The second seminar of the Pro-Chancellor’s Seminar Series took place on 1 March 2024 at City University of Hong Kong, exploring the dynamic realm of “Energy, Environment, and Sustainability: Local Strength and Global Impact”. The seminar was led by Professor Chen Guohua, the Dean of the School of Energy and Environment (SEE). The event also served as a celebration of the 15th anniversary of the School’s establishment, highlighting its noteworthy achievements and ongoing commitment to societal well-being.
We are delighted to announce the recent promotions of four esteemed faculty members at the School of Energy and Environment (SEE). These individuals have demonstrated outstanding research and teaching achievements, and service to the School and their respective fields. Heart-felt congratulations to each of them on their well-deserved promotions.
The Office of the Vice-President (Research) at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) proudly announces a special event dedicated to promoting and celebrating the remarkable achievements of women and girls in the field of science and technology. In alignment with the upcoming International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11, 2024, CityU organized an inspiring photo shoot that beautifully captures the strength and brilliance of our female faculty members.
SEE Alum Dr. Lu Yunguo has won the second prize of Outstanding Achievements awarded by the Economics Society of Zhejiang Province, for his paper titled “Environmental information disclosure and firm production: evidence from the estimated efficiency of publicly listed firms in China” (co-authored with Prof. Lin Zhang, Associate Professor of SEE). Dr. Lu was a former PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Lin Zhang and graduated from SEE in 2022.
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.
To promote awareness of sustainability and innovative solutions for a sustainable future, we are pleased to announce that VTech Group of Companies (VTech), the global leader in electronic learning products and a strong advocate of innovation and sustainability, continues to present the VTech Innovation & Sustainability Award (the Award) to our students whose final year project best contributes to a sustainabl
Prof. Lin Zhang has received the Outstanding Paper Award for his co-authored paper titled “High carbon path dependence, low carbon expectation, and green transition of technological paradigm” in the national competition of the China Society of Industrial Economics, a national level association administered by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
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:
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”.
