Dr. LAU Yee Wai Christy

Dr. LAU Yee Wai Christy 劉議蔚

Room 325A, 3/F, Science Centre North Block

3943 5287

christylau@cuhk.edu.hk

Education

2012	Ph.D. Chemical Technology	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2005	B.Sc. Chemical Technology	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Academic Employments

2023-present	Lecturer, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2022-2023	Assistant professor and Program Leader, UOW College Hong Kong (Formerly Community College of City University “CCCU”)
2015-2022	Lecturer and Program leader, UOW College Hong Kong (Formerly Community College of City University “CCCU”)
2012-2015	Project coordinator/Research associate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Research Fields and Current Research Interests

Academic and Non-academic Challenges among Sub-degree Students
Pedagogy in Education
Method development for quality control of Chinese Medicine
Biological effects and bioactive compounds of Chinese Medicine

Honours and Awards

2022	Courage Award, UOW College Hong Kong (Formerly Community College of City University “CCCU”)
2018	New Talent Award, UOW College Hong Kong (Formerly Community College of City University “CCCU”)

Professional Activities

Past

Development of new degree, associate degree and DEA programs

Academic Program accreditation and revalidation exercises under HKCAAVQ

Member of Validation and Monitoring Committee, UOW College Hong Kong

Member of General Education Committee, UOW College Hong Kong

Teaching

Past

Chemistry
Organic and Inorganic chemistry
Principle of environmental Chemistry
Environment and Health
Environmental impact and monitoring
Research Methods
Food and Health (GE)
The science of health (GE)
IT: Application and Impacts (GE)
Environment and Technology (GE)
Science and Technology (GE)

College Affiliation in CUHK

Lee Woo Sing College

Selected Recent Publications

C. C. Lau and H. L. Lau. “Assessment of creativity by student generated virtual reality world and its influence on interactive media design performance of sub-degree students”, Abstract presentation, International Conference on Learning and Teaching for Future Readiness 2023.
C.O. Chan, C.C. Lau, Y.F. Ng, L.J. Xu, S.B. Chen, S.W. Chan, D.K.W. Mok. “Discrimination between leave of Apocynum venetum and its adulterant, A. Pictum based on antioxidant assay and chemical profiles combined with multivariate statistical analysis“，Antioxidants, (2015), 2, 359 – 372.
H. Zhang, M. Y. Wu, D. J. Guo, C. W. Wan, C. C. Lau, C.O. Chan, Daniel K. W. Mok, S.W. Chan. “Gui-ling-gao (turtle jelly), a traditional Chinese functional food, exerts anti-inflammatory effects by inhibiting iNOS and pro-inflammatory cytokine expressions in splenocytes isolated from BALB/c mice.” Journal of Functional Foods, 2013, 2, 625-632.
L. Xu, C.O. Chan, C.C. Lau, Z.Yu, Daniel K. W. Mok, S.B. Chen, “Simultaneous Determination of Eight Anthraquinones in Semen Cassiae by HPLC‐DAD”, Phytochemical analysis, 2012, 2. 110-116.
C.C. Lau, C.O. Chan, F.T. Chau, Daniel K.W. Mok. “Rapid analysis of Radix Puerariae by near-infrared spectroscopy.” Journal of Chromatography A, 2009, 11, 2130-2135.