Fourteen research projects led by PAIR members awarded RGC funding

Project Title

Project Coordinator

Affiliation with PAIR Constituent Research Unit

Collaborative Research Project Grant

Unraveling the Mechanisms of Targeted Therapy Resistance as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Prof. LEE Kin-wah Terence
Associate Head and Professor in Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology
(in collaboration with HKU)

Member of Research Institute for Future Food (RiFood) and Research Centre for Chinese Medicine Innovation (RCMI)

Seeing like Dragonflies: Optical-fiber-based Artificial Compound Eyes for 3D Vision

Prof. ZHANG Xuming
Associate Head and Professor in Department of Applied Physics(in collaboration with HKU)

Associate Director of Research Institute for Quantum Technology (RIQT), Management Committee Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI), Member of Research Institute for Advanced Manufacturing (RIAM) and Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE)

Next-generation AI-XR Empowered Surgical Planning and Intraoperative Guidance System via Effective Fusion of Empirical Knowledge, Human Interaction, and Machine Inference

Prof. QIN Jing Harry
Professor in School of Nursing
(in collaboration with CUHK and HKU)

Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI) and Mental Health Research Centre (MHRC)

Optimising Spinal Curvature Corrective Outcomes in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: An Investigation into Spinal Flexibility, Biomechanical Behavior and Predictive Modeling

Prof. YIP Yiu-wan Joanne
Associate Dean (Industrial Partnership) and Professor in School of Fashion and Textiles
(in collaboration with CUHK and HKU)

Management Committee Member of Research Institute for Future Food (RiFood), Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI), Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports) and Research Centre of Textiles for Future Fashion (RCTFF)

Ultrahigh-resolution Optical Vector Analysis for Broadband Photonic Devices

Prof. YU Changyuan
Professor in Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
(in collaboration with CityU and CUHK)

Management Committee Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI), Member of Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR), Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports), Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) and Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations (RCDSE)

Advancing Compound Hazard Resilience and Adaptation for Urban Building Community in a Changing Climate

Prof. DONG You
Associate Professor in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
(in collaboration with CityU, HKUST and HKU)

Member of Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS), Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD), Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE) and Research Centre for Digital Transformation of Tourism (RCDTT)

Collaborative Research Equipment Grant

A Multifunctional Time-space-energy-helicity Resolved Transient Absorption Microscopy Imaging System for Advanced Materials and Devices Research

Dr LI Mingjie
Assistant Professor in Department of Applied Physics
(in collaboration with CityU, CUHK, HKUST, HKU)

Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI)

State-of-the-art Dynamic Nuclear Polarisation Enhanced Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy

Prof. YUNG Ka Fu
Associate Dean of Faculty of Science, and Professor in Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology
(in collaboration with CityU, HKBU, CUHK, HKUST, HKU and EdUHK)

Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) and Research Centre for SHARP Vision (RCSV)

Development of a Colorimetric and Photometric Characterisation Platform for Binocular VR/AR Headsets

Prof. WEI Minchen Tommy
Professor in Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering
(in collaboration with CityU and HKUST)

Management Committee Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI), Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI), Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD), Research Centre for Digital Transformation of Tourism (RCDTT) and Research Centre for SHARP Vision (RCSV)

Young Collaborative Research Grant

Design of Ultrastrong, Ductile, and Thermally Stable Nanocrystalline Dual-phase Alloys via Coherent Nano-honeycomb Architectures

Dr JIAO Zengbao
Associate Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering
(in collaboration with CityU and HKUST)

Member of Research Institute for Advanced Manufacturing (RIAM)

AI-empowered Wind Field Simulation for Sustainable Urban Microclimate Design

Dr YOU Ruoyu
Assistant Professor in Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering
(in collaboration with HKU)

Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI) and Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD)

Research Impact Fund

WASTES to WINGS – Constructing a High-throughput Sustainable Aviation Fuel Research Platform to Facilitate Zero Carbon Air Travel in Hong Kong

Dr Shao-Yuan LEU
Associate Professor in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Management Committee Member of Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE), Member of Research Institute for Future Food (RiFood), Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) and Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD)

Development of Modular Integrated 3D-printed Concrete Construction (MI3DC)

Prof. POON Chi-sun
Michael Anson Professor in Civil Engineering, Chair Professor and Head of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Director of Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE), Member of Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS) and Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD)

Creating Delightful Experience in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Headset through Optimal Optical Design

Prof. WEI Minchen Tommy
Professor inDepartment of Building Environment and Energy Engineering

Management Committee Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI), Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI), Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD), Research Centre for Digital Transformation of Tourism (RCDTT) and Research Centre for SHARP Vision (RCSV)