Fang You

Despite main involvement in projects with confidentiality requirements and long-term field trials, I have 30+ publications, and 95% of my papers feature in the highest impact journals (Q1) in multidisciplinary fields of mineral chemistry, environmental science and microbiology, soil ecology and plant science. To date, these papers have been cited over 673 times and have an H-index of 14. Of my publications, 82.4% are in the top 10% of journals (Elsevier's SciVal). I also actively engage in a diverse range of research themes and serve as the first responding author for >60% of peer-reviewed papers resulting from multiple projects.

In addition to academic excellence, my research brings practical benefits to improve mining industry sustainability. I have established links with key industry partner organisation and government, including Rio Tinto, Queensland Alumina Limited, Energy Resource Australia and Queensland Government. One of her highlights translational research is the co-invention of the world-first, cost-effective and field operable technology as stated in the patent “Treatment of bauxite residues” (WO2022099360), which is also featured in the “Sustainable Bauxite Residue Management Guidance” released by International Aluminium Institute (April 2022), Nature Research (https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-021-00429-4), and mining industry media (https://aluminium.org.au/news/red-mud-dam-research-uq-partnership/;html; https://www.mining.com/technology-to-transform-bauxite-red-mud-into-fertile-soil-almost-a-reality/). This technology is currently being commercialised by UniQuest Pty Ltd throughout the world and is expected to bring significant changes to bauxite treatment in Australia and globally. In addition, her research findings about keystone underground indicative fungi and bacteria colonizing Uranium mined site have contributed to the formulation of rehabilitation strategy using understorey plant for Energy Resource Australia.