Zongwei Cai

Zongwei Cai is an Endowed Chair Professor of Chemistry at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) and Director of the State Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis. He also serves as Director of the Dioxin Analysis Laboratory at HKBU and holds an adjunct "Changjiang Scholar" Chair Professor position in China.

His educational background includes:

• BSc degree from Xiamen University, China (1982)
• Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from Philipps-University of Marburg, Germany (1990)

Professor Cai's research focuses on Environmental Analytical Chemistry, where he is recognized as one of the pioneers in using mass spectrometry for trace analysis of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). His work has led to internationally influential innovations in developing new methods for identifying emerging POPs related to human health problems. This research has made significant contributions to environmental safety in China and other Asian countries. His expertise has positioned him as an internationally recognized authority in POPs research, leading to collaborations with experts from Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and training for over 50 young scientists from Asia.

Professor Cai has received numerous prestigious awards and honors for his contributions to environmental science and analytical chemistry.

• Elected Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (2021)
• The World's most highly cited researcher in Stanford University's list of the world top 2% scientists (2020-2022)
• Invited Principle Author for the 3rd Asia-Pacific Regional Report on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Monitoring under the Stockholm Convention by United Nation Environmental Programs (UNEP) (2020)
• Top 100,000 scientists in the World and top 10,000 scientists in China according to Google Scholar Metrics (2020)
• The World Power List of Analytical Scientists (2020)
• Special prize of Science and Technology Award, China Association for Instrumental Analysis (2020)
• Award of Outstanding Contribution for Removing Persistent Organic Pollutants, Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences (2018)
• The 2nd Prize of Science Research Achievement Award, Ministry of Education of China (2018)
• The 1st prize of Science and Technology Award, China Association for Instrumental Analysis (2016)
• Invited Principle Author for 2nd Asia-Pacific Regional Report on POPs Monitoring under the Stockholm Convention by UNEP (2015)
• Changjiang Scholar Chair Professor Award, Ministry of Education of China (2014)
• The 2nd Prize of Nature Science Award of China (2011)
• Invited Principle Author for 1st Asia-Pacific Regional Report on POPs Monitoring under the Stockholm Convention by UNEP (2009)
• Distinguished Young Scholar (Oversea), National Nature Science Foundation of China (2003)

Professor Cai has published over 650 papers with 17,256 citations and an H-index of 68 (Web of Science). He has received 38 peer-reviewed research grants as Principal Investigator and maintains extensive international collaborations with scientists from Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Belgium, Spain, and USA. He has served on international grant review panels including "The European Science Foundation," "National Science Center Poland," "UK Research and Innovation," and "Swiss National Science Foundation." Professor Cai was elected Chairman for the "Symposium on Developments and Challenges in Implementation of Stockholm Convention" in 2012 and co-chairman for the "International Symposium on Halogenated POPs (Dioxin2021)" in 2021.

He leads the State Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis and the Dioxin Analysis Laboratory at HKBU, where his research teams focus on developing advanced analytical methods for environmental pollutants. His laboratories have become centers of excellence for POPs research in Asia, providing critical data for environmental policy decisions under the Stockholm Convention.