Mui Choo，JONG

Sep. 2015 – Sep. 2019，Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, Newcastle University, United Kingdom

Sep. 2012 – Aug. 2015，MSc in Environmental Engineering, Newcastle University, United Kingdom

Jun. 2004 – Jun. 2007，BSc in Environmental Science, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.

Jan. 2026 – Present, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, China, Associate Professor

Oct. 2022 – Jan.2026, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, China, Assistant Professor

Oct. 2019 – Sep. 2022, National University of Singapore, Postdoctoral Research Fellow

• Youth Executive Editorial Board, Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Editorial Board, Journal of Cambridge Prisms: Antimicrobial Resistance

• Member, Guangdong Higher Education Institutions Innovative Research Team of Urban Water Cycle and Ecological Safety

1.  Green Environmental Infrastructure and Services for Sustainable Development (English，85990993)

2.  Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Sustainability Assessment (English，85991533)

Migration, Transformation and Risk Assessment of Emerging Pollutants in Aquatic Environments (Microplastics, Antimicrobial Resistance)

(1) Principal Investigator, National Natural Science Fund of China Research Fund for International Scientists, 20262027.

(2) Principal Investigator, Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Committee, Basic Research General Project, 2023-2026.

[1] Yang, R., Mohapatra, S., Chui, A.P.-Y., Chen, S.S^*. and Jong, M.-C.^* 2026.  Transboundary Ecological Risks and Toxicological Mechanisms of a Fluorinated Liquid Crystal Monomer and Aged Microplastics. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 141802.

[2] Xiao, Z., Ding, K., Guo, X., Zhao, Y., Li, X., Jiang, D., Zhu, D., Chen, Q., Jong, M. C.^*, Graham, D. W., Li, G., Zhu, Y. G. (2025). Soil‐borne legacy facilitates the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes in soil–plant continua. iMeta, 4(6), e70094. (IF: 23.7)

[3] Yang, R., Mohapatra, S., Chui, A.P.Y., Chen, S.S.*, and Jong, M.C.^*. 2025. Interactions and Co-pollution Effects of Fluorinated Liquid Crystal Monomer and Microplastics on Aquatic Sediment Microbiota. Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology. (Lead corresponding author)

[4] Jong, M.-C.^*, Tong, X., Chen, M.*, Tay, S.H.X., Trinh, D.H., Cao, Y., Zhao, S., Lu, S., Park, E., Shi, H. and Gin, K.Y.-H.  2025.  Strong Convergence of Floating Microplastics at a Small-Scale Estuarine Surface Front. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. Journal cover (Lead corresponding author). 

[5] Wang, L., Yuan, T., Kwa, Y.C. and Jong, M.-C.^* 2025.  Chronic exposure to phthalates in drinking water: The implications on public health. Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health 44, 100602.

[6] Jong, M.-C., Tong, X., Li, J., Xu, Z., Chng, S.H.Q., He, Y., Gin, K.Y.-H. 2022. Microplastics in equatorial coasts: Pollution hotspots and spatiotemporal variations associated with tropical monsoons. Journal of Hazardous Materials 424, 127626.

[7] Jong, M.-C., Li, J., Noor, H.M., He, Y. and Gin, K.Y.-H.  2022.  Impacts of size-fractionation on toxicity of marine microplastics: Enhanced integrated biomarker assessment in the tropical mussels, Perna viridis. Science of The Total Environment 835, 155459.

[8] Jong, M.-C., Harwood, C.R., Blackburn, A., Snape, J.R. and Graham, D.W.  2020.  Impact of Redox Conditions on Antibiotic Resistance Conjugative Gene Transfer Frequency and Plasmid Fate in Wastewater Ecosystems. Environmental Science & Technology 54(23), 14984-14993.

[9] Jong M.-C.,SuJ-Q,Bunce JT, Harwood CR, Snape JR, Zhu Y-G,Graham DW.(September 2018)Co-optimization of sponge-core bioreactors for removing total nitrogen and antibiotic resistance genes from domestic wastewater.Science of the Total Environment 634:1417-1423.

[1] Zhang, Z., Mohapatra, S. and Jong, M.-C.* (2024) Solid Waste Management for Resource-Efficient Systems. Singh, R., Mohapatra, S. and Jong, M.-C. (eds), pp. 115-142, Elsevier.

[2] Gin, K.Y.-H., Ng, C., Li, W., Goh, S.G., Tong, X. and Jong, M.C. (2023) Oceans and Human Health (Second Edition). Fleming, L.E., Alcantara Creencia, L.B., Gerwick, W.H., Goh, H.C., Gribble, M.O., Maycock, B. and Solo-Gabriele, H. (eds), pp. 315-350, Academic Press, San Diego.

2026，EINSTEINIUM Visiting Scholar at Gdanks University of Technology, Poland

2024，Guangdong Province Pearl River Talent Plan Top Young Talent Award

2022，Shenzhen Talent Program Pengcheng Peacock Award

2017, Top 10 Young scientist Awards at the 27th SETAC-Europe Conference, Brussels

2015, United Kingdom Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) PhD Scholarship