The School of Energy and Environment (SEE) hosted the first-and-ever Green Innovation Challenge Competition 2023 cum Showcase Day on 29 July 2023! It is a great pleasure to announce the results after the intense finals round where 10 teams presented their inspiring ideas for a more sustainable future.
School of Energy and Environment (SEE) is delighted to announce that Dr. Martin Zhu, one of our esteemed PhD alumni, has been selected as a member of the “Green Technology and Finance Development Committee.” This committee is chaired by the Financial Secretary, Mr. Paul CHAN, and aims to accelerate the development of green technology and finance in Hong Kong while leading the way towards achieving carbon neutrality through new goals and strategies.
Prof. Edwin Tso, Associate Professor of the School of Energy and Environment (SEE) and our PhD alumnus, Dr. Martin Zhu, have recently been featured in local media and press, including Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) News, HK01 Company Limited (HK01), Ming Pao, Oriental Daily News (ON.CC) and TVB Pearl Magazine for their success of using invented cooling paint of i2Cool Limited to reduce energy consumption of a secondary school in summer.
The Research Grants Committee (RGC) released the results of the 2023/24 General Research Fund (GRF) and Early Career Scheme (ECS) exercise on 30 June. We are pleased to note that the School of Energy and Environment (SEE) has 12 faculty members received the awards this year and secured total research funding exceeding HK$11M.
Invited by Professor Michael Pollitt (Vice President of International Association for Energy Economics and Professor of Business Economics at University of Cambridge) and Professor Adonis Yatchew, (Editor-in-Chief of The Energy Journal and Professor of Economics at University of Toronto), Dr.
The School of Energy and Environment (SEE) hosted the “SEE Green Innovation Competition 2023” Campus Tour on 3 June 2023. Joining us were the shortlisted teams from Canadian International School of Hong Kong, Diocesan Boys’ School, Hong Kong International School, Maryknoll Convent School (Secondary Section), St. Paul's School (Lam Tin), Stamford American School Hong Kong and West Island School.
The School of Energy and Environment (SEE) is absolutely delighted to announce that the following students have been chosen as the recipients of the Outstanding Final Year Project Award of the year. The Award is given to students who have achieved exceptional performance in their final year projects in terms of (i) technical or scholarly quality, (ii) originality, creativity, and innovation, and (iii) impact.
At the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva (IEIG), Dr. Wei Wu and his PhD students (Mr. Fuxiang Li and Mr. Haosheng Lin) of the School of Energy and Environment (SEE) won two gold medals with their inventions: “Energy-free PV Cooler and Water Harvester” and “Power-to-water Battery.” These inventions are promising for renewable energy harvesting, storage, and conversion towards carbon neutrality. Both inventions have been applied for United States patents.
We are pleased to announce that Professor YUAN Zhiguo has reported his duty at the School of Energy and Environment (SEE) as Chair Professor of Urban Water Management from 2 May 2023.
Professor Yuan received his PhD degree from the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China. He served as Professor and Director of the Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology at The University of Queensland until July 2022.
On 21 April 2023, the School of Energy and Environment (SEE) organized its first School Annual Lunch Gathering since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Just in time, Professor Chak K. CHAN, our former School Dean and Chair Professor of Atmospheric Environment, will leave CityU at the end of April to join King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia. The SEE Annual Lunch Gathering becomes a good occasion for SEE members and CityU friends to meet and say farewell to Professor Chak Chan.
