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PolyU CEE Webinar Series: Innovative Design of Modern Steel Structures by Direct Analysis - From Research to Application

Dr LIU Siwei delivered a seminar with the topic of “Innovative Design of Modern Steel Structures by Direct Analysis - From Research to Application” on 21 April 2022. It was co-organized with HKIE Structural Division.

New joiner - Prof. Zhao Xiao Lin

CEE welcomes Prof. Zhao Xiao Lin to the post of Chair Professor of Civil Infrastructure on 21 April 2022. Prof. Zhao obtained his PhD degree in Civil Engineering and Doctor of Engineering (higher doctorate) degree from the University of Sydney (USYD), as well as an MBA (Executive) degree jointly awarded by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and USYD. Prior to joining PolyU, he was the Associate Dean (International) in the Faculty of Engineering at UNSW. Before that, he held the Chair of Civil Engineering from 2001 to 2019 and the Head of Department of Civil Engineering from 2008 to 2011 at Monash University, Australia.       Prof. Zhao’s current research focuses on developing materials with high performance and sustainability in civil engineering applications and steel-concrete-FRP hybrid construction. He has published 9 books and 400 refereed SCI journal papers and supervised more than 50 PhD students. Prof. Zhao is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering. 

New joiner - Dr Wang Yu

Dr Wang Yu obtained his B.S. and M.S. in Applied Chemistry from Sun Yat-sen University (2012), and got his Ph.D. degree (2019) in Environmental Engineering from PolyU. Before joining PolyU as a Research Assistant Professor, Dr Wang worked as a joint Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Jinan University and PolyU from 2019 to 2021. Dr Wang’s main research interests include: 1. Characters and formation mechanisms of photochemical air pollution in urban, rural, oceanic, mountainous and forested areas; 2. Spatiotemporal variations, photochemical behaviors and long-term trend of air pollutants; 3. Chemical compositions of VOCs, source apportionment, chemical contribution to O3 formation; 4. Evaluation on observation-oriented O3 control strategies; 5. Improvement and application of gas phase chemical box model (i.e. PBM-MCM/CB05 and PTM-MCM); 6. Near-explicit numerical simulation of photochemistry and radical chemistry process. Dr Wang has joined us on 11 April 2022.

PolyU Ranked 15th in Civil and Structural Engineering in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022 | No. 1 in Hong Kong

In QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022, PolyU climbs 6 places to be ranked 15th globally and 1st in Hong Kong in the discipline of Civil and Structural Engineering.  It reflects our accomplishments in providing high quality education and pursuing impactful research in the field.  In the future, CEE will capitalize on our strengths and expertise to scale new heights for the benefit of Hong Kong, the Nation and the world.   In this ranking, universities are scored according to academic reputation, employer reputation, research impact (number of citations per year), H-index and international research network (by broad-faculty area). More details can be found at https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2022/civil-structural-engineering.

Editor’s Choice of Journal of Engineering Mechanics-American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

A paper from Dr Zhen-Yu Yin’s group was awarded the Editor’s Choice of Journal of Engineering Mechanics, which is one of the most classic journals in the American Society of Civil Engineers focusing on the field of engineering mechanics. The paper titled “Physics-Informed Multifidelity Residual Neural Networks for Hydromechanical Modeling of Granular Soils and Foundation Considering Internal Erosion” was authored by Mr Pin ZHANG (Ph.D candidate of CEE), Dr Zhen-Yu Yin (corresponding author), Dr Yin-Fu, Jin, Dr Jie Yang and Dr Brian Sheil.  The journal can be found at https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jenmdt.  

PolyU’s first Faculty-based Education and Research Fund

An online launch ceremony of the FCE Education and Research Fund (FCE Fund) was hosted on 26 March 2022. The establishment of the FCE Fund, with the backing of the University, provides sustainable resources to the Faculty to accelerate its research and education efforts, with the ultimate goal of benefiting our society and the wider world.   To learn more about the FCE fund, check out the video at https://www.facebook.com/225397770830481/posts/5135040133199529/?d=n and FCE Fund’s page at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/.../fce.../supporting-fce/fce-fund/.

CEE Researchers Wins Two Prizes at 2022 Inventions Geneva Evaluation Days

In the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva (Geneva Inventions Expo) - Special Edition 2022 Inventions Geneva Evaluation Days – Virtual Event, Prof. Dai Jianguo and Prof. Daniel Tsang’s projects won the Gold Medal and Silver Medal respectively. Congratulations to their achievements in applying their research into real-life application to benefit society and the world.   Project Principal Investigator Awards UmiCool: an Eco-friendly Smart Sub-ambient Radiative Cooling (SSRC) Coating Prof. Jianguo DAI Professor and Associate Head of CEE, Founder of Pro-Infra Science & Technology Limited (a PolyU Academic-led start-up) Gold Medal Carbon-negative Climate-smart Biochar Partition Block Prof. Daniel Chiu-Wa TSANG Professor of CEE Founder of NeutralCrete Limited (a PolyU Academic-led start-up) Silver Medal   For other details, please refer to https://www.polyu.edu.hk/kteo/polyu-innovations/award/geneva2022/.

Admission Talk for Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School

An online admission talk for Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School was successfully held on 25 Mar 2022 (Fri). Dr Tak-ming Chan introduced the programme information and admission details of BEng (Hons) Scheme in Civil Engineering and Sustainable Development to secondary 4 – 5 students. It helped them make informed choices for JUPAS application. If you want to know more about the programme, please visit https://www.polyu.edu.hk/cee/prospective-students/undergraduate-programmes-2022/jupas-applicants/.

CEE Outstanding Alumni Award 2022

Congratulations to Prof. Xugang HUA and Prof. Huafu PEI on receiving Outstanding Alumni Award in Scholarly Achievement of PolyU CEE 2022 and Outstanding Young Alumni Award in Scholarly Achievement of PolyU CEE 2022 respectively. The award recognizes alumni scholars who have made notable scholarly or research contributions in their disciplines, with proven track record and excellent reputation in the field.  Please find their biography in the next issue of newsletter to be published at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/cee/news-and-events/newsletter/ .

Online Admission Talk for MSc Programmes

The online admission talk for MSc Programmes was successfully held on 19 Mar 2022 (Sat). Prof. S.C. Lee, Associate Head (Partnership), introduced the programme information and admission details of MSc in Civil Engineering and MSc in Environmental Management and Engineering. Participants also got the chances to ask questions in Q&A session. A revisit of the talk can be found at https://polyu.hk/dhPss.  If you want to know more about our MSc programmes, please visit our website at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/cee/prospective-students/taught-postgraduate-programmes/ .