Doctoral Theses List
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2024
Student Name | Title | Program | Supervisors |
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CHEN, Peixiu |
Circular Economy in the Greater Bay Area: Investigating Paper and Plastic Waste Recovery, Value Chain and Environmental Impact Management in Hong Kong and Guangzhou |
ESPM |
Prof. Benjamin STEUER |
CHU, Mengyuan |
Towards Effective Traffic Emission Management: Insights from a High-Resolution and Density Roadside Sensor Network |
ESPM |
Prof. Zhi NING |
CUATON, Ginbert Permejo |
Surviving and Managing Risks Toward the Resilience of Disaster-Displaced Communities in the Philippines |
ESPM |
Prof. Masaru YARIME |
MOK, Lionel Wilson |
An Enquiry into the Political Economy of Sustainable Finance Taxonomies |
ESPM |
Prof. Keith CHAN |
SUN, Yuxi |
Advancements in Sensor-Based Mobile Platforms and Stationary Networks for Comprehensive Urban Air Quality Monitoring |
AES |
Prof. Zhi NING |
WANG, Shan |
Characterization and Tracer-based Source Apportionment of PM2.5 and Organic Carbon with Hourly Time-scale Air Quality Considerations |
AES |
Prof. Jianzhen YU |
YASIS, Leslie Anne |
Multilevel Antimicrobial Polymer System Against Surrogate Viruses: Effect on their Viability and Potential Mode of Action |
ESPM |
Prof. King Lun YEUNG |
ZHANG, Wentai |
Study of Marine Isoprene Emissions and Atmospheric Impacts with Satellite Observations and Earth System Modeling |
AES |
Prof. Dasa GU |
ZHENG, Penggang |
Molecular Characterization of Oxygenated Organic Molecules and Their Environmental Impacts: From Field Campaign to Chamber Experiments |
AES |
Prof. Zhe WANG |
ZONG, Huixin |
Odor Monitoring and Modeling at an Urban Waterfront and Landfill Site in Hong Kong |
ESPM |
Prof. Zhi NING |
2023
Student Name | Title | Program | Supervisors |
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KOH, Xiu Pei |
Diversity of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Waters of Greater Pearl River Delta: Application as Pollution Indicator |
ESPM (HKPFS Fellowship) |
Prof. Stanley LAU |
MINGOLLA, Stefano |
Electrolytic Hydrogen for Deep Decarbonization Evaluating Costs, Emissions, and Infrastructure Needs in Transportation and Ammonia Industry |
ESPM |
Prof. Zhongming LU |
LI, Lu |
Indoor Air Quality, Thermal Comfort, and Energy Consumption Modeling and Control via a Combination of Computational Fluid Dynamics and Artificial Intelligence Algorithms |
AES |
Prof. Alexis LAU |
LI, Yue |
Modeling and Optimizing the Integration of Decentralized Water Technologies into the Urban Water System for Enhanced Water Security and Energy Saving |
ESPM |
Prof. Zhongming LU |
LI, Yumin |
Global Sources and Impacts of Absorptive Components in Atmospheric Organic Aerosols |
ESPM |
Prof. Jianzhen YU |
LO, Ngai Man |
Measuring Corporate Sustainability with Impact Assessments and its Implication for Sustainability Reporting Development |
ESPM |
Prof. Calvin Lee KWAN |
TANG, Kimberly Tasha Jiayi |
Transforming air quality management and communication into a harmonized risk-based approach |
AES |
Prof. Alexis LAU |
VALENTINA, I Gusti Ayu Diah |
Studies on the Roles of Air-Sea-Wave Interaction and Low-Frequency Variability in the Climate System |
AES |
Prof. Xiaoming SHI |
WANG, Yueya |
Improving the Prediction and Understanding of South China's Extreme Rainfall |
AES |
Prof. Jimmy FUNG |
ZHU, Shuhui |
Quantifying impacts of urban emissions on the formation of organic aerosols in Shanghai with the application of high-time resolution measurements of organic molecular markers |
AES |
Prof. Jianzhen YU |
2022
Student Name | Title | Program | Supervisors |
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CHEN, Yiang |
Spatial-temporal Source Apportionment and Forecast Improvement of PM2.5 in the Greater Bay Area through Numerical Modeling |
ESPM |
Prof. Jimmy FUNG |
DELGADO AGUILAR, Miriam |
A Comprehensive Approach to Evaluate the Quality and Safety of Materials for Water Pipes Based on the Study of Migrant Substances |
ESPM |
Prof. King Lun YEUNG |
HOHENBERGER, Tilman Leo |
Improvement of Ultra-high Resolution Urban Air Quality Analysis for Personal Exposure and Health Assessment |
ESPM |
Prof. Jimmy FUNG |
LAM, Ka Wo |
Mosquito Control with the Use of Non-ionizing Electromagnetic Waves of Optical Frequencies in Larval Development |
ESPM |
Prof. Jimmy FUNG |
LI, Yuxin |
Catalytic Remediation of the Volatile Organic Compounds |
ESPM |
Prof. King Lun YEUNG |
NGUYEN, Xuan Thanh |
Regional Climate Modeling Studies on the Combined Effects of Global Warming and Urbanization in China |
ESPM |
Prof. Eun Soon IM |
SONG, Yushan |
Observational and Health Risk-based Methods to Investigate the Effects of Air Pollution Management |
ESPM |
Prof. Alexis LAU |
SUEN, Chin Yan |
Task-specific Ionic Liquids for Effective Capture and Inactivation of Airborne Microbes |
ESPM |
Prof. King Lun YEUNG |
TAI, Kit Ying Agnes |
Do Carbon Risks Matter for Hong Kong Equity Prices? |
ESPM |
Prof. Laurence DELINA |
2021
Student Name | Title | Program | Supervisors |
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EZEH, Ogechukwu Vincentia |
Design and Formulation of Multi-level Antimicrobial Coatings for Application in Air Particulate Filters |
ESPM |
Prof. King Lun YEUNG |
HOSSAIN, Md Shakhaoat |
Investigation of Exposure Variability of Gaseous and Particulate Pollutants Through Field Campaigns Using Next Generation Sensors |
ESPM |
Prof. Alexis LAU |
HUANG, Yeqi |
Modeling-based Sensitivity Studies on the Nonlinear Formation and Depletion of Tropospheric Ozone: From the Asia-Pacific Region to the Pearl River Delta |
ESPM |
Prof. Jimmy FUNG |
LI, Jinjian |
Online Characterization of Nitrogenous Aerosols and Comparative Investigation of Aerosol Aging Potentials at Suburban Sites in Northern and Southern China |
ESPM |
Prof. Alexis LAU |
PAN, Yuhang |
Three Essays on Environmental Economics in China |
ESPM |
Prof. Guojun HE |
WEI, Peng |
Development of Air Sensor Signal Processing Algorithm and Its Applications in the Mobile Network to Characterize and Estimate Traffic-Related Pollutants in Street-Level |
ESPM |
Prof. Zhi NING |
2020
Student Name | Title | Program | Supervisors |
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BHAUTMAGE, Utkarsh Prakash |
Incorporation of the Urban Thermal and Moisture Components into the PX-Land Surface Model (LSM) within the Mesoscale Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model |
ESPM |
Prof. Jimmy FUNG |
HE, Xiao |
Speciation of Atmospheric Organic Aerosol: from Offline to Online Measurement |
AES |
Prof. Jianzhen YU |
LI, Yugen |
Comprehensive speciation analysis of PM2.5: Quantitative source apportionment and qualitative characterization of toxic organics by ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry |
ESPM |
Prof. Jianzhen YU |
RETTIG, Lea Andrea |
The Analysis and Characterization of the Cultural Dimensions of Food Waste Behavior in Hong Kong's Luxury Hotels |
ESPM |
Prof. Gerald PATCHELL |
SUN, Li |
Development of Micro Sensor Data Quality Control System and Application Protocols for Air Quality Monitoring in Different Urban Built Environments |
ESPM |
Prof. Zhi NING |
WONG, Mau Fung |
Mesoscale Urban Boundary Layer Simulation via Multi-layer Urban Parameterization |
AES |
Prof. Jimmy FUNG |
WONG, Yee Ka |
Quantifying Vehicular Emission Contributions to PM2.5 in Hong Kong Using Receptor Models |
ESPM |
Prof. Jianzhen YU |
ZHANG, Yiqi Jackie |
Opportunities of a Global AIS-based Emissions Inventory - the significance of domestic vs. international shipping, pollutant and health impact attribution, and carbon allocation |
ESPM |
Prof. Alexis LAU |
ZHANG, Xuguo |
Numerical Model Sensitivity Analysis and the Three-dimensional Variational Data Fusion Approach for Optimizing Air Quality Modeling |
ESPM |
Prof. Jimmy FUNG |
2019
Student Name | Title | Program | Supervisors |
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FARID, Awais |
Safe Antimicrobial Systems for Infection Control in Healthcare Settings |
ESPM |
Prof. King Lun YEUNG |
LI, Junlu Juno |
On the Formation Dynamics of the Ocean Circulation in the Tropical Western Pacific: Numerical Modeling Study |
ESPM |
Prof. Jianping GAN |
LIU, Qianyun Cherrie |
Roadside Assessment of a Modern City Bus Fleet: Primary and Secondary Emissions |
ESPM |
Prof. Jianzhen YU |
WANG, Yuchen |
Organosulfates in Atmospheric Aerosols: Synthesis, Quantification, Ambient Abundance and Insights into Formation Mechanism |
AES |
Prof. Jianzhen YU |
ZHANG, Yumiao |
Using Data Analysis to Understand and Improve Model Prediction in Different Spatial-temporal Resolutions |
AES |
Prof. Jimmy FUNG |
2018
Student Name | Title | Program | Supervisors |
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DENG, Rang |
Membrane Architecture for Self-humidifying PEMFC |
ESPM |
Prof. King Lun YEUNG |
DENG, Kailin |
Nitrated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Food: Occurrence and Risk Assessment |
AES |
Prof. Simon CHAN |
LI, Liping Lisa |
Transformation of the Selected Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products with Ozonation, Chlorination and Photo-degradation |
ESPM |
Prof. King Lun YEUNG |
LI, Zhiyuan |
Characterizing Infiltration of Ambient PM2.5 into Urban Microenvironments Using Portable Monitors |
ESPM |
Prof. Alexis LAU |
LIU, Tong |
Straw Burning: Pollution, Health and Policy in China |
ESPM |
Prof. Alexis LAU |
LIU, Zhang |
Preparation, Characterization, and Property of Metal-Organic-framework Aerogels and Aerogel-like Monoliths for Environment Pollutant Removal |
ESPM |
Prof. King Lun YEUNG |
XIE Wenjing |
Preparation and Characterization of Surfaces of Graphene and Graphite and Study of Reactions of SO2 and NH3 with the Epoxy Groups on the Surface of Graphite Oxide Powder |
ESPM |
Prof. Chi Ming CHAN Prof. Jianzhen YU |
2017
Student Name | Title | Program | Supervisors |
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AN, Karl |
Impact of Building Morphologies on Wind and Pollutant Transport CFD Modelling and Applications |
AES |
Prof. Jimmy FUNG |
CHU, Yangxi |
Role of Organics in Short-chain Alkyl Amine Uptake by Ammonium Sulfate-Organics Mixed Particles |
ESPM |
Prof. Chak CHAN |
CHUNG, Siu Wa |
Bayesian Semi-parametric Inference via Quasi-posterior Distributions and its Applications to Environmental Science and Policy |
ESPM |
Prof. Mike SO |
DU, Dijia |
Environmental Policy in China: Historical Perspectives and Current Implementation |
ESPM |
Prof. Erik BAARK |
LU, Xingcheng |
Numerical Modeling Studies of Source Apportionment, Health Effect and Atmospheric Chemistry for Ambient Pollutants in China |
ESPM |
Prof. Jimmy FUNG |
SU, Lin |
A Numerical Study of Dust Over East Asia: The role of Dust in Ice Nucleation within Clouds and Its Effects on the Regional Weather System |
AES |
Prof. Jimmy FUNG |
XU, Meng |
National and Provincial Energy Balances as an Assessment Tool for Shale Gas Development Options in China |
ESPM |
Prof. Alexis LAU |
2016
Student Name | Title | Program | Supervisors |
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CHEUNG, Hoi-Yan Heidi |
Chemical Composition, Hygroscopicity and Volatility of Ambient Aerosols in Hong Kong and Guangzhou |
ESPM |
Prof. Chak CHAN |
LEE, Berto Paul Yok-Long |
Insights into the characteristics of submicron particulate matter and the urban roadside in Hong Kong using aerosol mass spectrometry |
ESPM |
Prof. Chak CHAN |
LIU, Jing Jing |
Developing Mass Spectrometric Methods to Quantitate Thioproline as a Novel Biomarker of Oxidative Stress and Carbonyl Exposure |
AES |
Prof. Simon CHAN |
SAUERWEIN, Meike |
Heterogeneous uptake of ammonia and alkyl-amines by sulfuric acid particles |
ESPM |
Prof. Chak CHAN |
2015
Student Name | Title | Program | Supervisors |
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WU, Cheng |
Ambient Characteristics of Elemental Carbon and Black Carbon in the Peral River Delta and the Application of Elemental Carbon as a Combustion Aerosol Tracer |
AES |
Prof. Jianzhen YU |
YAO, Teng |
Numerical study on formation and dispersion of secondary organic aerosol |
ESPM |
Prof. Jimmy C. H. FUNG |
2014
Student Name | Title | Program | Supervisors |
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CHE, Wen-Wei |
An Examination of Subgroup Stratification in Health Assessment and Inter-individual Variability in Exposure Assessment |
AES |
Prof. Alexis LAU |
2013
Student Name | Title | Program | Supervisors |
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WU, Dong-Wei |
Numerical Study of Atmospheric Particulate Matters: Source Apportionment to Characterize 3D Transport and Transformation of Precursors and Secondary Pollutants |
AES |
Prof. Jimmy FUNG |
XIE, Bo |
Structure of the Turbulent Planetary Boundary Layer and Implications for its Modeling |
AES |
Prof. Jimmy FUNG |
YU, Xin |
Improved Modelling of Hox Recycling in Isoprene Oxidation and Sulfate Formation Chemistry: Evaluation Against Hox, Ozone and Secondary Aerosols Measurements in PRD |
AES |
Prof. Alexis LAU |
2012
Student Name | Title | Program | Supervisors |
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XUE, Jian |
Secondary inorganic soluble aerosol in Hong Kong : continuous measurement, formation mechanism discussion and improvement of an observation-based model to study control strategies |
ESPM |
Prof. Jianzhen YU |
LIU, Rulong |
Diversity, distribution and population dynamics of fecal bacteroidales communities in the marine environment of Hong Kong : implications to water quality monitoring |
ESPM |
Prof. Stanley C.K. LAU |