Congratulations to Mr. Choi Man Ho Ivan, a final-year BEng Environmental Science and Engineering student of School of Energy and Environment (SEE), for receiving the Gold Award in the “Ecological Conservation and Sustainable Development” category of the 13th Challenge Cup Chinese University Student Entrepreneurship Competition with his project “Electricity-free Cooling Technology”.
Emaar, one of the world's largest real estate developers, wanted to collaborate with startups to address environmental challenges in the real estate and construction industries. The Emaar Innovation Challenge received over 240 applications from 43 regions and countries.
Following the previous work, Dr. Sam Hsu’s research team uncovers the intrinsic and interfacial properties of lead-free hybrid perovskite halide material (i.e., MA3Bi2Cl9–yIy). The dynamic interfacial interactions of band-gap funneling MA3Bi2Cl9–xIx perovskites are systematically investigated by using temperature-dependent transient photoluminescence and electrochemical voltammetric techniques.
A group of SEE undergraduate students visited Schneider Electric to attend a career talk and look into the Innovation Hub. Thanks for the guidance and advice from Ir Ian Lee (Solution Director) and Mr. Adrian Ho (Engineering Trainee) through the visit, our students all had a wonderful experience. They are now having a better understanding on EcoStruxure Building Advisor & Building Operation, EAOA (AR glasses) Demo, etc. We look forward to collaborating with Schneider Electric on more career development initiatives.
Metal oxides are a promising catalyst for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting to produce hydrogen as alternative energy. However, their effectiveness is restricted at low voltage. A research team led by scholars from City University of Hong Kong (CityU), Australia and Germany successfully mediated the poor charge carrier transport at low voltage by adding phosphorus to a metal oxide catalyst, which reduced energy losses during water splitting. The findings offer a potential option for achieving carbon neutrality.
SEE PhD student Miss Yuwei Du and Postdoc Mr. Sai Liu from Dr. Edwin Tso’s research group were interviewed by Fengshows regarding their developed intelligent thermal-responsive window for building thermal management and energy saving.
Under the supervision of Dr. Edwin Tso, the team formed by Miss Yuwei Du (PhD student), Dr. Sai Liu (Postdoc) and Dr. Yihao Zhu (Postdoc) won the Gold Award in the 8th China International College Students 'Internet+' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition. This Gold Award winning team will be the only team representing Hong Kong to participate in the national Quarter Finals.
According to metrics compiled by Stanford University and the updated data published on 10 October 2022, eighteen 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 around 50% of the School’s entire faculty body. This exciting news reflects our faculty’s high academic standards and excellent research performance. This year’s 18 top 2% scientists from SEE are, in alphabetical order, Dr.
Congratulations to Dr. Edwin Tso, Assistant Professor of the School of Energy and Environment (SEE), who has been conferred the CityU Outstanding Research Award for 2022 in the Junior Faculty category in recognition of his outstanding research, development, and knowledge transfer achievements.
