Eight PolyU projects have received support under the first-round funding exercise of the 2025/26 Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF). These projects cover areas including low-carbon construction materials, wastewater treatment, electric vehicle infrastructure, greenhouse gas monitoring, air quality assessment, coral reef restoration and eco-cultural tourism, with total funding of approximately HK$6.45 million. Among them, six projects are led by PAIR members.
Funded PolyU projects led by PAIR members include:
|
Principal Investigator |
Research Project |
Awarded Amount (HKD) |
|
Prof. Joseph AWANGE Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI) and Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS); Professor of Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI) |
AI-powered Sky Scans: Revolutionising Hong Kong’s Greenhouse Gas Monitoring with GNSS-RO |
348,000 |
|
Prof. LENG Zhen Associate Director of Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE); Member of RILS and Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD); Professor of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) |
Dual-phase VOC Reduction of Waste Tyre Modified Low-carbon High-performance Asphalt Pavements through Reactive Extrusion |
1,316,000 |
|
Prof. LIU Tao Member of RISUD and Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE); Assistant Professor of CEE |
Reconfiguring Saline Wastewater Treatment to Remove Phosphorus and Nitrogen via Innovative Pathways |
500,000 |
|
Prof. MA Wei Member of RISUD, SCRI and Research Centre for Digital Transformation of Tourism (RCDTT); Assistant Professor of CEE |
EVChargeMap: An Integrated Geospatial Database of Public and Private EV Chargers in Hong Kong |
500,000 |
|
Prof. Charles WONG Associate Director of RISUD; Management Committee Member of RILS; Member of SCRI; Associate Dean (Teaching & Global Engagement) of Faculty of Construction and Environment; Professor of Department of LSGI |
Unravelling City-wide Vertical Aerosol and Particulate Matter, a Remote Sensing Study in Hong Kong |
600,000 |
|
Prof. James FANG Kar-hei Member of Research Institute for Future Food (RiFood), RILS, RISUD and RCRE; Associate Professor of Department of Food Science and Nutrition |
3D-printed Artificial Reefs from Oyster Shell Waste for Coral Restoration: Technology Demonstration and Community Education |
1,593,200 |
The ECF was set up by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China to provide funding support for educational, research and other projects and activities in relation to environmental protection and nature conservation matters. It aims to encourage the public to change their behaviour and lifestyle to achieve sustainable development, and to develop or introduce innovative technologies and practices to improve the environment and conserve resources.
Press release: https://polyu.me/4tjxXNL
Online coverage:
Hong Kong Commercial Daily - https://polyu.me/4rAzEVv
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