Dr Lau has a very strong research interest in the field of membrane science and technology for water applications. He has published over 150 scientific papers, 15 reviews and 18 book chapters with citation exceeding 5000 and h-index of 37. He is the book author of Nanofiltration Membranes: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications published by CRC Press in 2017 and has been granted with 5 patents in the field of membrane science and technology with his collaborators from academia and industry.