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PAIR research projects receive over HK$37 million from RGC

14 Feb 2023

Funding & Donations

The Research Grant Council (RGC) announced the funding results of the Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) 2022/23 Exercise. Six research projects led by members of PAIR’s constituent research units received a total grant of over HK$37 million. Four projects received 25 million under the Collaborative Research Project Grant, one project received HK$8 million under the Collaboration Research Equipment Grant, and one project received over HK$4 million under the Young Collaborative Research Grant.

Project Title

Coordinating University / Collaborating University(ies)

Amount Granted (HK$)

PAIR’s Constituent Research Unit(s) / Project Leader

Collaborative Research Project Grant

Smart self-adaptive shearing interferometry for wavefront optical characterisation

PolyU / CityU, CUHK

4,267,120

RCRE & RCSV /

Prof. Benny CHEUNG

Sonogenetics for specific deep neural circuit modulation and mitigation of Parkinsonian mice

PolyU / CityU, HKUST

7,152,840

RISA /

Prof. SUN Lei

Subambient Daytime Radiative Cooling Coating for Energy-Efficient Building Envelope

PolyU / CityU, HKU

5,384,413

RIAM, RILS, RISE & RISUD /

Prof. DAI Jianguo

Transmission of antimicrobial resistance from hotspot sources to occupational populations and urban communities

PolyU / CityU, HKU

8,709,120

RISUD /

Prof. LI Xiangdong

Collaborative Research Equipment Grant

Hong Kong Coastal HF-Radar Network

PolyU / CityU, HKUST

8,000,000

RILS /

Dr Alessandro STOCCHINO

Young Collaborative Research Grant

Coastal Urban Flooding under Climate Change: Evolution Mechanisms and

Intelligent Analysis

PolyU / HKUST, HKU

4,133,507

RILS & RISUD /

Dr DUAN Huan-feng

*In alphabetical order of project title

Full list of projects funded by the RGC Collaborate Research Fund: https://www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/rgc/funding_opport/crf/funded%20research/22-23.html


Research Units PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research

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