Academic Staff

Name	Tel. no.	Office
Prof. Benjamin HORTON Dean Chair Professor of Earth Science	3442-6237	YEUNG-G5718


Prof. Patrick LEE Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Studies) Professor	3442-4625	YEUNG-B5423
Research areas: Environmental biotechnology and engineering, bioenergy, applied environmental microbiology, molecular microbial ecology, environmental genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics, single-cell microbiology

Prof. Shauhrat S. CHOPRA Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies) Associate Professor	3442-4665	YEUNG-G5449
Research areas: Industrial ecology and symbiosis,life cycle assessment (LCA) for emerging materials and technology, ecosystem goods and services management, climate change adaptation, disaster response and recovery, interdependent urban infrastructure systems, food production systems

Prof. Edwin C. Y. TSO Associate Dean (Internationalisation and Outreach) Associate Professor	3442-4623	YEUNG-G5441
Research areas: Passive Radiative Cooling, Thermochromic Smart Windows, Solar Energy and Water Harvesting, Heat Transfer, Thermofluids, Energy Conversion, Indoor Built Environment, Energy Efficient Building Technology, Building Thermal Management

Prof. Alex Kwan Yue JEN Lee Shau Kee Chair Professor of Materials Science Chair Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science (Joint appointment with Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Department of Chemistry)	3442-8080	MMW-6418
Research areas: Utilizing molecular, polymeric, and biomacromolecular self-assembly to create ordered arrangement of organic and inorganic functional materials for photonics, opto-electronics, nanomedicine, and nanotechnology. Employing the “molecular engineering” approach to tailor size, shape, sequence, and functionality of organic/hybrid functional materials and explore their applications.

Prof. Michael K. H. LEUNG Shun Hing Education and Charity Fund Professor of Energy and Environment Chair Professor of Renewable Energy	3442-4626	YEUNG-B5430
Research areas: Solar photocatalysis, fuel-cell electrochemistry, hydrogen production, carbon management, carbon capture and storage, advanced refrigeration and air-conditioning

Prof. Chunhua LIU Chair Professor of Electrical Energy Engineering	3442-2885	YEUNG-G5443
Research areas: Electric motors & drives; Power electronics; Electric vehicle technologies; Electrified aircraft & ship; Power grid systems; Robotics and AI.

Prof. Wen-Xiong WANG TUYF Chair Professor in Oceanography Chair Professor of Environmental Toxicology	3442-4693	YEUNG-B5432
Research areas: Metal Ecotoxicology, Nanotoxicology, Estuary Pollution

Prof. Charles Chunbao XU Chair Professor of Advanced Biorefinery	3442-7381	YEUNG-P6711
Research areas: Advanced Biorefinery, Biomass/Biowastes Valorization, Production of Biobased Chemicals/Materials, Sustainable Aviation Fuels & Green H2 Generation from Bioresources; Chemical H2 Storage, Carbon-Neutral Biomass Metallurgy

Prof. Zhiguo Yuan AM Chair Professor of Urban Water Management Global STEM Professor Director, JC STEM Lab of Sustainable Urban Water Management	3442-9065	YEUNG-B5431
Research areas: Integrated urban water management, Net-zero urban water management, Smart urban water systems, Sustainable carbon bioeconomy, Wastewater treatment and resource recovery, Urban water infrastructure protection

Prof. Carol LIN Professor	3442-7497	YEUNG-G5709
Research areas: Biorefinery; Green and Sustainable Chemistry; Food waste valorisation; Nutrient recovery; Waste and biomass valorisation

Prof. Angus Hin-Lap YIP Professor (Joint appointment with Department of Materials Science and Engineering)	3442-7649	YEUNG-B6625
Research areas: New generation photovoltaic technology, Emerging solid state lighting technology, Flexible electronics, Smart window technology, Zero energy building

Prof. Moriaki YASUHARA Professor	3442-4698	YEUNG-G5714
Research areas: Paleoecology and Macroecology, Biodiversity Patterns, Climatic Impacts, Deep-sea Biology, Human-induced Ecosystem Degradation

Prof. Lin ZHANG Professor	3442-4012	YEUNG-G5445
Research areas: Energy & Sustainability Economics, Policy for Sustainable Resource Use, Green Business & Finance, Economic Development under Climate Risks

Prof. Fatwa F. ABDI Associate Professor	3442-2984	YEUNG-B5429
Research areas: Photoelectrochemical water splitting, Solar-driven waste valorization and generation of valuable chemicals, Oxide semiconductors for energy conversion applications, Transport phenomena in solar-driven chemical conversion devices

Prof. Liang DONG Associate Professor (Joint appointment with Department of Public and International Affairs)	3442-6221	LI-5535
Research areas: Urban Sustainability and Sustainable Urban Planning, Environmental Management & Policies, Industrial Ecology and Environmental System Analysis, Eco-Industrial Development (EID), Low-Carbon, Smart and Inclusive City

Prof. Ping HAN Associate Professor	3442-6069	YEUNG-G5705
Research areas: Biogeochemical nitrogen and carbon cycles, Emerging key players of nitrification, Fundamentals & global impact of nitrification, Biotechnological application potential

Prof. Henry Y. HE Associate Professor	3442-4370	YEUNG-B5433
Research areas: Emerging organic contaminants, Aquatic toxicology, Molecular toxicology, Environmental chemistry

Prof. Sam H.-Y. HSU Associate Professor	3442-5412	YEUNG-B5427
Research areas: Interfacial Dynamics, Operando Characterizations, Photophysics, Electrochemistry, Photochemistry, Photoelectrochemistry, Electrochemiluminescence, as well as Carbon Neutrality, Waste-to-energy, Energy-conversion, Energy-saving Technologies.

Prof. Jason C. H. LAM Associate Professor	3442-7451	YEUNG-B5436
Research areas: Electrocatalysis, Lignin and (Hemi)cellulose Valorization, Biorefinery, Green Chemistry, Electrometallurgical Treatment of E-Waste, Electrochemical Advanced Oxidation Processes (EAOPs) Treatment of Wastewater

Prof. Wanxin LI Associate Professor	3442-9651	YEUNG-B5434
Research areas: Regulatory governance, Environmental issues, Institutional transition in China

Prof. Theodora NAH Associate Professor	3442-5578	YEUNG-B5425
Research areas: Environmental chemistry, aerosol chemistry, air and water pollution, organic pollutant lifecycles, biogeochemical cycles

Prof. Jin SHANG Associate Professor	3442-7714	YEUNG-G5447
Research areas: Adsorptive gas separation, Adsorption-enhanced (photo)catalytic conversion, Porous materials, CO2 capture, Natural gas/biogas/landfill gas purification, Low temperature NOx removal, VOCs (volatile organic compounds) removal, NH3 removal, Paraffin/olefin separation, Gas storage, Gas sensing

Prof. Patrick SIT Associate Professor	3442-6709	YEUNG-B5438
Research areas: Catalysts for energy storage and conversion, Photovoltaic materials, Batteries, Catalysts for environmental applications, Electron transfer reactions, Density functional theory, First-principles (ab initio) molecular dynamics

Prof. Wei WU Associate Professor	3442-4436	YEUNG-B5435
Research areas: Advanced heat pumps, Novel working fluids, Thermal energy storage, Advanced thermal management

Prof. Xi CHEN Assistant Professor	3442-9971	YEUNG-B5437
Research areas: Separation Technologies, Lithium-ion Battery Recycling, Water and Wastewater Treatment, Desalination, Membrane Transport Theory, Thermodynamics, Life-cycle Assessment

Prof. Jung-Eun CHU Assistant Professor	3442-9764	YEUNG-G5712
Research areas: Climate science, extreme weather events, tropical cyclones, high-resolution earth system modelling, atmospheric dynamics, atmospheric aerosols, biomass burning, tornadoes, machine learning, air-sea interaction, scale-interaction

Prof. Sai Kishore RAVI Assistant Professor	3442-6702	YEUNG-G5451
Research areas: Solar Fuels (semi-artificial photosynthesis, green hydrogen, photo/bio-catalytic CO2 reduction), Water-Energy Nexus (light-mediated/bio-catalytic water treatment, wastewater-to-energy technologies, solar desalination), Sustainable Biogenic Electronics (bio-capacitors, self-powered tactile sensors and e-skins), Functional Nanofibers (air-filters, e-textiles, and personal thermal management)

Prof. Tanghua LI Assistant Professor (Joint appointment with Department of Data Science)	3442-7099	YEUNG-B5428
Research areas: Climate and Sea-level Change, Mechanisms Driving Sea-level Change, Vertical Land Motion, Sea-level Projections, and Associated Coastal Hazards.

Prof. Xuneng TONG Assistant Professor	3442-2460	YEUNG-B5426
Research areas: Hydro-Environmental Modelling; Water Quality Modelling and Management; Environmental Hydraulics; Fate and Transport of Contaminants; Emerging Microbial and Chemical Contaminants; Land-sea interaction ecosystems

Prof. Jian WANG Assistant Professor	3442-9285	YEUNG-G5453
Research areas: Operando monitoring and in-situ modulation of electrochemical energy process, Developing sustainable energy devices (Fuel cells, Electrolyzers, Vehicle batteries), CO2 splitting and reduction technology, Environmental and Economic analysis & optimization of energy systems, Thermal management of electronic devices, Finite element analysis and first-principle calculation

Prof. Xue WANG Assistant Professor	3442-6885	YEUNG-G5711
Research areas: Electrocatalysis, Nanomaterials, CO₂ Electroreduction, Chemicals/Fuels Electrosynthesis, Energy Storage and Conversion, Reaction Engineering

Prof. Zhenbin WANG Assistant Professor (Joint appointment with Department of Materials Science and Engineering)	3442-2803	BOC-R7135
Research areas: Catalyst design for electrocatalysis and photocatalysis, Data-driven materials design for energy applications, Materials informatics and machine learning for materials modeling

Prof. Kaixin LIN Global Research Assistant Professor (GRAP)	3442-9626	YEUNG-G7606
Research areas: Passive Thermal Regulation, Bio-Inspired and Functional Materials, Radiative Heat Transfer and Cooling Technologies, Sustainable Energy Solutions

Prof. Zhiping DONG Research Assistant Professor	TBA	YEUNG-G7606
Research areas: Advanced Control of Electric Machines, Multi-phase Machines and Drives, High-power Converters, Multi-level Converters, Hetero-topology Converters

Prof. Yuxin LIU Research Assistant Professor	6356-0229	NSB-801
Research areas: Wireless Motors, Wireless Power Transfer, Motor Control and Drives, Grid-connected Power Converters, DC-DC Power Converters

Prof. Anqi SUN Research Assistant Professor	3442-9626	YEUNG-G7606
Research areas: Ecotoxicology of Metal-based Nanomaterials and Microplastics, Environmental Transformation and Behaviors of Emerging Pollutants

Dr. Samuel TANG Teaching Consultant	3442-8841	LI-5606
Research areas: Carbon Accounting and Management, Climate Risk Analysis and Quantification, Water Treatment Process and Technology