Prof. Angus Yip, Professor of the School of Energy and Environment, is recently elected as a member of Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences (YASHK) for 2022. The Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences (YASHK) was established in 2018 as a chapter of The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences (ASHK), the objective of YASHK is to gather young scientists to jointly promote the development of science and technology with the ASHK.
A group of over 100 SEE students, academic faculties, administrative staff, together with their families and friends joined SEE Barbecue Night at an outdoor barbecue restaurant in Taipo on 20 December 2021. The event was organized by SEE Student Chapter, led by Dr. Edwin Tso, Assistant Professor, aiming to strengthen the sense of belonging and cohesiveness to the School and the University.
Dr. Theodora Nah, Dr. Jin Shang, Dr. Chunhua Liu, Dr. Yun Hau Ng, and Prof. Chak K. Chan, of the School of Energy and Environment at CityU have received over HKD$5M funding from the Green Tech Fund (GTF). This 3-year research project, entitled “Portable and low-cost sensors for the ambient air monitoring of BTEX and other volatile organic compounds”, will develop sensors to speciate atmospheric volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
Congratulations to the SEE students in winning the Championship in Social Innovation Inventor - Competition for Innovation Design 2020/21 organized by World Green Organisation!
Winning Team:
Miss Tsoi Wing Tung (BEng in Environmental Science and Engineering, Year-3 Student),
Mr Shum Chak Pong (BEng in Energy Science and Engineering, Year-3 Student),
Miss Ho Tsz Ying (BSc in Environmental Science, Year-3 Student, at HKU)
SEE organized SEE Tech Talk Series - Waste as Resources on 11 December 2021. Through this online seminar, Dr. Henry He, Dr. Jason Lam, and Dr. Lin Zhang shared their insights on turning waste into resources. The speakers also shared with the industry and audiences their views on how technologies could be adopted to address the waste issues facing by the society, with the ultimate goal of promoting sustainability.
About the Talks
Dr. Alicia An’s PhD Student Miss Xinning Zhang received the Best Poster Presentation Award by The 4th International Forum on Asian Water Environment Technology (IFAWET) held from 10 to 11 December 2021.
CityU organized the “Teachers’ Development Day@CityU” on 10 December 2021 to contribute to the nurturing of talented students. On this important occasion, SEE hosted a talk titled “Nurturing Energy and Environmental Engineers of Next Generation” to introduce the School, career prospects of graduates and academic programmes to the participating secondary school teachers.
Please click HERE to register.The IFAWET 2021 is jointly organized by Water and Membrane Technologies Laboratory, School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, and the Research Centre for Water Environment Technology, The University of Tokyo. This conference will provide a platform for sharing the most recent technological innovations and scientific developments associated with water resources management, water treatment technology, and water/environmental issues, including emerging pollutants, resource recovery, and energy efficiency amid the Covid-19 Pandemic. There will be
Under the supervision of Dr. Edwin Tso, three SEE PhD students, namely, Mr. Martin Zhu, Mr. Johnny Lin, and Miss Kelly Chen participated in the 7th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition cum National & Greater Bay Area Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competitions (HKSAR), organized by Hong Kong New Generation Cultural Association.
