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理大於環境及自然保育基金2021-22年度 研究項目撥款取得佳績

香港理工大學（理大）於環境及自然保育基金（環保基金）2021-22年度公佈的環保研究、技術示範和會議項目撥款中取得卓越成績。在基金41個批准資助項目當中，理大獲批的項目和資助金額，俱為教資會資助院校之中最多。 理大在新一年度共獲得環保基金撥款港幣1,000萬元，資助其13個項目。當中包括研究以高純氧提升污水處理效能、通過遙感技術及人工智能監測海面油污、利用太陽能同時淨化污水兼生產氫氣，以至研發可以在複雜地形自動撿拾並分類垃圾的智能車。 有關項目分別由理大建設及環境學院、應用科學及紡織學院，以及工程學院的科研人員統籌，詳情載於附錄。 負責領導理大在 2050 年前實現碳中和目標工作小組的理大副校長（研究及創新）趙汝恒教授祝賀研究團隊。他表示：「這些研究將會開拓更多創新和綠色科技，以應對本港和區域的環保問題，並為支持社會的碳中和路線圖開闢路徑。我們很高興這些研究項目獲得政府的支持，大學亦致力在不同領域推進減碳，共同建立一個充滿活力和可持續發展的社會。」 環保基金由政府於1994年成立，以資助與環保和自然保育相關的教育和研究項目。環保基金下的環保研究及技術示範項目，旨在對改善和保育本港環境帶來直接及實際幫助，以及推廣和鼓勵香港各界採用綠色科技。

PolyU research to develop green technologies are supported by Green Tech Fund

Three PolyU research projects have been approved in the first round application of the Green Tech Fund with topics focus on decarbonisation, green transport, energy saving and efficiency. The research teams have explored new approaches with their research competence to develop various green solutions to address environmental challenges.  The three funded projects are as follows, The team led by Prof. Dan TSANG, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering develops innovative designs and science-informed manufacturing technologies for the cutting-edge production of biochar-enhanced construction materials for sustainable waste management and long-term decarbonisation. The pioneer products will include biochar partition block and biochar porous paver. This project “The Biochar-enhanced Construction Materials for Sustainable Waste Management and Decarbonisation” receives a HK$8.8 million grant.  Dr. Lawrence LEE, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, has developed a new thermos (electro) chemical method to collect cathode materials from used LIBs to simplify the current procedure, reduce the use/leak of hazardous chemicals, and significantly lower the cost. This project “Recycling of Waste Lithium-ion Batteries as Highly Active Fuel Cell Catalysts” receives a HK$2.8 million grant.   The project “A Safe, Efficient and Facile Approach for Hydrogen Storage and Generation: Catalytic Hydrolysis of Solid-state Hydrogen Storage Materials” receives a HK$3.3 million grant for development. Dr. ZHENG Guangping, Department of Mechanical Engineering has developed a safe and efficient approach for hydrogen storage and efficient catalysts for hydrogen generation, that help solve the pivot issue of hydrogen storage and transportation by using solid-state materials. The technique developed in this project for hydrogen storage and generation will make the widespread utilization of hydrogen energy possible.  The Green Tech Fund of HK$200 million was set up by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2020 to provide better and more focused funding support for research and development projects which can help Hong Kong decarbonise and enhance environmental protection towards its goal of carbon neutrality before 2050.  

Two PolyU data-driven intelligent research projects awarded Smart Traffic Fund

Two projects led by PolyU researchers awarded Smart Traffic Fund with a total amount of HK$6.9 million. These projects which embrace innovative ideas and technology advancement are designed to develop practical solutions for building a sustainable and smart city.   Network-wide Traffic Speed-Flow Estimator Led by Ir Prof. William LAM Hing-keung, Chair Professor of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The project proposes a model-based data-driven approach to develop a network-wide traffic speed-flow estimator for estimating traffic speeds and traffic flows simultaneously.   Investigation of an Online Data-driven Intelligent Automation Platform for Drivers Considering the Psychological Condition Instability and Behaviours for a Sustainable and Safe Transportation System Led by Dr. Kam Hung NG, Assistant Professor, Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering. The project aims to develop an online data-driven risk-taking behavioural prediction mechanism by identifying the driver’s psychological condition instability using intelligent automation techniques.   The Smart Traffic Fund is a funding initiated by the Transport Department to support local organisations or enterprises for conducting research and application of innovation and technology with the objectives of enhancing commuting convenience, enhancing efficiency of the road network or road space, and improving driving safety. HK$1 billion have been earmarked for the Fund which commences operation in 2020-21, with an aim to support I&T projects for promoting smart mobility in Hong Kong.

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理大十項研究項目獲得研究影響基金及協作研究金支持

理大有十個研究項目獲得研究資助局 (RGC) 三項資助計劃的支持，分別為 2021/22年度研究影響基金 (Research Impact Fund) 、 2021/22年度協作研究金(Collaborative Research Fund)，以及第二輪協作研究金與2019冠狀病毒病及新型傳染病相關的一次性研究計劃 – 合作研究，合共獲撥款 4,700 萬元。研究影響基金鼓勵本地大學進行更多具影響力及可轉化作應用的研究項目，令更廣泛的社區能夠受惠。協作研究金旨在資助購置主要研究設施或設備，並鼓勵學者進行更多跨學科的研究和合作。   獲資助研究項目如下： 2021/22年度研究影響基金 – 兩個項目共獲撥款 880 萬元 • 建築環境及能源工程學系副教授魏敏晨博士 項目名稱：深入探究視覺系統顏色匹配機制以研發高品質照明及影像系統 • 航空及民航工程學系副系主任及副教授、利民航空導航青年學者許立達博士 項目名稱：針對智能交通系統的可靠多端點協和式GNSS定位   2021/22年度協作研究金 – 五個獲資助項目（三個研究設施/設備資助及兩個合作研究資助），共獲撥款 2410 萬元。 2021/22年度協作研究金 - 設施/設備 • 大數據分析中心實驗室總監及應用數學系講座教授陳小君教授 項目名稱：用於大數據分析的高性能深度學習集群 • 生物醫學工程學系副系主任（研究）楊莫教授 項目名稱：用於活體成像和光遺傳學研究的正置多光子熒光顯微鏡 • 應用科學及紡織學院院長、應用生物及化學科技學系化學科技講座教授黃維揚教授 項目名稱：用於分子和納米功能材料研究的傅里葉變換電子順磁共振光譜儀 2021/22年度協作研究金 - 合作研究 • 生物醫學工程學系副教授趙昕博士 項目名稱：具有仿生三重週期最小曲面結構的三維骨組織工程支架的構建及研究 • 土地測量及地理資訊學系黄文聲教授 項目名稱：氣候變化下香港植被碳固存的現況與趨勢研究   第二輪協作研究金與2019冠狀病毒病及新型傳染病相關的一次性研究計劃 – 合作研究 - 三個項目共獲撥款 1,410 萬元 • 土木及環境工程學系郭海教授 項目名稱：通常的社交距離足以避免在室內環境中通過空氣傳播的呼氣飛沫的感染嗎？ •設計學院助理教授施奕騰博士 項目名稱：新冠病毒導致團隊遠距合作對設計師大腦同步性的影響與面對面合作模式之差異研究 • 土地測量及地理資訊學系史文中教授 項目名稱：2019冠狀病毒病發病風險時空預測與即時預警

PolyU students won the first prize in Huawei ICT Competition Hong Kong SAR 2021-2022

Huawei ICT Competition is a prestigious ICT talent exchange event developed by Huawei for global college students to groom a healthy development of the ICT talent ecosystem - to "find young talents in the information and communication industry". Two PolyU’s teams won the First Prize and Potential Prize for their knowledge and outstanding performance. Polynomials team is passionate about big data, AI, cloud service, storage and geospatial technologies, and their applications in E-Commerce, Healthcare, IoT, and smart city. Through a comprehensive set of tutorials and guides on the Huawei iLeanringX platform, the team obtained in-depth knowledge on four kinds of state-of-the-art IT technologies as well as their evolutionary history and applications. Through two rounds of exams, the team stood out by winning the First Prize of the competition. Another team Babushka AI, on the other hand, also won the Potential Prize. They were the 8 teams selected for the finals from more than 300 people. With augmented knowledge and experiences, the teams wish to further enhance their practical abilities in the future and become the next generation workforce for the ICT ecosystem. First Prize team: Polynomials Team members:  Feng Yun Lin, Zhong Xiu Ming and Tang Man Kit (students from Department of Computing, Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics,) Instructor: Dr. Yang XU, Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics Potential Prize team: Babushka AI Team members: LAM Ho Yin, Myrgyyassov Alisher and Dinesh Gautam (students from Department of Computing, Department of Electronic and Information Engineering) Instructor: Dr. Li Bo, Department of Computing According to Huawei, these local winning teams will be recommended to join the APAC regional competition, compete with other elite students within the region.

PolyU Young Innovative Researcher Award

PolyU is committed to research excellence, to address global challenges with innovation and to develop novel ideas to positively impact our community. We actively encourage multidisciplinary research and nurture young talents.  To this end, we have introduced the “PolyU Young Innovative Researcher Award” to recognize our outstanding young researchers, who have demonstrated exceptional research achievements in their areas.  The awardees will have to be under the age of 35 by August 1st of the year of the award (Year 2022).  The assessment panel is made up of the President, the Deputy President & Provost, the Executive Vice President, and the Vice President (Research & Innovation). Up to five awardees may be selected from nine research areas.  Awardees will receive cash prize and research funding support from PolyU (up to HK$ 500,000 each). They may also be nominated to compete for the prestigious award of MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 China or equivalent and receive additional funding support and PhD quotas according to the prevailing PolyU policy. 

PolyU scholars receive RGC Senior Research Fellow Award and Research Fellow Award

Three PolyU scholars receive 2021/22 RGC Research Fellow Award and Senior Research Fellow Award for their outstanding research achievements. They were assessed based on the research capability, knowledge transfer and potential impact, and their engagement plan to train/nurture the next generation of research talent. PolyU’s awardees are as follows. 2021-2022 RGC Senior Research Fellow Award Prof. Jianhua Hao, Chair Professor of Materials Physics and Devices, Department of Applied Physics Project title: Coupling Ferroelectrics and Piezoelectrics to Optoelectronics: From Fundamentals and Materials to Device Applications to couple ferroelectric and piezoelectric effects on the optical and optoelectronic process in broad classes of cutting-edge materials and devices, investigate physical properties in the material systems, and demonstrate device applications based on the coupling effects Prof. Zijian Zheng, Institute of Textile and Clothing Project title: Permeable and Multi-functional Stretchable Electronics: Materials, Device, and 3D Monolithic System  to develop a new type of high-performance wearable and breathable sensor system integrated with various sensitive, reliable and multiplexed sensors on the basis of highly breathable materials and structures     2021-2022 RGC Research Fellow Award Dr. Gang Peng, Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies Project title: Cortical Dynamics of Cantonese Lexical Tone Processing to fill the research gap in neuroanatomical basis of lexical tones by investigating the cortical dynamics of Cantonese lexical tone processing from different perspectives with behavioral and functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) measurements

理大及華為簽署合作備忘錄 開拓光子技術深層次合作

為促進科研協作與人才培養，華為與香港理工大學(理大)在現有的校級合作基礎上，與理大新成立的光子技術研究院開展進一步戰略合作，簽署研究協作備忘錄。光子技術研究院於今年五月成立，光子技術應用廣泛，包括感測、納米技術、生物醫學等，研究院的成立為跨學科光子研究提供良好的平台。雙方將於光通信、光傳感等多個領域開展合作研究，包括創建聯合實驗室、聯合培育研究生及共同舉辦學術活動，加強在技術轉移及產業化方面的合作，致力建立全面的產業生態圈。   12月3日，華為亞太研究院院長蔡成武先生帶領其團隊到訪理大，並由華為香港研究所所長梁柏熙先生與光子技術研究院院長呂超教授簽署合作備忘錄。副校長（研究及創新）趙汝恒教授於簽署儀式上作歡迎辭時表示︰「理大一直致力於高水平科學研發及成果轉化，與華為的合作已久，歡迎蔡院長、梁所長及一眾專家嘉賓來訪，見證理大與華為攜手開展多方面的研究合作而共同努力。」   華為亞太研究院院長蔡成武先生致辭時表示︰「人才是促進香港科研發展的核心，大學是培養人才的根據地。華為一直以來從多方面與香港理工大學合作，希望能築巢引鳳，吸引本港人才投入深科技創新科研，同時也吸引更多海外高端人才到香港發展。」   隨後研究及創新事務總監周銘祥教授重點介紹了理大在數據和人工智能、先進計算、導航定位、精密加工、傳感器網絡等科研範疇的研究方向和成果，另外理大高等研究院院長陳清焰教授介紹了跨學科研究的策略和各主題研究院和研究中心。其後蔡院長一行參觀了理大華為聯合實驗室、超精密加工技術國家重點實驗室、以及先進介面材料與儀器實驗室，了解理大在光子傳感、超精密加工和柔性電池等方面的創新研究。   理大自2007年起與華為建立長期合作關係，累積了豐厚的科研成果，涵蓋不同範疇的技術，包括光通訊、大數據、群眾外包平台、行動網絡、可攜式裝置、演算法及新材料等，與理大多個學術研究單位（包括電子及資訊工程學系、電機工程學系、電子計算學系、生物醫學工程跨領域學部、醫療科技及資訊學系、機械工程學系、建築及房地產學系、應用數學系及應用物理學系等）開展合作研究項目。此外，華為大力支持基礎研究和技術轉移，與理大科研人員定期舉辦技術研討會，探討將研究成果轉化為實際應用的可行方法。   理大應用數學系孫德峰講座教授早前獲華為香港研究所頒予「合作項目優秀獎」，以表揚孫教授及其科研團隊在與華為合作的研究項目「面向排產的大規模線性規劃求解器」中獲得出色表現，研發成果應用在線性規劃(Linear Programming) 的問題上時，有效使得求解效率倍升。華為香港研究所亦讚揚孫教授團隊合作積極性高，持續與華為專家團隊研究及提昇求解器的效率，致力達到行業領先的水平。   是次合作備忘錄的簽署標誌雙方攜手加強業界科研能力的決心，理大將結合自身學術優勢和研究專長，不斷擴大與業界的合作，把前沿技術轉化成實際應用，解決現實生活的難題與挑戰，推動社會的科技發展和進步，造福人類。  

PolyU’s anti-cancer drug research to bring commercial and health benefits

PolyU researchers have played a significant role in cancer research over the years and have led to the development of various new anti-cancer drugs. Pegtomarginase, which was initially developed by the research team led by Professors Thomas Leung and Thomas Lo in the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and Lo Ka Chung Research Center for Natural Anti-Cancer Drug Development at PolyU, is further developed and exploited by Avalon Polytom and Athenex for the treatment of patients with advanced malignancies. They received U.S. FDA allowance of Investigational New Drug (IND) Application in 2019, and this second-generation human arginase (PT01 – Pegtomarginase) is further granted to enter into clinical trial phase 1, a significant milestone for this drug development with researchers’ innovation and strong execution capabilities at the companies commitment to commercializing novel technologies for the treatment of a wide range of cancers.