Selected Projects
A study of a highly efficient carbon capture and utilization (CCU) approach for microalgae biofixation of CO2 enhanced by recombinant carbonic anhydrase immobilized onto magnetic nanocomposites
Principal Investigator: Dr CHAN Cho Yin Joe (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 1,226,387
Keywords: Carbon capture and utilization, Carbon neutrality, Magnetic nanocomposites, Microalgae biofixation of CO2, Recombinant carbonic anhydrase
The Design and Development of a Vertical Remote Sensing System for Tailpipe Emissions (VRSE) System in Single-lane Applications
Principal Investigator: Dr CHAN Fuk Cheung Edward (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - IDS Collaborative Research Grant
Grant total: HK$ 4,015,000
Keywords: Diesel vehicle emission, Facing-down remote sensing, Multi-lane interference, Inspection and maintenance, Computation fluid dynamics
A mechanistic study on the combination uses of doxorubicin with Salvia Miltiorriza Bunge (Danshen) in treating drug-resistant hepatocellular carcinoma in vitro and in vivo
Principal Investigator: Dr CHAN Shun Wan (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 809,010
Keywords: Herb-drug interaction, P-glycoprotein, synergistic effect, metabolomics
Imagination of Cityscape: A Study on Post-1997 Hong Kong Young Writers
Principal Investigator: Dr CHAU Man Lut (School of General Education and Languages)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 384,200
Keywords: Sense of place, Hong Kong Literature, Post-1997 Hong Kong Young Writers, Space, Structure of Feelings
Workshop cum Seminar on Resilient Cities – International Workshop on Urban Landscape (IWUL) 2021
Principal Investigator: Prof CHEN Hung Chi Leslie (Faculty of Design and Environment)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Inter-institutional Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 523,350
Keywords: Urban Development, Environmental
Optimization of antioxidant activities of polysaccharides or polysaccharide-protein complexes from medicinal mushrooms by modulation of ultrasound-assisted extraction effect on the molecular structures and physicochemical properties
Principal Investigator: Dr CHEUNG Yi Ching Anna (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 565,279
Keywords: Ultrasound, Polysaccharide, Antioxidant activities, Modulation, Medicinal mushrooms
Study of potential synergistic effect of probiotic formulas in reducing acrylamide and ethyl carbamate in selected foods
Principal Investigator: Dr CHOI Siu Mei Emily (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 739,083
Keywords: Acrylamide, Ethyl carbamate, Synergistic effect, Probiotic formulas, In vitro digestion
Seminar Series on " Sustainable Fashion Development for the Greater Bay Area"
Principal Investigator: Ms CHU Wai Ching Alice (Faculty of Design and Environment)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Inter-institutional Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 396,678
Keywords: Product Design, Management
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)
Distributed Multi-hop C-V2X Self-Optimizing Network
Principal Investigator: Dr HOU Yun Aileen (Faculty of Design and Environment)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 1,165,009
Keywords: 5G, Network Utility Maximization, Vehicle-to-everything (V2X), Wireless Communications, Wireless Networking
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
Seminar Series on "Finding our way out for our urban forest - the lessons learned from the aftermath after super typhoon"
Principal Investigator: Dr LAW Man Yee Caroline (Faculty of Design and Environment)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Inter-institutional Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 357,290
Keywords: Ecology, Urban Studies and Planning
Synthesis of PHAs using carbon source from ferrous activated persulfate oxidation combined with alkaline fermentation of excessive activated sludge
Principal Investigator: Dr LIU Yaohui Keane (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 812,000
Keywords: Carbon source, alkaline fermentation, advanced oxidation
Development of composite separators with superior thermal characteristics for safety enhancement of next generation lithium-ion batteries
Principal Investigator: Dr LU Xiao-ying (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 943,440
Keywords: Composite separators, Plastic waste, Thermal conductivity, Battery safety, Electrospinning
Study on the use of high percentage reclaimed asphalt pavement materials in road construction in Hong Kong
Principal Investigator: Dr LUK Sung Hei Henry (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 847,420
Keywords: Perpetual pavement design, mechanistic analysis, fatigue resistance
Development of a high-efficiency and low-cost UV-LED/chlorine process for removal of antibiotic resistant bacteria and their resistance genes in municipal wastewater disinfection
Principal Investigator: Dr NGAI King Wah Edith (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 911,475
Keywords: Antibiotic resistant bacteria, antibiotic resistance genes, chlorine photolysis, UV-LEDs, disinfection
The fate and effects of PPCPs in soil-plant systems and their metabolization by plants with potential use in phytotreatment/remediation applications
Principal Investigator: Dr PAN Min (Faculty of Design and Environment)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 1,058,123
Keywords: Degradation, Metabolization, PPCPs, Phytotreatment, Remediation application
Focus Interpretation and Prosodic Evidence of Nuclear Stress in Hong Kong Cantonese
Principal Investigator: Dr TONG Man Shan Angel (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
Hydrogen on demand - Development of hydrogel-based hydrogen generator using single atom Strategy for flexible power devices
Principal Investigator: Dr TSANG Chi Wing Alex (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 992,841
Keywords: Heterogeneous catalysis, Hydrogel, Hydrogen storage materials, Lignin materials, Single atom catalyst
Investigating the functional role of aryl alcohol dehydrogenase in Candida dubliniensis biofilm matrix synthesis via a proteomic approach
Principal Investigator: Dr TSANG Wai Kei Paul (School of General Education and Languages)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 805,749
Keywords: Biofilms, Candida dubliniensis, Extracellular matrix
Mapping the Development of Recording Studios in Postwar Hong Kong
Principal Investigator: Dr TSANG Yik Man Edmond (School of General Education and Languages)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 381,900
Keywords: Cantopop, Hong Kong Culture, Hong Kong History, Recording Studio
Investigation on effects of biodiesel blends on gas- and particulate-phase light duty diesel vehicle exhaust emissions
Principal Investigator: Dr WANG Bei Helen (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 780,174
Keywords: Particulate matter, Vehicle exhaust emission, VOCs, PAHs, Biodiesel
A study of shear strength and seismic performance of non-seismically designed reinforced concrete eccentric beam-column joint
Principal Investigator: Ir Dr WONG Ho Fai Simon (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 697,000
Keywords: Ductility, seismic performance, eccentric beam-column joint, reversed cyclic load
Modelling Relevance using Document-Context and Deep Neural Networks in Ad-hoc Information Retrieval
Principal Investigator: Dr WU Ho Chung Jack (Faculty of Design and Environment)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 565,836
Keywords: Information Retrieval, Learning-to-Rank, Deep Learning, Document-Context, Relevance Feedback
Soil Properties and Microbial Communities in Relation to Tree Performance across Urban Green Space (UGS) Types in Hong Kong
Principal Investigator: Dr ZHANG Hao Allen (Faculty of Design and Environment)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Grant total: HK$ 881,426
Keywords: Urban forests, air quality, ecosystem services