Prof Edward Chan

Professor Edward (Eddy) Chan is a leading expert in Environmental Conservation and Control from the perspective of the automotive industry. With significant experience in researching and developing a wide range of vehicles from HGV, refuse trucks, public buses to cars running on a diverse renewal energy sources. Since the 1990s, Prof Chan has researched and experimented with applications of renewable energy sources for powering vehicles such as solar, hydropower, hydrogen, biodiesel and of course electric.
Highlights in Prof Chan’s career includes writing the control algorithm for emission control of Land Rover Discovery 2.5 TDI and developing adaptive control of suspension in Land Rovers that shaped the design of vehicles to what it is today.
Prof Chan returned to Hong Kong as a dad of two young children and turned his focus to educating the future innovators of tomorrow. Becoming the Head of the Automotive Engineering Department at HK IVE (Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education).
Other career highlights include setting up and running the first ever EU endorsed and certified Heavy Vehicle Emissions Testing Centre in Asia, acquiring over HK$40M investment from the Hong Kong Jockey Club and over HK$36.7M research funding from the Environmental Protection Department of the HKSAR Government. He also helped to set up the road side emission measurement system for the EPD of HKSAR government. This has enabled groundbreaking data and research and education for understanding the harmful effects of vehicle emissions which has been used to influence actions across Asia.
On behalf of HKSAR Government, Prof Chan advised the Malaysian government on the importance to shift to renewable energy sources for their public transportation and regulation of vehicle emissions in their countries and trained their key environmental officers on understanding vehicle emissions and alternative energy sources.
In recognition of his contributions to the field, he was awarded a professorship with the University of Technology Sydney.
Key titles currently held:

• Secretary General and then Executive Vice Chairman, Federation of Automobile Services Industry Hong Kong (FASHK)
• Vice President, Hong Kong Bio- and Eco- Energy Industry Association (HKBEE)
• Vice Chairman, Hong Kong Electric Vehicle Association (HKEVA)
• Vice Chinaman, Society of Automotive Engineers Hong Kong (SAEHK)
Recent Publication records:

[1]Y. Huang, N.C. Surawski, Y.S. Yam, C.K.C. Lee, J.L. Zhou, B. Organ, E.F.C. Chan. Re-evaluating effectiveness of vehicle emission control programs targeting high-emitters. Nature Sustainability 2020; 3: 904-907. (IF=19.346, JCR Q1)
[2]Y. Huang, C.K.C. Lee, Y.S. Yam, W.C. Mok, J.L. Zhou, Y. Zhuang, N.C. Surawski, B. Organ, E.F.C. Chan. Rapid detection of high-emitting vehicles by on-road remote sensing technology improves urban air quality. Science Advances 2022; 8: eabl7575. (IF=14.136, JCR Q1)
[3]Y. Huang, E.C.Y. Ng, J.L. Zhou, N.C. Surawski, X. Lu, B. Du, H. Forehead, P. Perez, E.F.C. Chan. Impact of drivers on real-driving fuel consumption and emissions performance. Science of the Total Environment 2021; 798: 149297. (IF=7.963, JCR Q1)
[4]Y. Huang, Y. Yu, Y.S. Yam, J.L. Zhou, C. Lei, B. Organ, Y. Zhuang, W.C. Mok, E.F.C. Chan. Statistical evaluation of on-road vehicle emissions measurement using a dual remote sensing technique. Environmental Pollution 2020; 267: 115456. (IF=8.071, JCR Q1)
[5]Y. Huang, E.C.Y. Ng, N.C. Surawski, Y.S. Yam, W.C. Mok, C.H. Liu, J.L. Zhou, B. Organ, E.F.C. Chan. Large eddy simulation of vehicle emissions dispersion: implications for on-road remote sensing measurements. Environmental Pollution 2020; 259: 113974. (IF=8.071, JCR Q1)