Ph.D. in Air Quality Studies, Department of Environmental Sciences, Murdoch University, Australia
M.Sc. in Environmental Chemistry, Department of Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, China
B.Sc. in Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, China
Certificate in Environmental Monitoring, National Environmental Training Institute, Japan
Professional Experience
Jul 2016 – Present: Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Apr 2021 - Present: Changjiang Chair Professor, Wuhan University
Jul 2012 - Jun 2016: Associate Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Jan 2007 - Jun 2012: Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Aug 2005 - Dec 2006: Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Aug 2004 - Jul 2005: Air quality Specialist, University of California at Irvine, USA
May 2001 - Jul 2004: Research Fellow, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Apr 1999 - Apr 2001: Associate Research Scientist, New York University, USA
Jul 1988 - Mar 1995: Environmental Scientist, Guangzhou Institute of Environmental Protection, China
Honors and Awards
2021-2024 Chang Jiang Scholars Chair Professor (教育部長江學者獎勵計劃講座教授), Ministry of Education, China.
2020, 2021 World’s Top 2% Highly-cited Scientist in Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (released by Stanford University).
2020 Keynote Speech at 海峡两岸暨港澳台地区地球科学与可持续发展 高端学术论坛. 12 November 2020, Nanjing, China.
2020 Keynote lecture at “Sustainable City Lecture Series: Can We Make our Planet Great Again”, 4 November 2020, Hong Kong.
2020 Keynote Speech at 中国环境科学学会臭氧污染控制专业委员会第二届学术研讨会. 16-17 October 2020, Nanjing, China.
2020 Keynote Speech at the 6th Indoor and Workshop Aerosols Conference, May 2020, Braunschweig, Germany (postponed due to COVID-19).
2020 Invited Speech at the Biogenic Hydrocarbons and the Atmosphere Conference, Gordon Research Conferences, July 2020, Ventura, USA (postponed due to COVID-19).
2020 Invited Speech at the ASIANALYSIS-2020, Taiwan, April 2020 (postponed due to COVID-19).
2019/2020 Faculty (FAST) Award for Outstanding Achievement (Research and Scholarly Activities – Team Award) Quick Response Research to COVID-19 – from Cloth Mask to Other Person Protective Equipment, 2019/2020.
2019 Gold medal and a special merit award at the 71st International Trade Fair for Ideas, Inventions & New Products (iENA) in Nuremberg, Germany (Patent: the Atmospheric Acidic Ultrafine Particle Measuring Device).
2019 Champion of 2019 Environmental Paper Award, HKIE Environmental Division
2019 Invited Speech at International Symposium on: The unexpected increase in emissions of ozone-depleting CFC-11. 25-27 March 2019, United Nations Environmental Protection, Vienna, Austria.
2019 Invited Speech at the 7th WMO/GAW VOC expert group meeting. 4-6 November 2019, Urbino, Italy.
2019 Keynote Speech at the 10th National Conference on Environmental Chemistry. 15-19 August 2019, Tianjin, China.
2019 Invited Speech at 4th International Symposium for Persistent, Bioaccumulating and Toxic Substances. 21-23 June 2019, Shenzhen, China
2019 Keynote Speech at 中国环境科学学会臭氧污染控制专业委员会成立大会暨首届学术研讨会. 28-30 March 2019, Chengdu, China.
2019 Visiting Professor, Jinan University, China
2018 Green People in World Environment Journal, Ministry of Environmental Protection, China
2018 Distinguished Specialist of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (awarded by the Jiangxi Provincial Government, China)
2018 Dean’s Award for outstanding Achievement in Research Funding
2018 Adjunct Professor, Tongji University, China
2018 Invited Speech at 第24届中国大气环境科学与技术大会 - 中国环境科学学会大气环境分会2018年学术年会. 2-4 November 2018, Qingdao, China
2018 Invited Plenary Keynote Speech at the 107th Annual Conference on Environmental Analytical Chemistry, May 2-5, 2018, Taoyuan, Taiwan
2018 Invited speaker at the Sino-German Symposium on “Bridging Aerosol Chemistry and Health Effects: Challenges and Opportunities for Analytical Chemistry, March 19-23, 2018, Guangzhou, China
2018 Best Paper Award (PhD student) in the 24th Conference on Atmospheric Science and Technology in China: High-resolution analysis of vehicle-related organic aerosols observed at a roadside site in Hong Kong with the application of TAG-Tof-MS.
2017 Invited Keynote Speech on Ozone Pollution Control Strategies to over 200 Wuhan governmental officers, Wuhan, 25 July 2017.
2017 Invited speaker at the 5th international conference on Regional Air Quality Improvement in Rapidly Developing Economic Regions, Guangzhou, 16-18 November, 2017.
2017 Certificate of Recognition for ACS Publications Reviewing Activity in 2016.
2016 Dean's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research Funding.
2015 Conference chair and editor, invited Keynote speech at the 2nd International Conference on Residuals Science and Environment (ICRSE2015), Beijing, 17-19 July, 2015.
2015 Outstanding Professional Services Awards 2015: Highest Growth Consultant Award.
2015 Faculty Award for Outstanding Performance/Achievement in Research & Scholarly Activities (Individual Award) 2014/15.
2015 Natural Science Award (Second-class) of the 2015 Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards by the Ministry of Education (Study on the evolution trend and formation mechanism of regional photochemical pollution over complex terrain in South China).
2015 Invited speech at the 3rd International Symposium on Energy Challenges and Mechanics, 7-9 July, 2015, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
2015 Invited speech at the 1st Environmental Chemistry Conference in Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 8-10 January, 2015.
2014 Dean's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research Funding.
2014 Invited speaker at the 4th international conference on Regional Air Quality Improvement in Rapidly Developing Economic Regions, Hong Kong, 14-17 January, 2014.
2014 Plenary Speaker at the 2014 Environmental Pollution and Public Health (EPPH) conference, 12-14 April 2014, Shanghai, China.
2014 Invited speech at the 4th international conference on Regional Air Quality Improvement in Rapidly Developing Economic Regions, Hong Kong, 14-17 January, 2014.
2013 1st class Award of Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Award (Natural Sciences) (Regional hazardous air pollutants and their environmental effects).
2013 Dean’s Award for Outstanding Publication Achievement (Category I: High Quality Publications).
2012-2013 Top Reviewer for exceptional contribution to the quality of Atmospheric Environment (Atmospheric Environment).
2013 Adjunct Professor, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
2013 Plenary Speaker at the 2013 Environmental Pollution and Public Health (EPPH) conference, 12-14 April 2013, Wuhan, China.
2013 1st class Award, Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Award (Natural Sciences) (Regional hazardous air pollutants and their environmental effects).
2012 Award for Excellent Performance in Research at Shenzhen Virtual University (NSFC).
2012 Adjunct Professor, Shenzhen Research Institute of Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
2012 Invited Session Keynote Speech in the 19th Conference on Atmospheric Science and Technology in China, page 57, 7-10 November, 2012, Qingdao, China.
2012 Invited Session Keynote Speech in the 8th Annual Conference of Chinese Society of Particuology cum Symposium on Particle Technology across Taiwan Straits, Page 33, 5-8 September, 2012, Hangzhou, China.
2012 Invited keynote lecture in the 10th International Healthy Buildings Conference, 7-12 July, 2012, Brisbane, Australia.
2012 Two best papers in the 'Selection of Atmospheric Environment’s Best Papers' in the 'Virtual Special Issue on Air Quality in China'. [link]
2012 Best Paper Award (PhD student) in the 19th Conference on Atmospheric Science and Technology in China: Source contributions to photochemical ozone formation in Hong Kong.
2011 Invited speaker in the 3rd international conference on Regional Air Quality Improvement in Rapidly Developing Economic Regions, Guangzhou, 12-13 November, 2011.
2011 Keynote speech in the Conference on Urban Air Quality Monitoring and Management in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, Nanjing, 7-9 July, 2011.
Top 50 Most Cited Articles Published in Atmospheric Environment January 2006 – February 2011: Guo H et al. Regional and local source contributions to ambient NMHCs of a polluted rural/coastal site in Pearl River Delta, China. Atmospheric Environment 40, 2345-2359, 2006. [link]
2010 Dean's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research Funding.
2010 Adjunct Professor, Wuhan University, China.
2009 Dean’s Award for Outstanding Publication Achievement (Category III: Highly-cited papers): Guo H et al. Particle-associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air of Hong Kong. Atmospheric Environment 37, 5307-5317, 2003. [link]
Top 2 Most Cited Articles Published in Indoor Air 2009: Guo H et al. Formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds in Hong Kong homes: Concentrations and impact factors. Indoor Air 19, 206-217, 2009. doi:10.1111/j.1660-0668.2008.00580.x. [link]
2008 Adjunct PhD supervisor, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
2004 The prestigious Gary COMER Abrupt Climate Change Fellowship, which provided me the opportunity to work in the Rowland/Blake (Nobel Laureate) group at the University of California at Irvine (UCI).
1995 International PhD scholarship and Murdoch University Scholarship, Australia.
1994 JICA Scholarship, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Tokyo, Japan.
