
Ir Prof. Dan Tsang

2019

2009
CLEAR2018 Conference (Chair)
BWR2017 Conference (Chair)
FOODIE2020 Conference (Co-Chair)
IBI-BWC2019 Conference (Co-Chair)
APBC2018 Conference (Co-Chair)
BEEM2018 Conference (Co-Chair)







Academic Positions
Pao Yue-Kong Chair Professor
State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, China
Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Honorary Professor
Sustainable Minerals Institute, 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, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, UK
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Institute for the Environment, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK
2022 – present
2021 – present
2017 – 2021
2012 – 2017
2019 – 2022
2018 – present
Nov 2015
Jan–Feb 2011, Jul–Aug 2012, Jun–Aug 2013
2011 –2012
2008 –2010
2007 –2008
2006 –2007
Our research and education emphasize a strong link to societal needs and real-life environmental challenges. We strive to advance our fundamental knowledge and develop carbon-negative engineering solutions to actualize Carbon Neutrality and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We conduct interdisciplinary research and foster knowledge transfer, e.g.,
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Value-added utilization of food waste, yard waste, agro-waste, sludge, and CO2
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Sustainable and green treatment of incineration ash, EV battery, e-waste, and contaminated soil/sediment
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Stormwater harvesting and industrial wastewater treatment for resilient water cycles
#carbon neutrality
#biochar
#yard waste
#food waste
#green remediation
#water resilience
96.9% publications in Top 10% journals and 4.08 Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) in Scopus
90 Highly Cited Papers (Top 1%) and 93rd overall citation percentile median in Web of Science
Selected as Highly Cited Researchers 2022 in the academic fields of (i) Engineering and (ii) Environment & Ecology
"Of the world’s population of scientists and social scientists, Highly Cited Researchers are 1 in 1,000."
"Among the 3,981 researchers named as Highly Cited in the 21 ESI fields, 219, or 5.5%, appear in two ESI fields and only 32, or 0.8%, appear in three or more fields. " (Clarivate, 2022)
Student Feedback Questionnaire – 12 times ranked Top 10% and 11 times ranked Top 10-25% in Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE)
University Mentorship Scheme for Teaching Excellence
FCE Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching (Team Award)
CEE Outstanding Teaching Award (Individual Award)


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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
ZS946, 9/F, Block Z, Phase 8, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
dan.tsang@polyu.edu.hk | Tel: 852-2766-6072