Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Office: ZS946
Tel: +852-2766-6078
Email: qianjie.chen@polyu.edu.hk
Education
Ph.D. 2017, Atmospheric Science, University of Washington, Seattle
M.Sc. 2013, Physics and Climate Science, Utrecht University
B.Sc. 2011, Atmospheric Science, Sun Yat-sen University
Professional Experience
2024 – Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2020 – 2023 Research Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2018 – 2020 Post-doctoral Research Fellow, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
2013 – 2017 Research Assistant, University of Washington, Seattle
Awards and Honors
2020 CATCH (Cryosphere and Atmospheric Chemistry) Early Career Researcher profile
2019 Atmospheric Chemistry Colloquium for Emerging Senior Scientists (ACCESS XV)
2019 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Seal of Excellence, European Commission
2018 HHMI Teaching Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Michigan, United States
2013 Cum Laude, graduate with honors, Utrecht University, Netherlands
2011-2013 Utrecht Excellence Scholarships, Utrecht University, Netherlands
2011-2013 Buys Ballot Graduate Scholarships, Utrecht University, Netherlands
2010 Sino-Environment Scholarship for Excellence in Undergraduate Research, SYSU
2007-2010 National Encouraging Scholarship, Ministry of Education, China
Research Grants
- 2026-2028 (PI) RGC ECS#25231725 (HK$941,000): Contribution of reactive chlorine chemistry to atmospheric inorganic nitrate formation
- 2024-2026 (PI) PolyU AP Start-up (HK$500,000): Primary sources and secondary formation mechanisms of aerosols constrained by isotopic signals
- 2023-2025 (PI) RGC GRF#15219722 (HK$929,000): Reactive halogen production via iron-induced photochemistry in the aerosols
- 2023-2025 (PI) NSFC#42205115 (RMB$300,000): Field measurements and modeling of atmospheric reactive chlorine species in wintertime Northeast China
- 2022-2024 (PI) RGC GRF#15223221 (HK$911,000): Sulfate production from hypobromous acid (HOBr) oxidation
- 2021-2023 (PI) PolyU RAP Start-up (HK$250,000): Molecular chlorine production from aerosol photochemistry in the troposphere
Teaching
CSE29371 Environmental Chemistry (23/24 Sem 1, 22/23 Sem 2, 21/22 Sem 1)
CSE548 Global Climate Change and Society Response (24/25 Sem 2, 24/25 Sem 1, 23/24 Sem 2, 23/24 Sem 1, 22/23 Sem 2, 21/22 Sem 2, 20/21 Sem 2)
CSE560 Indoor Air Quality Management (24/25 Sem 1)
CSE532 Risk Assessment and Management (24/25 Sem 2)
CHEN Atmospheric Chemistry 