We are pleased to learn that two PhD students from FCE were honoured with the Best Research Postgraduate Student of the Year 2023 by the Graduate School (GS), scooping two out of the three awards this year.
The award is established by GS to recognise research postgraduate students with exceptional research and academic performance, and their significant contributions to the research community at PolyU. The awardees will receive a cash prize and a certificate as a token of their outstanding performance.
Mr Siyuan ZHAO of the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE) is one of the awarded students. His research focuses on improving the power output and energy efficiency of zinc-air batteries. His research not only solves the key issues in zinc-air batteries, but also advances the commercialisation of zinc-air batteries for long-duration energy storage. Mr Zhao’s supervisor is Prof. Meng NI, Associate Dean (Research) of Faculty and Professor of BRE.
Another awardee from FCE is Ms Yamin QING of the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI). She is supervised by Dr Shuo WANG, Associate Professor of LSGI. Her research focuses on investigating extreme weather events and water-related hazards by utilising remote sensing tools and geospatial techniques. The research provides new insights into environmental policy implementation, especially when facing emerging climate-induced disasters.
