ITC e-Newsletter, Issue56 Spring 2022
I. TOP STORY
Establishment of School of Fashion and Textiles
With the University’s approval of ITC to be upgraded to School of Fashion and Textiles effective from 1 July 2022, it realizes the aspiration of ITC community for over two decades. II. STAFF ACHIEVEMENTS PolyU to advance textiles technology through endowed professorship PolyU announced the set up the “Lee Family Endowed Professorship in Textiles Technologies” and the Endowed Professor-designate is Prof. Jintu Fan, Head and Chair Professor of Fiber Science and Apparel Engineering of ITC. Prof. Christina Wong ranked among Top Business & Management Scientists Research.com released the 1st edition of the annual ranking for top scientists in business and management, where Prof. Christina Wong is ranked among the top 50 in the field of Business and Management in China and top 1000 among the world’s top researchers. Prof. Xiaoming Tao’s research team has developed a novel and efficient ionic hydrogel moisture-electric generator, which converts the energy released by captured moisture in the air into electricity, realizing efficient current density and power output.
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