Paulina Wong

Prof. Paulina's areas of specialization include air pollution, urban climate, GIS modeling and environmental health. Her research interests focus on examining the effects of air pollution and urban heat islands on health-related problems in densely populated cities. Paulina Wong Pui-yun is currently an Assistant Professor in the Science Unit at Lingnan University. She joined Lingnan in August 2017. She completed her Bachelor (Physics) and Master (Geography) studies in New Zealand and obtained her Doctoral degree in 2014 from the University of Hong Kong. She has many years of industrial and academic research experience in New Zealand and Hong Kong mainly on ecological and practical applications of Geographical Information Systems (GIS).

In 2013, she was awarded a Fulbright-Lee Hysan scholarship to conduct microclimate studies at the University of California in Berkeley, USA. She is also a certified GIS Professional. Her areas of specialization include air pollution, urban climate, GIS modeling and environmental health. Her current research interests concern environmental impact assessments with particular reference to health-related problems in Hong Kong. In recent years, her research has been extended to urban sensing, mobile geospatial technologies, environmental consciousness, education for sustainability, and smart city development.

She has published in international journals including Building and Environment, Environment International, Science of the Total Environment, Social Indicators Research, Social Science and Medicine and Tourism Management.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Geography), The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• Master of Public Health Module, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• Master of Science with First Class Honours (Geography), University of Auckland, New Zealand
• Postgraduate Diploma of Science (Geography), University of Auckland, New Zealand
• Certificate in Electrotechnology (Internet Programming), Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
• Graduate Diploma of Commerce (Information System), University of Auckland, New Zealand
• Bachelor of Science (Physics), University of Auckland, New Zealand