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Valenti, F., M. Bustamante, G. Mancuso, A. Toscano, J. Zhuang, D. Zilberman, and W. Liao.  2026.  Exploring a food-energy-water nexus solution towards a sustainable and resilient Europe.  Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 225:108618.

Wang, S., L. Xiao, P. Smith, Z. Luo, J. Zhuang, L. Yu, Y. Qin, E. Wang, Y. Fan, Y. Guo, L. Tang, B. Liu, L. Liu, W. Cao, and Y. Zhu.  2026.  Improving soil quality enables reductions in nitrogen application rate in China's rice production systems.  Agricultural Systems, 231:104544.

Bahanni, J.*, K. S. Ventura, E. Fidan, A. Anderson, S. Mulville, and J. Zhuang.  2025.  A food-energy-water nexus lens on urban food ecosystem: Benefits, barriers, and solutions.  Urban Agriculture and Regional Food Systems, 10(1), e70031.

Huang, D., Y. Li, H. Su, G. Li, and J. Zhuang.  2025.  Operationalizing food-energy-water nexus toward carbon neutrality.  Frontiers of Engineering Management, 12(1):208-218.

Xu, G., Z. Zhi, Z. Li, J. Zhuang, M. Guo, K. Fang, J. Yi, Z. Ren, H. Gao, and L. Jia.  2025.  Attribution of sediment changes and influencing factors of microbial communities in sediment in the Wuding River basin of the Yellow River.  Catena, 249, 108626.

Xu, M., G. Xu, S. Liu, J. Li, Z. Li, Y. Cheng, J. Zhuang, Y. Dang, B. Wang, and F. Gu.  2025.  Changes in water conservation and a new estimation for its future potential.  Catena, 250, 108761.

Chen, F., B. Zhou, L. Yang, J. Zhuang, and X. Chen.  2024.  Assessing the risk of E. coli contamination from manure application in Chinese farmland by integrating machine learning and Phydrus.  Environmental Pollution, 356, 124345.

Chen, F., B. Zhou, L. Yang, J. Zhuang, and X. Chen.  2024.  Annual atrazine residue estimation in Chinese agricultural soils by integrated modeling of machine learning and mechanism-based models.  Journal of Hazardous Materials, 472, 134539.

Chen, F., L. Yang, X. Chen, and J. Zhuang.  2024.  Estimating bacterial breakthrough behaviors based on bacterial retention profiles in porous media.  Soil Science Society of America Journal, 88, 1479-1487.

Chen, J., L. Yang, F. Chen, and J. Zhuang.  2024.  A chemotaxis-haptotaxis coupled mechanism reducing bacterial mobility in disturbed and intact soils.  Soil and Tillage Research, 242, 106168.

Cheng, Z.*, M. A. Radosevich, and J. Zhuang.  2024.  Virus decay and community composition in virus-amended sterile soil under slurry and unsaturated conditions.  Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 193, 109401.

Liang, X., M. A. Radosevich, J. M. DeBruyn, S. W. Wilhelm, R. McDearis, and J. Zhuang.  2024.  Incorporating viruses into soil ecology: A new dimension to understand biogeochemical cycling.  Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 54(2),117-137.

McDearis, R.E.*, J. Zhuang, Liang, X., Fine, A.K., S. M. Schaeffer, and M. A. Radosevich.  2024.  Viral abundance and lysogenic fraction respond dynamically to cover-crop burn down and vary with conservation soil management practices.  Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 371, 109078.

Sun, H.*, M. A. Radosevich, Y. Sun, L. Millet, S. Qian, and J. Zhuang.  2024.  Pore confinement enhances but surface adhesion reduces bacterial cell-to-cell conjugation.  Biology and Fertility of Soils, 60, 901-910.

Wang, Y., L. Yang, F. Chen, W. Liu, R. T. Burns, and J. Zhuang.  2024.  Optimum thermal treatment for removing antibiotic resistance genes and retaining nutrients in poultry broiler manure.  Environmental Technology & Innovation, 36, 103864.

Wang, Y., L. Yang, W. Liu, and J. Zhuang.  2024.  The effect of manure application rates on the vertical distribution of antibiotic resistance genes in farmland soil.  Soil Systems, 8(3), 89.

Zhang, X., Z. Gong, J. Zhuang, R. A. Ludlow, X. Chen, and S. Guo.  2024.  Remediation of field agricultural soil contaminated with both heavy metals and veterinary antibiotics by a degrading strain-biochar composite at different temperatures and combinative conditions.  Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 235, 685.

Zhao, M., L. Yang, F. Chen, and J. Zhuang.  2024.  Bacterial transport mediated by micro-nanobubbles in porous media.  Water Research, 258, 121771.

Chen, F., B. Zhou, L. Yang, X. Chen, and J. Zhuang.  2023.  Predicting bacterial transport through saturated porous media using an automated machine learning model.  Frontiers in Microbiology, 14, 1152059.

Fan, Y., J. Zhuang, M. E. Essington, S. Jagadamma, J. Schwartz, and J. Lee.  2023.  Global significance of substrates for nitrate removal in denitrifying bioreactors revealed by meta-analysis.  Engineering, 21(2), 213-225.

Fan, Y., J. Zhuang, M. E. Essington, X. Zhang, G. Hua, J. Bhadha, S. Xia, X.Lu, and J. Lee.  2023.  Characterizing the role of hydraulic retention time on nitrate removal indices in denitrifying bioreactors in nonlinear models.  Environ. Technol. Innov., 2023:103341.

Fan, Y., M. E. Essington, J. Zhuang, X, Xhang, S. Jagadamma, and J. Lee.  2023.  Recycling silage leachate and biochar for improving nitrate removal by woodchip bioreactor.  Journal of Environmental Management, 345: 118735.

Liu, W., L. Yang, X. Chen, S. A. Ripp, M. A. Radosevich, and J. Zhuang.  2023.  Depth-specific transport of bacteriophages MS2 and ΦX174 in intact soils.  Soil and Tillage Research, 228, 105650.

Zhuang, J., T. Gill, F. Loeffler, M. Jin, and G. S. Sayler.  2023.  Can food-energy-water nexus research keep pace with agricultural innovation?.  Engineering, 23, 24-28.

Chen, J., L. Yang, X. Chen, S. A. Ripp, and J. Zhuang.  2022.  Coupled effects of pore water velocity and soil heterogeneity on bacterial transport: intact vs. repacked soils.  Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, 730075.

Chen, X., L. Yang, J. Guo, S. Xu, J. Di, and J. Zhuang.  2022.  Interactive removal of bacterial and viral particles during transport through low-cost filtering materials.  Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, 970338.

Chen, X., Y. Dai, M. Zhao, F. Loeffler, and J. Zhuang.  2022.  Hydrobiological mechanism controlling the effects of unsaturated flow on degradation of emerging organic contaminants in soils.  Environmental Science and Technology, 56(16), 11409–11417.

Dong, W., K. Armstrong, M. Jin, S. Nimbalkar, W. Guo, J. Zhuang, and J. Cresko.  2022.  A framework to quantify mass flow and assess food loss and waste in the US food supply chain.  Communications Earth & Environment, 3(1), 1-11.

Duan, N., L. Li, X. Liang, A. Fine, J. Zhuang, M. A. Radosevich, and S. M. Schaeffer.  2022.  Variation in bacterial community structure under long-term fertilization, tillage, and cover cropping in continuous cotton production.  Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, 847005.

Duan, N., L. Li, X. Liang, R. McDearis*, A. K. Fine, Z. Cheng*, J. Zhuang, M. A. Radosevich, and S. M. Schaeffer.  2022.  Composition of soil viral and bacterial communities after long-term tillage, fertilization, and cover cropping management.  Applied Soil Ecology, 177, 104510.

Duan, N., M. A. Radosevich, J. Zhuang, J. M. DeBruyn, M. E. Staton, and S. M. Schaeffer.  2022.  Identification of novel viruses and their microbial hosts from soils with long-term nitrogen fertilization and cover cropping management.  mSystems, 6:e00571-22.

Fan, Y., M. E. Essington, S. Jagadamma, J. Zhuang, J. Schwartz, and J. Lee.  2022.  The global significance of abiotic factors affecting nitrate removal in woodchip bioreactors.  Science of The Total Environment, 848, 157739.

Fan, Y., M. E. Essington, S. Jagadamma, J. Zhuang, J. Schwartz, J. Bhadha, and J. Lee.  2022.  Recycling agricultural liquid waste and industrial waste for improving nitrate and veterinary antibiotics by woodchip bioreactor.  Soc. Sci. Res. Net..

Sun, H.*, Y. Sun, M. Jin, S. A. Ripp, G. S. Sayler, and J. Zhuang.  2022.  Domestic Plant food loss and waste in the United States: environmental footprints and mitigation strategies.  Waste Management, 150, 202-207.

Sun, R., X. Liu, D. Li, J. Zhuang, S. Qi, B. Meng, and M. Liu.  2022.  Optimization of China's pig production system to reduce environmental impacts based on a data envelopment and life cycle analysis model.  Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 185, 106483.

Xie, N., T. An, J. Zhuang, M. A. Radosevich, S. M. Schaeffer, S. Li, and J. Wang.  2022.  High initial soil organic matter level combined with aboveground plant residues increased microbial carbon use efficiency but accelerated soil priming effect.  Biogeochemistry, 160, 1-15.

Zhang, X., F. Chen, L. Yang, F. Qin, and J. Zhuang.  2022.  Quantifying bacterial concentration in water and sand media during flow-through experiments using a noninvasive, real-time, and efficient method.  Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, 1016489.

Zhuang, J., F. Loeffler, and G. S. Sayler.  2022.  Creating a research enterprise framework for transdisciplinary networking to address the food-energy-water nexus.  Engineering, 11, 95-100.

Chen, J., L. Yang, X. Chen, S. Ripp, M. A. Radosevich, and J. Zhuang.  2021.  Bacterial mobility facilitated by soil depth and intact structure.  Soil & Tillage Research, 209, 104911.

Li, Y., J. Zhuang, M. E. Essington, and X. J. Chen.  2021.  Polarity dependence of transport of pharmaceuticals and personal care products through birnessite-coated porous media.  Frontiers in Environmental Science, 9, 793587.

Liang, X., Y. Wang, Y. Zhang, J. Zhuang, and M. A. Radosevich.  2021.  Viral abundance, community structure and correlation with bacterial community in soils of different cover plants.  Applied Soil Ecology, 168, 104138.

Sun, Y., J. Im, N. Shobnam, S. K. Fanourakis, L. He, L. M. Anovitz, P. R. Erickson, H. Sun*, J. Zhuang, and F. Loeffler.  2021.  Degradation of adsorbed bisphenol A by soluble Mn(III).  Environmental Science and Technology, 55(19), 13014–13023.

Yang, L., J. Kang, X. Chen, S. A. Ripp, W. P. Johnson, and J. Zhuang.  2021.  Real-time bioluminescent imaging of spatiotemporal variation of microbial retention during transport through porous media under variably saturated flow conditions.  Journal of Hydrology, 601, 126603.

Zhuang, J., G. S. Sayler, and F. Loeffler.  2021.  Closing transdisciplinary collaboration gaps of food-energy-water nexus research.  Environmental Science and Policy, 126, 164-167.

Zhuang, J., H. Sun*, G. S. Sayler, K. Kline, V. Dale, M. Jin, G. Yu, B. Fu, and F. Löffler.  2021.  Food-energy-water crises in the United States and China: commonalities and asynchronous experiences support integration of global efforts.  Environmental Science and Technology, 55, 3, 1446–1455.

Bai X., X. Zhu, H. Jiang, Z. Wang, C. He, L. Sheng, and J. Zhuang.  2020.  Purification effect of sequential constructed wetland for the polluted water in urban river.  Water, 12(4), 1054.

Dai Y., J. Zhuang, and X. Chen.  2020.  Synergistic effects of unsaturated flow and soil organic matter on retention and transport of PPCPs in soils.  Environmental Research, 191, 110135.

Liang, X., Y. Zhang, E. Wommack, S. W. Wilhelm, J. M. DeBruyn, A. C. Sherfy, J. Zhuang, and M. A. Radosevich.  2020.  Lysogenic reproductive strategies of viral communities vary with soil depth and are correlated with bacterial diversity.  Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 144, 107767.

Liu, J. G., B. R. Bridget, J. Zhuang, and O. Varisd.  2020.  Food-energy-water nexus for multi-scale sustainable development.  Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 154, 104565.

Miao, R., M. Guo, X. Zhao, Z. Gong, C. Jia, X. Li, and J. Zhuang.  2020.  Response of soil bacterial communities to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during the phyto-microbial remediation of a contaminated soil.  Chemosphere, 261, 127779.

Shen, C., Y. Jin, J. Zhuang, T. Li, and B. Xing.  2020.  Role and importance of surface heterogeneities in transport of particles in saturated porous media.  Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 50(3), 244-329.

Sun, H-H.*, J. Lee, X. Chen, and J. Zhuang.  2020.  Estimating soil water retention for wide ranges of pressure head and bulk density based on a fractional bulk density concept.  Scientific Reports, 10, 16666.

Xing, Y., X. Chen, R. E. Wagner*, J. Zhuang, and X. J. Chen.  2020.  Coupled effect of colloids and surface chemical heterogeneity on the transport of antibiotics in porous media.  Science of The Total Environment, 713, 136644.

Xu, S., C. Shen, X. Zhang, X. J. Chen, M. A. Radosevich, S. Wang, and J. Zhuang.  2020.  Mobility of cellulose nanocrystals in porous media: effects of ionic strength, iron oxides, and soil colloids.  Nanomaterials, 10(2), 348.

D. Tong, J. Zhuang, J. Lee, J. R. Buchanan, and X. Chen.  2019.  Concurrent transport and removal of nitrate, phosphate and pesticides in low-cost metal- and carbon-based materials.  Chemosphere, 84-91.

Li, Q., X. J. Chen, X. Chen, Y. Jin, and J. Zhuang.  2019.  Cadmium removal from soil by fulvic acid-aided hydroxyapatite nanofluid.  Chemosphere, 215, 227-233.

Liang, X., J. Zhuang, F. E. Loffler, Y. Zhang, J. M. DeBruyn, S. W. Wlihelm, S. M. Schaeffer, and M. A. Radosevich.  2019.  Viral and bacterial community responses to stimulated Fe(III)-bioreduction during simulated subsurface bioremediation.  Environmental Microbiology, 21, 2043-2055.

Liang, X., M. A. Radosevich, F. Loffler, S. M. Schaeffer, and J. Zhuang.  2019.  Impact of microbial iron oxide reduction on the transport of diffusible tracers and non-diffusible nanoparticles in soils.  Chemosphere, 220, 391-402.

Liang, X., R. E. Wagner, J. Zhuang, J. M. DeBruyn, S. W. Wilhelm, F. Liu, L. Yang, M. E. Staton, A. C. Sherfy, and M. A. Radosevich.  2019.  Viral abundance and diversity vary with depth in a southeastern United States agricultural ultisol.  Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 137, 107546.

Singh, S., S. Yan, J. Sorochan, J. Stier, M. A. Mayes, J. Zhuang, and S. Jagadamma.  2019.  Soil carbon accumulation and nutrient availability in managed and unmanaged eco-systems of East Tennessee.  Soil Science Society of America Journal, 83:458-465.

Tong, D., J. Zhuang, and X. Chen.  2019.  Reactive transport and removal of nutrients and pesticides in engineered porous media.  Water, 11(7), 1316.

Xu, S., X. J. Chen, and J. Zhuang.  2019.  Opposite influences of mineral-associated and dissolved organic matter on the transport of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles through soil and aggregates.  Environmental Research, 171, 153-160.

Yang, L., X. J. Chen, X. F. Zeng, M. A. Radosevich, S. A. Ripp, J. Zhuang, and G. S. Sayler.  2019.  Surface-adsorbed contaminants mediate the importance of chemotaxis and haptotaxis for bacterial transport through soils.  Fronters in Microbiology, 10, 2691.

Chen, X.J., J. Zhuang, and K. Bester.  2018.  Degradation of triclosan by environmental microbial consortia and by axenic cultures of microorganisms with concerns to waste water treatment.  Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 102(13), 5403-5417.

Farmer, J., S. M. Schaeffer, B. Zhang, T. T. An, J. B. Pei, J. Zhuang, and J. K. Wang.  2018.  How soil bacterial communities with seasonal variation respond differently to long-term fertilization and plastic film mulching.  Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 27(4), 1483-1495.

Guo, M. X., Z. Q. Gong, R. Miao, C. Jia, J. Bookes, D. Cahill, and J. Zhuang.  2018.  Enhanced polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons degradation in rhizosphere soil planted with tall fescue: Bacterial community and functional gene expression mechanisms.  Chemosphere, 212, 15-23.

Guo, M. X., Z. Q. Gong, R. H. Miao, D. Su, X. J. Li, C. Y. Jia, and J. Zhuang.  2017.  The influence of root exudates of maize and soybean on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons degradation and soil bacterial community structure.  Ecological Engineering, 99, 22-30.

Guo, M. X., Z. Q. Gong, R. H. Miao, J. Rookes, D. Cahill, and J. Zhuang.  2017.  Microbial mechanisms controlling the rhizosphere effect of ryegrass on degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in an aged-contaminated agricultural soil.  Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 113, 130-142.

Qin, Q., X. J. Chen, and J. Zhuang.  2017.  The surface-pore integrated effect of soil organic matter on retention and transport of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in soils.  Science of The Total Environment, 599, 42-49.

Xu, Shuang, R. Attinti, E. Adams, J. Wei, K. Kniel, J. Zhuang, and Y. Jin.  2017.  Mutually facilitated co-transport of two different viruses through reactive porous media.  Water Research, 123, 40-48.

Gao, Y., G. R. Yu, Y. L. Yang, T. T. Jia, N. P. He, and J. Zhuang.  2016.  New insight into global blue carbon estimation under human activity in land-sea interaction area: A case study of China.  Earth-Science Reviews, 159, 36-46.

Guo, M. X., Z. Q. Gong, G. Allinson, P. D. Tai, R. Miao, X. J. Li, C. Y. Jia, and J. Zhuang.  2016.  Variations in the bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in industrial and agricultural soils after bioremediation.  Chemosphere, 144, 1513-1520.

Lei, T. W., X. X. Yu, J. Zhuang, and Q. W. Zhang.  2016.  Understanding hydrological and erosion processes under changing environment.  Catena, 136, 105-107.

Li, Q., X. J. Chen, J. Zhuang, and X. Chen.  2016.  Decontaminating soil organic pollutants with manufactured nanoparticles.  Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 23 (12), 11533-11548.

Li, S. Y., X. Gu, J. Zhuang, T. An, and et al.  2016.  Distribution and storage of crop residue carbon in aggregates and its contribution to organic carbon of soil with low fertility.  Soil & Tillage Research, 155, 199-206.

Xing, Y. N., X. J. Chen, X. Chen, and J. Zhuang.  2016.  Colloid-mediated transport of pharmaceutical and personal care products through porous media.  Scientific Reports, 6, 35407.

Xu, S., J. Qi, X. J. Chen, V. Lazouskaya, Y. Jin, and J. Zhuang.  2016.  Coupled effect of extended DLVO and capillary interactions on the retention and transport of colloids through unsaturated porous media.  Science of The Total Environment, 573, 564-572.

Yang, T., L. X. Sheng, J. Zhuang, X. G. Lv, and Y. P. Cai.  2016.  Function, restoration, and ecosystem services of riverine wetlands in the temperate zone.  Ecological Engineering, 96, 1-7.

An, T., S. M. Schaeffer, J. Zhuang, M. A. Radosevich, and et al.  2015.  Dynamics and distribution of 13C-labeled straw carbon by microorganisms as affected by soil fertility levels in the Black Soil region of Northeast China.  Biology and Fertility of Soils, 51, 605-613.

An, T., S. M. Schaeffer, S. Li, S. Fu, J. Pei, H. Li, J. Zhuang, M. A. Radosevich, and J. Wang.  2015.  Carbon fluxes from plants to soil and dynamics of microbial immobilization under plastic film mulching and fertilizer application using 13C pulse-labeling.  Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 80, 53-61.

Du L., K. Arnholt, S. A. Ripp, G. S. Sayler, S. Wang, C. Liang, J. Wang, and J. Zhuang.  2015.  Biological toxicity of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) against the luxCDABE-based bioluminescent bioreporter Escherichia coli 652T7.  Ecotoxicology, 24, 2049–2053.

Filley, T.R., M. Li, J. Zhuang, G. Yu, and et al.  2015.  Bi-national research and education cooperation in the US-China EcoPartnership for Environmental sustainability.  Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 7, 041512.

Guan, S., D. Sen, G. Chen, G. Wang, and J. Zhuang.  2015.  Isotopic characterization of sequestration and transformation of plant residue carbon in relation to soil aggregation dynamics.  Applied Soil Ecology, 96, 18-24.

Li, K., C. G. He, J. Zhuang, Z. X. Zhang, H. Y. Xiang, Z. Q. Wang, H. J. Yang, and L. X. Sheng.  2015.  Long-term changes in water quality and macroinvertebrate communities of a subtropical river.  Water, 7, 63-80.

Qin, Q., X. J. Chen, and J. Zhuang*.  2015.  The fate and impact of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in agricultural soils irrigated with reclaimed water.  Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 45(13), 1379-1408.

Qin, Q., X. M. Li, J. Zhuang, L. P. Wen, and et al.  2015.  Long-distance transport of cadmium from roots to leaves of solanum melongena.  Ecotoxicology, 24(10), 2224-2232.

Wang, Z-Q., Y. Shi, M. Cheng, C. He, J. Zhuang, and L. Sheng.  2015.  Purification of small-scale stagnant water in urban regions: Human-powered water lift and bank-based constructed wetland.  Ecological Engineering, 83, 108-111.

Xing, Y., X. J. Chen, J. Zhuang, and X. Chen.  2015.  What happens when pharmaceuticals meet colloids: a review.  Ecotoxicology, 24(10), 2110-2114.

Xu, X-H., K. Oliff, T. T. Xu, S. A. Ripp, G. S. Sayler, and J. Zhuang.  2015.  Microbial availability of mercury: effective detection and organic ligand effect using a whole-cell bioluminescent bioreporter.  Ecotoxicology, 24(10), 2200-2206.

Zeng, X-F., Z. Wang, J. Wang, J. Guo, Z. Chen, and J. Zhuang.  2015.  Health risk assessment of heavy metals via dietary intake of wheat grown in Tianjin sewage irrigation area.  Ecotoxicology, 24(10), 2115-2124.

Zeng, X. F., X. J. Chen, and J. Zhuang*.  2015.  The positive relation between ocean acidification and pollution.  Marine Pollution Bulletin, 9(1), 14-21.

Zhuang, J., H. Q. Yu, T. B. Henry, and G. S. Sayler.  2015.  Fate and toxic effects of environmental stressors: environmental control.  Ecotoxicology, 24(10), 2043-2048.

Shi, W. J., F. M. Menn, T. T. Xu, Z. T. Zhuang, C. Beasley, S. A. Ripp, J. Zhuang*, A. C. Layton, and G. S. Sayler.  2014.  C60 reduces the bioavailability of mercury in aqueous solutions.  Chemosphere, 95, 324-328.

Zhuang, J.*, G. R. Yu, and K. Nakayama.  2014.  A series RCL circuit theory for analyzing non-steady-state water uptake of maize plants.  Scientific Reports, 4, 6720.

T. L. Guo, Q. J. Wang, D. Q. Li, J. Zhuang, and L. S. Wu.  2013.  Flow hydraulic characteristic effect on sediment and solute transport on slope erosion.  Catena, 107, 145-153.

T. L. Guo, Q. J. Wang, W. J. Bai, and J. Zhuang.  2013.  Effect of land use on scouring flow hydraulics and transport of soil solute in erosion.  Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 18(4), 465-473.

Y. F. Yang, Q. J. Wang, and J. Zhuang.  2013.  Estimating hydraulic parameters of stony soils on the basis of one-dimensional water absorption properties.  Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B-Soil and Plant Science, 63(4), 304-313.

Dai, Y.-S., S. H. Baek, A. Garcia-Diaz, B. Yang, K. -L. Tsui, and J. Zhuang*.  2012.  An enhanced engineering perspective of global climate systems and statistical formulation of terrestrial CO2 exchanges.  Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 107(3-4), 347-359.

Knappett, P. S., L. D. McKay, A. Layton, D. E. Williams, M. J. Alam, M. R. Huq, J. Mey, J. E. Feighery, P. J. Culligan, B. J. Mailloux, and J. Zhuang*.  2012.  Implications of fecal bacteria input from latrine-polluted ponds for wells in sandy aquifers.  Environmental Science and Technology, 46(3), 1361-1370.

Hongbo He, Wei Zhang, Xudong Zhang, Hongtu Xie, and J. Zhuang*.  2011.  Temporal responses of soil microorganisms to substrate addition as indicated by amino sugar differentiation.  Soil Biology and Biochemistry 43(6), 1155-1161.

Mi Zhang,, Gui-Rui Yu, J. Zhuang*, Randall W. Gentry, Yu-Ling Fu, Xiao-Min Sun, Lei-Ming Zhang, and Xue-Fa Wen.  2011.  Effects of cloudiness change on net ecosystem exchange, light use efficiency, and water use efficiency in typical ecosystems of China.  Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 151(7), 803-816.

Gentry, R. W., G. S. Sayler, and J. Zhuang.  2010.  Towards sustainable cellulosic bioenergy.  Journal of Resources and Ecology, 1(2), 117-122.

Guo, T. L., Q. J. Wang, D. Q. Li, and J. Zhuang.  2010.  Effect of surface stone cover on sediment and solute transport on the slope of fallow land in the semi-arid loess region of northwestern China.  Journal of Soils and Sediments, 10(6), 1200-1208.

Stewart, N., L. Shugart, G. Liu, J. Zhuang, Y. Ma, G. A. Tuskan, R. Meilan, R. W. Gentry, and G. S. Sayler.  2010.  China-US workshop on biotechnology of bioenergy plants.  Ecotoxicology, 19, 1-3.

Wei, X., M. Shao, J. Zhuang, and R. Horton.  2010.  Soil iron fractionation and availability at selected landscape positions in a loessial gully region of northwestern China.  Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 56(4), 617-626.

Yu, G. R., Z. M. Zheng, Q. F. Wang, Y. L. Fu, J. Zhuang, X. M. Sun, and Y. Wang.  2010.  Spatiotemporal pattern of soil respiration of terrestrial ecosystems in China: the development of a geostatistical model and its simulation.  Environmental Science and Technology, 44(16), 6074-6080.

Zhuang, J., N. Goeppert, C. Tu, J. F. McCarthy, E. Perfect, and L. D. McKay.  2010.  Colloid transport with wetting fronts: interactive effects of solution surface tension and ionic strength.  Water Research, 44, 1270-1278.

Zhuang, J., R. W. Gentry, G. R. Yu, G. S. Sayler, and J. W. Bickham.  2010.  Bioenergy sustainability in China: potential and impacts.  Environmental Management, 46(4), 525-530.

Zhao, P., M. Shao, and J. Zhuang.  2009.  Fractal features of particle size redistributions of deposited soils on the dam farmland.  Soil Science, 174(7), 403-407.

Zhuang, J., J. S. Tyner, and E. Perfect.  2009.  Colloid transport and remobilization in unsaturated porous media during transient flow.  Journal of Hydrology, 377, 112-119.

Kenst, A. B., E. Perfect, S. W. Wilhelm, J. Zhuang, J. F. McCarthy, and L. D. McKay.  2008.  Virus transport during infiltration of a wetting front into initially unsaturated sand columns.  Environmental Science and Technology, 42(4), 1102-1108.

Knappett, P. S., M. B. Emelko, J. Zhuang, and L. D. McKay.  2008.  Transport and retention of a bacteriophage and microspheres in saturated, angular porous media: effects of ionic strength and grain size.  Water Research, 42(16), 4368-4378.

McCarthy, J. F., J. Ilavsky, J. D. Jastrow, L. M. Mayer, E. Perfect, and J. Zhuang.  2008.  Protection of organic carbon in soil microaggregates via restructuring of aggregate porosity and filling of pores with accumulating organic matter.  Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 72, 4725-4744.

Shang, J., M. Flury, G. Chen, and J. Zhuang.  2008.  Impact of flow rate, water content, and capillary forces on in situ colloid mobilization during infiltration in unsaturated sediments.  Water Resources Research, 44, W06411.

Zhuang, J., and Y. Jin.  2008.  Interactions between virus and goethite during saturated flow: effects of solution pH, carbonate, and phosphate.  Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 98(1-2), 15-21.

Zhuang, J., J. F. McCarthy, E. Perfect, L. M. Mayer, and J. D. Jastrwo.  2008.  Soil water hysteresis in water-stable microaggregates as affected by organic matter.  Soil Science Society of America Journal, 72(1), 212-220.

Yu, G., J. Zhuang, K. Nakayama, and Y. Jin.  2007.  Root water uptake and profile soil water as affected by vertical root distribution.  Plant Ecology, 189(1), 15-30.

Zhuang, J., J. F. McCarthy, E. Perfect, J. Tyner, and M. Flury.  2007.  In-situ colloid mobilization in Hanford sediments under unsaturated transient flow condition: effect of irrigation pattern.  Environmental Science and Technology, 41(9), 3199-3204.

Zhuang, J., J. Qi, and Y. Jin.  2005.  Retention and transport of amphiphilic colloids under unsaturated flow conditions: effect of particle size and surface properties.  Environmental Science and Technology, 39(20), 7853-7859.

Yu, G., Q. Wang, and J. Zhuang.  2004.  Modeling the water use efficiency of soybean and maize plants under environmental stresses: application of a synthetic model of photosynthesis-transpiration based on stomatal behavior.  Journal of Plant Physiology, 161(3), 303-318.

Zhuang, J., M. Flury, and Y. Jin.  2004.  Comparison of Hanford colloid and kaolinite transport in porous media.  Vadose Zone Journal, 3(2), 395-402.

You, Y., G. F. Vance, D. L. Sparks, J. Zhuang, and Y. Jin.  2003.  Sorption of MS2 bacteriophage to layered double hydroxides: Effect of retention time, pH, and competing anions.  Journal of Environmental Quality, 32(6), 2046-2053.

Yu, G., T. Kobayashi, J. Zhuang, Q. Wang, and L. Qu.  2003.  A coupled model of photosynthesis-transpiration based on the stomatal behavior for maize (Zea mays L.) grown in the field.  Plant and Soil, 249(2), 401-415.

Zhuang, J., and Y. Jin.  2003.  Virus retention and transport as influenced by different forms of soil organic matter.  Journal of Environmental Quality, 32(3), 816-823.

Zhuang, J., and Y. Jin.  2003.  Virus retention and transport in Al-oxide coated sand columns: effects of ionic strength and composition.  Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 60(3-4), 193-209.

Zhuang, J., Y. Jin, and M. Flury.  2003.  Colloid-facilitated cesium transport through water-saturated Hanford sediment and Ottawa sand.  Environmental Science and Technology, 37(21), 4905-4911.

Zhuang, J., and G. Yu.  2002.  Effects of surface coatings on electrochemical properties and contaminant sorption of clay minerals.  Chemosphere, 49 (6), 619-628.

Yu, G., J. Zhuang, and Z. Yu.  2001.  An attempt to establish a synthetic model of photosynthesis-transpiration based on stomatal behavior for maize and soybean plants grown in field.  Journal of Plant Physiology, 158(7), 861-874.

Zhuang, J., G. Yu, and K. Nakayama.  2001.  Scaling of root length density of maize in the field profile.  Plant and Soil, 235(2), 135-142.

Zhuang, J., K. Nakayama, G. Yu, and T. Miyazaki.  2001.  Predicting unsaturated hydraulic conductivity of soil based on some basic soil properties.  Soil & Tillage Research, 59(3-4), 143-154.

Zhuang, J., K. Nakayama, G. Yu, and T. Urushisaki.  2001.  Estimation of root water uptake of maize: an ecophysiological perspective.  Field Crops Research, 69, 201-213.

Zhuang, J., Y. Jin, and T. Miyazaki.  2001.  Estimating water retention characteristic from soil particle-size distribution using a non-similar media concept.  Soil Science, 166(5), 308-321.

Zhuang, J., G. Yu, and X. Liu.  2000.  Characteristics of lead sorption on clay minerals in relation to metal oxide.  Pedosphere, 10(1), 11-20.

Zhuang, J., K. Nakayama, G. Yu, and T. Miyazaki.  2000.  Scaling of soil saturated hydraulic conductivity: a comparison of models.  Soil Science, 165(9), 718-727.

Book chapters or books

Schnug, E., X. Chen, J. Zhuang, and S. Haneklaus.  2023.  Silent Alienation of Soils through Microplastic in the Anthropocene–A Constraint for Soil Productivity?.  Soil Constraints and Productivity, pp. 133-156, CRC Press, May 28, 2023.

Zhuang, J., W. Liu, L. Yang, J. Kang, and X. Zhang.  2020.  Bioluminescent Imaging and Tracking of Bacterial Transport in Soils.  Methods in Molecular Biology - Bioluminescent Imaging, Vol. 2081, pp. 53-65, S. Ripp (ed.), Nature Springer.

Zhuang, J.*, and R. Gentry.  2011.  Environmental application and risks of nanotechnology: A balanced view.  Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Risk Assessment. Editor(s): Steven Ripp, Theodore B. Henry, Volume 1079, Chapter 3, pp. 41-67, October 18, 2011, American Chemical Society, doi: 10.1021/bk-2011-1079.ch003.

Bulletins, reports, circulars, pamphlets, factsheets

Zhuang, J.  2019.  China-US Joint Research Center for Ecosystems and Environmental Change (JRCEEC).  Annual Report for Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, Knoxville, TN, USA, August, 2019.

Zhuang, J., F. Loeffler, G. S. Sayler, T. Rials, and V. Dale.  2019.  EAGER: US-China Food-Energy-Water Systems Transdisciplinary Environmental Research Network.  Annual Report for National Science Foundation, Knoxville, TN, USA, May 2019.

Zhuang, J., X. Zhang, B. Fu, and R. Dong.  2019.  China-US 100-PhD Program in Food, Energy and Environment.  Program Annual Report for China Scholarship Council, Knoxville, TN, USA, September 2019.

Zhuang, J., J. C. Stier, R. J. Dong, and X. X. Zhang.  2017.  Final Report of China-US 100-PhD Program in Environment and Energy.  Program Report submitted to China Scholarship Council, Beijing, China, September, 2017.

Stier, J. C., J. Zhuang, R. J. Dong, X. X. Zhang, and X. D. Zhang.  2016.  Progress Report of China-US 100-PhD Program in Environment and Energy.  Program Report submitted to China Scholarship Council, Knoxville, TN, USA, July 2016.

Li, M. L., T. R. Filley, J. Zhuang, G. R. Yu, G. B. Jiang, and et al.  2015.  Final Report of US-China Eco-partnership for Environmental Sustainability.  Program Report Submitted to China National Development and Reform Commission & U.S. State Department, Beijing, China, October 22, 2015.

Zhuang, J., G. Yu, K. Nakayama, and T. Urushisaki.  2000.  Environmental dependence of sap flow of maize.  The Technical Bulletin of Faculty of Horticulture of Chiba University, 54, 53-64.

Popular press, trade, UTIA magazine or newsletter articles

Zhuang, J.  2024.  International symposium to converge food-energy-water research for net-zero development.  EurekAlert.

Zhuang, J.  2021.  Global Engagement Champion.  University of Tennessee''s Center for Global Engagement.

Zhuang, J., F. Löffler, G. S. Sayler, G. R. Yu, and G. B. Jiang.  2021.  Solving shared problems at the food, energy, and water nexus.  Eos Magazine (Science News by AGU), 102, Published on 25 January 2021.

Zhuang, J., T. Gill, M. Jin, F. Loeffler, and W. Tate.  2020.  Merging Global Resources to Support Urban Sustainability.  EurekAlert.

Zhuang, J., F. Loeffler, G. S. Sayler, W. F. Brown, and V. H. Dale.  2017.  UT-ORNL to Shepherd US-China Transdisciplinary Environmental Research Network.  ORNL Environmental Sciences Division.

Zhuang, J., K. Rewcastle, and I. Chatman.  2013.  CASNR Students Complete Summer Research in China.  UT CASNR Chronicle, Fall 2013.

Abstracts from scientific or discipline meetings, papers from conference proceedings

Cao, C., J. Zhuang, and Das, S..  2026.  LLM-Orchestrated Digital Twins for Safe, Human-Centered Decision Support in Precision Agriculture.  The 40th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, January 20-27, 2026, Singapore.

Zhuang, J.  2025.  Potential Synergy of Soil Carbon Sequestration and Pore System Restructuring.  2025 Annual ASA/CSA/SSSA Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 9-13, 2025.

Cao, C., J. Zhuang, J. Fu, and W. Zhou.  2024.  Quality of surveillance analysis of LEO satellite constellations for orbital edge computing in precision agriculture and climate monitoring.  2024 IEEE/ACM 32nd International Symposium on Quality of Service (IWQoS), 2:1-6.

Cao, Q., J. Zhuang, and Q. He.  2024.  LLM-assisted modeling and simulations for public sector decision-making: bridging climate data and policy insights.  AAAI-2024 Workshop on Public Sector LLMs: Algorithmic and Sociotechnical Design, February 2024..

Chen, F., B. Zhou, L. Yang, X. Chen, and J. Zhuang.  2023.  Predicting bacterial transport through saturated porous media using an automated machine learning model.  The General Assembly 2023 of European Geosciences Union (EDU), Vienna, Austria, April 23-28, 2023.

Chen, X., and J. Zhuang.  2023.  A hydrobiological mechanism controlling the synergistic effects of unsaturated flow and soil organic matter on transport and degradation of EOCs in soils.  Goldschmidt 2023 Conference, Lyon, France, July 9-14, 2023.

Sun, H.*, M. A. Radosevich, J. Lee, J. Zhuang, et al.  2023.  Adhesion to soil surfaces inhibits bacterial cell-to-cell interactions.  ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, October 29-November 1, 2023.

Zhuang, J.  2023.  A Perspective on Food–Energy–Water Nexus for Net-Zero Urban System.  Goldschmidt 2023 Conference, Lyon, France, July 9-14, 2023.

Zhuang, J.  2023.  Optimizing Food-Energy-Water Nexus for Net-Zero Emission Goal.  The First International Research and Innovation Conference on Education, Engineering and Agriculture, Bacnotan, La Union, Philippine, December 4-6, 2023.  (invited)

Zhuang, J.  2023.  Food-Energy-Water Nexus for Net-Zero Transition.  The Annual Congress of The Argentine No-Till Farmers Association (AAPRESID), Rosario, Argentina, August 9-11, 2023.  (invited)

Kramer, A., S. Jagadamma, and J. Zhuang.  2022.  Impact of cover crop species diversity on soil nutrient availability and crop productivity.  2022 International Conference on Resource Sustainability (icRS 2022), Virtual, August 1-5, 2022.

Sun, H.*, Y. Sun, and J. Zhuang.  2022.  Environmental footprints and mitigation strategies of domestic plant food loss and waste in the United States.  2022 International Conference on Resource Sustainability (icRS 2022), Virtual, August 1-5, 2022.

Zhuang, J.  2022.  Can food-energy-water nexus research keep pace with agricultural innovation?.  2022 International Conference of Circular Bioeconomy Systems for Urban-Rural Co-Prosperity, Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 30-December 2, 2022.  (invited)

Zhuang, J.  2022.  Potential impacts of emerging technologies on agricultural food-energy-water nexus.  2022 International Conference on Resource Sustainability (icRS 2022), Virtual, August 1-5, 2022.  (invited)

Chen, X., Y. Dai, and J. Zhuang.  2021.  Synergistic effects of unsaturated flow and soil organic matter on retention and transport of PPCPs in soils.  In: Proceeding of European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Virtual, April 19-30, 2021.

Duan, N., M. A. Radosevich, J. Zhuang, and S. M. Schaeffer.  2021.  Exploration of soil viral diversity and its potential to influence biogeochemical cycles under long-term fertilization and cover cropping management.  In: Proceeding of American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, New Orleans, December 13-17, 2021.

Fan, Y., J. Lee, M. E. Essington, J. Zhuang, S. Jagadamma, J. S. Schwartz, and J. Bhadha.  2021.  Using a nonlinear model to evaluate the nitrate removal performance in denitrifying bioreactor by the inflow and outflow C/N ratio.  International Soils Meetings Abstracts. SSSA, Madison, WI.

Chen, X. J., E. Bloem, J. Zhuang, and E. Schnug.  2020.  Silent alienation of soils through microplastics in the anthropocene.  The 28th International Symposium of the International Scientific Centre for Fertilizers, March 16-20, 2020, Athens, Greece.

Fan, Y. C., J. Lee, M. E. Essington, J. Zhuang, S. Jagadamma, and J. Schwartz.  2020.  A review of filling materials and abiotic factors for denitrifying bioreactors.  Proceedings of 2020 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Virtual, November 9-13, 2020.

Fan, Y., J. Lee, M. E. Essington, J. Zhuang, S. Jagadamma, and J. Schwartz.  2020.  Nonlinear model to describe the relationship between nitrate removal rate and hydraulic retention time of the denitrifying bioreactor.  Proceedings of 2020 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Virtual, November 9-13, 2020.

Liu, J. G., B. R. Scanion, and J. Zhuang.  2020.  Water-energy-food nexus for multiscale sustainable development.  Proceedings of 2020 AGU Annual Meeting, Virtual, December 1-17, 2020.

Radosevich, M. A., J. Zhuang, S. M. Schaeffer, and J. M. DeBruyn.  2020.  Integrating the numerically most abundant lifeforms (viruses) into soil food webs.  Proceedings of 2020 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Virtual, November 9-13, 2020.

Sun, H. H.*, Y. C. Sun, R. E. Wagner*, M. Z. Jin, W. Tate, and J. Zhuang.  2020.  Analyzing food losses and waste problems across the food-water-energy nexus in the United States.  Proceedings of 2020 AGU Annual Meeting, Virtual, December 1-17, 2020.

Zhuang, J.  2020.  Colloid-mediated transport of antibiotics through chemically heterogeneous porous media.  Proceedings of The 57th Annual Meeting of Clay Minerals Society, Virtual, October 18-23, 2020.  (invited)

Zhuang, J., F. Löffler, and G. S. Sayler.  2020.  Creating a research enterprise framework for global efforts on innovation at the nexus of food, energy, and water systems.  Proceedings of 2020 AGU Annual Meeting, Virtual, December 1-17, 2020.

Duan, Ning, A. Fine, X. Liang, R. Wagner*, M. A. Radosevich, and S. M. Schaeffer.  2019.  The Response of Soil Viral and Bacterial Functional Diversity to Long-Term Agricultural Management.  ASA, CSSA and SSSA International Annual Meetings, San Antonio, TX.

Fan Y., J. Lee, M. E. Essington, J. Zhuang, and S. Jagadamma.  2019.  Woodchip-derived bioreactor and silage leachate to attenuate NO3-N and veterinary antibiotics.  International Soils Meetings Abstracts. SSSA, Madison, WI..

Liang, X., Y. Zhang, S. Wilhelm, J. M. DeBruyn, J. Zhuang, and M. A. Radosevich.  2019.  Contrasting Virus-host Interactions at Different Soil Depths.  Proceedings of AGU Annual Meeting, San Francisco., USA, December 9-13, 2019.

Singh, S., S. Yan, J. C. Sorochan, J. C. Stier, M. A. Mayes, J. Zhuang, and S. Jagadamma.  2019.  Soil carbon accumulation and nutrient availability in managed and unmanaged ecosystems of east Tennessee.  ASA-Southern Branch Annual Meeting, Feb 3-5, Birmingham, AL.

Wagner, R.*, M. A. Radosevich, S. M. Schaeffer, X. Liang, N. Duan, and A. Fine.  2019.  Exploring the Relationship between Agricultural Management Practices and Viral Ecology.  ASA, CSSA and SSSA International Annual Meetings, San Antonio, TX.

Zhuang, J.  2019.  Removal of Nitrate, Phosphate and Antibiotics by Biochar under Flow Conditions.  Proceedings of The First International Workshop of Biochar, Shenyang, China, September 20-23, 2019.  (invited)

Zhuang, J.  2019.  A Food-Energy-Water nexus Perspective on Water Availability for Crop Production.  Proceedings of The 10th China National Symposium of Environmental Chemistry, Tianjin, China, August 15-19, 2019.  (invited)

Zhuang, J.  2019.  Colloid-mediated transport of antibiotics in chemically heterogeneous porous media.  Proceedings of ACS National Meeting, Orlando, Florida, USA, March 31-April 4, 2019.  (invited)

Zhuang, J., F. Loeffler, and G. S. Sayler.  2019.  Agricultural Water Availability: A Nexus Perspective.  SSSA Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 6-9.

Zhuang, J., F. Loeffler, and G. S. Sayler.  2019.  Agricultural Water Availability: a Nexus Perspective.  Proceedings of SSSA Meeting, San Diego, California, USA, January 6-9, 2019.  (invited)

Fine, A. K., R. Wagner*, X. Liang, M. A. Radosevich, and S. M. Schaeffer.  2018.  Exploring the relationship between soil viral dynamics and carbon biogeochemical properties in a long term agricultural experiment.  American Geophysical Union Meetings, Washington D.C.

Singh, S., S. Yan, S. Jagadamma, J. C. Sorochan, J. C. Stier, and J. Zhuang.  2018.  Comparative evaluation of turfgrass and row crop management on soil carbon dynamics and nutrient availability.  American Society of Agronomy Southern Regional Branch Annual Meeting, February 4-6, Jacksonville, FL.

Zhuang, J., F. Loeffler, and G. S. Sayler.  2018.  The Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water Systems: Stressors and Solutions.  American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., December 9-14.  (invited)

Chen, X. J., Y. N. Xing, X. Chen, and J. Zhuang.  2017.  Colloid-mediated transport of PPCPs through porous media.  EGU General Assembly Conference, Vol. 19, Page 4801, Vienna, Austria, April 23-28, 2017.

Xiaolong Liang, Y. Wang, J. Zhuang, and M. A. Radosevich.  2017.  Virus and bacterial community responses to anaerobic Fe(III) bioreduction vary with down-gradient distance from the point of electron-donor addition.  Soil Science Society of America, Tampa, Fl.

Zhuang, J., Q. Li, X. Chen, and X. J. Chen.  2017.  Soil cadmium removal by fulvic acid-aided hydroxyapatite nanofluid.  EGU General Assembly Conference, Vol. 19, Page 11058, Vienna, Austria, April 23-28, 2017.

Zhuang, J., X. J. Chen, S. Xu, M. A. Radosevich, and S. Wang.  2017.  Retention and transport of cellulosic nanocrystals in soils.  Proceedings of ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida, USA, October 22-25, 2017.

Zhuang, J.  2016.  Retention and Transport of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Soils as Affacteed by Soil Organic Matter and Microaggregates.  Proceedings of ASA-CSSA-SSSA Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Nov. 6-9, 2016.

Zhuang, J.  2015.  Impact of Land Use on Soil Organic Matter Preservation: Pore-Scale Mechanisms.  Proceedings of Workshop on Critical Zone Science, Sustainability and Services in a Changing World, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, Oct. 22-24, 2015.  (invited)

Zhuang, J.*  2014.  Colloid transport with wetting fronts.  Proceedings of China-US Symposium on Water, Energy, and Sustaianble Ecosystem, Hefei, China, October 26-28, 2014.  (invited)

Zhuang, J.*  2014.  A Series Circuit Theory for Analyzing Root Water Uptake by Plant.  Proceedings of International Workshop of Efficient Water Use in Agriculture, Beijing, China, June 1-3, 2014.  (invited)

Zhuang, J., J. Ilavsky, X. D. Zhang, X. Y. Zhang, and J. F.. McCarthy.  2013.  Encapsulation of organic carbon in fine scale pores under different agricultural practices.  Abstracts of ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meetings, Tampa, Florida, November 3-6, 2013.

Shi, W., F. Menn, T. Xu, T. Zhuang, C. Beasley, S. Ripp, J. Zhuang, A. Layton, and G. Sayler.  2012.  C60 fullerenes reduces mercury bioavailability in aqueous solutions.  Regional Meeting of American Society for Microbiology, Maryville, Tennessee, October 26-27, 2012.

Zhuang, J.  2012.  Retention and transport of viruses in porous media.  Proceedings of the China-US Symposium on Land Use, Ecosystem Services, and Sustainable Development, Shenyang, China, September 17-19, 2012.  (invited)

Zhuang, J.  2023.  Optimizing Food-Energy-Water Nexus for Net-Zero Emission Goal.  The First International Research and Innovation Conference on Education, Engineering and Agriculture, Bacnotan, La Union, Philippine, December 4-6, 2023.  (invited)

Zhuang, J.  2023.  Food-Energy-Water Nexus for Net-Zero Transition.  The Annual Congress of The Argentine No-Till Farmers Association (AAPRESID), Rosario, Argentina, August 9-11, 2023.  (invited)

Zhuang, J.  2022.  Can food-energy-water nexus research keep pace with agricultural innovation?.  2022 International Conference of Circular Bioeconomy Systems for Urban-Rural Co-Prosperity, Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 30-December 2, 2022.  (invited)

Zhuang, J.  2022.  Potential impacts of emerging technologies on agricultural food-energy-water nexus.  2022 International Conference on Resource Sustainability (icRS 2022), Virtual, August 1-5, 2022.  (invited)

Zhuang, J.  2020.  Colloid-mediated transport of antibiotics through chemically heterogeneous porous media.  Proceedings of The 57th Annual Meeting of Clay Minerals Society, Virtual, October 18-23, 2020.  (invited)

Zhuang, J.  2019.  Removal of Nitrate, Phosphate and Antibiotics by Biochar under Flow Conditions.  Proceedings of The First International Workshop of Biochar, Shenyang, China, September 20-23, 2019.  (invited)

Zhuang, J.  2019.  A Food-Energy-Water nexus Perspective on Water Availability for Crop Production.  Proceedings of The 10th China National Symposium of Environmental Chemistry, Tianjin, China, August 15-19, 2019.  (invited)

Zhuang, J.  2019.  Colloid-mediated transport of antibiotics in chemically heterogeneous porous media.  Proceedings of ACS National Meeting, Orlando, Florida, USA, March 31-April 4, 2019.  (invited)

Zhuang, J., F. Loeffler, and G. S. Sayler.  2019.  Agricultural Water Availability: a Nexus Perspective.  Proceedings of SSSA Meeting, San Diego, California, USA, January 6-9, 2019.  (invited)

Zhuang, J., F. Loeffler, and G. S. Sayler.  2018.  The Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water Systems: Stressors and Solutions.  American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., December 9-14.  (invited)

Zhuang, J.  2015.  Impact of Land Use on Soil Organic Matter Preservation: Pore-Scale Mechanisms.  Proceedings of Workshop on Critical Zone Science, Sustainability and Services in a Changing World, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, Oct. 22-24, 2015.  (invited)

Zhuang, J.*  2014.  Colloid transport with wetting fronts.  Proceedings of China-US Symposium on Water, Energy, and Sustaianble Ecosystem, Hefei, China, October 26-28, 2014.  (invited)

Zhuang, J.*  2014.  A Series Circuit Theory for Analyzing Root Water Uptake by Plant.  Proceedings of International Workshop of Efficient Water Use in Agriculture, Beijing, China, June 1-3, 2014.  (invited)

Zhuang, J.  2012.  Retention and transport of viruses in porous media.  Proceedings of the China-US Symposium on Land Use, Ecosystem Services, and Sustainable Development, Shenyang, China, September 17-19, 2012.  (invited)

Theses/Dissertations completed by directed students

Price, A.*  2025.  The food desert reduction roadmap: A food-energy-water nexus analysis for the Appalachian region.  M.S. Thesis.

McCurry, D. P.*  2023.  Mapping Past Land Use Changes and Modeling Future Urbanization Patterns in a Mid-Sized American City.  M.S. Thesis.

Rewcastle, K.*, and J. Zhuang.  2015.  Reaping the benefits of conservation tillage: Implications of increased soil organic matter and aggregation in surface soils.  M.S. Thesis, Knoxville, TN, April 22, 2015.

Cheng, Z.*  2023.  Impact of cadmium stress on soil virus reproduction and the persistence of viruses under abiotic conditions.  Ph.D. Dissertation, July 2023.

Sun, H.*  2023.  Roles of soil pores in determining water retention and microbial dynamics.  Ph.D. Dissertation, April 2023.

McDearis, R. W.*  2022.  Native soil virus abundance, composition, and mobility under natural and managed agricultural conditions.  Ph.D. Dissertation.

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* Jie Zhuang served as major professor for this author.