Prof. Chung Tse Ming (BSE)

Biography:

Prof. T.M. Chung joined the Hong Kong Polytechnic in September 1981 as a Lecturer. He was transferred to Lecturer (College of Degree Studies) and Assistant Professor upon the establishment of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He was promoted to Associate Professor in April 2003. He obtained his PhD from Loughborough University in 1998 under a staff development programme. His current teaching and research subjects are on lighting engineering. He obtained five GRF funded projects in the last 10 years. He has published more than 30 papers in peer-reviewed journals and over 70 papers in conference proceedings. He is active in professional activities and is the Hong Kong representative in 3 Divisions of the International Committee on Illumination. He was Chairman of the Hong Kong branch of CIBSE in 2010-11. He is a member of the HKSAR Government Task Forces on the development of the mandatory Building Energy Code and on regulating External Lighting.

Future Plan:

Prof. T.M. Chung plans to expand his current research strengths by developing new lighting research projects with an aim to contribute to sustainable urban environment. He will increase research activities related to lighting in response to changes in the industry and society, for example, work on light pollution in the urban environment. He would like to increase the size of the lighting research group in the Department of Building Services Engineering by recruiting more research students and seeking more funding. On the teaching side, he plans to develop and teach some new subjects, including one that fulfils general university requirements for the 4-year undergraduate programme, and those for the new MSc programme in High Performance Buildings. He will continue quality teaching in lighting subjects for both undergraduates and postgraduates.