Four research projects led by scholars at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) received grants worth HK$20.26 million in total from the inaugural Green Tech Fund under the Environmental Protection Department, Hong Kong SAR Government.
Three of those awarded projects are led by faculty members of the School of Energy and Environment, Prof. Chak K. Chan, Dean and Chair Professor of Atmospheric Environment, Prof. Alex Jen, Lee Shau Kee Chair Professor of Materials Science and Dr. Yun Hau Ng, Associate Professor respectively.
At the “SEE Dialogue with Professionals: Considering a Career Path in Environmental Management?” held on 17 January 2022, Mr. Norman Cheng, Business Development Director, Veolia Hong Kong, shared with over 130 SEE students and staff the career opportunities in environmental management. He explained how theoretical knowledge could be applied in the society in terms of water/wastewater, solid waste, and energy management. Mr.
Dr. Carol Lin, Associate Professor, has been awarded HK$ 2,682,810 by the Research Grants Council (RGC) via European Union (EU)-Hong Kong Research and Innovation Cooperation Co-funding Mechanism.
Congratulations to Dr. Chunhua Liu, Associate Professor, on receiving the Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) 2021/22 with his research proposal titled “Development of Novel Integrated Wireless Motor Drives for Cordless Joints of Robotics”. The awarded project received funding of HK$5,509,700.
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.
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