Alex is the Founder, Publisher, and Editor of The Xylom, the only Asian American-run news outlet covering science, climate, and the environment. Alex's reporting on Atlanta's baseless statements regarding Cop City's "environmental stewardship" led him to being named the Atlanta Press Club's 2024 Rising Star. Born and raised in Hong Kong and fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin, Alex also recently led a team to translate the KSJ Science Editing Handbook into Chinese (Traditional and Simplified). Alex holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Georgia Tech and a master's degree in Science Writing from MIT.