CEE/CSE 50th Anniversary

Cape D’Aguilar (Hok Tsui) Air Monitoring Station was set up to monitor and improve air-quality in Hong Kong through cutting-edge research

Performed structural health monitoring work at Hong Kong Tsing Ma Bridge

Utilized a PolyU-developed advanced analysis design method used with simulation software - NIDA in the construction of the Beijing 2008 Olympics Main Stadium (Bird's Nest)

Developed methods to turn waste into eco-construction materials such as eco-blocks and eco-glass cement

Developed an innovative people-oriented intelligent transportation system (ITS) for the provision of real-time road traffic information

A Unique Multi-Functions Large-Scale Physical Model Testing Facility for Study of the Impact of Debris Flow on Flexible Barriers and Geo-Hazards in Hong Kong

Development of Rail Crack Monitoring System Using Fibre Optic Based Ultrasonic Guided Wave Detection Technology

Construction monitoring and design of wind and structural performance monitoring system for the Shanghai Tower

Monitored the metro trains before the official launch of Olympic line at Rio de Janeiro with the use of a PolyU-developed optical fibre sensing technology

Photochemical Air Pollution in Highly Urbanized Subtropical Regions: from Micro Environments to Urban-Terrestrial-Oceanic Interactions

Sustainable Marine Infrastructure Enabled by the Innovative Use of Seawater Sea-Sand Concrete and Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites

27 CEE scholars are ranked world’s top 2% scientists released by Stanford University

PolyU is at the 7th place on the 2019 Quacquarelli Symonds “Top 50 under 50” list which ranks the world’s top 50 universities established within the last 50 years.

The universities were ranked based on their academic reputation, employer reputation, student-to-faculty ratio, research citations and international student and faculty ratios.

Is the Usual Social Distance Sufficient to Avoid Airborne Infection of Expiratory Droplets in Indoor Environments?

A team of distinguished academic staff

Ranked 15th globally and 1st in Hong Kong in the discipline of Civil and Structural Engineering in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022

• The Department of Civil and Structural Engineering (CSE) was established
• Ir Prof. Fred S.H. Ng was the Acting Head of Department 
• Mr Wong Ming-chuang succeeded the position of Acting Head of Department from 1973 to 1974

• Mr Donald James Peake was appointed as Head of Department from 1974 to 1975
• Mr Wong Ming-chuang was appointed as Acting Head of Department from 1975 to 1979

Dr. H.S. Ward was appointed as Head of Department from 1979 to 1982

Dr Wong Kai-kit was appointed as Head of Department from 1982 to 1987

Introduced the Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering Programme

Dr Lai Kwan-hin was appointed as Acting Head of Department from 1987 to 1988

Ir Prof. Mike Anson was appointed as Head of Department from 1988 to 1992

Ir Prof. J.M. Ko was appointed as Head of Department from 1992 to 2000

CSE first conferred Doctoral Degrees

Hong Kong Polytechnic was renamed The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Civil and Structural Engineering Alumni Association (CSEAA) was found
(Renamed to The Hong Kong Polytechnic Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Association (CEEAA) in 2013 and launched the association logo)

Launched the Bachelor of Engineering in Civil and Environmental Engineering Programme

Ir Prof. Xu You-lin was appointed as Head of Department from 2007 to 2013

Launched the Bachelor of Science in Environment and Sustainable Development Programme, which later retitled as the Bachelor of Engineering in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development

The Department of Civil and Structural Engineering (CSE) was renamed the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)
(CEE Departmental logo was launched in 2014)

Ir Prof. William H.K. Lam was appointed as Head of Department from 2013 to 2019

The Hong Kong Branch of National Rail Transit Electrification and Automation Engineering Technology Research Centre  (CNERC-Rail) and the Hong Kong Branch of National Engineering Research Centre for Steel Construction (CNERC-Steel) were launched with the approval of the State Ministry of Science and Technology, People’s Republic of China

Launched the Bachelor of Engineering in Structural and Fire Safety Engineering Programme

Establishment of CEE Research Scholars Alumni Association (CEE-RSAA)

Launch of CEE Entry Scholarships for Outstanding HKDSE Students

Introduced the Bachelor of Engineering Scheme in Civil Engineering and Sustainable Development, including Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering (Smart Mobility) with Secondary Major: AI and Data Analysis

CSE/CEE  prepares celebration of 50th Anniversary in 2023