Congratulations to PhD students Mr Shunxiang Song, Mr Cong Tang and Mr Yang Cheng, all under the supervision of Prof Zhen-Yu Yin, Professor of CEE, for receiving the Best Poster Award at the 11th International Symposium of Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground (IS-Macau 2024). The conference was held on 14-17 June 2024 in Macau, China with the aim to collect information concerning the geotechnical aspects of the design,

28 Jun 2024

Congratulations to Dr Xi Jiang, Research Assistant Professor of CEE, for being elected to the Steering Board of the ITA Young Members Group (ITAYM) at the 2024 World Tunnel Congress (WTC), becoming the first Chinese member to hold this position since the group's inception ten years ago. More than 3000 professionals in tunnel and underground space gathered in the WTC this year, showcasing the global community's interest and investment in the futur

28 Jun 2024

Congratulations to Miss Jinyan Yu, CEE PhD student supervised by Dr Ling Jin, on receiving “Best Poster Award” in the 2024 Global Chinese Environmental Protection Conference (GCEPC 2024). The conference was held from 24-27 May 2024 at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Miss Yu’s winning poster was titled “Assessing the Quantitative Contribution of Microbial Components and Their Sources to in vitro Bioactivities of Airborne Fine Particu

25 Jun 2024

The 2024 Annual Symposium of Logistics & Transportation Division (LTD) of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), co-organized by CEE, was successfully held on 8 June 2024 (Saturday), with the theme “Accelerating New Energy Transition for Transport”. The symposium brought together more than 120 participants to exchange insights in the era of green energy for transportation.  Distinguished speakers from the industry and government agencies

21 Jun 2024

Eight exceptional CEE members have been recognized with the FCE Dean’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research Funding. This prestigious award acknowledges their remarkable success in securing external competitive research funding, a testament to their groundbreaking work and commitment to innovation. The achievement is a reflection of their dedication to pushing the boundaries of research and their unwavering commitment to excellence.   W

21 Jun 2024

The Three-minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition hosted by FCE was successfully held on 5 June 2024. Five CEE PhD students were nominated by the Department to showcase their research in three minutes and compete for the cash award on Faculty level and the opportunity to participate the competition on University level. Congratulations to Ms Xu Shujie, Ms Wang Zhuowei, and Mr Raffel Dharma Patria on their outstanding achievements. They will now advance t

18 Jun 2024

Congratulations to Prof. Zhen Leng, Professor of CEE, for being selected by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Committee on Technical Advancement to receive the 2024 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize for his innovative research in developing durable low-carbon cost-effective pavement materials and technologies. The Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize (Huber Award) is the highest-level mid-career research award in all ar

18 Jun 2024

Dr SK Lai delivered a seminar with the topic of “Boosting energy harvesting efficiency through novel tri-hybrid multi-stable vibration-based energy harvesting techniques: Mechanical designs and potential applications” on 12 June 2024. It was co-organized with HKIE Civil Division. Find the full version of the webinar in the below link: https://youtu.be/aNmQQl_U6dM.   

17 Jun 2024

The Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU CEE aims to honour outstanding CEE graduates who have made distinctive contributions to the alma mater and community and have attained exceptional professional, entrepreneurial, scholarly or community service achievements in their professions. We are proud to announce that Ir Ricky Wong, JP, a distinguished graduate of CEE, is the recipient of Outstanding Alumni Award in Professional Achievement of PolyU CEE

14 Jun 2024

The CEE South Korea Study Tour, which took place from 27 May to 2 June 2024, was an extraordinary journey that offered our students a wealth of valuable experiences. During the tour, our students had the chance to visit and engage with peers at two prestigious universities renowned for their contributions to the civil engineering industry: Kyung Hee University (KHU) in Suwon and KAIST in Daejeon. They participated in student mixer events, where t

12 Jun 2024