
Professor
Interim Head of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Prof. Songye ZHU
World University Rankings
2 nd
U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings 2024-2025
2 nd
Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024
17 th
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
CEE Achievements
1
Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
7
Chang Jiang Scholars
26
World’s Top 2% Scientists 2024 by Stanford University
Department News
Department News
We are pleased to share that 13 CEE projects have been awarded a total grant of HK$15 million from the Research Grants Council’s General Research Fund (GRF) and Early Career Scheme (ECS) 2025/2026. Remarkably, CEE accounts for 11 projects among 38 funded PolyU projects from GRF under the field of “Civil Engineering, Surveying, Building & Construction”, amounting to HK$13.1 million. The General Research Fund (GRF) and the Early Career Scheme (EC
15 Jul 2025

Two groups of students from Christian Alliance S.C. Chan Memorial College and Fanling Kau Yan College visited CEE on 3 July (Thursday). They jointly attended the programme talk hosted by Prof. Andy Y. F. Leung, Associate Head of CEE. They were being introduced the admission process for BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering and BEng (Hons) in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development programmes and recent developments of the civil engineeri
15 Jul 2025

Prof. Alessandro Stocchino delivered a seminar with the topic of “Risk Assessment Strategies for the Environmental Impact of Dredging and Mining in Coastal Areas” on 25 June 2025. It was co-organized with HKIE Civil Division. Find the full version of the webinar in the below link: https://youtu.be/UaaKN3_1Rfs
8 Jul 2025

The Dialogue with CEE – JUPAS Admission Strategies held on 23 June 2025 (Monday) was a resounding success. The online seminar brings together over 30 students from various secondary schools, providing them an invaluable opportunity to gain first-hand insights into the programme information and to explore the exciting academic journey that awaits in CEE. The seminar commenced with an informative session hosted by Prof. Andy Leung, Associate Head
3 Jul 2025

Dr Liangfu Ge earned his Ph.D. from Tongji University in 2022, following his Bachelor's degree from Southwest Jiaotong University in 2017. Before joining PolyU as a Research Assistant Professor, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Western Ontario from 2023 to 2025. His research focuses on developing cutting-edge methodologies for infrastructure assessment and management in smart cities, utilizing computer vision, robotics,
2 Jul 2025

Dr. Huichuan Zhuang received his Ph.D. degree in Environmental Engineering from PolyU in 2021, after completing his Bachelor's and Master's degrees at Harbin Institute of Technology. Following his Ph.D., he worked as a Postdoctoral fellow at PolyU before being appointed as a Research Assistant Professor. His research focuses on anaerobic biotechnologies for wastewater treatment and biomass valorization. He focuses on applying bioinformatics and t
2 Jul 2025

Dr Bin Pan obtained his B.E. Degree (2011) from Xi’an Jiaotong University, M.S. degree from Zhejiang University (2014), and Ph.D. degree (2022) from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Before joining PolyU as a Research Assistant Professor, Dr. Pan had worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at PolyU for two years. Dr. Pan’s research mainly focuses on pipe hydraulics, pipe health monitoring, pipe defect detection, numerical modelling, water quality control
2 Jul 2025

CEE recently wrapped up its eagerly awaited Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition Final on 12 May 2025 (Monday). The event highlighted the research capabilities and presentation skills of CEE's RPg students. Out of the 8 CEE RPg students who participated in the competition, six finalists emerged from the Semifinal to deliver captivating presentations on their theses in three minutes or less. The top honors were awarded to three outstanding fina
10 Jun 2025

Congratulations to Mr Lanxin Luo, CEE PhD student supervised by Prof. Yong Xia, on receiving the “Outstanding Young Engineer Contribution Award” at the IABSE Symposium Tokyo 2025 on 18-21 May 2025. The symposium, organized by the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), themed Environmentally Friendly Technologies and Structures: Focusing on Sustainable Approaches. Mr Luo's research, titled “Hybrid Physics Data-dr
4 Jun 2025

Two groups of students from Christian Alliance S.C. Chan Memorial College and Fanling Kau Yan College visited CEE on 3 July (Thursday). They jointly attended the programme talk hosted by Prof. Andy Y. F. Leung, Associate Head of CEE. They were being introduced the admission process for BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering and BEng (Hons) in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development programmes and recent developments of the civil engineeri
15 Jul 2025

Prof. Alessandro Stocchino delivered a seminar with the topic of “Risk Assessment Strategies for the Environmental Impact of Dredging and Mining in Coastal Areas” on 25 June 2025. It was co-organized with HKIE Civil Division. Find the full version of the webinar in the below link: https://youtu.be/UaaKN3_1Rfs
8 Jul 2025

The Dialogue with CEE – JUPAS Admission Strategies held on 23 June 2025 (Monday) was a resounding success. The online seminar brings together over 30 students from various secondary schools, providing them an invaluable opportunity to gain first-hand insights into the programme information and to explore the exciting academic journey that awaits in CEE. The seminar commenced with an informative session hosted by Prof. Andy Leung, Associate Head
3 Jul 2025

Dr Liangfu Ge earned his Ph.D. from Tongji University in 2022, following his Bachelor's degree from Southwest Jiaotong University in 2017. Before joining PolyU as a Research Assistant Professor, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Western Ontario from 2023 to 2025. His research focuses on developing cutting-edge methodologies for infrastructure assessment and management in smart cities, utilizing computer vision, robotics,
2 Jul 2025

Dr. Huichuan Zhuang received his Ph.D. degree in Environmental Engineering from PolyU in 2021, after completing his Bachelor's and Master's degrees at Harbin Institute of Technology. Following his Ph.D., he worked as a Postdoctoral fellow at PolyU before being appointed as a Research Assistant Professor. His research focuses on anaerobic biotechnologies for wastewater treatment and biomass valorization. He focuses on applying bioinformatics and t
2 Jul 2025

Dr Bin Pan obtained his B.E. Degree (2011) from Xi’an Jiaotong University, M.S. degree from Zhejiang University (2014), and Ph.D. degree (2022) from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Before joining PolyU as a Research Assistant Professor, Dr. Pan had worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at PolyU for two years. Dr. Pan’s research mainly focuses on pipe hydraulics, pipe health monitoring, pipe defect detection, numerical modelling, water quality control
2 Jul 2025

CEE recently wrapped up its eagerly awaited Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition Final on 12 May 2025 (Monday). The event highlighted the research capabilities and presentation skills of CEE's RPg students. Out of the 8 CEE RPg students who participated in the competition, six finalists emerged from the Semifinal to deliver captivating presentations on their theses in three minutes or less. The top honors were awarded to three outstanding fina
10 Jun 2025

Congratulations to Mr Lanxin Luo, CEE PhD student supervised by Prof. Yong Xia, on receiving the “Outstanding Young Engineer Contribution Award” at the IABSE Symposium Tokyo 2025 on 18-21 May 2025. The symposium, organized by the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), themed Environmentally Friendly Technologies and Structures: Focusing on Sustainable Approaches. Mr Luo's research, titled “Hybrid Physics Data-dr
4 Jun 2025

We are pleased to share that 13 CEE projects have been awarded a total grant of HK$15 million from the Research Grants Council’s General Research Fund (GRF) and Early Career Scheme (ECS) 2025/2026. Remarkably, CEE accounts for 11 projects among 38 funded PolyU projects from GRF under the field of “Civil Engineering, Surveying, Building & Construction”, amounting to HK$13.1 million. The General Research Fund (GRF) and the Early Career Scheme (EC
15 Jul 2025
