Dr. Chunhua Liu, Associate Professor, recently received funding from the Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF) 2021/22 for his project “Development of a New Integrated Energy Exchanger for Electric Vehicle Charging Station”.
Dr. Edwin Tso, Assistant Professor, and Mr. Marin Zhu, PhD student, will be interviewed by TVB (Television Broadcasts Limited) to share their views on the innovation and technology advancement in Hong Kong and Greater Bay Area. The interview will be aired at Channel 85 TVB Finance & Information Channel – Decoding The GBA, at 8:30pm on 9 June 2022.
During 2021-22, CityU faculty have secured 24 projects with over HK$60 million funding from various schemes of Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF). The number of approved projects and the approved funded amount are among the highest in recent years.
SEE PhD students and a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Edwin Tso's group (Miss Shirley Du, Mr. Stanley Liu, and Dr. Peter Pan), recently took part in the Climate Action Recognition Scheme 2021-22 and won the Climate Action Ideation Award. This is their second consecutive victory in CARS idea-stage programme.
To tackle the surge of carbon neutrality issues around the globe, CityU has spared no effort in providing new solutions for clean energy. To develop sustainable energy, faculty members and students from a range of academic units, namely, School of Energy and Environment (SEE), College of Science and College of Engineering, have worked hand in hand to accomplish the goals.
According to metrics compiled by Stanford University, fifteen SEE faculty members are listed among the top 2% of the world’s most highly cited scientists (Top 2% in the world in their own areas of specialty), reflecting the high academic standard of our faculty and our excellent research performance. They are (in alphabetical order) Dr.
Four research projects led by scholars at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) received grants worth HK$20.26 million in total from the inaugural Green Tech Fund under the Environmental Protection Department, Hong Kong SAR Government.
Three of those awarded projects are led by faculty members of the School of Energy and Environment, Prof. Chak K. Chan, Dean and Chair Professor of Atmospheric Environment, Prof. Alex Jen, Lee Shau Kee Chair Professor of Materials Science and Dr. Yun Hau Ng, Associate Professor respectively.
Dr. Carol Lin, Associate Professor, has been awarded HK$ 2,682,810 by the Research Grants Council (RGC) via European Union (EU)-Hong Kong Research and Innovation Cooperation Co-funding Mechanism.
Congratulations to Dr. Chunhua Liu, Associate Professor, on receiving the Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) 2021/22 with his research proposal titled “Development of Novel Integrated Wireless Motor Drives for Cordless Joints of Robotics”. The awarded project received funding of HK$5,509,700.
