BIOGRAPHY
Prof. Poon obtained his PhD from Imperial College London. He is currently a chair professor and director of the Research Centre for Environmental Technology and Management at the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. He has been a Changjiang Scholar Chair Professor since 2017. Prof. Poon specializes in the research and development of low-carbon construction materials, waste management, waste recycling technologies, and sustainable construction. He has published over 500 papers in international journals. He is a fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), past chairman of the HKIE Environmental Division and past representative of the HKIE Environmental Discipline. He is also a Hong Kong Concrete Institute (HKCI) fellow and was its president. He has served on the Advisory Council on the Environment (ACE) and the Council for Sustainable Development and is currently a member of the advisory committee for the Recycling Fund of the Hong Kong SAR Government.
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