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Ir Prof. Dan Tsang

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2019

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2009

Scopus

 

Web of Science

Google Scholar

ORCID

ResearchGate

Research.com

T2R2 2025 Conference (Chair)

SGCM 2025 Conference (Chair)

HKWMA2024 Conference (Chair)

FWFS2022 Conference (Chair)

APBC2021 Conference (Chair)

BEEM2019 Conference (Chair)

CLEAR2018 Conference (Chair)


BWR2017 Conference (Chair)

IFIBiop2024 Conference (Co-Chair)

FOODIE2020 Conference (Co-Chair)

IBI-BWC2019 Conference (Co-Chair)

BWR2019 Conference (Co-Chair)

APBC2018 Conference (Co-Chair)

BEEM2018 Conference (Co-Chair)

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Academic Positions

Professor

Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK

Pao Yue-Kong Chair Professor                                                                                                       

State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, China

Professor

Associate Professor                                                                                                     

Assistant Professor                                                                                                       

Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK

Honorary Professor

Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Australia 

Visiting Professor

Center of Excellence on Hazardous Substance Management, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

IMETE Visiting Scholar                                                                                                 

Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Belgium

Visiting Scholar                                                                                                            

Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, USA

Senior Lecturer                                                                                                             

Lecturer                                                                                                                       

Civil and Natural Resources Engineering, The University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Post-Doctoral Fellow                                                                                                      

Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, UK

Post-Doctoral Fellow                                                                                                     

Institute for the Environment, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK

2023 – present

2022 – present

2021 – 2023

2017 – 2021

2012 – 2017

2019 – 2022

2018 – present

 

Nov 2015, Oct 2024

Jan–Feb 2011, Jul–Aug 2012, Jun–Aug 2013

2011 –2012

2008 –2010

 

2007 –2008

 

2006 –2007

Our research underlines a strong link to societal needs and real-life environmental challenges. We endeavor to advance our fundamental knowledge and develop net-zero technologies striving towards Carbon Neutrality and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We conduct interdisciplinary research and foster knowledge transfer of, e.g.,

  • Value-added upcycling of food waste, yard waste, agro-waste, sludge, plastics, and CO2

  • Sustainable and low-carbon treatment of incineration ash, EV battery, e-waste, and contaminated soil/sediment

  • Stormwater harvesting and industrial wastewater treatment for resilient water cycles

98.4% publications in Top 10% journals and 4.19 Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) in SciVal (2021-2025)

91 Highly Cited Papers (Top 1%) and 92nd overall citation percentile median in Web of Science

Representative Publications in recent years:

PNAS

Nat. Rev. Earth Environ.

One Earth

Environ. Sci. Technol.

Adv. Funct. Mater.

Green Chem.

etc.

Research Student Education  Two PhD graduates and three Postdoc Fellows received NSFC or MOE Excellent Young Scholar Awards (2021, 2023)

Another two PhD graduates were selected as Highly Cited Researchers (Cross-Field, 2022, 2023)

Undergraduate/Postgraduate Teaching – Student Feedback Questionnaire: 12 times ranked Top 10% and 11 times ranked Top 10-25% in Faculty of Construction and Environment 

 

University Mentorship Scheme for Teaching Excellence

FCE Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching (Team Award)

CEE Outstanding Teaching Award (Individual Award)

Research & Education

Recent Updates

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Books

Journal Covers

Industry Collaboration

Professional Recognition

Student Achievements

Societal Impact

International Conferences

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Education

PhD in Civil Engineering                                                      The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK

 

BEng in Civil and Structural Engineering

Minor in Social Science (Dean's Award)

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK

Professional Qualification

RSC Fellow (FRSC) 

Royal Society of Chemistry, UK

HKIE Fellow (FHKIE) 

The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, HK

Postgraduate Diploma in Tertiary Teaching (PgD) 

The University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv)                            Society of Environmental Engineers, UK

Contact Me

Office 4603, 4/F, Lift 29/30, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China

cedan@ust.hk  |  Tel: 852-3469-3133

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