Fast fashion is leading to a mountain of clothing being thrown away and has a huge impact on the environment. The fashion industry is responsible for 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the world.
Dr. Alicia An’s paper "PDMS/PVDF hybrid electrospun membrane with superhydrophobic property and drop impact dynamics for dyeing wastewater treatment using membrane distillation" is listed as one of the most cited articles in Journal of Membrane Science (top journal in the field of membrane science).
Dr. Carol Lin, Associate Professor, and alumni of her research team, recently published a book entitled " Waste Valorisation: Rethinking Waste streams in a Circular Economy "
In this summer, over 30 SEE undergraduates are offered summer internship places in energy- and environmental-engineering related fields. The tremendous support comes from our internship partners including but not limited to the ones indicated below
SEE strives for research excellence to enhance sustainability and livability of megacities like Hong Kong, as well as adapting them for climate change. Below is the list of SEE projects that succeeded in obtaining GRF grants.
Dr Shauhrat S. Chopra, Assistant Professor, was invited by One Earth to share his opinion as part the Voices article on "Aligning Purchasing Power with Sustainable Production and Consumption".
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution causes serious environmental problems and poses substantial health threats to human beings. NO2 leads to the formation of photochemical smog, acid rain, as well as some human diseases.
Prof. Wen-Xiong Wang received a funding with an amount of HK$3.45M from TUYF on a research project entitled "Life History Characteristics and Population Dynamics of the Four-Fingered Threadfin Fish".
Dr. Lin Zhang, Assistant Professor of SEE, was invited by the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) to deliver a Webinar on “Moving Green: Opportunities and Challenges of China’s Recovery Plan” in July 2020.
