Professional/Academic Award
External Fund/Award Vetting Committee
Outstanding Scientist Award, International Bioprocessing Association, France
Top 10 Outstanding Reviewer Award, Green Chemistry, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK
Excellent Reviewer Award, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Elsevier, The Netherlands
Top Reviewer Award, Waste Management, Elsevier, The Netherlands
Best Associate Editor Award, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science & Technology, Taylor & Francis Group, UK
Silver Medal, 48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, Switzerland
2022 Best Paper Award, Carbon Research, Springer, USA
FCE Dean’s Award (Outstanding Achievement in Research Funding), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Silver Medal, International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva – Special Edition (Virtual Event), Switzerland
FCE Dean’s Award for Highly Cited Researchers, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2020 Best Paper Award (Feature/Critical Review, Second Runner-Up), Environmental Science & Technology, American Chemical Society, USA
Top 10 Outstanding Reviewer Award, Green Chemistry, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK
Country Representative, International Bioprocessing Association, France
Young Scientist Award, International Bioprocessing Association, France
Excellence in Review Award, Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, The Netherlands
Best Presentation Award, 5th International Forum on Industrial Bioprocesses, Sarawak, Malaysia
FCE Dean’s Award (Outstanding Achievement in Research Funding), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
CEE Outstanding Teaching Award, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Most Valued Project Award (Merit), Outstanding Professional Services Awards, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Gangwon Ambassador, Korea MICE Bureau, Korea Tourism Organization, Korea
Best Presentation Award, 2nd International Conference on Bioresources, Energy, Environment, and Materials Technology, Korea
Gold Medal, 45th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, Switzerland
Most Active New Consultant Award, Outstanding Professional Services Awards, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Excellence in Review Award, Chemosphere, Elsevier, The Netherlands
Champion Prize of Environmental Paper Award, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Hong Kong
Excellence in Review Award, Environmental Science and Technology, American Chemical Society, USA
Outstanding Reviewer, Environment International
Outstanding Reviewer, Applied Energy
Outstanding Reviewer, Environmental Pollution
Outstanding Reviewer, Chemical Engineering Journal
Outstanding Reviewer, Bioresource Technology
Outstanding Reviewer, Journal of CO2 Utilization
Outstanding Reviewer, Journal of Cleaner Production
Outstanding Reviewer, Construction and Building Materials
Outstanding Reviewer, Resources, Conservation & Recycling
Outstanding Reviewer, Science of the Total Environment
Outstanding Reviewer, Energy
Outstanding Reviewer, Journal of Hazardous Materials
Outstanding Reviewer, Waste Management
Outstanding Reviewer, Water Research
Outstanding Reviewer, Chemosphere
Outstanding Reviewer, Journal of Environmental Management
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Chairperson, Materials Aspect Panel, Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) and BEAM Society Limited, Hong Kong, 2027-2029
Vice President, International Society of Trace Elements in the Environment (ISTEE), USA, 2026-2028
Geochemistry Division Program Chair, American Chemical Society (ACS), USA, 2026-2028
Program Chair-Elect, Geochemistry Division, American Chemical Society (ACS), USA, 2026
Immediate Past Chairman, Hong Kong Waste Management Association (HKWMA), Hong Kong, 2025-2027
Vice Chairman, Materials Aspect Panel, Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) and BEAM Society Limited, Hong Kong, 2024-2026
Subcommittee Chair (Waste Management), Advisory Council on the Environment (ACE), Environment and Ecology Bureau (EEB), Hong Kong, 2023-2025
Council Member, Advisory Council on the Environment (ACE), Environment and Ecology Bureau (EEB), Hong Kong, 2023-2025
Chairman, Hong Kong Waste Management Association
(HKWMA), Hong Kong, 2023-2025
Vice-Chairman, Hong Kong Waste Management Association
(HKWMA), Hong Kong, 2021-2023
Strategy Subcommittee, Council for Sustainable Development (SDC), Environment Bureau (ENB), Hong Kong, 2021-2022
Council Member, International Bioprocessing Association (IBA), France, 2019-2025
Appeal Tribunal Panel, Planning and Lands Branch, Development Bureau (DEVB), Hong Kong, 2018-2024
Scholarship Interview Panel, Hong Kong Scholarship for Excellence Scheme (HKSES), Education Bureau (EDB), Hong Kong, 2017-2023
Executive Committee, International Water Association - Hong Kong (IWA-HK), Hong Kong, 2015-2023
Independent Expert Reviewer, Study on River Revitalisation and Flood Attenuation Facilities for Hung Shui Kiu New Development Area. Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD), Hong Kong, 2021-2023
Independent Expert Reviewer, Guidelines on Design for Revitalisation of River Channel. Drainage Services Department (DSD), Hong Kong, 2021
Research Projects Vetting Subcommittee, Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF), Hong Kong, 2012-2018
Energy Conservation Projects Vetting Subcommittee,
Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF), Hong Kong, 2012-2018
CLP Energy Efficiency Fund Vetting Committee, CLP Power HK Ltd, Hong Kong, 2014-2018
Professional Judge Panel, Environmental Paper Award,
Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), Hong Kong, 2017
Professional Review Panel, Green Product Accreditation and Standards (G-PASS), Green Building Council (GBC), Hong Kong, 2016-2018
Task Force on Performance Review, Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF), Hong Kong, 2014-2018
External Assessor, HK Green Innovations Awards, Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence (HKAEE), Hong Kong, 2013-2018