Dr Yiu Fai Tsang is an Associate Professor of the Department of Science and Environmental Studies and Assistant Dean of Graduate School at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK). He received his BEng and PhD in Environmental Engineering from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Prior to joining EdUHK, he was a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and a Research Fellow in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at PolyU. Currently, he is the Editor-in-Chief of Energy & Environment (SAGE), Associate Editor of Chemical Engineering Journal (Elsevier), and Subject Editor of Process Safety and Environmental Protection (Elsevier). He also received the President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Research (Research Excellent Award) in 2017/18.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• PhD in Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• BEng (1st Class Honours) in Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Member, International Water Association (IWA)
• Member, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)
• Member, Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA)
• Member, American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Member, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

• Wastewater and Sludge Treatment
• Bioremediation/Environmental Bioprocesses
• Resource Recovery from Organic Waste
• Microbial CO2 Fixation
• Microfibres and Nanoplastics
• Odour Pollution Control

Teaching Interests

• Water Pollution and Wastewater Treatment
• Pollution Control Technology
• Principles of Environmental Engineering
• Integrated Solid Waste Management
• Environmental Quality Monitoring and Assessment
• Air Pollution Studies and Control
• Engineering Design and Scientific Investigation

Teaching at EdUHK

• Environmental Science and Urban Sustainability (SES3042)/Environmental Science and Sustainability (SES3004)
• Health and Environment (INS6027)
• Education for Environmental Sustainability (SCG7023)
• Scientific Inquiry and Engineering Design (SCG6029)
• Scientific Investigation: Principles and Techniques (SCG1001)
• Science II (SCI3031)
• Exploring the Natural and Urban Landscapes in Hong Kong (GEH1024)
• Understanding Hong Kong’s Environmental Performance through Practice (CSL1016/GEM1027)

Editorships

1. Editor-in-Chief, Energy & Environment (SAGE) (IF: 2.945) [http://journals.sagepub.com/home/eae]
2. Associate Editor, Chemical Engineering Journal (Elsevier)
3. Subject Editor, Process Safety and Environmental Protection (Elsevier)

Visiting Professorships

1. Specially Appointed Visiting Professor, Korea University, Korea
2. Adjunct Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
3. Adjunct Professor, Nanjing Normal University, China.
4. Adjunct Professor, Nantong University, China.
5. Adjunct Professor, Guizhou Academy of Sciences, China.
6. Adjunct PhD Supervisor, Tongji University, China.

External Reviewers/External Examiners

1. Assessor, Australian Research Council (ARC), Australia.
2. Review Panel, National Science Foundation (NSF), USA.
3. Expert Reviewer, Italian Ministry of Education, University, and Research (MIUR), Italy.
4. Expert Reviewer, Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Kazakhstan.
5. External Reviewer, Green Tech Fund (GTF), Hong Kong SAR Government.
6. Advisory Peer Group Member, School of Science and Technology, The Open University of Hong Kong.
7. External Examiner for Professional Diploma in Waste Management and Meat and Foods Inspection for Food & Environmental Hygiene Department, The Open University of Hong Kong.
8. External Examiner for PhD thesis, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
9. External Examiner for PhD thesis, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia.
10. External Examiner for DEng thesis, The Open University of Hong Kong.
11. External Examiner for MPhil thesis, The Open University of Hong Kong.

Professional Society Services

1. Executive Committee Member, The Education University of Hong Kong Schools Limited.
2. Technical Consultant (Sewage Treatment Plant), Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups.
3. Mentor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Mentorship Scheme, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
4. Honorary Principal Consultant, Telemax Environmental and Energy Management Limited.
5. Honorary Advisor, Acoustics and Air Testing Laboratory Company Limited.
6. Advisory Committee Member, Fung Yuen Butterfly Reserve - Environmental Association.

International Conference Organizations

1. Chair, The 1st International Conference on Health, Environment, Education and Research 2020 (CHEER2020), Hong Kong, 1-3 December 2020.
2. International Organizing Committee, The 4th International Conference on Bioresources, Energy, Environment, and Materials Technology (BEEM2020), Incheon, Korea, 6-9 September 2020.
3. Honorary Committee, The International Conference on Economics, Energy and Environment (ICEEE2020), Cappadocia, Turkey, 25-27 June 2020.
4. Steering Committee, Sustainable Waste Management Workshop: Microplastics in the Environment, CREATE Tower NUS, Singapore, 7-9 January 2020.
5. Co-Chair, The 4th International Conference on Biological Waste as Resource (BWR2019), Busan, Korea, 10-13 December 2019.
6. International Organizing Committee, The 9th International Conference on Geochemistry in the Tropics & Sub-Tropics (GeoTrop2019), Brisbane, Australia, 28-31 July 2019.
7. Local Organizing Committee, The 3rd International Conference on Bioresources, Energy, Environment, and Materials Technology (BEEM2019), Hong Kong, 12-15 June 2019.
8. International Advisory Committee, The 8th International Forum on Industrial Bioprocessing (IBA-IFIBiop 2019), Sarawak, Malaysia, 1-5 May 2019.
9. Advisory Board Member, The International Conference on Innovative Applied Energy (IAPE'19), University of Oxford, UK, 14-15 March 2019.
10. International Scientific Committee, The 2019 E2S2-CREATE and AIChE Waste Management Conference, CREATE Tower NUS, Singapore, 11-13 March 2019.
11. Chair, The 3rd International Conference on Biological Waste as Resource (BWR2018), Hong Kong, 17-19 December 2018.
12. International Scientific Committee, ARC Conference 2018 - Resilience and New Leadership in the World (ARC2018), Seoul, Korea, 26-28 November 2018.
13. International Scientific Committee, The International Conference on Construction, Aviation and Environmental Engineering (ICCAE2018), Taoyuan City, Taiwan, 23-25 November 2018.
14. International Scientific Committee, The 4th Asia Pacific Biochar Conference (APBC 2018): Advances in Biochar Research & Applications, Foshan, China, 3-8 November 2018.
15. Local Organizing Committee, The 4th International Conference on Contaminated Land, Ecological Assessment and Remediation 2018 (CLEAR2018), Hong Kong, 16-18 August 2018.
16. International Scientific Committee, 2nd International Conference on Bioresources, Energy, Environment, and Materials Technology (BEEM2018), Gangwon-do, Korea, 10-12 June 2018.
17. International Organizing Committee, The 6th International Conference on Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Chemical Process (CCECP2018), Singapore, 12-13 March 2018.
18. International Scientific Committee, 2nd International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC2018), Colombo, Sri Lanka, 15-16 February 2018.
19. Local Organizing Committee, 8th International Conference on Geochemistry in the Tropics & Sub-Tropics (GeoTrop2017), Shenzhen, China, 9-12 December 2017.
20. International Organizing Committee, The 2nd International Conference on Education and Development (ICED2017), Shanghai, China, 8-10 September 2017.
21. International Scientific Committee, 2nd International Conference on Biological Waste as Resource (BWR2017), Hong Kong, 25-28 May 2017.
22. Local Organizing Committee, STEM Education Conference-cum-Carnival 2016 (STEMCC2016), Hong Kong, 16-17 Dec 2016.
23. International Organizing Committee, International Conference on Chemical Engineering (ICCE'16), San Francisco, USA, 19-21 October 2016.
24. International Scientific Committee, Ajman 4th International Environment Conference, UAE, 2-3 March 2016.
25. Local Organizing Committee, 1st International Conference on Biological Waste as Resource (BWR2014), Hong Kong, 1-3 December 2014.
26. Local Organizing Committee, International Conference on Biodiversity and Conservation of Wetland in South China - From Preservation to Green Development, Hong Kong, 27-30 May 2014.
27. Local Organizing Committee, 1st International Conference on Beneficial Uses of Algal Biomass, Hong Kong, 5-8 November 2013.

Guest Editors

1. Lead Guest Editor, Chemical Engineering Journal, S.I.: Thermochemical Conversion of Biowaste on Energy and Resource Recovery and Pollution Abatement.
2. Managing Guest Editor, Journal of CO2 Utilization, S.I.: Innovative and Effective CO2 Conversion and Utilization Practices.
3. Managing Guest Editor, Journal of Environmental Management, S.I.: Biowaste and Biomass Valorization, Recycling and Recovery Practices.
4. Lead Guest Editor, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, S.I.: Biowaste for Energy Recovery and Environmental Remediation.
5. Lead Guest Editor, Biodegradation, S.I.: Bioremediation of Contaminated Soil and Water.
6. Lead Guest Editor, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, S.I.: Biowaste for Environmental Remediation and Sustainable Waste Management.

Outstanding Reviewers

1. Bioresource Technology
2. Chemosphere
3. Energy Conversion and Management
4. Environmental Pollution
5. Journal of Environmental Management
6. Journal of Cleaner Production
7. Journal of CO2 Utilization
8. Journal of Geochemical Exploration
9. Journal of Hazardous Materials
10. Science of the Total Environment
11. Waste Management
12. Water Research

Journal Reviewers

1. Applied Geochemistry
2. Biotechnology Advances
3. Catalysis Today
4. Desalination and Water Treatment
5. Environment International
6. Environmental Geochemistry and Health
7. Environmental Science: Nano
8. Environmental Science and Pollution Research
9. Environmental Science & Technology
10. Environmental Technology
11. FEMS Microbiology Ecology
12. Fuel
13. Journal of Applied Microbiology
14. Journal of Membrane Science
15. Materials Science and Engineering: C
16. npj Clean Water
17. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews
18. Soil Biology and Biochemistry
19. Trends in Analytical Chemistry
20. Waste and Biomass Valorization

Community Services

1. Judging Panel, Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Hong Kong Regional Final).
2. Judging Panel, Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition.
3. Judging Panel, Hong Kong Education for Sustainable Development Association: UNDESD Project Hong Kong Award Scheme.
4. Judging Panel, Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition.
5. Judging Panel, Hong Kong Primary Science Project Competition.
6. Judging Panel, Hong Kong Youth Science & Technology Innovation Competition.
7. Mentor, Mentorship Scheme, Hong Kong New Generation Cultural Association.
8. Invited Speaker, Institute of Professional Education and Knowledge.
9. Invited Speaker, Hong Kong Education for Sustainable Development Association: UNDESD Project Hong Kong Award Scheme.
10. Invited Speaker and Coordinator, Student Environmental Protection Ambassador Scheme, Environmental Campaign Committee.