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Newly Launched Elsevier Journal Led by Dr Zhen Leng

A new Elsevier journal, Cleaner Materials, was officially launched in May 2021. Dr Zhen Leng, Associate Professor of CEE, and Dr Baoshan Huang of University of Tennessee have been appointed as the founding Editor-in-Chiefs of this new journal. The Associate Editor team is composed of world-known researchers from various esteemed universities, such as National University of Singapore, Royal Institute of Technology, RWTH Aachen University, TU Delft, University of Hong Kong, and Zhejiang University.    Cleaner Materials is an international, cross-disciplinary companion journal to Journal of Cleaner Production, where Dr Zhen Leng serves as an Executive Editor. It publishes original full-length research articles, short communications and reviews in applied or fundamental science of physical, chemical, mechanical, and user experience aspects of cleaner and sustainable materials with special attention to contributions that reduce the knowledge gap between materials and sustainability.     For more details, please visit: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/cleaner-materials/.

CEE Departmental Visit Series – Tak Nga Secondary School (16 Jun)

The first visit from Tak Nga Secondary School was successfully held on 16 June 2021. A programme talk and laboratory visits were arranged for students to know more about CEE and our academic programmes.  Students were also spilt into groups to join the “Tower Building Challenge” to build a free-standing tower using only straws and tapes.  The group with the highest tower that can hold a designated load for 3 seconds is the champion. 

CEE Members Received Awards of CREST Journal

CEE Members Received Awards of CREST Journal   Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology (CREST, 2020 Impact Factor 12.561, #5/274 in the JCR field of Environmental Sciences) journal serves as an international forum for the publication of critical reviews in environmental science and technology.  Different awards have been developed to further enhance the quality and reputation of the journal. Congratulations to following CEE members in receiving the international recognition!   Best Associate Editor Award 2020 Prof. Daniel C.W. Tsang Professor   Best Reviewer Award 2020 Dr Season Chen CEE Alumni

Media Coverage on Optical Fibre Sensing Technology Developed by Research Team of Prof. Yi-Qing Ni

The research team of Prof. Yi-Qing Ni has developed Optical Fibre Sensing Technology which was implemented on railway systems to monitor railway operational safety. It has received numerous national awards and been reported in Hong Kong Commercial Daily on 12 July 2021.   For full version (in Chinese), please visit: http://hk.hkcd.com/pdf/202107/0712/HA04712CLBA_HKCD.pdf .  

Dr Tony Sze invited to speak on RTHK Radio Program

Dr Tony Sze was invited by Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) to speak on a RTHK Radio 3's current affairs programme, Backchat, on 14 July 2021 (Wed).   As Hong Kong insurers have called for taxi black boxes to track drivers' behaviour in order to deal with the skyrocketing premiums, the taxi industry complains about the skyrocketing insurance rates, with the average annual premiums rising by more than 20%.  The discussion covered whether black boxes would help monitor bad driving and slash the number of road accidents. A revisit can be found at https://www.rthk.hk/radio/radio3/programme/backchat/episode/760176/contentindex/1/.   

2021 Willi H. Hager Best Reviewer Award

Congratulations to Dr H.F. Duan for getting the 2021 Willi H. Hager Best Reviewer Award established by International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) Council.  The award  is made biennially to up to three reviewers preferably under 45 years of age judged to provide most outstanding reviews of the papers submitted to the Journal of Hydraulic Research during the preceding two-year period. 

LPM Contractors Scholarship 2020

A student of BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering, Mr LUI Chun Wah, has been awarded the LPM Contractors Scholarship 2020. It recognizes his outstanding academic performance, motivation and passion in geotechnical engineering. This scholarship aims to provide financial assistance and encouragement to undergraduate students to pursue studies in geotechnical engineering. 

AECOM Prize for Best Student of the Year 2020

A student of BEng (HONS) Civil Engineering, Mr NG Ming Ho, has been awarded the AECOM Prize for Best Student of the Year 2020. This AECOM Prize is presented to students with outstanding performance in geotechnical subjects in local universities that offer eligible undergraduate programmes accredited by the HKIE for Scheme “A” training in the geotechnical discipline.

New Joiner - Dr Kai Mingfeng

Dr KAI received his BEng in Civil Engineering from Southeast University (China) in 2014, MEng in Structural Engineering from Hunan University (China) in 2017, and Ph.D. in Architecture and Civil Engineering from City University of Hong Kong in 2020. After graduation, he joined PolyU as a postdoctoral research fellow. Dr KAI’s research focuses on cement and geopolymer-based composites. He employs molecular dynamics (MD) simulation to study the properties of eco-friendly and high-performance composites. He studied the properties of carbon nanotube (CNT) and graphene reinforced composites. In addition, he researched the effect of nuclear wastes and supplementary cementing materials (like fly ash) on the properties of the cement-based materials. His experimental studies focused on the mechanical, dynamical, thermal and damping properties of cementitious composites (including engineered cementitious composite (ECC) and CNT reinforced cementitious composites) using Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Energy Dispersive Spectrometry (EDS), and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) machine.  Dr KAI has joined us on 2 July 2021.

New Joiner - Dr WANG Pei

Dr Pei WANG obtained his Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, USA in May 2019, MEng in Civil Engineering from Tongji University and BEng in Highway Engineering from Chang’an University. He joined PolyU as a postdoctoral research fellow in July 2019.   Dr WANG’s work focuses on the multi-scale computational modeling of granular materials, micro-mechanical analysis of soil behavior, numerical analysis of particle breakage with DEM, soil-structure interface and size effect of granular materials.  Dr WANG has joined us on 2 July 2021.