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AAE alumnus won the HKIE-LTD Best Student Paper Awards 2020

Mr. TSANG Kun Yat, an alumnus of B.Eng. (Hons) in Aviation Engineering, won the HKIE LTD Best Student Paper Awards 2020 with the project titled “Blockchain-based system for aircraft parts traceability and condition tracking”, which is supervised by Dr K.H. Ng and Prof. Simon Yu. The project aims to establish the transformation of the aircraft parts inventory management to a secure one by incorporating blockchain to enhance the security, transparency, and traceability of data in the spare parts supply chain.   The award was presented by The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers – Logistics and Transportation Division (HKIE LTD) as a recognition of outstanding students in transportation engineering programs in Hong Kong. It aims to promote innovative ideas and research that contribute to sustainable logistics and transportation systems in Hong Kong. It also encourages students to pursue their careers in the engineering profession.   The Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering would like to extend their congratulations to Mr. TSANG.

Vibrant@FENG - Issue 1 (May 2021)

Vibrant@FENG is a bi-annual e-newsletter of the Faculty of Engineering (FENG). Its goal is to keep you in touch with the news, achievements and developments of FENG staff, students and alumni. You can sign up for the e-newsletter here. Website: Vibrant@FENG - Issue 1 (May 2021)

Six AAE students were awarded the Hong Kong Aviation Scholarship

Six AAE students, Yu Enoch Emmanuel from BEng in Air Transport Engineering, Wong Man Nok, Tse Hiu Wing Dorma, Chiu Yu Hang, Wong Chung Wai Nathan and Tam Ka Hei from BEng in Aviation Engineering, were selected by the Transport and Housing Bureau (THB) to receive the Hong Kong Aviation Scholarship. The Division was proud that our students were awarded this competitive and prestigious scholarship.   The Hong Kong Aviation Scholarship, aiming to encourage continuous professional enhancement for the aviation sector, is granted to students for completing an aviation-related degree or higher degree programmes. For more information, please visit Hong Kong Aviation Scholarship Scheme website. 

Update on the Student Project Laboratory

We are pleased to inform you the following new development of the Student Project Laboratory (Room QT004b):   Additional 18 more computers are setup at the lab. A total of 38 workstations are now available for student’s usage. To better facilitate the online teaching, all PCs at the lab are available to be remotely controlled off campus by students during lab closing hours. Computer reservation is also available for students who requires to use the software off campus (i.e. students overseas) during lab opening hours or requires continuous PC usage (i.e. FYP students).   The Student Project Laboratory is equipped with all the computing needs required to support the coursework of the Air Transport Engineering and the Aviation Engineering Programmes.

Retitled as Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering

We are pleased to let you know that our division will be retitled as Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering (航空及民航工程學系) with effective from April 1, 2021. This will enable the department to be more prominent in the Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering research and education in HK. AAE will continue its effort in fostering interdisciplinary collaborations and developing its programmes to achieve excellence.

AAE Graduates on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

AE and ATE UG and ME RPg graduates formed a team, FJ005, to joined a start-up competition, the Hong Kong Techathon 2021, with the topic of indoor visual positioning system for IoT applications and won the champion in the Smart City Division. Out of all the divisions, there are only two teams from PolyU won the championship and the AAE team is one of them.     Hong Kong Techathon is a competition for programmers, engineers, designers, marketers, and entrepreneurs to present their business solution ideas and prototypes. Competitors of over a hundred groups from different universities pitched for seed fund and incubation support. This year provides one-week online workshops and programmes (2-9 January2021) guiding participants to brainstorm new business solutions and presenting their ideas to renowned academic and industrial panellists. 

AAE Undergraduate Student is awarded the Outstanding Student Award of Faculty of Engineering 2020

Mr SIN Ka Yin, a fourth-year undergraduate studying Aviation Engineering at the Interdisciplinary Division of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering (AAE), is awarded the “Outstanding Student Award of Faculty of Engineering 2020”. Each year, PolyU presents the Outstanding Student Awards to students who excelled in both academic and non-academic pursuits during their studies.  Under the Award Scheme, each academic department under the purview of a faculty will select an excellent student to receive the “Outstanding Student Award of Department” and the same student is to compete with the other departmental awardees of the same faculty for the “Outstanding Student Award of Faculty”.  

CHE Ka Ho BEng (Hons) Aviation Engineering Year 4 student shares exchange experience in the Australia

Country: Australia Host Institution: Queensland University of Technology (QUT) "After participating in this exchange programme, I realized that I have grown up and had significant changes. The most obvious one is becoming more independent. In the past, I always rely on my parents. For example, they did most of the housework and prepared meals for me every day. Consequently, this exchange became a big challenge for me. I had to solve problems independently and took care of myself. When I went to Brisbane, I successfully managed to take a flight and located the accommodation independently. I also learned how to cook. At the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), I registered a few courses to study. It was a very tough period because I needed to spend extra time to learn and make up for the knowledge gaps. However, after my perseverance and attempts, I received excellent grades. I have dreamed of becoming a commercial airline pilot since Secondary 5. Therefore, I took a 3-week flight training in Australia, which is globally famous for pilot training. After the intensive training in the super-hot weather, I successfully completed solo (flying a circuit around the aerodrome without flight instructors) 5 times! In this experience, I am more affirmative that being a pilot is my dream. Besides, the flight instructors and students also shared how to be an airline pilot in their countries. I have a clearer picture of my goal and know more about the career path. After living in Australia for a few weeks, I found that people in Australia really focus on environmental greening and work-life balance. In Brisbane city, there are two large parks, a huge human-made beach and an observation wheel. People love going to the parks during lunch breaks for relaxation or having a night walk after dinner. They also enjoy organizing some family events in the parks on weekends. I like this lifestyle so much!"                   Visiting Brighton Beach in Melbourne                   Visiting 12 Apostle in Melbourne                 Hangout with new friends in a market in Brisbane  

YIU Chi Hao BEng (Hons) Aviation Engineering Year 4 student shares his exchange experience in the UK

Country: United Kingdom Host Institution: University of Surrey "This overseas learning experience was absolutely amazing and fruitful. It was my first time fully immersed myself in an English environment. It was difficult for me to understand the speech from professors and local people, as I am not familiar with the British accent and vocabulary. I got used to the British communication style and wordings soon afterward by actively speaking to others and learn modestly from my colleagues. Through this learning journey, I adapted to the new environment and vastly improved my English proficiency. Moreover, I equipped myself with much new knowledge. The final year courses I took were complicated and challenging, as there was a vast knowledge gap. I did not relax and undisciplined as an overseas exchange student, yet I worked very hard in all courses. I attended all the lectures/online classes throughout the entire learning experience and made an effort to revise the learning materials independently. I gained valuable personal growth in many ways. It shaped me into a highly competent teenager. My future career plan is to work in the aircraft maintenance sector, a management job in an airline, or any related civil aviation industry position. By studying in the UK, one of the leading countries in the aviation industry, I received many career advice from my colleagues. Besides, I had enrolled in a subject called “material selection in mechanical design”. It was sensationally exciting and useful to my capstone final-year project. It provided me many insights on material science and practical skills in screening suitable material for manufacturing a product. I also obtained inspiration to work in a foreign country. The welfare and work-life balance lifestyle are specifically attractive to me, like the British people strive for excellence while maintaining a healthy and happy lifestyle. They are also well educated, polite and extraordinary in social etiquette and norm. It impressed me a lot, and I definitely have to learn from them. Furthermore, the British food, architecture, clothing, and regional accents had amazed me on this trip."  

LIANG Shuxi BEng (Hons) Aviation Engineering alumna shares her exchange experiences in the UK

Miss LIANG Shuxi Country: United Kingdom Host Institution: University of Surrey "I have completed my exchange at the University of Surrey, where I gained much love and improvement. The University of Surrey is at Guildford, a very gorgeous and peaceful town near London. The University of Surrey has a relatively long history about its aerospace engineering. With the long-time development and good relationship with the Rolls Royce (the company with advanced technics about the turbine engine), a cooperate research centre is located in the University. What inspired me a lot is the high requirement and challenging assignment I met at the University of Surrey. In the engineering orientation, the program leader said that engineering students should always aim for perfection, which guarantees 100% safety and high quality of your product. I agreed with it entirely and will try my best to meet the requirement.  Additionally, my favorite professor in the exchanging semester insists that we should fully understand the basic formula in our field as an engineer. Thus, the exam is without a formula sheet and more emphasizes comprehension. I have gratitude for the professor’s high standards and help, even though the learning process is much more challenging. Life in a very typical British town is much different from that in Hong Kong. The living pace is relatively slow there, forcing you to truly immerse yourself in every minute of your life and challenge the time management skills. In Hong Kong, I am a person who never cooks in the hall. However, at the University of Surrey, I need to take care of myself and consider cooking dishes as most students do. I got the accommodation of a single room with nine flatmates from eight countries. Most of us are coming to exchange from different universities worldwide, which makes the similarities and differences. The cultural variety always attracts me a lot. It is lucky for me to meet those who are willing to share and take care of each other. The time we spent together was memorable.  In conclusion, the exchange is a life-long beneficial experience for me."