As a principal investigator (PI), Dr. He has secured a number of research grants with a total value of HK$6.15 million since joining CityU in 2019. These include two General Research Fund (GRF) and one Early Career Scheme (ECS) from Research Grant Council (RGC) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), one General Program from National Science Foundation of China (NSFC), one Marine Ecology Enhancement Fund (MEEF) from Expansion of Hong Kong International Airport into a Three-Runway System Project, and one Marine Conservation and Enhancement Fund (MCEF) from Hong Kong Offshore LNG Terminal Project, along with several grants funded by the State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution (SKLMP) and Hong Kong Branch of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (HKB). Dr. He has also actively served as Co-Investigator (Co-I) in many other projects (*Supervised Postdoc as PI).
Projects (After joining CityU in Apr 2019)
PI, Toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics of an emerging group of e-waste pollutants liquid crystal monomers in zebrafish (11300723), General Research Fund (GRF), Research Grant Council (RGC), Jan 2024 ~ Dec 2026.
PI, Migration of a novel class of organic light-emitting materials (OLEMs) from e-waste to finless porpoises (MCEF2022002), Marine Conservation and Enhancement Fund (MCEF), Sep 2023 ~ Aug 2025.
PI, Estimating illicit and hidden usage of three types of psychotropic substances in Hong Kong communities through wastewater-based epidemiology (DDF013), Director Discretionary Fund (DDF), State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution (SKLMP), Jun 2023 ~ May 2025.
PI, Occurrence and environmental risk of liquid crystal monomers: an emerging group of e-waste pollutants found in municipal wastewater (11311222), GRF, RGC, Jan 2023 ~ Dec 2025.
PI, Preliminary in vitro assessment of environmental emerging chemicals of concerns (ECCs) on neuronal pathophysiology and survival (DDF012), DDF, SKLMP, Jan 2023 ~ Dec 2024.
PI, Occurrence, distribution, and ecotoxicological assessment of a group of novel pollutants liquid crystal monomers in the Pearl River Estuary (42177223), General Program, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Jan 2022 ~ Dec 2025.
PI, Aquatic photooxidation of organic ultraviolet filters and their in vitro and in vivo toxicity assessments (21303221), Early Career Scheme (ECS), RGC, Jan 2022 ~ Dec 2024.
PI, Tracing a novel group of e-waste contaminants – liquid crystal monomers – in the Chinese White Dolphins (MEEF2021002), Marine Ecology Enhancement Fund (MEEF), Jul 2021 ~ Jun 2023.
PI, Photooxidation behavior of Avobenzone and its developmental toxicity on the marine medaka (2021A1515011366), Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong, Jan 2021 ~ Dec 2023.
PI, Assessing the interactive toxicity of microplastics and organic ultraviolet filters (OUVFs) and their environmental risk in the Greater Bay Area (SMSEGL20SC02), Open Collaborative Research Fund (OCRF), Hong Kong Branch of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (HKB), Jan 2021 ~ Dec 2022.
PI, Toxicological assessment of three organic ultraviolet filters to early life stage of marine medaka (SCRF0022), Seed Collaborative Research Fund (SCRF), SKLMP, Oct 2019 ~ Sep 2022.
Co-I, Unraveling the synergistic interactions between bacteria and algae within Plastisphere Biofilms and their Role in Facilitating the Reoccurrence of Harmful Algal Blooms and Marine Toxin Production in Coastal Waters (SCRF0075), SCRF, SKLMP, Apr 2024 ~ Mar 2026.
Co-I, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Surveying: New Insight of Vegetation Biomass and Carbon Stocks Assessment for Mangrove in Hong Kong (SCRF0066), SCRF, SKLMP, Apr 2024 ~ Mar 2026.
Co-I, Development of flash-joule heating-based graphene technology for saltwater disinfections (SCRF0060), SCRF, SKLMP, Apr 2024 ~ Mar 2026.
Co-I, Risk assessments of co-exposure to weathered nanoplastics and toxic contaminants in Hong Kong aquatic environments (SCRF0053), SCRF, SKLMP, Jul 2023 ~ Jun 2025.
Co-I, Detection of a list of targeted liquid crystal monomers (LCMs) in human plasma, and assessments of their potential risks on brain neurophysiology and neuronal survival under environmental exposure (SCRF0047), SCRF, SKLMP, Jul 2023 ~ Jun 2025.
Co-I, Exploring microplastic-derived dissolved organic matter on both optical and molecular levels and its implication on the carbon cycling in the coastal water of Hong Kong (SCRF0044), SCRF, SKLMP, Jul 2023 ~ Jun 2025.
Co-I*, Emerging e-waste pollutant liquid crystal monomers in ventilation and air conditioning dust: Occurrence, source and health risk assessment (2022A1515110549), Youth Fund, Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong, Jan 2023 ~ Dec 2025.
Co-I*, Priority pollutant identification and inhalation bioavailability assessment in size-segregated atmospheric particles (2022A1515110593), Youth Fund, Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong, Jan 2023 ~ Dec 2025.
Co-I, Development of nano-photocatalytic marine antifouling/anticorrosion coatings (PRP/002/21FX), Innovation and Technology Fund, Innovation and Technology Commission, Jan 2022 ~ Dec 2024.
Co-I, Investigating the capturing of antibiotics in an aqueous environment via a functional group-directed electrostatic interaction mechanism (IRF0028), Internal Research Fund (IRF), SKLMP, Apr 2022 ~ Mar 2024
Co-I, Investigations of the aquatic photochemistry of fluoroquinolones and their effects on early life stage marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma) (SCRF0033), SCRF, SKLMP, Jan 2022 ~ Dec 2023.
Co-I, Comparative study on the source-sink relationship and ecological effects of PPCPs in China and South Korea (2021A0505030071), International Science and Technology Cooperation Topics, Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong, Jan 2021 ~ Dec 2022.
Co-I, Biosynthesis of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids by Yarrowia lipolytica fermentation based on biosynthetic pathway of Oleaginous Microalga, OCRF, HKB, Jan 2021 ~ Dec 2022.
Projects (Before joining CityU)
PI, Environmental safety of an advanced oxidation water treatment system, Engage Grant & Engage Plus Grant, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Jan 2017 ~ Dec 2018.
