Dr. Tang Ming-chak Alvin

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(Office): EG01B, Science Center East Block
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(Office): (852) 3943 4465
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Education

2007 Ph.D. The University of Hong Kong
2003 M.Phil. The University of Hong Kong
2000 B.Sc. The University of Hong Kong


Positions

  • Lecturer, School of Life Sciences


Research Interests 

  • Arboriculture: soil amendments, tree management, tree legal issues, urban forestry
  • Mycology: fungal diversity, phylogenetics, plant pathology, mushroom poisoning


Representative Publications

Books and Book Chapters

  • 鄧銘澤 (2023)。《開拓人類與真菌的共同未來》 (Exploring the Common Future of Mankind and Fungi)。三聯書店。頁224 。
  • 鄧銘澤、吳德強 (2023)。〈菌類生物〉。收錄於：《香港志•自然與生態（第八章，第500-533頁）》。香港：中華書局（香港）有限公司。
  • 鄧銘澤 (2016) 。《一菇一世界: 菇菌趣味新知》 (Fascinating Insights in the Mushroom World) 。郊野公園之友及天地圖書。頁175。
  • Tang, A.M.C., Shenoy, B.D., Hyde, K.D. (2006): Fungal Diversity. In: Reconstructing the Tree of Life: Taxonomy and Systematics of Species Rich Taxa. Hodkinson, T.R., Parnell, J. (Eds.), Systematics Association Series, CRC Press, London, U.K.

Research Papers

  • Hyde, K.D., Noorabadi, M.T., Thiyagaraja, V., He, M.Q., Johnston, P.R., Wijesinghe, S.N., Armand, A., Tang, A.M.C. et al. (2024). The 2024 Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa. Mycosphere 15(1), 5146–6239, https://doi.org/10.5943/mycosphere/15/1/25
  • Lu, W., Priyashantha, A.K.H., Galappaththi, M.C.A., Tibpromma, S., Dai, D.Q., Patabendige, N.M., Premarathne, B.M., Kulasuriya, D.M., Ediriweera, A.N., Nimalrathna, T., Suwannarach, N., Lumyong, S., Tang, A.M.C., Shao, S.C., Karunarathna, S.C. (2024). Fungal Bioluminescence: Past, Present, and Future. Diversity 2024, 16, 539. https://doi.org/10.3390/d16090539
  • Liu, T.Y., Chen, C.H., Ko, Y.C., Wu, Z.C., Liao, T.Z., Lee, H.H., Tsai, I.J., Chang, T.T., Wu, M.L., Tsai, J.N., Klopfenstein, N.B., Kim, M.S., Stewart, J.E., Atibalentja, N., Brooks, F.E., Cannon, P., Mohd Farid, A., Hattori, T., Kwan, H.S., Lam, Y.R., Ota, Y., Sahashi, N., Schlub, R.L., Shuey, L.S., Tang, A.M.C., Chung, C.L. (2024) Development and evaluation of real-time quantitative PCR assays for detection of Phellinus noxius causing brown root rot disease. Plant Disease https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-24-0238-RE
  • Hyde, K.D., Abdel-Wahab, M.A., Abdollahzadeh, J., Abeywickrama, P.D., Tang, A.M.C. et al. (2023). Global consortium for the classification of fungi and fungus-like taxa. Mycosphere 14(1): 1960-2012. https://doi.org/10.5943/mycosphere/14/1/23
  • Liao, T-Z., Chen, Y-H., Tsai, Y-N., Chao, C., Huang, T-P., Hong, C-F., Wu, Z-C., Tsai, I.S., Lee, H-H., Klopfenstein, N.B., Kim, M-S., Stewart, J.E., Atibalentja, N., Brooks, F.E., Cannon, P., Farid, A.M., Hattori, T., Kwan, H-S., Lam, Y.C., Ota, Y., Sahashi, N., Schlub, R.L., Shuey, L.S., Tang, A.M.C., Chung, C.L. (2023). Translocation of fungicides and their efficacy in controlling Phellinus noxius, the cause of brown root rot disease. Plant Disease https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-22-1285-RE
  • Senwanna, C., Mapook, A., Samarakoon, M.C., Karunarathna, A., Wang, Y., Tang, A.M.C., Haituk, S., Suwannarach, N., Hyde, K.D., Cheewangkoon, R. (2021). Ascomycetes on Para rubber (Hevea brasiliensis). Mycosphere 12(1): 1230-1408. https://doi.org/10.5943/mycosphere/12/1/18
  • Lee, C.H.Y., Tang, A.M.C., Lai, D.Y.F., Tai, A.P.K., Leung, A.S.L., Tao, D.K.C., Leung, F., Leung, S.S.M., Wu, C. Tong, S.C.S., Ng, K.T.K. (2021). Problems and management of Acacia-dominated urban forests on man-made slopes in a subtropical, high-density city. MDPI Forests 12 (3): 323. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12030323
  • Stewart, J. E. Kim, M.S. Ota, Y., Sahashi, N., Hanna, J. W., Akiba, M., Ata, J. P., Atibalentja, N. Brooks, F. Chung, C.L., Dann, E. K., Mohd Farid, A., Hattori, T., Lee, S. S., Otto, K. Pegg, G. S., Schlub, R. L., Shuey, L. S., Tang, A. M. C., Tsai, J.-N., Cannon, P. G., Klopfenstein, N. B. (2020). Phylogenetic and population genetic analyses reveal three distinct lineages of the invasive brown root-rot pathogen, Phellinus noxius, and bioclimatic modeling predicts differences in associated climate niches. European Journal of Plant Pathology 156: 751–766 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-019-01926-5
  • Qiu, Q., Qin, R., Lam, J.H.M., Tang, A.M.C., Leung, M.W.K., Lau, D. (2019). An innovative tomographic technique integrated with acoustic-laser approach for detecting defects in tree trunk. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 156: 129-137.
  • Qiu, Q., Qin, R., Lam, J.H.M., Tang, A.M.C., Leung, M.W.K., Lau, D. (2018). Health assessment of tree trunk by using acoustic-laser technique and sonic tomography. Wood Science and Technology 52: 1113-1132.
  • Tibpromma, S., Hyde, K.D., Bhat, J.D., Mortimer, P.E., Xu, J., Promputtha, I., Doilom, M. Yang, J.B., Tang, A.M.C., Karunarathna, S.C. (2018). Identification of endophytic fungi from leaves of Pandanaceae in southern Thailand based on their morphotypes and DNA sequence data. Mycokeys 33: 25-67.
  • Tibpromma, S., Hyde, K.D., Tang, A.M.C. et al. (2017). Fungal diversity notes 491–602: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal taxa. Fungal Diversity 83: 1-261.
  • Regal, J.R., Tang, A.M.C., Schubert, M., Lam, R.Y.C., Chu, L.M., Leung, M.W.K., Kwan, H.S., Schwarze, F.W.M.R. (2016). Evaluation of an antagonistic Trichoderma strain for eradicating Phellinus noxius in colonised wood. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 28: 457-468.
  • Tang, A.M.C., P.P.L. Chu, M.W.K. Leung, L.M. Chu, W.H. Liao. (2016). Evaluating wood strength properties of subtropical urban trees using fractometer II. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 28 : 149-159.


Research Grants

  • 2022–2023, Highways Department, Application of Soil Amendments and Biologicals to Old and Valuable Trees, HKD$460,000 (PI)
  • 2020-2022, Guangdong Province Technology Fund, Investigation into the Macro-fungal Resources in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, RMB$100,000 (PI)
  • 2020-2021, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Human-Nature Connectedness: Appreciating the Beauty and Benefits of Biodiversity, HKD$189,288 (Co-I)
  • 2019-2021, Highways Department, Study on the Use of Biologicals and Soil Amendments to Brown Root Rot Infected Trees, HKD$550,000 (PI)
  • 2020-2021, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Human-Nature Connectedness: Appreciating the Beauty and Benefits of Forest Biodiversity, HKD$84,080 (Co-I)
  • 2018-2019, Highways Department, Provision of Laboratory Services and Analysis for the Nematodes and Fungus in Pinus elliottii Specimens and Associated Soil, HKD$168, 283 (PI)
  • 2018-2020, Highways Department, Environmental Performance Evaluation and Pathological Assessment of Acacia Slopes, HKD$1, 261, 828 (PI)
  • 2018-2019, Qualification Framework Secretariat, The Provision of Services to Design and Implement a Programme in “Project on QF Promotion for Industries in Schools for Arboriculture & Horticulture Industry, HKD$89,000 (PI)
  • 2017-2018, Qualification Framework Secretariat, The Provision of Services to Design and Implement a Programme in “Project on QF Promotion for Industries in Schools for Arboriculture & Horticulture Industry, HKD$74, 500 (PI)
  • 2016-2018, Innovation and Technology Commission, Development of Defect Monitoring Device for Tree Preservation, HKD$809,000 (Co-I)
  • 2016-2018, Tree Management Office, Development Bureau, The Consultancy Services for Identification and Confirmation of Phellinus noxius and wood decay fungi on Trees Through Laboratory Diagnosis based on Culture and Molecular Techniques, $600,000 (PI)
  • 2014-2016, Tree Management Office, Development Bureau, The Consultancy Services for Field Trial on the Feasibility of Using Trichoderma Species to Rehabilitate Locations Contaminated with Phellinus noxius Causing Brown Root Rot Disease on Trees, $1,121,135 (Co-I)
  • 2014-3/2016, Tree Management Office, Development Bureau, The Consultancy Services for Identification and Confirmation of Phellinus noxius and wood decay fungi on Trees Through Laboratory Diagnosis based on Culture and Molecular Techniques, $600,000 (Co-I)
  • 2013-2015, Tree Management Office, Development Bureau, Consultancy Study for Field and In Vitro Evaluation of Trichoderma Species as a Biological Control Agent Against Phellinus noxius Infected Trees in Hong Kong, $1, 200,000 (Co-I)
  • 2012-2013, Tree Management Office, Development Bureau, Consultancy for Wood Strength Assessment for Common Trees Species in Hong Kong, $900,000 (Co-I)

 
Professional Activities

  • Appointed as Member of Disciplinary Panel of the Registration Scheme for Tree Management Personnel, Development Bureau (since 2025)
  • Appointed as Member of Arboriculture and Horticulture Industry Development Advisory Committee (AHIDAC), Development Bureau (since 2024)
  • Appointed as Member of District Youth Community Building Committee, Kowloon City District Office, Home Affairs Department (since 2023)
  • Appointed as Specialist of the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic & Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) (since 2023)
  • Appointed as Tree and Plant Pathology Expert in tree collapse legal cases, Coroner’s Court and Judicial Review (since 2017)
  • Serving as Chairman of Hong Kong Mushroom Society (since 2016)
  • Serving as Council Member of Ecotech Professional Association of Hong Kong (since 2022)


Others

Professional Credentials:

  • Tree Risk Assessment Qualification, International Society of Arboriculture (since 2010)
  • Certified Arborist, International Society of Arboriculture (since 2010)