Awards and Achievements (Research)

Prof. Edwin Chan & his Research Team Winning ‘Guangdong Best Planning Project Award’

Congratulations to Prof. Edwin Chan and his research team on winning the 3rd prize of‘The Guang dong Best Planning Project Award’!   Under Prof.Chan’s leadership,with joint efforts of Sun Yet Sen University, a dedicated  team  of research members successfully  completed  a research project related to sustainable city planning in Xia men and was awarded the prize.As the influential agenda around the world,‘ Sustainable City Planning’ is one of Prof. Chan’s devoted research focuses.   More about Prof. Edwin Chan:Prof Edwin HW CHAN

‘Premier Award’ of CIOB International Innovation & Research Awards goes to Albert’s Research Team

Bravo! The Premier Award of CIOB International Innovation & Research Awards goes to Ir Prof. Albert Chan and  his brilliant research team.   The team’s award-winning research project ‘Anti-heat Stress Clothing for Construction Workers in Hot & Humid Weather’ has recently won the international award ‘the  Premier  Award  of  CIOB  International Innovation  &  Research(I&R) Awards 2015’ in   the Innovation Achiever’s Award category.   The Innovation Achiever’s Award recognizes outstanding industry-based  innovation  that  has  improved  upon–or  extended  beyond–current  expectations  of  best  practice. The  Award  aims  to  celebrate individual excellence in innovation. The Premier Award consists of a prize for £2000, a commemorative trophy and certificate.The award presentation ceremony will be officially held at a later stage.   This  award-winning research project ‘Anti-heat  Stress  Clothing  for Construction   Workers   in   Hot   and   Humid  Weather’  earned  the following achievements.   Team Awards: CIOB  International  Innovation  &  Research  Awards  2015:  the Innovation Achiever’s Award(organized by Charted Institute of Building (CIOB) , UK) Local Grand Prize of CIC Innovation Award 2015(organized by the Construction Industry Council) Hong  Kong  Institute  of  Project  Management  Awards  2015–The Category F, Research Award(organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Project Management) Dean’s  Award  for  Outstanding  Achievement  in  Technology Transfer 2015(organized  by  Faculty  of  Construction  and  Environment,  The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Individual Awards(Jackie Yang, Research Student): OSH Student Research Scholarship 2014(organized by the Occupational Safety and Health Council) Best Dissertation Competition 2015–Merit Award(organized by the HKPolyU Student Chapter of The InternationalCouncil for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction)

Dr. Meng Ni and CEE Colleagues Received Funding Support from Innovation Technology Fund (ITF)

Congratulations to Dr. Meng NI (an Associate Professor at BRE) on his success in winning a big grant on Wastewater-derived  Energy  for  Smart  Towns from  Innovation  Technology  Fund(ITF) as aco-principal investigator (Co-PI). This project involves 7 colleagues including Dr.Henry Lee (CEE, Co-PI), Dr. Meng NI (BRE, Co-PI), Dr. Ben Leu (CEE,Co-I),  Dr. Mark Hsu (CEE,  Co-I),  Prof. XZ Li (CEE, Co-I), Dr. Daniel  Tsang (CEE, Co-I) and Prof. XD Li (CEE,team leader).     Three  innovative  technologies  are  incorporated  in  this  project  for  (1)  removal  of  organics  and nitrogen from sewage; (2) sludge reduction, biog as production, and odor control; and (3)direct conversion  of  biogas  into  electrical  power.    Dr.  Ni  will  carry  out  research  on direct conversion of bio gas into electrical power using solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs).  

Dr. Meng Ni Received Funding Support Under the PROCORE-France/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme

Congratulations  to  Dr. Meng NI (an Associate Professor at BRE) on his success in winning agrant under the PROCORE-France/Hong  Kong  Joint  Research Scheme in 2015/2016 exercise.This joint research scheme aims to promote research collaboration between Hong Kong and France. Details of the approved project are given below:   RGC Project No.:F-PolyU501/15 Project Title: Development of Novel All Porous Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (AP-SOFC) for Long-term Stable Power Generation Using Hydrocarbon Fuels Funding Period: 2 years France PI/Institution: Prof. FARRUSSENG David/ UMR5256 and University of Lyon 1   In the 2015/2016  exercise, 46 proposals were submitted and 14 proposals  were  supported by both PROCORE-France and  Hong Kong Research Grant Council (RGC). The Hong Kong Polytechnic University submitted 6 proposals and 2 proposals were funded including Dr. Ni’s.     Dr. Meng NI is  currently  an  Associate  Professor  at  Department  of  Building  and  Real  Estate.He  is  the  group  leader  for  Building  Energy  Research  Group  at  BRE  and  the  group  leader  for  Environmental   Energy   Research   Group   at   Research   Institute   for   Sustainable   Urban  Development  (RISUD). Dr.  Ni’s  research  interests  include  renewable  and  sustainable  energy  technologies (i.e. fuel cells and solar energy), numerical heat and mass transfer, building energy  and built environment.  Dr. Ni has published89 papers  in prestigious scientific journals and he  is  the  first  author  or  sole  author  for  most  of  his  publications.    Dr.  Ni’s  publications  havereceived4000  SCI  citations(excluding  self-citations).    His  current  H-index  is  27  (web  of  science).    Dr.  Ni  is  a  member  of  American  Society  for  Mechanical  Engineers  and  The  Electrochemical Society.  He is the  Associate  Editor  for 3 academic journals: (1)Sustainable  Energy  Technologies  and  Assessments(Elsevier);  (2)Science  Bulletin(Springer);  and  (3)Frontiers  in  Environmental  Science.  He is serving as a member of  Editorial  Board  for  9scientific  journals  and  an  active  reviewer  for  over  60  scientific  journals.  He  has  deliveredover20  keynote/invited  lectures  at  international  conferences.    He  has  served  as  a  committee  member for 7 international conferences and a session chair for 5 international conferences.  Dr.Ni received  Young  Scientist  Award  from The Hong Kong Institution of Science in 2007 and  Top   Reviewer   Award  from  Applied   Energy  in   2011.   Recently,   Dr.   Ni   also   received  outstanding   reviewing   awards   from   6   excellent   journals,   including  Applied   Thermal  Engineering,Applied Energy,Energy Conversion and Management,Journal of Power Sources,Chemical Engineering Journal, and  Electrochimica Acta. Have a look on Dr. Meng NI's profile : Prof Meng NI  

PolyU ranked 16th in ‘Architecture/Built Environment’

In the latest ‘QS World University Rankings by Subject’, PolyU ranked 16thin the world and 2ndin Hong Kong for the subject of ‘Architecture/Built Environment’. As one of the contributors to this achievement, we are very delighted that in terms of the two objective measures, ‘Citations per Paper’ and ‘H-index Citations’, the scores are 95.7 and 100, respectively. More about the ranking: http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2016/architecture#sorting=rank+region=+country=+faculty=+stars=false+search=poly  

‘Occupational Safety and Health Student Research Scholarship 2014’ Award Presentation (Winner : Dr. Jackie Yang)

Albert’s Team Winning Local Grand Prize of CIC Innovation Award...more (Photo) (Interview of Metro Finance Radio)

Again, Congratulations to Ir Prof. Albert Chan and his outstanding research team!   In addition to a range of awards they have received before, their project ‘Anti-heat Stress Clothing for Construction Workers in  Hot &Humid Weather’ won ‘The Local Grand Prize of The Construction Industry Council Innovation Award’. For the team, Ir Prof. Chan received the award from the Chief Executive, Hon. CY Leung in the Government House on 15 December 2015.   The team deserves a series of remarkable achievements for their enduring hard work. We are so proud of you all!   More about the project : Anti Heat  

BRE Undergraduate Student Winning OSHC Best Project Award (2015)

The dissertation report of a 2015 graduate from the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE), Ms Tsui Wing Sum (徐詠琛), was adjudicated as the one of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Best Project Award 2015winners under the category  of  Undergraduate  Degree  Programme  organized  by  the  statutory Occupational Safety and Health Council (OSHC).   The  Award  aimed  at  encouraging  post-secondary  students  in  Hong  Kong  to appreciate the importance of occupational safety and health in their studies. The OSHC offers a maximum of ten awards annually, based on the relevance, quality and originality of the submissions. The graduate received an award certificate and a cash prize  of HK$3,000 during  the OSH  Best Project  Award Prize Presentation Ceremony 2015 launched on 15 December 2015 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.   The  winning  dissertation  report  of  Ms  Tsui,  being  apart-time  graduate  of BSc(Hons) in Surveying programme in 2015, was entitled “A Critical Study of Safety Climate and Safety Performance for Private Sector Construction Projects in Hong Kong”. The winner was supervised by Dr Daniel W.M. Chan(陳煒明博士), Associate Professor of the BRE Department.    

Dr Meng NI receiving Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing Awards

To our great delight,Dr Meng NI,an Associate Professor at BRE,has received the awards of “Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing” from 6excellent Elsevier Journals(see their impact factors and rankings)in recognition of his contribution to the quality of the journals.  The 6 journals are listed below: 1.Applied Thermal Engineering(impact factor:2.739, rank 8/129 in Engineering, Mechanical;10/137 in Mechanics) 2.Applied Energy(impact factor: 5.613,rank 6/135 in Engineering, Chemical;9/89 in Energy & Fuels) 3.Energy Conversion and Management(impact factor: 4.38, rank 3/55 in Thermodynamics;3/137 in Mechanics) 4.Chemical Engineering Science(impact factor: 2.337, rank 42/135 in Engineering, Chemical) 5.Journal of Power Sources(impact factor: 6.217, rank 6/89 in Energy & Fuels;2/28 in Electrochemistry) 6.Electrochimica Acta(impact factor: 4.504,rank 4/28 in Electrochemistry) Have a look on more: BRE_NiMeng_ReviewingPapersforExcellentAcademicJournals

Winners of the Annual Best Final-Year Dissertation Award Competition (2015) for CIB Student Chapter of HKPolyU

Undergraduate Division  Award Type Name of Student Dissertation Supervisor Distinction Award Mr HO Man Lai Dr Daniel W.M. CHAN Merit Award Mr CHAN Kit San Dr Johnny K.W. WONG   Postgraduate Division  Award Type Name of Student Dissertation Supervisor Distinction Award Dr LAW On Kay, Angel Prof Albert P.C. CHAN Merit Award Dr YANG Yang Prof Albert P.C. CHAN