Congratulations to Prof. SL Chan, ChairProfessor of CEE, on winning the GrandAward of Structural Excellence Award 2020organized by HKIE.

The awarded paper “Nonlinear finite-element-analysis and design of steel-concretecomposite ring (SCCR) joints” was publishedin the Journal of Constructional Steel Researchby Elsevier.

Source: 8 May 2020 香港經濟日報 hket

HKIE Grand Award Structural Excellence Award

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Graduate News

Best Young ResearcherMiss Sun Yuqing was awarded the Best Young Researcherin the 8th International Conference on Bioprocessing withher project “Bridging Sustainability and IndustrialEvolution through Green Bioprocessing”.

RGC Postdoctoral FellowshipMiss Season Chen was granted the RGCPostdoctoral Fellowship 2020/21.

PhD graduate, Miss Iris Yu

PhD graduate, Miss Season Chen

Humboldt Research Fellowship, GermanyMiss Iris Yu was granted the HumboldtResearch Fellowship 2020, Germany.

Staff Award

Dr. Lalit BoranaAssistant Professor, Indian Institute of TechnologyIndore, India

Lalit received his PhD in Geotechnical Engineering from CEE of PolyU in2014. He has dedicated over 13 years to consultancy, academic teachingand research. He is presently serving the IIT Indore Administration as aSenate Board Member, Chief Warden and Sports Committee Convenor.

Lalit has authored and coauthored more than 31 quality publications inesteemed international journals and peer reviewed conferences.

He has received “Outstanding Reviewer Award-2018” from the journal of“Computers and Goetechnics” by ELSEVIER, Netherlands.

Kenny received his bachelor’s degree in Environment & SustainableDevelopment and master’s degree in Environmental Management andEngineering from CEE of PolyU in 2012 and 2014 respectively. He iscurrently the Director of EnviPro Technology Company Limited,contributing to consultancy projects related to air, acoustic, odour and healthimpact assessment in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

Kenny participates in various professional bodies actively. He was elected as an Executive Committee Member of Hong Kong Waste Management Association (HKWMA) in 2019.

Mr Kenny LokDirector of EnviPro Technology Company Limited

Tiger is one of the earliest graduates of BSc (Hons) in Environmentaland Occupational Safety & Health (Full-time). Upon graduation in2008, he joined Gammon Construction Limited, where he played a keyrole in fostering positive safety culture.

He was the winner of Site Safety Professionals Award presented byConstruction Industry Council and Lighthouse Club in 2011.

He joined the Society of Registered Safety officers (SRSO) in 2011 andhas been serving as an Executive Council Member since 2014. With hisexperience, he aims to enhance the professional status of safetypractitioners, and to promote safety and health across the industries.

Mr Wong Ka Chun, TigerManager-Construction Safety in Construction Industry Council

To recognize young alumni for their accomplishments and service to theengineering profession and the community, the Young CEE AlumniAward is jointly established by the Department of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering (CEE) and Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering Alumni Association (CEEAA).The Young Alumni Awardees 2020 are:

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Interviewed by China Daily (HKSection), Prof. Tao Wang, ChairProfessor of CEE, shared his viewson ozone pollution in the PearlRiver Delta region. His team hasestablished an air monitoringstation at Cape D’Aguilar on thesoutheastern tip of Hong KongIsland to monitor cross-boundaryozone for years.

Full article can be found at:

China Daily (HK Section) on 27 April 2020

Prof. Tao WangChair Professor

Media Coverage

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Battling the invisible, silent killer in bad air

Publication in Nature Sustainability

Nature Sustainability Full article

Science Magazinehighlighting article

Nature Sustainability Community Blog post

Dr Peng WangAssociate Professor

Dr Peng Wang’s research on “Photovoltaic panel cooling by atmosphericwater sorption–evaporation cycle” was published in Nature Sustainability.An accompanying blog post was also published in Nature SustainabilityCommunity.

Source: Science Magazine

This new technology contributing to global sustainability was highlighted byScience Magazine.

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Dr Wang obtained his PhD degreefrom Zhejiang University in2017. His research interests focuson unsaturated soil mechanics, soil-structure interaction, pile-supported embankment and soildynamic responses.

Dr Zhao obtained his PhD fromthe University of Toronto in 2017,and then he worked as aPostdoctoral at the University ofToronto and UC Berkeleyrespectively. He developsinnovative laboratory experimentsto investigate rock mechanicsproblems.

Dr Han-lin WangResearch Assistant Professor

Dr Qi ZhaoAssistant Professor

Dr Lu received his PhDdegree from RWTH AachenUniversity. His researchfocuses on sustainable andinnovative roadinfrastructures and materials.

Dr Guoyang LuResearch Assistant Professor

Dr Ho-cheung HoResearch Assistant Professor

Dr Lyu received his PhD from CEEof PolyU in 2018. His research areasare volatile organic compounds andtheir environmental behaviors,organic aerosols and ozone inphotochemical smog, regional airquality, occurrence, transformationand fate of HAPs, and airtoxicological study.Dr Xiaopu Lyu

Research Assistant Professor

Dr Ho received his PhD from CEEof PolyU in 2005. His researchinterests are structural instability,experimental investigations,numerical modelling, constitutivemodels of building materials, steeland composite structures, thin-walled structures, structural fireengineering, artificial intelligence instructural engineering.

Dr Daoyuan Tan, AndyResearch Assistant Professor

Dr Tan received his PhD from CEE ofPolyU in 2019. His research interestsfocus on natural hazard mitigation,ground improvement, and developmentof smart monitoring system forgeotechnical structures.