Membrane-based Environmental & Sustainable Technology (MembEST) Group
Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
Principal Investigator
Prof. Chuyang Y. Tang
Chair Professor of Environmental Engineering
Inaugural RGC Senior Research Fellow
Inaugural HKU Innovator Award
Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry
Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
Office: HW 619B, Haking Wong Building
Tel: +852-28591976 Fax: +852-25595337
Email: tangc@hku.hk
Education
BEng (First Class Honors), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
MEng, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
PhD, Stanford University, U.S.A.
Research interests
Membrane technology; Desalination; Water reuse; Water and wastewater treatment; Resource recovery; Clean energy production; Nano-/bio-technology enhanced separation; Water chemistry
Current Members
Research Staff
Dr. Shuang Zheng
Research Assistant Professor
B. S. Jilin University, China
PhD, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Tel: 852-90971591
Email: zhengsh@hku.hk
Dr. Yan Zhao
Research Assistant Professor
BEng, Huangshan University, China
MEng, Zhejiang University of Technology, China
PhD, KU Leuven, Belgium
Email: yanzhaox@hku.hk
Dr. Lu Elfa Peng
Research Assistant Professor
BEng, Hunan University, China
MSc, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
PhD, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Email: elfapeng@connect.hku.hk
Dr. Qian Xiao
Hong Kong Scholar (香江学者)
BEng, Chongqing University, China
PhD, Tongji University, China
Email: xiaoqianliao2014@163.com
Dr. Ruiting Liu
Postdoc Fellow
BEng, Northeastern University, China
MEng, Shandong University, China
PhD, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
Email: ruiting@hku.hk
Dr. Hai Zhu
Postdoc Fellow
BEng, Wuhan Institute of Technology, China
MEng, Hubei University, China
PhD, China University of Geosciences, China
Email: zhuhai@hku.hk
Dr. Lingyue Zhang
Dr. Pulak Sarkar
Postdoc Fellow
BEng, University of Kalyani, India
MEng, University of Kalyani, India
PhD, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, India
Email: pulaks@hku.hk
Dr. Yan Guo
RGC Postdoc Fellow
BEng, Chang’an University, China
PhD, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Research Assistant, Tsinghua University
Email: guoyan22@hku.hk
Dr. Haopeng Feng
Postdoc Fellow
BEng, Shandong University of Technology, China
MSc, Hunan University, China
PhD, Hunan University, China
Email: fhaopeng@hku.hk
Dr. Shenghua Zhou
Postdoc Fellow
BEng, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, China
MEng, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Science, China
PhD, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Email: shenghuazhou@connect.hku.hk
Dr. Li Long
Postdoc Fellow
BEng, Wuhan University, China
MEng, Wuhan University, China
PhD, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Email: longli@connect.hku.hk
Dr. Xueling Wang
Hong Kong Scholar
BEng, Zhengzhou University, China
MSc, Guangxi University, China
PhD, Dalian University of Technology, China
Email: xuelingwang@zzu.edu.cn
Ms. Hui Guo
Research Assistant
BEng, Shandong University of Science and Technology, China
MEng, Hubei University, China
Email: guohui3@hku.hk
Ms. Zhuting Wang
Research Assistant
BEng, South China University of Technology, China
MSc, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Email: wangzt@connect.hku.hk
Ms. Shuaiyu Chen
Research Assistant
BEng, Donghua University, China
MSc, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Email: csyecho@hku.hk
Graduate Students
Mr. Li Wang
PhD Candidiate (2020- )
BEng, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, China
MEng, Shenzhen University, China
Email: wlhku@connect.hku.hk
Mr. Qimao Gan
PhD Candidate (2020- )
BEng, Wuhan University, China
MEng, Zhejiang University, China
Email: u3007354@connect.hku.hk
Ms. Siqi Wu
PhD Candidate (2020- )
BSc, Nankai University, China
BEng, Tianjin University (Joint Degree), China
Email: siqiwu@connect.hku.hk
Mr. Bowen Gan
PhD Candidate (2021- )
BEng, Changsha University, China
MEng, Zhejiang University of Technology, China
Email: bowengan@connect.hku.hk
Ms. Wenyu Liu
PhD Candidate (2021- )
BEng, Zhejiang University, China
MSc, University of California, Berkeley, U.S.
Email: wenyuliu@connect.hku.hk
Ms. Ke Jiang
PhD Candidate (2021- )
BSc, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
MSc, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Email: kjiang_2021@connect.hku.hk
Ms. Yaowen Hu
PhD Candidate (2021- )
BEng, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Email: yaowenhuhyw@connect.hku.hk
Ms. Chenyue Wu
PhD Candidate (2022-)
BEng, Chang'an University, China
MSc, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Email: chenyuew@connect.hku.hk
Ms. Ruiying Li
PhD Student (2022-)
BEng, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology
MSc, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology
Email: lry223@connect.hku.hk
Ms. Bin Liu
PhD Student (2023-)
BEng, Nanjing University, China
MEng, Nanjing University, China
Email: lb980616@connect.hku.hk
Mr. Yuantian Cai
PhD Student (2023-)
BEng, Dalian University of Technology, China
MSc, University of California, Berkeley, U.S.
Email: timcai@connect.hku.hk
Visiting Students
Mr. Zhe Shu
BEng, Wuhan Textile University, China
PhD, Zhejiang University of Technology, China
Email: shuzhe@hku.hk