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Conference presentations

 

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1. Yang, H. 2023. Using university campuses as living labs to train sustainable citizens. Advance HE’s Sustainability Symposium 2023 - Top-down or bottom-up? How do we ensure all our graduates become sustainable citizens? 29-30 March 2022. (online) (Oral presentation)

2. Yang, H. 2022. Ventilation, indoor air quality and people health in care homes. Future Urban Ventilation Network September in-person meeting. Focus: Understanding AQ for health in different environments – link to monitoring and health. 22-23 September 2022. Leeds, UK (Oral presentation)

3. Yang, H. 2022. Student-staff partnership promotes climate change pedagogy on university campus. Advance HE’s Sustainability Symposium 2022 - Front, Centre and Now: Sustainability as a Core Purpose of Higher Education, 29-30 March 2022. (online) (Oral presentation)

4. Yang, H. 2022. Can Internationalization at Home (IaH) in the COVID-19 Pandemic Effectively Promote Students’ Cross-cultural Competence? International Association for Intercultural Education (IAIE) 2022: Intercultural Education on the Move: Facing Old and New Challenges. 1-2 October 2022. Patras, Greece. (Oral presentation)

5. Yang, H. 2022. Applying low-cost sensors to improve students’ blended learning experience during the pandemic. 21st European Conference on e-Learning - ECEL 2022. 27-28 October 2022. Brighton, UK.

6. Yang, H. 2021. The influence of geomorphology on greenhouse gas emission in a shallow reservoir. The 5th International Symposium on Shallow Flows, Nanjing, China, 23-25 October 2021. (Oral presentation)

7. Yang, H., 2021, Environmental engineering undergraduate dissertation work during the COVID-19 pandemic. European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) Annual Conference 2021 Blended Learning in Engineering Education: challenging, enlightening – and lasting? Berlin, Germany, September 13 -16, 2021 (Oral presentation)

8. Yang, H, 2021, Application of Project Based Learning in an Environmental Engineering Programme. The 8th International Research Symposium on PBL The Educate for the future: PBL, Sustainability and Digitalisation 2021. Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark, 15 - 17 August 2021 (Oral presentation)

9. Yang, H., 2021, Removing sulfonamide from aqueous solution using poplar wood chip biochar. 5th International Symposium for Persistent, Bioaccumlating and Toxic Sustances (IJRC-PTS 2021), Beijing, China, 26-28 July 2021 (Oral presentation).

10. Yang, H, 2021, Improving Environmental Engineering Students’ Employability through Dissertations in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Cambridge China Education Forum, Cambridge, UK, 24-25 July 2021 (Oral presentation).

11. Yang, H., 2020, Chinese students’ learning experience in one British university during the COVID-19 pandemic. China HE 2020 China and higher education: Navigating uncertain futures. University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, 7-11 December 2020 (Oral presentation).

12. Yang, H., 2019, Water-carbon-food nexus in aquaculture in Southeast China. Gordon Research Conference, Urbanization, Water and Food Security, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 21-26 July 2019

13. Yang, H., Li, D. McCarthy, M. 2019, The BSc Environmental Enginnering Joint Programme at the NUIST Reading Academy. 4th Cambridge International Education Seminar, Cambridge UK, 19 - 22 August 2019 (Oral Presentation)

14. Yang, H., 2019, Eutrophication risk and management in Loddon River Catchment, UK. International Symposium on Ecological Protection and Restoration for Watershed- Coastal-Marine Environment, Fujian, China, 25-27 May 2019 (Oral Presentation).

15. Yang, H., 2018, Impact of shale gas development on water resource, 18th UK Chinese Association of Resource and Environment, Cambridge, UK, 6 October 2018 (Oral presentation).

16. Yang, H., 2018, Water-energy-carbon nexus in a hydropower reservoir on the Yellow River, China. Sino-Europa Research Forum, Heidelberg, Germany, 09-11 August 2018 (Oral Presentation).

17. Yang, H., 2018, Carbon cycle in a hydropower reservoir on the Yellow River, China. International Society of Limnology XXXIV Congress, Nanjing, China, 19-24 August 2018. (Oral Presentation).

18. Yang, H., Xia, J.Q. 2017, Carbon sequestration in a reservoir on the Yellow River, China. International Symposium Ecohydrology for Circular Economy and Natural-Based Solutions towards Mitigation / Adaptation to Climate Change. ISEHCNC, Łódź, Poland 26-28 September 2017 (Oral Presentation).

19. Yang, H., Xia, J.Q., Thompson J.R., 2017, Water-energy-carbon nexus in Xiaolangdi Reservoir, China, International Perspectives on Water Resources & the Environment conference (IPWE 2017) American Society of Civil Engineers, 3 - 6 January 2017, Wuhan, China (Oral Presentation).

20. Yang, H., Xia, J.Q., Thompson J.R., 2016, Sedimentation and carbon sequestration in Xiaolangdi Reservoir, China. The 33rd International Geographical Congress, 21st-25th August 2016, Beijing, China (Oral Presentation).

21. Tominaga, K., Blumentrath, S., Englund, G., Finstad, A. G., Hessen, D. O., Laken, B. A., Larsen, S., Stordal, F., 2015. Physical status of lakes in Northern Europe for the next 100 years. ASLO 2015 Aquatic Science Meeting, 22-27 February 2015, Granada, Spain (Oral presentation).

22. Yang, H., Huang, X., Yang, D., Xia, H. 2014. Water consumption of China’s shale gas development. World Water Week in Stockholm 2014, 31st August-5th September 2014, Stockholm, Sweden. (Poster presentation)

23. Yang, H., Wright, J.A. (2013) GIS modelling of surface water microbial risk in South Africa. At China-Africa Crop Drought and Crop Yields under Climate Change, 08th Aug 2013, Nanjing, China. (Oral presentation).

24. Yang, H., Wright, J.A. 2012. Drinking water source, water safety and disparity in China. 12th UK Chinese Association of Resource and Environment, 8th September 2012, Bristol, UK 2012 (Oral presentation).

25. Yang, H., Wright, J.A. 2012. Water access disparities in rural China with reference to population and climate change. Sustaining the world’s rural population. Cumberland Lodge Conference, UK, 19th June 2012, London (Oral presentation).

26. Wright, J.A., , Pedley, S., Gundry, S., 2011. Evaluation of different strategies2S test to detect microbial contamination of drinking water. In, 35th WEDC International Conference: The future of water, sanitation and hygiene in developing countries, 06th - 08th July 2011, Loughborough, UK (Oral presentation).

27. Yang, H., Wright, J.A., Walker, K., Pedley, S., Elliott, J., Gundry, S. 2011. A systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy of the H2S test versus indicator bacteria tests for faecal contamination of water. At Singapore International Water Week, Water Convention 2011, 04th - 08th Jul 2011, Singapore (Poster).

28. Wright, J.A., Okotto, J., , Pedley, S. and Gundry, S. 2011. Understanding the inter-relationship between millennium development goal targets: a spatial analysis of pit latrine density and groundwater source contamination. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, 12th - 16th Apr 2011. Seattle, USA (Oralpresentation).

29. McGowan, S., Flower, R., Langley, J., Simpson, G., , 2010. Lake autotroph responses to a gradient of atmospheric contamination in Scotland over the past 300 years. Joint Meeting with ASLO& NABS, 6th - 11th June 2010, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA (Oralpresentation).

30. Wright, J. A., , 2009. MA6.2.1: What effect does low-cost test accuracy have on use of results? Aquatest2 Meeting, 8th - 11th December 2009, Cape Town, South Africa (Oralpresentation).

31. Yang, H., Flower, R.J., Thompson, J.R., Battarbee, R.W., 2008. The spatial and  temporal patterns of benthic diatoms and their application to DOC reconstruction in the Round Loch of Glenhead, Scotland. British Diatomists Meeting 2008, 24th - 26th October Juniper Hall, Surrey, UK (Oral presentation).

32. Yang, H., Flower, R.J., Battarbee, R.W., 2008. DOC reconstruction using the different diatom habitats ratio in an upland Scottish loch, 20th International Diatom Symposium, 7th - 13th September 2008, Dubrovnik, Croatia (Poster).

33. Yang, H., Flower, R.J., Battarbee, R.W., 2008. Spatial and temporal patterns of benthic diatoms in an upland Scottish Loch and their application in DOC reconstruction using  the different diatom habitats ratio, FBA “Conference in Aquatic Biology” Multiple Stressors in Freshwater Ecosystems, 1st - 4th September 2008, Windermere, UK (Poster).

34. Yang, H., Flower, R.J., Thompson, J.R., Battarbee, R.W., 2008. Temporal and spatial patterns of benthic diatom and their application to the palaeolimnlogy in the Round Loch of Glenhead, Geostat 2008 Spatio-temporal data analysis: R+SAGA+Google Earth, 25th - 30th August 2008, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Oral presentation).

35. Yang, H., Flower, R.J., Monteith, D.T., Battarbee, R.W., 2007. Spatial distribution of surface sediment diatoms and its potential application to DOC reconstruction in the Round Loch of Glenhead. British Diatomists Meeting 2007, 26th - 28th October Hagg Farm Outdoor Centre, Derbyshire, UK (Oral presentation).

36. Yang, H., Flower, R.J., Monteith, D.T., Battarbee, R.W., 2006. The relationship between DOC, light and benthic diatoms: potential for reconstructing light conditions in  an upland Scottish loch. British Diatomists Meeting 2006, 27th - 29th October 2006, Malham Tarn, UK (Poster).

37. Yang, H., Xie, P., Xing, Y.P., 2004. Dynamics of dissolved organic and inorganic carbon in Lake Donghu. 12th International Symposium on River and Lake Environments. 2nd - 4th November 2004. Wuhan, P.R. China (Oral presentation).

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