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CEE Departmental Visit Series – Tung Chung Catholic School (2 Jul)

Another visit from Tung Chung Catholic School to CEE was held on 2 July 2021. We have invited our student to share his study experience to his alma mater.   In addition to laboratory visits, several demonstrations were conducted in Fire Engineering Laboratory, such as burning tests, fire tests of building materials and other fire system performance.

CEE Departmental Visit Series – Ma Ko Pan Memorial College (8 July)

A group of 34 students from Ma Ko Pan Memorial College invited CEE on 8 July 2021. To allow enough social distancing, participants were arranged to sit in alternative seats and split into groups to visit our laboratories. 

CEE Departmental Visit Series – NLSI Lui Kwok Pat Fong College (14 July)

Two new workshops, “acoustic window design workshop” and “face mask test”, were arranged for students from NLSI Lui Kwok Pat Fong College on 14 July 2021.   They had some hands-on experience on designing acoustic windows for noise reduction and testing the effectiveness of their face masks.

CEE Departmental Visit Series – SKH Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School (30 Jun)

A group of 20 students from SKH Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School were invited to visit our department on 30 June 2021.  They enjoyed the “Tower Building Challenge” and visit to Structural Engineering Research Laboratory.

Ir Prof. C.S. Poon Conferred Endowed Professorship in Civil Engineering

Ir Prof. C.S. Poon, Chair Professor of Sustainable Construction Materials and Head of CEE, has recently been appointed as Michael Anson Professor in Civil Engineering under PolyU’s Endowed Professorship Scheme.   Supported by a donation from Able Engineering Co. Ltd., the endowed professorship is a significant recognition bestowed upon the distinguished scholars with outstanding academic and research achievements. The Scheme provides funding and support to help the appointed Professors strive for excellence in their respective disciplines.

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/.