Photo taken by Mr. Mark Chan

    Dr. Kenneth Mei Yee Leung

    Current Positions

  • Associate Professor (tenured; 2009-Present), School of Biological Sciences, HKU.
  • Resident Scientist (2002-Present), Swire Institute of Marine Science, HKU.
  • Director of the M.Sc. in Environmental Management (2006-Present), HKU.
  • Warden (2011-Present), Morrison Hall, HKU.
  • Founding Editorial Board Member (2004-Present) and Subject Editor (2010-present), SETAC/ Wiley-Blackwell Journal, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (IEAM). [SETAC: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry].
  • Editorial Board Member (2008-Present), Elsevier Journal, Marine Pollution Bulletin.
  • Editorial Board Member (2009-Present), Wiley-Blackwell Journal, Integrative Zoology.
  • Editorial Board Member (2009-Present), Springer Journal, Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences.
  • Editorial Board Member (2011-Present), NRC Research Press Journal, Canadian Journal of Zoology.
  • President (2010-present) and Member of the Board of Directors (2008-present), SETAC Asia-Pacific Geographical Unit.

    Education

  • Ph.D. in Marine Ecotoxicology (2000), University of Glasgow.
  • M.Phil. in Environmental Science (1996), City University of Hong Kong.
  • B.Sc. (1st Class Hon.) in Applied Environmental Sciences (1993), University of Portsmouth.

    Awards

  • Selected as one of the "Ten Outstanding Young Persons" by Junior Chamber International Hong Kong (2010).
  • "Award for Service Contribution 2010" by Faculty of Science, HKU (2010).
  • "Marine Pollution Bulletin Highly Cited Author Award [2005-2009]" by Elsevier (2010).
  • "Postdoctoral Research Fellowship" by the Croucher Foundation, Hong Kong (2000-2001).
  • "James Henry Scott PhD Scholarship" by John Swire & Sons (HK) Ltd (1996-1999).

    Current Teaching

  • BSc Courses: Biometrics (BIOL2608) and Environmental Risk Assessment and Management (ENVS3014)
  • MSc Courses: Environmental Quality Management (ENVM7014) and Environmental Risk Assessment (ENVM8012)