Nan Lin

Dr. Lin is an assistant professor / PhD supervisor in the Institute of Environment and Ecology. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from Tongji University and a Ph.D. in Geography (Environmental Geography) from Peking University. She completed her postdoctoral training at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. From September 2020 to May 2025, Dr. Lin served as an Associate Researcher at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. She currently serves as a committee member of the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Committee of the Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences, the China representative of the International Environment and Health Sciences Consortium (IEHSC), and a (early career) editorial board member for several journals including Eco-Environment & Health. She is also a reviewer for leading journals such as Environmental Science & Technology. Dr. Lin has been selected for the Shanghai Overseas High-Level Talent Program, the Shanghai Yangfan Program, and was recognized as a Young Investigator at the 2022 ISEE-AWPC & ISES-AC Joint Meeting.

Dr. Lin’s research focuses on the environmental behavior and health effects of human exposure to pollutants. By integrating methodologies from environmental chemistry, geography, and epidemiology, she aims to quantitatively trace the migration, transformation, and accumulation of pollutants across environmental media and into the human body. Her work further assesses the associated health impacts and environmental burdens to simulate and forecast the evolution of health risks at regional and global scales. Her research is applied to contemporary problems including indoor air pollution, emerging contaminants such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including 1,4-dioxane, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

To date, Dr. Lin has published 20 peer-reviewed articles as first or corresponding author in high-impact journals including Environmental Health Perspectives and Environmental Science & Technology, and co-authored over 30 SCI papers, including a study in Nature Energy. Her work has been cited over 2,700 times with an H-index of 25. She has led five research projects supported by national and international programs as PI, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the CDC PPRT initiative in the United States.

Mar. 2016-Jun. 2016, Columbia University, Environmental Health Sciences, Visiting PhD student

Sep. 2012-Jul. 2017, Peking University, Geography (Environmental Geography), PhD

Sep. 2008-Jul. 2012, Tongji University, Environmental Science, Bachelor

Jun. 2025-Present, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Assistant Professor

Dec. 2020-May 2025, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Associate Professor

Sep. 2020-Nov. 2020, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Assistant Professor

Aug. 2017-Jul. 2020, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Postdoctoral / Research Fellow

· International Environmental & Health Sciences Consortium (IEHSC), Representative of China

· Jose Centeno International Center for Medical Geology Research, Nasarawa State University, Keffi Nigeria, Guest Faculty Member

· Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Committee of the Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences, Committee Member

· China Cohort Consortium (CCC), Member

· Eco-Environment & Health, Early Career Board Member

· Journal of Environmental Exposure Assessment, Editorial Board Member

· Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Early Career Board Member

· Environmental Science & Technology (Letters), etc., Reviewer

Dr. Lin’s research focuses on the environmental behavior and health effects of human exposure to pollutants. By integrating methodologies from environmental chemistry, geography, and epidemiology, she aims to quantitatively trace the migration, transformation, and accumulation of pollutants across environmental media and into the human body. Her work further assesses the associated health impacts and environmental burdens to simulate and forecast the evolution of health risks at regional and global scales. Her research is applied to contemporary problems including indoor air pollution, emerging contaminants such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including 1,4-dioxane, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2024-2026, PI

National Key Research and Development Program for Young Scientists of China, 2022-2025, Co-Investigator (Key Member)

Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission, 2022-2025, PI

Shanghai Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, 2022-2025, Co-Investigator

Open Research Fund of Key Laboratory of Coastal Environment and Resources of Zhejiang Province, 2021-2023, PI

U.S. CDC NIOSH Pilot Project Research Training Program，2018-2019，Co-PI

U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pilot Project，2018-2019，Co-Investigator

To date, Dr. Lin has published 20 peer-reviewed articles as first or corresponding author in high-impact journals including Environmental Health Perspectives and Environmental Science & Technology, and co-authored over 30 SCI papers, including a study in Nature Energy. Her work has been cited over 2,700 times with an H-index of 25. 

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[1] Lin, N., Li, Z., Ding, N., Park, S.K., Batterman, S., Du, W., Dai, J., Zhu, Y.* Estimation of dermal exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from feminine hygiene products: Integrating measurement data and physiologically based toxicokinetic (PBTK) model. Environmental Health Perspectives, 2025, 133: 067020.

[2] Wang, D., Yang, G., Yun, X., Luo, T., Guo, H., Pan, L., Du, W., Wang, Y., Wang, Q., Wang, P., Zhang, Q., Li, Y.*, Lin N.* Carbendazim residue in plant-based foods in China: Consecutive surveys from 2011 to 2020. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, 2024, 17: 100301.

[3] Lin, N., Ding, N., Meza-Wilson, E., Devasurendra, A.M., Godwin, C., Park, S.K., Batterman, S.* Volatile organic compounds in disposable diapers and baby wipes in the US: A survey of products and health risks. Environmental Science & Technology, 2023, 57: 13732-13743.

[4] Lin, N., Zhang, Y., Su, S., Feng, Y., Wang, B., Li, Z.* Exposure characteristics of legacy and novel per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in blood and association with hypertension among low-exposure population. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023, 459: 132185.

[5] Lin, N.*, Zhong, L., Godwin, C., Batterman, S. Be alert for vapor intrusion of 1,4-dioxane from contaminated groundwater. Science of the Total Environment, 2022, 825: 153713.

[6] Lin, N., Kwarteng, L., Godwin, C., Warner, S., Robins, T., Arko-Mensah, J., Fobil, J.N., Batterman, S.* Airborne volatile organic compounds at an e-waste site in Ghana: Source apportionment, exposure and health risks. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021, 419: 126353.

[7] Lin, N., Rosemberg, M.A., Li, W., Meza-Wilson, E., Godwin, C., Batterman, S.* Occupational exposure and health risks of volatile organic compounds of hotel housekeepers. Indoor Air, 2021, 31: 26-39.

[8] Lin, N., Ding, N., Meza-Wilson, E., Devasurendra, A.M., Godwin, C., Park, S.K., Batterman, S.* Volatile organic compounds in feminine hygiene products sold in the US market: A survey of products and health risks. Environment International, 2020, 144: 105740.

2024, ISEE-AWPC & ISES-AC Joint Conference, Travel Award

2022, ISEE-AWPC & ISES-AC Joint Conference, Young Investigator Award

2022, Shanghai Yangfan Program

2021, Shanghai Overseas High-level Talent

2019, ISES, Travel Award