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PolyU CEE Webinar Series: Development and Application of Polyurethane as a Sustainable Pavement Material

Dr LU Guoyang delivered a seminar with the topic of “Development and Application of Polyurethane as a Sustainable Pavement Material” on 26 October 2022. It was co-organized with HKIE Civil Division.

9 CEE research projects awarded NSFC Young Scientist Fund (YSF) 2022

In 2022, the NSFC Young Scientist Fund (YSF) was firstly opened for application to offer support to young academics and encourage them to focus on self-chosen area for innovative research. Selected researchers will receive a maximum funding of RMB300,000 to support their research projects for three years.   9 CEE research projects were awarded the YSF with a total sum of RMB2,700,000. Congratulations to PolyU, CEE Principal Investigator and research team of the following projects!   Untitled Document Project Title Principle Investigator Nontargeted identification and formation mechanism of high-risk brominated byproducts formed during ozonation Dr LU Yao Study on the influence of coking process of pyrolysis products on formation and toxicity of Black Carbon particles from biomass combustion Dr HAN Yong Mechanism of Wind Load Reduction by Surface Blowing/Suction Method for High-speed Trains and Optimization Strategy under Wind Environment Dr CHEN Zhengwei Research on the generalization of the localization model of the components of the catenary support device on different lines of the high-speed railway Dr LIU Wenqiang Multi-scale parallel-hybrid computational mechanism of the complex dynamic system and its application Dr YUAN Peng Study on Mechanism and Optimization of Self-powered Semi-active Electromagnetic Damping for Vibration Control Dr CAI Qinlin Field measurements and modeling of atmospheric reactive chlorine species in wintertime Northeast China Dr CHEN Qianjie Chemical processes and impacts on ozone formation of peroxyacetyl nitrate in high-altitude background atmosphere of Central China Dr LYU Xiaopu Multiscale analysis of the effect of particle breakage on the behavior of hydrate bearing sediments and fines migration Dr WANG Pei

CEE Student Awarded PolyU PhD Thesis Award 2022

Congratulations to Dr PENG Xiang, CEE PhD student supervised by Prof. WANG Tao, for receiving the PolyU PhD Thesis Award 2022. Dr PENG has demonstrated distinctive research achievements through her graduating thesis. This award also symbolises the recognition of her endeavour to advance knowledge with applications.

Dr Tak-Ming Chan Elected as Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers

Congratulations to Dr Tak-Ming Chan, Associate Professor of CEE, who had been elected as a Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers (FIStructE). The institution is the world’s largest membership organization dedicated to structural engineering.   Being recognised as the FIStructE grade, Dr Chan makes outstanding contributions to structural engineering, demonstrates exceptional commitment and energises education through his leadership.

CEE awarded Yoon Duk Kim Young Researcher Award from SSRC, AISC

Congratulations to SELVARAJ Sivaganesh, postdoctoral fellow under the guidance of Dr Tak-Ming Chan and Prof. Ben Young, who is selected to receive the 2023 Yoon Duk Kim Young Researcher Award from Structural Stability Research Council, American Institute of Steel Construction.   This Yoon Duk Kim Award recognises students or early career professionals who have made a noteworthy contribution to the advancement of structural stability.

FCE Awards for Outstanding PhD Theses 2021/22

Congratulation to two CEE PhD students , Dr WANG Xiaoyu and Dr PENG Xiang, for receiving the FCE Awards for Outstanding PhD Theses 2021/22. The award comes to confirm the significance and innovation of their academic performance in research subjects, as well as the presentation skills and responses to questions from the Working Group of the Faculty Research Committee.

PolyU CEE Webinar Series: Towards circular construction: Quantitative sustainable design for recycling and reusing anthropogenic resources

Dr Mark S.C. Hsu delivered a seminar with the topic of “Towards circular construction: Quantitative sustainable design for recycling and reusing anthropogenic resources” on 28 September 2022. It was co-organized with HKIE Civil Division and RCRE.

CEE PhD student was awarded the Student Best Paper Award of ICOSSAR2021-2022

Jing QIAN, a PhD student supervised by Dr You Dong, was recently awarded the Student Best Paper Award of the 13th International Conference on Structural Safety & Reliability (ICOSSAR2021-2022).   The International Association for Structural Safety & Reliability (IASSAR), founded in 1969, is one of the leading international academic organizations in the field of civil engineering. The International Conference on Structural Safety & Reliability (ICOSSAR), organized by IASSAR, is held every four years on a rotating basis across continents. It is the largest and highest level international academic conference in the field of engineering reliability. On ICOSSAR2021-2022, 440 scholars from 30 countries registered for this conference and over 5000 participants attended the live broadcasting platform.

CEE Students awarded The HKIE Prize for Outstanding Engineering Students 2021/22

Congratulations to two CEE students, Mr TING Guan Wei and Mr WONG Sze Yin, for receiving the HKIE Prize for Outstanding Engineering Students 2021/22. The prize recognizes the excellent academic achievements of engineering students from Higher Diploma and Associate Degree courses, and to encourage them to pursue their careers in engineering profession.

New joiner - Dr Wang Meng

Dr Wang Meng obtained her Ph.D. degree (2020) in Environmental Science from the Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Before joining PolyU as a Research Assistant Professor, Dr Wang worked as Postdoctoral Research Fellow at PolyU from 2021 to 2022. Dr Wang’s current research interest focuses on 1. Signatures and spatiotemporal variation of organic tracers in urban and rural areas; 2. Characterization and source apportionment of organic compounds in PM2.5 based on different mass spectrometry methods (e.g., AMS; CIMS; EESI; GC-MS, HPLS-MS); 3. Machine learning techniques to decouple the effect of meteorology and evaluate the effectiveness of air pollution control policies. Dr Wang has joined us on 15 Sep 2022.