On 19 June 2023, Prof. Ashraf El Damatty visited CNERC-Rail Centre at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University to deliver an academic lecture entitled “Advances in Structural Wind Engineering at the University of Western Ontario, Canada”. Prof. Yi-Qing Ni (Director of CNERC-Rail), Dr. You-Wu Wang (Research Assistant Professor), Dr. Su-Mei Wang (Research Assistant Professor), Dr. Zheng-Wei Chen (Research Assistant Professor), Dr. Wai Kei Ao (Research Assistant Professor), and other members of the center, attended the lecture. After the lecture, Prof. Yi-Qing Ni introduced the strategy and direction of the CNERC-Rail Center’s future development to Prof. Damatty. In addition, Dr. You-Wu Wang, Dr. Zheng-Wei Chen, Dr. E Deng (Postdoctoral Fellow), and Dr. Chang-Chang Wang (Postdoctoral Fellow) also presented the latest research results on structural health monitoring as well as high-speed train and building aerodynamics conducted by the CNERC-Rail Centre and engaged in an in-depth discussion with Prof. Damatty.
