Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (2013-2017)
• M.Sc., China Agricultural University, Beijing, China (2010-2012)
• B.Sc., China Agricultural University, Beijing, China (2006-2010)

WORK EXPERIENCES

• 2022 - now: Assistant Professor
  • Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science (EOAS) Thrust, HKUST(GZ)
• 2020 - 2022: Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Dept. of Earth Sci., HKU
• 2019 - 2020: Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Dept. of Civ. & Environ. Eng., Western University, Canada
• 2017 - 2019: Research Assistant
  • Dept. of Earth Sci., HKU

RESEARCH PROJECTS (PI or Co-PI)

• (1) HKUST – HKUST(GZ) 20 for 20 Cross-campus Collaborative Research Scheme (粤港高校“1+1+1”联合资助计划项目)
  • Breaking New Ground in Carbon Neutrality: Integrating Building-Scale Carbon Audit into the Water-Energy-Carbon Nexus
  • Co-PI, 2024, 116w RMB
• (2) 2024 HKUST(GZ) Undergraduate Summer Basic Research Training Program (UBRTP)
  • Terrestrial contaminant loading to South China Sea via Pearl River discharge
  • PI, 2024, 30k RMB
• (3) Center for Ocean Research in Hong Kong and Macau (CORE)
  • Investigation on “iron curtain” in subterranean Estuary: iron partitioning, mineral types, and their influences on the mobility of arsenic, phosphorus, and organic carbon
  • PI, 2023, 30w HKD
• (4) Science and Technology Bureau of Guangzhou
  • Investigation of the nitrogen cycle in hyporheic zone coupling the groundwater-river water hydrodynamics (SL2022A03J01261)
  • PI, 2022, 25w RMB
• (5) HKUST(GZ) Start-up Funding
  • PI, 2022
• (6) HKU CRGC Research Project
  • Small freshwater ponds as unmonitored CO2 and CH4 emission hotspots in Pearl River Delta: biochemistry, seasonality, and the contribution of groundwater
  • Co-PI, 2020, 7.1w HKD
• (7) HKU CRGC Research Project
  • A pilot study on greenhouse gases (GHG) emission from headwater to oceans: spatial-temporal variation, groundwater contribution, and anthropogenic influence
  • Co-PI, 2018, 4.0w HKD

RESEARCH PROJECTS (Co-I or participant)

• (1) HK RGC Areas of Excellence Scheme (AoE)
  • Study of the regional earth system for sustainable development under climate change in the Greater Bay Area
  • Co-I, 2024, 8717w HKD in total, 100w HKD for Co-I
• (2) NSFC key program
  • Occurrence, discharge and evolution mechanism of offshore groundwater in the Pearl River Estuary and its continental shelf area
  • Co-I, 2021, 299w RMB
• (3) NSF of Shenzhen General Research
  • The influence of urbanization on coastal ocean acidification: a case study in Deep Bay
  • Co-I, 2021, 30w RMB
• (4) HK DSD Consultant Project
  • Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) Study in Yuen Long South
  • Co-I, 2020, 80w HKD
• (5) NSFC General Program
  • The investigation of carbon cycle and greenhouse gas (CO2 and CH4) emission from Aquifer-Aquitaine system in Pearl River Delta (No. 41877172)
  • Co-I, 2017, 60w RMB
• (6) HK RGC GRF
  • Microbial-mediated nutrient cycle in the beach aquifer and benthic sediments and its effect on the algal blooms in Tolo Harbour (No. 106190154)
  • Co-I, 2017, 36w HKD
• (7) HK DSD Consultant Project
  • Impact study of Carven Sewage Treatment System on Regional groundwater flow
  • Co-I, 2018, 60w HKD

SELECTED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

• 2024-2025 Pearl River Estuary field monitoring series (every two weeks for 8 river mouth of pearl rivers, for 1 year)
• 2024 GBA regional earth system survey (40 days)
• 2023 Scientific survey in the Pearl River Basin (2023.08: 45 days, 15000 km)
• 2022 Scientific survey in the Pearl River Basin (2022.12: 45 days, 15000 km)
• Seawater, stormwater, river water, and groundwater sampling in Hong Kong (2021. 05: 5 months)
• 2020 Scientific survey in the Pearl River Basin (2020.08: 40 days, 14000 km)
• Field campaign in Tolo Harbor, Hong Kong (2016.05: 3 days continuous monitoring)
• NSFC Cruise to the South China Sea (2014.08: 40 days)

ACADEMIC SERVICE

• Guest Editor: Frontier in Marine Science
• Reviewers:
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Water Research
  • Water Resources Research
  • Journal of Geophysical Research
  • Oceans, Journal of Hydrology
  • Science of the Total Environment
  • Anthropocene
  • Environmental Modeling& Assessment
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Journal of Hydrology-Regional studies
  • 《海洋学研究》
• Member:
  • American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • The Geological Society of American (GSA)
  • European Geoscience Union (EGU)
  • Center for Ocean Research in Hong Kong and Macau (CORE)
• Committee Member: Subdivision of Groundwater in China Committee under International Water Resource Association (IWRA) (国际水资源学会(IWRA)中国委员会地下水专委会)

CONFERENCE

• 2024全国水文地质学术年会 (The 2024 National Academic Conference on Hydrogeology) (Oral Presentation, 2024.10)
• 3rd Hong Kong and Macau Ocean and Areas of Excellence (AoE) Forum (Oral Presentation, 2024.10)
• 2024年国际地下水会议 (The 2024 International Groundwater Conference)（Oral Presentation, 2024.08）
• The Geological Society of American (GSA) connects 2024. (Invited Talk, 2024.09)
• The Earth-HK Opening Ceremony and First Symposium. (Oral Presentation. 2024.03)
• The 1st National Conference on Groundwater Resources and Eco-Environment (第一届全国地下水资源与生态环境大会).（Keynote speech, 2024.4）
• 2023年陆海连续体多学科交叉青年研讨会 (2023 Interdisciplinary Youth Symposium on Land-Sea Continuum).（Invited Talk, 2023.10）
• 广东省海洋监测与观测工程技术研究中心年度工作会议 (Annual Work Conference of Guangdong Province Engineering Technology Research Center for Marine Monitoring and Observation).（Invited Talk, 2023.10）
• The 12th National conference on Environmental Chemistry. (Oral Presentation, 2023.11)
• Youth Forum of Groundwater in China_2023 (Oral Presentation, 2023.10)
• The 2nd Hong Kong and Macau Ocean Forum_2023 (Oral Presentation, 2023.07)
• The 3rd Climate, Weather and Water Forum (Session host, Panel discussion Moderator, 2023.06)
• The European Geosciences Union 2023 General Assembly (Oral Presentation, 2023.04)
• The 22th Virtual SGD Seminar (Invited talk, 2023. 01)
• The 1st Ocean Forum of Hong Kong -Macau, Macau University, Macau (Oral Presentation, 2022. 11)
• The 49th IAH Congress, Wuhan, China (Oral Presentation, 2022.09)
• The 1st Youth Forum of Ocean Science, Nansha, Guangzhou, China (Oral Presentation, 2022.07)
• The 8th International Ra-Rn workshop, Xiamen, China (2022.06)
• AGU Fall Meeting: San Francisco, USA (Oral Presentation, 2019.12)
• Symposium for New Research in Groundwater Science: London, Ontario, Canada (Oral Presentation, 2019.11)
• AGU Fall Meeting; Washington D.C., USA (Poster, 2018.11)
• The 9th IAHS conference, SUSTech, Shenzhen, China (Poster, 2016.07)
• AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA (Poster, 2014.11)
• The 3rd Asia-Pacific Coastal Aquifer Management Meeting, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China (Poster, 2013)

MEDIA COVERAGE

Hong Kong “MingBao”
湾区热搜：师生走遍6省万里路 溯源采样探珠江水之秘”.

Hong Kong “South Morning Post”
Stem the red tide: researchers say human pollution is behind algal blooms and government should take charge.