PolyU wins the largest share from Environment and Conservation Fund
PolyU has achieved excellent results in the HKSAR Government’s Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF) 2021-22 funding exercise. In the category “Environmental Research, Technology Demonstration and Conference Projects”, 13 research projects of the University have received more than HK$10 million in funding. Among the 41 awarded projects from local universities funded by the University Grants Committee, PolyU has the largest share in terms of the number of projects awarded and the funding amount.
PolyU’s projects range from the study of how high purity oxygen could enhance sewage treatment, using remote sensing technology and AI for monitoring oil spills in the sea, producing hydrogen while purifying wastewater simultaneously by solar power, to the development of a smart robot that can pick up and sort litter in difficult terrain automatically.
| Project | Lead Researcher | Funding Amount (HK$) |
|---|---|---|
| Study of High Purity Oxygen Aeration for Biological Polishing of Chemical Enhanced Primary Treated Sewage Effluent and Cellulase Production from Sludge | Dr Leu Shao-yuan, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | 1,999,800 |
| A multi-source remote sensing based technique for monitoring oil spills | Professor Charles Wong Man-sing, Professor, Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics | 1,920,520 |
| Recycling yard waste into new-generation biochar adsorbents for CO2 and VOCs removal | Professor Dan Tsang, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | 1,179,557 |
| Development of Novel Photocatalytic Technology for Solar-driven Simultaneous Hydrogen Production and Pollutant Degradation from Wastewater | Dr Ho Cheuk-lam, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology | 500,000 |
| World Meteorological Organization (WMO) - Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) VOC Expert Workshop | Ir Professor Guo Hai, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | 500,000 |
| GPS-assisted Smart Robot with Self-exploration Ability for Litter Pick-up and Sorting on Curved Hillsides | Dr Henry Chu Kar-hang, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering | 499,400 |
| Engineering a microbial biosensor for monitoring microplastics pollution | Dr Chua Song-lin, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology | 499,000 |
| Intelligent monitoring and diagnosis platform for second-life battery energy storage systems based on artificial intelligence and internet of things technologies | Dr Wang Minghao, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering | 499,000 |
| Green Conversion of Microalgal Biomass into High Value Products | Dr Yung Ka-fu, Associate Professor, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology | 498,000 |
| Innovative Bifacial Solar Photovoltaic: from theoretical model to its practical application in Hong Kong | Ir Professor Vivien Lu Lin, Professor, Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering | 494,000 |
| Climate-Resilient Planning and Design for Coastal Stormwater Drainage Systems | Dr Wang Shuo, Assistant Professor, Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics | 490,600 |
| Optimal design of high performance textile-based solar steam generator by tunable capillary evaporation | Dr Shou Dahua, Assistant Professor, Institute of Textiles and Clothing | 485,300 |
| Developing high power electric vehicle (EV) chargers using waste graphite and separators derived from end-of-life EV batteries | Dr Xu Zhenglong, Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering | 464,400 |
| Total | 10,029,577 |
