FACULTY

Office: Nan Yong Building

Email: sijiadong@nju.edu.cn

Education

· BS in Earth Sciences, Honor’s Track, 2014,

School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, PRC

· PhD in Earth Sciences, 2019,

Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, USA

Professional Appointment

· 2019 – 2022, Postdoctoral Scholar, Environmental Science and Engineering, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, USA

· 2023 – 2024, Associate Research Scholar, School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, PRC

· 2024 – , Assistant Professor, School of Sustainable Energy and Resources, Nanjing University, PRC

Research Areas

Marine alkalinity and carbon cycle; Ocean alkalinity enhancement; Carbon sequestration; Mineral-liquid interaction; Dissolution kinetics

Professional Services

Reviewer for NSF proposals and academic journals including PNAS etc.

Member of Expert Review Panal for Ocean Visions mCDR Road Map

Member of Jiangsu Society of Low-carbon Technology

Research Projects

· 2024 – 2027, Principal Investigator, “GEOX” Youth Project, Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling

· 2024 – 2026, Co-Principal Investigator, the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

· 2024 – 2029, Key participant, National Key R&D Program of China

· 2023 – 2026, Co-Principal Investigator, “GEOX” Key Project, Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling

· 2018 – 2023, Key participant, Grantham Foundation

· 2018, Principal Investigator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Grant

Selected Awards and Honors

· 2024 Young Chief Scientist Training Program for Research Cruises, NSFC

· 2023 Young Scientific and Technological Talent Program, Jiangsu

· 2014-2019 Dornsife Doctoral Fellowship, USC

· 2015-2018 The Elizabeth and Jerol Sonosky Fellowship for Earth and Ocean Sciences, USC

· 2014 Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis, Nanjing University

· 2013 LI SIGUANG Excellent Undergraduate Student, 5 winners nationwide

· 2011-2012 Jiangsu Provincial Merit Student

· 2010-2011 National Fellowship, Ministry of Education, China

Selected Publications

1. Dong S., Xing T., Zhao L.*, Zhu C., Yao X., Zhao S., Teng H. (2023). Physical and Chemical Effects of H₂O on Mineral Carbonation Reactions in Supercitical CO₂. Applied Geochemistry, 155, 105668. (Editor’s Choice)

2. Subhas A. V.*, Pavia F. J.*, Dong S.*, Lam P.J. (2023). Global Trends in the Distribution of Biogenic Minerals in the Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 128(2), e2022JC019470.

3. Dong S.*, Wang T. X.*, Subhas A. V., Pavia F. J., Adkins J. F., Berelson W. M. (2022). Depth Profiles of Suspended Carbon and Nitrogen along a North Pacific Transect: Concentrations, Isotopes, and Ratios. Limnology & Oceanography, 67(1), 247-260.

4. Dong S.*, Berelson W. M., Teng H., Rollins N. E., Pirbadian S., El-Naggar M., Adkins J. F. (2020). A Mechanistic Study of Carbonic Anhydrase Enhanced Calcite Dissolution. Geophysical Research Letters, 47(19), e2020GL089244.

5. Dong S.*, Berelson W. M., Adkins J. F., Rollins N. E., Naviaux J. D., Pirbadian S., El-Naggar M., Teng H. (2020). An Atomic Force Microscopy Study of Calcite Dissolution in Seawater. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 283, 40-53.

6. Dong S.*, Berelson W. M., Rollins N. E., Subhas A. V., Naviaux J. D., Celestian A. J., Liu X., Turaga N., Kemnitz N., Byrne R., Adkins J. F. (2019). Aragonite Dissolution Rates and Calcite/Aragonite Ratios in Sinking and Suspended Particles in the North Pacific. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 515, 1-12.

7. Dong S.*, Subhas A. V., Rollins N. E., Naviaux J. D., Adkins J. F., Berelson W. M. (2018). A Kinetic Pressure Effect on Calcite Dissolution in Seawater. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 238, 411-423.

8. Liang H., Lunstrum A.*, Dong S., Berelson W. M., John S. G. (2023). Constraining CaCO₃ Export and Dissolution with an Ocean Alkalinity Inverse Model. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 37(2), e2022GB007535.

9. Cetiner J. E. P.*, Berelson W. M., Rollins N. E., Barnhart H. A., Liu X., Dong S., Byrne R., Adkins J. F. (2023). Novel Device to Collect Deep-sea Porewater In Situ: Focus on Benthic Carbonate Chemistry. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, 21(2), 82-97.

10. Steiner Z.*, Rae J. W. B., Berelson W. M., Adkins J. F., Hou Y., Dong S., Lampronti G., Liu X., Achterberg E. P., Subhas A. V., Turchyn A. V. (2022). Authigenic Formation of Clay Minerals in the Abyssal North Pacific. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, e2021GB007270.

11. Subhas A. V.*, Dong S., Naviaux J. D., Rollins N. E., Ziveri P., Gray W., Rae J. W. B., Liu X., Byrne R., Chen S., Moore C., Martell-Bonet L., Steiner Z., Antler G., Hu H., Lunstrum A., Hou Y., Kemnitz N., Stutsman J., Pallacks S., Dugenne M., Quay P. D., Berelson W. M., Adkins J. F. (2022). Shallow calcium carbonate cycling in the North Pacific Ocean. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 36(5), e2022GB007388. (Editor’s Highlights)

12. Zhang M., Zhao L.*, Li G., Zhu C., Dong S., Li Z., Tang C., Ji J., Chen J. (2021). Microbially Induced Magnesium Carbonate Precipitation and its Potential Application in Combating Desertification. Geomicrobiology Journal, 1-11.

13. Adkins J. F.*, Naviaux J. D., Subhas A. V., Dong S., Berelson W. M. (2020). The Dissolution Rate of CaCO₃ in the Ocean. Annual Review of Marine Science, 13, 57-80.

14. Subhas A. V.*, Adkins J. F., Dong S., Rollins N. E., Berelson W. M. (2020). The Carbonic Anhydrase Activity of Sinking and Suspended Particles in the North Pacific Ocean. Limnology & Oceanography, 65(3), 637-651.

15. Naviaux J. D.*, Subhas A. V., Dong S., Rollins N. E., Liu X., Byrne R., Berelson W. M., Adkins J. F. (2019). Calcite Dissolution Rates in Seawater: Lab vs. In Situ Measurements and Inhibition by Organic Matter. Marine Chemistry, 215, 103684.

16. Torres M. A.*, Dong S., Nealson K., West J. A. (2019). The Kinetics of Siderophore-mediated Olivine Dissolution. Geobiology, 17(4), 401-416.

17. Naviaux J. D.*, Subhas A. V., Rollins N. E., Dong S., Berelson W. M., Adkins J. F. (2019). Temperature Dependence of Calcite Dissolution Kinetics in Seawater. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 246, 363-384.

18. Subhas A. V.*, Rollins N. E., Berelson W. M., Dong S., Erez J., Adkins J. F. (2015). A Novel Determination of the Dissolution Kinetics of Inorganic Calcite in Seawater. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 170, 51-68.