Selected Projects
Study of a low energy input-high water recovery wastewater treatment technology by forward osmosis (FO) using a novel FO draw solution synthesized with hydrophilic and magnetic nanoparticles (MNP)
Principal Investigator: Dr CHAN Cho Yin Joe (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Keywords: Draw solution, hydrophilic magnetic nanoparticles (MNP), water resource and water reuse, wastewater treatment
Modelling country attractive factors that affect Hong Kong's textiles and clothing trade potential with One Belt One Road countries
Principal Investigator: Dr CHAN Man Hin Eve (Faculty of Design and Environment)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Keywords: Gravity trade model, Indicator of trade potential, One Belt One Road countries, country attractiveness
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
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
Keywords: Sense of place, Hong Kong Literature, Post-1997 Hong Kong Young Writers, Space, Structure of Feelings
Exploring the use of native leguminous plant in mitigating soil quality of man-made slopes
Principal Investigator: Dr CHAU Ngai Lung (Faculty of Design and Environment)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Keywords: Urban forestry, Soil microbes, Mixed planting, Plant diversity, Completely decomposed granite
Study of probiotic approach to reduce food process- induced toxicants using an in vitro digestion model
Principal Investigator: Dr CHOI Siu Mei Emily (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Keywords: Bioaccessibility, acrylamide, probiotics, LC-MS/MS, ethyl carbamate
Sustainable start-ups - seminars on designing innovation for start-ups and crowd-funding
Principal Investigator: Mr CHOY Yip Hong Sonny (Faculty of Design and Environment)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Inter-Institutional Development Scheme
How public are public spaces? The effect of management regime on public space quality
Principal Investigator: Sr Prof HO Chi Wing Daniel (Faculty of Design and Environment)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Keywords: Urban public space, publicly-owned, privately-owned
Sustainable placemaking - seminar series on strategic approaches in design and environment
Principal Investigator: Ms KEE Yee Chun Tristance (Faculty of Design and Environment)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Inter-Institutional Development Scheme
Modelling age composition and survival of high-rise building stock for sustainable urban management
Principal Investigator: Dr LAU Wai Kin Elvis (Faculty of Design and Environment)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Keywords: Building lifetime, demolition, policy Delphi
Molecular characterization of endocytic recycling in plant cells
Principal Investigator: Dr LAW Ho Yin Angus (School of General Education and Languages)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Keywords: plasma membrane recycling, protein trafficking, endosome
Expression of refusals by Cantonese preschoolers
Principal Investigator: Prof LEUNG Cheung Shing Sam (School of General Education and Languages)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Keywords: pragmatic development, preschool children, Cantonese
Career strategies of hotel senior managers in Hong Kong
Principal Investigator: Mr LEUNG Ching Man Johnny (Faculty of Management and Hospitality)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Keywords: Hong Kong hotel industry, human resources management, hospitality
Study on the use of high percentage reclaimed asphalt pavement materials in road construction in Hong Kong
Principal Investigator: Dr LEUNG Lai Ming Gordon (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Keywords: Perpetual pavement design, mechanistic analysis, fatigue resistance
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
Keywords: Carbon source, alkaline fermentation, advanced oxidation
Development of fluorinated Si/C composites with porous and micro/-nanoarchitectures for advanced Lithium ion batteries
Principal Investigator: Dr LU Xiaoying Helen (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Keywords: Nano-bubble templates, porous materials, Si/C composites
The mechanism study of mass transfer in the liquid desiccant dehumidifier and regenerator with experiment and molecular dynamics simulation
Principal Investigator: Dr LUO Yimo Constance (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Keywords: Dehumidifier and regenerator, air-desiccant interface, mass transfer, mechanism study, molecular dynamical model
The rise of youth activism
Principal Investigator: Dr NG Vitrierat Sophia (School of General Education and Languages)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Keywords: Youth, protest, activism, politics
Outdoor space design in public rental housing estates to promote ageing in place in Hong Kong
Principal Investigator: Dr SHI Shulin (Faculty of Design and Environment)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Keywords: Ageing in Place, Outdoor space design, Public rental housing estates, Spatial and landscape feature, Aged people
Treatment and catalytic upgrading of mixed oil wastes and wood/paper wastes to transportation fuels in Hong Kong
Principal Investigator: Dr TSANG Chi Wing Alex (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Keywords: Heterogeneous catalytic system, wood wastes, cooking oil wastes, wastes conversion and management, bio-renewable fuels
Made-to-order: engineering and optimization of “tunable” yeasts for phytate hydrolysis
Principal Investigator: Dr TSANG Wai Kei Paul (School of General Education and Languages)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Keywords: Whole cell catalyst, Pichia pastoris, process development
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
Keywords: Particulate matter, Vehicle exhaust emission, VOCs, PAHs, Biodiesel
Development of a high-efficiency and low-cost UV-LED/chorine process for removal of antibiotic resistant bactreia and their resistance genes in municipal wastewater disinfection
Principal Investigator: Dr WANG Chao Shirley (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Keywords: Antibiotic resistant bacteria, antibiotic resistance genes, chlorine photolysis, UV-LEDs, disinfection
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
Keywords: Ductility, seismic performance, eccentric beam-column joint, reversed cyclic load
Development of a novel photocatalyic system for bacteria-resistant organics oxidation in wasterwater
Principal Investigator: Dr YAN Yuk Shing Dickson (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Keywords: Wastewater treatment, advanced oxidation process, filtration, pharmaceutical, fields
Air purification and carbon sequestration by urban park trees in Hong Kong
Principal Investigator: Dr ZHANG Hao Allen (Faculty of Design and Environment)
Funder: Research Grants Council - Faculty Development Scheme
Keywords: Urban forests, air quality, ecosystem services