Dr Fang You

Dr Fang You is the expert on soil ecological resilience in eco-engineered soil-plant systems, underpinning the sustainability of newly created ecosystems to rehabilitate mined land and mine wastes.
Fang has outstanding ability in research and research leadership, and secured a total of $2.2M in research income and several highly competitive fellowships since she started her research career in 2017, including Advanced Queensland Industry Research Fellowship, the Australian Economic Accelerator Seeds grant and the ARC Discovery project.
In partnership with leading industry partners, including Rio Tinto, Queensland Alumina Limited, Weipa and Gove operations, Yarwun refinery and Energy Resource Australia, Fang gained intensive experience in diverse mining wastes, including Cu-Au, Pb-Zn, Iron ore, Uranium mine, and bauxite tailings, with a focus on investigating biogenic factors (extremophiles, bacteria, fungi and plant roots) and their associated biogeochemical processes.
Fang’s research represents a mix of activities, including laboratory-based microbial bioprocesses fundamental investigation, development of field trials and applied engineering study, and the advancement and commercialization of environmental biotechnology in the mining industry.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Land Resource Science, Beijing Normal University
- Masters (Research) of Human & Environmental Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Doctor of Philosophy of Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland