Min Yang
Professor
Biography
Min Yang is currently a Professor at the Research Center for Eco‑Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (RCEES, CAS), and a doctoral supervisor. He is a recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. He serves as the Director of the National Engineering Research Center for Industrial Wastewater Harmlessness and Resource Recovery, and as an Associate Editor of ES&T Water.
His research has long focused on the control of microbial risks in water environments. He has led the national drinking water quality surveys since the 11th Five‑Year Plan period, developed rapid detection methods and equipment for harmful algae and pathogenic microorganisms, and tackled key engineering challenges such as green algae suppression and odor control in large‑scale water sources and source blocking of antibiotic resistance transmission in antibiotic wastewater treatment. His achievements have been incorporated into national and WHO standards, including the Standards for Drinking Water Quality, and applied to water source quality regulation, engineering construction for resistance control in pharmaceutical wastewater, and emergency responses to taste and odor incidents in Beijing, Shanghai, Yuhang, among others, benefiting multiple countries along the Belt and Road.
He has received numerous awards, including the First and Second Class Prizes of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, the Second Class Prize of the National Natural Science Award, the CAS Outstanding Science and Technology Achievement Award, the Guanghua Award, the Special Prize for Science and Technology Progress from the China Urban Water Supply and Drainage Association, and the Hou Debang Chemical Science and Technology Achievement Award.
Education
Ph.D. | Hiroshima University
Min’s Publications
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WR2013: Ming Su, Min Yang*, et al. Establishment of quantitative PCR methods for the quantification of geosmin-producing potential and *Anabaena* sp. in freshwater systems. Water Research 2013;47(10):3444-3454. 10.1016/j.watres.2013.03.043.
Geosmin presence felt, / PCR quickens the path, / Water's taste revealed. -
JES2014: Ming Su, Min Yang*, et al. Spatial and temporal variations of two cyanobacteria in the mesotrophic Miyun reservoir, China. Journal of Environmental Sciences 2014;26(2):289-298. 10.1016/S1001-0742(13)60433-7.
Cyanobacteria bloom, / In Miyun’s mesotrophic, / Depths of the water. -
Hydrobiologia2014: Ming Su, Min Yang*, et al. Importance of underwater light field in selecting phytoplankton morphology in a eutrophic reservoir. Hydrobiologia 2014;724:203–216. 10.1007/s10750-013-1739-2.
Light field in water, / Phytoplankton choose their form, / Seasonal changes. -
WR2015: Ming Su, Jianwei Yu*, Min Yang*, et al. MIB-producing cyanobacteria (Planktothrix sp.) in a drinking water reservoir: Distribution and odor producing potential. Water Research 2015;68:444-453. 10.1016/j.watres.2014.09.038.
Cyanobacter bloom, / Shallow waters' MIB, / Odor risks arise. -
STE2017: Ming Su, Wei An*, Min Yang*, et al. Reducing production of taste and odor by deep-living cyanobacteria in drinking water reservoirs by regulation of water level. Science of The Total Environment, Volume 574, Pages 1477-1483. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.08.134.
Cyanobacteria deep, / Water levels shifted steep, / Odor risks now asleep. -
WR2019: Tingting Liu, Jianwei Yu*, Ming Su, Zeyu Jia, Chunmiao Wang, Ye Zhang, Chunhua Dou, Michael Burch, and Min Yang*. Production and Fate of Fishy Odorants Produced by Two Freshwater Chrysophyte Species under Different Temperature and Light Conditions. Water Research 2019;157, 529–534. 10.1016/j.watres.2019.04.004
Fishy scents arise, / Cold waters whisper secrets— / Light and warmth decide. -
HA2019: Zeyu Jia, Ming Su, Tingting Liu, Qingyuan Guo, Qi Wang, Michael Burch, Jianwei Yu*, and Min Yang*. Light as a regulator of MIB-producing Planktothrix in source water: mechanism and in-situ verification. Harmful Algae, Volume 88, 2019, Article 101658. 10.1016/j.hal.2019.101658
Light nurtures the deep, / Shadows hold their quiet sweep— / Cyanobacteria creep. -
STE2019: Ming Su, Min Yang*, et al. Succession and interaction of surface and subsurface cyanobacterial blooms in oligotrophic/mesotrophic reservoirs: A case study in Miyun Reservoir. Science of The Total Environment 649 (2019): 1553-1562. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.307.
Cyanobacteria grow, / Surface and subsurface dance, / Reservoirs transform. -
JES2021: Ming Su, Min Yang* et. al. Ecological Niche and in-situ Control of MIB Producers in Source Water. Journal of Environmental Sciences 2021;110, 119–128. 10.1016/j.jes.2021.03.026
MIB lingers low, / Hidden where the light won’t go— / Waters whisper woes. -
WR2021: Ming Su, Min Yang*, et al. Identification of MIB producers and odor risk assessment using routine data: A case study of an estuary drinking water reservoir. Water Research 2021;192:116848. 10.1016/j.watres.2021.116848.
MIB detection done, / Estuary's risk forecasted, / Water treatment strain. -
npj Clean Water: Ming Su, Yiping Zhu, Tom Andersen, Xianyun Wang, Zhiyong Yu, Jinping Lu, Yichao Song, Tengxin Cao, Jianwei Yu, Yu Zhang, and Min Yang*. Light-Dominated Selection Shaping Filamentous Cyanobacterial Assemblages Drives Odor Problem in a Drinking Water Reservoir. npj Clean Water 2022;5:37. 10.1038/s41545-022-00181-2.
Light shapes their niche / Pseudanabaena reigns / Odors subside slow -
ER2022: MD. Suruzzaman, Yongjing Wang*, Ming Su*, et. al. Evaluation of the MIB-producing potential based on real-time qPCR in drinking water reservoirs. Environmental Research 2022;204:112308. 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112308.
Green light promotes / MIB synthesis and PE / Odor risks increase -
ER2023: Ming Su, Min Yang*, et. al. Biosynthesis of 2-methylisoborneol is regulated by chromatic acclimation of Pseudanabaena. Environmental Research 2023;221:115260. 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115260.
Green light promotes / MIB synthesis and PE / Odor risks increase -
WR2022: Jinping Lu, Ming Su*, et. al. Driving forces for the growth of MIB-producing Planktothricoides raciborskii in a low-latitude reservoir. Water Research 2022;220:118670. 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118670.
MIB persists long / Warm reservoirs bloom anew / Odor challenges. -
WR2023b: Jinping Lu#, Ming Su#, Min Yang*, et. al. MIB-derived odor management based upon hydraulic regulation in small drinking water reservoirs: Principle and application. Water Research 2023;244:120485. 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120485.
Small reservoirs / Adjust HRT to halt / MIB odors. -
WR2023a: Tengxin Cao, Ming Su*, Min Yang*, et. al. Early warning of MIB episode based on gene abundance and expression in drinking water reservoirs. Water Research 2023;231:119667. 10.1016/j.watres.2023.119667.
How to know when MIB episode comes? / Gene may tell you. Try / qPCR with mic gene! -
WR2024: Jiao Fang, Ming Su*, Min Yang*, et. al. Mitigating harmful cyanobacterial blooms in drinking water reservoirs through in-situ sediment resuspension. Water Research 2023;267:122509. 10.1016/j.watres.2024.122509.
Cyanobacterial bloom in source water? / No solution? Try / in-situ Sediment Resuspension -
WR2025: Tengxin Cao, Ming Su*, Min Yang*, et. al. Green Light Suppresses Cell Growth but Enhances Photosynthetic Rate and MIB Biosynthesis in PE-Containing Pseudanabaena. Water Research 2025;231:123336. 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123336.
Red light fuels the growth, / Green deepens the pigments’ hue, / MIB’s quiet rise. -
ES&T2025: Ming Su#, Weiwei Li#, Changwei Lü, Min Yang, et. al. Effects of Oxygenation Resuspension on DOM Composition and Its Role in Reducing Dissolved Manganese in Drinking Water Reservoirs. Environmental Sciences & Technology 2025;59(21):10498-10509 10.1021/acs.est.5c00235.
Mud whispers iron, / oxygen sings it silent— / clean water follows. -
JHM2025: Yufan Ai#, Yongnian Wu#, Ming Su*, et. al. Cyanobacterial crowding-out effects on metabolite partitioning: modeling 2-methylisoborneol (MIB) release dynamics and implications. journal of Hazardous Materials 2025;499:140118 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.140118.
A scent on the water, / Born from a crowded cell's burst, / A warning grows cold. -
WR2026: Yuying Gui#, Tengxin Cao#, Ming Su*, et. al. Spatiotemporal decoupling of littoral and lacustrine geosmin dynamics: Implications for early warning in drinking water reservoirs. Water Research 2026;298:125788 10.1016/j.watres.2026.125788.
Littoral bloom foreshadows, / a five-week warning, then taste / downstream borne. -
WR2026: Jiao Fang, Ming Su*, Min Yang*. Controlling filamentous cyanobacterial blooms requires adaptive, weather-informed strategy. Water Research 2026;126505 10.1016/j.watres.2026.126505.
Sediment stirred up, / light dims, filaments retreat— / forecasts guide the cure.