The Joseph Needham Foundation for Science and Civilisation Public Lectures on STEAM Education

Aims / Objectives:

This is to invite teachers and students of secondary schools to participate in the captioned events.

Details:
This series of lectures is co-organized by the Joseph Needham Foundation for Science and Civilisation (JNFSC), the Education Bureau, the Hong Kong Academy of Sciences and the Hong Kong Science Museum, with the aims to promote Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education, and to enable students and the public to learn more about the recent development of some STEAM-related topics (including sustainable agricultural technology, computer chips technology, medical ultrasound technology, biomedical engineering, novel electric vehicle technology, psychiatric related technology applications, novel passive cooling technology), as well as to recognise the challenges and opportunities of innovation and entrepreneurship in Hong Kong.

Date and Time:
6 December 2023 (Wednesday)
3:00 - 4:15 p.m.

Venue:
Science Museum, Hong Kong

Topic and Synopsis of Lecture:
Challenges and Opportunities of Novel Electric Vehicle Technologies

With ever increasing concerns on environment issues (e.g. Global Warming), the development of more environmental friendly electric vehicles (EVs) is taking on an accelerated pace. Different kinds of EV (including the battery, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fuel-cell) have their features, shortcomings and potentials. This lecture will discuss key technologies and some innovative EV technological challenges (including the in-wheel motors and wireless charging). In addition, some novel EV development and opportunities, including the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) service and vehicular energy network, will also be discussed.

Guest Speaker and Language:

Ir. Prof. CHAU Kwok-tong

Chair Professor of Electrical Energy Engineering,

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

(Language medium: Cantonese)