Amos P. K. TAI 戴沛權 |
Associate Professor |
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Education: |
- Ph.D., Engineering Sciences (Environmental Science and Engineering), Harvard University, 2012
- B.Sc., Environmental Engineering Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007
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Academic Employments: |
- 2019 – present: Associate Professor, Earth System Science Programme, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- 2013 – 2019: Assistant Professor, Earth System Science Programme, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- 2012 – 2013: Croucher Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Research Fields and Current Research Interests: |
- Atmospheric chemistry and physics
- Air pollution, agricultural and forest meteorology
- Biosphere-atmosphere interactions and ecoclimatology
- Ecosystem services and food security under climate change
See http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/sci/essc/tgabi/ for more details. |
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Honours and Awards: |
- 2018: Founding Member, Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences (YASHK)
- 2015: World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Research Award for Young Scientists
- 2015: Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award
- 2015: Faculty of Science Exemplary Teaching Award
- 2014: Early Career Award, Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong
See CV for more details.
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Teaching: |
Current
- ESSC2020 Climate System Dynamics
- ESSC3600 Ecosystems and Climate
- ESSC4210 Land-Atmosphere Interactions and Boundary-Layer Meteorology
- ESSC5001/5002 Research Frontiers in Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Past
- ESSC2600 Biosphere, Climate and the Environment
- ESSC3010 Continuum Mechanics
- ESSC3220 Atmospheric Chemistry
- ESSC4510 Statistical Methods and Data Analysis for Earth System Science
- ESSC4520 Numerical Methods and Modeling for Earth System Science
Short Courses
- CUSA1007 Climate Physics and Chemistry
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College Affiliation in CUHK: |
C.W. Chu College
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Selected Recent Publications: |
- Fung, K. M., Tai, A. P. K., Yong, T., Liu, X., & Lam, H.-M. (2019). Co-benefits of intercropping as a sustainable farming method for safeguarding both food security and air quality. Environmental Research Letters, 14(4), 044011.
- Zhou, S. S., Tai, A. P. K., Sun, S., Sadiq, M., Heald, C. L., & Geddes, J. A. (2018). Coupling between surface ozone and leaf area index in a chemical transport model: strength of feedback and implications for ozone air quality and vegetation health. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 18(19), 14133-14148.
- Leung, D. M., Tai, A. P. K., Mickley, L. J., Moch, J. M., van Donkelaar, A., Shen, L., & Martin, R. V. (2018). Synoptic meteorological modes of variability for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air quality in major metropolitan regions of China. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 18(9), 6733-6748.
- Wong, A. Y. H., Tai, A. P. K., & Ip, Y.-Y. (2018). Attribution and statistical parameterization of the sensitivity of surface ozone to changes in leaf area index based on a chemical transport model. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 123(3), 1883-1898.
- Tai, A. P. K., & Val Martin, M. (2017). Impacts of ozone air pollution and temperature extremes on crop yields: Spatial variability, adaptation and implications for future food security. Atmospheric Environment, 169, 11-21.
- Sadiq, M., Tai, A. P. K., Lombardozzi, D., & Val Martin, M. (2017). Effects of ozone-vegetation coupling on surface ozone air quality via biogeochemical and meteorological feedbacks. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17(4), 3055-3066.
- Fu, Y., Tai, A. P. K., & Liao, H. (2016). Impacts of historical climate and land cover changes on fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air quality in East Asia between 1980 and 2010. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16(16), 10369-10383.
- Fu, Y., & Tai, A. P. K. (2015). Impact of climate and land cover changes on tropospheric ozone air quality and public health in East Asia between 1980 and 2010. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 15(17), 10093-10106.
- Tai, A. P. K., Val Martin, M., & Heald, C. L. (2014). Threat to future global food security from climate change and ozone air pollution. Nature Climate Change, 4(9), 817-821.
- Tai, A. P. K., Mickley, L. J., Heald, C. L., & Wu, S. (2013). Effect of CO2 inhibition on biogenic isoprene emission: Implications for air quality under 2000 to 2050 changes in climate, vegetation, and land use. Geophysical Research Letters, 40(13), 3479-3483.
For full list of publications, see http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/sci/essc/tgabi/research.html
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Open Positions and Opportunities: |
Positions open for postdoctoral fellows, postgraduate and undergraduate students. Please visit:
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/sci/essc/tgabi/opportunities.html |
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