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I am an environmental scientist by training , specializing in pollution studies and environmental impact assessment studies. I am now the chairman of the Communicable Disease Prevention sub-committee under the HESC in the university.I am the programme leader of Master of Arts in Education for Sustainability in the faculty. In recent years, I have been commissioned by various bodies such as the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Environment and Conservation Fund, Quality Education Fund as well as private funds to conduct contract research projects. I also specialize in environmental education research particularly in the evaluation of environmental education programmes and was one of the pioneer in the Green School initiative. In recognition of my role in promoting collaboration between Hong Kong and mainland China I was appointed visiting professor by the Northeast Normal University and South China Normal University. Furthermore I was also appointed as the founding director of the Hong Kong and Guang Zhou centre for Environmental and Science Education in South China Normal University . I am also active in the community, having been appointed as chairman and member of numerous government committees. In order to promote a green culture, I act as the chairman of Green Power, a major green group in Hong Kong . I also served as members of funding bodies such as the Environment and conservation Fund, Waste Recovery project vetting committee for vetting of research applications.I now serve in the Advisory council on the environment (ACE) which adivises the HKSAR on important matters relating to environmental protection Over the years I have secured over 10 million HKD in research and contract research funding . My research findings were published in leading journals such as Applied Catysis B Environmental(impact factor 8.3 2015), Chemical Engineering journal, Journal of Hazardous materials, chemosphere and environmental education research. The total number of published refereed papers is over 80.Internationally, recently I have been been appointed as a panel member (outreach panel)of the International Year of Global Understanding launced by the International Geographical Union(IGU http://global-understanding.info/. In June 2013, Eric was invited by UNESCO Bangkok to deliver a presentation on Hong Kong's Case on promotion of informal and non-formal learning through the Qualification Framework http://www.unescobkk.org/education/literacy-and-lifelong-learning/meetings-and-conferences/national-qualification-framework-for-lifelong-learning-and-skills-development/ through his role as Associate Director of the UNESCO UNEVOC HK .
Research interests
Environmental science, feasibility and monitoring studies environmental education
External Appointments
Listed in chronological order
member, transport advisory committee (2001-2007) HKSAR
Chairman, Quality Taxi services steering committee (2004-2007) HKSAR
member, Quality tourism services steering committee (2004-2007) HKSAR
member Marine and country parks board(1999-2005) HKSAR
Chairman public Relations committee(2003-2005) Marine and country parks board HKSAR
Member, Environment and Conservation Fund, (1996-2002) HKSAR
Member Research Vetting committee environment and conservation fund HKSAR (1996-2004)
Member, Marine mammal conservation committee AFCD HKSAR (1999-2005)
Chairman, Green Power(green group)Member,
Environmental Campaign committee,Member,
environmental pOlicy Working Group, HKSAR
Advisor (Environmental Education) Elengantia College
Visiting Professor, South Chiona Normal University(Environmental science/life science)) since 2002 and 2012 respectively
Advisor HK Ubion for Young Leaders HKUYL from 2013
Director, Environmental Education Centre, South China Normal University
Visiting Professor, Northeast Normal University China since 2000
member public education committee Hk gReen BUilding council from 1/1 2017
member of the Outreach Panel, United Nations Year of Global Understanding (UN-IYGU) International Geographical Union(IGU)/UNESCO
http://global-understanding.info/
member of editorial board from February 2012, International Journal of New Innovations: Science, Technology and Management
Associate Director, UNESCO UNEVOC Hong Kong from March 2012
Member, Environmental Education and Community Action Projects Vetting Committee, Environmental Campaign Committee HKSAR
Advisor, HK Youth Leaders Group
Member Multi-stakeholder steering group, Sino-Forest Applied Research Centre for PRD Environment, Baptist University of Hong Kong(ARCPE)
Member, Global Spotter Network, Katerva Sustainability Award
member public education committee HK Green Building Council from 1-1 2017
Member Advisory Council on the Environment(ACE) HKSAR from 1/2013
Member Environmental Impact Assessment sub-committee ACE HKSAR
Member Nature Conservation sub-committee ACE HKSAR
Member Management Comittee Marine Ecology Enhancement Fund Airport Authority HK from 25/10/2016
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Projects
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From Self-directed Learning to Curriculum-oriented Integrated STEM Education
01/09/20 → 31/08/21
Project: Research project
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From Self-directed Learning to the Integration of STEM into School-based Curricula of Primary Schools (從 STEM的自主學習到與小學校本課程的結合)
01/09/19 → 31/08/20
Project: Research project
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Provision of Services for Review on Environmental Education Programme of Hong Kong Wetland Park
FOK, L., CHEUNG, T. O. L., TSANG, P. K. E. & CHEANG, C. C.
15/03/17 → 14/03/18
Project: Research project
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Inclusion of Green Competencies in the Recognition of Prior Learning: A Comparative Study of Eight Countries in the Asia and Pacific Region (UIL)
PAVLOVA, M., TSANG, P. K. E., HUI, K. F. S., Arne, C., Madhu, S., Elmer, K. T., Faruque, A. H., Manoj, N., Zhanbol, O. Z., Rajat, K., Gangqiang, Z. & Sarimah, I.
01/01/16 → 30/06/18
Project: Research project
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Greening Skills in Hong Kong: Effective Partnerships between Vocational Education, Government and Industry to Support the Greening of the Economy
PAVLOVA, M., LEE, C. K. J., TSANG, P. K. E. & MACLEAN, R. D. I. 馬.
01/01/16 → 30/07/18
Project: Research project
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Increasing the electron selectivity of nanoscale zero-valent iron in environmental remediation: A review
ZHOU, L., LI, Z., YI, Y., TSANG, P. K. E. & FANG, Z., Jan 2022, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 421, 126709.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Removal of fluconazole from aqueous solution by magnetic biochar treated by ball milling: Adsorption performance and mechanism
HUANG, Z., YI, Y., ZHANG, N., TSANG, P. K. E. & FANG, Z., Jan 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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The influences of emotional factors on householders’ decarbonizing cooling behaviour in a subtropical Metropolitan City: An application of the extended theory of planned behaviour
LAM, T. W. L., TSUI, Y. C. J., FOK, L., CHEUNG, T. O. L., TSANG, P. K. E. & LEE, C. K. J., 10 Feb 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 807, Pt. 2, 150826.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Highly efficient remediation of decabromodiphenyl ether-contaminated soil using mechanochemistry in the presence of additive and its mechanism
YI, Y., KOU, F., TSANG, P. K. E. & FANG, Z., Dec 2021, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 299, 113595.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Iron-nitrogen co-doped carbon nanotubes decorated with Cu₂O possess enhanced electronic properties for effective peroxymonosulfate activation
ZHANG, N., TSANG, P. K. E., WANG, K., FANG, J., LI, Y., ZHOU, G. & FANG, Z., 10 Apr 2021, In: Science of the Total Environment. 764, 142813.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus)