Dr. Samuel TANG

PhD, Civil Engineering, HKUST

Teaching Consultant

Samuel received his PhD in Civil Engineering and BEng in Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

He has extensive industrial experience in corporate sustainability strategy, including carbon management, science-based target setting, and renewable energy procurement strategy across different sectors, including real estate, aviation, beverages, hospitality, and conglomerates. Prior to joining the consultancy, Samuel worked on environmental engineering research projects in a research center in the Hong Kong Science Park. In addition, he also has engineering research experience at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology on desalination and water treatment technology.

Awards and Achievements

2015 “Postdoctoral Fellowship of Guangdong-Technion Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT)” Guangdong-Technion Israel Institute of Technology.

Previous Experience

2023 - 2025, Manager, Sustainability, Great Eagle Holdings Limited.
2021 - 2023, Assistant Manager | Reserach, Arup.
2018 - 2021, Principal Consultant, Reset Carbon Ltd.

Patents

一种利用海水中镁元素制备的氢氧化镁土壤调节剂, CN Patent No. CN108975361A, 2018.
磁力分离器及具有该磁力分离器的水处理系统, CN Patent No. CN103240173A, 2013.

Publications

Journal

Birnhack, L. O. , Keller, O. , Tang, S.C.N. , Fridman-Bishop, N. & Lahav, O. (2019). A membrane-based recycling process for minimizing environmental effects inflicted by ion-exchange softening applications. Separation and Purification Technology. 223. 24 - 30.
Birnhack, L. , Tang, S.C.N. & Lahav, O. (2018). Implementation, Design and Cost Assessment of a Membrane-Based Process for Selectively Enriching Desalinated Water with Divalent Seawater Ions. ChemEngineering. 2(3). 41 .
Tang, S.C.N. , Birnhack, L. , Cohen, Y. & Lahav, O. (2018). Selective separation of divalent ions from seawater using an integrated ion-exchange/nanofiltration approach. Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification. 126. 8 - 15.
Tang, S.C.N. , Birnhack, L. , Nativ, P. & Lahav, O. (2017). Highly-selective process for separating divalent ions from seawater and seawater RO brines. Separation and Purification Technology. 175. 460 - 468.
Fux, I. , Birnhack, L. , Tang, S.C.N. & Lahav, O. (2017). Removal of nitrate from drinking water by ion-exchange followed by nZVI-based reduction and electrooxidation of the ammonia product to N2(g). ChemEngineering. 1. 2 .
Tang, S.C.N. , Yan, D.Y.S. & Lo, I.M.C. (2014). Sustainable wastewater treatment using micro-seized magnetic hydrogel with magnetic separation technology. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 53. 15718 - 15724.
Tang, S.C.N. & Lo, I.M.C. (2013). Magnetic nanoparticles: Essential factors for sustainable environmental applications. Water Research. 47. 2613 - 2632.
Tang, S.C.N. , Lo, I.M.C. & Mak, M.S.H. (2012). Comparative study of the adsorption selectivity of Cr(VI) onto cationic hydrogels with different functional groups. Water, Air and Soil Pollution. 223. 1713 - 1722.
Tang, S.C.N. , Yin, K. & Lo, I.M.C. (2011). Column study of Cr(VI) removal by cationic hydrogel for in-situ remediation of contaminated groundwater and soil. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 125. 39 - 46.
Lo, I.M.C. , Yin, K. & Tang, S.C.N. (2011). Combining material characterization with single and multi-oxyanion adsorption for mechanistic study of chromate removal by cationic hydrogel. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 23. 1004 - 1010.
Rao, P. , Lo, I.M.C. , Yin, K. & Tang, S.C.N. (2011). Removal of natural organic matter by cationic hydrogel with magnetic properties. Journal of Environmental Management. 92. 1690 - 1695.
Tang, S.C.N. , Wang, P. , Yin, K. & Lo, I.M.C. (2010). Synthesis and application of magnetic hydrogel for Cr(VI) removal from contaminated water. Environmental Engineering Science. 27. 947 - 954.

Book

(2022). Reduce, Restore, Remove 减少，修复，移除 中国建筑与环境 净零技术发展前瞻. Arup.

Contact Information

Office:	LI-5606
Phone:	+(852)-3442-8841
Fax:	+(852)-3442-0688
Email:	cntang@cityu.edu.hk

Research Interests

Carbon accounting and management
Climate risk analysis and quantification
Water treatment process and technology