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Technical Seminar: Contributions of Cooking Emissions to Ambient Particulate Matter
 


Date, time & venue

2017-12-28;6:30pm to 8:00pm;Chan Yat Mei Sophie Room – 9/F


Jointly organised with the CAD, EVD and AMC

Programme Highlights

Particulate Matter (PM) is the major component of outdoor air pollution, which causes premature mortality on a global scale. The speaker is going to share his findings related to the captioned title with our members.

Language

The powerpoint and presentation will be in English.

Speaker

Professor Chan Chak-keung is currently Chair Professor of Atmospheric Environment and Dean of the School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong. He obtained BSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and PhD in Chemical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology. His research focuses on atmospheric particulate matter with emphasis on atmospheric chemistry and its role in air pollution.  He received the Haagen Smit Award of Atmospheric Environment in 2015, Second Prize of the State Natural Science Award in 2010, and First Prize of the Natural Science Award in 2007. He was the first winner of the Asian Young Aerosol Scientists Award. He has been an Editor-in-Chief of Atmospheric Environment since 2008 and is the first scholar outside the U.S. and Europe to hold such position for the Journal in its history of 50 years. He has published over 170 papers with over 9000 SCOPUS citations and an h-index of 48 to date.  According to the Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2016 by Elsevier, he is one of the most cited researchers in the area of environmental science and engineering.

Registration & Enquiries

The number of participants is limited to 80, and the applications will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis. Attendance certificates will be provided after the seminar. For registration, please visit the below link. Successful applicants will be notified prior to the seminar.









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