Research progress, publications, and activities of the SOMER Group, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, CAS.https://somer.pages.dev/enhttps://somer.pages.dev/en/news/mineral-papers-oct-2026/https://somer.pages.dev/en/news/mineral-papers-oct-2026/Four mineral-related studies involving SOMER members have recently been accepted by Journal of Environmental Sciences, Nitrogen Cycling, Environmental Science & Technology, and Separation and Purification Technology.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://somer.pages.dev/en/news/jian-wang-stxm-talk-2026/https://somer.pages.dev/en/news/jian-wang-stxm-talk-2026/On the afternoon of September 30, 2026, Dr. Jian Wang of the Canadian Light Source visited RCEES and delivered an invited talk on scanning transmission X-ray microscopy and its applications in environmental and earth sciences.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://somer.pages.dev/en/news/longbin-huang-invited-talk-2026/https://somer.pages.dev/en/news/longbin-huang-invited-talk-2026/Professor Longbin Huang of The University of Queensland delivered an invited academic talk on September 22, 2026.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://somer.pages.dev/en/news/minghan-wang-cej-waste-rock-biochar/https://somer.pages.dev/en/news/minghan-wang-cej-waste-rock-biochar/Minghan Wang and coauthors demonstrate how waste-rock mineralogy directs biochar-mediated heavy metal stabilization through geochemical and microbial pathways in contaminated soil. Songlin Wu is the corresponding author.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://somer.pages.dev/en/news/somer-nsfc-funding-2026/https://somer.pages.dev/en/news/somer-nsfc-funding-2026/Congratulations to Wei Fu on receiving an NSFC General Program grant, and to Hui Wu and Chenglong Lu on receiving NSFC Young Scientists Fund Category C grants.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://somer.pages.dev/en/news/somer-taizhou-mine-environment-conference-2026/https://somer.pages.dev/en/news/somer-taizhou-mine-environment-conference-2026/The 5th Symposium on Mine Environmental Pollution and Remediation was held in Taizhou, Zhejiang. Songlin Wu and Chenglong Lu delivered presentations on coal gangue ecological remediation and root-promoted tailings weathering.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://somer.pages.dev/en/news/zhen-li-gca-rhizosphere-tailings/https://somer.pages.dev/en/news/zhen-li-gca-rhizosphere-tailings/Zhen Li and coauthors report submicron-scale evidence for root-driven mineral weathering and organo-mineral association in iron ore tailings. Songlin Wu is the corresponding author.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://somer.pages.dev/en/news/somer-icom-australia-2026/https://somer.pages.dev/en/news/somer-icom-australia-2026/SOMER members attended the International Conference on Mycorrhiza in Australia. Wei Fu delivered an invited presentation and received the Early Career Researcher Presenting Award, while Songlin Wu also attended the meeting and visited Professor Longbin Huang at The University of Queensland.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://somer.pages.dev/en/news/wang-jing-rock-and-mineral-analysis-pgpr/https://somer.pages.dev/en/news/wang-jing-rock-and-mineral-analysis-pgpr/Jing Wang and coauthors report a review on how plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria contribute to soil organic matter formation and stabilization in mined land.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://somer.pages.dev/en/news/somer-wcss-2026/https://somer.pages.dev/en/news/somer-wcss-2026/The SOMER group attended the 23rd World Congress of Soil Science in Nanjing and exchanged ideas with colleagues on tailing pedogenesis, soil ecological rehabilitation, and soil process research.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://somer.pages.dev/en/news/hui-wu-acs-earth-space-chemistry/https://somer.pages.dev/en/news/hui-wu-acs-earth-space-chemistry/Hui Wu and coauthors report how decade-long soil cover promotes mineral weathering and organic matter accrual in iron ore tailings while deteriorating topsoil.Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://somer.pages.dev/en/news/tong-liu-water-research-nitrate-vanadium/https://somer.pages.dev/en/news/tong-liu-water-research-nitrate-vanadium/This study shows that carbon availability governs the stability of nitrate-vanadium co-remediation in stratified biofilters.Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://somer.pages.dev/en/news/wenyu-river-park-group-photo/https://somer.pages.dev/en/news/wenyu-river-park-group-photo/The SOMER group visited the Yunchang Terraces area of Beijing Wenyu River Park and took a group photo.Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://somer.pages.dev/en/news/chenglong-lu-chemical-geology/https://somer.pages.dev/en/news/chenglong-lu-chemical-geology/Chenglong Lu and coauthors reveal how mineral phase transformation drives DOM molecular fractionation during organic acid-driven weathering of bauxite residue.Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://somer.pages.dev/en/news/tong-liu-nature-communications-iron-cycle/https://somer.pages.dev/en/news/tong-liu-nature-communications-iron-cycle/This work identifies mineral photocatalysis as a pathway mediating Fe(II)/Fe(III) cycling in the euphotic zone and has been selected for the Nature Communications Earth science Editors’ Highlights.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://somer.pages.dev/en/news/tong-liu-cr-bioreduction-water-science-engineering/https://somer.pages.dev/en/news/tong-liu-cr-bioreduction-water-science-engineering/This study develops a microbial-mineral-biomass composite strategy to improve Cr(VI) bioreduction under continuous flow.Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://somer.pages.dev/en/news/somer-2025/https://somer.pages.dev/en/news/somer-2025/A brief annual note on SOMER group growth, research progress, publications, and field-oriented restoration work.Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://somer.pages.dev/en/news/songlin-wu-est-microbial-processing-tailings/https://somer.pages.dev/en/news/songlin-wu-est-microbial-processing-tailings/Songlin Wu and coauthors report how microbial processing and Fe/Al-rich minerals jointly stabilize organic matter during four years of eco-engineered pedogenesis in iron ore tailings.Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://somer.pages.dev/en/news/wei-fu-gcb-drought-amf-diversity/https://somer.pages.dev/en/news/wei-fu-gcb-drought-amf-diversity/Wei Fu and coauthors show that plant productivity responses to extreme drought are linked to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity.Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT