Dr. Sam HSU received about HK$2.5M funding together with over HK$3M Research Talent Hub (RTH) from the Mainland-Hong Kong Joint Funding Scheme (MHKJFS) launched by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and the Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC). MHKJFS aims to support research and development (R&D) collaboration among universities, research institutes, and technology enterprises in Hong Kong and the Mainland. This two-year project will focus on the development of large-area, high-performing, and stable perovskite light-emitting didoes.
The School of Energy and Environment (SEE) and the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 31 August 2022 to jointly promote innovation and technology (I&T) and nurture InnoTalent of the future.
In collaboration with Hong Kong Green Building Council and Hang Lung Properties, SEE Student Chapter organized a visiting tour to Amoy Plaza and Gala Place on 16 August 2022. The visit aims to broaden students' understanding of retro-commissioning (RCx) and pressure-independent control valve (PICV) systems.
Dr. Edwin Tso delivered a lecture entitled “Next Generation of Green Building Technologies: Passive Radiative Cooling & Thermochromic Smart Windows” for the “Science in the Public Service” 2022 Forum and Lecture Series on 13 August 2022 at the Hong Kong Science Museum.
Mr. Chong Man Hin, recent BEngESE graduate, won the 2nd Runner-up (Individual Project) of 2021/2022 Best Final Year Environmental Project Award hosted by Environmental Division, HKIE. The award-winning project is titled “Bio-photoelectrochemical Hybrid Devices for Simultaneous Wastewater Treatment and Solar-fuel Generation”.
Fifteen academic subjects at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) have been ranked in the top 50 in the world, according to ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) 2022. Among those listed subjects, Energy Science & Engineering ranked 1st in Hong Kong and 23rd in the world. It demonstrates SEE and University’s excellence and strengths.
Dr. Denis Yu’s paper titled “An All-Fluorinated Electrolyte Towards High Voltage and Long Cycle Performance Dual-Ion Batteries” has been published in Advanced Energy Materials (IF: 29.37; DOI:10.1002/aenm.202103360) and featured as inside cover in the Vol. 12, No. 19.
Teaming up with two students from the HKUST, Miss OU Sze Yiu Sylvia, a third-year EVE student, won the 1st Runner-Up in the “Green Energy Dreams Come True” Competition (Tertiary) held by HK Electric with the project titled “Hydrogen-A Big Step Towards Utopia”.
We are proud that Dr. Alicia AN and Dr. Chunhua LIU of the School of Energy and Environment (SEE) have been awarded the “RGC Research Fellow” in the Research Fellow Scheme (RFS) by RGC in 2022/23!
Dr. Edwin Tso and his research team won the Outstanding Paper Award in Energy Sustainability 2022, an International Conference organized by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), on July 12 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
