Division of Environment
Acting Head of Division:
Chak-Keung CHAN, Professor of Environment and Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Newly established in Fall 2009, the Division of Environment is the first interdisciplinary academic unit at HKUST with faculty members from all four Schools. It offers interdisciplinary undergraduate environmental program, and postgraduate environmental programs. Presently, the research focus of the Division is in the area of atmospheric and coastal marine science, and is planned to expand into selected areas of sustainable development, environmental management and policy. The Division plays an important role in community outreach and provide a leadership role in Hong Kong and the region in promoting public awareness of environmental sustainability, transferring research outcomes to the public and influencing environmental policies.
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
Global environmental issues such as climate change and diminishing natural resources require new ways of conducting business, new ideas and innovative solutions. The Bachelor of Science (BSc) program in Environmental Management and Technology helps students build their knowledge and skills necessary for challenging careers in environment leadership, policy, technology management and green business development.
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH
The postgraduate programs offered by the Division of Environment are all interdisciplinary in nature. The Division offers both research and taught postgraduate (PG) programs. The taught PG programs lead to the awards of Graduate Diploma
(GD) and Master of Science (MSc) in Environmental Science and Management.
Research postgraduate programs lead to Master of Philosophy (MPhil) or Doctor of
Philosophy (PhD) degrees in Atmospheric Environmental Science or Marine Environmental Science.
Admission to the MPhil program or GD/MSc program requires a Bachelor’s degree with second class honors or higher qualification. Admission to the PhD program requires a relevant Bachelor’s degree, an MPhil or MSc degree in environmental science or in other relevant disciplines. In addition, applicants are also required to comply with the University’s English Language requirements for admission to PG programs.
Curriculum
Description of the curriculum and courses for the following programs are presented online at http://publish.ust.hk/calendar :
Undergraduate Program :
y Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Environmental Management and Technology Taught Postgraduate Programs:
y Graduate Diploma (GD) in Environmental Science and Management y Master of Science (MSc) in Environmental Science and Management Research Postgraduate Programs:
y Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Atmospheric Environmental Science y Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Marine Environmental Science y Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Atmospheric Environmental Science y Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Marine Environmental Science
FACULTY AND THEIR RESEARCH INTERESTS
Chair Professor
Chi-Ming CHAN ( 陳 志 明 ), BChEng Minnesota; MS, PhD California Inst of Tech
(Chair Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Director of the Interdisciplinary Programs Office)
Research Interests: Surface and interface science; polymer blends and alloys; conductive composite polymers; crosslinking of polymers; adhesion phenomena.
Professors
Erik BAARK ( 寶 克 ), MPhil, DrPhil Copenhagen; PhD Lund (Professor of Social Science)
Research Interests: National innovation systems in Asia and Europe, China's science and technology policy, Hong Kong innovation system and policy, innovation in service industries.
Chak-Keung CHAN ( 陳 澤 強 ), BS Univ of Texas, Austin; PhD California Inst of Tech
(Acting Head of Division, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Director of Institute for the Environment)
Jimmy Chi-Hung FUNG ( 馮 志 雄 ), BSc Durham; PhD Cambridge
(Professor of Mathematics, and Associate Director of Atmospheric Research Center)
Research Interests: Comprehension, prediction and assessment of meteorological and air pollution problems associated with urban and coastal environments; computational fluid dynamics and turbulence research.
Adjunct Professors
Joseph K. KWAN ( 關 繼 祖 ), BA, MPH Univ of California, Berkeley; MCLS Univ of California, San Francisco; DEnv Univ of California, Los Angeles; CIH; REHS; RBSP; FHKIOEH; RSO
(Director of Health, Safety and Environment Office)
Research Interests: Assessment and Control of Environmental and Occupational Health Hazards. Biohazard Assessment and Infection Control. Recognition and Assessment of Non-conventional Pollutants in the Environment.
Christine LOH ( 陸 恭 蕙 ), LLB Hull; LLM City Univ of Hong Kong
Research Interests: Public policy, environment, energy, climate and political economy.
Associate Professors
Jian-Ping GAN ( 甘 劍 平 ), BS Shandong Coll of Oceanology; MS, PhD McGill (Associate Professor of Mathematics)
Research Interests: Physical oceanography; numerical ocean circulation and ecosystem modeling and prediction; estuarine and coastal ocean dynamics.
Alexis Kai-Hon LAU ( 劉 啓 漢 ), BSc Chinese Univ of Hong Kong; MSc British Columbia; MA, PhD Princeton
(Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Adjunct Associate Professor of Mathematics, Director of Atmospheric Research Center, Associate Director of the Institute for the Environment, and Director of Environmental Central Facility)
Research Interests: Geophysical data analysis, numerical modeling of the atmosphere, regional and urban air pollution, weather and climate, satellite remote sensing applications, and environmental education.
Hongbin LIU ( 劉 紅 斌 ), BSc Ocean Univ of China; MSc, PhD Hawaii (Associate Professor of Life Science)
Research Interests: Marine plankton ecology; microbial food web dynamics; biological oceanography and biogeochemical cycles.
Gerald R. PATCHELL ( 百 察 樂 ), BA, MA Western Ontario; PhD Simon Fraser (Associate Professor of Social Science)
Research Interests: Territorial and Inter-firm Cooperation; Sustainable Development; Environmental Economic Geography; The Organization of Variety; Business and Environment; Japan.
Jianzhen YU ( 郁 建 珍 ), BS Nanjing; MS Montana; PhD Univ of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
(Associate Professor of Chemistry)
Research Interests: Environmental analytical chemistry and atmospheric chemistry. Research focuses on (1) developing analytical methods for organic chemical species in the air, (2) characterization of individual chemical components in ambient and source aerosols, (3) sources and sinks of important aerosol constituents, and (4) aqueous phase atmospheric chemistry.
Adjunct Associate Professors
Paul W. FORSTER ( 霍 思 德 ), BS Alberta; MS, MBA Western Ontario; MS, PhD Univ of California, Irvine
(Adjunct Associate Professor of Management, and Acting Director of Global Students and Programs Office)
Research Interests: Organizational and social impacts of technology; global logistics, business and global climate change.
Samuel C. T. YU ( 俞 宗 岱 ), BSc, MPhil Chinese Univ of Hong Kong; DEnv Univ of California, Los Angeles; CIH; RSO; MHKIOEH
(Associate Director of Health, Safety and Environment Office)
Research Interests: Local exhaust ventilation, control of infections aerosols, indoor air quality, safe use of nanomaterials, laboratory analyses of environmental and occupational samples, quality assurance, testing and certification.
Visiting Associate Professor
William F. BARRON ( 柏 蔚 元 ), BA LaSalle Coll; MA Carbondale; PhD Johns Hopkins
Research Interests: Application of principles of economics to environmental assessment and decision making, especially for transport and air pollution; Perceptions of risk with respect to exceeding planetary boundaries.
Adjunct Assistant Professors
Jimmy W. M. CHAN ( 陳 偉 文 ) , BA, MPhil, PhD City Univ of Hong Kong; MSc Imperial Coll of Sc, Tech & Med
Research Interests: GIS, spatial analysis and modeling, remote sensing, computer graphics, simulation and numerical optimization.
Arthur P. S. LAU ( 劉 培 生 ), BSc Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ; PhD Hong Kong Univ of Sc & Tech
(Assistant Research Scientist, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering)
Research Interests: Bioaerosols; biomarker, environmental monitoring, environmental microbiology, germicidal properties of nanomaterials/catalysts, environmental education.
Visiting Scholar
Michael EDESESS, BSc Massachusetts; MA, PhD Northwestern
Research Interests: Pearl River delta, including the environmental resources utilized or impacted.
