Dr. Edwin Tso, Assistant Professor, was interviewed by TVB (Television Broadcasts Limited) to showcase his innovation on “Energy-Free, Low-Cost and High Cooling Performance Passive Radiative Cooling Technology for Building Applications”. The interview was aired at Channel 85 TVB Finance & Information Channel – Innovation GPS, on 17 March 2021.
Dr. Carol Lin, Associate Professor in SEE, is coordinating a project on reducing the transmission of the novel coronavirus and other infectious diseases using food waste-derived medical textiles via electrospinning for healthcare apparel and personal protective equipment (PPE).
The COVID-19 pandemic has once disrupted the local construction industry. However, as we move towards the post-pandemic economic recovery, the construction industry is being called upon to produce the next generation of green buildings that are not only environmentally friendly but also contributory to the health and wellbeing of the society.
The School is pleased to announce the launch of a new stream, Energy/Environment in Science, Technology & Advanced Research (eSTAR), in our two existing undergraduate programmes, namely Bachelor of Engineering in Energy Science and Engineering and
With the launch of SEE Industry Ready Programme, SEE is excited to collaborate with WWF-Hong Kong (World Wide Fund for Nature), an international non-governmental conservation organisation founded in 1961 in Switzerlan
Mr. Victor Kwong, General Manager – Corporate Sustainability, Towngas, shared with the SEE community the Towngas ESG and Decarbonisation Strategy. He also went into details of Towngas’ signature waste-to-energy projects, including three different landfill gas utilization projects in Hong Kong, food waste and green waste treatment facilities in Suzhou, and the Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil Plant (from POME and UCO) in Zhangjiagang, etc. The talk was very well received.
According to metrics compiled by Stanford University, over 140 CityU faculty members are listed among the top 2% of the world’s most highly cited scientists, reflecting the high academic standard of our faculty and our excellent research performance. Among them, six SEE faculty members are recognised on the list of Top Scientists (Top 2% in the world in their own areas of specialty). They are (in alphabetical order) Prof.
Under a joint appointment with Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) and Department of Chemistry (CHEM), Prof. Alex Jen, Lee Shau-Kee Chair Professor (Materials Science) and Chair Professor, Chemistry and Materials Science, has recently joined SEE as a Chair Professor. MSE will continue to be his home academic unit.
SEE spares no effort to enhance teaching and learning. With the online teaching getting more popular, SEE faculty members conducted a sharing session to discuss the good practices and experiences in online teaching on 18 February 2021. The session served as an excellent platform for participants to share insights, as well as to pick up new thoughts.
