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CEE Newsletter Apr 2026

News and Events

Newsletter Apr 2026

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Research Excellence

1 RGC Research Impact Fund 202526cover568x320

RGC Research Impact Fund (RIF) 2025/26 Awarded Research

2 RGC Collaborative Research Equipment Grant 202526 Awarded Researchcover568x320

RGC Collaborative Research Equipment Grant 2025/26 Awarded Research

3 Smart Traffic Fund Awarded Researchcover568x320

Smart Traffic Fund Awarded Research

4 Innovation and Technology Fund Awarded Projectscover568x320

Innovation and Technology Fund Awarded Projects

5 Environment and Conservation Fund 2025 Awarded Projectscover568x320

Environment and Conservation Fund 2025 Awarded Projects

Seminars and Activities

1CEE China GBA Study Tour 2026cover568x320

CEE China GBA Study Tour 2026

2HKIECIHT Joint Technical Seminarcover568x320

HKIE-CIHT Joint Technical Seminar – Transport Strategy Blueprint

3CEE Spring Reception 2026cover568x320

CEE Spring Reception 2026

4CEE Site Visitcover568x320

CEE Site Visit – Tung Chung Line Extension Project

5PolyU CEE Webinar Series 202526cover568x320

PolyU CEE Webinar Series 2025-26

Secondary School Outreach Programmes

1CCC Kei Long Collegecover568x320

CEE Departmental Visit – CCC Kei Long College

2ADFD POHL Leung Sing Tak Collegecover568x320

CEE Departmental Visit – AD&FD POHL Leung Sing Tak College

3STFA Tam Pak Yu College FDBWA Szeto Ho Secondary Schoolcover568x320

CEE Departmental Visit – STFA Tam Pak Yu College & FDBWA Szeto Ho Secondary School

4St Pauls Convent Schoolcover568x320

CEE Departmental Online Programme Talk – St. Paul’s Convent School

Achievements

08FBQS Rankingcover568x320

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026

1ShanghaiRankings Global Rankingcover568x320

ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025

2Prof Tao Wang Named Highly Cited Researcher 2025cover568x320

Prof. Tao Wang Named Highly Cited Researcher 2025 by Clarivate Analytics

3CEE Members Secure Youth Seed Fundcover568x320

CEE Members Secure Youth Seed Fund

4Prof ZhenYu Yin Appointed Editor IJNAMcover568x320

Prof. Zhen-Yu Yin Appointed Editor of The International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

5Research of Prof Tao Wangs Team and Collaborators Publishedcover568x320

Research of Prof Tao Wang’s Team and Collaborators Published in Science Advances

6CEE PhD Student Secures 2025 NSFCcover568x320

CEE PhD Student Secures 2025 NSFC Youth Student Basic Research Project Grant

7Ir Prof Vincent Ho appoints Secretary General of APOSHOcover568x320

Ir Prof. Vincent Ho appointed Secretary General of APOSHO

Congratulations to Award Winners

1Prof Zhen Lengs Team Wins Merit Awardcover568x320

Prof. Zhen Leng’s Team Wins Merit Award at HICOOL 2025 Global Entrepreneurship Competition

2Prof Yuhong Wang Receives 2025cover568x320

Prof. Yuhong Wang Receives 2025 Ministry of Education Outstanding Scientific Research Achievement Award

3Prof KwokFai Chung Wins Local Grandcover568x320

Prof. Kwok-Fai Chung Wins Local Grand Prize at the CIC Construction Innovation Award 2025

4Prof KwokFai Chungs Project Receives the Winner Awardcover568x320

Prof. Kwok-Fai Chung’s Project Receives the Winner Award in Excellence in Innovation and Technology Adoption from the Development Bureau

5Prof Chi Sun Poon and Team Secure Silver Awardcover568x320

Prof. Chi Sun Poon and Team Secure Silver Award at the 2024 Hong Kong Green Innovations Awards

6Prof Ling Jin Receives 2026 James J Morgan Early Career Awardcover568x320

Prof. Ling Jin Receives 2026 James J. Morgan Early Career Award – The Asia Pacific Region

7Prof Ling Jin Receives The Asian Young Aerosol Scientist Award 2025cover568x320

Prof. Ling Jin Receives The Asian Young Aerosol Scientist Award 2025

8Dr Muhammad Riaz Ahmad Receives The 2026 Gustavo Colonnetti Medalcover568x320

Dr Muhammad Riaz Ahmad Receives The 2026 Gustavo Colonnetti Medal

9CEE Member Wins the Gold Awardcover568x320

CEE Member Wins the Gold Award at the 3rd National Postdoctoral Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition

10CEE Graduate Excelscover568x320

CEE Graduate Excels at the National and International University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition

Media Coverage

1Prof YiQing Ni Featured on Sing Tao Dailycover568x320

Prof. Yi-Qing Ni Featured on Sing Tao Daily

2Prof Ling Jin Featured on BBC Wildlifecover568x320

Prof. Ling Jin Featured on BBC Wildlife

Welcoming Our New Joiners

Welcoming Our New Joiners

A warm welcome to the new colleagues who are joining our CEE family!

Staff News

Ir Prof JianHua Yincover568x320

Conferment of Emeritus Professorship

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