PolyU student project on sustainable transportation won first prize at the ISETS-ESCAP Youth Voice Competition (Source: PolyU News)

A team of three PhD students from the Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), in collaboration with a student from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, has secured the first prize in the Northeast Asia division of the 2024 ISETS-ESCAP Youth Voice Competition for their innovative research on digital twin technology for sustainable transportation.

The team named “Energy Victory” operates under the International Centre of Urban Energy Nexus (IUEX) of PolyU, which is led by Prof. Jerry YAN, Chair Professor of Energy and Buildings of the Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering of PolyU.

Supervised by Prof. YAN and Dr Ying DU, Postdoctoral Fellow of the Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering of PolyU, the talented students: Junxiang ZHANG, Shibo ZHU, Dayin CHEN, and Haolan CHEN (from Shanghai Jiao Tong University) developed an innovative project titled "Drawing the Blueprint of Traffic Electrification with Digital Twin." This awarded project aims to foster Sustainable Development Goals in the transportation sector, demonstrating the team's dedication to driving impactful change through advanced digital twin technology.

The ISETS-ESCAP Youth Voice Competition is organised by the International Society for Energy Transition Studies (ISETS) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). The competition brought together young leaders from all over the world and attracted approximately 300 submissions from 77 teams across 37 countries. The triumph of the PolyU team underscores the university’s dedication to nurturing young student researchers and leadership in advocating for sustainable energy solutions.

The award not only recognises the students’ effort but also demonstrates PolyU's standing as a leading institution for innovative research and collaborative endeavours in sustainability. Next, the PolyU team will compete in the Global Final Competition in Chengdu this November, representing PolyU at the United Nations ESCAP Headquarters in Bangkok.

Nexus holds forum on sustainability and interdisciplinary research and innovation in PolyU

(Source: PolyU News)

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Cell Press co-hosted the Nexus Forum 2024 on campus on 9 to 10 May. Themed “Sustainable Exploration of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation”, the forum explores innovative research in applied sciences, engineering, technology, and interdisciplinary fields that address the world’s major challenges. The two-day forum attracted over 150 participants, including an international line-up of keynote speakers from Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, Japan and mainland China, as well as authors, session chairs, staff members and students.

In the opening ceremony, PolyU’s Executive Vice President Dr Miranda LOU, Chair Professor of Building Thermal Science and Director of PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR) Prof Qingyan CHEN, Chair Professor of Energy and Buildings and Editor-in-Chief of Nexus Prof Jerry YAN, and Vice President of Editorial Strategy and Innovation at Cell Press and Editor-in-Chief of Immunity Dr Peter LEE warmly welcomed the audience from around the world.

The keynote and panel speakers delved into four main topics, covering interdisciplinary solutions for sustainable futures, innovative materials-based solutions, carbon neutrality and energy system transformation and smart data-based science and technology, that sparked thought-provoking dialogues between the presenters and the audiences on how cross-discipline innovation and research can shape a sustainable future for all.

Nexus is Cell Press’s first partner journal in the physical sciences and the first title published in collaboration with a university. Its addition marks Cell Press’s continued growth in open access physical sciences titles, which include Cell Reports Physical Science and Cell Reports Sustainability.

To learn more about Nexus, please visit https://www.cell.com/nexus/home . (Source: PolyU News)