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Chinese Name
高蒙
Biography
Meng Gao is currently a Professor in the Department of Geography at Hong Kong Baptist University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Iowa in 2015. Before joining Hong Kong Baptist University, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University. His research focuses on climate modeling, chemistry-climate interactions, and climate change impacts and mitigation. He has published >110 peer-reviewed papers in top-tier journals including Science Advances, PNAS, Nature Communications and Nature Food. He is a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society and receipt of multiple awards, such as the Xie Yibing Youth Meteorological Science and Technology Award and the European Geoscience Union Atmospheric Science Division Outstanding Young Scientist in 2020. He is an associate editor of the Urban Climate journal, Atmospheric Measurement Technique and Science of the Total Environment, and member of the World Meteorological Organization Global Air Quality Forecasting and Information System (GAFIS) Steering Committee. He is also a member of the Physical Sciences Panel of the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong.
Research Interests
climate modeling, chemistry-climate interactions, and climate change impacts and mitigation
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Chemical Engineering
Award Date: 12 Dec 2015
Master, Chemical Engineering, The University of Iowa
Award Date: 1 May 2015
Bachelor, Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology
Award Date: 30 Jun 2012
Keywords
- GE Environmental Sciences
- GB Physical geography
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粤港澳地区极端天气下臭氧气象要素影响机理及预测模型研究
GAO, M. (PI), ZHU, L. (Collaborator) & DAI, H. (Collaborator)
1/11/25 → 31/10/28
Project: Research project
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Learning Non-stationary and Chaotic Behaviors for Spatiotemporal Prediction: An Information Tracking Approach
LIU, Y. (PI), GAO, M. (CoI), Xia, S. (CoI) & LIU, J. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research project
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Elucidating diurnal variability of ozone sensitivity and driving factors in Asia with the world’s first geostationary air pollution satellite
GAO, M. (PI), Kim, J. (CoI) & Li, J. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research project
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Equipment Matching Fund - Online real-NO2 analyzer, Online peroxyacetyl nitrate analyzer
LYU, X. (PI), GAO, M. (CoI), FUNG, A. (CoI) & SONG, J. (CoI)
26/03/24 → 25/03/26
Project: Research project
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Global mapping of pharmaceutical ecological risk in rivers using machine learning: drivers, hotspots, and compounded water stress
Chen, J., Zhao, L., Zhu, L., Chen, S., Gao, M., Yu, G. & Cai, Z., 1 Mar 2026, In: Water Research. 291, 10 p., 125184.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Anomalous increase in sea fog frequency along coastal China in the early 21st century and the aerosol influence
Li, X. (Co-first author), Wang, F. (Co-first author), Zhang, X., Chan, P. W., Yang, Y., Lu, C. & Gao, M., 17 Nov 2025, In: npj Climate and Atmospheric Science. 8, 1, 9 p., 365.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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A revival of climate-projected hydropower potential at the Three Gorges hydropower station driven by migrated global warming hotspots
Wang, S. (Co-first author), Gao, M. (Co-first author), Wang, Z., Ding, Y., Luo, J., Wu, Z., Li, Q., Lu, X., Yang, Y., Yung, K. K. L., Zuo, B., McElroy, M. B. & Li, Z., 26 Dec 2025, In: Cell Reports Sustainability. 2, 12, 12 p., 100586.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Brown Carbon in East Asia: Seasonality, Sources, and Influences on Regional Climate and Air Quality
Wang, F., Lu, Z., Lin, G., Carmichael, G. R. & Gao, M., 15 Jan 2025, In: ACS Environmental Au. 5, 1, p. 128–137 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
BVOCs' role in dynamic shifts of summer ozone formation regimes across China and policy implications
Gao, C., Zhang, X., Lun, X., Gao, Y., Guenther, A., Zhao, H., Zhang, S., Huang, L., Song, K., Huang, X., Gao, M., Ma, P., Jia, Z., Xiu, A. & Zhang, Y., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 376, 14 p., 124150.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Atmospheric Chemistry Colloquium for Emerging Senior Scientists (ACCESS XIV)
GAO, M. (Recipient), 1 Jul 2017
Prize: Award
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Forbes China 30 Under 30 List, Science and Medical Health
GAO, M. (Recipient), 1 Jul 2020
Prize: Award
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Graduate College Post-Comprehensive Research Award, University of Iowa
GAO, M. (Recipient), 1 Jul 2015
Prize: Award
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Heywood Young Scientists Award, Hong Kong Meteorological Society
GAO, M. (Recipient), 1 Nov 2023
Prize: Award
Activities
- 3 Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Science of the Total Environment (Journal)
GAO, M. (Associate editor)
1 Nov 2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (Journal)
GAO, M. (Associate editor)
1 Jan 2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Urban Climate (Journal)
GAO, M. (Associate editor)
1 Jan 2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)