Inauguration Ceremony of Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality

Programme

2:30 – 3:00 p.m.

Registration and Research Project Poster Viewing

3:00 – 3:10 p.m.
Welcome Speeches:
Prof. JG Teng, President, PolyU
Prof. Christopher Chao, Vice President (Research and Innovation), PolyU
Prof. QY Chen, Director of PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR), PolyU

3:10 – 3:30 p.m.
Mr KS Wong, Secretary for the Environment, GBS, JP

Keynote Speech – Hong Kong’s Climate Action Plan 2050 – Waste Reduction

3:30 – 3:45 p.m.
Prof. CS Poon, Director of RCRE – Introduction of RCRE

3:45 – 4:00 p.m.
Prof. Julia Stegemann, University College London,
Director of UKRI Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Centre for Mineral-based Construction Materials
(ICEC-MCM) – Introduction of ICEC-MCM (on-line)

4:00 – 4:15 p.m.
Prof. Daniel Tsang, RCRE – Carbon Neutral Biochar Construction Materials

4:15 – 4:30 p.m.
Dr Zhen Leng, RCRE – Upcycling of Waste Plastics into Sustainable Asphalt Pavement

4:30 – 4:45 p.m.
Prof. Chris Cheeseman, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Imperial College London – Innovation in Resources Engineering (on-line)

4:45 – 5:00 p.m.
Prof. CS Poon – Closing Remarks followed by Poster Viewing