We are proud to announce that the School of Energy and Environment (SEE) has achieved outstanding results in the ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) 2025, released on 18 November 2025.
SEE Highlights
Prof. Edwin TSO, Associate Dean (Internationalisation and Outreach) at the School of Energy and Environment (SEE) and Director of the FIRST Programme, led the inaugural technology pilot of the Fostering Innovation for Resilience and Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Programme, a United Nations-endorsed initiative under the UN Decade of Science for Sustainable Development (2024–2033).
The School of Energy and Environment (SEE) is proud to announce that Prof. Alex JEN, Prof. Zhiguo YUAN AM, and Prof. Angus YIP have been named among the Highly Cited Researchers 2025, as published by Clarivate. The Clarivate list recognises scientists and social scientists who have demonstrated substantial influence in their fields by publishing multiple highly cited papers ranked in the top 1% by citations, reflecting exceptional academic impact and research excellence.
Dr. Jie Tan, Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Energy and Environment (SEE), City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK), under the supervision of Prof. Edwin Tso, Associate Dean (Internationalisation and Outreach) of SEE, has been honoured with the Chen Xuejun Excellent Young Scholar Paper Award (青年學者陳學俊優秀論文獎) at the 2025 Annual Academic Conference of the Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics, held from 30 October to 2 November in Beijing, China.
The School of Energy and Environment (SEE) at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) is delighted to announce that Prof. Edwin Tso, Associate Dean (Internationalisation and Outreach), has been elected as a member of the Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences (YASHK). His membership will officially commence on 1 January 2026.
SEE hosted an insightful Colloquium titled “Autonomous Drive Towards a Greener Future” on 4 November 2025, spotlighting the intersection of sustainability and smart mobility in airport operations. The event featured Ir Joseph Lam, General Manager of Technical Services Systems at the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK), whose leadership has been instrumental in advancing green innovation at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA).
Prof. Chunhua Liu, Chair Professor at the School of Energy and Environment (SEE) at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK), has been awarded the Second Prize in Scientific and Technological Progress (Basic Research Category) at the 11th China Power Supply Society (CPSS) Science and Technology Awards.
The School of Energy and Environment (SEE) warmly congratulates Mr. Daisong Chen, a PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Jin Shang, Associate Professor at SEE, on the publication of their latest research article in Nature Communications, titled “Size-inverse molecular sieving xenon/krypton separation through cation-tuned gating effect within Linde Type A zeolites”.
We are proud to share that Mr. Hongwu Chen, a PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Chunhua Liu at the School of Energy and Environment (SEE), City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK), has received the Best Student Paper Award at the 2025 International Conference on Power Engineering and Electrical Technology (PEET 2025). He was joined by fellow PhD students Yiwen Liao and Hongliang Guo, and postdoctoral fellow Dr. Yong Chen, in co-authoring the award-winning paper.
From 13 to 17 October 2025, the School of Energy and Environment (SEE) at CityUHK was honored to host our Distinguished Visiting Professor (DVP) Prof. Ning Yan for an inspiring week of academic exchange. A global leader in sustainable materials and holder of the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Bioproducts at the University of Toronto, Prof. Yan’s visit focused on sustainable bioproducts as part of broader efforts to advance a low-carbon future, sparking vibrant academic dialogue and interdisciplinary collaboration.
