If you are interested, please contact us (atom@link.cuhk.edu.hk) and include the following materials in your email:
✅ an up-to-date CV;
✅ summary of research background and outcome (if any)
✅ a short statement of research interest or research proposal
About the group:
The ATOM research group at CUHK works on the chemistry of organic matter (carbon) in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Our study spans from the creation of carbon pools at watershed sources to their transformation in conveyance and distribution systems, treatment utilities, and their ultimate impact on end users. We aim to understand the molecular dynamics of dissolved organic matter in water through field experiments and advanced analyses. Our goal is to develop solutions for sustainable water resources, benefiting communities globally.
Our group PI, Professor Alex Chow, is currently a full professor and the department chair of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Professor Chow received his BSc in Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, and MSc and PhD in Hydrologic Science at the University of California, Davis, USA. Prior to joining CUHK in 2023, Professor Chow was a tenured full professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation at Clemson University, South Carolina, USA. Prof. Chow has more than 25 years of research, teaching, and outreach experience and has developed an internationally reputed research program in aquatic and terrestrial organic matter (ATOM) and watershed biogeochemistry. Professor Chow is particularly interested in the influences of watershed perturbations, including natural disasters (e.g., wildfire, hurricane, and flooding) and agroecosystem management practices (e.g., forest thinning and irrigation practices) on source water quality and drinking water treatability (e.g., disinfection byproduct and assimilable organic carbon).
