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RCRE Director and Twenty Members Ranked World’s Top 2% Scientists Released by Stanford University

RCRE Director and 20 members have been listed among world’s top 2% scientists for 2024, as released by Stanford University. Three of them are ranked among the top 100 in their respective fields. To highlight a remarkable achievement, Ir Prof. Chi-sun Poon, Director of RCRE, ranked 4th in the world in the field of Building & Construction.   The report was prepared by a team of experts led by Prof. John Ioannidis of Stanford University. According to the team, the publicly available database provides standardized information on citations, h-index, co-authorship adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions and a composite indicator (c-score).   Congratulations to our top-notch researchers! This internationally recognized list reflects RCRE’s commitment in research excellence and the endeavour to conduct ground-breaking research.

PolyU RCRE Webinar Series: Towards Sustainable Waste-to-Wealth: Process Development, Decision-making and Systems Integration for Carbon-neutrality and Sustainability Transition

Dr Jingzheng Ren (ISE) delivered a webinar with the topic of “Towards Sustainable Waste-to-Wealth: Process Development, Decision-making and Systems Integration for Carbon-neutrality and Sustainability Transition” on 23 September 2024. The webinar was co-organized with CEE of PolyU and HKIE Environmental Division. Over 140 participants joined the webinar.

Delegation Visit of Highway Department to RCRE

A delegation of Highway Department visited the RCRE on 10 September 2024. In the visit, Ir Prof. Chi-sun Poon (Director of RCRE) introduced various low-carbon construction materials such as foam glass-based lightweight concrete, superhydrophobic lightweight foam concrete, and Dr Jacky Chung (RCRE member) introduced 3D concrete printing technology and products to the delegates.    

RCRE Director shares Development and Application of Eco-blocks in RTHK Radio Programme

Ir Prof. Poon Chi-sun, Director of RCRE, was featured in RTHK’s radio programme “Infinite Future”, sharing his research on Eco-blocks, a type of green construction material produced from construction and other waste materials. Online coverage: RTHK - https://polyu.me/46grSH5 (Chinese only).  

PolyU RCRE Webinar Series: Recycling of Waste Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites into Short Reinforcements for Construction Materials

Prof. Tao Yu (CEE) delivered a webinar with the topic of “Recycling of Waste Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites into Short Reinforcements for Construction Materials” on 18 July 2024. The webinar was co-organized with CEE of PolyU and HKIE Civil Division. Over 130 participants joined the webinar.

PolyU RCRE Seminar: Recycling Strategies for C&D Waste

Prof. Jos Brouwers of Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands delivered a seminar on the topic of “Recycling Strategies for C&D Waste” on 18 July 2024.

RCRE Director and Management Committee Member shine at the Inaugural PolyU Patents Achievement Award

The PolyU Patents Achievement Award was newly launched this year in appreciation and honour of the remarkable achievements of departments and inventors that actively engaged in IP filing. The scheme includes two categories of award. The “Top Patents Filing Award” considers the IP filing activities over the past five years, while the “Most Active Patents Filing Award” focuses on the IP filing activities within the award year.   Congratulations to Prof. Benny C.F. Cheung, Management Committee Member of RCRE, won the “Top Patents Filing Award”, and Ir Prof. Chi-sun Poon, Director of RCRE, won the “Most Active Patents Filing Award”.  

PolyU RISUD x RCRE Research Seminar: Utilisation of Carbon Dioxide for Sustainable Urban Development

Dr Juhyuk Moon of Seoul National University delivered a seminar on the topic of “Utilisation of Carbon Dioxide for Sustainable Urban Development” on 27 June 2024. This seminar was co-organized with RISUD of PolyU and conducted in a hybrid mode.

Associate Director of RCRE Received the 2024 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize from ASCE

Congratulations to Prof. Zhen Leng, Associate Director of RCRE, for being selected by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Committee on Technical Advancement to receive the 2024 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize for his innovative research in developing durable low-carbon cost-effective pavement materials and technologies. The Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize (Huber Award) is the highest-level mid-career research award in all areas of civil engineering. The award is annually given to individuals with notable achievements and contributions in research with respect to all disciplines of civil engineering. This award was first established by the ASCE Board of Direction in 1946 and was given for the first time in 1949.  

PolyU RCRE Seminar: Appropriate Technology for CO2 Reduction: Utilization of Non-captured CO2 & Development of New Supplementary Cementitious Materials

Dr Juhyuk Moon of Seoul National University delivered a seminar on the topic of “Appropriate Technology for CO2 Reduction: Utilization of Non-captured CO2 & Development of New Supplementary Cementitious Materials” on 23 May 2024. The seminar was co-organized with CEE of PolyU.