Under the supervision of Prof. Edwin Tso, Dr. Wang Wenqi, a postdoctoral researcher from the School of Energy and Environment (SEE), has been honored with the Best Research Paper Award at the 10th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference (TEFC2025), organized by the American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers (ASTFE).
Assistant Professor Xi Chen from the School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK), recently co-authored a research article published in Nature Communications titled “Life cycle comparison of industrial-scale lithium-ion battery recycling and mining supply chains.” Professor Chen served as both a co-corresponding author and co-first author in collaboration with Professor William A. Tarpeh from Stanford University.
The School of Energy and Environment (SEE) at CityUHK is proud to announce the recent promotions of five distinguished faculty members. Their outstanding contributions to research, education, and the broader academic community have been instrumental in advancing the School’s mission and their respective fields. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to each of them on this well-earned recognition and look forward to their continued success.
Prof. Xuan Wang has successfully published his research paper, titled “Dark Brown Carbon from Biomass Burning Contributes to Significant Global-Scale Positive Forcing” in One Earth. This study represents a significant achievement in climate science, shedding light on the substantial warming impact of dark brown carbon, a factor not previously considered in current climate assessments.
On 24 February 2025, the School of Energy and Environment (SEE) hosted an enlightening seminar, titled "Sustainability and Carbon Neutrality 2.0", as part of the SEE Colloquium series. Prof. Edwin Tso Chi-Yan from SEE invited the distinguished guest speaker Ir Prof. Steve S F Wong, Chairman of the Environment & Sustainability Committee at Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC) and Chairman of BillionGroup Technologies Limited, who warmly welcomed attendees and set the stage for an engaging and thought-provoking discussion.
Our Dean, Professor Kenneth Leung, JP, along with Professor Fatwa Abdi, Professor Theodora Nah, and Professor Edwin Tso, visited three top universities in Indonesia from 18 to 22 February 2025. The purpose of the visit was to recruit top students for our PhD programme through the Diversity/Fast Track Programme of the Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies (SGS).
We are delighted to announce that Phoenix TV featured i2cool, a pioneering startup company co-founded by our Associate Dean (Internationalisation and Outreach), Professor Edwin TSO, and our proud alumni, Professor Martin ZHU.
Initiated by our Dean, Prof. Kenneth Leung, the Sustainable Energy and Environmental Discovery for Students (SEEDS) Mentorship Programme was successfully launched at the School of Energy and Environment (SEE), City University of Hong Kong, on 12 February 2025.
To promote awareness of sustainability and innovative solutions for a sustainable future, we are pleased to announce that VTech Group of Companies (VTech), the global leader in electronic learning products and a strong advocate of innovation and sustainability, continues to present the VTech Innovation & Sustainability Award (the Award) to our students whose final year project best contributes to a sustainabl
We are proud to announce that Professor Shauhrat Chopra, Associate Professor at the School of Energy and Environment, has been featured as one of the CityUHK Heroes. Professor Chopra has been recognized for his outstanding contributions to sustainability and his ranking among the World’s Top 2% most-cited scientists by Stanford University in 2023.Born in the 90s, Professor Chopra is one of the youngest faculty members at CityUHK to achieve this prestigious ranking. Growing up in cities like New Delhi, Yangon, and Hyderabad, he witnessed firsthand the intricate relationship between economic dev
