Annual Workshop
Earth-HK Annual Workshop 2026 and The 3rd Field Survey Planning Meeting in Ocean and Land of the GBA
05-06 Jul 2026
9:00am - 6:30pm
Room813, South Building, College of Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen
RGC Areas of Excellence Scheme (AoE/P-601/23-N)
Study of the Regional Earth System for Sustainable Development under
Climate Change in the Greater Bay Area (Earth-HK)
Annual Workshop 2026
OVERVIEW
The Area of Excellence (AoE) Scheme project on the "Study of the Regional Earth System for Sustainable Development under Climate Change in the Greater Bay Area" (Earth-HK) officially started in January 2024. Thanks to the dedicative support from project members, Earth-HK has completed a few comprehensive field surveys in Shenzhen Bay, Greater Bay Area, Pearl River Estuary (PRE), and its shelf water in last summer.
This yeasr's workshop will be host jointly with Center for Ocean Research in Hong Kong and Macau (CORE), focusing on the progress, challenges, future direction of our AoE project and the field survey plan in the summer.
REGISTRATION
Online registration is now open until 26 June 2026. Please click here to access the online registration form.
Participation quotas will be allocated primarily to project members and invited speakers.
PROGRAMME
Day 0- 5 July
Registration Session
Venue: Room813, South Building, College of Engineering,
15:00-18:00 Registration
Day 1- 6 July Morning Session
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08:30 |
Registration |
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Workshop Opening |
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09:00 |
Welcome Speech |
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09:05 |
Earth-HK progress and achievement |
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Co-PIs presentation (10 mins presentation) |
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Chair: Prof. Jianping GAN |
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09:30 |
Carbon and nutrients footprints in the GBA: a progress report |
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09:40 |
Marine economy and carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus footprint accounting |
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09:50 |
Discussion |
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10:05 |
Group Photo Taking and Coffee Break |
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Co-Is presentation (10 mins presentation) |
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Chair: Prof. Minhan DAI |
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10:20 |
Recent findings related to molecular fingerprints of organic matter |
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10:30 |
Progress on atmospheric nitrogen deposition studies in the GBA: insights from 2024–2025 cruise campaigns and land-based Measurements |
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10:40 |
Earth-HK project research progress and future plan |
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10:50 |
Quantifying bivalve aquaculture-environment interactions |
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11:00 |
Progress in advancing modeling of gray zone turbulence |
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11:10 |
Discussion |
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Co-Is presentation (10 mins presentation) |
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Chair: Prof. Dabo GUAN |
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11:35 |
Submarine groundwater discharge and resultant offset of CO2 release in Shenzhen Bay |
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11:45 |
From microbes to trophic networks: environmental drivers of coastal marine community assembly |
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11:55 |
Metagenomic and transcriptomic insights into sewage bacterial survival under chlorination and UV and their impacts on water quality |
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12:05 |
Progress in the plankton ecological processes in the Pearl River Estuary and adjacent coastal waters |
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12:15 |
Progress in simulation of GBA circulations by using numerical and AI-based models Prof. Zhiqiang LIU |
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12:25 |
Discussion |
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12:50 |
Lunch |
Day 1- 6 July Afternoon Session
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Co-Is presentation (10 mins presentation) |
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Chair: Prof. Ding HE |
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14:00 |
Hypoxia decreases nitrogen removal in coastal marine sediments |
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14:10 |
Progress in the investigation of saltwater intrusion |
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14:20 |
Insufficient local N2O and CH4 production to sustain water column inventories at the Pearl River Estuary |
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14:30 |
Langmuir turbulence in shallow water: transition to marginal instability & an analogy with rotating plane Couette flow |
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14:40 |
Land-atmosphere interactions in typical ecosystems in the Pearl River Basin |
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14:50 |
Discussion |
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15:15 |
Coffee Break |
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Co-Is presentation (10 mins presentation) |
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Chair: Prof. Yi LIU |
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15:25 |
OceanMind: a multi-agent framework for advancing scientific discovery and policy innovation in ocean science |
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15:35 |
Recent development in groundwater studies in the Greater Bay Area |
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15:45 |
Advancing Immersive Visualizations with Agentic AI for Scientific Data Exploration and Explanation |
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15:55 |
Assessing RES development potential and feasibility for the low-carbon transition of power systems in the GBA |
| 16:05 | Discussion |
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Co-Is presentation (10 mins presentation) |
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Chair: Prof. Liuqian YU |
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16:25 |
Research progress on high-fidelity numerical methods for tsunami waves and free-surface flows |
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Coupled heat and hypoxia stress shape depth-limited resilience of Hong Kong’s marginal urban coral ecosystems |
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16:45 |
Morphodynamic trajectories of the Pearl River Estuary under different SSP scenarios |
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16:55 |
Hydrological and biogeochemical investigations in the Pearl River Basin |
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17:05 |
Discussion |
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17:25 |
Field Survey Planning Meeting in Ocean and Land of the GBA |
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18:15 |
Ends |
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18:30 |
Dinner 新花城·广府名望家宴 |
TRANSPORTATION
Transportation Guide in English
Transportation Guide in Chinese
CAMPUS MAP
ACCOMMODATION
For your stay, we have secured a limited room block at Vienna Good Sleep International Hotel room (Shenzhen University Town Tanglang Subway Station) 維也納好眠國際酒店（深圳大學城塘朗地鐵站店）for attendees who wish to stay on-site for 5-7 July. Please complete registration form for group reservation: Click here.
Should you prefer other options, please be advised that there are various hotel alternatives in the surrounding area that you are welcome to book independently.
To ensure a smooth stay during the Earth-HK Annual Workshop 2026 in Shenzhen, attendees are strongly encouraged to make accommodation arrangements early.
Hotel Alternatives
Shenzhen Nanshan Genpla Hotel（深圳南山深鐵塘朗城君璞酒店）Learn more: Click here
Coach Arrangement (Post-dinner return to HKUST)
To facilitate your return to Hong Kong after the dinner on July 6th, we have reserved a one-way coach from the dinner venue directly to the HKUST.
Details are as follows:
Dinner venue: Xinhuacheng Restaurant新花城·广府名望家宴 (学苑店) ->HKUST Piazza Bus
Boarding time: 9:30p.m. – 9:45p.m.
Bus Boarding place: Entrance of restaurant Departure Time: 9:45p.m.
Contact
Any inquiry about registration and accommodation, please send email to : earthhk@ust.hk or call by: +852 3469 2249