BEEE’s Associate Professor Appointed as Limin Endowed Young Scholar in 2022

The Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering (BEEE) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is pleased to report that Dr. Tommy WEI has been appointed as Limin Endowed Young Scholar in Colour and Imaging Science in 2022 to recognise his outstanding achievements in responding to societal needs through knowledge transfer.

Limin Endowed Young Scholar positions were established with donations from PolyU Technology and Consultancy Company Limited. The Chinese characters “Limin” (利民), literally “to benefit the people”, are taken from PolyU’s motto “To learn and to apply, for the benefit of mankind 開物成務 勵學利民”. The naming thus reflects the University’s objective to benefit society through knowledge transfer.

The PolyU Endowed Young Scholars Scheme aims to partner with our donors to identify young scholars with great potential in order to ensure their innovative research can be realised. The annual funding provided by the Scheme not only supports the research and scholarly activities of Dr. WEI, but also serves as seed funding for the pursuit of preliminary stage research projects, helping to elevate the impact of research on society.

Dr. WEI has strong interest in researching the fundamentals of colour science, revealing the underlying mechanisms in the human visual system in response to light and colour stimuli. His significant research findings gave rise to collaborations with world-leading high-tech companies to develop solutions and algorithms applied to imaging systems, lighting systems and metaverse-related systems. Many of his research outcomes are used in production lines and turned into real products on the market, greatly enhancing the daily life of the people at large.

For details, please to the University’s web stories at Two Endowed Limin Young Scholars contribute to society through research breakthroughs and Limin Endowed Young Scholar in Colour and Imaging Science.

Congratulations to Dr. WEI for his achievement and the Department wishes Dr. WEI every success.