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.
In a recent interview with Sing Tao Daily, Dr. Jin-Soo Kim, Assistant Professor of the School of Energy and Environment (SEE), shared his expert insights on Hong Kong’s weather, with a particular focus on the El Niño and La Niña phenomena. During the interview, Dr. Kim also provided valuable tips for Hong Kong residents on how to cope with the “heat stress at work warning.” Dr.
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.
Prof. Yun Hau Ng, Professor of the School of Energy and Environment (SEE) has started his role as Associate Editor of Sustainable Materials and Technologies on 1 June 2023. Sustainable Materials and Technologies (SM&T) is an international, cross-disciplinary journal, published by Elsevier (impact factor of 10.681).
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 thrilled to announce the recipients of the “VTech Innovation & Sustainability Award”. This Award is made possible by a generous donation from the VTech Group of Companies (VTech) and is intended to recognize outstanding students who have demonstrated exceptional performance, innovation, and impact in their Final Year Project (FYP) related to sustainability. We congratulate the following students on their remarkable achievement.
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.
Dr. Henry He, Assistant Professor of the School of Energy and Environment (SEE), recently received HK$ 976,000 funding from the Marine Conservation Enhancement Fund (MCEF). This two-year project, titled “Migration of a Novel Class of Organic Light-Emitting Materials (OLEMs) from E-waste to Finless Porpoises”, will trace the migration of a variety of organic light-emitting materials, from electronic devices/waste to Finless Porpoises, also known as “江豚” living in Hong Kong and Pearl River Estuary (PRE) waters.
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.
