Selected Projects
Feasibility study on innovative hybrid wastewater treatment design for achieving carbon and energy neutrality by using forward osmosis-anaerobic membrane bioreactor (FO-AnMBR) with microalgae post-treatment
Principal Investigator: Dr CHAN Cho Yin Joe (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 1,439,096
Keywords: Carbon neutrality, Anaerobic membrane bioreactor, Energy neutrality, Forward osmosis, Microalgae cultivation
A mechanistic study on the combination use of esculetin and probiotics in preventing Parkinson's disease in mice
Principal Investigator: Dr CHAN Shun Wan (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 1,226,387
Keywords: Metabolomics, Probiotics, Gut microbiota, Esculetin, Parkinson's disease
Circular fashion forum: implementation of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) in the fashion industry
Principal Investigator: Ms CHENG Hiu Febbie (Faculty of Design and Environment)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Inter-institutional Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 568,488
Design and development of comfortable 3D-printed midsole smart sole shoe to improve older people's balancing ability
Principal Investigator: Ms CHEUNG Ling Jenny (Faculty of Design and Environment)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 751,913
Keywords: 3D Printed Midsole, Smart Shoe, Walk Balance, Comfortable, Aesthetic
Establishment of a Food Innovation Centre to support the food industry in developing new and innovative food products with applications of advanced taste sensing and analysis and shelf-life stability test
Principal Investigator: Dr FONG Lai Ying (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Trade and Industrial Organisation Support Fund
Grant total: HK$ 2,388,470
Molecular Characterisation of Lipid-associated Protein Trafficking Pathway in Plant Cells
Principal Investigator: Dr LAW Ho Yin Angus (School of General Education and Languages)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 746,304
Keywords: Endocytosis, Plasma membrane recycling, Protein trafficking, GPI-anchor proteins, Lipid Raft
Unlocking the paradox of dumping black gold -- a conjoint analysis of yard waste management preferences, strategies and facility siting in Hong Kong
Principal Investigator: Dr LAW Man Yee Caroline (Faculty of Design and Environment)
Funder: Environment & Conservation Fund - Environmental Research, Technology Demonstration and Conference Projects
Grant total: HK$ 823,500
Focus interpretation and prosodic evidence of nuclear stress in Hong Kong Cantonese
Principal Investigator: Dr LI Ka Leung Emil (School of General Education and Languages)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 859,862
Keywords: Focus Interpretation, Nuclear Stress Rule, Prosodic (Re-)phrasing, Prosodic Syntax, Triadic Constructions
Development of polyhydroxyalkanoates-based composite nanofiber membrane via electrospinning, and application in particulate matter filtration
Principal Investigator: Dr LIU Yaohui Keane (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 1,135,973
Keywords: Polyhydroxyalkanoates, Particulate matter, Electrospinning, Nanofibrous membrane, Air filtration
High-efficient recycling of end-of-life electric vehicle batteries for energy storage material regeneration
Principal Investigator: Dr LU Xiao-ying (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Innovation and Technology Fund - Partnership Research Programme
Grant total: HK$ 1,731,527.10
A machine learning framework for vulnerability assessment of buildings
Principal Investigator: Dr LUK Sung Hei Henry (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 645,618
Keywords: Non-linear analysis, Computation simulation, Structural design, Tall building systems, Machine learning
Design and pharmacological elucidation of novel anti-PD hybrids: neuroprotective and disease-modifying effects via synergistically acting on GSK3β/MEF2D and MAO-B
Principal Investigator: Dr MAK Shing Hung Marvin (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 754,693
Keywords: Parkinson's disease, GSK3beta, MEF2D, MAO-B, Disease-modifying
Development of synergistic dual-atom catalysts with high activity and superior durability for catalytic hydrogen release reactions
Principal Investigator: Dr TSANG Chi Wing Alex (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 1,199,610
Keywords: Heterogeneous catalysis, Hydrogen storage materials, Dual atom catalyst, Catalytic hydrogen release, Synergistic effects
Establishment of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Food By-products Utilization (CIFU)
Team Leader: Dr TSANG Wai Kei Paul (School of General Education and Languages)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Institutional Development Scheme Research Infrastructure Grant
Grant total: HK$ 5,037,167
Pioneering environmental sensing technologies in microclimate research: evidence-based study of urban green infrastructures combatting urban heat island and climate change
Principal Investigator: Dr ZHANG Hao Allen (Faculty of Design and Environment)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 843,630
Keywords: Internet of things, Urbran green infrastructure, Green roof and green wall, Climate change, Large scale monitoring