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Leader

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“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed.”
– Mahatma Gandhi

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​Prof. James Kar-Hei Fang BSc, MPhil, CBiol, PhD

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University webpage

www.polyu.edu.hk/fsn/people/academic-staff/dr-fang-karhei-james

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Academic qualifications

  • PhD in Coral Reef Ecophysiology, School of Biological Sciences & Heron Island Research Station, The University of Queensland, Australia (Advisors: Prof. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Assoc. Prof. Sophie Dove & Assoc. Prof. Christine Schönberg)

  • MPhil in Marine Biomonitoring and Seafood Toxicology, Department of Biology and Chemistry & Centre for Coastal Pollution and Conservation, City University of Hong Kong, HKSAR (Advisors: Prof. Rudolf Wu & Assoc. Prof. Paul Shin)

  • BSc (Hons) in Environmental Science, University of Plymouth, UK

 

Professional qualifications and organisations  

  • Marine Fellow, The Pew Charitable Trusts, USA

  • Chartered Biologist (CBiol), Royal Society of Biology, UK

  • Occupational Scientific Diver, Australian Diver Accreditation Scheme, Australia

  • Open Water Diver, Professional Association of Diving Instructors, HKSAR

  • Director, Hong Kong Marine Ecological Association, HKSAR

  • Member, Royal Society of Biology, UK

  • Member, Marine Biological Association, UK

  • Member, International Coral Reef Society, USA

  • Member, Institute of Food Technologists, USA

 

Academic appointments

  • Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HKSAR (2023–Present)

  • Adjunct Professor, Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Integrative Omics, Guilin Medical University, China (2024–Present)

  • Principal Investigator, State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution, China (consortium of eight universities led by City University of Hong Kong; 2017–Present)

  • ​Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2017–2022)

  • Member, Research Institute for Future Food, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2021–Present)

  • Member, Research Institute for Land and Space, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2021–Present)

  • Member, Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2021–Present)

  • Adjunct Fellow, Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland, Australia (2018–2020)

  • Postdoctoral Scientist, Research Group of Benthic Resources and Processes, Institute of Marine Research, Norway (2013–2017)

  • Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Geobiology, University of Bergen, Norway (2013–2016)

  • Visiting Scientist, Department of Ecosystem Studies, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (2014)

  • Technician, Coral Reef Ecosystems Laboratory, The University of Queensland, Australia (2010–2013)

  • Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong (2008–2009)

  • Research Assistant, Centre for Coastal Pollution and Conservation, City University of Hong Kong (2004–2008)

  

Major professional appointments

  • Scientific Committee Member, Marine International Standard Innovation Centre of Shandong Province cum International Standard Research Centre of Ocean Negative Carbon Emissions (ONCE), China, part of the Decade Actions of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, United Nations (2023–Present)

  • Technical Expert, Hong Kong Laboratory Accreditation Scheme, Hong Kong Accreditation Service, Innovation and Technology Commission, HKSAR Government (2023–Present)

  • Marine Park Committee Member, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, HKSAR Government (2019–Present)

  • Management Committee Member, Fisheries Enhancement Fund, Airport Authority Hong Kong, HKSAR Government (2022–Present)

  • Independent Project Evaluator, Environment and Conservation Fund, HKSAR Government (2021–2023)

  • Scientific Committee Member, Ocean Park Conservation Foundation Hong Kong, HKSAR (2019–Present)

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Editorial roles

  • Associate Editor, Environmental Geochemistry and Health, Springer Nature (2022–Present)

  • Associate Editor, Regional Studies in Marine Science, Elsevier (2022–Present)

  • Review Editor, Frontiers in Toxicology, Frontiers (2022–Present)

  • Guest Editor, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Marine Environmental Research, Regional Studies in Marine Science, and Journal of Sea Research, for the Joint Special Issue: The 10th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology, Elsevier (2024–Present)

  • Guest Editor, Journal of Visualized Experiments, JoVE (2022–2023)

  • Guest Editor, Journal of Sea Research, Elsevier (2022–2023)  

  • Guest Editor, Toxics, MDPI (2021–2022)

  • Guest Associate Editor, Frontiers in Physiology, Frontiers (2019–2021)

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International awards

  • Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation, The Pew Charitable Trusts, USA (annual global award in marine ecology and conservation research, 2024)

  • Graduate Fellowship, International Society for Reef Studies (annual global award in coral reef research, 2010)

  • Research Scholarship, The University of Queensland, Australia (2009)

  • International Research Tuition Award, The University of Queensland, Australia (2009)

  • Prize for Outstanding Presentation, The 5th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology, HKSAR, 3–6 June 2007

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