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Visit of Prof. Andrew Whittle, Departmental Academic Advisor (DAA)

Prof. Andrew Whittle of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who is the Departmental Academic Advisor of CEE, paid his first visit to the Department from 9 to 11 Jan 2023.Apart from the CEE management team, Prof. Whittle also met with different student groups including undergraduate, master and postgraduate students.  He also joined the CEE Departmental Advisory Committee (DAC) Meeting to learn the development of the Department and  understand the civil and environmental industries in Hong Kong.  CEE’s curriculum updates, research achievements and 50th Anniversary upcoming events were deliberated during the meeting.

Prof. Anthony Chen’s research has won the MULTRA 2022 Best Article Award from the Elsevier Journal Multimodal Transportation

Congratulations to Prof. Anthony Chen for his research output “Accessibility-based vulnerability analysis of multi-modal transportation networks with weibit choice models” winning the “2022 Best Article Award” given by the Journal “Multimodal Transportation” Multimodal Transportation provides a forum for high quality, cutting-edge research in transportation science and technology. The best article award is given to the top 10% or less of articles that are picked out by the journal editorial team.

MSc Project Supervised by Dr Tak-Ming Chan has been Awarded an MSc Research Grant for 2022/23 by the Institution of Structural Engineers

Congratulations to Dr Tak-Ming Chan, Programme Leader of the Master of Science (MSc) in Civil Engineering, whose supervised MSc project entitled "Development of Earthquake Resistant Design Guidelines for Inter-module Connections of Modular Buildings" has been awarded an MSc grant for 2022/23 by the Institution of Structural Engineers.   The Institution of Structural Engineers is the world’s largest membership organization dedicated to structural engineering. The annual MSc research grants by the Institution's Research Fund support postgraduate research project carried out as part of a full time or part-time Master of Science degree programme.  Focal topics include Institutions' industry focused research themes and the applications were assessed based on: likelihood of scope of further research, extent of innovation, relation to a practical problem and feasibility.

Three CEE Projects Awarded RGC Collaborative Research Fund (CRF)

In 2022/23 CRF Exercise, the RGC received a total of 258 preliminary proposals and shortlisted 93 submission of full proposals, of which 50 were selected for interview. Finally, 40 CRF proposals [i.e. 7 Collaborative Research Equipment Grant (CREG) and 33 Collaborative Research Project Grant (CRPG) proposals] with a total amount of $237.5 million (exclusive of on-costs) were supported by the RGC. Congratulations to Dr Alessandro Stocchino, Prof. Jian-Guo Dai and Prof. Xiangdong Li, whose projects were supported by RGC among the 54 proposals submitted by PolyU. The project details are as follows:   Ref. No. Name of PC Proposal Title RGC Amount Awarded Collaborative Research Equipment Grant (CREG) C5032-22E Dr Alessandro Stocchino Hong Kong Coastal HF-Radar Network $8,000,000 Collaborative Research Project Grant (CRPG) C5051-22G Prof. Jian-Guo Dai Subambient Daytime Radiative Cooling Coating for Energy-Efficient Building Envelope $5,384,413 C5063-22G Prof. Xiangdong Li Transmission of Antimicrobial Resistance from Hotspot Sources to Occupational Populations and Urban Communities $8,709,120  

Dr Huan-Feng Duan’s Project Awarded CRF Young Collaborative Research Grant (YCRG) 2022/23

The RGC announced the funding results of the CRF Young Collaborative Research Grant (YCRG) in 2022/23 Exercise on 5 January 2023. Congratulations to Dr Huan-Feng Duan, whose project was selected for interview and supported by the RGC among the 5 full applications submitted by PolyU.   In the first round of CRF Young Collaborative Research Grant 2022/23, the RGC received 34 full applications, 16 proposals were selected for interview.  Finally, 14 proposals were supported at a total amount of $52.5 million (exclusive of on-costs).   Details of Dr Duan’s project is listed below: Ref. No. Name of PC Proposal Title RGC Amount Awarded C5002-22Y Dr Huan-Feng Duan Coastal Urban Flooding under Climate Change: Evolution Mechanisms and Intelligent Analysis $4,133,507

PolyU Info Day for Taught Postgraduate Programmes

The PolyU Info Day for Taught Postgraduate Programmes was successfully held on 7 Jan 2023 (Sat). Dr Tak-Ming Chan (Programme Leader of MSc in Civil Engineering) and Dr Yi Jiang (Deputy Programme Leader of MSc in Environmental Management and Engineering) delivered a programme talk to introduce the programme details and admission information of MSc in Civil Engineering and MSc in Environmental Management and Engineering respectively. Participants were also able to ask questions during the Q&A session. The application deadline is 30 April 2023. If you want to know more about our MSc programmes, please visit our website at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/cee/prospective-students/taught-postgraduate-programmes/

Green Tech Fund Awarded “Low-carbon Transformation of Construction Materials Using Waste Glass” Project

Congratulations to Prof. Chi Sun Poon, Head of CEE, whose project, titled “Low-carbon Transformation of Construction Materials Using Waste Glass”, has been awarded HK$5.29 million Green Tech Fund (GTF). The Green Tech Fund (GTF) was established in 2020 to provide better and more focused funding support to research and development projects which can help Hong Kong decarbonize and enhance environmental protection. The GTF has so far approved 22 projects among 100 applications.

Meeting with University of Technology Malaysia

CEE has been exploring collaboration opportunities with different international institutions. Prof. Chi Sun Poon, Head of CEE, had a meeting with Dr Mariyana Aida Ab. Kadir, senior lecturer of Department of Structure and Materials, University of Technology Malaysia, to discuss the partnership possibilities between the two universities.  

CEE Departmental Visit-Yan Oi Tong Tin Ka Ping Secondary School (23 Dec)

30 students from Yan Oi Tong Tin Ka Ping Secondary School visited CEE department on 23 Dec 2022 (Fri). Dr Siwei Liu, Assistant Professor, delivered a programme talk to share the latest development of the civil engineering industry and introduced the admission information of BEng(Hons) Scheme in Civil Engineering and Sustainable Development. Students then formed groups to compete in the “Tower Challenge: Engineering with Straws, Tape and Imagination”. The best performed group built a tower of 61cm high. Apart from the programme talk and interactive workshop, students also visited Noise and Safety Laboratory and Geology Laboratory.

Appointment as a Member of Advisory Council on the Environment (ACE)

Prof. Dan Tsang has been appointed as a member of the Advisory Council on the Environment (ACE). The Council plays a pivotal role in reviewing the state of the environment in Hong Kong, as well as advising the Government, through the Secretary for Environment and Ecology, on appropriate measures which might be taken to combat pollution of all kinds, and to protect and sustain the environment Prof. Tsang also serves in Environmental Impact Assessment Subcommittee and Waste Management Subcommittee to support the development of environmental protection and conservation policies in Hong Kong.