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PAIR Annual Conference - RCRE Session on 10 May 2023

The RCRE Session of PAIR Annual Conference was successfully held on 10 May 2023 (Wednesday) at PolyU. The Session contains a keynote presentation, 5 technical presentations and 10 poster presentations. Over 100 participants joined this Session physically or by online mode.

Associate Director of RCRE being elected as the President of the Academy of Pavement Science and Engineering

The Board of Governors of Academy of Pavement Science and Engineering (APSE) announced on 4 May 2023 that Dr Zhen Leng, Associate Director of RCRE, had been elected as the President of the 2023-2025 Executive Board. APSE is a global community of academics working together to educate, innovate, and advance the profession of pavement science and engineering (http://www.pavements.academy).

RCRE Member Ranked No. 8 in the Best Environmental Sciences Scientists in China 2023

Congratulations to RCRE member, Prof. Dan Tsang, achieving National Rank 8 in the Best Environmental Sciences Scientists in China 2023 (https://research.com/scientists-rankings/environmental-sciences/cn). Position in the ranking is based on a scholar’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which includes exclusively publications and citation metrics for an examined discipline. 

Associate Director of RCRE’s paper has been awarded as one of the High-Impact Papers published in Engineering

A research paper titled “Sustainable Practice in Pavement Engineering through Value-Added Collective Recycling of Waste Plastic and Waste Tyre Rubber” with Dr LENG Zhen, Associate Director of RCRE as the corresponding author, has been named by ScienceDirect platform as one of the “High-Impact Papers” among the 234 papers indexed in Engineering since 2021. The paper was recognised as an ESI Hot and Highly Cited Paper. Read the Abstract: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095809920303738

RCRE hosted a lab tour for industry leaders and members of PolyU Foundation

A delegation comprising Ir Tsui Tak-kong of T.K. Tsui & Associate Ltd, Mr Xu Min-luo of Wu Yi Construction Company Limited and members of PolyU Foundation visited the RCRE laboratory on 20 January 2023. The visit enabled the RCRE to showcase the latest research developments and achivements and encouraged possible academic-industry collaborations.

Call for Applications - RCRE Funding Schemes

Third Round of Seed Fund of RCRE Scheme (2022/23) welcomes applications to promote and nurture inter-disciplinary research collaboration in fields related to RCRE research directions and enhance the competitiveness of staff intending to apply for major competitive research grants. The funding ceiling of the seed fund is HK$500,000 per project. RCRE Young Researcher Supporting Scheme (2022/23) is a new initiative that aims to support and nurture promising early career academics, and promote and nurture inter-disciplinary research collaboration in the fields related to RCRE. The Scheme is open to full-time Research Assistant Professors in the University and offers support of up to HK$250,000 per project. Funding for both schemes can only be used for research purposes, including equipment and general expenses, hiring short-term research supporting staff and research-related trips. The selection criteria are based on research excellence and strategic importance of the applications, plan to bid for external grants, involvement of multi-disciplinary members and research output generated by the proposals.  Interested parties should submit completed application form to RCRE on or before 17 February 2023. For more information, please contact info.rcre@polyu.edu.hk. 

RCRE hosted a lab tour for scholar from the University of Cambridge

RCRE hosted a lab tour for Prof. David Cardwell, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Strategy and Planning) at the University of Cambridge on 18 January 2023. Prof. Cardwell has been a speaker of PAIR 2nd Distinguished Lecture in 2020.

RCRE Member Awarded $4.65 Million by the RGC Reserach Impact Fund Scheme (RIF)

Warmest Congratulations to RCRE member, Prof. Benny Cheung, for being awarded the Research Impact Fund (RIF) 2022/23 by the Research Grants Councils (RGC). The awarded project "Next Generation of In-situ Precision Three-dimensional Surface Metrology: A Smart Self-adaptive Multiscopic Approach for Industrial 4.0" led by Prof. Cheung will be supported with a total amount of $4.65 million for 3 years.  The project attempts to reserach and develop a customizable smart SAMS system for in-situ precision 3D surface mesurement under different manufacturing environments and applications for last impact on the advancement of mesurement science and technology ready for industry 4.0.  We wish Prof. Benny Cheung continued success.

RCRE member appointed as a member of the Advisory Council on the Environment (ACE)

RCRE member, Prof. Dan TSANG, has been appointed as a member of the Advisory Council on the Environment (ACE) in The Environment and Ecology Bureau. The Council plays a pivotal role in reviewing the state of the environment in Hong Kong, as well as advising the Government, through the Secretary for Environment and Ecology, on appropriate measures which might be taken to combat pollution of all kinds, and to protect and sustain the environment. Prof. TSANG also serves in Environmental Impact Assessment Subcommittee and Waste Management Subcommittee to support the development of environmental protection and conservation policies in Hong Kong.

Director of RCRE awarded $5.29 million by the Green Tech Fund (GTF)

Congratulations to Director of RCRE, Ir Prof. Poon Chi-sun, for awarded $5.29 million by the Green Tech Fund (GTF) for a research project titled "Low-carbon transformation of construction materials using waste glass".   In construction industry, production of concrete is the largest contributor to CO2 emission, accounting for about 8% of global anthropogenic CO2 emissions. The research project aims to develop novel glass-based concrete products for pilot-scale utilization in long-span structures, high-rise buildings and pavements.  Recycling of waste glass can reduce embodied carbon of construction materials and produce high performance low-carbon construction products including ultra high-performance concrete, durable self-leveling cement mortar and high strength pervious concrete. These low-carbon construction products made from waste glass are scientifically designed to optimize performance and minimize cost and environmental impacts. The completion of this project would provide a total solution to waste glass problem in Hong Kong. We wish Ir Prof. Poon continued success.