Our student is awarded the National Natural Science Foundation (NFSC) of China Basic Research Scheme for PhD Students 2024 to work on distinct carbon pools under changing environments

PhD Student Xiaohan MO

Our PhD student Xiaohan MO from Prof. Alex CHOW’s research team, has been awarded the “National Natural Science Foundation (NFSC) of China Basic Research Scheme for PhD Students (2024年度國家自然科學基金委員會-青年學生基礎研究項目(博士研究生))”, which for the first time is open for applications from Hong Kong. The awarded research project “Establishing Molecular Fingerprinting Database for Distinct Carbon Pools Based on Ultrahigh Resolution Mass Spectrometry”, aims to address the extent to which watershed perturbation (e.g., wildfires) and anthropogenic activity (e.g., disinfection) shift the organic carbon away from its natural state. This study will establish the framework of distinct carbon pools and provide a robust and efficient tool to track the sources and behaviors of diverse organic carbon under changing environments.