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Michael Anson Professor in Civil Engineering
Chair Professor of Sustainable Construction Materials
Head of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Professor Poon Chi Sun

World University Rankings

2 nd

U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings 2022

(No. 1 in Hong Kong) Best Universities for Civil Engineering

3 rd

Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023

(No. 1 in Hong Kong) Best in Civil Engineering

22 nd

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023

(No. 1 in Hong Kong) Best in Civil and Structural Engineering

CEE Achievements

1

Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

7

Chang Jiang Scholars

28

World’s Top 2% Scientists 2023 by Stanford University

Department News

Dr Tony Sze, Associate Professor of CEE, was invited by TVB News to speak on ‘’A Closer Look (時事多面睇)’’ (TVB News Ch.83) - “Tram Stop Have No Stop?!”  on 7 March 2024 (Thu). In Hong Kong, some tram stops do not have pedestrian refuge. Passengers must get on and off the trams in the middle of traffic. Safe and accessible tram stop design is a major concern. The discussion covered the road safety issues, from the viewpoints of drivers, passengers a

8 Mar 2024

20240308_WEB_Dr Tony Sze invited to speak on TVB news programme

The CEE Industry Partners Networking Activity was successfully hosted on 5 March 2024 (Tuesday) at the Alumni Atrium of PolyU, bringing together over 50 industry partners, academic staff and students for an evening of network cultivation and relationship building. The event was kicked off with a warm welcome by Prof. Xiangdong Li, Dean of the FCE, who shared inspiring remarks with the audience, followed by Prof. Chi Sun Poon, Head of CEE, who pr

7 Mar 2024

20240307_WEB_CEE Industry Partners Networking

CEE Taught Postgraduate Programmes Online Info Seminar 2024-25 was successfully held on 2 March 2024 (Saturday). Prof. Tak-Ming Chan, Dr Chao Zhou (Programme Leader and Deputy Programme Leader of MSc in Civil Engineering) and Dr Yi Jiang (Programme Leader of MSc in Environmental Management and Engineering) delivered a programme talk to introduce the admission information and programme details of the two CEE TPg programmes. The participants were

5 Mar 2024

20240305_WEB_CEE Taught Postgraduate Online Info Seminar 2024-25

Congratulations to Dr E Deng, Dr Yang Zhang (Postdoctoral Fellows of CEE), Mr Yan-Ke Tan, Mr Xin Ye (PhD Students of CEE) and Mr Yu-Ling Wang (Research Assistant of CEE), from the Hong Kong Branch of the National Rail Transit Electrification and Automation Engineering Technology Research Center (CNERC-Rail) supervised by Prof. Yi-Qing Ni (Director of CNERC-Rail and Chair Professor of CEE), whose project titled “Bridge Vibration Reconstruction and

29 Feb 2024

20240229WEBthe 3rd International Competition for Structural Health Monitoring ICSHM2022

Dr An Wang delivered a seminar with the topic of “Transitioning to a Sustainable Transportation System in a Metropolitan Context” on 21 February 2024. It was co-organized with HKIE Civil Division. Click the link below to view the full version of the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfE6e27yBw0   

27 Feb 2024

20240227_News

Congratulations to Prof. Hai Guo, Professor of CEE, whose team’s paper titled  “Urban Heat Mitigation by Green and Blue Infrastructure: Drivers, Effectiveness, and Future Needs” has been published on The Innovation with impact factor of 32.1. The Innovation is an interdisciplinary journal that aims to promote scientific application by publishing cutting-edge research and high-quality reviews across all scientific disciplines. For original articl

23 Feb 2024

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Dr Siqi Ding obtained his B.S. Degree (2013) from Dalian Jiaotong University, M.S. degree (2016) from Dalian University of Technology, and Ph.D. degree (2021) from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Prior to joining PolyU as a Research Assistant Professor, Dr Ding worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen. Dr Ding's current research interests include smart materials and structures, nano-engineered cementitious

19 Feb 2024

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The inaugural J.M. Ko Award Ceremony & International Symposium on Advances in Structural Engineering was successfully held at Li Ka Shing Tower, PolyU, on 19 January 2024. This event, organized by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at PolyU and supported by various industry and academic partners, focused on the outstanding contributions and latest advancements in structural engineering. The Inaugural J.M. Ko Award Ceremo

6 Feb 2024

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Dr Tony Sze, Associate Professor of CEE, was appointed as a Member of the Committee on Taxi Service Quality (的士服務質素委員會) of HKSAR Government for a period of three years from February 2024 to January 2027, given his profound experience and professional knowledge on transportation and safety. The Committee aims to advise the Government on strategies to enhance taxi service quality including updating standards and guidelines for taxi driver, and imp

5 Feb 2024

20240205_WEB_Dr Tony Sze Appointed As a Member of Committee on Taxi Service Quality

CEE recently welcomed over 40 enthusiastic primary students from Chung Sing College and Marymount Primary School on 20 February 2024 and 6 March 2024 respectively for two engaging departmental visits. These visits aimed to ignite a passion for environmental protection in the young minds and to fuel their imagination when discovering the exciting world of civil engineering. The students enjoyed a diverse program that included an inspiring lecture

12 Mar 2024

20240312_WEB_CEE Connecting with Primary Schools

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