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Congratulations to Mr GUO Hongyuan on receiving the ‘Best Student Presentation Award’

Mr GUO Hongyuan , a PhD student supervised by Dr DONG Y. (Assistant Professor of CEE), received the ‘Best Student Presentation Award’ at the 9th Asia-Pacific Young Researcher Conference during 18-20 December 2019.

Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Processes and Control Launched

As one of the first ten in the Greater Bay Area (GBA), the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Processes and Control unveiled its plaque on 19th December 2019 in Guangzhou. The joint laboratory was a venture led by Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry (GIG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in collaboration with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science and Technology, with Prof. Ping’an PENG (Professor of GIG and CAS Academician) and Prof. Xiangdong LI (Chair Professor of CEE) as the co-directors. The establishment of the joint laboratory marks the further integration of research teams and resources in the GBA, and gives a big boost to the large-scale collaborative research to address the pressing environmental issues in the region, such as air quality and human health, ecological risks of emerging contaminants in estuarine and coastal environments, environmental quality in city clusters, control and remediation of soil mixed contamination, and disposal of municipal waste and sewage treatment in rural areas.

Gold Medal and Special Merit Award - International Trade Fair for Ideas, Inventions & New Products (iENA)

Prof. H. GUO, Professor of CEE, and his team won the Gold Medal and Special Merit Award at the 71st International Trade Fair for Ideas, Inventions & New Products (iENA) held in Nuremberg, Germany, in November 2019. Prof. Guo’s award-winning innovation is ‘Atmospheric Acidic Ultrafine Particle Measuring Device’.

Visit from Lui Cheung Kwong Lutheran College

On 8 November 2019, a group of Secondary 4 and 5 students from Lui Cheung Kwong Lutheran College visited our department. Prof S.C. Lee, Professor and Associate Head of CEE, gave an introduction to PolyU and CEE to the participants. Students were then invited to visit our laboratories.

School talk at STFA Seaward Woo College

On 25 November 2019, Mr H. Y. Lin, Instructor of CEE, introduced CEE academic programmes to a group of S4 to S6 students at STFA Seaward Woo College.

Competitions of Junior-Earth-Savers on Water & Air Purification

On 9 November 2019, CEE hosted a successful competition, namely Junior Earth Savers on Water & Air Purification, for secondary school students. There were 23 participants in the event.   Dr Ben Leu, Associate Professor of CEE, started the programme by giving an introduction to water issues in both Hong Kong and the world, and the possible solutions.   The first part of the competition was about clean water with emphasis on nano-technology, advanced oxidation, and adsorption, whereas the second part of it was about air cleaning and odor control.   The programme was enriched by a talk on air problem and an introduction to CEE academic programmes given by Prof. S.C. Lee, Professor and Associate Head (Partnership).   Participants were given opportunities to visit Water and Waste Laboratory Odour Research Laboratory, and Advanced Environmental Microbiology Laboratories.

Future Engineers Competitions - Structural and Fire Safety

On 9 November 2019, 18 secondary students from 10 local school participated in the “Future Engineers Competitions – Structural and Fire Safety” hosted by CEE.   Prof. CS Poon, Head of CEE, gave a warm welcome to the participants on behalf of the Department.   Dr SY Zhu, Associate Professor of CEE, started the programme by giving a mini-lecture on “Driving sustainable growth of our city – the role of structural and civil engineers”.     Followed by the talk, a challenging team-based bridge construction competition was led by Ir CL Kwan, Teaching Fellow of CEE.   Participants were invited to visit the Structural Dynamics Laboratory and Hydraulics Laboratory of CEE, and the Fire Laboratory of the Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE).   Apart from the laboratory visits, a talk on “Fire Safety Engineering” was given by Dr XY Huang, Assistant Professor of BSE.

Workshop on writing Final Year Project

Dr Vickie Li of English Language Centre was invited to conduct a Workshop on Writing Final Year Project to CEE students on 8 November 2019. The Workshop enlightened students to write high quality final year projects.

Sections for October CEE School Outreach Programme 2019/2020

10 October 2019 - Yew Chung International School   CEE kick-started its School Outreach Programme 2019/2020 at Yew Chung International School on 10 October 2019.   Dr Ben Leu, Programme Leader of BEng(Hons) in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development, gave a mini lecture on “The recent development of environmental protection in Hong Kong” and an introduction of CEE academic programmes to the students there.   18 October 2019 - Ho Yu College and Primary School On 18 October 2019, Dr TM Chan, Associate Professor of CEE, gave a mini lecture on “Structural Engineering” and an introduction of CEE academic programmes to Ho Yu College and Primary School.   The talk received positive comments from a total of 38 Secondary 6 students.   22 October 2019 - Yan Chai Hospotal No.2 Secondary School On 22 October 2019, Dr SK Lai, Assistant Professor of CEE, gave a mini lecture on “Structural and Fire Engineering” and introduced CEE academic programmes at Yan Chai Hospital No.2 Secondary School.   25 October 2019 - Pui Kiu Middle School   On 25 October 2019, Dr Tony Sze, Assistant Professor of CEE, gave a mini lecture on “Structural Engineering” and introduced CEE academic programmes at Pui Kiu Middle School.   A total of 130 Secondary students attended the mini lecture.

Prof. William HK Lam as guest speaker for UT-ITE seminar series, University of Toronto

Prof. William H.K. Lam (Chair Professor of Civil & Transportation Engineering) gave a special guest presentation for the UT-ITE seminar series in the University of Toronto. His talk, “A household-based optimum utility approach for modeling joint activity-travel choices in congested road networks” drew much interest from graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and others.