Selected Projects

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

Identifying supply and demand gaps that influence employability and sustainability in the hospitality industry

Principal Investigator:  Dr CHOY Wai Chun Monica (Faculty of Management and Hospitality)

Funder:  Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme

Grant total: HK$ 504,867

Keywords: Employability, Hospitality Industry, Supply and Demand, Sustainability, Vocational and professional education and training (VPET)

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

Mechanistic studies of ferrate(VI) oxidation of pollutants and biological molecules in aqueous solutions

Principal Investigator:  Dr LAM Wai Yan William (Faculty of Science and Technology)

Funder:  Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme

Grant total: HK$ 823,500

Keywords: Mechanism, Ferrate, Iron, Amino acids, Antioxidants

Modelling building rehabilitation cost to combat the problems of ageing apartment buildings in Hong Kong

Principal Investigator:  Dr LAU Wai Kin Elvis (Faculty of Design and Environment)

Funder:  Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme

Grant total: HK$ 729,605

Keywords: Artificial neural network, Building maintenance, Building rehabilitation, Prediction, Regression analysis

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

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