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RCRE Member won a Gold Medal at the 4th Asia Exhibition of Innovations and Inventions Hong Kong

Congratulations to Ir Prof. Vivien Lin Lu, Professor of Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering and RCRE Member, for winning a Gold Medal at the 4th Asia Exhibition of Innovations and Inventions Hong Kong (AEII) that was held in Hong Kong on 5-6 December 2024. The award-winning project, led by Ir Prof. Lu, is titled “Synergistic integration of terrestrial radiative cooling and bifacial solar photovoltaics for low-carbon buildings”. The project developed an environmentally friendly solar-driven adaptive radiative cooling coating that can adjust cooling capacity based on solar irradiance, thus cooling building roofs and walls without consuming any energy.   AEII is a prestigious annual exhibition and competition dedicated to innovations and inventions in Asia. It brings together scholars, experts, and inventors from around the world to showcase a diverse range of groundbreaking inventions and solutions.

Two RCRE Members were listed as the World’s Most Highly Cited Researchers

Congratulations to two RCRE members, Prof. Haitao Huang and Dr Xiao Zhang, for being recognised in the list of “Highly Cited Researchers 2024” by Clarivate Analytics. This annual list recognises researchers for significant impact in their respective research fields. Each researcher selected has authored multiple highly-cited papers that have ranked in the top 1% by citations for their fields and publication year in the Web of Science over the past 11 years.       

Eco Expo Asia 2024

RCRE participated in the Eco Expo Asia 2024 to showcase the innovative technologies on sustainable low-carbon construction materials. This event was held at the AsiaWorld-Expo from 30 October to 2 November 2024.

RCC3D Forum 2024

RCC3D Forum, that co-organized by PolyU-NAMI 3D Concrete Robotic Printing Research Centre (RCC3D) and Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE), was successfully held on 28 October 2024 (Monday) at PolyU with more than 80 participants from industry, government and academics. The forum was kicked off by a welcome address by Ir Prof. Chi Sun Poon, Director of RCC3D, Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and Director of RCRE. The keynote speaker, Dr Hongjian Du, Senior Lecturer of National University of Singapore, gave his presentation on the recent development of 3D concrete printing in Singapore. Other distinguished speakers, Dr Shipeng Zhang, Deputy Director of RCC3D, Assistant Professor of CEE and Member of RCRE, Mr. Eric Chen, Senior Engineer of NAMI, and Dr Jacky Chung, Deputy Director of RCC3D, Senior Engineering Manager of Industrial Centre (IC) and Member of RCRE, gave their presentations on 3D concrete printing technologies and applications in Hong Kong. Panel discussion was moderated by Dr Hon Wah Wai, Director of RCC3D and Director of IC. Visit to the concrete printing laboratory was also arranged at the end of the forum. 

RCRE showcased at the PolyU InnoTech Open Day × Alumni Homecoming 2024

The University’s flagship event InnoTech Open Day × Alumni Homecoming 2024 was successfully held on 19 October 2024. RCRE was invited to participate in the Innovations Exhibition at the Jockey Club Auditorium, showcasing the innovative technologies on sustainable low-carbon construction materials. Ir Prof. Poon Chi-sun, Director of RCRE, also shared the latest projects and research achievements of RCRE at the PAIR InnoTech Forum. Fruitful discussion was made in the moderated question-and-answer session with the attendees.

RCRE Director and Twenty Members Ranked World’s Top 2% Scientists Released by Stanford University

RCRE Director and 20 members have been listed among world’s top 2% scientists for 2024, as released by Stanford University. Three of them are ranked among the top 100 in their respective fields. To highlight a remarkable achievement, Ir Prof. Chi-sun Poon, Director of RCRE, ranked 4th in the world in the field of Building & Construction.   The report was prepared by a team of experts led by Prof. John Ioannidis of Stanford University. According to the team, the publicly available database provides standardized information on citations, h-index, co-authorship adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions and a composite indicator (c-score).   Congratulations to our top-notch researchers! This internationally recognized list reflects RCRE’s commitment in research excellence and the endeavour to conduct ground-breaking research.

PolyU RCRE Webinar Series: Towards Sustainable Waste-to-Wealth: Process Development, Decision-making and Systems Integration for Carbon-neutrality and Sustainability Transition

Dr Jingzheng Ren (ISE) delivered a webinar with the topic of “Towards Sustainable Waste-to-Wealth: Process Development, Decision-making and Systems Integration for Carbon-neutrality and Sustainability Transition” on 23 September 2024. The webinar was co-organized with CEE of PolyU and HKIE Environmental Division. Over 140 participants joined the webinar.

Delegation Visit of Highway Department to RCRE

A delegation of Highway Department visited the RCRE on 10 September 2024. In the visit, Ir Prof. Chi-sun Poon (Director of RCRE) introduced various low-carbon construction materials such as foam glass-based lightweight concrete, superhydrophobic lightweight foam concrete, and Dr Jacky Chung (RCRE member) introduced 3D concrete printing technology and products to the delegates.    

RCRE Director shares Development and Application of Eco-blocks in RTHK Radio Programme

Ir Prof. Poon Chi-sun, Director of RCRE, was featured in RTHK’s radio programme “Infinite Future”, sharing his research on Eco-blocks, a type of green construction material produced from construction and other waste materials. Online coverage: RTHK - https://polyu.me/46grSH5 (Chinese only).  

PolyU RCRE Webinar Series: Recycling of Waste Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites into Short Reinforcements for Construction Materials

Prof. Tao Yu (CEE) delivered a webinar with the topic of “Recycling of Waste Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites into Short Reinforcements for Construction Materials” on 18 July 2024. The webinar was co-organized with CEE of PolyU and HKIE Civil Division. Over 130 participants joined the webinar.