Peiying Hong, KAUST associate professor of environmental science and engineering, recently won the 2019 James J. Morgan Environmental Science & Technology Early Career Award. The award is named after the first editor-in-chief of journal Environmental Science & Technology.
Hong won the award for her contributions in the field of environmental science along with her research ideas being in line with Morgan's early environmental chemistry contributions. She will receive the award at the 257th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, which will be held from March 31 to April 4 in Orlando, Florida, U.S.

The Singaporean native dedicates the majority of her time at KAUST to water research—and in particular wastewater and harnessing its potential to address global water scarcity and to improve health issues in developing countries. 

"I did not expect to win this award, as I am sure that many outstanding applicants also applied for [it]," Hong said. "I am honored to be awarded the 2019 James J. Morgan ES&T Early Career Award and I am heavily indebted to my research group. Winning this award as a representative of my research group at KAUST is a recognition for my group members. They have—over the years—put in a tremendous amount of effort and time to realize our goals."

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Image: Peiying Hong, KAUST associate professor of environmental science and engineering, recently won the 2019 James J. Morgan Environmental Science & Technology Early Career Award. She will receive the award at the upcoming 257th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition in the U.S. Photo by Anastasia Khrenova.