Prof. Yi-Qing Ni awarded the RGC Theme-based Research Scheme funding

Prof. Yi-Qing Ni awarded the RGC Theme-based Research Scheme funding

Prof. Yi-Qing Ni, Chair Professor of Smart Structures and Rail Transit in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, leads the project “INTACT: Intelligent Tropical-storm-resilient System for Coastal Cities,” which has been awarded funding of HK$48.293 million.

The objective of this project is to minimize the losses caused by typhoons by establishing an intelligent tropical-storm-resilient system for coastal cities. The project will devise a framework that enables efficient and accurate assessment of turbulence flows from sparse measurements. It will also quantify urban-environment tropical storm risks that arise due to complex urban aerodynamics.

Congratulations to Prof. Ni and his team for their outstanding achievement and contributions to the field.