Prof. Alicia AN (PI), along with Prof. Edwin TSO (Co-I) and Dr. Muhammad Usman FARID (Co-I), has been granted a Green Tech Fund by the Environment and Ecology Bureau, HKSAR Government. Their project, titled “Thermally-integrated water desalination — electrolysis system for clean hydrogen generation”, has received funding of HK$4.14 million for a duration of two years. Their project aims to develop a highly efficient, thermally integrated membrane distillation (MD) — anion exchange electrolysis (AEMEL) system.
The School of Energy and Environment (SEE) is pleased to announce that Crystal Climate Charity Foundation has made a generous donation for establishing the “Crystal Climate Charity Foundation Scholarships” (晶苑氣候慈善基金獎學金) to recognize academically outstanding undergraduate students majoring in Energy Science and Engineering or Environmental Science and Engineering of the School from the 2023/24 academic year.
Prof. Wei Wu, Associate Professor of the School of Energy and Environment, is recently elected as the 3rd Round HVAC Outstanding Young Scholar in 2023 by HVAC Journal Publisher. It is a National Award for outstanding young scholar in HVAC field once every three years. This is the first time it given to a scholar in Hong Kong.
Congratulations to Prof. Alex K Y Jen, Prof. Yun Hau Ng and Prof. Lin Zhang from our School of Energy and Environment on securing highly prestigious research grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)/Research Grants Council (RGC) Collaborative Research Scheme and Joint Research Scheme.
The three projects awarded are:
Prof. Edwin Tso, Associate Professor of the School of Energy and Environment (SEE) and our PhD alum, Dr. Martin Zhu were interviewed by HOY TV regarding their development of passive radiative cooling paint (PRCP) for building applications. The interview was broadcast on Channel 78 HOY Infotainment on 18th November 2023.
Congratulations to Prof. Alex Jen, Prof. Yun Hau Ng, Prof. Angus Yip and Prof. Zhiguo Yuan for being listed as Highly Cited Researchers 2023 by Clarivate.
Prof. Edwin TSO’s group published a review paper entitled “Perovskite Smart Windows: The Light Manipulator in Energy-Efficient Buildings” in Advanced Materials (IF 29.4).
A groundbreaking research outcome by using a porous ceramic design for efficient passive radiative cooling has been published in the latest issue of Science, a highly esteemed and renowned research journal in scientific community. The research article is titled “Hierarchically Structured Passive Radiative Cooling Ceramic with High Solar Reflectivity”. Prof. Edwin Chi-Yan TSO, an Associate Professor of the School of Energy and Environment (SEE) at CityU and the first corresponding author of the paper, highlights that this advanced material (cooling ceramic) offers a brand-new solution for impl
Congratulations to Mr. Zihao QIN, PhD student of Prof. Carol LIN, Associate Professor, School of Energy and Environment (SEE), for receiving the Best Oral Presentation Award in the 8th International Conference on Biomass Energy 2023 with his presentation titled “Economic analysis and environmental assessment of an integrated food waste biorefinery for the co-production of bio-based rigid polyurethane foam and other value-added products”.
