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Engineers Without Borders Global Citizenship Programme 2019

With a vision to build up the capacity of communities in respond to the global challenges and contribute to sustainable development through innovative engineering, Ms Cheng Chun Wing, student of BEng in Civil Engineering, participated in a 8-day service trip to Myanmar organised by Engineers Without Borders (Hong Kong) in June 2019. The programme provided a platform for future engineering leaders to explore the global challenges, to serve the society proactively with global vision, and hence to contribute to the sustainable development goals as global citizens.

Congratulations on receiving the 'Yasoshima Yoshi-no-suke Prize' at EASTS 2019

A paper titled “Modeling Joint Activity-Travel Patterns in Pedestrian Networks with Possibility of Using Wi-Fi Data” authored by Mr Khoa Dang Vo (PhD Student, CEE), Miss Kun Qian (Former PhD Student, CEE), Prof. William H.K. Lam (Chair Professor of Civil and Transportation Engineering, CEE) and Prof. Agachai Sumalee (Professor, CEE) was awarded the ‘Yasoshima Yoshi-no-suke Prize’ (Best of the Best Paper Award) in the 13th International Conference of The Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS) on 9-12 September 2019 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The prize is to commend the academic and/or practical contribution for realizing better mobility in East Asia Region and the world.

The First Research Salon (Structural Unit) Successfully Launched

CEE launched the 1st Research Salon (Structural Unit) on 6 September 2019. It aims to encourage research exchange among research students and research staff, foster linkage between different research areas that will broaden the intellectual horizons and networks of research students and research staffs, and enhance the presentation skills. The Salon is organized every Friday in Semester 1 of 2019/20. Dr Junqi Huang was invited to give a sharing on “Structural Performance of Precast Reinforced Geopolymer Concrete Sandwich Panels Enabled by FRP Connectors”. He obtained his PhD Degree from CEE in 2019. He is a Research Associate who is supervised by Prof. J.G. Dai, Associate Head and Professor of CEE.

Congratulations to Miss Jue ZHAO on receiving the ‘Excellent Presentation Award’ at NCEC 2019

Miss Jue Zhao, a PhD student supervised by Prof. Xiang-dong LI (Chair Professor of CEE), received the ‘Excellent Presentation Award’ at the 10th National Conference in Environmental Chemistry held in Tianjin, China during 15-19 August 2019. The title of Miss Zhao’s winning presentation was ‘Natural and anthropogenic drives of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) from a Tibetan perspective’.

Orientation Programme 2019 - Welcome CEE freshmen !

CEE extended its warmest welcome to over 223 freshmen participating in the Orientation Programme on 27 August 2019. Prof. C.S. Poon, Head of CEE, kicked off the event by introducing the department, its facilities and recent achievements. Representatives from Health, Safety and Environment Office, Office of General University Requirements, Centre of Student Advancement and Resources, and University Health Service also highlighted their services to help students adapt to university life. Prof. C.S. Poon - Head of CEE, welcomed all freshmen Dr Y.H. Wang - BEng in Civil Engineering Ir C.L. Kwan - BEng in Civil Engineering (Senior Year) Dr S.Y. Zhu - BEng in SustainableStructural and Fire Engineering Dr Ben Leu - BEng in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development Dr Y. Jiang - BEng in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development (Senior Year) Dr Barbara Siu - HD in Civil Engineering Dr Nicole Yiu and Dr Dan Tsang - BEng in Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health

Visit from College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University

Prof. Huanjun JIANG, Vice Dean, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University led a group of 30 students to visit our Department on 5 August 2019. Dr Zhenyu Yin, Associate Professor of CEE, gave a presentation to introduce PolyU, CEE and some research advances in civil engineering. Visits to Concrete Materials Laboratory, Hydraulics Laboratory and Transport and Highway Engineering Laboratory were arranged for the visitors.

Best Paper Award

A paper titled ‘Factors affecting the severity of rear-end conflicts: A driving simulator study’ authored by Miss Tiantian Chen (PhD candidate, CEE) was awarded the Best Paper Award in the 5th International Conference on Transportation Information and Safety (14-17 July 2019) in Liverpool, United Kingdom.