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The Academic Ranking of World Universities Ranks 2020

The Academic Ranking of World Universities Ranks PolyU 7th in 2020 under the subject “Transportation Science & Technology". We’re 1st in Hong Kong.

Book Release - Dr HUNG Wing-tat

Dr HUNG Wing-tat is a retired Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at PolyU. In his over 20 years of academic career, Dr HUNG publishes widely in journals, books, conferences and local paper columns. The latest book “獵夢香港：的士業的傳承” records the development trend of taxis in Hong Kong, a common transportation mode in daily life, reflecting the general situation, characteristics and issues of the entire taxi industry in different eras.

Our international students have something to share

Our international students have something to share:      LIANG Jalynna Jiajing, Canada "Studying civil engineering is full of obstacles but it will be less tension when study in PolyU. All lecturers are willing to help students and patient to answer every questions. We also have excellent industrial center instructors to guide us operate the devices and learn the theories that we study in the classroom. We have a gorgeous building which meets all the required learning conditions. Civil Engineering is a hard subject but it not that hard to learn when we meet CEE team in PolyU."   KASSEN Shynggys, Kazakhstan "PolyU has all equipment for students to understand the theories and concepts of civil and environmental engineering.  Their colleagues will find the best way to explain them to you, even the most complicated one."   ADIPUTRA Rama, Indonesia "At CEE of PolyU, students are provided with well-equipped laboratory facilities, where they can apply concepts and theories in real construction problems." KENZHEGUL Moldir, Kazakhstan LIM Jewel Xin Wei, Malaysia "I had my first online learning experience during the second semester of my first year in PolyU. It was definitely a whole new experience, especially having the experience to eat your breakfast while attending the lecture.  There is one thing that I’m particularly thankful for staying in Malaysia during this online learning semester is there is no difference between Malaysia and Hong Kong’s time zones !"   RIFKY Ahamed Azem, Sri Lanka "The library is where I always go to between lessons to study, relax my mind or hangout with people at lib café. The state-of-the-art facilities enable students to explore their creativity."

Congratulations to Prof Hai Guo

Congratulations to Prof. Hai Guo in CEE on getting the FAST Faculty Award 2019/2020 The COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak ultimately designated a pandemic status and led to an unprecedented global demand and chronic shortage of disposable face masks. To provide an alternative to disposable face masks, Prof. Hai Guo’s team in CEE cooperated with a team from the Institute of Textiles and Clothing (ITC) to develop an effective antiviral, washable and reusable face mask, namely PU30. The project won the Faculty of Applied Science & Textiles (FAST) Faculty Awards 2019/20 (Team Award). https://www.polyu.edu.hk/fast/en/news-events/awards-and-achievements/index_id_83.html

Summer Programme 2020

Learning doesn’t stop in the time of Coronavirus!  Over 140 secondary students joined our online Summer Programme on 7 August 2020.  Participants have gained an understanding of civil and environmental engineering through mini-lectures and laboratory demonstrations.  At the end of the programme, participants were asked to complete a min-challenge for prizes. Thanks for our academic colleagues!

New Joiner - Dr Alessandro Stocchino

New Joiner Dr Alessandro Stocchino Associate Professor After his PhD in Hydraulic Engineering, Dr Stocchino started his career at the University of Genova, becoming Associate Professor and Head of the MsC program in Environmental Engineering. He coordinated several European Projects. Environmental topics related to sediment transport, circulation modelling, marine and river pollution are his main research interests. Dr Stocchino will join us on 10 August 2020.

New Machine on board

A new 25,000kN Compression Testing Machine, acquired by The Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Steel Construction (CNERC), is now located at Structural Engineering Research Laboratory (Room Y001) of the Department.   The machine is specifically designed for mechanical tests on typical structural members made of high strength steel and composite materials under a maximum compressive load at 25,000kN.  The controller offers automatic data acquisition, data analysis, real-time data display, data storage and database management functions.

Congratulations to Prof Ni Yi-qing

恭賀倪一清教授榮獲中國振動工程學會科學技術獎 倪一清教授憑「 橋梁及建築結構隨機振動智能磁流變控制理論與方法」，榮獲中國振動工程學會所頒發的科學技術二等獎。

Online Summer Programme

Date: 7 August 2020 (Friday) Time: 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm Medium of Instruction: English supplementary with Cantonese Target Participants: Secondary 3 and 5 students (Preference will be given to students taking Chemistry, Physics, Extended Modules of Mathematics and/or combined Science with Physics/Chemistry) Registration: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/mysurvey/index.php/991877?lang=en

New Joiner - Dr Yancheng CAI

Dr Yancheng CAI Research Assistant Professor Ir Dr Yancheng CAI obtained his PhD degree in structural engineering from The University of Hong Kong. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Member of the ICE, HKIE and ASCE. His main research areas include steel structures and composite structures, structural stability, connections and joints, and fire resistance.