Prof. Kenneth Leung and his group received the 2022 ES&T Best Paper Award from the American Chemical Society

We are delighted to share the exciting news that Prof. Kenneth Leung, the Dean of the School of Energy and Environment (SEE), and his group have been honored with the first joint winner in the category “Critical Review” in the 2022 Environmental Science and Technology Best Paper Award from the American Chemical Society. The award recognizes their outstanding publication titled "Which Micropollutants in Water Environments Deserve More Attention Globally?" in Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) (Volume 56: 13-29), authored by Yang, Y., Zhang, X.-R., Jiang, J.-Y., Han, J.-R., Li, W.-X., Li, X.-Y., Leung, K.M.Y., Snyder, S.A., Alvarez, P.J.J. This paper has been very well cited with over 189 citations (based on Google Scholar Citations) since its publication in 2022.  

We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the entire team for this remarkable achievement. Their dedication, hard work, and commitment to advancing scientific knowledge have been duly recognized by the American Chemical Society.

For further details regarding the publication and the award, please visit the following links.
Publication: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.est.1c04250
Award: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.4c02832