​Tsun Fung Au
Global Change Ecologist
Science Communication
​Credit: Faculty of Science, HKU
Science should not only limit to the experts. As a scientist, it is our responsibility to deliver scientific knowledge to the general public. Children, high school students, undergraduates, and other under-represented groups in STEM have huge potential to advance scientific development. It is necessary to bring up their interest in science through scientific outreach.
Invited Presentations
​Credit: RTHK
Maintaining a good relationship and connection with other experts in the science community is crucial for facilitating research development, knowledge exchange and sharing outreach experience. I have been actively participating both regional and international professional academic conferences. Below are some conferences I attended.
2022
Colloquium Series, Department of Geography, Indiana University
Forest demographic shift alters drought responses
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2020
Ecology and Biodiversity Seminar, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
From Oaks to Maples: species compositional shifts in eastern US forests increase late-season drought impact on forest growth
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2017
Summer Research Fellowship Experience Sharing. Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong
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Conference Presentations
Southeast Asian Paleo Environments Consortium, Vietnam
Demographic shifts in eastern US forests increases the impact of late-season drought on forest growth
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6th China Dendrochronology Conference Xishuangbanna, Yunnan
Forest compositional shift induces higher late-season drought impacts in the eastern United States
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Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Louisville
Species-specific responses of radial growth to moisture variability indicate a greater impact of drought with forest mesophication in the eastern United States
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Species on the Move South Africa
Mesophication from oak to maple: a tree-ring perspective in the forests of eastern United States
The possible role of climate change in bringing a new butterfly species (Euripus nyctelius) to Hong Kong
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American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Species-specific tree growth responses to climate change on the southeastern Tibetan Plateau
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10th World Dendro Conference Thimphu, Bhutan
Species-specific tree growth response to drought in the Eastern United States
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I have been passing along my passion for the nature to the people around me by sharing my experiences in the field and research results. I have been actively involving high school students to let them gain first-hand field and research experience. I hope they would realize the diversity of different living forms around them and the importance of our nature to the mankind.
