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About Dr. Li
Dr. Li received his B. Sc. in Applied Biology (Major in Environmental Science) and Ph.D. from Hong Kong Baptist University. After graduation, he was a lecturer and course coordinator of Environmental Conservation Studies at College of International Education, Hong Kong Baptist University during 2007-2012. Currently he is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Science and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Education University of Hong Kong. Dr. Li’s current research mainly focuses on soil pollution and microbes-enhanced phytoremediation.
Academic and Professional Qualification
1. B.Sc. (Hons) in Applied Biology (Environmental Science), Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University
2. Ph.D. in Environmental Science, Croucher Institute for Environmental Sciences and Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University
3. PGDE (Biology), Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
4. Certified Member, Environmental Management Association of Hong Kong (CEMAHK)
5. Full Member, The Institution of Environmental Sciences, UK (MIEnvSc)
6. Full Member, Royal Society of Biology, UK (MRSB)
Award and recognition:
2024 Silver award & Special award, 9th Int’ Invention Innovation Competition in Canada
2024 Silver award, Silicon Valley International Inventions Festival, 2024
2023 Second Class Award in Natural Science, Guangdong Province Science and Technology Awards, China (Title: The Impact and Mechanism of Root Anatomy and Moisture Factors on the Accumulation of Heavy Metals in Rice)
2020-24 World’s top 2% scientists by Stanford University (2024: top 0.25% (Single year) and 0.58% (Career life) in Env. Science)
2022 Research Impact Prize, FLASS, EdUHK
2020 Research Impact Prize & Knowledge Transfer Prize, FLASS, EdUHK
2020 Award for Excellent Field Experience Supervision, LTTC & SPFEO, EdUHK
2020 President’s award for Outstanding Performance in Administrative Services (Team Award)
2019 Research Impact Prize, Research Output Prize & Knowledge Transfer Prize, FLASS, EdUHK
2018 Research Output Prize, FLASS, EdUHK
2018 The Outstanding Performance in Teaching Award, Dept of SES, EdUHK
2017-19 Certificate of Appreciation for the Peer Support of Teaching Scheme, as a mentor of academic and teaching staff, Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology, EdUHK
2017 Nomination for 2017 UGC Teaching Award, University Grants Committee, HKSAR
2017 President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Teaching (Faculty track)
2017 The Outstanding Performance in Teaching Award, Dept of SES, EdUHK
2016 Certificate of Appreciation for Field Experience Coordinator, SPFEO, EdUHK
2016 Teaching Award, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, EdUHK
2016 Grand Award, Knowledge Transfer Awards Scheme (as Team member), EdUHK
2015 The Outstanding Performance in Teaching Award, Dept of SES, EdUHK
Teaching Area:
- Plant and Animal Diversity
- Microbiology
- Conservation Biology
- Conservation and Ecotourism
- Ecology and Field Studies
- Ecosystem and Impacts of Biotechnology
- Science for Sustainability
- Science for Global and Environmental Studies
- Public Health
- Human Health and Pollution
- Environmental Toxicology
- Environmental Health Assessment and Management
- Research Method
Research interests
- Phyto/Bio-remediation
- Environmental Toxicology
- Environmental Microbiology
- Soil/Water pollution
External Appointments
- Deputy Staff Officer, Health and Safety Team, Hong Kong Red Cross (2011-present)
- Standard First-Aid Lecturer and Examiner, Hong Kong Red Cross (2011-present)
- Adjudicator (Senior Biology and Chemistry session), Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition, organized by The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups (2012-present)
- Adjudicator and Profession facilitator, HK Green School Award, EPD (2013-present)
- Automated External Defibrillator Lecturer and Examiner, Hong Kong Red Cross (2014-present)
- Member of Textbook Committee, General Studies Textbook Review Panel (Primary), Education Bureau, HKSAR (2014)
- Committee Member, Ad Hoc committee on General Studies for Primary School, Curriculum Development Council, Education Bureau, HKSAR (2015)
- External Examiner, Department of Food and Health Science, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (2017)
- External Examiner , Nang Yan College of Higher Education (2016-17, 2017-19)
- Invited Session Chair, The 3rd International Conference on Environmental Pollution and Health 2017, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Committee Member and representative of EdUHK, Hong Kong Joint School Biology Olympiad (2017-present)
- Assessment Working Group of the Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence (2018/19), EdB, HKSAR
- Secretary and Executive Board Members, East-Asian Association for Science Education (EASE), (2019-22)
- STEM Consultant, School-based Curriculum Planning Workshop on QEF thematic network (QTN) STEM (S.K.H Holy Cross’s Primary School) (2018-present)
- Member, Chief Executive’s Award for Teaching Excellence Steering Committee (2019-2021), EdB, HKSAR
- Member, Committee on Certification for Principalship (Jan 2020- Dec 2021), EdB, HKSAR
- Independent Manager, The CCC Kei To Secondary School (2019-2021)
- Sponsoring Body Manager, The CCC Kei To Secondary School (2021-)
- External Examiner, BEd(Hons) Early Childhood Education, Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education (2019-2022)
- Member of the selection panel for the booth exhibition of the STEM Education Fair 2020, EdB, HKSAR (2019-2020)
- Committee Member, Ad Hoc committee on Primary Education Curriculum Guide, Curriculum Development Council, Education Bureau, HKSAR (2020-21)
- Sponsoring Body Manager, The CCC Kei Faat Primary School (Yau Tong) (2020-)
- Sponsoring Body Manager, CCC Wanchai Church Kei To Primary School (Kowloon City) (2020-)
- Auditor, The Quality Assurance Council, University Grants Committee, HKSAR (2022-)
- Sponsoring Body Manager, CCC Kei San Secondary School (2023-)
- Sponsoring Body Manager, The Education University of Hong Kong Jockey Club Primary School (2023-)
- Chairperson, Ad Hoc Committee for the Development of the Science (Primary 1 - 6) Curriculum, EdB (2023-)
- Committee Member, CDC-HKEAA Committee on Biology and HKDSE Biology Subject Committee (2023-)
- Co-chief Examiner, Biology and Combined Science, HKDSE, HKEAA (2023-)
- Committee Member, Social Cohesion and Inclusion Strategic Committee, Hong Kong Red Cross (2023-2026)
- Chairperson, Assessment Panel on Primary General Studies, Chief Executive’s Award for Teaching Excellence, EdB (2022-23)
- Committee Member of the Assessment Working Group, Chief Executive’s Award for Teaching Excellence, EdB (2024-25)
- Committee Member of the Assessment Panel on Award for Education Innovation, Chief Executive’s Award for Teaching Excellence, EdB (2024-25)
Professional information
Patents
Laboratory scale production of AMF
Date of grant: 0/1/2008
A setup for production of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inocula
Production of AMF by Aeroponic culture
Date of grant: 0/1/2008
水耕裝置和菌根菌微珠及其製作和使用方法
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Date of grant: 11/10/2023
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Study of Microplastic Biofilm-facilitated Transfer and Enrichment of Aquatic Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistance in Hong Kong Waters, and Potential Mechanisms
LI, W. C. (CoI), CHENG, J. (PI) & Qian,, P.-Y. (CoI)
01/11/24 → 31/10/26
Project: Research project
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Self-directed Learning and Curriculum-oriented STEM Education with Progressive Components
TSANG, P. K. E. (PI), YEUNG, C. H. (CoI), TSANG, Y. F. (CoI), LEE, C. K. J. (CoI), CHAN, M. H. (Collaborator), CHEANG, C.-C. (Collaborator), CHENG, K. H. F. (Collaborator), CHOI, T. S. (Collaborator), CHONG, Y. L. (Collaborator), DENG, W. (Collaborator), HO, W. K. (Collaborator), LEE, H. M. (Collaborator), LEUNG, C. F. (Collaborator), MAN, M. S. (Collaborator), CHAN, C. K. (Collaborator) & LI, W. C. (Collaborator)
01/09/22 → 31/08/23
Project: Research project
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Provision of Service for Conducting Fisheries Survey
LI, W. C. (CoI), CHENG, N. Y. I. (CoI), CHOW, S. Y. A. (CoPI), CHEANG, C.-C. (PI), CHEUNG, T. O. (CoI) & FOK, L. (CoI)
01/01/21 → 31/12/21
Project: Research project
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Provision of Consultancy Services to Design Outdoor Learning Programmes and to Develop Learning and Teaching Resources for Primary and Secondary Schools with Reference to Country Parks and Special Areas of Hong Kong
LI, W. C. (CoPI), CHEANG, C.-C. (CoI), WONG, T. C. R. (CoI), WONG, K. L. (CoI), CHENG, N. Y. I. (PI), CHOW, S. Y. A. (CoI), PEI, Q. (CoI), CHEUNG, T. O. (CoI) & FOK, L. (CoI)
14/09/20 → 31/01/24
Project: Other project
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Eco-Garden: Experiencing and Experimenting 2019
MAN, Y. B. (PI), LI, W. C. (CoI), TSANG, Y. F. (CoI), YEUNG, C. H. (CoI), NG, W. K. (Team Member) & CHEANG, C.-C. (CoI)
21/10/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Other project
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Prospects of invasive plant species for sustainable food production
YASMIN, K., AL MAMUN, M., KASHEM, M. A., ROKONUZZAMAN, M. & LI, W. C., Jan 2025, Sustainable management of invasive species. WONG, M. H. & SEASTEDT, T. R. (eds.). London: World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd., p. 345-399Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapters
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Synergistic multi-metal stabilization of lead–zinc smelting contaminated soil by Ochrobactrum EEELCW01-loaded iron-modified biochar: Performance and long-term efficacy
HUANG, Y., LUO, Y., WU, C., XUE, S., CHEN, H., WU, Y. & LI, W. C., 2025, In: Biochar. 7, 58.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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The biomineralization process of Ochrobactrum EEELCW01 and its implication for arsenic immobilization
HUANG, Y., LUO, Y., WU, C., LI, W. C., CHEN, H., WU, Y. & XUE, S., Apr 2025, In: Soil & Environmental Health. 3, 2, 100141.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Application of cytochrome P450 monooxygenases in plant for rapid detection of 2,3,7,8 Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin in the contaminated sites
LEUNG, H. M., SUNG, K. C., WOO, L. Y., MO, W. Y., CHEUNG, K. C., AU, C. K., YUNG, K. L. K. & LI, W. C., Aug 2024, In: International Journal of Environmental Research. 18, 102.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Are they ready for sustainability? A study of the environmental attitudes of early childhood in-service teachers
LUO, H. & LI, W. C., Oct 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Early Childhood Education Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
Prizes
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Certificate of Appreciation for Field Experience Coordinator, SPFEO, EdUHK
LI, W. C. (Recipient), Nov 2016
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Certificate of Appreciation for the Peer Support of Teaching Scheme
LI, W. C. (Recipient), 29 Jun 2017
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Certificate of Appreciation for the Peer Support of Teaching Scheme (2018-19)
LI, W. C. (Recipient), Aug 2019
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FE Supervision Appreciation Scheme - Award for Excellent FE Supervision, 2019/20
LI, W. C. (Recipient), 01 Dec 2020
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FE Supervision Appreciation Scheme - Award for Excellent FE Supervision, 2021/22
LI, W. C. (Recipient), 30 May 2022
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