PolyU JUPAS Admissions Q&A was successfully held on 9 May 2026. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the students and parents who joined us. It was a wonderful opportunity to connect with the next generation of engineering talent. Dr Barbara W.Y. Siu delivered an insightful programme talk, sharing admission strategies and career insights for BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering [JS3739] and BEng (Hons) in Environmental Engineering a

12 May 2026

Congratulations to Prof. Tao Liu, Assistant Professor of CEE, for being awarded the PolyU Young Innovative Researcher Award (YIRA) 2026. This accolade recognizes Prof. Liu’s dedication to advancing knowledge and his commitment to societal impact through his innovative research, titled “Net-Zero Wastewater Management through Circular Resource Utilisation”. The project aims to develop circular, net-zero wastewater systems through integrated carbon

8 May 2026

Congratulations to Dr Siyuan Wu, CEE postdoctoral fellow supervised by Prof. Qi Zhao, on being awarded the RGC Junior Research Fellow Scheme (JRFS) 2026/27. Dr Wu is one of the 11 PolyU recipients among 60 awardees across Hong Kong. The fellowship supports Dr Wu’s innovative research, “Intelligent characterization of lunar regolith: an in-situ testing-driven deep learning approach”. The project utilizes laboratory testing on lunar regolith simul

6 May 2026

Dr Yu Gu received his Ph.D. degree (2024) from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Before being appointed as a Research Assistant Professor, Dr Gu worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at PolyU for two years. Dr Gu's research advances the demand-side analysis of emerging urban mobility systems by bridging aggregate-level equilibrium travel demand analysis and disaggregate-level travel choice modeling. His research also extends to the performa

5 May 2026

PolyU CEE was proud to support the technical seminar, “Shaping Future Transport Planning: Insights from Travel Characteristics Survey”, on 16 April 2026 which was jointly organized by the Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) Hong Kong and The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (Logistics & Transportation Division) (HKIE-LTD). We were honoured to welcome Ir Stephen Lee, Chief Engineer of the Transport Department, as our speak

20 Apr 2026

We are proud to announce that the PolyU ASCE Student Chapter has been awarded the First Prize in the 2026 Greater China ASCE Student Symposium Paper Competition. Under the mentorship of Prof. Kai Zhou, Assistant Professor of CEE, CEE undergraduate students Mr Zixuan Xu, Mr Naicheng Chen, Mr Chun Ki Liu, and Mr Hongjian Li brought honour to the Department and the University through their exceptional performance. Hosted by Zhejiang University duri

15 Apr 2026

Congratulations to Prof. Shu-Chien Hsu, Associate Professor of CEE, for securing HK$800,000 from the Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF) under the Innovation and Technology Support Programme (ITSP), administered by the Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) of the HKSAR Government. In response to the pressing challenges of managing incineration residues (IBA/IFA) and construction waste in Hong Kong, Prof. Hsu’s research project, titled “Fro

14 Apr 2026

Congratulations to Mr Tong Nie, CEE PhD student supervised by Prof. Wei Ma, for being honored with the “Best Research Postgraduate Student of the Year 2025” by PolyU Graduate School. Notably, Mr Nie is one of only three PhD students across the university receiving the accolade this year. This Award recognizes extraordinary research postgraduate students who exhibit outstanding inquisitiveness and make brief impact on peers and research communiti

10 Apr 2026

A group of students from China Holiness Church Living Spirit College visited CEE on 27 March 2026 (Friday). The visit began with an interactive Q&A quiz hosted by Prof. Andy Y.F. Leung, Associate Head and Associate Professor of CEE, which provided students with an engaging overview of the recent developments in civil and environmental engineering. Prof. Leung also shared information about admission procedures and career prospects for BEng (Hons)

9 Apr 2026

A technical seminar, themed "Realizing Excellence: The Hong Kong Railway Standards in Practice", was successfully held on 24 March 2026 (Wednesday). This event was jointly organized by the Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (Civil Division) (HKIE-CVD) and The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (Logistics & Transportation Division) (HKIE-LTD), with support from CEE.  The sem

2 Apr 2026