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RISUD Members won CIOB International Innovation & Research Awards 2015

A research group led by Prof. Albert CHAN and Prof. Francis WONG has received a Premier Award for their submission to the CIOB International Innovation & Research (I&R) Awards 2015 in the Innovation Achiever’s Award category. Organized by The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), the awards celebrate achievement across the built environment, from academic research to industry innovation. This award to Prof. CHAN and Prof. WONG is the fourth major award (FCE Dean’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Technology Transfer 2015, HKIPM Research Award 2015, Local Grand Prize of CIC Innovation Award 2015, and CIOB International Innovation & Research Awards 2015 in the Innovation Achiever’s Award) secured by the research team. Prof. CHAN is the leader of the RISUD Research Group for Construction Health and Safety and Prof. WONG is a member of the RISUD Research Group for Urban Housing Policies. Congratulations to Prof. CHAN and Prof. WONG for this well -deserved award.

RISUD Public Lecture - Progress in FRP Composites Application for Structures in Civil Engineering in China

RISUD Public Lecture Progress in FRP Composites Application for Structures in Civil Engineering in China On 3 Feb 2016, Prof. Peng FENG, Professor of Civil Engineering and Deputy Head of the Department of Civil Engineering at Tsinghua University, gave a public lecture on “Progress in FRP composites application for structures in civil engineering in China”. The public lecture attracted about 50 people to gather on PolyU campus.

RISUD Seminar - Modelling Strategies for FRP Anchors in FRP-Concrete Bonded Interfaces

RISUD Seminar Modelling Strategies for FRP Anchors in FRP-Concrete Bonded Interfaces Speaker: Prof. Scott Smith, Dean of Engineering & Foundation, Professor of Engineering, School of Environment, Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University Date: 20 Jan 2016 (Mon)

RISUD Seminar - Composite and Concrete Research at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ)

RISUD Seminar Composite and Concrete Research at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) Speaker: Prof. Wan HAO, Professor in Materials and Manufacturing, University of Southern Queensland Date: 4 Jan 2016 (Wed)

RGC Collaborative Research Fund Scheme 2015/16

A proposal led by Dr Hai GUO of Regional Air Quality Research Group for a thermal desorption aerosol gas chromatograph and time of flight aerosol mass spectrometer has recently been approved for funding of HK$4,258,296 from the RGC Collaborative Research Fund. The funding will be used for the purchase of equipment which will significantly enhance the research capabilities of local universities with cutting-edge scientific studies on atmospheric processes, with applications for environmental sustainability, human health, and for enhancing the efficiency of industrial and energy generation processes. It is expected that as knowledge on size-related aerosol chemical transformation and composition accumulates, future standards and regulations in this area will be formulated to protect humans and the environment. It will also facilitate the long-term development of the city.

Projects Awarded with NSFC Research Grants

Projects Awarded with NSFC Research Grants The following two leading scholars from the Urban Ecosystems Research Group and Regional Air Quality Research Group have recently been awarded research grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) respectively. Project Title PI Funding Amount (HK$) Supporting Institutions Identifying the Mixture Effects and Major Toxicity Drivers of Ambient Fine Particulate Matter: A Comparative Study of the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta Regions Prof. Xiang-dong LI [Leader of Urban Ecosystems Research Group] $3,468,000 PolyU’s Shenzhen Base and its Research Institute Heterogeneous Chemistry of Nitrogen and Impact on Atmospheric Oxidative Capacity in North China Prof. Tao WANG [Leader of Research Group for Regional Air Quality] $3,100,000 PolyU’s Shenzhen Base and its Research Institute

RISUD Research Salon - Civil Engineering Data Mining & Applications

RISUD Research Salon Civil Engineering Data Mining & Applications Speaker: Prof. Jui-Sheng CHOU, Professor in Project Management, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Date: 29 Dec 2015 (Tue)

4th GIGCAS-HKPOLYU Joint Workshop on Environmental Science and Engineering

Co-organized by the Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic and the University Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, a division of the Chinese Academy of Science (GIG-CAS), the 4th GIGCAS-HKPOLYU Joint Workshop on Environmental Science and Engineering was held on 19 December 2015 at PolyU Shenzhen Research Institute. The one day annual workshop aimed to provide a key platform for more extensive collaboration on research, education and training in environmental science and engineering between the two institutions. The workshop has brought together about 90 scholars and research students from both institutions which consisted of 19 oral presentations in four sessions, and 41 poster presentations. To encourage active participation of young researchers, a majority of oral presentations are from our PhD students and post-doctoral fellows. Similar to last year, about 20% excellent oral and poster presentations were selected by a referee committee consisting of professors from both sides. Outstanding were rewarded with certificates issued by GIG-CAS and PolyU.

4th GIGCAS-HKPOLYU Joint Workshop on Environmental Science and Engineering

More than 40 scholars from RISUD’s five partner institutions - National Taiwan University, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Tongji University and Tsinghua University (Beijing) gathered on the campus of Sichuan University on 22-24 November 2015 for the 3rd Cross-strait Forum on Sustainable Urban Development. Jointly organized by the Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the College of Architecture and Environment as well as the Institute of New Energy and Low-carbon Technology of Sichuan University, the forum provided a platform for discussion of issues related to sustainable urban development and exploration of potential collaboration between scholars from the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

CAE-HKAES Joint Summit on Innovation and Technology Industry in Hong Kong and the PRD

CAE-HKAES Joint Summit on Innovation and Technology Industry in Hong Kong and the PRD Date: 13-14 April 2015 Venue: Hotel ICON