Dr. Henry He, Assistant Professor, recently received over HK$1.1M funding from the Marine Ecology Enhancement Fund (MEEF). This 2-year project, titled “Tracing a Novel Group of E-Waste Contaminants - Liquid Crystal Monomers - in the Chinese White Dolphins” will determine the occurrences and distributions of a novel class of emerging organic contaminants related to e-waste, namely liquid crystal monomers (LCMs), in Chinese White Dolphins (CWDs) living in the western Hong Kong and Pearl River Estuary waters.
The School of Energy and Environment (SEE) is pleased to announce that the following students have received the “VTech Innovation & Sustainability Award”. The Award is established through a generous donation from the VTech Group of Companies (VTech) and is intended for students who have demonstrated exceptional performance, innovation and impact in their Final Year Project (FYP) related to sustainability.
Dr. Edwin Tso’s paper titled “Near-Infrared-Activated Thermochromic Perovskite Smart Windows” has been published on Advanced Science (IF:16.806, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202106090) and featured as inside front cover in the Issue 14, Volume 9.
Dr. Alicia An’s paper titled “Transforming Ti3C2Tx MXene’s intrinsic hydrophilicity into superhydrophobicity for efficient photothermal membrane desalination” is accepted to Nature Communications (Impact factor: 14.919 and it is in press now (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31028-6). It is being featured as the Editors’ Highlights.
Dr. Chunhua Liu, Associate Professor, recently received funding from the Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF) 2021/22 for his project “Development of a New Integrated Energy Exchanger for Electric Vehicle Charging Station”.
Prof. Chak Chan, Dean and Chair Professor of Atmospheric Environment of SEE, was recently invited to share his opinion on the topic of air pollution and reveal the impact of restaurant emissions to air quality in Hong Kong at a RTHK radio programme (Programme Title in Chinese:“太陽底下新鮮事”).
Dr. Edwin Tso, Assistant Professor, and Mr. Marin Zhu, PhD student, will be interviewed by TVB (Television Broadcasts Limited) to share their views on the innovation and technology advancement in Hong Kong and Greater Bay Area. The interview will be aired at Channel 85 TVB Finance & Information Channel – Decoding The GBA, at 8:30pm on 9 June 2022.
The Sustainability Today Photography Competition 2022 was successfully held by the School of Energy and Environment (SEE) Student Chapter. SEE Student Chapter is proud to present the winners of Sustainability Today Photography Competition 2022 and their magnificent works.
The School of Energy and Environment (SEE) is absolutely delighted to announce that the following students have been chosen as the recipients of the Outstanding Final Year Project Award of the year. The Award is given to students who have achieved exceptional performance in their final year projects in terms of (i) technical or scholarly quality, (ii) originality, creativity, and innovation, and (iii) impact.
Dr. Patrick Sit, Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies), and Dr. Yun Hau Ng, Associate Professor, are invited by EDUplus.hk to be the guest speakers of a Facebook Live Programme. Through the programme, Dr. Sit and Dr. Ng introduced the information of SEE’s Undergraduate Programmes (Bachelor of Engineering in Energy Science and Engineering, and Bachelor of Engineering in Environmental Science and Engineering), and their insights into carbon neutrality, zero emission and ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance).
