SCIENCE FACULTY
| Researcher : Cheung MY |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cheung M.Y., The Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence, Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong. 2016. |
| Researcher : Dudgeon D |
| Project Title: | The conservation of freshwaters in tropical Asia |
| Investigator(s): | Dudgeon D |
| Department: | Ecology & Biodiversity |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Other Funding Scheme |
| Start Date: | 01/2002 |
| Project Title: | The ecology and biodiversity of Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Dudgeon D, Corlett RT |
| Department: | Ecology & Biodiversity |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Other Funding Scheme |
| Start Date: | 07/2002 |
| Project Title: | Tropical stream ecology |
| Investigator(s): | Dudgeon D |
| Department: | Ecology & Biodiversity |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Other Funding Scheme |
| Start Date: | 01/2003 |
| Project Title: | Conservation of freshwater biodiversity in Asia |
| Investigator(s): | Dudgeon D |
| Department: | Ecology & Biodiversity |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Other Funding Scheme |
| Start Date: | 06/2003 |
| Project Title: | Can stream drift be used to monitor climate change? Development of a protocol for assessing the effects of temperature rise on biodiversity in Hong Kong streams |
| Investigator(s): | Dudgeon D |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Environment and Conservation Fund |
| Start Date: | 03/2014 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Perkins M.J., Ng P.T., Dudgeon D., Bonebrake T.C. and Leung K.M.Y., Conserving intertidal habitats: What is the potential of ecological engineering to mitigate impacts of coastal structures, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 2015, 167: 504-515. |
| Researcher : Evans MR |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Moustakas A. and Evans M.R., Regional and temporal characteristics of bovine tuberculosis of cattle in Great Britain, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. 2016, 30: 989-1003. |
| Researcher : Kwok S |
| Project Title: | 36th COSPAR Scientific Assembly Synthesis of Organic Compounds in the Circumstellar Envelopes of Evolved Stars Prebiotic Molecules in the Circumstellar Environment |
| Investigator(s): | Kwok S |
| Department: | Science Faculty |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 07/2006 |
| Project Title: | Chemical Synthesis in the Late Stages of Stellar Evolution |
| Investigator(s): | Kwok S |
| Department: | Science Faculty |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 11/2011 |
| Project Title: | Earth as a Habitable Planet |
| Investigator(s): | Kwok S, Shih K |
| Department: | Science Faculty |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding for Strategic Research Theme |
| Start Date: | 09/2013 |
| Project Title: | Organic Matter in Space |
| Investigator(s): | Kwok S |
| Department: | Science Faculty |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2015 |
| Project Title: | XXIX IAU General Assembly; Water and Organics in the Universe: an introduction |
| Investigator(s): | Kwok S |
| Department: | Science Faculty |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 08/2015 |
| Completion Date: | 08/2015 |
| Project Title: | Observations and Simulations of Multipolar Planetary Nebulae |
| Investigator(s): | Kwok S, Zhang Y |
| Department: | Science Faculty |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Fund for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 09/2015 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Ehrenfreund P.F., Kwok S., Irvine W., Galante D., Gargaud M., Levasseur-Regourd A.-.C., Haghighipour N., Holm N., Lineweaver C., Jayawardhana R. and Ohishi M., REPORT, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, Transactions of the International Astronomical Union, Series A 29. 2015, 11: 380-382. |
| Hsia C., CHAU W.C., Zhang Y. and Kwok S., The Mutliple Lobes and Geometric Model of Hubble 12: A Young Planetary Nebula with two pairs of H2 Knots, IAU General Assembly, Meeting #29, #2254433, Honolulu, U.S.. American Astronomical Society, 2015. |
| Hsia C., CHAU W.C. and Kwok S., The Optical-Infared Study and Geometric Model of Young Multipolar Planetary nebula -- IRAS 21282+5050, IAU General Assembly, Meeting #29, #2254433, Honolulu, U.S.. American Astronomical Society, 2015. |
| Kwok S., Introduction, The 11th Pacific Rim Conference on Stellar Astrophysics: Physics and Chemistry of the Late Stages of Stellar Evolution. 2015. |
| Kwok S., ORGANIC DUST IN THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM, Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society. 2015, 30: 155-158. |
| Kwok S., Organic Synthesis in the Late Stages of Stellar Evolution, EAS Publications Series. 2015, 71-72: 349-353. |
| Kwok S., Our Place in the Universe, November 19, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China. 2015. |
| Kwok S., Koo B.-.C., Chu Y.-.H., Breitschwerdt D., Dal Pino E., Yang J., Tsuboi M., Rozyczka M., Juvela M., Burton M., Caselli P., Lizano S., Cabrit S. and Toth V., REPORT, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, Transactions of the International Astronomical Union, Series A 29. 2015, 11: 500-501. |
| Kwok S., Stardust: the cosmic seeds of life, October 29, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau. 2015. |
| Kwok S., Synthesis of Complex Organics in the Late Stages of Stellar Evolution, November 19, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China. 2015. |
| Kwok S., Synthesis of Complex Organics in the Late Stages of Stellar Evolution, October 19, York University, Toronto, Canada. 2015. |
| Kwok S., Water and Organics in the Universe: an introduction, nternational Astronomical Union General Assembly XXIX Focus Meeting 15 Search for Water and Life's Building Blocks in the Universe. 2015. |
| Sadjadi S., Zhang Y. and Kwok S., On The Origin Of The 11.3 Micron Unidentified Infrared Emission Feature, The Astrophyical Journal. 2015, 807: 95. |
| Researcher : Leung KMY |
| Project Title: | Aquatic ecological risk assessment: comparison of tropical and temperate species sensitivity to chemicals |
| Investigator(s): | Leung KMY |
| Department: | Ecology & Biodiversity |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Other Funding Scheme |
| Start Date: | 09/2002 |
| Project Title: | Ecology, physiology and toxicology of Stomatopoda in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Leung KMY |
| Department: | Ecology & Biodiversity |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Other Funding Scheme |
| Start Date: | 09/2002 |
| Project Title: | International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE – 2011) |
| Investigator(s): | Leung KMY |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Environment and Conservation Fund |
| Start Date: | 08/2011 |
| Project Title: | Photosynthetic and proteomic responses of the marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana to triphenyltin exposure |
| Investigator(s): | Leung KMY, Lo CSC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 05/2012 |
| Project Title: | Mechanistic study on the organotin-mediated imposex in the rock shell Thais clavigera using RNA-sequencing analysis |
| Investigator(s): | Leung KMY |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2013 |
| Completion Date: | 12/2015 |
| Project Title: | Ecology and biodiversity of benthic marine ecosystems before and after the trawling ban in Hong Kong coastal waters |
| Investigator(s): | Leung KMY, Dudgeon D, Williams GA, Sadovy YJ, Li WK |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) - Group Research Project |
| Start Date: | 06/2013 |
| Project Title: | Analysis of environmental endocrine disrupting activities in treated sewage effluents and receiving marine waters using Catechol-O-Methyltransferase (COMT) ELISA and Recombinant Yeast bioassays |
| Investigator(s): | Leung KMY, Ho SL, Ho WL |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 05/2014 |
| Completion Date: | 10/2015 |
| Project Title: | International Conference on Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Marine Ecosystems 2015 (BECoME 2015) |
| Investigator(s): | Leung KMY |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Environment and Conservation Fund |
| Start Date: | 01/2015 |
| Project Title: | Biomagnification of organotin compounds in marine organisms at higher trophic levels: A case study in Hong Kong’s coastal marine waters |
| Investigator(s): | Leung KMY, Ho KY |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 03/2015 |
| Project Title: | Influences of temperature and salinity on the physicochemical properties and toxicities of nano zinc oxide to marine organisms |
| Investigator(s): | Leung KMY, Djurisic A |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 09/2015 |
| Project Title: | International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE – 2016) |
| Investigator(s): | Leung KMY, Chan KY |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Environment and Conservation Fund |
| Start Date: | 01/2016 |
| Project Title: | Enhancing marine biodiversity and ecological function on artificial coastal structures through ecological engineering |
| Investigator(s): | Leung KMY, Perkins MJ |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Fund for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 06/2016 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Chariton A.A., Sun M.Y., Gibson J., Webb J.A., Leung K.M.Y., Hickey C.W. and Hose G.C., Emergent technologies and analytical approaches for understanding the effects of multiple stressors in aquatic environments, Marine and Freshwater Research. 2015, 67: 414. |
| Kim B.M., Kim J.B., Choi I.Y., Raisuddin S., Au D.W.T., Leung K.M.Y., Wu S.S., Rhee J.S. and Lee J.S., Omics of the marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma) and its relevance to marine environmental research, Marine Environmental Research. 2016, 113: 141-152. |
| Lauenstein G.G., Leung K.M.Y. and Hall-Spencer J.M., The global importance of regional studies in marine science: Trans-boundary pollutants matter, Regional Studies in Marine Science. 2015, 2: A1-A2. |
| Leung K.M.Y., Advances and challenges in assessing ecological risks of chemical contaminants in aquatic ecosystems , Keynote Speech at the 2nd International Symposium on Environmental Health, held at Graduate School of Public Health of Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea during 15-16 February 2016. 2016. |
| Leung K.M.Y., From dose-response relationships to setting effect thresholds for protecting individual organisms and ecosystem integrity, Keynote Lecture at the International Workshop on Health Risk Assessment, Intervention and Collaboration, Shantou University, Shantou, China during 16-17 April 2016.. 2016. |
| Leung K.M.Y., Pollution issues, monitoring and indicators of environmental quality in harbours, Invited Lecture at the EuroMarine and World Harbour Project Joint Workshop on Developing Ecosystem-based Solutions for Resilient European Harbours and Costal Waterfronts (ECORES), held at Bologna, Italy during 4-6 May 2016. 2016. |
| Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent chemical toxicity models: from mechanisms to application, Keynote Lecture at the International Symposium on Chemical Pollution and Environmental Health, held at School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China during 18-22 October 2015. 2015. |
| Perkins M.J., Ng P.T., Dudgeon D., Bonebrake T.C. and Leung K.M.Y., Conserving intertidal habitats: What is the potential of ecological engineering to mitigate impacts of coastal structures, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 2015, 167: 504-515. |
| WANG Z., Meador J.P. and Leung K.M.Y., Metal toxicity to freshwater organisms as a function of pH: A meta-analysis, Chemosphere. 2016, 144: 1544-1552. |
| Researcher : Pickett EJ |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Pickett E.J., Thomson D.L., LI T. and XING S., Jensen’s Inequality and the Impact of Short-term Environmental Variability on Long-term Population Growth Rates, PLOS ONE. 2015, 10(9): e0136072. |
| Researcher : Pui DY |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Chang D...Q..., Chen S...C..., Fox A...R..., Viner A...S... and Pui D.Y., Penetration of Sub-50 nm Nanoparticles Through Electret HVAC Filters Used in Residence, Aerosol Science and Technology. 2015, 49: 966-976. |
| Chen S.-.C., Wang J., Fissan H. and Pui D.Y., Optimizing Filtration Experiments for Length and Fractal Dimension Characterization of Non-Spherical Particles, Aerosol Science and Technology. 2015, 49: 547-555. |
| Chen S...-.C..., Segets D..., Ling T...-.Y..., Peukert W... and Pui D.Y., An experimental study of ultrafiltration for sub-10nm quantum dots and sub-150 nm nanoparticles through PTFE membrane and Nuclepore filters, Journal of Membrane Science. 2016, 497: 153-161. |
| Kim C., Kang S. and Pui D.Y., Removal of airborne sub-3 nm particles using fibrous filters and granular activated carbons, Carbon. 2016, 104: 125-132. |
| Thompson D., Chen S.-.C., Wang J. and Pui D.Y., Aerosol Emission Monitoring and Assessment of Potential Exposure to Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes in the Manufacture of Polymer Nanocomposites, Annals of Occupational Hygiene. 2015, mev044. |
| Researcher : Sadjadi S |
| Project Title: | Insight into the new astrochemistry hypothesis of mixed organic-aliphatic nano-particles (MAON) : ab initio and molecular dynamics study |
| Investigator(s): | Sadjadi S, Kwok S, Zhang Y |
| Department: | Physics |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 12/2013 |
| Completion Date: | 08/2015 |
| Project Title: | Fourth Changsha International Workshop on Theoretical and Computational Chemistry with Materials 2016 ; Quantum Chemical Interpretation of Interstellar Infrared Bands |
| Investigator(s): | Sadjadi S |
| Department: | Science Faculty |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 06/2016 |
| Completion Date: | 06/2016 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Sadjadi S., Zhang Y. and Kwok S., On The Origin Of The 11.3 Micron Unidentified Infrared Emission Feature, The Astrophyical Journal. 2015, 807: 95. |
| Sadjadi S., Theoretical Efforts in Identification of Interstellar Organic Molecules (Contribution Talk), 11th Pacific Rim Conference on Stellar Astrophysics (HKU) . 2015. |