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.
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the award recipients. Their groundbreaking research will continue to shape the future of civil and environmental engineering.
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Awardee |
Allocation Date |
Project Title (Funding Scheme) |
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Prof. Zhen Leng |
1 Jul 2023 |
Strength Formation Mechanism Characterization and Performance Optimization of Waterborne Epoxy Modified Asphalt Emulsion as A High-performance Low-carbon Paving Binder (RGC General Research Fund) |
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22 Dec 2023 |
Durable Low-carbon Asphalt Pavement Built with Recycled Waste Polyolefin Plastics through Reactive Extrusion (RGC Research Impact Fund) |
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Prof. Yong Xia |
1 Jul 2021 |
Temperature Behavior of Long-span Cable-stayed Bridges through the Integration of Field Monitoring and Advanced Computational Techniques (RGC General Research Fund) |
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22 Nov 2023 |
Digital Twin‒based Long-span Bridge Health Monitoring (Smart Traffic Fund) |
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22 Dec 2023 |
Enhancing energy harvesting and typhoon resilience of offshore wind turbines in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area under climate change (RGC Research Impact Fund – sub-project) |
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Prof. Songye Zhu |
1 Jul 2023 |
Self-centering Seismic-resistant Eccentrically Braced Frames with Superelastic Shape Memory Alloy Angles (RGC General Research Fund) |
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10 Nov 2023 |
Develop Next-generation Typhoon-resistant Deep-sea Offshore Floating Hybrid Wind-wave Energy Converters: From Coupling Load Mechanism to Vibration Mitigation Technology (NSFC/RGC Collaborative Research Scheme) |
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Dr You Dong |
1 Jul 2022 |
Dynamic Response and Vulnerability of Coastal Bridges Subjected to Wave Impacts using Coupled Simulation, Experiment, and Deep Learning (RGC General Research Fund) |
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13 Jul 2023 |
INTACT: Intelligent tropical-storm-resilient system for coastal cities (CEE-3) (RGC Theme-based Research Scheme – sub-project) |
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13 Oct 2023 |
Smart and Flexible Climate Change Adaptation of Coastal Infrastructure (SMACHA) (ANR/RGC Joint Research Scheme) |
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Dr Huan-Feng Duan |
1 Jul 2019 |
Development of a holistic transient-based method for characterizing and diagnosing different pipe anomalies in urban water supply pipeline systems (RGC General Research Fund) |
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5 Jan 2023 |
Coastal Urban Flooding under Climate Change: Evolution Mechanisms and Intelligent Analysis (RGC Young Collaborative Research Grant) |
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Dr Shao-Yuan Leu |
1 Jul 2019 |
Metabolites induced thermochemical lignin modification to facilitate cellulolysis of lignocellulosic substrate in anaerobic process (RGC General Research Fund) |
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20 Sept 2021 |
Reducing transmission of novel coronavirus and other infectious diseases using food waste-derived medical textiles via electrospinning for healthcare apparel and personal protective equipment (CEE) (RGC Collaborative Research Fund – sub-project) |
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4 Jan 2022 |
Study of Carbon Sequestration in Hong Kong’s Vegetation: from Present to Future Prediction under Climate Change (CEE) (RGC Collaborative Research Fund – sub-project) |
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1 Dec 2023 |
Study of Ammonia Pretreatment-Power Generation System toward Complete Valorization of Food Waste Digestate (Green Tech Fund) |
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Dr Alessandro Stocchino |
1 Jul 2022 |
Marine litter transport in the Pearl River Estuary and its impact on Hong Kong waters: formulation and application of a novel Lagrangian numerical model (RGC General Research Fund) |
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5 Jan 2023 |
Hong Kong Coastal HF-Radar Network (RGC Collaborative Research Fund) |
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Dr Qi Zhao |
1 Jul 2021 |
Direct Observation of the Evolution of Joint Surface Roughness and Associated Seismic Signatures (RGC Early Career Scheme) |
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1 Jul 2022 |
Hydromechanical fatigue of rock joints under fluctuating pore pressure: microscopic observation under micro-CT and constitutive modelling (RGC General Research Fund) |
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1 Jul 2023 |
Quantifying shear induced joint surface damage using acoustic emission and machine learning (RGC General Research Fund) |
