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PAIR's members won the Faculty/School Awards 2021 in Knowledge Transfer of PolyU

Congratulations to the following award recipients of the Faculty/School Awards 2021 in Knowledge Transfer of PolyU! Category Faculty/School Sub-category Project Leader and Team Members Related RIs/RCs Individual Awards FAST Industry Prof. L. Li RI-IWEAR FAST Dr Liu Rong Sally RI-IWEAR FB Industry Dr Yong Jimmy Jin RiFood and RIAIoT FCE Industry Prof. Bo Wu RCDSE FENG Industry Ir Prof. Yongping Zheng RISA SD Society Ir Prof. Kin Wai Michael Siu RISUD Team Awards FCE Society Prof. John W.Z. Shi Dr Zhang Anshu Dr Zhang Min SCRI FENG Industry Prof. Tam Hwa-yaw Ir Dr Lee Kang Kuen Dr S.Y.M. Liu Dr Stephen Cho Mr David H.Y. Au PRI Ir Prof. K.L. Yung Mr Ko Sui Man Mr Sam C.W. Lam Dr Kwan Folk Year Mr Chan Chi Leung Dr James Foster Mr Tang Jing Jung Ms Nicole Chan Chi-wa Mr Eno Ho-yat Lam Mr Michael Lok Ching-ho Mr Sky Tam Ms Joanne Wong Mr Choi Sheung Wai Ir Dr Robert W.M. Tam Mr Kong Kang Hoi Ir Juliana M.Y. Tam Mr Chan Kwan Yau Mr Chang Ka Ho Mr Cheung Cheuk Kin Mr Dragon Li Yan-lung Mr Wan Chan Tong Mr Yu Tin Lun Mr Tang Wing Lok Mr Wan Chin Ting Billy Mr Ho Yiu Cheong Mr So Kin Tak Mr Chan Chi Keung Mr Man Chan RCDSE FHSS Industry Prof. To Chi-ho Prof. Carly S.Y. Lam Dr Dennis Tse Yan-yin RCSV

RISUD's director receives Clair C. Patterson Award for outstanding achievements in environmental geochemistry

Professor Xiang-dong LI, Dean of Faculty of Construction and Environment and Director of Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), was honoured with the Clair C. Patterson Award 2022 in recognition of his innovative and dynamic work in environmental geochemistry, including research in the fields of regional contamination, urban air PM2.5 pollution, and the origin and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance. The Clair C. Patterson Award is presented to only one recipient annually by the Geochemical Society for an innovative breakthrough in environmental geochemistry of fundamental significance within the last decade, particularly in service to society. Congratulations to Prof. Li ! Please click here for more details.

RCRE: The interdisciplinary solid waste recycling research centre for carbon neutrality technology and policy

The Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE) is PAIR's constiutuent research unit for cutting-edge technology and policy research in solid waste recycling issues, a critical area in achieving carbon neutrality to tackle climate change. RCRE will focus its efforts on four research directions, including policy and society, environmental and economic impact, waste-to-resource technology, as well as recycling and sustainable construction. Let's click this link to check out the vision, research directions and mission of this newly established Research Centre!  

PolyU develops seamless urban navigation system

Professor Chen Wu, PolyU’s Associate Director of Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Things and Head of Department of Land Surveying and Geo- Informatics, led a research team to develop a Seamless Urban Navigation System. Applying this novel system, the positioning accuracy is within 10 metres for smartphones. To achieve high precision positioning, researchers integrated measurements provided by multiple GNSSs - China’s BeiDou, the US’s GPS, Europe’s Galileo and Russia’s GLONASS.  The system also won a Silver Medal in the Special Edition 2021 Inventions Geneva Evaluation Days - Virtual Event and a Hong Kong Smart City Award (Smart Mobility Category) in 2018. Please click here to view more detail about the report.  

New far infrared fibre with great potential for functional and healthcare textiles developed

Prof. Lilly Li, a member of Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems and PolyU’s Institute of Textiles and Clothing, has developed a new way of producing fibres that can absorb and emit far-infrared (FIR) radiation more efficiently than conventional methods. The novel technology can be used to produce high-quality, functional apparel and healthcare products. Unlike the traditional method, Prof. Li’s innovative approach is chemical-free. It is more eco-friendly and cost-effective than the traditional one. It works by modifying the structure of the cross-section of man-made fibres from a conventional circular shape to a triangular one, which is significantly better at both FIR absorption and emission.   The innovation has won Prof. Li a Gold Medal and a Special Merit Award (the Best International Invention, National Research Council of Thailand) at the 47th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva 2019 and a Gold Award at the 4th China (Shanghai) International Exhibition of Invention and Innovation 2021.    Please click here to view more detail about the report.

Monitoring medical conditions from inside the body with optical fibre microsensors

Professor Tam Hwa-yaw, Associate Director of Photonics Research Institute, Chair Professor of Photonics and Head of PolyU’s Department of Electrical Engineering, has led a research team to develop novel fibre optic microsensors, which can be implanted into people’s bodies to enable more accurate medical surveillance for surgery and treatment. The research team used an advanced plastic material, ZEONEX, to develop the microsensors, while they also added a ‘side hole’ inside the optical fibres to enhance their sensitivity. Named the “Side Hole Polymer Optical Fibre Sensors”, the microsensors are biocompatible, supple and extremely sensitive to very small pressure changes inside human bodies. It can be made as small as a few micrometres and their sensitivity to pressure is 20 times that of traditional optical fibre sensors. Also, as the microsensors are humidity insensitive, shatter-resistant, chemically inert and biocompatible, they can potentially be used for a broader range of medical applications. The “Side Hole Polymer Optical Fibre Sensors” research findings were published in 2021 in US-based The Optical Society’s Optics Letters. Some of the applications jointly developed with other universities have already been granted patents. Please click here to view more detail about the report.

Chief Executive visits PolyU’s space and advanced materials laboratories

The Chief Executive of the HKSAR Mrs Carrie Lam visited PolyU to learn more about its research projects. Mrs Lam toured the Precision Robotics Laboratory of the Research Centre for Deep Space Exploration (RCDSE) and the University Research Facility in Materials Characterization and Device Fabrication (UMF). https://polyu.hk/GNCiN  

Knowledge transfer gains HK$800M for PolyU

According to the Annual Reports on Knowledge Transfer for the year 2020/21 of the publicly funded universities published recently by the University Grants Committee, the total income generated from knowledge transfer of six out of the eight institutions amounted to about HK$5.31 billion, representing an increase of 15.9% compared to last year.    At PolyU, the income from knowledge transfer increased to HK$800 million from HK$690 million last year, also representing a 15.9% increase compared to last year.  Besides, PolyU has achieved excellence in IP licensing, with an accumulated total of 148 by far.

PAIR director shares his vision in PolyU publication

Professor Chen Qingyan, Director of PAIR, is featured in the latest issue of Excel x Impact published by PolyU sharing his story and vision in driving interdisciplinary research for societal impact. Read the full story: https://polyu.hk/OPhMl 

Prof. Jiannong Cao, Director of Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Things (RIAIoT), named the Fellow of China Computer Federation

Prof. Jiannong Cao, Director of Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Things (RIAIoT), Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Professor in Data Science and Chair Professor of Distributed and Mobile Computing, has recently been named the Fellow of China Computer Federation (CCF). Professor Cao’s research interests cover parallel and distributed computing, big data and machine learning, wireless networking and mobile computing, and cloud and edge computing. On top of five co-authored and nine co-edited books, he has published over 500 papers in major international journals and conferences. His outstanding researches have made him one of the most decorated scholars in his field, and the honour from CCF further reflects Prof. Cao’s outstanding accomplishments in the field of computer science for the advancement of public benefit. Congratulations to Prof. Cao on attaining this honour!