Weng Seng LAI 賴榮盛

Research Assistant Professor​ (Macau Fellow)

Academic Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in School of Biological Sciences and The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (2020)
  • B.Sc. in Environmental Sciences (1st Class Hon.), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (2015)

Professional Experiences

  • 09/2022 – present, Research Assistant Professor (Macau Fellow), University of Macau, Macau, China
  • 06/2020 – 08/2022, Post-doctoral Fellow, State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Research Interests

  • Marine Ecotoxicology
  • Atmospheric Toxicology
  • Nanotoxicology
  • Ecological Risk Assessment
  • Marine Pollution

Awards and Honours

  1. 2021, Professor Brian Morton Postgraduate Prize in Marine Biology, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
  2. 2019, Oral presentation award (2nd runner up), the 6th Symposium of Hai Chuan Qing Nian (海川青年), The Ocean University of China, China
  3. 2019, The Professor Rudolf Wu Award for the Best Oral Presentation Award, the 9th International Conferences on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
  4. 2014, Dean’s honours list, Faculty of Science, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
  5. 2013 – 2014, Government scholarship for undergraduate study (Macao Government)
  6. 2013, Chung Chi College Department Prize
  7. 2013, Dr. Ho Tim Memorial Scholarship (Chung Chi College Class Scholarship)

Publications

Please visit the pages: Google Scholar, ResearchGate.

Projects [as a PI]

  1. Joint toxicity of metal nanoparticles with common commercial silane coatings towards marine algae, funded by Science and Technology Development Fund, Macau SAR Government, China. 2023-2026.
  2. Development of ecoshoreline technical standards in the Greater Bay Area, funded by 水利部粵港澳大灣區水安全保障重點實驗室, Guangzhou, China. 2023-2025. Collaborators: Pearl River Water Resources Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution (City University of Hong Kong), Hong Kong Metropolitan University.

Join Us!

A number of PhD positions are available through co-supervision with Prof. Yongjie LI in the same department. Recruitment for entry in 09/2024 is now open.  Students who are interested should read the following NOTICE for the available projects in our team and contact me directly before submitting your application.

Contact Details

Faculty of Science and Technology 

University of Macau, E11 Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macau, China 

Room: E11-3029 

Telephone: (853) 8822-9923 

Fax: (853) 8822-2426 

Email: wslai@um.edu.mo