December 2024-present, Urumqi Desert Meteorological Research Institute, China Meteorological Administration,  Research Associate

July 2023-November 2024, Urumqi Desert Meteorological Research Institute, China Meteorological Administration, Research Assistant

Boundary layer pollution process; Particulate matter chemical composition; Pollution source allocation; Health risk assessment

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Youth Science Fund Project: Study on the Impact of Chaiwopu Dust on Air Quality in Urumqi during Winter, 2024D01B94, 70,000 CNY

Akdala Atmospheric Background Station Open Fund: Vertical Evolution Characteristics and Potential Sources of Aerosols at Akdala Atmospheric Background Station, AKDL202402, 30,000 CNY

China Desert Meteorological Science Research Fund: Contrastive Analysis of PM2.5 Component Sources and Health Risk Assessment in Severely Polluted Industrial Cities vs. Atmospheric Background Areas of Northern Xinjiang during Winter, Sqj2023001, 30,000 CNY

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2 Cheng K, He Y, Zhong Y, et al. Source apportionment and health risk assessment of PM2.5-bound elements on winter pollution days in industrial cities on the northern slope of Tianshan Mountain, China[J]. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2024, 15(4): 102036

3 Cheng K, Chang Y, Lee X, et al. Life-course health risk assessment of PM2.5 elements in China: exposure disparities by species, source, age, gender, and location[J]. Environmental Science & Technology, 2024, 58(8): 3629-3640‌