astronomy

Ming Hung Wong

Ming Hung Wong is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Ming Hung Wong rather than just read about it. In short: Ming Hung Wong (黃銘洪) is an environmental scientist from Hong Kong who has worked on ecotoxicology, environmental pollution, and food waste recycling. He is currently Advisor (Environmental Science) in the Department of Science and Environmental Studies at the Education University of Hong Kong, and was previously Editor-in-Chief of the journal Environmental Geochemistry and Health from 2002 to 2023.

Key takeaways

Ming Hung Wong belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Ming Hung Wong to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Ming Hung Wong from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Ming Hung Wong (黃銘洪) is an environmental scientist from Hong Kong who has worked on ecotoxicology, environmental pollution, and food waste recycling. He is currently Advisor (Environmental Science) in the Department of Science and Environmental Studies at the Education University of Hong Kong, and was previously Editor-in-Chief of the journal Environmental Geochemistry and Health from 2002 to 2023.

Education Wong completed his PhD in Geography at Durham University in 1973.

Career Wong has a D index of 139 and over 69,000 citations. From 2001 to 2003, Wong served as Regional Coordinator for Central and North-East Asia in the Regionally Based Assessment of Persistent Toxic project under the United Nations Environment Programme and Global Environment Facility. From 2009 to 2011, he was a consultant on UNEP/GEF's global review of emerging chemicals in developing countries. Wong has worked in ecotoxicology and phytoremediation, with a focus on environmental pollution and sustainable remediation strategies. He developed a method to convert food waste into fish feed, supported by the Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. He also co-developed a portable aeroponic system for vertical farming, recognised at the 2024 Silicon Valley International Invention Festival and iCAN competition.

Honours Wong was awarded two Doctor of Science (DSc) degrees by Durham University (1992) and the University of Strathclyde (2004) in recognition of his scholarship. In 2016, he received the Milton Gordon Award for Excellence in Phytoremediation from the International Phytotechnology Society. He was elected a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts in 2022, conferred an honorary DSc by Southern Federal University (Russia) in 2024, and elected a Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 2025.

Conferences Wong is the Founding Chair of three international conference series and currently serves as their Honorary Chair:

CLEAR – Contaminated Land, Ecological Assessment & Remediation (since 2012) BWR – Biological Waste as Resource (since 2014) CHEER – Conference on Health, Environment, Education & Research (launched in 2024)

Selected publications

Journal articles Wu SC, Cao ZH, Li ZG, Cheung KC, Wong MH (2005). Effects of biofertilizer containing N-fixer, P and K solubilizers, and AM fungi on maize growth: a greenhouse trial. Geoderma 125(1–2): 155–166. Wong MH (2003). Ecological restoration of mine-degraded soils, with emphasis on metal-contaminated soils. Chemosphere 50(6): 755–780. Liu JL, Wong MH (2013). Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs): A review on environmental contamination in China. Environment International 59: 208–224. Huang YQ, Wong CKC, Zheng JS, Bouwman H, Barra R, Wahlstrom B, Wong MH (2012). Bisphenol A (BPA) in China: A review of sources, environmental levels, and potential human health impacts. Environment International 42: 92–99.

Edited volumes Wong MH (ed.) (2013). Environmental Contamination: Health Risks and Ecological Restoration. CRC Press. [1] Wong MH, Purchase D, Dickinson N (eds.) (2023). Food Waste Valorisation: Food, Feed, Fertiliser, Fuel, and Value‑Added Products. World Scientific. ISBN 9781800612884. [2] Wong MH (ed.) (2025). Ecological and Human Health Impacts of Contaminated Food and Environments. CRC Press. [3]

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Ming Hung Wong

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Ming Hung Wong claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Ming Hung Wong before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Ming Hung Wong ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Ming Hung Wong

In research: Ming Hung Wong appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Ming Hung Wong in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Ming Hung Wong is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Alumni of St Cuthbert's Society, Durham, Alumni of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Chinese environmental scientists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Ming Hung Wong outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Ming Hung Wong matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Ming Hung Wong?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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