The Hong Kong Economic Times published an alumni interview article featuring Dr. Martin Zhu, a PhD Alumnus of the School of Energy and Environment (SEE) at CityU. Dr. Zhu is currently the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of i2Cool Limited. The article can be accessed on the CityU Alumni Spotlight and Digital Footprint website at http://www.cityu.edu.hk/aro/alumnistories/229.htm.
On the 11th and 13th of March, a group of undergraduate students taking the Gateway Education course GE1308, led by Prof. Sai Kishore RAVI, visited the solar farm and wastewater treatment facilities at Siu Ho Wan, managed by Drainage Services Department (DSD). This visit gave them a close look at how renewable energy is integrated into Hong Kong’s sewage treatment facilities, in line with the city’s climate action goals.
Prof. Edwin Tso, School of Energy and Environment (SEE) at CityU, and his team that composed of other 3 members from the industry won the Grand Prize under the Innovation Category (Sub-category – All Member Group) at the HKIE Grand Award 2024. The award-winning project is titled “iPaint AI and Related Best Practices”.
We are thrilled to announce that Prof. Jason Lam from the School of Energy and Environment (SEE) has been honored with the CityU Teaching Excellence Award for the academic year 2023/24.
CityU introduced the Teaching Excellence Awards (TEA) in 1993, as the first university in Hong Kong to offer such awards. The principal aims of the TEA are to acknowledge and reward excellent teachers in the University and promote and nurture best teaching practices.
The second seminar of the Pro-Chancellor’s Seminar Series took place on 1 March 2024 at City University of Hong Kong, exploring the dynamic realm of “Energy, Environment, and Sustainability: Local Strength and Global Impact”. The seminar was led by Professor Chen Guohua, the Dean of the School of Energy and Environment (SEE). The event also served as a celebration of the 15th anniversary of the School’s establishment, highlighting its noteworthy achievements and ongoing commitment to societal well-being.
We are delighted to announce that Professor Alicia AN’s Innovation and Technology Fund Support Programme Partnership Research Programme project, titled “Green Hydrogen-Powered Off-Grid Energy-Water Station (Micro-Grid)”, has been approved for funding with a budget of HKD 5,999,790 plus provisions for Postdoctoral researchers over three years. The total funding will be about HKD 12 million.
Kick-started with the opening remarks by Ms. Teresa Chan Mo Ngan, Deputy Secretary for Education; Prof. Michael Yang Mengsu, Senior Vice President (Innovation and Enterprise) and Prof. Guohua Chen, Dean of the School of Energy and Environment (SEE), Prof. Edwin Tso and our alumnus Dr. Martin Zhu recently delivered talks on a distinguished lecture entitled “Mathematical Modelling in Materials Science: From Theory Practice to Business Start-up”.
We are delighted to announce the recent promotions of four esteemed faculty members at the School of Energy and Environment (SEE). These individuals have demonstrated outstanding research and teaching achievements, and service to the School and their respective fields. Heart-felt congratulations to each of them on their well-deserved promotions.
Prof. Jason Lam’s team invented a methodology to synthesize a valuable chemical, gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), using a feedstock derived from biomass yard waste, furoic acid. The work is published in Nature Communications, titled “One-pot redox cascade paired electrosynthesis of gamma-butyrolactone from furoic acid”.
The Office of the Vice-President (Research) at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) proudly announces a special event dedicated to promoting and celebrating the remarkable achievements of women and girls in the field of science and technology. In alignment with the upcoming International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11, 2024, CityU organized an inspiring photo shoot that beautifully captures the strength and brilliance of our female faculty members.
