Academic Staff
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Ms Jessie KAR
Instructor
- GH134
- +852 2766 7667
- jessie.kar@polyu.edu.hk
Biography
Ms. Jessie Kar received her M.Phil in Textiles and Clothing from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University where she worked on the relationship between thermal and moisture transfer properties of T-shirts and the human comfort sensations. She have worked in the Service-Learning and Leadership Office for 10 years and her first project was to develop e-Learning modules for students and teachers on service-learning. She also worked closely with different faculty members in planning, executing and assessing large-scale local and off-shore STEM service-learning subjects and projects. She has worked in the Department of Biomedical Engineering since 2021 and she is responsible for offering service-learning subjects and projects.
Education and Academic Qualifications
- Instructor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2021 - Current
- Service-Learning Officer, Service-Learning and Leadership Office, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2011 - 2021
- Research Associate, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2009 - 2011