Associate Professor
Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Chemistry September 2017
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US
Master of Science in Environmental Science and Engineering June 2012
School of Environment, Tsinghua University, China
Bachelor of Engineering in Environmental Engineering June 2009
Department of Environmental Engineering, Nankai University, China
Assistant Professor Nov 2019-Dec 2025
School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Postdoctoral Fellow Oct 2017-Sep 2019
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Supervisor: Prof. Daniel J. Jacob
Understand atmospheric compositions and their impacts, development of atmospheric and earth system model schemes, modeling of global and regional atmospheric environment, human-climate interactions.
Total amount of grants awarded as PI/Co-PI: around HK$ 5 million (CNY 4.6 million) since 2020, with over HK$ 4.2 million (CNY 3.8 million) externally funded by government agencies.
External Research Grants
Internal Research Grants
55 Peer-reviewed Journal publications, 4 ESI highly cited papers; one paper featured as Research Highlight on Nature, one paper featured in Preview on One Earth.
Total citations > 3900, and H-index of 28 in Google Scholar.
(corresponding author*, co-first author#, ^designates work of student or postdoc supervised)
SEE5201/8211: Air Pollution and Atmospheric Chemistry (Master & Ph.D.) 2020-present
SEE4204: Environmental Systems Modeling (UG) 2020-present
SEE4219: Air Quality Modeling (UG) 2021-present
SEE2201: Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering (UG, partly contribute) 2020-2024
New Course Development: SEE4204, SEE4219, SEE5201, and SEE8211.
Teaching Grant: Development and Implementation of an Interactive Webpage Platform for Environmental Modeling Education, PI, Teaching Development Grant, HK$240,000.
University Level:
Member, Central Repository on Student Development Activities Group 2023-2025
Member, Academic Conduct Committee 2021-2022
School Level:
Program leader, Minor in Atmospheric and Climate Science 2022-2025
Organizer and host, Atmosphere, Air quality, and Climate Seminar Series 2021-2022
Member, School Staff-Postgraduate Student Consultative Committee 2024-2025
Member, School Research Degree Program Committee 2021-2025
Member, School Research Committee
Professional Activities:
Early Career Board member, ACS ES&T Air (ACS Publications) 2023-present
Member, the American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2014-present
Member, the European Geophysical Union (EGU) 2020-present
Advisor, Vision Carbon Limited 2022-present
Grant Application Reviewer:
Invited Journal Article Reviewer:
Science, Science Advances, Nature Geoscience, Nature Communications, Communication Earth and Environment, Geophysical Research Letter, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmosphere, Environmental Science and Technology, Environmental Science and Technology Letters, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, ACS ES&T Air, Atmospheric Environment, Earth’s Future, Environmental Pollution, Environmental International, Geoscientific Model Development, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of Cleaner Production, National Science Review.