Xinyi Niu, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
Research field (major directions)
Physical and chemical characteristics of air pollutants and their effects and mechanisms on population health
Education/Work experience:
2024.6-present，Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University
2020.12-2024.06, Assistant Professor, School of Human Settlements and Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University
2018.06-2020.06，Post-doctor, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong，
2014.09 -2018.03，Ph.D., School of Human Settlements and Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University
2013.10-2014.09, Research Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2012.09-2013.10，MSc., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2008.09-2012.07，B.S., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Projects:
1) National Natural Science Foundation of China, Exposure omics study of DNA oxidative damage induced by nitrogen-containing organic matter in particulate matter，2023.1-2025.12, PI.
2) China Postdoctoral Science Foundation：VOCs emission characteristics of domestic solid fuel combustion and toxic effect and mechanism on human macrophages (2021M702589)，2021.1-2023.12, PI.
3) Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province：Pollution characteristics of OPAHs in PM2.5 in Xi 'an and inflammatory effects and mechanism to human pulmonary system, (2022-JQ270)，2022.1-2023.12, PI.
Selected publications:
1. Xinyi Niu, Xinyao Liu, Bin Zhang, Qian Zhang, Hongmei Xu, Hongai Zhang, Jian Sun, Kin-Fai Ho, Hsiao-Chi Chuang, Zhenxing Shen, Junji Cao. Health benefits from substituting raw biomass fuels for charcoal and briquette fuels: In vitro toxicity analysis. Science of the Total Environment, 2023, 866, 161332.
2. Xi Xia, Xinyi Niu*, Kahung Chan, Hongmei Xu, ZhenXing Shen, Jun-ji Cao, ShaoWei Wu, Hong Qiu, Kin-Fai Ho. Effects of indoor air purification intervention on blood pressure, blood‑oxygen saturation, and heart rate variability: A double-blinded cross-over randomized controlled trial of healthy young adults. Science of the Total Environment, 2023, 874, 162516.
3. Xinyi Niu, Jie Tian, Yongming Han, Hsiao-Chi Chuang, Jian Sun, Zhenxing Shen, Junji Cao, Xuxiang Li, Kin Fai Ho. Emission characteristics and cytotoxic effects of PM2.5 from residential semi-coke briquette combustion. Fuel, 2022, 321, 123998.
4. Xinyi Niu, Yichen Wang, Hsiao-Chi Chuang, Zhenxing Shen, Jian Sun, Junji Cao, Kin Fai Ho. Real-time chemical composition of ambient fine aerosols and related cytotoxic effects in human lung epithelial cells in an urban area. Environmental Research, 2022, 209, 112792. (IF=8.3)
5. Xinyi Niu, Tim Jones, Kelly BéruBé, Hsiao-Chi Chuang, Jian Sun, Kin Fai Ho. The oxidative capacity of indoor source combustion derived particulate matter and resulting respiratory toxicity. Science of the Total Environment, 2021, 767, 144391.
6. Xinyi Niu, Yichen Wang, Steven Sai Hang Ho, Hsiao-Chi Chuang, Jian Sun, Linli Qu, Gehui Wang, Kin Fai Ho. Characterization of organic aerosols in PM1 and their cytotoxicity in an urban roadside area in Hong Kong. Chemosphere, 2021, 263, 128239.
7. Xinyi Niu, Jianjun Li, Qiyuan Wang, Steven Sai Hang Ho, Jian Sun, Li Li, Junji Cao, Kin Fai Ho. Characteristics of fresh and aged volatile organic compounds from open burning of crop residues. Science of the Total Environment, 2020, 726, 138545.
8. Xinyi Niu, Hsiao-Chi Chuang, Xiaoliang Wang, Steven Sai Hang Ho, Lijuan Li, Linli Qu, Judith C. Chow, John G. Watson, Jian Sun, Shuncheng Lee, Junji Cao, Kin Fai Ho. Cytotoxicity of PM2.5 vehicular emissions in the Shing Mun Tunnel, Hong Kong. Environmental Pollution, 2020, 236, 114386.
9. Xinyi Niu, Kin Fai Ho, Hsiao-Chi Chuang, Jian Sun, Yu Huang, Tafeng Hu, Hongmei Xu, Jing Duan, Ka Hei Lui, Junji Cao. Comparison of cytotoxicity induced by PM2.5-bound polycyclic aromatic compounds from different environments in Xi'an, China. Atmospheric Environment, 2019, 216, 116929.
10. Xinyi Niu, Kin Fai Ho, Tafeng Hu, Jian Sun, Jing Duan, Yu Huang, Ka Hei Lui, Junji Cao. Characterization of chemical components and cytotoxicity effects of indoor and outdoor fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in Xi’an, China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019, 26, 31913–31923.
Contact information:
Email: niuxinyi@xjtu.edu.cn
Address: 76 Yanta West Road, Yanta District, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China 710061
