The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and the Dutch Research Council (NWO) have jointly awarded a major grant to an international consortium, headed by the Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) in The Netherlands, and Peking University (PKU) in China, for collaborative research on sustainable, inclusive cities. Besides the EUR and PKU, the consortium consists of Delft University of Technology and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) in The Netherlands and, City University of Hong Kong (Dr. Dong's team) and Tongji University in China.
Elsevier recently published new journal, “Cleaner Environmental Systems”, as a critical response to the emerging concerns on sustainability issues in environmental research, and Dr Liang Dong is appointed as the Associate Editor. The journal aims to address the related topics as well as methodological advances in the environmental and sustainability assessment of processes and products, from a holistic perspective. The editorial team include the world-famous scholars in the field, from Europe, USA and Asia.
Energy conversion is an essential topic in energy and environmental research. The conversion efficiency and device’s stability are the most significant concerns for sustainable development.
Dr. Patrick Lee, Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies), was invited to be a guest speaker of the RTHK TV programme "Tutor Online - Guard Against Novel Coronavirus" on 15 April 2020.
Dr. Lin Zhang, Assistant Professor, was invited to be a speaker for the IAEE podcast series of International Association of Energy Economics. In the podcast, he gave a talk on “COVID19 is changing the emission trajectories in China and at global level”.
Dr. Denis Yu, SEE Associate Professor, was interviewed by SCMP on 21 Feb 2020 on how to charge the cell phones in order to optimise the battery's lifespan.
Miss Wylie CHUNG Wai Yi, a 2019 SEE UG Graduate, received the Best Final-Year Environmental Project Award 2019 (1st Runner-up) presented by The HKIE Environmental Division in the Annual Reception held on 8th January 2020.
