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Prof. GUO Hai’s Project Awarded Funding in Second Round One-off CRF COVID-19 and NIR Research Exercises

In the second round one-off CRF COVID-19 and Novel Infectious Diseases (NIR) Research Exercises, the RGC received a total of 115 applications. Out of the 34 full proposals received, 20 were selected for interview.  Finally, 16 proposals were supported by the RGC with a total amount of $92.3 million (exclusive on-costs), including 3 proposals supported for one-year seed money and exploratory funding amounting to $6.7 million in total.   PolyU submitted 22 preliminary proposals, 7 full proposals and 5 full proposals were shortlisted for interview in early December 2021.  Finally, 3 proposals are supported by the RGC with a total funding of $14,120,540, of which one of the Project Coordinators is Prof. GUO Hai from CEE.  The details are as follows:   Ref. No. Name of PC Proposal Title RGC Amount Awarded C5024-21G Prof. GUO Hai Is the usual social distance sufficient to avoid airborne infection of expiratory droplets in indoor environments? $4,703,090

New joiner - Dr Peichen Wu

Dr Peichen Wu obtained his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology and PhD degree in Geotechnical Engineering from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.   His research interests include physical and numerical modelling of marine deposits, ground improvement techniques on soft soils, geosynthetics, as well as monitoring of trees and geotechnical structures under wind loads.   Dr Wu has joined us on 1 January 2022.

CEE Newsletter (December 2021)

The latest CEE Newsletter has been published! For full version, please visit here:  https://www.polyu.edu.hk/cee/news-and-events/newsletter/202112dec/

Christmas is a time for celebration and gathering!

PolyU Info Day for Taught Postgraduate Programmes

Come and join our programme seminars on PolyU Info Day for Taught Postgraduate Programmes 2022! Date: 8 Jan 2021 (Sat) Time: 2:00 – 2:50 pm (MSc in Civil Engineering) 3:00 – 3:50 pm (MSc in Environmental Management and Engineering) Platform: Zoom Registration link: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/pfs/index.php/986643?lang=en (Prior registration is required.) More details: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/tpginfoday/

CEE Internationalization@Home Tour on 19 December 2021

Thank you for joining CEE Internationalization@Home Tour on 19 December 2021!   We have uploaded the photos of CEE Internationalization@Home Tour to the following share drive: https://polyuit-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/cebsiu_polyu_edu_hk/EoA6zPCBOqFLgCtPhD3BN1cBhmljw5gOHvC0jdPup3BHJw   Thank you very much for your support and we look forward to seeing you in the next activity.

CNERC-Rail was invited to participate in video shooting for《創科新里程 I&T New Era》of RTHK

CNERC-Rail was invited by RTHK to participate in a video shooting for the programme《創科新里程 I&T New Era》in September 2021. The programme, which consists of 22 three-minute episodes, introduces the research projects and achievements of the 16 State Key Laboratories (SKLs) and the six Hong Kong Branches of Chinese National Engineering Research Centres (CNERCs). The videos outline how these research projects improve people's daily lives, aiming to enhance the public's understanding of this scientific research.   The chapter of CNERC-Rail will be broadcasted in Mar/Apr 2022 on RTHK TV 31 at 20:25. Each chapter would be repetitively broadcasted via RTHK 31 & 32 after the first broadcast date. Video clips will be uploaded to RTHK's Facebook page and YouTube channel.   Please visit RTHK website to obtain the up-to-date schedule: https://www.rthk.hk/tv/dtt31/programme/itnewera?lang=en

Prof. Xia Yong’s team to help set up China’s first national observation and research station at mega bridge

The research team consisting of Prof. Xia Yong, Prof. Zhu Songye and Dr Dong You will help establish a new national observation and research station for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB), one of 69 national stations approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology in October 2021.     Being led by the HZMB Authority, the new research station will focus on field monitoring of material corrosion, marine environment and hydraulics, and structural safety. In specific, the CEE team will explore structural safety monitoring, condition assessment, and maintenance strategies of sea-crossing bridges.

New CEE Brochures Published!

The latest CEE Introduction and Research Excellence are published!  For full version, please visit: https://polyu.edu.hk/cee/news-and-events/newsletter 

PolyU CEE Webinar Series: Odour impact assessments and developments in Hong Kong

Prof. Shun-cheng Lee delivered a seminar with the topic of “Odour impact assessments and developments in Hong Kong” on 1 December 2021. It was co-organized with Hong Kong Institute of Qualified Environmental Professionals Limited (HKIQEP).