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New Joiner - Dr Hu Yifei

Dr Yifei Hu obtained a bachelor’s degree from Tongji University in 2012 and a master’s degree from PolyU in 2013. He worked as a graduate structural engineer for an international engineering consulting firm in Hong Kong from 2013 to 2014. After receiving a PhD degree from PolyU in 2019, Dr Hu joined Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Steel Construction (Hong Kong Branch) as a Postdoctoral Fellow.   Dr Hu’s research focuses on high performance steel structures and cold-formed steel tubular structures. His specialties include non-linear finite element modelling of manufacturing processes, experimental and numerical investigations into cold-formed high strength steel tubular joints, practical structural design and connection design in steel modular buildings.   Dr Hu has joined us on 1 Sep 2021.

New Joiner - Dr Wang Sumei

Dr Sumei Wang obtained BEng in Civil Engineering from Hebei University in 2013 and PhD in Civil Engineering from Zhejiang University in 2018. She worked as a postdoctoral fellow at PolyU from 2019 to 2021. Dr Wang’s main research interests include structural health monitoring, structural dynamics and control, interaction of train-track-bridge system, dynamic analysis of high-speed railway and maglev, vision-based deep learning, and monitoring and control in rail engineering.    Dr Wang has joined us 1 Sep 2021.

New Joiner - Dr Wang Xiang

Dr Wang Xiang obtained a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Central South University (CSU) in 2014, a master’s degree in geotechnical engineering from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) in 2015, and a PhD degree in road and railway engineering from CSU in 2020. He was a visiting postgraduate in The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in 2018 and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in 2019. He was a postdoctoral fellow of the Department of Civil and Environment Engineering in PolyUbefore he became a research assistant professor in September 2021.   His research interests include the discrete element method, granular material, deep Learning, automation in construction, digital twin, etc. with a strong focus on the discrete modeling of arbitrarily irregular shaped granular materials, and the macroscopic and microscopic analysis of mechanical responses and topology evolution. He has published 20 SCI journal papers and served as a reviewer for several SCI journals, including Construction and Building Materials, Powder Technology, Advanced Powder Technology, Computers and Geotechnics, Particuology, Computational Particle Mechanics, etc.   Dr Wang has joined us on 1 Sep 2021.

CEE Orientation Programme 2021

The CEE Orientation Programme 2021 was held on 26 August (for local students) and 27 August (for non-local students) 2021. Ir Prof. Chi Sun Poon, Head of CEE, kicked off the event by introducing the programme development and departmental achievement.   It was followed by the sharing from the representatives of Student Affair Office, HKIE Student Chapter and 28th CEESS, which help students better prepare for their new start.   Students were also able to meet with their Programme Leader to learn more about the programme.   We sincerely welcome all freshmen and wish you have an exciting university life ahead!

Dr Huan-Feng Duan invited to speak on Cable TV

Dr Huan-Feng Duan was invited by Cable TV to speak on i-Cable news 《新聞 Fact Check》on 17 Aug 2021 regarding the saying of the rise in sea level and its threat to Hong Kong area. The interview is available at:  http://cablenews.i-cable.com/ci/news/article/37/760759?utm_source=hk.iott.app&utm_campaign=share&ts=1629785264362  

CEE Alumni Appointed as Chair in Structural Engineering at The University of Edinburgh, UK

Prof. Dilum Fernando obtained his PhD in PolyU under the supervision of Prof. Jin-Guang Teng, President, and the advisory team of Prof. Tao Yu and Prof. Xiao-Ling Zhao. His PhD topic was to investigate the behaviour of FRP-to-steel bonded joints.  After graduation in 2010, Prof. Fernando joined Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ), Switzerland as a postdoctoral fellow, and University of Queensland in 2013 as a lecturer. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2019 and was appointed as the deputy director of the Centre for Future Timber Structures/Future Timber Hub, the leading timber research centre in Australia. In Jun 2021, Prof. Fernando joined the School of Engineering at The University of Edinburgh as the Chair in Structural Engineering. Prof. Fernando has collaborated with Prof. Teng and Prof. Yu of PolyU CEE for various research projects, which won several national and international awards including BERD-FEUP Prize for World Innovation in Bridge Engineering, Create Magazine’s Australia’s 30 Top Most Innovative Engineers Award, and UQ’s Excellence in Innovation 2019 Award.  Prof. Fernando intends to continue his research and further expand his industry translational research to better serve society. He is also dedicated to developing a world leading educational program to produce Structural Engineers, who are capable of designing structures using advanced materials and technologies to minimize resource consumption and CO2 emissions.  

AGS(HK) Final Year Project Competition 2021

Congratulations to Lam Hiu Ching (BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering, Year 4) for getting the first prize in AGS HK Final Year Project Competition 2021. Her final year project title is “Numerical Analysis on Sinkhole Formation” and the supervisor is Dr Andy Leung.   The shortlisted candidates have outstanding performance in their final year project and obtained grade A in the fields of geotechnical/geological/geophysical/geo-environmental engineering.  Awardees were selected based on the technical content of their research and the clarity and comprehensibility of their presentations. 

PolyU Summer Programme 2021

In the PolyU Summer Programme 2021 on 3 Aug 2021, about 50 participants from different secondary schools joined our interactive workshop – Plastic Bridge Challenge, which involves design, fabrication and testing of a bridge structure.  They were given one hour to build bridge in groups of five with plastic sticks only. Each bridge structure had to support loads successively added until collapsed.  The winning groups were those who produced structures with the highest strength to weight ratio.  

Dr Zhou Chao Appointed as Tsui Tack Kong Young Scholar in Civil Engineering

The Endowed Young Scholars Scheme was launched to support early-career academics and nurture the nascent development of innovative ideas with huge untapped potential. The generous donation from Ir Tsui enables the young distinguished scholars to make greater progress in education and research.  Dr Zhou Chao, Assistant Professor of CEE, was newly appointed as Tsui Tack Kong Young Scholar in Civil Engineering. During the Appreciation Lunch - Tsui Tack Kong Endowed Young Scholar in Civil Engineering held on 29 Jul 2021, Dr Zhou shared his background and introduced more about his research works.

New Joiner - Dr Zhang Shipeng

Dr Shipeng Zhang obtained his BSc (2013) in Civil Engineering from University of Minnesota, MEng (2016) and Ph.D. (2020) in Civil Engineering from McGill University. Prior to joining PolyU, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at McGill University from 2020 to 2021. Dr Zhang’s main research interests include development and characterization of sustainable construction materials, waste recycling and management, carbon sequestration in concrete, and concrete durability analysis.   Dr Zhang has joined us on 2 August 2021.