Four outstanding collaborative projects led by FCE scholars have been supported by the Research Grants Council (RGC), with the total funding amounting to over HK$22 million. Two of the projects aim to address the impact of COVID-19 and novel infectious diseases, while the other two focus on innovative and cross-disciplinary research areas.
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Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) 2021/22
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| Project | Project Coordinator | Amount Awarded (HK$) |
| Is the Usual Social Distance Sufficient to Avoid Airborne Infection of Expiratory Droplets in Indoor Environments? | Prof. Guo Hai Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
4,703,090 |
| Spatiotemporal Prediction and Real-time Early Warning of COVID-19 Onset Risk | Prof. John Shi Dept of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics |
6,964,000 |
| Study of Carbon Sequestration in Hong Kong’s Vegetation: from Present to Future Prediction under Climate Change | Prof. Charles Wong Dept of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics |
4,949,639 |
| Research Impact Fund (RIF) 2021/22 | ||
| Project | Project Coordinator | Amount Awarded (HK$) |
| Deeper Understanding of Color Matching Mechanism for Developing High-quality Lighting and Imaging Systems | Dr Tommy Wei Dept of Building Environment and Energy Engineering |
5,700,000 |
Administered by RGC, the CRF supports investigators across disciplines and/or across universities to engage in creative and multi-disciplinary research projects, while the RIF aims to foster impactful and translational collaborative research beyond academia for the benefit of wider community.
