CityUHK faculty members involved in this institutional initiative will play pivotal roles in the success of the FIRST Programme. They are: (First row, from left) Prof. Anderson Shum, Prof. Julie Li, Prof. Edwin Tso, Prof. Kenneth Leung and Prof. Charles Xu. (Second row, from left) Prof. Zhiguo Yuan, Prof. Angus Yip, Prof. Alex Jen, Prof. Carol Lin, Prof. Yan Ning (Distinguished Visiting Professor) and Prof. Harm-Anton Klok (Distinguished Visiting Professor).
Tropical cyclones rank among the most economically destructive natural disasters, making it crucial to understand their formation and movement for effective disaster management, early warning systems, and preparedness. Prof.
City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) continues to demonstrate its leadership in global sustainability, pioneering clean energy research and advancing environmental initiatives in alignment with the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Following his highly valued contribution as a member of the Programme Committee for the 2024 IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition, held in Toronto, Canada, Prof. Zhiguo Yuan AM, Chair Professor at the School of Energy and Environment (SEE) at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK), has now taken up the role of Co-Chair of the Programme Committee for the upcoming Congress in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, scheduled for late 2026.
The School of Energy and Environment (SEE) at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) proudly hosted a distinguished lecture by Prof. Soon-Il An from Yonsei University in Korea, titled "The Role of Climate System Inertia in Shaping Hysteresis under Mitigation Scenarios".
The China Data Center Cooling Summit Forum was successfully held in Shanghai from 1 to 3 April, 2025. Prof. Wu Wei of the School of Energy and Environment (SEE) at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) contributed significantly to this important event, which was hosted by the Chinese Association of Refrigeration, Huawei Digital Energy Technology, and Tencent Cloud. The forum brought together industry leaders, researchers, and policymakers to discuss advancements in data center cooling technologies.
The School of Energy and Environment (SEE) at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) proudly celebrated remarkable achievements at the 50th Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions, held from April 9 to 13, 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland. Six SEE faculty members secured an impressive total of seven awards, highlighting their innovative contributions to sustainability and technological advancement.
The inaugural CRF kick-off meeting, chaired by Principal Coordinator (PC) Professor Charles Chunbao Xu, took place on the afternoon of April 16, 2025, at the Interdisciplinary Multi-function Room (G7603). The meeting was attended by all Co-Principal Investigators (Co-PIs), their research team members, collaborators from the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, and industry partners, including Plant Plant Holding Company Limited.
The School of Energy and Environment (SEE) at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) is proud to announce that a co-authored paper by our Dean, Prof. Kenneth Leung, JP, published in Maritime Engineering, has been awarded the prestigious Halcrow Prize by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) in the UK in April 2025.
City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) continues to demonstrate its global research excellence, maintaining its position as first in Hong Kong for the ninth consecutive year in the ratio of Highly Cited Researchers to total faculty and research staff. In the prestigious "Highly Cited Researchers 2024" list released by Clarivate, 32 CityUHK scholars were recognized for their exceptional academic influence. Among them, the School of Energy and Environment (SEE) is proud to have three distinguished faculty members featured on the list:
