Congratulations to Dr. Meng NI (an Associate Professor at BRE) on his success in winning agrant under the PROCORE-France/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme in 2015/2016 exercise.This joint research scheme aims to promote research collaboration between Hong Kong and France. Details of the approved project are given below:
RGC Project No.:F-PolyU501/15
Project Title: Development of Novel All Porous Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (AP-SOFC) for Long-term Stable Power Generation Using Hydrocarbon Fuels
Funding Period: 2 years
France PI/Institution: Prof. FARRUSSENG David/ UMR5256 and University of Lyon 1
In the 2015/2016 exercise, 46 proposals were submitted and 14 proposals were supported by both PROCORE-France and Hong Kong Research Grant Council (RGC). The Hong Kong Polytechnic University submitted 6 proposals and 2 proposals were funded including Dr. Ni’s.
Dr. Meng NI is currently an Associate Professor at Department of Building and Real Estate.He is the group leader for Building Energy Research Group at BRE and the group leader for Environmental Energy Research Group at Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD). Dr. Ni’s research interests include renewable and sustainable energy technologies (i.e. fuel cells and solar energy), numerical heat and mass transfer, building energy and built environment. Dr. Ni has published89 papers in prestigious scientific journals and he is the first author or sole author for most of his publications. Dr. Ni’s publications havereceived4000 SCI citations(excluding self-citations). His current H-index is 27 (web of science). Dr. Ni is a member of American Society for Mechanical Engineers and The Electrochemical Society. He is the Associate Editor for 3 academic journals: (1)Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments(Elsevier); (2)Science Bulletin(Springer); and (3)Frontiers in Environmental Science. He is serving as a member of Editorial Board for 9scientific journals and an active reviewer for over 60 scientific journals. He has deliveredover20 keynote/invited lectures at international conferences. He has served as a committee member for 7 international conferences and a session chair for 5 international conferences. Dr.Ni received Young Scientist Award from The Hong Kong Institution of Science in 2007 and Top Reviewer Award from Applied Energy in 2011. Recently, Dr. Ni also received outstanding reviewing awards from 6 excellent journals, including Applied Thermal Engineering,Applied Energy,Energy Conversion and Management,Journal of Power Sources,Chemical Engineering Journal, and Electrochimica Acta.
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