Director
Dr. Daphne MAH is currently Director of the Asian Energy Studies Centre, and an Associate Professor at the Department of Geography of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU). Dr. Mah obtained her MSc in Environmental Management from the University of Nottingham in the UK, and completed her PhD study in 2010 at HKU, investigating the role of local states, policy capacity and the development of wind energy policies in Xinjiang, Shanghai and Guangdong. She was awarded the Chevening Scholarship for her studies in the UK.
Dr. Mah’s research and teaching focuses on three broad domains: sustainable energy, energy governance, and comparative policy-making, mainly in the Asian, Chinese and Hong Kong contexts.
She is a recent recipient of Faculty of Social Sciences’ (HKBU) Faculty Award for Early Career Academic (Research) 2014-2015. Before pursuing her academic career, Daphne was a journalist in Ming Pao Daily News, and the head of the campaigns team of Friends of the Earth (Hong Kong).
Centre Staff
Dr. Darren CHEUNG is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow of the Centre. Dr. Cheung obtained his MA in Social Science from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and completed his PhD study in 2015 at the University of Hong Kong. His thesis investigates the dynamics between the government, developers and community in the land supply and land-use planning of public open space in Hong Kong.
Dr. Cheung’s research interests include: sustainable energy transition; energy and planning governance; and energy and urban geography. Prior to joining HKBU in 2017, he served various teaching and research positions in the Department of Urban Planning and Design in the University of Hong Kong.
Kiki CHEUNG Wing Kei is a PhD student of the Department of Geography. She is also a research student for the centre. Kiki attained her MSc in Energy, Society & Sustainability at the University of Edinburgh, and her BSSc in Geography at Hong Kong Baptist University. Her research interest lies in technology empowerment, power dynamics, energy transitions and community engagements.
Andy SIU is a MPhil student of the Department of Geography. He is also a research student of the Asian Energy Studies Centre. His research interests are carbon neutrality, carbon market, energy policy, and regional cooperation. He is going to conduct research about regional carbon market cooperation in East Asia.
Andy LEUNG is a Research Assistant at the Centre. He is a BSSc graduate, majoring in Government and International Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University. He is interested in public policy and administration.
James CHEUNG is a Research Assistant of the Centre. He is a BSSc graduate, majoring in Geography at Hong Kong Baptist University. He is interested in community resilience and risk communication.
Karen MAK is a Research Assistant of the centre. She is a BSSc graduate, majoring in Geography and Resources Management at Hong Kong Chinese University. She is interested in community engagement and sustainable development promotion.
