VTech Innovation & Sustainability Award (2020/21)
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.
| Award | Student | Project Title | Project Supervisor |
| Champion | XUE Lichen | Improvement Design of a Smart Charging Pad for Multi-receivers | Dr. Chunhua LIU |
| 1st runner-up | CHING Man Kit | Guiding Sustainable Design of Emerging Technologies Using a Techno-Economic Assessment Approach | Dr. Shauhrat CHOPRA |
| 2nd runner-up | CHONG Man Hin | Bio-photoelectrochemical Hybrid Devices for Simultaneous Wastewater Treatment and Solar-fuel Generation | Dr. Sam HSU |
| Honorable Mentions |
CHAN Ben Sun |
Investigation of Electrochemical Impedance System for Early Wetting Detection in Membrane Distillation |
Dr. Alicia AN |
On 21 May 2021, the 5 selected students presented their FYP to the judging panel comprising of Dr. Allan WONG (Chairman & Group CEO of VTech), Dr. King PANG (Group President of VTech), Mr. Andy LEUNG (Executive Director and CEO of Contract Manufacturing Services of VTech), Dr. Patrick LEE (Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies) of SEE, CityU), and Mr. Andrew TO (Associate Director of Development Office, CityU) at the VTech Headquarter. A prize presentation ceremony was held immediately after the individual oral presentations.
Please join us in congratulating the awardees for their outstanding work. SEE looks forward to further collaborating with VTech in nurturing the next generations of professionals in sustainability!
Back row (from left): Dr. King PANG, Ms. Shereen TONG (Group Chief Financial Officer of VTech), Mr. Andrew TO, Dr. Allan WONG, Dr. Patrick LEE, Mr. Andy LEUNG, Miss Queenie WONG (Development Officer of Development Office, CityU)
Front row (from left): Mr. CHAN Ben Sun, Mr. CHING Man Kit, Mr. XUE Lichen, Mr. CHONG Man Hin, Miss MAK Wai Yu