CHAIR PROFESSOR OF ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
SCHOOL OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
AEROSOL SCIENCE
&
AIR POLLUTION
BIOGRAPHY
Professor Chan obtained BSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1986 and PhD in Chemical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1992. He is currently Chair Professor in School of Energy and Environment at City University of Hong Kong. Before that, he was at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Professor Chan has over 30 years of research experience in air pollution and aerosol science. He specializes in aerosol water uptake and phase transformation, gas-aerosol interactions, the formation of secondary aerosols in the atmosphere, and laser spectroscopy of aerosols.
Professor Chan 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 was an Editor-in-Chief of Atmospheric Environment in 2008-2019.
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BEST PAPER AWARD IN
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LETTERS IN 2019
Heterogeneous SO2 Oxidation in Sulfate Formation by Photolysis of Particulate Nitrate
Masao Gen, Ruifeng Zhang, Dan Dan Huang, Yongjie Li, and Chak K. Chan
We are very honored to receive this award and are grateful to the ESTL editors. We also like to thank the reviewers of the paper who have given us many insightful comments and suggestions.
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11th International Aerosol Conference - IAC 2022
14 September 2022
It is my honor to be a plenary speaker at the International Aerosol Conference in Athens, Greece. I gave a talk on "Single-particle Raman spectroscopy in studying multiphase reactions of atmospheric particulates" on Sept 6. A big thank you to the organizers for the invitation and to everyone who attended the lecture and the inspiring questions.
SELECTED NEW PUBLICATIONS
PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS OF GLYOXAL DURING PARTICULATE AMMONIUM NITRATE PHOTOLYSIS: BROWN CARBON FORMATION, ENHANCED GLYOXAL DECAY, AND ORGANIC PHASE FORMATION
Environmental Science & Technology
Ruifeng Zhang, Masao Gen, Zhancong Liang, Yong Jie Li, Chak K. Chan
NITRITE/NITROUS ACID GENERATION FROM THE REACTION OF NITRATE AND FE(II) PROMOTED BY PHOTOLYSIS OF IRON–ORGANIC COMPLEXES
Environmental Science & Technology (2021)
Masao Gen, Ruifeng Zhang, and Chak Chan
EMISSIONS AND SECONDARY FORMATION OF AIR POLLUTANTS FROM MODERN HEAVY-DUTY TRUCKS IN REAL-WORLD TRAFFIC—CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS USING ON-LINE MASS SPECTROMETRY
Environment science & technology (2021)
Liyuan Zhou, Christian M. Salvador, Michael Priestley, Mattias Hallquist, Qianyun Liu, Chak K. Chan, and Åsa M. Hallquist
PRIMARY EMISSIONS AND SECONDARY PRODUCTION OF ORGANIC AEROSOLS FROM HEATED ANIMAL FATS
NITRATE PHOTOLYSIS IN MIXED SUCROSE–NITRATE–SULFATE PARTICLES AT DIFFERENT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
Zhancong Liang, Ruifeng Zhang, Masao Gen, Yangxi Chu, Chak K. Chan
PRODUCTION OF FORMATE VIA OXIDATION OF GLYOXAL PROMOTED BY PARTICULATE NITRATE PHOTOLYSIS
Environmental Science & Technology
Ruifeng Zhang, Masao Gen, Tzung-May Fu, Chak Keung Chan
CONCLUDING REMARKS: FARADAY DISCUSSION ON AIR QUALITY IN MEGACITIES
Faraday Discussions
Masao Gen, Liyuan Zhou, Ruifeng Zhang and Chak K. Chan
MULTIPHASE PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF IRON-CHLORIDE CONTAINING PARTICLES AS A
SOURCE OF AQUEOUS CHLORINE RADICALS AND ITS EFFECT ON SULFATE PRODUCTION
Environmental Science & Technology
Masao Gen, Ruifeng Zhang, Yong Jie Li, and Chak Keung Chan
ENHANCED SULFATE PRODUCTION BY NITRATE PHOTOLYSIS IN THE PRESENCE OF HALIDE IONS IN ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES
Environmental Science and Technology
Ruifeng ZHANG et al. (2020)
PHD STUDENTS
BEATRIX ROSETTE GO MABATO
PhD Student in Energy and Environment
MSc and BSc in Chemistry, University of Santo Tomas (Manila, PH)
Set currently focuses on the field of aerosol chemistry and air pollution. Among Set’s research interests are aerosol uptake experiments, brown carbon formation, and atmospheric aging processes.
ASSISTANT
JO JO
Emotional Support Specialist
Joined in April 2019
7-8 years old
Specializing in emotional support
Adopted from House of Joy and Mercy (阿棍屋), Yuen Long, Hong Kong
PREVIOUS MEMBERS
DR. QIANYUN (CHERRIE) LIU
PhD in Environmental Science and Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Postdoctoral Fellow at CityU Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute (2019-2021)