Dr. Edwin Tso, Assistant Professor, and his PhD student Mr. Martin Zhu were interviewed by a local Hong Kong Chinese newspaper ''MingPao'' (明報) to showcase their innovation on thermochromic smart window. The interview has been published on 11 April 2022.
Researchers at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) received tremendous accolades at Inventions Geneva Evaluation Days (IGED) 2022 by winning a total of 22 awards, including one Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury, six Gold Medals, 13 Silver Medals and two Bronze Medals.
Among those awarded projects, two of them are led by faculties from the School of Energy and Environment, namely Prof. Michael Leung and Dr. Edwin Tso. Their success keenly demonstrates SEE’s outstanding research achievements.
Dr. Jason Lam, Assistant Professor, was interviewed by The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) to share his view on harvesting renewable chemicals from wood waste in Hong Kong.
To tackle the surge of carbon neutrality issues around the globe, CityU has spared no effort in providing new solutions for clean energy. To develop sustainable energy, faculty members and students from a range of academic units, namely, School of Energy and Environment (SEE), College of Science and College of Engineering, have worked hand in hand to accomplish the goals.
According to metrics compiled by Stanford University, fifteen SEE faculty members are listed among the top 2% of the world’s most highly cited scientists (Top 2% in the world in their own areas of specialty), reflecting the high academic standard of our faculty and our excellent research performance. They are (in alphabetical order) Dr.
CityU Virtual Undergraduate Open Day was held on 19 March 2022 (Saturday). At the event, Dr. Yun Hau Ng and Dr. Patrick Sit delivered expert talks on “Extraction of Molecular Hydrogen from Wastewater” and “Tackling the Pressing Energy Challenges: from Fundamentals to Real-life Examples” for audiences to explore the world of energy and environmental engineering.
In a recent Colloquium, Mr. Arthur Lee (Chevron Fellow and Principal Advisor, Corporate Strategy and Sustainability) described highlights from the Article 6 negotiations and several other issues that were prominently discussed at COP26 Glasgow. He will give context of the IPCC assessments in these negotiations. Further, he will weave in over two decades of my perspectives of these negotiations with the backdrop of governments’ and companies’ actions towards achieving the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement.
To nurture young leaders in the fields of energy, environment and sustainability, the School is pleased to announce that Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd (Arup) has kindly agreed to donate a scholarship to the University in order to reward SEE student with outstanding academic performance and promising attributes with effect from the 2021/2022 academic year.
To connect members of the CityU community, CityU organized the “CityU Homecoming 2022” on 13 March 2022 (Sunday). SEE arranged the “SEE Homecoming – Mix and Mingle” Session particularly for SEE alumni, faculty members and students to meet and chat online. Over 30 SEE members joined the online mingling session on a sunny Sunday.
In a recent Colloquium, Mr. Thomas Wu (CEO, ASB Biodiesel Hong Kong) shared his insights on how waste oil could be handled and turn to renewable energy. The Colloquium was well received with fruitful discussion among speaker and audiences.
