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PolyU RCRE Seminar: The UK Perspectives of Valorisation of Incineration Bottom Ash for Construction Material Applications

Prof. Christopher Cheeseman of Imperial College London delivered a seminar on the topic of “The UK Perspectives of Valorisation of Incineration Bottom Ash for Construction Material Applications” on 6 June 2025. The seminar was co-organized with CEE of PolyU. Over 60 participants joined the seminar.

RCRE Member received PolyU Young Innovative Researcher Award (YIRA) 2025

Congratulations to Dr Yong TAO, Research Assistant Professor of CEE and Member of RCRE, for being selected as one of the awardees of PolyU Young Innovative Researcher Award (YIRA) 2025. Dr Tao’s winning project, entitled “Advancing CO2 Mineralisation and Waste Concrete Valorisation for a Sustainable Future”, focuses on upcycling waste concrete into low-carbon building materials for sustainable construction. This prestigious university-level award honors young faculty members who have demonstrated originality, contributed to technological advancement, and propelled transformational innovation into solutions addressing global challenges through their research. This year, a high record of 70 submissions were received across all schools and faculties in PolyU. After a comprehensive selection process, six exceptional individuals have been selected as YIRA awardees.   

Delegation Visit of Zhejiang Run Sheng New Energy Co., Ltd. & RCRE Seminar

A delegation of Zhejiang Run Sheng New Energy Co., Ltd. (浙江潤昇新能源有限公司) visited the RCRE on 25 April 2025. Potential collaborative research on recycling technologies was discussed during the visit. Mr. Zheng Jinwei (鄭金偉) of Zhejiang Run Sheng New Energy Co., Ltd. also gave a seminar on the topic of 城市建築垃圾和生物質固廢資源化/能源化項目. Over 70 participants joined the seminar.

RCRE Director on Hong Kong’s Eco-brick Development

Ir Prof. Poon Chi-sun, Director of RCRE, was interviewed by China Daily Hong Kong Edition on his contributions to the development of eco-bricks in Hong Kong.   Online coverage: China Daily Hong Kong Edition - https://polyu.me/42lkrxQ

RCRE Director and Members won Awards at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva

Congratulations to RCRE Director and 3 members for winning a total of 4 accolades at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva in Switzerland. The 4 accolades include 3 Gold Medals with Congratulations of the Jury and 1 Gold Medal. The award-winning projects are listed below.  Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury – “CO2-driven Superhydrophobic Carbon-sink Concrete” by Ir Prof. Chi-sun POON Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury – “Smart Fire Extinguisher for Spacecraft” by Prof. Xinyan HUANG Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury – “SweatMD: Health-monitoring Wearable Sweat Sensor” by Prof. Dahua SHOU Gold Medal – “Multi-mode Optical Characterisation Interferometer (MOCI)” by Prof. Benny Chi-fai CHEUNG  

PolyU RCRE Webinar Series: Day-and-Night Energy Solution: A Device for Continuous Power Generation

Ir Prof. Vivien Lu (BEEE) delivered a webinar with the topic of “Day-and-Night Energy Solution: A Device for Continuous Power Generation” on 7 April 2025. The webinar was co-organized with CEE of PolyU. Over 80 participants joined the webinar.

RCRE Director introduces Eco-blocks in Short Film “Carbon Revolution in China”

Ir Prof. Poon Chi-sun, Director of RCRE, was featured in the short film “Carbon Revolution in China” produced by the Hong Kong Coalition to introduce the Eco-blocks developed by his team. Eco-block is a type of green construction material produced from construction and other waste materials.   Online coverage: Ta Kung Pao - https://polyu.me/4hMF1vN (3:01 - 4:50) HK01 - https://polyu.me/4hIeY99 (3:01 - 4:50) Bastille Post - https://polyu.me/42G9IP6 (3:01 - 4:50) Bauhinia - https://polyu.me/40Q6uWR (3:01 - 4:50)    

RCRE Member has been elected as Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering 2024

Congratulations to Ir Prof. Xiao Lin Zhao, Chair Professor of Civil Infrastructure of CEE and Member of RCRE, for being elected as Fellow of the Hong Kong Academic of Engineering (HKAE) in recognition of his exceptional expertise and remarkable contributions to the field of engineering.   

RCRE Members awarded RGC Collaborative Research Fund

Congratulations to Prof. DONG You and Prof. ZHANG Xuming, whose projects have been awarded the RGC Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) 2024/25. The two awarded projects are: Project Title: Advancing Compound Hazard Resilience and Adaptation for Urban Building Community in a Changing Climate Project Coordinator: Prof. DONG You (Member of RCRE) Funding Awarded: HK$4,430,285 Project Title: Seeing like Dragonflies: Optical-Fiber-based Artificial Compound Eyes for 3D Vision Project Coordinator: Prof. ZHANG Xuming (Member of RCRE) Funding Awarded: HK$4,068,410  

RCRE Director and Management Committee Member awarded a total of HK$7.8 million from RGC Research Impact Fund

Congratulations to Ir Prof. POON Chi Sun and Dr LEU Shao-yuan, Ben, whose projects have been awarded  a total grant of HK$7.8 million in the RGC Research Impact Fund (RIF) 2024/25. The two awarded projects are:   Project Title: Development of modular integrated 3D-printed concrete construction (MI3DC) Project Coordinator: Ir Prof. POON Chi Sun (Director of RCRE) Funding Awarded: HK$2,100,000   Project Title: WASTES to WINGS – Constructing a high-throughput sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) research platform to facilitate zero carbon air travel in Hong Kong Project Coordinator: Dr LEU Shao-yuan, Ben (Management Committee Member of RCRE) Funding Awarded: HK$5,700,000