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Jinjun Kan, Ph.D.

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Jinjun Kan, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist

  • Principal investigator, Microbiology Group.
  • Adjunct professor, Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania.
  • Adjunct professor, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware.

Contact

jkan@stroudcenter.org
tel. 610-910-0047
970 Spencer Road, Avondale, PA 19311

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5331-380X

Interests and Expertise

Jinjun Kan’s interests include environmental microbiology and molecular microbial ecology of aquatic ecosystems, particularly freshwater and estuaries, with a focus on algal, bacterial, archaeal, and viral population dynamics, and interactions with local environments, including trophic interactions, nutrient cycling, and biogeochemistry.

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Education

  • Ph.D., environmental molecular microbiology/biotechnology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
  • M.S., ecology, First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao, China.
  • B.S., ecology and environmental sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.

Professional Experience

  • Senior research scientist, Stroud Water Research Center, 2024–present.
  • Associate research scientist, Stroud Water Research Center, 2017–2023.
  • Assistant research scientist, Stroud Water Research Center, 2010–2017.
  • Postdoctoral fellow, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 2006–2010.
  • Research assistant, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, College Park, Maryland, 2001–2006.
  • Research assistant, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 1999–2001.

Publications

High fecal indicator bacteria in temperate headwater streams at baseflow: implications for management and public health

D.T. Myers, L. Zgleszewski, R. Bier, J.R. Price, S. Morgan, J.K. Jackson, D. Oviedo-Vargas, M. Daniels, D.B. Arscott, J. Kan. 2025. Water Research X 29: 100347.

Seasonal variation and key controls of groundwater ammonium concentrations in hypoxic/anoxic riparian sediments

Sena, M.G., M. Peipoch, B. Joshi, M.M. Rahman, E. Peck, A.J. Gold, J. Kan, and S. Inamdar. 2025. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences 130(2): e2023JG007900.

Evaluation of soil properties and bulk δ15N to assess decadal changes in floodplain denitrification following restoration

Galella, J.G., M.M. Rahman, A.M. Yaculak, M. Peipoch, J. Kan, M. Sena, B. Joshi, S.S. Kaushal, and S. Inamdar. 2025. Restoration Ecology 33(1): e14327.

Vertical heterogeneity enhances network complexity and stability of co-occurrence microbes in the eastern Indian Ocean

Zhang, C., F. Liu, Y. Zou, C. Wang, H. Zhang, B. Wang, J. Kan, A. McMinn, H. Wang, and M. Wang. 2024. Environmental Research 263(3): 120225.

Agricultural practices influence soil microbiome assembly and interactions at different depths identified by machine learning

Mo, Y., R. Bier, X. Li, M. Daniels, A. Smith, L. Yu, and J. Kan. 2024. Communications Biology 7, 1349.

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A Small Farm Offers Big Opportunities for Measuring Watershed Restoration Success

Stream restorations rarely get monitored rigorously enough to determine if the “patient” has fully recovered.

Stream Reach: Building Communities from White Clay Creek to the Yangtze Basin

To truly make a difference requires, not only understanding freshwater systems, but working with all kinds of communities to protect them.

Don’t Stop Me Now! Studying the Effects of Milldam Removal

Stroud Water Research Center scientists are investigating how milldam removal might affect groundwater and surface water quality.

Stories From the Streams: Straight From the Source

Learn how scientists are using advanced tools to track down the source of potentially harmful contaminants. Episode 6 in the “Stories from the Streams” series from WHYY TV12.

Sharing Our Science in Salt Lake City

Stroud Center scientists shared their work at the weeklong annual meeting of this premier international organization of aquatic scientists.

Field Notes From Our Work in Costa Rica

A team of five Stroud Center scientists worked under the rainbows of the Orosí Volcano in Costa Rica to survey a dozen streams.
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