Professor Peng, Liqing 彭麗青
Professor Peng, Liqing 彭麗青
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Peking University | B.S. in Geosciences |
| 2013 | Peking University | B.A. in Philosophy |
| 2019 | Princeton University | Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering |
Professor Peng is a broadly trained environmentalist and has research experience in land use and food sustainability, climate change, and water resources. Originally from Guangdong, she received her B.S. in Geosciences and B.A. in Philosophy from Peking University in 2013, and her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Princeton University in 2019. Prior to joining HKU, she served as the chief modeler in the Food Programme at World Resources Institute (WRI), a global environmental think tank, in Washington D.C.
At HKU, she is a joint professor at the Department of Geography and Institute for Climate and Carbon Neutrality. She leads the Accounting and Policy for Land Use Sustainability (APLUS) research group, aiming at achieving food sustainability and providing solutions to mitigate the climate impacts of land use activities. Her current work involves developing carbon accounting models for forestry and agriculture to support global and national land use policy recommendations.
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-02 | President’s Honorable Mention, Got Talent Award | Research Achievement | |
| 2024-02-08 | Top Programmatic Outcome Award | Others | |
| 2024-05-07 | Innovation in Quantitative Methods, Got Talent Award | Research Achievement | |
| 2025-05-27 | Doris Zimmern HKU-Cambridge Hughes Hall Fellow | Others |
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 08/2025-08/2030 | Member | The Geographical Society of China |
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