We are proud to announce that 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐊𝐰𝐨𝐤-𝐅𝐚𝐢 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐄𝐄, whole article titled “𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝟔𝟗𝟎 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧” has been featured on the cover story of 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒔 (February 2025 Issue) of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐔.𝐊. (IStructE). Being the Fo

18 Feb 2025

Congratulations to Prof. Huan-Feng Duan, Professor of CEE, whose project titled “Key Technologies for Real-time Hydraulic Simulation and Precise Regulation of Complex Urban Water Supply Networks” was being awarded 2024 Dayu Water Conservancy Science and Technology Progress Award (2nd Class) by the Ministry of Water Resources of China. This award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding technological innovations and significant contributio

10 Feb 2025

Prof. Chi Sun Poon, Head of CEE, was recently invited by the Hong Kong Coalition and featured in their short film series, “Carbon Revolution in China – Green Construction” (識「碳」再出發 - 綠色建築) to share his cutting-edge research and development on Eco-Blocks. The "Carbon Revolution in China" short film series, initiated by the Hong Kong Coalition, explored China’s ambitious goals of achieving carbon neutrality and showcased the low-carbon technologie

10 Feb 2025

We are proud to announce that Prof. Xiangdong Li, Dean of the Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE), whose project titled “Marine self-healing concrete with biomineralization-enhanced construction waste for long-term decarbonization” has secured a grant of HK$6.03 million from Green Tech Fund (GTF) for a duration of 24 months. This project focuses on creating low-carbon marine self-healing concrete using biomineralization-enhanced recycle

6 Feb 2025

We are delighted to share the recent remarkable achievements of two exceptional individuals from the CEE community. Dr Qi Zhang, formerly a Research Assistant Professor (RAP) under the supervision of Prof. Zhen-Yu Yin, Professor of CEE, has recently joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Macau (UMAC) as Assistant Professor of Geotechnical Engineering. Dr Zhang’s research contributions in computational g

5 Feb 2025

Congratulations to Dr Jirong Lan, CEE Postdoctoral Fellow supervised by Prof. Tao Yu, whose project titled “Transformation and Utilization of Low-Value Solid Waste and Its Substandard Components into Low-Carbon Water Engineering Materials in the Yangtze River Basin” was being awarded “Second Prize for Technological Progress” of the 2024 Science and Technology Award from the Yangtze River Water Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resou

4 Feb 2025

Dr Qiuhan Meng received her Master’s and Doctoral degrees from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in 2016 and 2022, respectively. Prior to her current role as a Research Assistant Professor, Dr Meng served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at PolyU from 2023 to 2025. Her primary research interests focus on using advanced Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to enhance structural health monitoring and asset manag

4 Feb 2025

Dr Yu XIANG delivered a seminar with the topic of “FRP-coated steel rebars: a new solution of corrosion protection for concrete structures” on 15 January 2025. It was co-organized with HKIE Civil Division. Find the full version of the webinar in the below link: https://youtu.be/1aFcxSTxz3k  

28 Jan 2025

We are thrilled to announce that Prof. Jian-Hua Yin, Distinguished Research Professor of CEE, and Prof. Xiao Lin Zhao, Chair Professor of Civil Infrastructure of CEE, have been inducted as Fellows of the Hong Kong Academic of Engineering (HKAE) in recognition of their exceptional expertise and remarkable contributions to the field of engineering. The announcement was made at the 31st HKAE annual general meeting on 9 December 2024, and the inducti

27 Jan 2025

We are proud to announce the outstanding achievements of CEE staff members in the year of 2024. Their unwavering commitment in the pursuit of 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 and 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 has not gone unnoticed, resulting in the below accolades. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭’𝐬 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 (𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘴�

23 Jan 2025