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Journal Editor & Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief (Founding)

npj Materials Sustainability

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Editor (Editorial Board Member)

Cement and Concrete Composites

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Editor 

Journal of Environmental Management

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Editor 

Waste Disposal and Sustainable Energy

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Editorial Board 

Carbon Research     

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Editorial Board 

Biochar 

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Editorial Board 

Carbon Capture Science & Technology 

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Associate Editor 

Journal of Hazardous Materials

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Editorial Board 

Bioresource Technology     

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Editorial Board 

Environmental Pollution 

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Executive Advisory Board 

Advanced Sustainable Systems  

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Academic Editor

Heliyon

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Associate Editor 

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 

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Associate Editor

Science of the Total Environment

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Subject Editor 

Journal of Soils and Sediments

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Editorial Board 

Chemosphere  

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Coordinating Editor 

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

2023-Present

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2024-Present

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2022-Present

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2022-Present

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2022-Present

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2022-2024

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2021-Present

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2019-2021

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2019-2023​

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2019-2023

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2019-2023

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2019-2024

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2018-2024

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2018-2024

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2016-2020

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2015-2023

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2014-2018

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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

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Excellent Reviewer Award, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Elsevier, The Netherlands

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Top Reviewer Award, Waste Management, Elsevier, The Netherlands

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Best Associate Editor Award, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science & Technology, Taylor & Francis Group, UK

 

Silver Medal, 48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, Switzerland

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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

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Country Representative, International Bioprocessing Association, France

 

Young Scientist Award, International Bioprocessing Association, France

 

Excellence in Review Award, Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, The Netherlands

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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

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CEE Outstanding Teaching Award, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Most Valued Project Award (Merit), Outstanding Professional Services Awards, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Gangwon Ambassador, Korea MICE Bureau, Korea Tourism Organization, Korea

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Best Presentation Award, 2nd International Conference on Bioresources, Energy, Environment, and Materials Technology, Korea 

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Gold Medal, 45th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, Switzerland 

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Most Active New Consultant Award, Outstanding Professional Services Awards, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Excellence in Review Award, Chemosphere, Elsevier, The Netherlands

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Champion Prize of Environmental Paper Award, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Hong Kong

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Excellence in Review Award, Environmental Science and Technology, American Chemical Society, USA

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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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2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2021

 

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2020

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2019

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2018

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2017

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2015

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2015

Subcommittee Chair (Waste Management), Advisory Council on the Environment (ACE), Environment and Ecology Bureau (EEB), Hong Kong, 2023-2025

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Council Member, Advisory Council on the Environment (ACE), Environment and Ecology Bureau (EEB), Hong Kong, 2023-2025

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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

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Council Member, International Bioprocessing Association (IBA), France, 2019-2025

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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

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Executive Committee, International Water Association - Hong Kong (IWA-HK), Hong Kong, 2015-2023

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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

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Independent Expert Reviewer, Guidelines on Design for Revitalisation of River Channel. Drainage Services Department (DSD), Hong Kong, 2021

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Research Projects Vetting Subcommittee, Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF), Hong Kong, 2012-2018  

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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 

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Professional Judge Panel, Environmental Paper Award, 

Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), Hong Kong, 2017     

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Professional Review Panel, Green Product Accreditation and Standards (G-PASS), Green Building Council (GBC), Hong Kong, 2016-2018 

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Task Force on Performance Review, Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF), Hong Kong, 2014-2018  

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External Assessor, HK Green Innovations Awards, Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence (HKAEE), Hong Kong, 2013-2018

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