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TAKE A DEEP BREATH 41Prof. Tao WANGChair Professor of Atmospheric Environment, Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringAssociate Director, University Research Facility in Chemical and Environmental AnalysisProf. Wang conducts research on atmospheric chemistry and air quality. He has coordinated large research projects funded by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council and Environment Conservation Fund and served as the chief scientist for China%u2019s National Basic Research Project on acid rain (2005-2010). He has published over 250 papers in international journals and is frequently consulted on air quality issues by the governments of Hong Kong and Mainland China. He received the PolyU President%u2019s Awards for Excellent Performance/Achievement in Research (2017/2018), and the Second-class Awards from the Ministry of Education (2009, 2022) and Ministry of Ecology and Environment (2010, 2022).Ir Prof. Hai GUO Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringProf. Guo's research involves atmospheric chemistry, organic aerosols, and indoor chemistry. He was one of the first scholars to develop the photochemical trajectory model and the photochemical box model to understand the formation of atmospheric ozone in Asia, and was the first person in Hong Kong to establish a world-class laboratory instrument system for the analysis of trace volatile organic compounds. Since 2020, Prof. Guo has been ranked in the top 2% of highly-cited scientists in meteorology and atmospheric science. He is Chairman (Hong Kong) of the Australia-China Centre for Air Quality Science and Management.Ir Prof. Xiang-dong LIDean of Faculty of Construction and EnvironmentKo Jan Ming Professor in Sustainable Urban DevelopmentChair Professor of Environmental Science and Technology, Department of Civil and Environment EngineeringDirector, Research Institute for Sustainable Urban DevelopmentDirector, Research Institute for Climate-Resilient InfrastructureProf. Li obtained his PhD from Imperial College London, UK. He has published more than 250 papers, mostly in leading international journals. He won the Clair C. Patterson Award (Innovative Breakthrough in Environmental Biogeochemistry) from the Geochemical Society in 2022. He was elected as a Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering, and a Geochemistry Fellow of the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry. He is the Deputy Editor of ACS Environmental Au Journal. He received the PolyU%u2019s President%u2019s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research and Scholarly Activities in 2023. Prof. Shun-cheng LEEProfessor, Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringProf. Lee earned his Doctorate in Environmental Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley, US, in 1994. He established Asia%u2019s first Laboratory of Carbon Aerosols in 2003. He has led research projects funded by the Hong Kong Green Tech Fund, Research Grants Council, and Environment Conservation Fund. He holds one US patent and three Hong Kong patents. He received the Lyman A. Ripperton Environmental Educator Award (2024) and the Arthur C. Stern Distinguished Paper Award (2019). He has published over 370 research articles with an H-index of 102 and was recognised as a Highly Cited Researcher (2018-2021).Dr Nathanael Ling JINAssistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringAssistant Professor, Department of Health Technology and InformaticsDr Jin is engaged in interdisciplinary research at the intersection of environmental chemistry, toxicology, and microbiology, addressing planetary health issues such as air pollution and human health, marine pollution and wildlife health, and environmental transmission of harmful microbes. He has published over 80 papers in journals including Nature. In 2022, he was conferred the title of %u2018Presidential Young Scholar%u2019 for his outstanding achievements in research. He received the 2025 '40 Under 40 Award' from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists.