Prof. Alicia An’s group published a review paper entitled "Advancements in Nano-enabled Membrane Distillation (MD) for a Sustainable Water-Energy-Environment Nexus" in Advanced Materials Journal (IF 29.4). Leveraging on their expertise in engineering advanced MD membranes and system configurations for water and energy applications, in this review, the authors explored the latest breakthroughs in nano-enhanced MD technology.
According to metrics compiled by Stanford University and the updated data published on 4 October 2023, twenty-six faculty members of the School of Energy and Environment (SEE) are listed among the top 2% of the world’s most highly cited scientists (i.e., top 2% in the world in their own areas of specialty), that equates to nearly 60% of the School’s entire faculty body. This exciting news reflects our faculty’s high academic standards and excellent research performance. This year’s 26 top 2% scientists from SEE are, in alphabetical order, Prof. Fatwa F.
The recent SEE Colloquium on Hong Kong's Journey to Become an International Innovation and Technology Hub, held on October 6 2023, featured Prof. SIT Wing-hang Alfred, GBS, JP, as the esteemed speaker. During the colloquium, Prof. SIT discussed Hong Kong's potential in the field of innovation and technology, highlighting its advantages and the government's initiatives to support its growth, as well as the future prospects.
Prof. Jin Shang, Associate Professor of SEE, has been awarded a grant of HK$1.02M and additional provisions for postdoctoral researchers over a period of two years for his project titled "Development of Molecular Sieve for Oxygen Production with Low Power Consumption." This project aimed at developing next-generation adsorbent materials and novel gas separation processes for efficient oxygen production from air with high energy efficiency.
The School of Energy and Environment (SEE) at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has been awarded substantial funding from the Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC), totaling HK$6.6 Million, for two pioneering projects led by our esteemed faculty members.
The School of Energy and Environment (SEE) and the College of Business (CB) have teamed up to introduce a new double degree programme in Bachelor of Engineering in Environmental Science and Engineering and Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance. This programme, which is set to commence from the academic year 2024/25, is hosted by the School of Energy and Environment (SEE).
Congratulations to Prof. Patrick LEE and Prof. Jason LAM of School of Energy Environment (SEE) on being granted the SEE Teaching Excellence Award (STEA) and Early Career Teaching Award (ECTA), respectively, under the SEE Teaching Excellence Award (STA) Scheme 2023.
We are delighted to announce that Prof. Zhiguo Yuan, Chair Professor of Urban Water Management of the School of Energy and Environment (SEE), City University of Hong Kong (CityU), has been awarded the prestigious "Global STEM Professorship" by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
We are proud to announce that Professor Wei WU, Associate Professor of School of Energy and Environment, has been awarded the Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Hong Kong and Macau) by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [2023年度國家自然科學基金優秀青年科學基金項目 (港澳)] for 2023.
The Excellent Young Scientists Fund is highly competitive and is granted annually to support young scientists with outstanding achievements in basic research to conduct innovative research in their areas of interest and expertise.
Congratulations to Mr. Zhixiong DING, PhD student of Prof. Wei WU, Associate Professor, School of Energy and Environment (SEE), for receiving the Distinguished PhD Student Award under the Excellent Young Researcher Award category of Energy and Built Environment at the third International Chinese Conference on Energy and Built Environment. Zhixiong’s research focuses on absorption-based thermochemical energy storage.
