Dr. Edwin Tso, Assistant Professor, was interviewed by TVB (Television Broadcasts Limited) to showcase his innovation on thermochromic smart window. The interview was aired at Channel 85 TVB Finance & Information Channel – Innovation GPS, on 8 September 2021.
Following its earlier announcement of the launch of the flagship innovation and entrepreneurship programme “HK Tech 300” with an allocation of HK$500M, CityU held the HK Tech 300 Seed Fund Presentation Ceremony on 29 July 2021, presenting seed funds with the total sum of HK$6.5M. The scheme, which was launched in March, covers fields including information and communications technology, artificial intelligence, biotech and health, education and financial technologies. It is expected to last at least three years and benefit a total of 300 start-up teams.
Dr. Edwin Tso, Assistant Professor, was recently invited by the RTHK to talk about a novel building cooling energy saving strategy at a radio programme (Programme Title in Chinese: “寰聽世界”) on 15 June 2021.
Dr. Patrick Lee, Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies), was invited by Hok Yau Club to be a guest speaker of the RTHK radio programme "奮發時刻 DSE" on 22 May 2021. Through the programme, Dr. Lee introduced to the audience the JUPAS interview tips of SEE's Bachelor of Engineering in Energy Science and Engineering, and Bachelor of Engineering in Environmental Science and Engineering.
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. 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.
Springer Nature recently published new journal, “Circular Economy and Sustainability”, to enhance the concerns on circular economy and sustainability issues in environmental research, and Dr Liang Dong is appointed as the editorial board member (associate editors). The journal aims to bring a new approach of the key concepts of circular economy and sustainability, by combining the scientific disciplines of economy, management, engineering, technology, environment, and society. The editorial team include the world-famous scholars in the field, mainly from Europe and USA, Dr Dong is one of the four scholars from Mainland China and Hong Kong, together with Prof. Yong Geng from Shanghai Jiaotong University, Prof. Zengwei Yuan from Nanjing University, and Prof. Kee-hung LAI from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Dr. Patrick Lee, Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies), was invited to be a guest speaker of the RTHK TV programme "Tutor Online - Guard Against Novel Coronavirus" on 15 April 2020.
Dr. Lin Zhang, Assistant Professor, was invited to be a speaker for the IAEE podcast series of International Association of Energy Economics. In the podcast, he gave a talk on “COVID19 is changing the emission trajectories in China and at global level”.
Dr. Denis Yu, SEE Associate Professor, was interviewed by SCMP on 21 Feb 2020 on how to charge the cell phones in order to optimise the battery's lifespan.
