Selected Plenary/ Keynote/ Invited Presentations
2023 Photocatalysis in Clean Energy Production (Invited)
31st International Conference on Photochemistry (ICP2023), 23-28 July 2023, Sapporo.
Japan
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2023 Photocatalysis as Low-carbon Nanotechnology for Energy Application (Invited)
21st International Nanotech Symposium & Exhibition, NANO Korea, 5-7 July 2023,
South Korea
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2023 Coupling Metal-organic Framework with Oxide Photocatalyst for Selective Photoredox (Invited)
243rd ECS Meeting, 28 May - 2 June 2023,
(Symposium B07: Photocatalysts and Nanostructures
USA
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2023 Solar Fuels from Low-voltage Photoelectrochemical Systems (Invited)
35th Topic Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, 7-10 May 2023, Gold Coast.
Australia
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2022 Photocatalysis for Hydrogen Production (Keynote)
4th International Conference on Energy Storage Materials (4th ICEnSM 2022), 13-16 April 2023,
Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen
China
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2022 Crystal Engineering of Bismuth Vanadate for Enhanced Light-Driven Water Oxidation (Invited)
242nd ECS Fall Meeting
(Symp: “Photocatalysts, Photoelectrochemical Cells, and Solar Fuels”), 9-13 October 2022, Atlanta.
USA
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2022 Solar Fuels and Photocatalysis (Keynote)
3rd International Conference on Chemical Process and Product (ICCPPE) 2022, 4-5 October 2022,
Indonesia
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2022 Towards Sustainable Development Goals via Clean Energy (Invited)
Guest Lecture Series on Sustainable Development Goals (GLS on SDGs), 19 May 2022, ITS.
Indonesia
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2022 Solar Fuels via Catalytic Conversion (Invited)
IUH-BCRU seminar series, 21 March 2022, Thammasat University
Thailand
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2022 Green Hydrogen Production in Hong Kong (Invited)
The Hong Kong Institute of Engineers (HKIE) Technical Webinar, 09 February 2022, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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2021 Solar Fuels from Photocatatalysis (Keynote)
4th Energy Future Conference (EF4), 18-22 October 2021, Sydney
Australia
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2021 Charge Transportation in Photoactive Semiconductors for Solar Fuels Generation (Award Lecture)
Annual Meeting of the Japan Photochemistry Association (JPA), 14-16 September 2021, Niigata
Japan
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2021 Towards Urban Net Zero via Clean Energy (Invited)
International Conference on Urban Net Zero Strategy in the Era of Climate Change, 20 Aug, PNU.
South Korea
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2021 Green Hydrogen Production via Artificial Photosynthesis (Invited)
New Zealand-China Alliance for Green Energy & Environ. Res. (NZCA-GREEN) Symp, 12-13 Jul, Christchurch
New Zealand
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2021 Hydrogen Production Technology and Potential in Hong Kong (Invited)
Hong Kong Government’s Carbon Neutrality Task Force, Hydrogen Economy Module, 10 June 2021.
Hong Kong SAR, China
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2021 Solar Hydrogen from Artificial Photosynthesis (Keynote)
Hydrogen Utilization and Green Energy (HUGE) Workshop, 31st May 2021, Khalifa University
U. A. E.
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2021 Green Hydrogen R&D (Invited)
Bilateral Energy Workshop Between Hong Kong, China and Singapore, EMSD, 11 May 2021
Hong Kong SAR, China
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2020 Sunlight-driven Water Splitting for Clean Hydrogen Production (Invited)
Hydrogen Economy Conference (HEC), Business Environment Council (BEC), 23 November 2020
Hong Kong SAR, China
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2019 Manipulation of Charge Transport in Photoactive Oxide Semiconductors for Solar Fuels (Plenary)
2nd Chinese Symposium on Photocatalytic Materials (CSPM-2), 8-11 Nov. 2019, Nanjing
China
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2019 Artificial Photosynthesis (2019 ASPIRE Prize)(Award Plenary)
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education, 29 Aug, Puerto Varas.
Chile
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2019 Harvesting, Storing and Utilising Solar Energy through Nanoparticles (Keynote)
International Symposium on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (iSAMN 2019), 19-20 Aug, Putra Jaya
Malaysia
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2019 Solar Hydrogen via Photoactive Semiconductor (Invited)
10th International Conference on Materials for Adv. Technol. (ICMAT2019), 23-28 June 2019, Marina Bay Sands
Singapore
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2019 Sunlight-driven Water Splitting for Clean Hydrogen Production (Invited)
International Conference on High-Performance Ceramics, 25-29 May 2019, Kunming
China
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2019 Stabilising Solar Hydrogen Production using Cuprous Oxide (Keynote)
International Symposium on Solar Energy Materials, Konan University, 25-26 January 2019
Japan
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2018 Sunlight-driven Water Splitting for Clean Hydrogen Production (Invited)
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 21 Sept. 2018
Hong Kong SAR, China
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2018 ​Solar Water Splitting using Bismuth-based Photocatalysts and Photoelectrodes (Invited)
12th Int. Conf. on Ceramic Mater. & Composites for Energy and Environ. Applications (CMCEE), 22-27 July.
Singapore
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2018 Bismuth-based Ternary Oxide Thin Film for Solar Water Oxidation (Invited)
233rd ECS Meeting, “Renewable Fuels via Artificial Photosynthesis or Heterocatalysis”, 13-17 May 2018, Seattle
USA
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2018 Harvesting, Storing and Utilising Solar Energy using Photoactive Semiconductor (Invited)
3rd Symposium on Solar Energy Utilization using Compound Semiconductors, 26-28 March 2018, Kobe
Japan
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2018 Engineering Bismuth Vanadate Particles for Improved Photocatalytic and PEC Activities (Award Keynote)
98th Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ) Meeting, Distinguish Lectureship Award, 20-23 March 2018, Tokyo
Japan
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2017 Harvesting, Storing and Utilising Solar Energy using Photoactive Semiconductor (Invited)
School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, 23 October 2017,
Hong Kong SAR, China
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2017 Light-driven Water Splitting and Charge Storage (Invited)
Catalyst and Catalysis Forum, 4-5 August 2017, Gold Coast
Australia
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2017 Visible Light Active Oxide Semiconductors for Solar Water Splitting (Invited)
International Symposium on Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, 31 July–3 Aug. 2017, Brisbane
Australia
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2017 Particles in Solar Water Splitting (Keynote)
The 7th Asian Particle Technology Conference, 30 July - 3 August 2017, Taoyuan
Taiwan
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2017 Bismuth-based Ternary Oxide for Photocatalytic and Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting (Invited)
253th ACS National Meeting (ENFL Division), 2-6 April 2017, San Francisco
USA
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2016 Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting using Bismuth-based Ternary Oxide Semiconductor (Invited)
Combined Australian Materials Societies (CAMS), 6-8 December 2016. Melbourne
Australia
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2016 Engineering Bismuth-based Thin Films for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation (Invited)
PRIME Conference, 2-7 October 2016. Hawaii
USA
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2016 Engineering Bismuth Vanadate Nanostructures for Photocatalytic and PEC Water Splitting (Invited)
252 ACS National Meeting (ENFL Division), 21-25 August 2016, Philadelphia
USA
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2016 Hydrogen generation induced by light (Invited)
Int. Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (I2CNER) Symposium, 1-5 February 2016. Kyushu
Japan
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2015 Simultaneous Photocharging and PEC Water Splitting over Oxide Semiconductor Thin Films (Invited)
SPIE, August 2015, San Diego
USA
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2015 Light-induced Photoelectrochemical Charging and Discharging in Metal Oxide Thin Film (Invited)
249th ACS Spring Meeting, 22-26 March 2015, Denver
USA
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2014 Light-induced Charge Storage and the On-demand Release in Nanostructured Oxide Thin Films (Invited)
247th ACS Meeting, Symp. “Advances in Photoelectrochemical Energy Conversion” (ENVR), 16-20 Mar, Dallas
USA
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2013 Carbon from Photocatalysis (Invited)
Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, December 2013, Kuantan
Malaysia
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2013 Graphene in Water Splitting (Invited)
Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, the Hong Kong PolyU, 18 June 2013
Hong Kong SAR, China
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2013 Photocatalytically Anchored Bismuth Vanadate on Graphene Sheets for Water Splitting (Invited)
245th ACS Spring Meeting, Symposium (ENFL Division), 7-13 April 2013, New Orleans
USA
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2013 Development of High-efficiency Photocatalysts and PEC Cells by Composite Structures (Award Keynote)
Honda-Fujishima Prize Lecture, Annual Meeting of the Electrochem. Soc. Japan, 29-31 Mar, Tohoku University
Japan
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2013 Nanostructured Metal Oxide Photoelectrodes (Invited)
Osaka University, 17 July 2012
Japan
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2013 Photocatalytically Anchored Bismuth Vanadate Particles on Graphene Oxide Sheets for Water Splitting (Invited)
International Symposium on Photocatalysis, 19-20 July 2012, Kyoto University
Japan
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2013 Development of Photoanodes for Photoelectrochemical Cells and Water Splitting (Invited)
School of Chemistry, UNSW, 8 March 2012, Sydney
Australia
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