About Alex (Ching Lam) Ip

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Alex is the Founder and Editor in Chief of The Xylom, a student-led newsroom exploring the communities influencing and shaped by science. Under his stewardship, The Xylom is a member of the Institute of Nonprofit News, Covering Climate Now, and Local, Independent, Online News (LION) Publishers. Alex recently led a team to translate the KSJ Science Editing Handbook into Chinese (Traditional and Simplified); he is currently finishing up his bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, United States.