Dr. Du’s research focuses on the fate, transformations and availability of trace elements in soil, environments. Research activities include the development, testing and deployment of specialized metal-free lysimeters for collecting soil solutions; collection, preparation and analysis of soil and soil solution samples using ICP-MS and AF4-IPC-MS; analysis and interpretation of associated data.
Dr. Du completed her PDF (2020) and MSc (2014) at the Northwest A&F University (Environmental Science); her BSc (2011) in Mechanical Design, Manufacturing and Automation at the Lanzhou University of Technology.