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Research interests
Civil Engineering - Air Pollution
Chemistry - Atmospheric heterogeneous/multiphase chemistry
Physics & Astronomy - Cloud-aerosol-gas interactions
Chemistry - Oxidation of VOCs and SOA formation
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Environmental Engineering, PhD, Shandong University
2011
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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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Chemical Weather Observations of Carbon Chemistry in Greater Bay Area
QIN, Y. (CoPI), CHEUNG, T. F. V. (CoI), WANG, T. (CoPI), LAU, A. K. H. (CoI), YU, J. (PI), HUANG, X.-F. (CoPI), LIN, C. (CoI), GU, D. (CoPI), HU, D. (CoPI), WANG, Z. (CoPI), BRASSEUR, G. (CoPI), LIAO, K. C. (CoI), FUNG, J. C. H. (CoI), WANG, M. (CoI), YING, Q. (CoPI), LEE, S. (CoPI), LU, X. (CoPI), LI, Y. (CoPI) & YOU, Y. (CoPI)
1/01/26 → 31/12/30
Project: Research
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Environment and Conservation Fund Advancing Shipping Pollution Monitoring and Emission Estimates Over Coastal Waters of the Greater Bay Area: A Satellite-Based Remote Sensing Approach
WANG, Z. (CoI), FUNG, J. C. H. (PI) & LIU, X. (CoI)
Environment and Conservation Fund / Woo Wheelock Green Fund
1/04/25 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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Unraveling the role of formation and transformation processes of highly reactive nitrogen compounds on photochemical air pollution
LEI, T. (CoI), WANG, W. (PI), CHEN, Y. (CoI) & WANG, Z. (PI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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Investigating the formation and impact of atmospheric di-carbonyls in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area
WANG, Z. (PI) & FU, T.-M. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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Effects of photovoltaic module on wind dynamics over water surface for aquavoltaic applications
Chang, H., Dong, P., Wei, X., Chen, L., Tang, H., Wang, Z., Guo, S. & Li, M., 15 May 2026, In: Renewable Energy. 264, 21 p., 125508.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Hygroscopicity and Cloud Condensation Nucleation Activity of Bromine Salts
Zhong, J., Lei, T., Peng, C., Gu, W., Ma, N., Wang, Z., Ge, M. & Wang, W., 22 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Aerosol Science and Engineering. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Abundance of volatile organic compounds and their role in ozone pollution management: Evidence from multi-platform observations and model representation during the 2021-2022 field campaign in Hong Kong
Liu, X., Huang, Y., Chen, Y., Feng, X., Li, J., Xu, Y., Chen, Y., Gu, D., Sun, H., Ning, Z., Yu, J., Chow, W. S., Lin, C., Xiang, Y., Zhang, T., Granier, C., Brasseur, G., Wang, Z. & Fung, J. C. H., 4 Dec 2025, In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 25, 23, p. 17629-17649 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Ambient volatile organic compounds and their impact on ozone pollution regulation: insights from multi-platform observations and model representations from the 2021-2022 HKEPD-HKUST field campaign in Hong Kong
YU, J., CHOW, W. S., LIN, C., XIANG, Y., ZHANG, T., FUNG, C. H., LIU, X., HUANG, Y., WANG, Z., CHEN, Y., FENG, X., XU, Y., CHEN, Y., GU, D., SUN, H. & NING, Z., Apr 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference Paper › peer-review
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Characterizing sources and health risks of airborne Carbonyl compounds in a subtropical coastal atmosphere in South China
Xu, Y., Zheng, P., Feng, X., Sun, H., Sun, M., Hui, L., Chen, Y., Chen, Y., Gu, D., Ning, Z., Yu, J. Z. & Wang, Z., 1 Mar 2025, In: Environmental Pollution. 368, 125776.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Atmospheric reactive oxygenated organic carbon and environmental impacts
WANG, Z. (Invited speaker)
27 Sept 2025 → 29 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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Formation Mechanisms and Gas-Particle Partitioning of Atmospheric Nitrophenols
WANG, Z. (Invited speaker)
20 Sept 2025 → 22 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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Atmospheric Organic Nitrogen: Measurements, Ambient Abundance, and Sources
WANG, Z. (Invited speaker)
3 Aug 2025 → 8 Aug 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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Atmospheric Environment (Journal)
WANG, Z. (Associate Editor)
1 Jun 2025 → 31 Dec 2027Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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Atmospheric reactive organic compounds and their impacts on photochemical air pollution
WANG, Z. (Invited speaker)
14 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
Awards
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Best Poster Award at The 7th International Workshop on Regional Air Quality Management in Rapidly Developing Economic Regions cum The 1st GBA Climate Forum
CHEN, Y. (Recipient) & WANG, Z. (Recipient), May 2024
Prize: Best Paper Award and Prize
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Courses
Datasets
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Cloud water chemistry data measured at a mountain site in Hong Kong during Oct-Nov 2016
Li, T. (Owner) & WANG, Z. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 6 Dec 2019
Dataset
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Heterogeneous N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> reactions on atmospheric aerosols at four Chinese sites
Yu, C. (Owner), WANG, Z. (Owner) & Wang, T. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 18 Mar 2020
Dataset
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Oxygenated volatile organic compounds measured at HKUST
WANG, Z. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 11 Nov 2025
Dataset