The Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering (BEEE) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is thrilled to announce the substantial research funding secured by our scholars. This funding underscores the department's pivotal role in advancing innovative research projects, with support from the Collaborative Research Equipment Grant (CREG), Young Collaborative Research Grant (YCRG), and the Research Impact Fund 2024/25. Recognition from these prestigious funding schemes highlights BEEE's ability to attract and manage significant research projects, further empowering the department to lead transformative advancements in building environment and energy engineering.
Collaborative Research Fund 2024/25
The Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) supports multi-investigator, multi-disciplinary projects, encouraging research groups to engage in creative and high-quality cross-disciplinary and cross-institutional projects. The CRF offers several types of grants, including:
• Collaborative Research Equipment Grant (CREG): Enables the acquisition of major research facilities or equipment.
• Young Collaborative Research Grant (YCRG): Supports early-stage academic staff in gaining experience in leading and managing collaborative research.
Funded Projects:
• Collaborative Research Equipment Grant (CREG):
o Project Title: Development of a Colorimetric and Photometric Characterisation Platform for Binocular VR/AR Headsets
o Project Coordinator: Prof. Tommy WEI, Professor, BEEE
o Amount Awarded: HK$3,015,000
• Young Collaborative Research Grant (YCRG):
o Project Title: AI-empowered Wind Field Simulation for Sustainable Urban Microclimate Design
o Project Coordinator: Prof. Ruoyu YOU, Assistant Professor, BEEE
o Amount Awarded: HK$3,643,410
Research Impact Fund 2024/25
The RGC Research Impact Fund (RIF) aims to provide sustained support to local academics for conducting impactful and translational collaborative research projects, articulating the potential for benefiting the wider community.
• Project Title: Creating Delightful Experience in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Headset through Optimal Optical Design
o Project Coordinator: Prof. Tommy WEI, Professor, BEEE
o Amount Awarded: HK$4,800,000
These projects highlight BEEE's commitment to pioneering research that delivers tangible societal benefits and reinforces the department's academic leadership. With this funding, BEEE is poised to drive forward-thinking solutions that address critical challenges in building environment and energy engineering, ultimately contributing to a more sustainable and innovative future.
