About Huasheng Hong’s work
From September 1992 to March 1993, Huasheng Hong held a Croucher Visitorship at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. At the time, Hong was based at Xiamen University.
Biography
Hong Huasheng, born in Manila, Philippines in 1944, graduated from the Department of Chemistry of Xiamen University in 1968, obtained a Master's degree in the Department of Oceanography of Xiamen University in 1978. She returned to China to teach after receiving a Doctorate in Oceanography from the University of Rhode Island in 1984, the first female PhD graduate in Oceanography to return to China. Hong is the Founding Dean of the School of Oceanography and Environment at Xiamen University, the Founder of the State Key Laboratory of Offshore Marine Environmental Science at Xiamen University, Chairman of the China Ocean Science Committee (2002-11), and Vice Chairman of the International Ocean Science Committee (2006-10). She was the Vice Chairman of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Fujian Provincial People. Her research focuses on marine biogeochemical processes, sustainable coastal development and integrated coastal zone management. Over the years, she has conducted several studies related to water quality in Hong Kong.