Dr. Yun Hau Ng, Associate Professor, in collaboration with researchers from Australia, Malaysia and the United Kingdom, has developed a new photocatalyst which can produce methane fuel (CH4) selectively and effectively from carbon dioxide using sunlight.
The School of Energy and Environment (SEE) is pleased to announce that our MSc in Energy and Environment Programme has been accredited by The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) for a period of five years starting from September 2016 until 2021, in addition to the current accreditation by the Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM).
Dr. Lin Zhang, Assistant Professor of SEE, was invited by Prof. Michael Pollitt, Vice President of International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) and professor of Business Economics at the University of Cambridge, to join the IAEE Strategic Committee for Publications. Dr. Zhang will lead the working group on reviewing the development of the Energy Journal, the flagship journal of the association since 1980.
Mr. Kyle Chung, Manager (Sustainability), Crystal International Group Limited, shared with SEE students and faculty members his professional experience in sustainability and apparel sector. As the guest speaker of SEE Colloquium in January 2021, Mr.
Dr. Carol Lin, an expert on microbial fermentation and bioprocessing, will lead the project in collaboration with nine leading scientists from disciplines of aerosol dynamics, infectious disease transmission risk and epidemiology, medical textile materials, sustainability, and waste valorisation in four major research universities in Hong Kong and the top epidemiology hospital in Guangzhou. SEE faculty members Prof. Chak K. Chan, Dr. Shauhrat Chopra, Dr.
A unique programme for nurturing talent for the energy, environmental and sustainability industries was officially launched by CityU, after the signing of memorandums of understanding (MOU) with a range of renowned industry partners in Hong Kong.
Under a joint appointment with Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), Professor Yip Hin Lap, Angus has recently joined SEE. Prof. Yip obtained his PhD degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Washington, Seattle. His research is in the general area of solution processed optoelectronic materials and devices for energy generation and energy saving.
Prof. Chak K. Chan, Dean and Chair Professor of Atmospheric Environment, is appointed as a member of Green Tech Fund Assessment Committee (GTFAC) of the Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department for a two-year term starting on January 1, 2021. The GTFAC, chaired by the Director of Environmental Protection, comprises members from different sectors including academia, the industry, green groups and the relevant government departments. It is responsible for assessing applications for the Green Tech Fund (GTF) and monitoring the progress of funded projects.
