Professor Kenneth Mei-Yee Leung, Acting Head of Department of Chemistry in City University of Hong Kong (CityU), has been admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in May 2022. Such an honor is given to professionals who have made an impact in any field of chemical sciences.
Professor Kenneth Leung is currently Chair Professor of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry at CityU, where he also serves as the Director of State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution. His research interests encompass marine pollution, ecotoxicology, marine ecology, biodiversity conservation and ecological restoration. So far, he has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles and nine volumes of special issues in these areas with over 8600 citations and an h-index of 51 (Google Scholar Citations). In recognition of his contributions to aquatic ecology and environmental toxicology in Asia-Pacific region, he was awarded the 19th Biwako Prize for Ecology by the Ecological Society of Japan, and conferred as a Fellow of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) in 2017. He was selected as one of the top 100 Asian Scientists by Asian Scientist Magazine in 2018, and recognized among the top 2% scientists in the world by Stanford-Elsevier Indicators in 2021. Since June 2021, he has been leading the Global Estuaries Monitoring (GEM) Programme which is endorsed by the United Nations as an Action Programme for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030).
“I am very thrilled to be named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. I will continue to make efforts to advance and promote chemical sciences via research and education, in particular, in studies of marine pollution assessment and management in Asia and in other regions.” Remarked by Professor Leung
Established in 1841, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is the oldest chemical society in the world with over 54,000 members across the world. Its mission is to advance excellence in chemical sciences. Fellow is the senior category of membership of RSC. Elected Fellows of RSC hold positions of influence in the community and have invaluable experience, expertise and commitment to promoting the value of chemical sciences.