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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. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Jianping GAN, 甘劍平
- Department of Ocean Science - Head and Chair Professor
- Division of Environment and Sustainability - Chair Professor
- Department of Mathematics - Chair Professor
Person: HKUST Staff
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The chemodiversity and production of dissolved organic matter by zooplankton in heterogeneous aquatic environments
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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Environment and Conservation Fund Genetic Engineering and Large-Scale Cultivation of Cyanobacteria for Industrial Biofuel Production – A Novel Route towards Renewable Energy and Carbon Neutrality
ZENG, Q. (PI)
Environment and Conservation Fund / Woo Wheelock Green Fund
1/01/26 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
Research output
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High-throughput phytoplankton monitoring and screening of harmful and bloom-forming algae in coastal waters with updated functional screening database
Lo, L. S. H., Liu, H., Qiu, J. W., Tsang, P. K. E., Dai, Z. & Cheng, J., Jan 2026, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 222, 118675.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Nutrient availability controls phytoplankton populations and their nutritional strategy in the eastern Indian Ocean
Sato, M., Hashihama, F. & Liu, H., Jan 2026, In: Progress in Oceanography. 240, 103628.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Photoacclimation strategies of different phytoplankton species revealed by physiological, biochemical, and comparative proteomic analyses
Huang, L., Wang, F., Yin, K. & Zhang, Q., Jan 2026, In: Marine Environmental Research. 214, 107777.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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GEOMETRIC: a framework for understanding eddymean interactions with applications for ocean modelling
MAK, J. (Speaker)
2 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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Development of environmental DNA techniques to study cetaceans in Hong Kong coastal waters
USHIO, M. (Speaker)
19 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Contributed
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Springer Nature Communications Earth & Environment (Journal)
SU, H. (Editorial Board Member)
1 Apr 2025 → 1 Mar 2028Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
Awards
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Fellow of Academy of Education Excellence
LAM, K. S. (Recipient), Jan 2025
Prize: Fellow / Academician
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Datasets
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Polyphosphate in the Great Lakes
YANG, X. (Owner), GAO, R. (Owner), Huff, A. (Owner), Katsev, S. (Owner), Ozersky, T. (Owner) & LI, J. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 1 Mar 2024
Dataset
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Sediment nitrogen fluxes and rates in the Pearl River Estuary region
LI, J. (Owner), SUN, J. (Contributor) & Yu, L. (Contributor), DataSpace@HKUST, 14 Nov 2024
Dataset
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Polyphosphate extraction and quantification in environmental planktonic samples using a fluorescence dye JC-D7, method assessment
LI, J. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 6 May 2024
Dataset
Student theses
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A comparative genomic analysis of the ecological characters and evolutionary relationship between Escherichia coli and cryptic Escherichia clades
SHEN, Z. (Author), LAU, C. K. S. (Supervisor), 2021Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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Air-sea Fluxes Induced by Ocean Submesoscales in the Southern Ocean
WU, H. (Author), WANG, Y. (Supervisor), 2025Student thesis: Master's thesis
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Assessing the physiological responses of chlorine-induced viable but non-culturable (VBNC) Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecium in sewage effluent
CHUNG, Y. M. (Author), LAU, C. K. S. (Supervisor), 2025Student thesis: Master's thesis