Dr. LAU Yee Wai Christy 劉議蔚
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) |
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.
