The University has launched the PolyU Patents Achievement Award this year in appreciation and honour of the remarkable achievements of departments and inventors that actively engaged in IP filing. Two awards were established for this purpose including the “Top Patents Filing Award 2023” which considers the IP filing activities over the past five years (2019-2023) and “Most Active Patents Filing Award” which focuses on the IP filing activities wit

17 Jul 2024

A group of 19 students from Lui Cheung Kwong Lutheran College visited CEE on 8 July 2024 (Monday). Dr Jacqueline Lo, Assistant Professor of CEE, introduced the admission information and the recent developments of the civil engineering industry to the students.   After the programme talk, students had the opportunity to visit our Transport and Highway Engineering Laboratory and Soil Mechanics Laboratory, where they knew more latest technology and

16 Jul 2024

CEE has long been striving to nurture and reach sustainable young minds through hosting engaging and educational departmental visits. The Department recently welcomed more than 50 students from three secondary schools, aiming to introduce the admission information and the recent developments of the civil engineering industry to them. 25 June 2024 - F.D.B.W.A. Szeto Ho Secondary School Dr Andy Y. F. Leung, Associate Head of CEE, hosted the progra

12 Jul 2024

Led by Dr Ling Jin and Dr Kai Zhou, a group of 14 CEE undergraduate students visited two laboratories in Wan Chai operated by the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) and one laboratory in Chai Wan under the GHM Greater Bay Area Institute of Urban Architecture (HK) on 27 June 2024, with the support of Environmental Conservation Fund. This tour, as part of CEE's ongoing efforts to provide students with practical learning experiences, included

5 Jul 2024

Dr Yu Wang delivered a seminar with the topic of “Depicting Photochemical Behaviour of Gaseous Secondary Pollutants: Environment-Specific Insights and Control Strategies from Near-Explicit Chemical Mechanism Modelling” on 26 June 2024. It was co-organized with HKIE Civil Division. Find the full version of the webinar in the below link: https://youtu.be/BRD0wE3NVXU  

4 Jul 2024

We are thrilled to announce the grand opening of the Research Centre for Design for Safety (RCDfS). The opening ceremony, took place on 27 June 2024 (Thursday), attracted more than 100 participants, bringing together industry leaders, professionals, alumni, staff and students to celebrate the launch of this groundbreaking initiative. The ceremony was kicked off by a welcome address by Prof. Chi Sun Poon, Head of CEE and Director of RCDfS, follow

3 Jul 2024

Congratulations to PhD students Mr Shunxiang Song, Mr Cong Tang and Mr Yang Cheng, all under the supervision of Prof Zhen-Yu Yin, Professor of CEE, for receiving the Best Poster Award at the 11th International Symposium of Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground (IS-Macau 2024). The conference was held on 14-17 June 2024 in Macau, China with the aim to collect information concerning the geotechnical aspects of the design,

28 Jun 2024

Congratulations to Dr Xi Jiang, Research Assistant Professor of CEE, for being elected to the Steering Board of the ITA Young Members Group (ITAYM) at the 2024 World Tunnel Congress (WTC), becoming the first Chinese member to hold this position since the group's inception ten years ago. More than 3000 professionals in tunnel and underground space gathered in the WTC this year, showcasing the global community's interest and investment in the futur

28 Jun 2024

Congratulations to Miss Jinyan Yu, CEE PhD student supervised by Dr Ling Jin, on receiving “Best Poster Award” in the 2024 Global Chinese Environmental Protection Conference (GCEPC 2024). The conference was held from 24-27 May 2024 at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Miss Yu’s winning poster was titled “Assessing the Quantitative Contribution of Microbial Components and Their Sources to in vitro Bioactivities of Airborne Fine Particu

25 Jun 2024

The 2024 Annual Symposium of Logistics & Transportation Division (LTD) of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), co-organized by CEE, was successfully held on 8 June 2024 (Saturday), with the theme “Accelerating New Energy Transition for Transport”. The symposium brought together more than 120 participants to exchange insights in the era of green energy for transportation.  Distinguished speakers from the industry and government agencies

21 Jun 2024