VTech Innovation & Sustainability Award (2022/23)
The School of Energy and Environment (SEE) is thrilled to announce the recipients of the “VTech Innovation & Sustainability Award”. This Award is made possible by a generous donation from the VTech Group of Companies (VTech) and is intended to recognize outstanding students who have demonstrated exceptional performance, innovation, and impact in their Final Year Project (FYP) related to sustainability. We congratulate the following students on their remarkable achievement.
| Award | Student | Project Title | Project Supervisor |
| Champion | FUNG Kwun Hin | Improve the Bio-degradation of the Refractory Substrate in Wastewater via Electrochemical Treatment | Dr. Jason LAM |
| 1st runner-up | AU Wing Chi | Performance Evaluation of Hybrid Forward and Reverse Osmosis (HFRO) System: Prevention of Membrane Fouling Through Unrejected Ammonia | Dr. Alicia AN |
| 2nd runner-up | HIMAWAN Michael | The Relationship between Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) and Financial Performance: A Study Based on Companies Listed in Hang Seng Index | Dr. Lin ZHANG |
| Honorable Mentions |
HU Yi
LO Yee Lam |
Electrocatalytic Treatment of Organic Substrates to Value-added Renewable Chemicals Direct CO2 Capture from Air by Zeolite-based Adsorbents |
Dr. Jason LAM
Dr. Jin SHANG |
On 31 May 2023, the 5 selected students presented their FYP to the judging panel comprising of Dr. Allan WONG (Chairman & Group CEO of VTech), Mr. Kent CHEUNG (Managing Director of VTech Contract Manufacturing Services), Mr. Andrew HUI (Vice President of Product Development of VTech Electronic Learning Products), Dr. Patrick SIT (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): Mr. Andrew HUI, Mr. Andrew TO, Mr. Kent CHEUNG, Ms. Shereen TONG (Group Chief Financial Officer of VTech),
Dr. Allan WONG, Dr. Patrick SIT, Miss Queenie WONG (Development Officer of Development Office, CityU)
Front row (from left): Miss AU Wing Chi, Mr. HIMAWAN Michael, Mr. FUNG Kwun Hin, Mr. HU Yi, Miss LO Yee Lam