Keynote Speakers
Prof. Nora Fung-yee TAM, BBS, JP
The Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong
“Bioremediation of polybrominated biphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in mangroves”
Professor Dr. Nora Fung-yee Tam is currently the Chair Professor of Environmental Science and Conservation in the Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU), and the Emeritus Professor in the City University of Hong Kong (CityU). She obtained her PhD in Environmental Sciences from University of York (UK), MSc from University of Sheffield (UK), MPhil and BSc (1st Class Hons) from Chinese University of Hong Kong. Before joining HKMU, she was the Chair Professor of Biology in Department of Chemistry and Director of Futian-CityU Mangrove R&D Centre, CityU. Prof. Tam has more than 35 years of research experiences in ecology and conservation of wetlands, bioremediation and pollution control. She is one of the most cited researchers in environmental sciences, and is the top 2% of the World’s most highly cited scientists (career-long/single year) according to the report released by Stanford University in 2021 and 2022. She also receives the Environmental Sciences Leader Award for 2023 from Research.com. Prof. Tam has extensive publication records, with over 380 original SCI journals articles, 10 books and 30 book chapters; and trained more than 30 PhD graduates and numerous master graduates. Prof. Tam has close connections with government, private sectors and green groups. She is currently the Chairman of the Research & Testing Committee and Sustainable Consumption group of the Hong Kong Consumer Council, Management Committee of Marine Ecology Enhancement Fund of the Airport Authority of Hong Kong, Management Committee of Marine Conservation Enhancement Fund of the China Light & Power and Hong Kong Electric Company Limited; and Member of Environment and Conservation Fund Committee, Theme-based Research Scheme Selection and Area of Excellent Selection Panels of Research Grants Committee, Lantau Development Advisory Committee and High Level Steering Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance of Food and Health Bureau.
Dr. Jason Chun Shing Pun
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
“When there is more light that meets the eyes: Light pollution and its impacts”
Dr Chun Shing Jason Pun is currently Principal Lecturer at the Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong (HKU). Since 2003, he has been conducting scientific studies on the level of the night sky brightness in Hong Kong. He is also actively involved in the public education on the negative impacts of the environmental problem of light pollution. He has served in the Working Group on External Lighting to assist the HKSAR Government to review the effectiveness of the Charter on External Lighting, and to devise measures to better manage external lighting. Since 2020, he has served as a member of the Research Projects Vetting Subcommittee under the Environment and Conservation Fund. In appreciation and recognition of these efforts to preserve night skies, Dr Pun had been awarded one of the Dark Sky Defender Awards 2018 of the International Dark Sky Association (Darksky).
Invited Speakers
Dr. Xianzhi Peng
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
“Nontarget and suspect screening and identification of leached chemicals from plastics in digesting fluids of organisms”
Dr. Xianzhi Peng is a full-time professor at the State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. She received her Ph.D degree in Geochemistry in 2000 from Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Over the last 20 years, Dr. Peng and her group studied contamination, persistence, bioaccumulation, and biotransfer of PPCPs/EDCs, plastic debris/microplastics, and plastic-related chemicals in the environment of the Pearl River catchment. Relevant results have been published in over 80 peer reviewed papers. Dr. Peng current research interests focus on (1) Non-target and suspect screening of novel contaminants in the environment, (2) Geochemical behavior of plastics and related chemical contaminants in aquatic ecosystems.
Prof. Hojae Shim
University of Macau, Macau
“Enhanced n-butanol production from lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysates by metabolically engineered Clostridium tyrobutyricum immobilized in fibrous-bed bioreactor”
Prof. Shim worked as a post-doctor at Ohio State University and University of Connecticut in U.S.A., followed by as a research professor at Hanyang University in Korea. Then, he has been teaching at University of Macau/Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering since 2003. He has completed many research projects funded by the Korean Ministry of Environment and the University of Macau Multi-Year Research Grant/the Science and Technology Development Fund of Macao (FDCT), as a principal investigator (PI)/co-PI, in cooperation with Tongji University, Institute of Urban Environment/Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences under Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing University, University of Hong Kong, and Sun Yat-sen University in China. His main research areas in Environmental Biotechnology include: a) bioremediation/rhizoremediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with petroleum and chlorinated compounds, b) biological wastewater treatment, sludge treatment, and resources recovery, and c) generation of renewable energy (biodiesel/biogas) from (food) waste and wastewater.
Prof. Weng Chi (Florence) Lei
University of Saint Joseph, Macau
“Impacts of Policies and Infrastructure on the Usage of Electric Vehicles in Macao”
Dr. Weng Chi (Florence) Lei obtained her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Washington, Seattle. Her main fields of research are International Economics and Industrial Organization. Since joining the USJ faculty in 2013, Lei has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate economics courses, and has supervised a number of doctoral and master theses in Business Administration, Government Studies and Community Development. Her recent research in Green Economics includes “Impacts of Policies and Infrastructure on the Usage of Electric Vehicles in Macao” to be presented at the 2023 Symposium on Environmental Science and Sustainable Technology and “Impact of Education on Green Fintech Adoption in a Smart City: Evidence from the Newly Developed Sub-city Center of Beijing” to be presented at the 2024 International Conference of the Academy of Global Business Research and Practice.
Roland Schoorl
CESL Asia
“Macau 2030/2060 Targets — What are the Options?”
Roland was recently appointed COO of CESL Asia, to lead the development and operations of the group energy, technical assets & services in Macau and Portugal, with emphasis on implementing advanced digital technologies. CESL Asia operations cover a vast area of activities such as Facility Management, Project Management & Engineering, Renewable Energies, Regenerative Agriculture and Sustainable Cattle Breeding. Roland is also the Chairman of a start-up, called DELC (达远), operating Distributed Energy & Low Carbon projects across Mainland China.
He joined EDF in 2013 to spearhead the development of several ventures in Industrial Utilities, Biomass Cogeneration, District Heating and Cooling in major cities in China. He was also responsible for the development of new businesses in digitalization, hydrogen, storage and electrical mobility. In 2005, he was nominated CEO of Dalkia Asia (now Veolia). Most prominent projects were the development of District Heating in Northeast China, the development of Industrial Cogeneration facilities in Central China and the development of Centralized Cooling operations in Hong Kong and Macau. He took the position of Deputy CEO of Dalkia Asia in 1995. Main projects were the acquisition and listing of a large gas distribution company in Seoul, South Korea; The operation of five Waste-to-Energy facilities in South Korea and Thailand; The development of various District Cooling facilities across the region including the Marina South District Cooling project with Singapore Power. He joined Dalkia as CEO of the Dutch operations in 1991 and was briefly Project Director for the development of a Waste-to-Energy project in Birmingham, UK.
He is a holds a Master Degree in Thermodynamics from EPFL (Switzerland) and a MBA from INSEAD (France).
Stephanie Zhao
Sands China Ltd.
“Sands ECO360 Global Sustainability Program: Our Commitment towards Low-Carbon and Responsible Tourism”
Stephanie Zhao has been working in sustainability for over 12 years. Throughout her career, she has had the privilege of working on a variety of exciting projects, including improving lighting performance projects and waste management systems. She is particularly proud to be leading the team to achieve the Macao Green Hotel Award, especially the Macao Green Hotel Platinum Award for Venetian, and to be in charge of the Sands ECO360 ambassador program. Additionally, she is leading the initiative to minimize single-use plastic, such as implementing a one bin office campaign.
Currently, as the leader of Sands China’s sustainability team, she is responsible for setting the vision and strategy for sustainability initiatives and overseeing their implementation. She is passionate about sustainability and is committed to making a positive impact on the environment and society. She believes that sustainability is not just a buzzword, but a crucial part of ensuring a better future for generations to come. She looks forward to continuing to work towards this goal and making a difference in the world.
Terence Lee
Sustaincia.org
“Harnessing Technology for Sustainable Development: A Vision for Macao and the Greater Bay Area”
Oral Speakers
| Name | Title of the Contribution |
|---|---|
| Thomas Lei | Using Machine Learning Methods to Forecast Air Quality: A Case Study in Macao |
| Yuanyuan Tan | Ant Communities and their Functional Trait Responses to Land-use Change in Greater Bay Area, China |
| Naiwen Chen | Biodiesel production from food waste and domestic wastewater by Rhodosporidium toruloides |
| Yimin Xie | Effective immobilization of Bacillus sp. MY156 on scrap tyres for degradation of three typical phthalate esters |
| Lan Qiu | Insights into enhanced triclosan removal and microbial community succession using Burkholderia sp. bioaugmentation in river water |
| Xiaoyuan Guo | Isolation and characterization of an indigenous chloroxylenol degrader Rhodococcus sp. GG1 |
| Muhammad Bashir Saidu | Mangroves as a source of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) degrading and biopolymer-producing bacteria |
| Alexandre Lebel | A low-cost measurement method for environmental monitoring: example applications in Macao’s coastal environment |
| Xia Huo | Exposure to environmental toxicants related to e-waste and immune dysfunction in children |
| Jiayi Huang | Developing an eco-friendly insect barrier glue and testing this effectiveness against a range of insect species in urban green spaces |
| Lingzi Liang | Construction and Applications of Flora Database in Fengshui Forests for the Conservation of Urban Biodiversity and Cultural Heritage |
| Weng Chi Lei | Impacts of Policies and Infrastructure on the Usage of Electric Vehicles in Macao |
| Junjie Li | A Study on the transformation of Cerbera Manghas oil into an Eco-friendly bio-diesel fuel |
Poster Presenters
| Name | Title of Contribution |
|---|---|
| Xiaofan Zhang | Research on the Correlation between Coastal Marine Ecological Environment and (Marine) Industrial Clusters |
| HIO WAI LAO | Evaluation of Mangroves Blue Carbon as a potential for climate change mitigation in Macau |
| Ieng Hou Lau | Uptake and accumulation of polystyrene microparticules in the marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma) larvae |
| Sara Cardoso | Exploring the ecological implications of micro and nanoplastics: a focus on fish as model organisms, methods, and differences in approaches |
| Sut Ieng Lam | Nature hazard and the role of mangroves as a nature-based solution for coastal protection in Macao SAR |
| Junlong Mi | Equilibrium Bifurcation and Extreme Risk in the European Carbon Futures Market——Base on the catastrophe theoretical framework of multi-system impact and investor heterogeneity |
| Xiaoying Chen | Study on Green Development Mechanism of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area —— Based on comparison with the other three major bay areas in the world |
| Xing Yang | Research on coupling collaborative pricing of EUA and CER based on the co-evolution theory of complex systems and competition and cooperation game |
| Jiajun Chen Huada Daniel Ruan | The Calcination Effect on the Physical-Chemical Properties and Adsorption Abilities of Inorganic-Organic Montmorillonite |
| Jianzun Lu | Fabrication of superhydrophobic soil stabilizers derived from solid wastes applied for road construction: A review |
| Ivan Arraut | Enhancing Sustainability and Profitability in Urban Farming through Remote Farming Analytics |
| Ziyang Deng | ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE IN MACAO S.A.R.: INSIGHTS FOR NOISE POLLUTION MANAGEMENT |
| Andreia Ramos | Effects of shipping noise on the marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma) |
| Yichuan Wang | A New Measurement of the Invasive Level of the Imported Red Fire Ant: a case study in a Wetland Park on Hengqin Island, China |
| Yitong Xu | Insect diversity in Zhuhai City, China: review, current research status, and challenges |
