Dr Lu Lin, Vivien (BSE)

Biography:

Dr Lu joined the Department of Building Services Engineering as an Assistant Professor in 2006. In the past 6 years, Dr Lu has won 4 external competitive research grants (HK$ 3.3 million) as a Principal Investigator from the Research Grants Council (GRF), the Innovation Technology Fund (ITF), and the Environmental Conservation Fund (ECF). She has authored/co-authored over 43 SCI journal papers, leading to over 280 non-self-citations. She received the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research Funding in 2010, and a silver Medal as one of the inventors at the 40th International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva in 2012. The paper extracted from her Ph.D. dissertation was ranked the Solar Energy Top 1 Cited article published in the last five years. Her current research and consultancy interests include renewable energy applications (solar energy, wind power and geothermal energy), aerosol technology for the built environment, and heat/mass transfer related to building energy studies.

Future Plan:

Dr Lu has made significant contributions to renewable energy applications, aerosol technologies, and building energy studies. In the near future, she plans to continue her study on building-integrated renewable energy applications and building energy use, in particular, a-Si photovoltaic (PV) glazing façade, solar-assisted internally heated liquid desiccant dehumidification system, and the thermo-mechanical behavior of energy pile. Regarding the concomitant problems of dust accumulation on the PV modules and the resulting severe efficiency degradation, Dr Lu also plans to expand her aerosol study and new material development to develop a self-cleaning nano-coating for the glazing surface of PV modules. She will continue to actively apply for external competitive research grants, such as GRF, NSFC, ITF, ECF, etc., and serve the community/ industry by organizing conferences/workshops and providing high profile consultancy services or collaborative research. She also expects to nurture more research students.