We are proud to announce that Ms Yixuan Liu, CEE PhD student supervised by Prof. Kai Zhou, has won the 2026 Best Paper Award (1st Place) at the 38th Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise (VIB), a prestigious track within the ASME IDETC/CIE conference. This award recognizes her outstanding contributions to vibration and noise research. Ms Liu’s award-winning paper, titled “Vision-Enabled Dynamic Response Tracking of Floating Platforms Unde

7 Sep 2026

Dr Chunlan Fan obtained her Ph.D. degree in Environmental and Symbiotic Science from the Prefectural University of Kumamoto, Japan. Before being appointed as a Research Assistant Professor, Dr Fan worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University for three years. Her current research bridges environmental microbiology, atmospheric processes, and public health, with an emphasis on the environmental dissemination, persistence,

7 Sep 2026

The Second J.M. Ko Award Ceremony and International Symposium on Advances in Structural Engineering was successfully held at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) on 20 August 2026. This event, organized by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at PolyU, sponsored by Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for Marine Infrastructure, and supported by various industry and academic partners, focused on the outstanding contr

5 Sep 2026

We are delighted to share that Ms Zhuowei Wang, CEE PhD student supervised by Prof. Anthony Chen, has been awarded the 2026 SINOPEC “Cleaner Energy Better Life” Research Student Award (Distinction) at the Research Student Excellence and Engagement Day (ReSEED) 2026. This award showcases her outstanding research achievements and high-impact publications. Organized by the Graduate School on 21 August 2026, a major highlight of ReSEED was the prese

4 Sep 2026

We are thrilled to announce that Dr Weihang Ouyang, CEE PhD graduate, has been awarded the FCE Awards for Outstanding PhD Theses 2025/26. Supervised by Prof. Siwei Liu, Dr Ouyang’s thesis, titled, “Second-Order Analysis of Pile-Supported Framed Structures by Machine Learning-Enhanced Finite-Element Method”, has been recognized for its significance and innovation. Dr Ouyang’s thesis introduces the Neural-Operator Element Method (NOEM), a new hybr

2 Sep 2026

Dr Yao Lu received his B.Sc. degree in Chemistry from Sun Yat-sen University and his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from Tsinghua University in 2017. He then worked as a Professional Engineer at China Everbright Environment Group Limited, contributing to environmental technology development in waste treatment and resource recovery, as well as government–enterprise strategic environmental planning. From 2019 to 2021, he conducted postdoctoral research

1 Sep 2026

Dr Annalisa De Leo received her Ph.D. degree in Fluid Dynamic and Environmental Engineering in the University of Genoa (Italy) in 2022. Former Postdoctoral Fellow at PolyU, she manages the deployment of a coastal HF-Radar network. Her research bridges fundamental fluid mechanics with practical applications, using real-time radar data to enhance coastal resilience against environmental and flood risks. Dr De Leo has reported on 1 September 2026. 

1 Sep 2026

We are proud to announce that Prof. Siwei Liu, Assistant Professor of CEE, has won the Grand Award (R&D Category) of The HKIE Structural Division Structural Excellence Award 2026. This prestigious recognition underscores Prof. Liu’s outstanding technological innovations and significant contributions to structural engineering in building design and construction. Prof. Liu’s award-winning project is titled “Second-order Direct Analysis Method of t

24 Aug 2026

Twelve CEE academic staff and students, led by Prof. Hai Guo, Chair Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Modelling, embarked on an academic research exchange programme to Sichuan under the Ten Thousand People’s Scheme from 9 to 13 July 2026.  During the visit to Sichuan University’s Wangjiang Campus, the team toured the atmospheric monitoring supersite and participated in an engaging symposium to exchange the latest research outcomes and insig

21 Aug 2026

We are proud to announce that Prof. Tao Wang, Chair Professor of Atmospheric Environment of CEE, has been awarded the Shandong Provincial Natural Science Award (Second Class) 2025 by the Shandong Provincial Department of Science and Technology for his collaborative research with Shandong University, titled “The evolution, formation, and source of air pollution complex in the North China Plain”. This prestigious recognition highlighted his outstan

20 Aug 2026