The School of Energy and Environment recently organized a significant colloquium titled “Hong Kong’s Stories in the Journey towards Carbon Neutrality” on 9 October 2024. The speech was delivered by Mr. Wong Kam Sing, GBS, JP, Former Secretary for the Environment of the HKSAR Government.
Prof. Kenneth Leung, Dean of the School of Energy and Environment (SEE) and the Director of State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution at CityUHK shared his insights with 21st Century Business Herald.
At the SEE Colloquium on 20 September 2024, Ms. CHAN Yuen Shan Clara, MH, JP, the Chief Executive Officer of Lee Kee Group, delivered an engaging presentation on “Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Manufacturing: Focus on Non-Ferrous Metals Industry and Hong Kong’s Role”.
We are thrilled to share that Prof. Xue Wang from the School of Energy and Environment has been awarded the “Journal of Materials Chemistry A Emerging Investigator 2024” by the Journal of Materials Chemistry A.
The School of Energy and Environment (SEE) at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) is pleased to announce that Professor Kenneth Leung, our esteemed Dean, has been reappointed as the Chairperson of the Lantau Conservation Fund Advisory Committee (LCFAC) for the term from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2026.
The LCFAC, established in October 2020, holds a critical role in advising on the administration and operation of the Lantau Conservation Fund (LCF). The committee's responsibilities include vetting applications and monitoring funded projects.
The School of Energy and Environment (SEE) at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) is proud to announce that Prof. Wen-Xiong Wang has been appointed as the Chairman of the Expert Committee on Food Safety, effective 15 September 2024.
In this key role, Professor Wang will lead the committee in advising the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene (DFEH) on critical matters related to food safety.
On 7 September 2024, the launch ceremony for the paint application community project was successfully held at The Bridge+ Living Art Space in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong. Our esteemed Vice President (Community Engagement), Prof. CHAN Chi Hou, together with the Dean of the School of Energy and Environment (SEE), Prof. Kenneth LEUNG and Associate Dean (Internationalisation and Outreach), Prof. Edwin TSO participated in this ceremony.
Prof. Wen-Xiong Wang was recently awarded with a 5-year “Key Project” from the National Science Foundation of China, with a total funding amount of 2.3 millions RMB. In this project, he will develop various novel technologies to study the microplastics in different functional marine organisms. Microplastic pollution has become one of the major environmental problems nowadays, thus it is critical to study the environmental risks of these microplastics in marine ecosystems.
The School of Energy and Environment (SEE) at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) is thrilled to announce the admission of four postdoctoral fellows through the 2024 Hong Kong Scholars Program. The Program is jointly launched by the Society of Hong Kong Scholars and the China National Postdoctoral Council under the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.
According to metrics compiled by Stanford University and the updated data published on 16 September 2024, twenty faculty members of the School of Energy and Environment (SEE) are listed among the top 2% of the world’s most highly cited scientists (i.e., top 2% in the world in their own areas of specialty), that equates to nearly 60% of the School’s entire faculty body. This exciting news reflects our faculty’s high academic standards and excellent research performance. This year’s 20 top 2% scientists from SEE are, in alphabetical order, Prof. Fatwa F.
