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Dr. Amos P. K. Tai is an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, as well as the Associate Director of the Office of University General Education, at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).

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Amos obtained his B.Sc. in Environmental Engineering Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering from Harvard University, and was a Croucher Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT before he joined CUHK in 2013.

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Amos specializes in atmospheric chemistry and physics, air pollution and climate change, agricultural and forest meteorology, ecoclimatology, and sustainable food systems and forestry. His research combines high-performance Earth system modeling and multivariate statistical analysis of observations to address pressing issues such as the impacts of air pollution and climate change on ecosystems and agriculture, and how the food systems and forests can be better managed to mitigate environmental impacts.

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His work has been published in top-ranking journals in the atmospheric and environmental sciences including Nature Climate Change, Nature Food, and Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, and earned him the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Research Award for Young Scientists, Early Career Award from the Research Grants Council (Hong Kong), Young Researcher Award from the Faculty of Science at CUHK, and founding membership of the Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences.

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Amos is also a passionate educator, having received the prestigious CUHK Vice-Chancellor Exemplary Teaching Award and Faculty of Science Exemplary Teaching Awards. He delights in promoting science, environmental and sustainability education for the general public, regularly giving talks in schools and public avenues and participating in many TV and radio programs. He has provided professional consulting services to government departments including the Highways Department, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, and Environmental Protection Department. He currently serves as a Board Governor of Friends of the Earth (Hong Kong).

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For his professional and public service contribution to Hong Kong’s society, he was named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Hong Kong in 2024.