Current Research Group Members
*Kenny as the primary supervisor
Current Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Guang-Jie Zhou*
Position: Research Associate (former Hong Kong Scholar)
Research area: Aquatic toxicology; Advanced wastewater treatment on micro-pollutants' removal
Duration: Feb 2013 - Jul 2020 (HKU); Aug 2020 - Jul 2021 (SKLMP, CityU)
Dr. Shiru Tao*
Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Research area: Marine biodiversity and ecology; Fisheries management
Duration: Mar 2018 - Jul 2020 (HKU); Aug 2020 - Jul 2021 (SKLMP, CityU)
Dr. Astudillo Placencia Juan Carlos*
Position: Research Associate
Research area: Eco-shoreline trials
Duration: Jan 2018 - Sep 2020 (HKU); Oct 2020 - Sep 2021 (SKLMP, CityU)
Dr. Peng Liu*
Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Hong Kong Scholar)
Research area: Marine ecology; Eco-engineered shorelines; Ecosystem services
Duration: Dec 2019 - Nov 2021 (HKU)
Current Research Postgraduate Students
Mr. Jason Kin Chung Yau*
Position: Ph.D. Candidate, HKU
Research area: Effects of trawl-ban on the diversity and ecology of benthic organisms in Hong Kong
Duration: Sep 2015 - May 2020
Co-supervisor and Mentor: Dr. Moriaki Yasuhara and Dr. Janet K. Y. Chan
Mr. Wa Tat Yan*
Position: Ph.D. Candidate (Part-time), HKU
Research area: Pearl Industry: Hong Kong's Heritage
Duration: July 2015 - June 2021
Co-supervisor and Mentor: Dr. Moriaki Yasuhara and Dr. Janet K. Y. Chan
Ms. Katie Yeung*
Position: Ph.D. Candidate (Part-time), HKU
Research area: Aquatic toxicology and advanced wastewater treatment
Duration: Sep 2017 - Aug 2021
Co-supervisor and Mentor: Dr. Moriaki Yasuhara and Dr. Janet K. Y. Chan
Ms. Qi Huang*
Position: Ph.D. Candidate, HKU
Research area: Fish gut microbiomes
Duration: Sep 2017 - Aug 2021
Co-supervisors: Dr. Aixin Yan and Professor Tong Zhang
Mr. Lo Chi Chiu*
Position: Ph.D. Candidate, HKU
Research area: Eco-engineered shorelines
Duration: Sep 2018 - Aug 2022
Co-supervisor and Mentor: Dr. Moriaki Yasuhara and Dr. Janet K. Y. Chan
Former Research Group Members
PhD Graduates
Dr. Racliffe W. S. Lai*
PhD Thesis: Quantitative hazard assessment of engineered zinc oxide nanoparticles: insights into their regulation
Year of Graduation: 2020
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution (SKLMP), City University of Hong Kong (CityU), Hong Kong, China
Dr. Ronia Sham*
Ph.D. Thesis: Occurrence and distribution of phenyltin compounds (PTs) in marine organisms in Hong Kong water
Year of Graduation: 2019
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher at the Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Dr. Shiru Tao*
Ph.D. Thesis: Effects of trawling ban on the diversity of demersal crustaceans (orders: Decapoda and
Stomatopoda) in the marine environment of Hong Kong
Year of Graduation: 2018
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at SKLMP, CityU, Hong Kong, China
Dr. Yanny Mak*
Ph.D. Thesis: Effects of the trawl ban on demersal fish communities in the marine environment of Hong Kong, South China
Year of Graduation: 2018
Current Position: Environmental Consultant, Mott McDonald Ltd., Hong Kong, China
Dr. Mana Yung*
Ph.D. Thesis: Influences of temperature and salinity on the physicochemical properties and toxicities of zinc oxide nanoparticles and toxicities to microalgae
Year of Graduation: 2016
Current Position: Research Officer (Health Promotion), Department of Health, HKSAR Government, Hong Kong, China
Dr. Astudillo Placencia Juan Carlos*
Ph.D. Thesis: Assessment of nonnative marine invertebrates in fouling communities in Hong Kong
Year of Graduation: 2015
Current Position: Research Associate at SKLMP, CityU, Hong Kong, China
Dr. Zhen Wang*
Ph.D. Thesis: Comparison of the acute sensitivity to chemicals between tropical and temperate aquatic species through laboratory experiments and metadata analyses
Year of Graduation: 2015
Current Position: Professor, Shantou University, China
Dr. Ryan Ho Leung Ip
Ph.D. Thesis: On some topics in spatio-temporal modelling
Year of Graduation: 2015
Current Position: Lecturer, School of Computing and Mathematics, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Dr. Edward Tak-Chuen Lau*
Ph.D. Thesis: Interacting effects of temperature, an insecticide, and an invasive predator on larval amphibians in tropical Hong Kong
Year of Graduation: 2015
Current Position: Endangered Species Protection Officer, Agriculture Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD), Hong Kong, China
Dr. Elvis Gen-Bo Xu*
Ph.D. Thesis: An integrated environmental risk assessment for marine protected areas in Hong Kong with a special reference to the ecological impacts of endocrine disrupting chemicals
Year of Graduation: 2015 (a Swire's James Henry Scott Scholar)
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Dr. Adela Jing Li*
Ph.D. Thesis: Temperature-dependent toxic effects of selected chemicals on marine organisms
Year of Graduation: 2014
Current Position: Research Scientist, School of Medicine, New York University, New York, USA
Dr. Andy Xian-liang Yi*
Ph.D. Thesis: A comprehensive study on the ecological toxicity and risk of triphenylin to aquatic organisms
Year of Graduation: 2014
Current Position: Lecturer, Dalian University of Technology (Panjin campus), Dalian, China
Dr. Kevin K. Y. Ho*
Ph.D. Thesis: Ecological and human health risks associated with organotin contamination in the marine environment of Hong Kong and Zhenzhen, China
Year of Graduation: 2014
Current Position: Nature Parks Officer, AFCD, Hong Kong, China
Dr. Alice K.Y. Chan
Ph.D. Thesis: Application of fatty acids profiles in field- and laboratory-based investigations of trophic relationships in Hong Kong wetlands
Year of Graduation: 2012
Current Position: Scientific Director, Labway Biotech Ltd., Hong Kong, China
Dr. Stella W. Y. Wong*
Ph.D. Thesis: Ecotoxicological effects of selected engineered nanomaterials to aquatic organisms in relation to their physicochemical characteristics
Year of Graduation: 2012
Immediate Position after Graduation: Environmental Consultant, Mott McDonald Ltd., Hong Kong, China
Dr. Vivien W.W. Bao*
Ph.D. Thesis: Toxicities and ecological risks of selected anti-fouling biocides to marine organisms in Hong Kong.
Year of Graduation: 2009
Current Position: Environmental Protection Officer, Environmental Protection Department, Hong Kong, China
Dr. Kevin W.H. Kwok*
Ph.D. Thesis: On the derivation of water and sediment quality guidelines: some pressing issues and their resolutions
Year of Graduation: 2009
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Dr. Danny C. P. Lau
Ph.D. Thesis: Applications of stoichiometry, stable isotopes, and fatty acids for elucidating the relative importance of allochthonous and autochthonous resources in Hong Kong streams
Year of Graduation: 2008
Current Position: Senior Research Engineer, Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umea University, Sweden
MPhil Graduates
Mr. Archer Tik Lung Wong*
M.Phil. Thesis: Ecology and biodiversity of benthic marine molluscs before and after the trawling ban in Hong Kong
Year of Graduation: 2016
Current Position: Environmental Protection Inspector, Environmental Protection Department, Hong Kong
Dr. Jack Chi Ho Ip*
M.Phil. Thesis: Establishing transcriptomic platforms for two common marine molluscan biomonitoring species
Year of Graduation: 2016
Current Position: Senior Research Assistant, Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University
Ms. Jamius W. Y. Yeung*
M.Phil. Thesis: Evaluation of RNA/DNA ratio in the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis as a potential biomonitoring tool
Year of Graduation: 2010
Immediate Position after Graduation: Environmental Consultant, ERM Ltd., Hong Kong
Ms. Amy Q. Zhang*
M.Phil. Thesis: Ecotoxicities and ecological risks of Irgarol 1051 and its related s-triazine compounds in tropical marine ecosystems
Year of Graduation: 2009
Current Position: Director, Cost Analytics, Walmart, Shenzhen, China
Ms. Karen K.Y. Lui*
M.Phil. Thesis: Ecology of commercially important stomatopods in Hong Kong
Year of Graduation: 2006
Current Position: Environmental Regulatory Adviser at CLP Power Hong Kong Limited, Hong Kong
Ms. Valerie C.M. Ho
M.Phil. Thesis: Biology and fishery of the bartail flathead Platycephalus indicus
Year of Graduation: 2006
Current Position: Fisheries Officer, Agriculture Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong
Mr. Wolfie C.H. Lai*
M.Phil. Thesis: Heat shock protein expression in tropical limpets
Year of Graduation: 2006
Immediate Position after Graduation: Technician, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Ms. Justine C.Y. Tsui*
M.Phil. Thesis: Evaluation of telomere length as an age-marker in marine teleosts
Year of Graduation: 2005
Current Position: Health Inspector, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, Hong Kong
Former Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Ronia Sham*
Position: Postdoctoral Researcher
Research area: Marine ecotoxicology
Service duration: Sep 2019 - Dec 2019
Dr. Edward Lau*
Position: Postdoctoral Researcher
Research area: Eco-shoreline designs for sustainable coastal development
Service duration: Oct 2016 - Oct 2018
Dr. Kevin K. Y. Ho
Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Research area: Marine ecotoxicology and ecology; Ting Kok+ conservation project
Service duration: May 2014 - Mar 2018
Dr. Mana Yung*
Position: Postdoctoral Researcher
Research area: Aquatic ecotoxicology of engineered nanomaterials; Eco-shoreline designs
Service duration: Sep 2015 - Nov 2017
Dr. Matthew Perkins*
Postdoctoral projects: Stable isotope analysis; Effect of trawl-ban on ecosystem recovery
Service duration: July 2014 - July 2017
Dr. Stella W. Y. Wong*
Postdoctoral projects: Aquatic ecotoxicology of engineered nanomaterials; Demersal fisheries
Service duration: Nov 2011 - Mar 2013
Dr. Vivien W. W. Bao*
Postdoctoral projects: Marine ecotoxicology of antifouling biocides; Mixture toxicity; Antibiotics in fish farms' sediment
Service duration: Feb 2009 - Jul 2012
Dr. Apostolos Koutsaftis*
Postdoctoral project: Marine ecotoxicology of antifoulant mixtures
Service duration: Jan 2008 - Dec 2008
Dr. Cheung Ma Shan*
Postdoctoral project: Characterization of metallothioneins in marine invertebrates
Service duration: Sep 2007 - Sep 2008
Dr. Tak Cheung Wai*
Postdoctoral project: Using stable isotope and fatty acids to reveal aquatic food webs and energy flows
Service duration: Oct 2004 - Aug 2007 and Nov 2010 - Apr 2012
Dr. Wai Chuen Ng*
Postdoctoral project: Ecological risks of organotins on marine neogastropods in Hong Kong
Service duration: Jul 2005 - Dec 2005
Dr. Priscilla T. Y. Leung*
Postdoctoral projects: Molecular ecotoxicology; Marine fish ecology
Service duration: May 2004 - Jul 2004, Dec 2008 - Nov 2009 and Jan 2010 - Nov 2014
Dr. Alan S. L. Leung*
Postdoctoral project: Biological indicators for monitoring marine pollution
Service duration: Jul 2002 - Dec 2003
