A group of 20 students from CCC Kei Long College visited CEE on 27 November 2025 (Thursday). Prof. Andy Y.F. Leung, Associate Head and Associate Professor of CEE kicked off the visit by a warm up game. The interactive Q&A quiz effectively allowed students to explore the latest developments in infrastructure and the civil engineering industry in Hong Kong! The group also got the scoop on the admission process and career prospects for the BEng (Hon

12 Dec 2025

The project "Microwave-Responsive Carbon Nanocoating Functional Aggregates for Smart Cities: Innovation and Applications", led by Prof. Zhen Leng, Professor of CEE and Associate Director of the Carbon Neutrality and Resources Engineering Research Centre (RCRE), along with a core team including Mr Shaowei Zhang, CEE PhD student and Dr Zhifei Tan, former CEE Research Assistant, has distinguished itself from 10,055 competing projects submitted by pa

11 Dec 2025

In the recent 5th Academic Conference of Young Scholars on Disaster Prevention and Mitigation in Civil Engineering co-hosted by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology on 21 – 23 November 2025, two CEE PhD students, Mr Hao Wang and Mr Zeyu Gao, received the Best Presentation Award for their reports on disaster prevention and mitigation for engineering structures.  Supervised by Prof. Songye Zhu, Mr

10 Dec 2025

CNERC-Rail research team, led by Prof. Yi-Qing Ni, Chair Professor of Smart Structures and Rail Transit of CEE and Director of National Rail Transit Electrification and Automation Engineering Technology Research Centre (Hong Kong Branch) (CNERC-Rail), and composed of Dr Vincent Wai Kei Ao, Dr Yao Hu, Mr Jiahao Lu, and Mr Yuhang Lu won the Excellence Award at the 2nd International Innovation Competition on Structural Health Monitoring for Railway

9 Dec 2025

Prof. Zhen-Yu Yin, Professor of CEE, was recently nominated as one of the editors of the International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics (IJNAMG), a prestigious Q1 journal with a high impact factor. Notably, Prof. Yin is the only Asian academic editor on the Editorial Board, highlighting his international standing and leadership in geomechanics. IJNAMG is renowned for publishing high-quality research that advances the

25 Nov 2025

The recent announcement by the ShanghaiRanking revealed CEE’s significant achievements in the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) 2025. CEE has achieved remarkable positions globally in three key research areas, securing 1st in Transportation Science and Technology, 3rd in Civil Engineering, and 44th in Environmental Science and Engineering, while also ranking at the top in Hong Kong for the first two disciplines. These accolades highlight

25 Nov 2025

The Research Grants Council (RGC) held an award presentation ceremony on 3 November 2025 to honor 98 academics from the eight UGC-funded universities for their distinguished research accomplishments and significant contributions to the higher education sector. We are proud to announce that Prof. Shipeng Zhang, Assistant Professor of CEE, has won the Early Career Award 2025/26 in recognition of his achievements in research. Prof. Zhang’s research

20 Nov 2025

The 12th Annual National Conference on the Prevention and Control of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), the 5th International Symposium on Catalytic Science and Technology in Sustainable Energy and Environment (5th EECAT), and the 2025 International Expert Symposium on Volatile Organic Compounds (collectively referred to as the 2025 Joint VOCs Conference) were successfully held from 6 to 8 November 2025 in Guangzhou. The event was co-organized by

18 Nov 2025

Two CEE research projects have been awarded funding from the National Natural Science Foundation for China and the Research Grants Council (NSFC/RGC) Exercise in 2025/26. Prof. Tao Yu, Professor of CEE, was funded by the NSFC/RGC Collaborative Research Scheme (CRS), while Prof. Anthony Chen, Professor of CEE, has secured funding from the NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme (JRS). The two projects have garnered a total of HK$4.6 million, showcasing the

17 Nov 2025

The CEE Field Study cum BBQ Gathering for UG students was successfully held on 7 November 2025 (Friday). The activity welcomed over 100 participants, including undergraduate students from diverse cultural background and academic staff. This highlighted the event's focus on promoting cultural exchange and collaboration, creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere that encouraged dialogue and mutual understanding among all attendees. The event featur

13 Nov 2025