Prof. CHOW Tat Shing Alex 周達誠

• Ph.D., Hydrologic Science, University of California, Davis
• M.Sc., Hydrologic Science, University of California, Davis
• B.Sc., Chemistry with minor in Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

• 2023 – present: Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences Programme, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• 2020 – 2023: Professor, Clemson University, South Carolina, USA
• 2015 – 2020: Associate Professor, Clemson University, South Carolina, USA
• 2009 – 2015: Assistant Professor, Clemson University, South Carolina, USA
• 2006 – 2008: Associate Professor, South China University of Technology
• 2004 – 2006: Lecturer (Part-time), San Francisco State University

• Soil and Water Chemistry
  1. Distinct Carbon Pools Under the Changing Environments
  2. Carbon-Neutral & Climate Resilient Water Systems
  3. Natural Resources at the Wildland-Urban Interface

• Visiting Fellow (2019) - Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Switzerland.
• Outstanding Associate Editor of Journal of Environmental Quality (2015) - American Society of Agronomy-Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.
• Best Research Paper - Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Environmental Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (2004)
• Professors of the Future - Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award, NIH-funded postdoctoral career development program administered by the University of California, Davis and San Francisco State University (2003)

• Member, American Chemical Society (2006 - Present)
• Member, American Geophysical Union (2006 - Present)
• Member, Soil Science Society of America (2011 - Present)
• Member, International Water Association (2016 - Present)
• Associate Editor, Water Research X, International Water Association (2023 – Present)
• Associate Editor, Soil and Environmental Health, Zhejiang University (2023 – Present)
• Senior Technical Editor, Journal of Environmental Quality, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America (2020 - 2026)

• Scuba Diving Instructor, National Association of Underwater Instructors (2000 - 2006)
• Scientific Diver, University of California (1998 - 2006)
• Associate Editor, Journal of Environmental Quality, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America (2013 - 2019)
• Associate Editor, Soil Science Society of America Journal, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America (2013 - 2019)
• External tenure, promotion, and dissertation reviewer: UC Berkeley, Peking University; University of Toronto
• Research Proposal Review Panel, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, US Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Water Research Foundation, Environmental Molecular Science Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

• Analytical Chemistry
• Organic Chemistry
• Characterization of Dissolved Organic Matter

1. Seyfried GS, Chow AT, and O’Halloran TL (2023) Salinization, inundation and tree morality interact to affect greenhouse gas emissions from stressed coastal forests. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 184: 109101.
2. Zhao T, Hu H, Chow AT, Chen P, Wang Y, Xu X, Gong Z, and Huang S (2023) Evaluation of organic matter and nitrogen removals, electricity generation and bacterial community responses in sediment microbial fuel cell coupled with Vallisneria natans. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 111 110058.
3. Chen H, Rucker AM, Liu Y, Miller D, Dai J, Wang JJ, Suhre DO, Conner WH, Campbell BJ, Rhew RC, and Chow AT  (2023) Unique biogeochemical characteristics in coastal ghost forest – The transition from freshwater forested wetland too salt marsh under the influences of sea level rise. Soil & Environmental Health 1: 100005.
4. Ullah R, Tsui MTS, Chow AT, Chen H, Clinton W, Ligaba-Osena A (2023) Micro(nano)plastic pollution in terrestrial ecosystem: emphasis on impacts of polystyrene on soil biota, plants, animals, and humans. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 195: 252.

• How do wildfire and post-fire precipitation influence fate and transport of pyrogenic organic carbon and nitrogen in terrestrial-aquatic interfaces? Department of Energy – Environmental System Science. Total $999,802 USD [2022 – 2025]
• High resolution mass spectrometry for target, suspect, and nontarget screening of micropollutants in agroecosystems; USDA-NIFA Equipment Grants Program. Total: $421,000 USD [2022 -2025]
• Identifying effective farming practices to reduce risks of per- and polyfluoreoalkyl substances (PFAS) in food crop production; USDA-NIFA, 2021-67019-33682. Total: $499,947 USD [2021 – 2025]
• Role of microplastics in reclaimed water – Altering persistence and bioavailability of antimicrobials in agricultural soils; USDA-NIFA, 2020-67019-31022. Total: $499,885 USD[2020 – 2024]
• Collaborative Proposal: Response of mercury cycling to disturbance and restoration of low-gradient forested watersheds; NSF Low Temperature Geobiology & Geochemistry. Total: $499,680 USD [2019 – 2024]