Address
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
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Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

The atmosphere and atmospheric processes interact with the biogeochemistry of the earth system. This in turn affects human and environmental health, air quality and climate. My group addresses three areas of research central to these impacts:

  • Sources and emissions of chemical substances to the atmosphere
  • Physical and chemical transformation of aerosol particles and their constituents in the atmosphere
  • Interaction of atmospheric chemistry with biogeochemistry of ecosystems

Our work combines field measurement, laboratory analyses, chamber simulation, and numerical modelling approaches.  Our research delivers fundamental understanding of the air pollution and biogeochemical cycling processes, providing knowledge to underpin sustainable developments.

Qualifications

  • PhD Environmental Sciences- China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing)
  • BA Geology – Anhui University of Science and Technology, China

Teaching

BSc Environmental Sciences / Geography / Earth Sciences

  • EVS229 Environmental Pollution

MSc Air Pollution Management and Control (as Programme lead)

  • Air pollution chemistry
  • Air pollution control technology and management
  • Causes and effects of air Pollutants

Postgraduate supervision

Zongbo Shi has research interests in atmospheric chemistry, machine learning, Net Zero, indoor air quality, health and mineral dust

Professor Shi welcomes enquiries from prospective doctoral researchers in the above areas.

PhD opportunities

Doctoral research

PhD title
Physicochemical properties and bioreactivities of PM10 and PM2.5 in Beijing air

Other activities

  • Fellow of High Education Academy
  • Member of Royal Society of Chemistry
  • Member of European Association of Geochemistry: 
  • Member of NERC peer review college
  • Reviewer of US Natural Science Foundation (NSF), French ANR and Czech Science Foundation
  • Reviewer of Environmental Science & Technology; Natural Geosciences; Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmosphere; Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics; Chemosphere; Atmospheric Environment; Tellus-B; Environmental Chemistry etc.

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Liu, H, Yi, W, Jalkanen, JP, Luo, Z, Majamäki, E, Matthias, V, Moldanová, J, Shi, Z & He, K 2025, '', Fundamental Research, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 1073-1076.

Srivastava, D, Saksakulkrai, S, Acton, WJF, Rooney, DJ, Hall, J, Hou, S, Wolstencroft, M, Bartington, S, Harrison, RM, Shi, Z & Bloss, WJ 2025, '', Atmospheric Environment, vol. 343, 120963.

Zhi, M, Wang, G, Xu, L, Li, K, Nie, W, Niu, H, Shao, L, Liu, Z, Yi, Z, Wang, Y, Shi, Z, Ito, A, Zhai, S & Li, W 2025, '', Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 59, no. 12, pp. 6167–6178.

Liu, X, Zhang, X, Dufresne, M, Wang, T, Wu, L, Lara, R, Seco, R, Monge, M, Yáñez-Serrano, AM, Gohy, M, Petit, P, Chevalier, A, Vagnot, MP, Fortier, Y, Baudic, A, Ghersi, V, Gille, G, Lanzi, L, Gros, V, Simon, L, Héllen, H, Reimann, S, Le Bras, Z, Müller, MJ, Beddows, D, Hou, S, Shi, Z, Harrison, RM, Bloss, W, Dernie, J, Sauvage, S, Hopke, PK, Duan, X, An, T, Lewis, AC, Hopkins, JR, Liakakou, E, Mihalopoulos, N, Zhang, X, Alastuey, A, Querol, X & Salameh, T 2025, '', Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 625-638.

Kourmouli, A, Hamilton, RL, Pihlblad, J, Bartlett, R, MacKenzie, AR, Hartley, IP, Ullah, S & Shi, Z 2025, '', ACS Omega, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 1624-1634.

Campbell, SJ, Utinger, B, Barth, A, Leni, Z, Zhang, ZH, Resch, J, Li, K, Steimer, SS, Banach, C, Gfeller, B, Wragg, FPH, Westwood, J, Wolfer, K, Bukowiecki, N, Ihalainen, M, Yli-Pirilä, P, Somero, M, Kortelainen, M, Louhisalmi, J, Sklorz, M, Czech, H, di Bucchianico, S, Streibel, T, Delaval, MN, Ruger, C, Baumlin, N, Salathe, M, Fang, Z, Pardo, M, D’Aronco, S, Giorio, C, Shi, Z, Harrison, RM, Green, DC, Kelly, FJ, Rudich, Y, Paulson, SE, Sippula, O, Zimmermann, R, Geiser, M & Kalberer, M 2025, '', Science Advances, vol. 11, no. 12, eadp8100.

Booker, D, Petrou, G, Chatzidiakou, L, Das, D, Farooq, F, Ferguson, L, Jutila, OEEI, Milczewska, K, Modlich, M, Moreno-Rangel, A, Thakrar, SK, Yeoman, AM, Davies, M, Mead, MI, Miller, MR, Wild, O, Shi, Z, Mavrogianni, A & Doherty, RM 2025, '', Building and Environment, vol. 278, 112957.

Srivastava, D, Alam, MS, Rooney, DJ, Crilley, LR, Kramer, L, Saksakulkrai, S, Dhawan, S, Khare, M, Shivan, Gadi, R, Kumar, P, Hama, S, Harrison, RM, Shi, Z & Bloss, WJ 2025, '', Atmospheric Pollution Research, vol. 16, no. 7, 102476.

Pandamkulangara Kizhakkethil, J, Shi, Z, Bogush, A & Kourtchev, I 2024, '', Atmospheric Environment, vol. 334, 120716.

Dai, Y, Liu, B, Tong, C & Shi, Z 2024, '', Environmental Modelling and Software, vol. 177, 106052.

Chen, C, Liang, Y, Chen, Z, Zou, C & Shi, Z 2024, '', Sustainability, vol. 16, no. 20, 8945.

Kraisitnitikul, P, Thepnuan, D, Chansuebsri, S, Yabueng, N, Wiriya, W, Saksakulkrai, S, Shi, Z & Chantara, S 2024, '', Journal of Environmental Sciences, vol. 135, pp. 585-599.

Wu, L, Zhang, Y, Xiao, Y, Zhu, J, Shi, Z, Wang, Y, Xu, H, Hu, W, Deng, J, Tang, M & Fu, P 2024, '', Environmental Chemistry, vol. 21, no. 6, EN24030.

Other report

Luiu, C, Day, R, Reardon, L, Cavoski, A, Singh, A, Leach, FCP, Nasar, Z, Pfrang, C, Shi, Z & Bartington, S 2025, . ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.

Review article

Duan, L, Jia, S, Li, X, Wang, Y, Zhang, Y, Fu, S, Wang, Y, Ye, C, Liu, P, Shi, Z & Mu, Y 2025, '', Atmospheric Environment, vol. 352, 121230.