Professor Longbin Huang
Professor

Longbin Huang

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Background

Professor Longbin Huang is a Full Professor and leader of an interdisciplinary research group in Ecological Engineering in Mining. His research focuses on mine waste rehabilitation, ecological engineering, and geomicrobial soil formation, integrating ecological, microbiological, and environmental processes to address sustainability challenges in the mining sector, with influence spanning industry, academia, and policy. Professor Huang leads cutting-edge research in: Geo-microbial ecology, Mineral bioweathering, Microbially and rhizosphere driven soil formation from Tailings Minerals.

Professor Huang's work has advanced nature-based solutions for transforming mine tailings, waste rock, and bauxite residues into sustainable ecosystems. Supported by approximately AUD $23 million in competitive and industry-funded research over the past 15 years, his team has developed and demonstrated innovative rehabilitation technologies with field-scale applications. These include a pioneering technology for the treatment and dealkalization of bauxite residues, which has been commercialized through the University of Queensland startup Bioculum Pty Ltd, and novel approaches for preventing acid mine drainage generation in mine waste materials.

Professor Huang has published over 190 scholarly outputs, including journal articles, conference papers, patents, and book chapters. His research has attracted broad international recognition and has contributed significantly to the advancement of mine waste management, ecological restoration, and sustainable mining practices worldwide.

He is highly experienced in industry-partnered research and translation of knowledge into field-based technologies for tackling large environmental challenges in the mining industry, for example, technologies for tackling global tailings problem. Since 2010, he has led many large and industry-partnered research projects attracting about $23M funding. The research aims to deliver transformative knowledge and practices (i.e., technologies/methdologies) in the rehabilitation of mine wastes (e.g., tailings, mineral residues, spoils, waste rocks) and mined landscapes for non-polluting and ecologically and financially sustainable outcomes. Prof Huang has successfully demonstrated innovative methodology and technology to achieve nature-based outcomes in treating and rehabilitating tailings and waste rocks. Prof Huang’s research program was featured in Rio Tinto’s media releases as one of the four most successful global R&D partnerships in 2024. Prof Huang led the development of the first field-feasible technology to treat and dealkalize alkaline bauxite residues for sustainable rehabilitation. His industry-partnered research was recognised in 2019 UQ’s Partners in Research Excellence Award (Resilient Environments) (Rio Tinto and QAL). Prof Huang is also developing new knowledge and technologies for achieving non-polluting and ecologically sustainable rehabilitation of, for example, coal mine spoils and tailings, Fe-ore tailings, bauxite tailings (from mining bauxite), and Cu/Pb-Zn tailings.

Membership of Board, Committee and Society

Professional associations and societies

2010 – Present Australian Soil Science Society.

2023 – Present AuSIMM

2015 – 2025 Present American Society of Mining and Reclamation (ASMR)

Editorial boards/services

2025 - present: Member of Editorial Board, Energy & Environment Nexus

2022 – present: Associate editor (Soil), Reclamation Sciences

Awards & Patent

2019 UQ’s Partners in Research Excellence Award (Resilient Environments) (Rio Tinto and QAL)

2017 SMI-Industry Engagement Award, University of Queensland

2015 SMI-Inaugural Bright Research Ideas Forum Award, University of Queensland

2014 SMI-RHD Supervision Award, University of Queensland

2015 Foliar fertilizer US 20150266786. In. (Google Patents). Huang L, Nguyen AV, Rudolph V, Xu G (equal contribution)

Availability

Professor Longbin Huang is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Agricultural land management Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences Agriculture, land and farm management Analytical chemistry Analytical chemistry not elsewhere classified Atmospheric composition, chemistry and processes Biological Sciences Bioremediation Chemical Sciences Crop and pasture nutrition Crop and pasture production Earth Sciences Engineering Environmental Sciences Environmental biotechnology Environmental management Environmental rehabilitation and restoration Food sciences Forestry sciences Geochemistry Inorganic chemistry Inorganic geochemistry Land capability and soil productivity Microbial ecology Microbiology Plant biology Soil sciences Tree nutrition and physiology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, Jiangxi Agricultural University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Murdoch University
  • Bachelor of Science, Murdoch University

Research interests

  • Ecological engineered pedogenesis in mine wastes of low pollution risks

    This research investigates biogenic factors (e.g., extremophiles, bacteria, fungi, and roots) in bioweathering and mineralogical transformation of tailings minerals to develop soil-like physical and biogeochemical processes and functions, leading to the formation of sustainable soil (or Technosol), such as in Fe-ore tailings, Cu-tailings, coal tailings, bauxite residue. It is to discover new knowledge of metagenomics of mineral-weathering microbes and molecular mechanisms in mineral transformation and organic matter formation. The emerging technology and methodology are expected to deliver the much needed knowledge and know-how to speed up the rehabilitation of mine tailings, by offsetting natural topsoils. It also contributes to the buildingup of organic carbon storage in Technosols.

  • Bio-chemical engineering of eco-rock from mineral wastes (tailings, waste rocks) for developing physically and hydrogeochemically stable regolith and landforms and sustainable rehabilitation

    This research aims to develop economically and ecologically sustainable technology through bio-chemical engineering of polluting mineral wastes, such as Lead-Zinc tailings, nickel tailings, bauxite residue, by using nature-based design (i.e., mineralogical transformation in natural sedimentary rocks). This ecological-economic revolarization enables the creation of durable cementation horizon in novel regolith for creating physically and hydrogeochemical stable landforms and sustainable vegetation, without long-term pollution risks. The resultant cementation horizon also provide a mechanism to store CO2 which is stabilized in the process of mineralogical transformation and

  • Technosol-plant relations: rhizosphere mechanisms of colonising plant species

    This investigates microbial and biochemcial mechanisms in the rhizosphere of pioneer and native keystone plant species colonising technosols eco-engineered from tailings.

  • Physiological ecology of native metallophytes in metal mined environments and tailing-technosols

    Focuses on the understanding of rhizosphere mechanisms and metal(loid) mobilization/uptake in native metallophytes and tolerant species which are often used to revegetate pioneer plant communities. It aims to identify native plant species which can effectively phytostablize metal mine tailings and land heavily contaminated by AMD.

  • Bio-weathering of reactive minerals in mine wastes

    This project investigate microbial and rhizosphere processes in catalyzing the weatherting of reactive primary minerals (such as pyrite and sodalites) in mine/mineral wastes (such as sulfidic tailings, bauxite residues). Research will focus on the genetic diversity and molecular funationalities of native microbes and plants, which are preferably indegenious to local environments at mine sites.

Research impacts

Proferssor Longbin Huang pioneered a new way to tackle the pollution control and ecological rehabilitation of mine/mineral wastes, for achieving non-polluting and sustainable outcomes of mine waste rehabilitation, in a cost-effective manner. Longbin's new conceptual model of ecological engineering of soil and rock formaiton in mine wastes and a technological framework of eco-engineering mineral transformation, have resulted in most recent technological breakthroughs (such ase eco-engineered soil formation in Fe-ore tailings and bauxite residues, (bio)-chemcial engineering of mineral cementation and hardpan cap), which are finding way into industry assimilation and adoption. Research outcomes over the past decade have started to transform industry's thinking and approaches to design alternative rehabilitation and closure plans of improved economics and lowered long-term risks. The new way significantly shift away from conventional and costly earth-work based engineering methdologies, which requires large amounts of covering materials to be excavated from natural landscapes.

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181 works between 1993 and 2026
All (181) Journal Article (137) Other Outputs (3) Conference Publication (39) Book Chapter (2)

101 - 120 of 181 works

2016

Book Chapter

Utilization of biowaste for mine spoil rehabilitation

Wijesekara, H., Bolan, N. S., Vithanage, M., Xu, Y., Mandal, S., Brown, S. L., Hettiarachchi, G. M., Pierzynski, G. M., Huang, L., Ok, Y. S., Kirkham, M. B., Saint, C. and Surapaneni, A. (2016). Utilization of biowaste for mine spoil rehabilitation. Advances in agronomy. (pp. 97-173) edited by Donald L. Sparks. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/bs.agron.2016.03.001

Utilization of biowaste for mine spoil rehabilitation

2015

Journal Article

RunCA: a cellular automata model for simulating surface runoff at different scales

Shao, Qi, Weatherley, Dion, Huang, Longbin and Baumgartl, Thomas (2015). RunCA: a cellular automata model for simulating surface runoff at different scales. Journal of Hydrology, 529 (P3), 816-829. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.09.003

RunCA: a cellular automata model for simulating surface runoff at different scales

2015

Journal Article

Zinc uptake and distribution in tomato plants in response to foliar supply of Zn hydroxide-nitrate nanocrystal suspension with controlled Zn solubility

Du, Yumei, Li, Peng, Nguyen, Anh V., Xu, Zhi Ping, Mulligan, David and Huang, Longbin (2015). Zinc uptake and distribution in tomato plants in response to foliar supply of Zn hydroxide-nitrate nanocrystal suspension with controlled Zn solubility. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 178 (5), 722-731. doi: 10.1002/jpln.201400213

Zinc uptake and distribution in tomato plants in response to foliar supply of Zn hydroxide-nitrate nanocrystal suspension with controlled Zn solubility

2015

Journal Article

Zinc uptake and distribution in tomato plants in response to foliar supply of Zn hydroxide-nitrate nanocrystal suspension with controlled Zn solubility

Du, Yumei, Li, Peng, Nguyen, Anh V., Xu, Zhi Ping, Mulligan, David and Huang, Longbin (2015). Zinc uptake and distribution in tomato plants in response to foliar supply of Zn hydroxide-nitrate nanocrystal suspension with controlled Zn solubility. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 178 (5), 722-731. doi: 10.1002/jpln.201400213

Zinc uptake and distribution in tomato plants in response to foliar supply of Zn hydroxide-nitrate nanocrystal suspension with controlled Zn solubility

2015

Journal Article

Assessing the genetic diversity of Cu resistance in mine tailings through high-throughput recovery of full-length copA genes

Li, Xiaofang, Zhu, Yong-Guan, Shaban, Babak, Bruxner, Timothy J. C., Bond, Philip L. and Huang, Longbin (2015). Assessing the genetic diversity of Cu resistance in mine tailings through high-throughput recovery of full-length copA genes. Scientific Reports, 5 (1) 13258, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/srep13258

Assessing the genetic diversity of Cu resistance in mine tailings through high-throughput recovery of full-length copA genes

2015

Journal Article

From lithotroph- to organotrophdominant: directional shift of microbial community in sulphidic tailings during phytostabilization

Li, Xiaofang, Bond, Philip L., Van Nostrand, Joy D., Zhou, Jizhong and Huang, Longbin (2015). From lithotroph- to organotrophdominant: directional shift of microbial community in sulphidic tailings during phytostabilization. Scientific Reports, 5 (Art No.: 12978) 12978, 12978. doi: 10.1038/srep12978

From lithotroph- to organotrophdominant: directional shift of microbial community in sulphidic tailings during phytostabilization

2015

Journal Article

Extremely high phosphate sorption capacity in Cu-Pb-Zn mine tailings

Huang, Longbin, Li, Xiaofang and Nguyen, Tuan A. H. (2015). Extremely high phosphate sorption capacity in Cu-Pb-Zn mine tailings. PLoS One, 10 (8) e0135364, 1-15. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135364

Extremely high phosphate sorption capacity in Cu-Pb-Zn mine tailings

2015

Journal Article

Establishing microbial diversity and functions in weathered and neutral Cu–Pb–Zn tailings with native soil addition

Li, Xiaofang, You, Fang, Bond, Philip L. and Huang, Longbin (2015). Establishing microbial diversity and functions in weathered and neutral Cu–Pb–Zn tailings with native soil addition. Geoderma, 247-248, 108-116. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2015.02.010

Establishing microbial diversity and functions in weathered and neutral Cu–Pb–Zn tailings with native soil addition

2015

Journal Article

Quantitative Measurement of Organic Carbon in Mine Wastes: Methods Comparison for Inorganic Carbon Removal and Organic Carbon Recovery

You, Fang, Dalal, Ram, Mulligan, David and Huang, Longbin (2015). Quantitative Measurement of Organic Carbon in Mine Wastes: Methods Comparison for Inorganic Carbon Removal and Organic Carbon Recovery. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 46 (Supplement 1), 375-389. doi: 10.1080/00103624.2014.989113

Quantitative Measurement of Organic Carbon in Mine Wastes: Methods Comparison for Inorganic Carbon Removal and Organic Carbon Recovery

2015

Journal Article

Copper and zinc adsorption by softwood and hardwood biochars under elevated sulphate-induced salinity and acidic pH conditions

Jiang, Shasha, Huang, Longbin, Nguyen, Tuan A. H., Ok, Yong Sik, Rudolph, Victor, Yang, Hong and Zhang, Dongke (2015). Copper and zinc adsorption by softwood and hardwood biochars under elevated sulphate-induced salinity and acidic pH conditions. Chemosphere, 142, 64-71. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.06.079

Copper and zinc adsorption by softwood and hardwood biochars under elevated sulphate-induced salinity and acidic pH conditions

2015

Conference Publication

Root elongation responses of a drought tolerant shrub species Acacia chisholmii to elevated concentrations of cobalt and nickel in solution

Kabas, Sebla, Huang, Longbin and Kopittke, Peter M. (2015). Root elongation responses of a drought tolerant shrub species Acacia chisholmii to elevated concentrations of cobalt and nickel in solution. Rhizosphere-4, Maastricht, Netherlands, 21-25 June 2015.

Root elongation responses of a drought tolerant shrub species Acacia chisholmii to elevated concentrations of cobalt and nickel in solution

2015

Journal Article

In situ analysis of foliar zinc absorption and short-distance movement in fresh and hydrated leaves of tomato and citrus using synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence microscopy

Du, Yumei, Kopittke, Peter M., Noller, Barry N., James, Simon A., Harris, Hugh H., Xu, Zhi Ping, Li, Peng, Mulligan, David R. and Huang, Longbin (2015). In situ analysis of foliar zinc absorption and short-distance movement in fresh and hydrated leaves of tomato and citrus using synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence microscopy. Annals of Botany, 115 (1), 41-53. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcu212

In situ analysis of foliar zinc absorption and short-distance movement in fresh and hydrated leaves of tomato and citrus using synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence microscopy

2014

Journal Article

Potential foliar fertilizers with copper and zinc dual micronutrients in nanocrystal suspension

Li, Peng, Li, Li, Du, Yumei, Hampton, Marc A., Nguyen, Anh V., Huang, Longbin, Rudolph, Victor and Xu, Zhi Ping (2014). Potential foliar fertilizers with copper and zinc dual micronutrients in nanocrystal suspension. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 16 (11) 2669. doi: 10.1007/s11051-014-2669-7

Potential foliar fertilizers with copper and zinc dual micronutrients in nanocrystal suspension

2014

Journal Article

Effects of surface properties of organic matters on cation adsorption in solution phase

Yuan, Mingrui, Xu, Zhi Ping, Baumgartl, Thamos and Huang, Longbin (2014). Effects of surface properties of organic matters on cation adsorption in solution phase. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 225 (9) 2100. doi: 10.1007/s11270-014-2100-0

Effects of surface properties of organic matters on cation adsorption in solution phase

2014

Journal Article

Bacterial diversity in response to direct revegetation in the Pb–Zn–Cu tailings under subtropical and semi-arid conditions

Li, Xiaofang, Huang, Longbin, Bond, Philip L., Lu, Yang and Vink, Sue (2014). Bacterial diversity in response to direct revegetation in the Pb–Zn–Cu tailings under subtropical and semi-arid conditions. Ecological Engineering, 68, 233-240. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.03.044

Bacterial diversity in response to direct revegetation in the Pb–Zn–Cu tailings under subtropical and semi-arid conditions

2014

Journal Article

Preparation and characterisation of manganese and iron compounds as potential control-release foliar fertilisers

Li, Peng, Du, Yumei, Li, Li, Huang, Longbin, Rudolph, Victor, Nguyen, Anh V. and Xu, Zhi Ping (2014). Preparation and characterisation of manganese and iron compounds as potential control-release foliar fertilisers. Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, 4 (3), 746-753.

Preparation and characterisation of manganese and iron compounds as potential control-release foliar fertilisers

2014

Journal Article

Toward a new paradigm for tailings phytostabilization – nature of the substrates, amendment options and anthropogenic pedogenesis

Li, Xiaofang and Huang, Longbin (2014). Toward a new paradigm for tailings phytostabilization – nature of the substrates, amendment options and anthropogenic pedogenesis. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 45 (8), 813-839. doi: 10.1080/10643389.2014.921977

Toward a new paradigm for tailings phytostabilization – nature of the substrates, amendment options and anthropogenic pedogenesis

2014

Conference Publication

Arsenic bioavailability regulated by magnetite in copper tailings: as mobilization into pore water and plant uptake

Liu, Y. J., Zhao, L. and Huang, L. (2014). Arsenic bioavailability regulated by magnetite in copper tailings: as mobilization into pore water and plant uptake. 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment, As 2014, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 11 - 16 May 2014. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press.

Arsenic bioavailability regulated by magnetite in copper tailings: as mobilization into pore water and plant uptake

2014

Conference Publication

Designer tailings – an integrated model for tailings management

Edraki, M., Huynh, T., Baumgartl, T., Huang, L., Andrusiewicz, M., Tungpalan, K., Tayebi-Khorami, M., Wightman, E., Palaniandy, S., Manlapig, E., Evans, C., Farrokhpay, S., Bradshaw, D. and Vink, S. (2014). Designer tailings – an integrated model for tailings management. Life-of-Mine 2014, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 16-18 July 2014. Carlton, VIC, Australia: AUSIMM.

Designer tailings – an integrated model for tailings management

2014

Conference Publication

Arsenic speciation in the copper tailings with the effects of magnetite removal

Liu, Yunjia, Zhao, Lu and Huang, Longbin (2014). Arsenic speciation in the copper tailings with the effects of magnetite removal. 247th National Spring Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Dallas, TX United States, 16-20 March 2014. Washington, DC United States: American Chemical Society.

Arsenic speciation in the copper tailings with the effects of magnetite removal

Current funding

  • 2026 - 2030
    Addressing soil shortage through sustainable technosol formation
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Mineral Biosequestration of Organic Carbon in Early Pedogenesis of Tailings
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    Field trial for in-situ eco-engineering bauxite tailings into soil for ecological rehabilitation at Weipa
    Technological Resources Pty Limited
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2028
    Developing environmental hardpan systems by recycling red mud and coal ash
    Queensland Alumina Limited
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2031
    Ecological Engineering of Soil and Landform for Sustainable Rehabilitation of Red Mud Dams - QAL long-term rehabilitation trials
    Queensland Alumina Limited
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024
    Impacts of isomorphic substitution and molecular trapping on the aluminosilicate framework of low carbon footprint geopolymeric composites
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program (ANSTO)
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2025
    Developing scaling-up process to produce haloalkaliphilic bacteria inoculum for industry-deployment to treat alkaline wastes from refining alumina
    Australia's Economic Accelerator Seed Grants
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Spatial mapping of organic groups in soil aggregates formed in bauxite residue technosols colonized by pioneer leguminous plants
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Organic carbon sequestration by secondary Fe, Al and Si minerals in Fe ore tailings driven by sulfur oxidizing bacteria
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Spatial mapping of organic functional groups within aggregates formed in iron ore tailings driven by plant-mycorrhizal fungi symbiosis
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2021
    The distribution and speciation of zinc and their association with iron minerals in hardpan naturally formed from mine tailings under different pH conditions
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    Developing in situ chemical remediation technology for preventing WRD seepage pollution at COSMO Mine
    NT Mining Operations Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2026
    Pilot for in-situ eco-engineering bauxite residue into technosol at RTA-Gove Refinery
    Rio Tinto Services Limited
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    Breaking critical barriers in soil formation of bauxite residues
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Returning Ecosystem Resilience (CRC TiME project led by DBCA)
    Western Australia Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Attractions
    Open grant
  • 2020
    Characterising organic carbon forms in newly formed Fe-ore tailing aggregates in the mycorrhizosphere
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program (ANSTO)
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Developing mineral-gel technology to engineer red mud hardpan under ambient conditions for capping and lining red mud dams
    RTA Yarwun
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Developing in situ hardpan-capping technology for managing and rehabilitation sulfidic tailings under semi-arid climatic conditions
    Endeavor Operations Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2019
    X-ray absorption spectroscopy - Iron speciation changes in magnetite iron-ore tailings undergoing rhizosphere-driven bioweathering
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2018
    The immobilisation of zinc in hardpan as an environmental remediation strategy for sulphidic zinc bearing mine tailings
    Australian Synchrotron Access Program
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Ecological Engineering of Soil and Landform for Sustainable Rehabilitation of Red Mud Dams (909-QALLTRT)
    Queensland Alumina Limited
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Advanced micro-X-ray Fluorescence facility for biological, medical, materials science and geochemistry
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    In situ Engineering Red Mud into functional Soil - a new technology for cost-effective rehabilitation of red mud domains
    Rio Tinto Aluminium Limited
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Eco-engineering soil from mine tailings for native plant rehabilitation
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Building the framework for meeting closure criteria in waste rock dump design and performance
    MMG Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2014
    A Platform for Translational Water Research
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    Research on key technology cooperation for comprehensive improvement to acidic pollution in metallic mine dump
    Beijing General Research Institute of Mining & Metallurgy
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Demonstration Trials to Understand and Assess the Processes Required to Recover the Productivity of Cropping Soils After Mining
    Australian Coal Association Research Program
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Engineering biochars for restoring and sustaining soil-plant systems - From mined land to crop fields
    UWA-UQ Bilateral Research Collaboration Award
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Phase II: Evaluation of Amendment Options for reconstructing a root zone in base metal mine tailings
    Xstrata Copper Australia Mount Isa Business Unit
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Transitional Research Plan: Evaluation of tailings amendment options on native grass growth, mineral nutrition and Arsenic Accumulation in Plants
    Xstrata Copper
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Developing a strategy for revegetating saline bauxite residue at the Gove Alumina Refinery (Initial chemical tests on pre-pilot samples only)
    Alcan Gove Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2013
    Improved Stability and Functionality of Cross-linking Biopolymer Membrane by Incorporating Clay Nanomaterials
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Phosphorus Use Efficiency (PUE) in Sugarcane Genotypes
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Preparation of cross-linking starch-based nanocomposite films and characterisation of water adsorption and mechanical strength
    Incitec Pivot Limited, Southern Cross Operations
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Increasing Phosphorus Fertiliser Use Efficiency in Crop Production Using Novel Water-Sensing Cross-linking Biopolymer Nanocomposites
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    Tailoring nano-crystal suspensions for extended ion supply to hydrophobic and hydrophilic leaf surfaces
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    Structural and chemical mechanisims controlling inorganic phosphorus reaction in soil for improving P recovery efficiency by crops
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    Developing a closure strategy for current tailings storage facilities at Northparkes Mines
    North Parkes Mines
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    Training workshop in research design, data analysis and interpretation in adaptive research
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2011
    An examination of options and strategies for tailings revegetation at Mt Isa and Ernest Henry Mines
    Xstrata Copper
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    Training workshops - Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2009
    Quantifying effects of maize rotation on soil quality and nutrient availability on cotton growth and yield
    Pioneer Hi-Bred Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2007
    Design and analysis of agricultural experiments and interpretation of experimental findings
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    Low Temperature Tolerance of New Hardwood Species Corymbia - Hybrids and Modulation by Boron Nutrition
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Management of Parthenium weed through Fertilizer applications
    Queensland Murray Darling Committee Inc
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    Management of Parthenium Weed through Competitive Displacement with Beneficial Plants
    Queensland Murray Darling Committee Inc
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Nutriomics of Iron (fe) Sink-Source Relationship in Rice During Grain-filling
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2005
    Possible Roles of Phenolic Compounds in Rice Iron (Fe) - bioavailability
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2005
    Optimizing Tree Productivity of Subtropical Pulp Eucalypt Plantations
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Longbin Huang is:
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Available projects

  • The project topic areas listed here are by no means complete. Applicants are encouraged to contact me for discussing research interests for specific propject area

  • Bio-mineral-organo complexation models in tailings

    investigating critical factors and mechanisms involved in aggregate formation and stability of tailings, in realtion to tailings mineralogy and geochemistry

  • Molecular microbial mechanisms in mineral bioweathering and secondary mineral formation

  • Mechanisms of water-stable aggregate formation in red mud

  • Geo-rhizosphere biology in native/metallophyte species in mineralized soil and metal mine tailings

  • Biogenic mineral forms and speciation in metal mine tailings

  • Rhizosphere adaptation to tailing technosols in native plant species

  • Biogenic factors in duricrust formation: from nature to metal mine tailings

  • Bio-geo-mineral cross-linking mechanisms and hardpan formation in tailings

  • Relationship between soil microbial community structure and trajectory of plant species diversity in revegetated mined land

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The diversity and fate of organic molecules protected by amorphous phase of minerals in tailing-soils during soil-formation

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Adjunct Professor Ram Dalal AM, Dr Fang You, Dr Wenda Chen

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Ecological resilience of aquatic biota in remediating alkaline leachates in a wetland ecosystem

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Fang You, Dr Narottam Saha

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The bioavailability and uptake of aluminium, arsenic and vanadium by halophytes in bauxite residue technosols along the gradient of soil formation

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Narottam Saha

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Nitrogen-fixing microbe functions in supplying N for sustaining plant productivity in bauxite residue technosol

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Fang You

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Forestry
  • Land constraints
  • Micronutrients
  • Plant nutrition
  • Revegetation
  • Tree plantations

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