Tsui's full CV
Curriculum Vitae – Martin Tsz-Ki Tsui
E-mail: mtktsui@cuhk.edu.hk
Tel.: +852-3943 6123
Fax: +852-2603 7246
Education and Training
2011-2013 Turner Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan
Theme: “Applications of stable mercury isotopes to natural ecosystem processes”
Advisor: Prof. Joel D. Blum
2006-2010 Ph.D. in Water Resources Science, University of Minnesota
Dissertation: “Mercury bioaccumulation and methylation in stream ecosystems”
Advisor: Prof. Jacques C. Finlay
2000-2002 M.Phil. in Biology, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Thesis: “Aquatic toxicity and environmental fate of glyphosate-based herbicides”
Advisor: Prof. Lee Man Chu
1997-2000 B.Sc. (Hons) in Biology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Thesis: “Applications of clay particles in remediating marine red tide species”
Advisor: Prof. Wen-Xiong Wang
Academic Appointments
2021-now Associate Professor (tenured), School of Life Sciences, Earth and Environmental Sciences Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2022-now Director, Environmental Science Programme, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2023-now Member, State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong
2021-now Fellow, Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2021-now Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2021-2022 Member, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2019-2021 Associate Professor (tenured), Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2013-2019 Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2011-2013 Turner Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan
2006-2010 Graduate School Fellow & Graduate Assistant, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota
2005-2006 Research Assistant, Institute of Environmental Toxicology, Clemson University (Advisor: Prof. Steve Klaine)
2004-2005 Research Assistant, Croucher Institute of Environmental Sciences, Hong Kong Baptist University (Advisor: Prof. Ming-Hung Wong)
2002-2004 Research Assistant, Department of Biology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Advisor: Prof. Wen-Xiong Wang)
2000-2002 Graduate Assistant, Department of Biology, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Honors and Awards
2015 Candace Bernard & Robert Glickman Dean’s Professorship, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2011 Honorable Mention, Dissertation Award, Universities Council on Water Resources
2010 Turner Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Michigan
2009 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota
2009 Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant, U.S. National Science Foundation
2007 Chris Lee Award for Metals Research, Society Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry
Research Grants
Ongoing
2024-2027 Research Grants Council (RGC) Earmarked Grants, General Research Fund, Production of methylmercury and its linkage to biomagnification in food webs at a subtropical mangrove ecosystem (PI), $877,079 (HKD)
2023-2025 Environment and Conservation Fund, Environmental Research, Technology Demonstration and Conference Projects, Baseline characterization of mercury levels and its potential toxicity in shorebirds in Mai Po Nature Reserve and Deep Bay (PI), $495,200 (HKD)
2023-2025 State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Examination of ecological, microbial, and geochemical factors in determining bioaccumulation of highly toxic methylmercury in natural mangrove ecosystems (PI), $500,000 (HKD)
2023-2024 Faculty of Science Direct Grant, CUHK, Biogeochemical factors driving mercury methylation in a subtropical mangrove ecosystem (PI), $43,900 (HKD)
2022-2024 State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, CUHK, Understanding mechanisms regulating toxic mercury exposure in agriculture and forest of Hong Kong (PI), $514,032 (HKD)
2023-2024 Worldwide Universities Network – Research Development Fund, Understanding Levels & Transformation of Toxic Mercury in Mangrove Ecosystems in Different Continents (PI), £20,000 (GBP)
2022-2023 Faculty of Science Direct Grant, CUHK, Mercury bioaccumulation and biomagnification in subtropical forest food webs (PI), $150,000 (HKD)
2019-2024 Division of Earth Sciences, Geobiology and Geochemistry, U.S. National Science Foundation, Collaborative Proposal: Response of mercury cycling to disturbance and restoration of low-gradient forested watersheds (PI), $164,740 (USD)
Completed
2020-2022 Biological and Environmental Research, U.S. Department of Energy, Exploratory Proposal: How does mercury methylation respond to intensive forest management and the creation of anoxia in floodplain soils? (PI), $132,285 (USD)
2020-2024 National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Roles of microplastics in reclaimed water - Altering persistence and bioavailability of antimicrobials in agricultural soils (Co-I), $189,908 (USD)
2018-2022 National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Total: $498,500; my allocation $199,826 USD) Storage, reactivity, and bioavailability of mercury in managed forests-balancing mercury toxicity and wildfire risks through effective fuel reduction techniques. (Co-I)
2019-2020 Environmental Engineering, U.S. National Science Foundation (Total : $79,452 USD; my allocation $14,035 USD) RAPID Collaborative Proposal: Characterization of upland watershed contamination from wildland-urban burning. (Co-I)
2017-2018 Institutional Planning Grants, University of North Carolina System (Total: $25,000 USD) New focus on a regional problem in eastern North Carolina: What are the impacts of increased salinity on mercury, parasite prevalence in fish, fishing behaviors, and perceptions of human health risk. (PI)
2017-2018 Division of Earth Sciences, Geobiology and Geochemistry, U.S. National Science Foundation (Total: $49,826 USD) RAPID: Hurricane-mediated alteration of microbial mercury methylation in coastal wetlands. (PI)
2016-2017 Division of Earth Sciences, Geobiology and Geochemistry, U.S. National Science Foundation (Total: $49,961 USD; my allocation: $10,000 USD) RAPID: Extreme Flooding Mobilized Natural Organic Matter from Forested Wetlands - Implication of Mercury and Carbon Cycling in Coastal Blackwater Rivers. (Co-I)
2015-2016 North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Annual Grant (Total: $60,000 USD; my allocation: $20,000 USD) Heavy metal analysis, gene proxies, and stable isotope tracers of coal ash contamination in the Dan River food web. (Co-I)
2014-2015 North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Annual Grant (Total: $60,000 USD) Linkages of mercury and methane cycles in Piedmont streams and rivers in North Carolina, and implications for mercury bioaccumulation in food webs. (PI)
2014-2017 Division of Environmental Biology, Ecosystem Studies, U.S. National Science Foundation (Total: $97,000 USD) Collaborative Proposal: Identifying Sources and Degradation Mechanisms of Methylmercury in Temperate Forest Ecosystems. (PI)
2009-2010 Dissertation Improvement Grant, Ecosystem Studies, U.S. National Science Foundation (Total: $13,530 USD) DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Mercury Bioavailability and its Environmental Controls in a River Network. (Graduate Student Co-I)
Others - A total of 9 university internal grants and 1 society fund (Total: $74,100 USD) (all as PI)
Peer-reviewed Publications
69) Tsui MTK* (2024) Chemical Pollution in Agricultural Fields: How it Impacts Our Environment and What We Actually Eat? In: Agrobiotechnology in Perspectives: History, Economy, Science and Technology on the Plate, edited by Lam HM. Chapter 13, pp. 195-202. World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd.
68) Zhong H, Tang w, Li Z, Sonne C, Lam SS, Zhang X, Kwon SY, Rinklebe J, Nunes LM, Yu RQ, Gu B, Hintelmann H, Tsui MTK, Zhao J, Zhou XQ, Wu M, Liu B, Hao Y, Chen L, Zhang B, Tan W, Zhang X, Ren H, Liu YR (2024) Soil Geobacteraceae predict neurotoxic methylmercury in rice. Nature Food 5: 301-311.
67) Zhong H, Zhou H, Li Y, Li C, Tsui MTK, Mitchell CPJ, Zhou Y, Yang Y, Chen L, Ren H, Tang W (2024) Methylmercury photodegradation in paddy water: An overlooked process mitigating methylmercury risks. Water Research 253: 121332.
66) Magliozzi LJ, Matiasek SJ, Alpers CN, Korak J, McKnight D, Foster AL, Ryan JN, Roth DA, Ku P, Tsui MTK, Chow AT, Webster JP (2024) Wildland-urban interface wildfire increases metal contributions to stormwater runoff in Paradise, California. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts (in press)
65) Stinson I, Li H, Tsui MTK*, Ku P, Ulus Y, Cheng Z, Lam HM (2024) Tree foliage as a net accumulator of highly toxic methylmercury. Scientific Reports 14: 1757.
64) Zhang L, Tsui MTK, Kwong RWM, Pan K (2024) Metal contamination, bioaccumulation, and toxicity in coastal environments under increasing anthropogenic impacts. Frontiers in Marine Science 10: 1349435.
63) Pan W, Zhang HJ, Zhang YF, Wang M, Tsui MTK, Yang L, Miao AJ (2023) Silica nanoparticle accumulation in plants: Current state and future perspectives. Nanoscale 15: 15079-15091.
62) Zhang H, Zhou H, Pan W, Wang C, Liu YY, Yang L, Tsui MTK, Miao AJ (2023) Accumulation of nanoplastics in human cells as visualized and quantified by hyperspectral imaging with enhanced dark-field microscopy. Environment International 179: 108134.
61) Lei P, Yu RQ, Kong Y, Bertilsson S, Tsui MTK, Jiang T, Zhao J, Liu YR, Joerg R, Zhong H (2023) Properly interpret metabolic inhibition results to identify primary mercury methylating microbes. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
60) Tsui MTK*, Kwon SY, Li M, Bishop K (2023) Revisiting the relationship between mercury emission and bioaccumulation. Eco-Environment & Health 2: 1-2.
59) Ullah R, Tsui MTK, Chow A, Chen H, Williams C, Ligaba-Osena A (2023) Micro(nano)plastic pollution in terrestrial ecosystem: Emphasis on impacts of polystyrene on soil biota, plants, animals, and humans. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 195: 252.
58) Ulus Y, Tsui MTK*, Sakar A, Nyarko P, Aitmbarek NB, Ardón M, Chow AT (2022) Declines of methylmercury along a salinity gradient in a low-lying coastal wetland ecosystem at South Carolina, USA. Chemosphere 308: 136310.
57) Li H, Tsui MTK*, Ku P, Chen H, Yin Z, Dahlgren RA, Parikh SJ, Wei J, Hoang TC, Chow AT, Cheng Z, Zhu XM (2022) Impacts of forest fire ash on aquatic mercury cycling. Environmental Science & Technology 56: 11835-11844.
56) Chen H, Wang, JJ, Ku P, Tsui MTK, Abney R, Berhe A, Zhang Q, Burton S, Wiley WR, Dahlgren RA, Chow AT (2022) Burn intensity drives the alteration of phenolic lignin to (poly) aromatic hydrocarbons as revealed by pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS). Environmental Science & Technology
55) Yang YH, Kwon SY, Tsui MTK , Motta LC, Washburn SJ, Park J, Kim M, Shing KH (2022) Ecological traits of fish for mercury biomonitoring: Insights from compound specific nitrogen and stable mercury isotopes. Environmental Science & Technology 56: 10808-10817.
54) Waiker P, Ulus, Y, Tsui MTK, Rueppell O (2022) Mercury accumulation in honey bees trends upward with urbanization in the USA. Agricultural & Environmental Letters 7: e20083.
53) Li M, Kwon SY, Poulin B, Tsui MTK, Motta L, Cho M (2022) Internal dynamics and metabolism of mercury in biota: A review of insights from mercury stable isotopes. Environmental Science & Technology 56, 9182-9195. [critical review]
52) Liu J, Li Y, Duan D, Peng G, Li P, Lei P, Zhong H, Tsui MTK, Pan K (2022) Effects and mechanisms of organic matter regulating the methylmercury dynamics in mangrove sediments. Journal of Hazardous Materials 432: 128690.
51) Hylton CA, Tsui MTK* (2021) Alteration of acute toxicity of inorganic and methyl mercury to Daphnia magna by dietary addition. Scientific Reports 11: 22865.
50) Flower J, Tsui MTK, Chavez J, Khan S, Hassan A, Smith L, Jia Z (2021) Methyl Mercury triggers endothelial leukocyte adhesion and increases expression of cell adhesion molecules and chemokines. Experimental Biology and Medicine 246: 2522-2532.
49) Ullah R, Tsui MTK, Chen H, Chow A, Williams C, Ligaba-Osena A (2021) Microplastics interaction with terrestrial plants and its impacts on agriculture. Journal of Environmental Quality 50: 1024-1041.
48) Leung HM, Kwok FSL, Mo WY, Cheung KC, Yue YK, Wong YK, Au CK, Tsui MTK, Yung KKL (2021) Feasibility of Sijunzi Tang (Chinese medicine) to enhance protein disulfide isomerase activities for reactivating malate dehydrogenase deactivated by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Environmental Sciences and Pollution Research 28: 25116-25123.
47) Ku P, Tsui MTK*, Liu S, Corson KB, Williams AS, Monteverde MR, Woerndle GE, Hershey AE, Rublee PA (2021) Examination of mercury contamination from a recent coal ash spill into the Dan River, North Carolina, United States. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 208: 111469.
46) Tsui MTK*, Uzun H, Ruecker A, Majidzadeh H, Ulus Y, Zhang H, Bao S, Blum JD, Karanfil T, Chow AT (2020) Concentration and isotopic composition of mercury in a blackwater river affected by extreme flooding events. Limnology and Oceanography 65: 2158-2169.
45) Balogh SJ, Tsui MTK (2020) Comment on “Rethinking the Minamata Tragedy: What Mercury Species was Really Responsible?” Environmental Science and Technology 54: 8482-8483.
44) Tsui MTK*, Blum JD, Kwon SY (2020) Review of stable mercury isotopes in ecology and biogeochemistry. Science of the Total Environment 716: 135386. [invited review, special issue]
43) Gustin MS, Bank MS, Bishop K, Bowman K, Branfireun B, Chételat J, Eckley CS , Hammerschmidt CR, Lamborg C, Lyman S, Martínez Cortizas M, Sommar J, Tsui MTK, Zhang T (2020) Mercury biogeochemical cycling: A synthesis of recent scientific advances. Science of the Total Environment 737: 139619 [preface for special issue]
42) Liu S, Tsui MTK*, Flower J, Lee E, Jia Z (2020) Uptake, efflux, and toxicity of inorganic and methyl mercury in the endothelial cells (EA.hy926). Scientific Reports 10: 9023.
41) Motta LC, Kritee K, Blum JD, Tsui MTK, Reinfelder JR (2020) Hg isotope fractionation during the photochemical reduction of Hg(II) coordinated with organic ligands. Journal of Physical Chemistry A 124: 2842-2853.
40) Kwon SY, Blum JD, Yin R, Tsui MTK, Yang YH, Choi JW (2020) Mercury stable isotopes for monitoring the effectiveness of the Minamata Convention on Mercury. Earth-Science Reviews 203: 103111.
39) Majidzadeh H, Uzun H, Chen H, Bao S, Tsui MTK, Karanfil T, Chow AT (2020) Hurricane resulted in releasing more nitrogenous than carbonaceous disinfection byproduct precursors in coastal watersheds. Science of the Total Environment 705: 135785.
38) Tsui MTK*, Liu S, Brasso RL, Blum JD, Kwon SY, Ulus Y, Nollet YH, Balogh SJ, Eggert SL, Finlay JC (2019) Controls of methylmercury bioaccumulation in forest floor food webs. Environmental Science and Technology 53: 2434-2440.
37) Chow EC, Tsui MTK* (2019) Elucidating microbial pathways of mercury methylation during litter decomposition. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 103: 617-622.
36) Ku P, Tsui MTK*, Nie X, Chen H, Hoang TC, Blum JD, Dahlgren RA, Chow AT (2018) Origin, reactivity, and bioavailability of mercury in wildfire ash. Environmental Science and Technology 52: 14149-14157. highlighted by American Chemical Society press release]
35) Woerndle GE, Tsui MTK*, Sebestyen SD, Blum JD, Nie X, Kolka RK (2018) New insights on ecosystem mercury cycling revealed by Hg isotopic measurements in water flowing from a headwater peatland catchment. Environmental Science and Technology 52: 1854-1861.
34) Tsui MTK*, Adams EM, Jackson AK, Evers DC, Blum JD, Balogh SJ (2018) Understanding sources of toxic methylmercury to songbirds with stable mercury isotopes: Challenges and future directions. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 37: 166-174. [***top paper award]
33) Blum PW, Hershey AE, Tsui MTK, Hammerschmidt CR, Agather AM (2018) Methylmercury and methane production potentials in North Carolina Piedmont stream sediments. Biogeochemistry 137: 181-195.
32) Kritee K, Motta LC, Blum JD, Tsui MTK, Reinfelder JR (2018) Photo-microbial mass independent fractionation of mercury in a marine microalga. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 2: 432-440.
31) Majidzadeh H, Uzun H, Ruecker AM, Miller D, Vernons J, Zhang H, Bao S, Tsui MTK, Karanfil T, Chow AT (2017) Extreme flooding mobilized dissolved organic matter from coastal forested wetlands. Biogeochemistry 136: 293-309.
30) Ruecker AM, Uzun H, Karanfil T, Tsui MTK, Chow AT (2017) Influences of an extreme flooding on disinfection byproduct precursors and water treatability in a coastal black water river, South Carolina. Chemosphere 188: 90-98.
29) Leung HM, Duzgoren-Aydin NS, Au CK, Krupanidhi S, Fung KY, Cheung KC, Wong YK, Peng XL, Ye ZH, Yung KKL, Tsui MTK* (2017) Monitoring and assessment of heavy metal contamination in a constructed wetland in Shaoguan (Guangdong Province, China): Bioaccumulation of Pb, Zn, Cu and Cd in aquatic and terrestrial components. Environmental Sciences and Pollution Research 24: 9079-9088.
28) Creswell JE, Carter A, Chen B, DeWild J, FajonV, Rattonetti A, Saffari M, Tsui MTK, Živkovič I, Braateni HFV (2016) Assessing bias in total mercury results after removing a subsample from the bottle. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 96: 1038-1047.
27) Donovan PM, Blum JD, Singer MB, Marvin-DiPasquale M, Tsui MTK (2016) Methylmercury degradation and exposure pathways in streams and wetlands impacted by historical mining. Science of Total Environment 568: 1192-1203.
26) Donovan PM, Blum JD, Singer MB, Marvin-DiPasquale M, Tsui MTK (2016) Isotopic composition of inorganic and methylmercury downstream of historical gold mining. Environmental Science and Technology 50: 1691-1702.
25) Kwon SY, Blum JD, Nadelhoffer KJ, Dvonch JT, Tsui MTK (2015) Isotopic study of mercury sources and transfer between a freshwater lake and adjacent forest food web. Science of Total Environment 532: 220-229.
24) Balogh SJ, Tsui MTK, Blum JD, Matsuyama A, Woerndle GE, Yano S, Tada A (2015) Tracking the fate of mercury in the fish and bottom sediments of Minamata Bay, Japan, using stable mercury isotopes. Environmental Science and Technology 49: 5399-5406.
23) Tsui MTK*, Blum JD, Finlay JC, Balogh SJ, Nollet YH, Palen WP, Power ME (2014) Variation in terrestrial and aquatic sources of methylmercury in stream predators as revealed by stable mercury isotopes. Environmental Science and Technology 48: 10128-10135.
22) Tsui MTK*, Blum JD, Finlay JC, Balogh SJ, Kwon SY, Nollet YH (2013) Photodegradation of methylmercury in stream ecosystems. Limnology and Oceanography 58: 11-23.
21) Tsui MTK*, Blum JD, Kwon SY, Finlay JC, Balogh SJ, Nollet YH (2012) Sources and transfers of methylmercury in adjacent river and forest food webs. Environmental Science and Technology 46: 10957-10964.
20) He X, Nie X, Wang Z, Cheng Z, Li K, Li G, Wong MH, Liang X, Tsui MTK (2011) Assessment of typical pollutants in waterborne by combining active biomonitoring and integrated biomarkers response. Chemosphere 84:1422-1431.
19) Liu BY, Nie XP, Liu WQ, Snoeijs P, Guan C, Tsui MTK (2011) Toxic effects of erythromycin, ciprofloxacin and sulfamethoxazole on photosynthetic apparatus in Selenastrum capricornutum. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 74: 1027-1035.
18) Tsui MTK*, Finlay JC (2011) Influence of dissolved organic carbon on methylmercury bioavailability across Minnesota stream ecosystems. Environmental Science and Technology 45: 5981-5987.
17) Tsui MTK*, Finlay JC, Balogh SJ, Nollet YH (2010) In situ methylmercury production within a stream channel in northern California. Environmental Science and Technology 44: 6998-7004. [***highlighted by American Chemical Society C&EN magazine
16) Tsui MTK*, Finlay JC, Nater EA (2009) Mercury bioaccumulation in a stream network. Environmental Science and Technology 43: 7016-7022.
15) Tsui MTK*, Finlay JC, Nater EA (2008) Effects of stream water chemistry and tree species on release and methylation of mercury during litter decomposition. Environmental Science and Technology 42: 8692-8697.
14) Tsui MTK, Chu LM (2008) Environmental fate and non-target impact of glyphosate-based herbicides (Roundup®) in a subtropical wetland. Chemosphere 71: 439-446.
13) Chung MK, Tsui MTK, Cheung KC, Tam NFY, Wong MH (2007) Removal of aqueous phenanthrene by brown seaweed Sargassum hemiphyllum: Sorption-kinetic and equilibrium studies. Separation and Purification Technology 65: 355-362.
12) Tsui MTK, Wang WX (2007) Biokinetics and tolerance development of toxic metals in Daphnia magna. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 26: 1023-1032. [review]
11) Tsui MTK, Wang WX, Wong MH (2006) Influences of macroalga-derived dissolved organic carbon on the aquatic toxicity of copper and cadmium. Chemosphere 65: 1831-1835.
10) Tsui MTK, Cheung KC, Tam NFY, Wong MH (2006) A comparative study on metal sorption by brown seaweed. Chemosphere 65: 51-57.
9) Tsui MTK, Wang WX (2006) Acute toxicity of mercury to Daphnia magna under different conditions. Environmental Science and Technology 40: 4025-4030.
8) Tsui MTK, Wang WX (2005) Multigenerational acclimation of Daphnia magna to mercury: Relationships between biokinetics and toxicity. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 24: 2927-2933.
7) Tsui MTK, Wang WX, Chu LM (2005) Influence of glyphosate and its formulation (Roundup®) on the toxicity and bioavailability of metals to Ceriodaphnia dubia. Environmental Pollution 138: 59-68.
6) Tsui MTK, Wang WX (2005) Influences of maternal exposure on the tolerance and physiological performance of Daphnia magna under mercury stress. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 24: 1228-1234.
5) Tsui MTK, Wang WX (2004) Temperature influences on the accumulation and elimination of mercury in a freshwater cladoceran, Daphnia magna. Aquatic Toxicology 70: 245-256.
4) Tsui MTK, Wang WX (2004) Maternal transfer efficiency and transgenerationl toxicity of methylmercury in Daphnia magna. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23: 1504-1511.
3) Tsui MTK, Chu LM (2004) Comparative toxicity of glyphosate-based herbicides: Aqueous and sediment porewater exposures. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 46: 316-323.
2) Tsui MTK, Wang WX (2004) Uptake and elimination routes of inorganic mercury and methylmercury in Daphnia magna. Environmental Science and Technology 38: 808-816.
1) Tsui MTK, Chu LM (2003) Aquatic toxicity of glyphosate-based formulations: Comparison between different organisms and the effects of environmental factors. Chemosphere 52: 1189-1197.
Media Coverage
PNAS Inner Workings (2021) Big wildfires mobilize mercury. What are the risks to surface water? (link: https://www.pnas.org/content/118/27/e2110558118)
ACS Press Release (2018) Wildfire ash could trap mercury (link: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/newsreleases/2018/december/wildfire-ash-could-trap-mercury.html)
C&EN News (2018) Monitoring water quality after wildfires (link: https://cen.acs.org/environment/water/Monitoring-water-quality-wildfires/96/i48)
News & Record (2015) UNCG scientists to study coal ash spill (link: http://www.greensboro.com/news/uncg-scientists-to-study-coal-ash-spill/article_babec628-a9b2-11e4-8974-17265a0abf55.html)
C&EN News (2010) Fishing for methylmercury in streams (link: https://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/88/i35/8835news10.html)
Recent Presentations
99) Yuan M, Tsui MTK, Wang CC, Chan DYL, Leung TY (2023) Mercury in human Health: effects on sperm dysfunction and maternal-fetal systems. International Conference on Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences for Carbon Neutrality (ICE3SCN), Hong Kong, 1-5 December, 2023. (talk)
98) Yang X, Tsui MTK (2023) Elevational trends in mercury speciation and vegetation controls on methylmercury cycling in tropical soils. International Conference on Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences for Carbon Neutrality (ICE3SCN), Hong Kong, 1-5 December, 2023. (talk)
97) Cheung JTH, Tsui MTK, Ulus Y, Ku P, Morales K, Nyarko P, Lam HM (2023) Mercury Biomagnification in Temperate Grassland Food Web (Kansas, USA). International Conference on Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences for Carbon Neutrality (ICE3SCN), Hong Kong, 1-5 December, 2023. (talk)
96) Muisa N, Tsui MTK(2023) Baseline lithium concentrations in sediments and soils in a rural area of Hong Kong. International Conference on Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences for Carbon Neutrality (ICE3SCN), Hong Kong, 1-5 December, 2023. (talk)
95) Yau KMY, Tsui MTK, Miao AJ (2023) Influences of Microplastics on Mercury Cycling in Forested Ecosystems. International Conference on Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences for Carbon Neutrality (ICE3SCN), Hong Kong, 1-5 December, 2023. (talk)
94) Cheng MLH, Tsui MTK, Cheung JTH, Yau KMY (2023) Methylmercury biomagnification in subtropical forest food webs. International Conference on Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences for Carbon Neutrality (ICE3SCN), Hong Kong, 1-5 December, 2023. (talk)
93) Wang S, Tsui MTK (2023) Variations of Methylmercury in a Mangrove Wetland Sediments: Insights from Subtropical Ecosystems in Hong Kong. International Conference on Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences for Carbon Neutrality (ICE3SCN), Hong Kong, 1-5 December, 2023. (talk)
92) Cheng MLH, Tsui MTK, Cheung JTH, Yau KMY (2023) Mercury Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification in Subtropical Forest Ecosystems of Hong Kong. Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) 2023, Singapore, 30 July - 4 August, 2023. (talk)
91) Wang S, Tsui MTK (2023) Biogeochemical factors driving mercury methylation in a subtropical mangrove wetland. Asia Oceania Geosciences Society. Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) 2023, Singapore, 30 July - 4 August, 2023. (talk)
90) Ulus Y, Coleman J, Morales K, Tsui MTK, Chow AT, Trettin CC (2022) Alteration of Mercury Cycling in Forested Wetland Watersheds by Common Forest Management Prescriptions. Goldschmidt2023, Lyon, France, 9-14 July. (talk)
89) Tsui MTK (2022) Probing into complex mercury cycles in forests. CUHK School of Life Sciences. PI Seminar. Hong Kong. (talk)
88) Morales K*, Tsui MTK, Coleman J, Schug M (2022) Assessing Methylmercury Concentrations in Invertebrates inhabiting Constructed Artificial Wetlands. 15th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant, Virtual Meeting (July 24-29, 2022).
87) Ulus Y*, Labonte P, Coleman J, Tsui MTK, Chow AT, Trettin CC (2022) Alteration of mercury cycling in forested wetland watersheds by common forest management prescriptions. 15th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant, Virtual Meeting (July 24-29, 2022).
86) Tsui MTK, Blum JD, Johnson MW, Coleman JS, Kwon SY, Ku P*, Ulus Y*, Chong JH, Farmer TM, Chow AT, Amatya D, Trettin CC (2022) Mercury isotopic compositions in paired experimental watersheds with or without forest management. 15th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant, Virtual Meeting (July 24-29, 2022).
85) Morales K, Tsui MTK, Coleman J, Schug M (2022) Methylmercury (MeHg) and artificial wetlands: Do invertebrates in and around constructed artificial wetlands have elevated concentrations of MeHg? Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA (May 14-20, 2022).
84) Tsui MTK (2021) Pollution in agricultural fields: What are we actually eating? CUHK Agrobiotechnology Talk Series – 14. Invited Seminar. Hong Kong. (talk)
83) Tsui MTK (2021) Global Contamination of Mercury in Forested Landscapes. CUHK Earth System Science Programme. Invited Seminar. Hong Kong. (talk)
82) Ku P, Tsui MTK, Farmer T, Chen H, Amatya D, Trettin C, Chow A (2021) Effects of forest management practice (prescribed burning) on mercury transport: Case study in a paired experimental watershed in lower coastal plain of South Carolina. 21st Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference. Virtual Meeting. (talk)
81) Coleman J, Trettin C, Tsui MTK, Chow A, Ulus Y (2021) How Does Mercury Methylation Respond to Intensive Forest Management and the Creation of Anoxia in Floodplain Soils? U.S. Department of Energy Environmental System Science PI Meeting. Virtual Meeting. (poster)
80) Ulus Y*, Tsui MTK, Sakar A, Nyarko P, Chow AT (2020) Impact of salinization on mercury cycling in coastal wetland ecosystems. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America 41st Annual Meeting (SETAC SciCon2). Virtual Meeting. (talk)
79) Ku P, Tsui MTK, Boggs, J, Robinson H, Sun G, Tretting C, Chow AT* (2020) Effects of forest thinning on stream mercury exports in North Carolina Piedmont. Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting. Virtual Meeting. (poster)
78) Ku P, Tsui MTK, Webster J, Matiasek S, Robinson H, Rhew R, Chow AT* (2020) Changes of mercury concentrations in streamwater after a destructive wildfire (Camp Fire 2018) and a prescribed burning in northern California. American Chemical Society National Meeting. Virtual Meeting. (poster)
77) Ku P*, Tsui MTK, Dahlgren RA, Chow AT (2020) Mercury in ash materials and fluvial transport of mercury in watersheds following wildfire. Goldschmidt2020. Virtual Meeting. (talk)
76) Ulus Y*, Tsui MTK, Ardon M, Sakar A, Cohen T (2019) Changes of aqueous mercury concentrations in a coastal freshwater wetland at North Carolina (USA) as impacted by storm surge due to Hurricane Florence in 2018. 14th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant. Krakow, Poland. (poster)
75) Ulus Y*, Tsui MTK, Sakar A, Cohen T, Nyarko P, Chow A (2019) Examining total mercury and methylmercury levels along a salinity gradient in a coastal wetland ecosystem in South Carolina, USA. 14th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant. Krakow, Poland. (talk)
74) Morales K*, Tsui MTK (2019) Investigating seasonal variations in concentrations of mercury levels in two recently restored urban wetlands. 14th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant. Krakow, Poland. (poster)
73) Morales K*, Tsui MTK (2019) Variations in total- and methyl-mercury levels in two recently restored urban wetlands and nearby streams. Society of Wetland Scientists Annual Meeting. Baltimore, Maryland. (poster)
72) Tsui MTK*, Ku P, Dahlgren RA, Chow AT (2019) Biogeochemical interactions of mercury with wildfire ash derived-dissolved organic matter. American Chemical Society National Meeting . Orlando, FL. (poster)
71) Ku P*, Tsui MTK, Robinson H, Chen H, Farmer T, Corbett J, Chrisp J, Angelin M, Amatya D, Trettin C, Chow AT (2018) Effects of long-term forest management on total mercury and methylmercury in stream water and biota: A case study in a paired watershed (unmanaged vs. managed) in the lower coastal plain of South Carolina . American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Washington, DC. (poster)
70) Morales K*, Tsui MTK (2018) Seasonal variations of total- and methyl-mercury in restored urban wetlands of different maturity in Piedmont Triad of North Carolina. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Washington, DC. (poster)
69) Ulus Y*, Tsui MTK, Sakar A, Cohen T, Ardon M, Chow AT (2018) Effect of salinization on methylmercury levels in coastal wetlands of the southeastern United States. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Washington, DC. (poster)
68) Ku P*, Tsui MTK, Morales K, Ulus Y, Ersan M, Karanfil T, Chow AT (2018) Effects of wetland salinization on mercury cycling in low-lying coastal wetlands: A microcosm experiment incubating coastal wetland soils with water of different salinities. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Washington, DC. (poster)
67) Padgett A*, Rivera A, Moreland J, Ku P, Tsui MTK, Chow AT, Farmer T (2018) The effects of forest management practices on fish diversity in the Santee Experimental Forest, South Carolina. Annual Meeting of Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society. Galveston, Texas. (poster)
66) Blakeslee AMH*, Tsui MTK, Moore CS, Ardon-Sayao M (2018) Examining the impact of methylmercury accumulation in intermediate hosts of North Carolina coastal wetlands. Annual Meeting of the Tidewater Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. Beaufort and Morehead City, NC. (poster)
65) Tsui MTK (2017) How Hurricanes Joaquin and Matthew change toxic mercury levels in the Waccamaw River? Special Symposium on the Effects of Hurricanes on the Environment in Coastal South Carolina. Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science. Georgetown, South Carolina. (invited talk, link to symposium here)
64) Corson K*, Hershey AE, Rublee PA, Tsui MTK (2017) Coal ash derived sulfur in the Dan River food web. Society of Freshwater Science Annual Meeting. Raleigh, NC. (poster)
63) Sebestyen SD*, Kolka R, Coleman-Wasik J, Engstrom D, Jeremiason J, Mitchell C, Nater E, Tsui MTK (2017) Long-term increases in total organic carbon and total mercury concentrations in a stream draining a northern peatland. 13th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant. Providence, Rhode Island. (poster)
62) Ku P*, Tsui MTK, Liu S*, Hershey A, Parke R, Corson K, Williams A (2017) Is there mercury contamination in Dan River (North Carolina/Virginia) due to coal ash spill in February 2014? 13th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant. Providence, Rhode Island. (poster)
61) Tsui MTK*, Uzun H, Bao S, Zhang, H, Blum JD, Ruecker AM, Karanfil T, Chow AT (2017) Extreme flooding-induced fluvial export of total mercury and methylmercury in the coastal plain. 13th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant. Providence, Rhode Island. (poster)
60) Woerndle GE, Tsui MTK*, Sebestyen SD, Blum JD, Eggert SL, Nie X (2017) Seasonal variation in mercury exported from an upland-peatland ecosystem as revealed by stable mercury isotopes. 13th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant. Providence, Rhode Island. (poster)
59) Ku P*, Tsui MTK, Uzun H, Karanfil T, Dahlgren RA, Chow AT (2017) Fluvial transport of mercury from two burned watersheds in northern California. 13th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant. Providence, Rhode Island. (poster)
58) Tsui MTK*, Liu S, Brasso RL, Blum JD, Kwon SY, Nie X (2017) Concentrations and isotopic compositions of mercury in four temperate forest food webs. 13th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant. Providence, Rhode Island. (talk)
57) Ku P*, Tsui MTK, Nie X, Hoang T, Blum JD, Dahlgren RA, Chow AT (2017) Concentration, reactivity, bioavailability and isotopic compositions of mercury in wildfire ash. 13th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant. Providence, Rhode Island. (poster)
56) Bao S*, Zhang H, Tsui MTK, Ruecker AM, Uzun H, Karanfil T, Chow AT (2017) Water and Nutrients Exports during an Extreme Flooding Event in South Carolina. American Geophysical Union Chapman Conference on Extreme Climate Event Impacts on Aquatic Biogeochemical Cycles and Fluxes. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
55) Chow AT*, Bao S, Zhang H, Tsui MTK, Ruecker AM, Uzun H, Karanfil T (2016) Dissolved Organic Carbon and Mercury Exports during Extreme Flooding in South Carolina induced by Hurricane Joaquin, 2015. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
54) Uzun H*, Tsui MTK, Karanfil T, Chow AT, Ruecker AM (2016) Water treatability of surface water under intensive flooding – A case study of South Carolina flooding. 2016 Water Quality Technology Conference. Indianapolis, IN.
53) Woerndle GE*, Tsui MTK, Sebestyen SD, Blum JD, Eggert S (2015) Using stable mercury isotopes to examine mercury cycling in a peatland-upland watershed in northern Minnesota (U.S.A.). Geological Society of America Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD (poster)
52) Hylton C*, Tsui MTK (2015) Effects of food additions on toxicity of inorganic and methyl mercury to Daphnia magna. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Annual Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT (talk)
51) Hershey AE*, Rublee PA, Tsui MTK, Williams AS, Corson K (2015) Mercury and other heavy metal analyses, gene proxies, and stable isotope tracers of coal ash contamination in the Dan River food web. Water Workshop: Fostering advances in water resource protection and crisis communication, Lessons learned from recent disasters. Shepherdstown, WV (poster)
50) Williams AS*, Rublee PA, Hershey AE, Tsui MTK (2015) Microbial response to the Dan River coal ash spill. Water Workshop: Fostering advances in water resource protection and crisis communication, Lessons learned from recent disasters. Shepherdstown, WV (poster)
49) Blum PW*, Hershey AE, Tsui MTK (2015) Methylmercury production from microbes in North Carolina piedmont streams. Society of Freshwater Science Annual Meeting. Milwaukee, WI (poster)
48) Brigham JS*, Hershey AE, Tsui MTK (2015) Examining methane processes and methane derived carbon in food webs in North Carolina piedmont streams. Society of Freshwater Science Annual Meeting. Milwaukee, WI (poster)
47) Woerndle GE*, Tsui MTK, Sebestyen SD, Blum JD (2015) Using stable mercury isotopes to trace sources of mercury in a peatland-upland ecosystem. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry - Carolinas Chapter Annual Meeting. Raleigh, NC (poster)
46) Chow E*, Tsui MTK (2015) Examining microbial methylation of mercury during litter decomposition. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry - Carolinas Chapter Annual Meeting. Raleigh, NC (poster)
45) Blum PW*, Hershey AE, Tsui MTK (2015) Methylmercury production from microbes in North Carolina piedmont streams. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry - Carolinas Chapter Annual Meeting. Raleigh, NC (poster) (note: winning student poster award)
44) Creswell JE*, Braaten HF, Cram J, Carter A, Saffari M, Fajon V, Garcia Blanes M, Chen B, Rattonetti A, Tsui MTK, DeWild JF, Kilner P, Davies C (2015) Assessing bias in total mercury results after removing a subsample from the bottle. 12th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant. Jeju, Korea (poster)
43) Kwon SK*, Blum JD, Nadelhoffer KJ, Dvonch JT, Tsui MTK (2015) Isotopic study of mercury sources and transfer between a freshwater lake and adjacent forest food web. 12th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant. Jeju, Korea (talk)
Research Collaborators and Coauthors ^ my former research advisor
Devendra Amatya (U.S. Forest Service, South Carolina, USA); Marcelo Ardon (North Carolina State University, North Carolina, USA); Steve Balogh (Metropolitan Council Environmental Services, Minnesota, USA); Shaowu Bao (Coastal Carolina University, South Carolina, USA); April Blakeslee (East Carolina University, North Carolina, USA); Joel Blum^ (University of Michigan, Michigan, USA); L.M. Chu^ (Chinese University of Hong Kong); T. Chung (Chinese University of Hong Kong); Alex Chow (Clemson University, South Carolina, USA); James Coleman (UNC-Greensboro, North Carolina, USA); Randy Dahlgren (UC Davis, California, USA); Sue Eggert (U.S. Forest Service, Minnesota, USA); Dave Evers (Biodiversity Research Institute, Maine, USA); Troy Farmer (Clemson University, South Carolina, USA); Jacques Finlay^ (University of Minnesota, Minnesota, USA); Anne Hershey (UNC-Greensboro, North Carolina, USA); Baohua Gu (Oak Ridge National Lab, Tennessee, USA); Zhenquan Jia (UNC-Greensboro, North Carolina, USA); Tanju Karanfil (Clemson University, South Carolina, USA); Pan Ke (Shenzhen University, China); Steven Klaine^ (Clemson University, South Carolina, USA); Randy Kolka (U.S. Forest Service, Minnesota, USA); Sae-Yun Kwon (Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea); Homan Leung (Hong Kong Baptist University); Akito Matsuyama (National Institute for Minamata Disease, Japan); Ed Nater (University of Minnesota, Minnesota, USA); Xiangping Nie (Jinan University, China); Wendy Palen (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada); Mary Power (UC Berkeley, California, USA); Ayalew Osena (UNC-Greensboro, North Carolina, USA); John Reinfelder (Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA); Parke Rublee (UNC-Greensboro, North Carolina, USA); Steve Sebestyen (U.S. Forest Service, Minnesota, USA); Mike Singer (Cardiff University, U.K.); Carl Trettin (U.S. Forest Service, South Carolina, USA); Wen-Xiong Wang^ (City University of Hong Kong); Jack Webster (Chico State University, California, USA); Ming-Hung Wong^ (SUSTech, Shenzhen, China); Runsheng Yin (Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, China); Ken Yung (Hong Kong Baptist University); Huan Zhong (Nanjing University, China)
Society Membership
American Chemical Society (ACS) / Division of Environmental Chemistry
Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
Services to Scientific Community
Journal editorial board (handling 5-10 manuscripts per year)
Associate Editor, Journal of Environmental Quality (2017-2022; 6 years of service completed)
Editorial Board, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (2021-2023)
Guest Co-editor in “Metal Contamination, Bioaccumulation, and Toxicity in Coastal Environments under Increasing Anthropogenic Impacts”, Frontiers in Marine Science (2021-2022)
Manuscript referees (reviewing about 20-30 manuscripts per year)
Aquatic Biology
Aquatic Toxicology
Archives of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology
Biogeochemistry
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology
Chemical Engineering Journal
Chemical Geology
Chemosphere
Communications Earth & Environment
Critical Reviews in Environmental Science & Technology
Eco-Environment & Health
Ecological Applications
Ecotoxicology
Ecotoxicology & Environmental Safety
Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene
Environmental Pollution
Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry
Environmental Research
Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts
Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T; many)
Environmental Science & Technology Letters (ES&T Letters)
Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry, section Inorganic Pollutants
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Human and Ecological Risk Assessment
Hydrological Processes
Integrated Assessment & Environmental Management
Journal of Applied Ecology
Journal of Environmental Quality
Journal of Environmental Management
Journal of Environmental Sciences
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences
Journal of Hazardous Materials
Limnology & Oceanography (L&O)
Marine Environmental Research
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Nanotoxicology
Nature Communications
Nature Geoscience
PLOS One
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
Science of the Total Environment (including special issues)
Water Research
Water Resources Research
Wetlands Ecology and Management
Grant reviewers
Canada Northern Contaminants Program, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
Austrian Science Fund
U.S. National Science Foundation (Division of Earth Sciences; Environmental Biology)
U.S. National Institutes for Water Resource / U.S. Geological Survey
Research Grants Council (Hong Kong)
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Research Student Mentoring
Visiting Scholars
· Professor Xiangping Nie (Full Professor in Jinan University; 2016-2017 at UNCG)
· Mr. Hanhan Li (Ph.D. Student in Sichuan Agricultural University 2018-2020 at UNCG)
Postdoctoral fellows
· Dr. Rebecka Brasso (Postdoc in UNCG; 2014-2015)
· Dr. Songnina Liu (Postdoc in UNCG; 2015-2016)
Technical staff
· Yuki Cheung (RA in CUHK; 2023/9-now)
· Gaxing Liu (RA in CUHK; 2023/8-now)
· Shaoyi Wang (RA in CUHK; 2023/8-now)
· Matthew Cheng (RA in CUHK; 2022-2023)
· Jack Cheung (RA in CUHK; 2022-2023)
· Jennifer Gho (Technician in CUHK; 2021/7-10)
· Matt Monteverde (RA in UNCG; 2015)
Graduate students
· Matthew Cheng (M.Phil. Student in CUHK; 2023-now)
· Jack Cheung (Ph.D. Student in CUHK; 2023-now)
· Xizi Yang (Ph.D. Student in CUHK; 2023-now)
· Mengwei Yuan (Ph.D. Student in CUHK; 2023-now)
· Ken Yau (Ph.D. Student in CUHK; 2022-now)
· Norah Muisa (Ph.D. Student in CUHK; 2022-now)
· Shaoyi Wang (M.Phil. Student in CUHK; 2021-2023)
· Peijia Ku (Ph.D. Student in UNCG; 2015-2020)
· Yener Ulus (Ph.D. Student in UNCG; 2016-2021)
· Kristina Morales (Ph.D. Student in UNCG; 2017-2022)
· Peter Blum (M.S. Student in UNCG; 2014-2016)
· Glenn Woerndle (M.S. Student in UNCG; 2015-2017)
Undergraduate research students
Joel Alva (2014-2015); Devin Olden (2014-2015); Elaine Chow (2014-2015); Liz Lee (2014-2015); Maggie Deigan (2016); Idus Stinson (2017-2018); Jiangxue Chen (2018); Thomas Cohen (2018-2019); Lativia Nash (2019); Jamie Jacobs (2019); Paul Nyarko (2019); Yajayra Orozco (2020); Mikah Bass (2019); Daniel Park (2020); Saige Boris (2020-2021); Ajay Muthukkumar (2020-2021); Tung Tim Lo (2021-2022); Kwan Wong (2021-2022); Yuen Sum Fung (2021-2022); Alex Leung (2023-now)
High school student interns
Tali Naibryf (Student intern 2015, American Hebrew Academy); Ariel Nissan (Student intern 2017, American Hebrew Academy); Danit Silberman (Student intern 2018, American Hebrew Academy); Isabela Rollin (Student intern 2019, American Hebrew Academy); Emerson Batzin-Lopez (Draelos Scholar Summer Intern 2019); Ryan Heggie (Draelos Scholar Summer Intern 2019); Isabelle Woo, Maddie Tsai, and Jamie Lin (English School Foundations 2021-2022)
Course Development and Teaching Experience
* developed/revamped by myself
CUHK (2021-now)
· *ENSC 3230 Principles of Environmental Protection & Pollution Control (2021/22; 2022/23; 2023/24 Term 2; entire course)
· *ENSC 3330 Biogeochemistry (2022/23; 2023/24 Term 2; half-course)
· MBTE2010 Diversity of Life: Applications and Sustainability (2021/22; 2022/23; 2023/24 Term 2; 3 lectures)
· MBTE3550 Biotechnology for Environment and Sustainability (2022/23; 2023/24 Term 1; convener)
· MBTE3558 Project in Biotechnology for Environment and Sustainability (2022/23 Term 1; convener)
UNC-Greensboro (2013-2021)
· BIO 301 Principles of Ecology (Summer 2019, Summer 2020)
· BIO 302 Introductory Ecology Laboratory (Fall 2015, Spring 2016)
· *BIO 431 Biosphere (Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020)
· *BIO 488 Essentials of Toxicology (Spring 2015, …. Spring 2020)
· *BIO 520 Ecosystem Ecology and Biogeochemistry (Spring 2018)
· *BIO 549 Aquatic Pollution in the Environment (Spring 2021)
· *BIO 549 Applications of Stable Isotopes in Ecology & Environmental Sciences (Spring 2018 & 2020)
· *BIO 597 Toxicology Research Lab (Spring 2017)
· *BIO 636 Ecotoxicology (Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2021)
· *BIO 731 Environmental Health Sciences 1: Ecosystems to Individuals (Fall 2013, …., Fall 2020)
· BIO 707 Seminar in Environmental Health Sciences (grant writing) (Spring 2018)
University of Minnesota, Biology Program (2006-2009)
· Ecology & Evolution Laboratory
· Aquatic Pollution and Environment (guest lecture)
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Biology (2000-2002)
· Ecology Laboratory
· Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Laboratory
University Services
Outside CUHK (2021-now)
· HKEPD: Dumping at Sea Appeal Board Panel
· Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hong Kong
At CUHK (2021-now)
· EESC Exco member (co-chair)
· ENSC programme director (2022/8-now)
· ENSC curriculum committee
· EESC Working Group (FoS)
· Committee member for Shiu-Ying Hu Herbarium
· Committee chair for 1 MPhil student
· Committee member for 1 PhD student
At University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2013-2021)
· Graduate student committee: 11 M.S.; 4 Ph.D. (at UNCG); 2 M.S. (at Clemson University and East Carolina University)
· Department Faculty search committee: 4 different positions
· Department Wetlands research committee: chair
· Department Awards & Safety committee: chairs
· University COVID-19 reopening task force member
· University internal grant reviewer
· University student learning committee: member