Biography

Prof. Ke Du

Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Schulich School of Engineering

University of Calgary, Canada


Email: [email protected]


Qualifications

2007  Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Environmental Engineering

2001  M.S., Peking University, Atmospheric Physics and Atmospheric Environment

1998  B.Eng., Tsinghua University, Environmental Engineering


Publications (Selected)

1.        Liu, Y., Omidkar, O., Xiao, S., Song, H., and Du, K.* (2026) Hierarchical Structured SnOx/g-C3N4 nanocomposites with n-n heterojunctions for NO2 detection at low working temperature, Applied Surface Science, 730, 166366.

2.        Li, J., Ma, Y., Li, Y., Jia, C., Xiong, Y., Harrad, S., and Du, K.* (2026) Ionic PFAS in PM2.5 and Dust: Insights on Indoor-Outdoor Profiles and Distribution. Environmental Pollution, 395, 127767.

3.        Mehrdad, S., and Du, K.* (2025) Satellite-Based Methane Emission Monitoring: A Review Across Industries, Remote Sensing, 17, 22, 3674.

4.        Chen, Z., Zhou, J., Zhuge, X., Wang, Y., and Du, K. (2025) Mn-Ce solid solution growth on Mn2O3 surface to form heterostructure catalysts with multiple active sites for toluene degradation, Separation and Purification Technology, 354, 129386.

5.        Mehrdad, S., Zhang, B., Guo, W., Du, S., and Du, K.* (2024) First Investigation of Long-Term Methane Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Using Satellite Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing, 16, 23, 4422.

6.        Si, M., Wiens, B., and Du, K.* (2024) Long-term evaluation of machine learning based methods for air emission monitoring, Environmental Management, DOI: 10.1007/s00267-024-02057-2.

7.        Zhuge, X., Zhou, J., Chen, Z., Liu, S., and Du, K. (2024) Efficient spinel nanoparticle catalysts ACo2O4(A= Cu, Ni, Mn) for catalytic oxidation of toluene: cation substitution effects, Catalysis Letters, DOI: 10.1007/s10562-023-04460-6.

8.        Xiong, Y., Du, K., and Huang, Y. (2024) One-third of global population at cancer risk due to elevated volatile organic compounds levels, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 7, 54.

9.        Chen, Z., Zhou, J., Zhuge, X., Xie, Z., and Du, K. (2024) Enhanced oxygen mobility of Mn-Ce solid solution catalysts for polysaccharide-assisted catalytic oxidation of toluene, Surfaces and Interfaces, 46, 103993.

10.    Liu, Y., Li, S., Meng, S., Xiao, S., Song, H., and Du, K.* (2023) Defects-enriched two-dimensional ultrathin g-C3N4/In2O3 nanoparticles for effective NO2 detection at room temperature, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 396, 134558.

11.    Li, Z., He, L., Ma, H., Peng, X., Tang, M., Du, K., and Huang, X. (2023) Sources of atmospheric oxygenated volatile organic compounds in different air masses in Shenzhen, China, Environmental Pollution, 340, 122871.

12.    Chen, Z., Zhou, J., Zhuge, X., Xie, Z., and Du, K. (2023) Catalytic oxidation of toluene over highly dispersed Mn-Ce solid solutions synthesized with weakly acidic precursors, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 179, 208-227.

13.    Zhuge, X., Zhou, J., Chen, Z., Liu, S., and Du, K. (2023) Morphologically controllable spinel catalysts CuCo2O4 for boosting catalytic oxidation of toluene, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 677, Part A, 132340.

14.    Peng, Y., Cao, L., Wei, J., Cheng, Y., Yu, K., Du, K., and Huang, X. (2023) Key drivers to heterogeneity evolution of black carbon-containing particles in real atmosphere, Science of the Total Environment, 897, 1666394.

15.    Fang, W., Andesson, A., Lee, M., Zheng, M., Du, K., Kim, S-W, Holmstrand, H., and Gustafsson, Ö. (2023) Combined influences of sources and atmospheric bleaching on light absorption of water-soluble brown carbon aerosols, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 6, 104.

16.    Peng, X., Xie, T., Tang, M., Cheng, Y., Peng, Y., Wei, F., Cao, L, Yu, K., Du, K., He, L., and Huang, X. (2023) Critical Role of Secondary Organic Aerosol in Urban Atmospheric Visibility Improvement Identified by Machine Learning, Environmental Science & Technology Letters, DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.3c00084.

17.    Wang, Y., Ju, Q., Xing, Z.*, Zhao, J., Guo, S., Li, F., and Du, K.* (2023) Observation of black carbon in Northern China in winter of 2018–2020 and its implications for black carbon mitigation, Science of the Total Environment, 87, 162897.

18.    Zhu, B., Cao, L., Xia, S., Niu, Y., Man, H., Du, K., Yu, K., and Huang, X. (2023) Identifying the airport as a key urban VOC source in the Pearl River Delta, China, Atmospheric Environment, 301, 119721.

19.    Li, S., Liu, Y., Du, K.* (2023) Quantifying Emissions from Fugitive Area Sources Using a Hybrid Method of Multi-Path Optical Remote Sensing and Tomographic Inverse-Dispersion Techniques, Remote Sensing, 15, 4, 1043.

20.    Tang, M., Huang, X.*, Yao, P., Wang, R., Li, Z., Liang, C., Peng, X., Cao, L., Du, K.*, Yu, K., Guo, S. (2023) How much urban air quality is affected by local emissions: A unique case study from a megacity in the Pearl River Delta, China, Atmospheric Environment, 299, 119666.


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