Excellence in Research - Faculty of Construction and Environment

FCE 

Faculty of Construction and Environment 

建設及環境學院 

Research Excellence in 

Construction and Environment 

WHERE 

IDEAS BUILD 

A FUTURE

Table of Contents 

Dean’s Message...................................................................1 

Overview of the Faculty of Construction and Environment....2 

Academic Staff....................................................................7 

Department of Building and Real Estate..........................................8 

Department of Building Services Engineering....................................17 

Department of Civil and Structural Engineering.................................23 

Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics...........................33 

Selected PhD Graduates......................................................37 

Selected Current PhD Students..........................................45 

Selected Postdoctoral Fellows..........................................50 

Technology Transfer..........................................................53 

Externally Funded Research Projects 2009-2011................57 

External Prizes and Awards 2005-2011..............................64 

Scholarly Events................................................................67 

The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme..............................68

Dean’s Message 

This booklet has been prepared to provide an overview of the research activities of the 

Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 

(PolyU), as well as the experts who lead these activities. The Faculty is composed of the 

following four departments: (a) Department of Building and Real Estate; (b) Department 

of Building Services Engineering; (c) Department of Civil and Structural Engineering; 

(d) Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics. The Faculty is home to 110 

academic staff members at Lecturer and above levels whose expertise spans a wide 

range of areas related to the construction industry. It also houses 8 research centres, 

with a population of about 260 research postgraduate students (including about 210 

PhD students) and about 220 research staff. 

It is my earnest hope that the information presented in the booklet would be useful to 

its readers in many different ways. Those of you from the industry with a challenging 

problem in need of a solution may find just the right expert from this booklet. Those of you contemplating PhD 

studies may find an exciting research area and your ideal supervisor here. If you are a researcher from outside the 

Faculty (and even within the Faculty) on the lookout for an opportunity for collaborative research, you may be able 

to find your future partner(s) from the booklet. It goes without saying that merely browsing through the booklet 

would enable you to find out more about the world-class research being undertaken in the Faculty in a large number 

of research areas. 

The Faculty has the largest concentration of research expertise in Hong Kong in construction-related disciplines as 

evidenced by its success in securing competitive funding from the General Research Fund (formerly the Competitive 

Earmarked Research Grants or CERGs) of the Hong Kong Research Grants Council. In the category of “Civil Engineering, 

Surveying, Building and Construction”, PolyU remained in the lead for 17 consecutive years since 1994/95. In fact, 

the number of grants we won has consistently been over 40% of all grants awarded by the Hong Kong Research 

Grants Council in this category since 2004/2005. 

The Faculty’s research strength is also reflected by its research publications and the impact of these publications 

on the scientific community. In terms of the quality and impact of research publication in civil engineering (broadly 

defined to include Construction and Building Ethnology, Environmental Engineering, Geological Engineering, Ocean 

Engineering, Transportation Science and Technology), PolyU has recently been ranked number 5 in the world by the 

Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan. According to an independent survey conducted 

in 2009 by Thomson Reuters, a US company which produces the Science Citation Index (SCI) database, in the 

fields of Civil Engineering as well as Construction and Building Technology, PolyU has been the leading university 

in the total number of papers published in SCI journals over the five-year period from 2003 to 2007 and the total 

number of citations of these papers over the six-year period from 2003 to 2008 by other SCI journal papers. Another 

independent survey by Thomson Reuters indicates that the Faculty’s Department of Land Surveying and Geo- 

Informatics is ranked first among similar departments in the world in terms of similar indicators. The University 

has also fared well in the field of Environmental Engineering, as the third most prolific university in the world in 

publishing in SCI journals during the five-year period from 2003 to 2007. 

In addition, PolyU experts in the Faculty have been actively engaged in applying their research outcomes to challenging 

real-world problems, often through consultancy services to the industry. For example, in 2009/10 and in 2010/11, 

the total consultancy turnover of the Faculty stood at HK$21.52 million and HK$22.4 million respectively, accounting 

for 21% and 23% of the total consultancy turnover of PolyU in the respective years. It is indeed our ultimate aim 

that the research conducted in the Faculty should bring about innovations in technologies and processes for the 

construction industry in Hong Kong and beyond. 

On the strength of the solid foundation which has been built over the years, the Faculty is well positioned to become 

a world leader in construction-related research and innovations. A major direction of the Faculty in the coming 

future is to consolidate and enhance its strength in the area of Sustainable Urban Development, to cater for the 

needs of the massive urbanisation programmes under way in the Chinese mainland and other parts of the world. In 

this and other areas, the Faculty offers many exciting opportunities for researchers within the Faculty as well as for 

our collaborative partners from both the academia and the industry. 

I would like to close by thanking the colleagues who have contributed to the preparation of this booklet, as well as 

all those who have helped the Faculty in different capacities in its pursuit of research excellence. 

Ir Professor Jin-Guang Teng 

Dean of the Faculty of Construction and Environment 

January 2012 

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Overview of the Faculty of Construction and Environment 

Introduction 

The Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) consists of the 

following four departments: 

• Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE) 

• Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE) 

• Department of Civil and Structural Engineering (CSE) 

• Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI) 

The Faculty has a total of 110 academic staff members at Lecturer and above levels, and is the largest contributor 

in Hong Kong to research in the field of construction and environment. In line with the mission of the University 

and the nature of the Faculty’s academic disciplines, applied research relevant to the needs of industry and society 

is the natural focus of the Faculty’s research activities. Through research, academic staff members of the Faculty 

contribute to advancing the frontiers of knowledge and the solution of real-world problems. Around 260 research 

students are studying for PhD or MPhil degrees in the Faculty across a wide spectrum of research areas. 

History 

Education for the construction industry has come a long way at PolyU and its predecessors, from being little more 

than an idea before 1937 to the large and comprehensive unit embodied in the Faculty of today. In 1937, the 

first milestone in public technical education was established with the opening of the Government Trade School in 

Wanchai. But it was closed in 1941 with the fall of Hong Kong to the Japanese on Christmas Day 1941, which resulted 

in chaos in all areas. In 1947, the Trade School was damaged and devoid of equipment, but with a determined 

clientele, it reopened. As if to fully advertise a new beginning, it was renamed the Hong Kong Technical College, 

and remained under this name until 1972. The Hong Kong Technical College moved to a new and larger site in 

Hung Hom in 1957. The main focus was on Land Surveying and Building as it had been with its predecessors. A 

recognisable nucleus for the FCE we have today was indeed already taking shape; by the 1960s, the fundamental 

framework for the Faculty was well in place. The renaming of the Hong Kong Technical College and the subsequent 

birth of the Hong Kong Polytechnic in 1972, brought about a corresponding development of education designed to 

meet the growing needs of the building and construction industries. 

In 1977, “Divisions” were created across the Polytechnic. The two which marked a milestone in the journey towards 

the FCE we have today were the Division of Applied Science, which contained the Department of Building and 

Surveying, and the Division of Engineering which contained the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering 

(CSE). These Divisions remained in place for six years. The Division of Construction and Land Use was created under 

the Associate Director H. Ward. With the range of expertise then available, the new Division was composed of three 

Departments, the Department of Building and Surveying, the Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE), 

the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, and one Centre, the Centre of Land and Engineering Surveying. 

This Division was the immediate forerunner of the Faculty we have today. 

The establishment of the Faculty of Construction and Land Use, with Prof. Michael Anson as Dean, finally occurred 

in 1992, two years before the inauguration of the Polytechnic as a University. The change to “Faculty“ status was 

a sign of recognition of the solid scholarship now established in construction disciplines in the Polytechnic. The 

structure of the Departments remained the same, with the Centre of Land and Engineering Surveying becoming the 

Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics (LSGI), and the Department of Building and Surveying becoming 

the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE) in 1993. The recognition implied in the change of name indicated 

parity with the international academic world. Prof. Anson drew attention to the fact that this quality had already 

been well-grounded in the years prior to the Division, as a result of the research efforts of a hard core of staff, cooperation 

of alumni and a sensible restructuring of Departments in line with the changing requirements of industry. 

Since the establishment of the Faculty, it has made tremendous progress with the growth in the number of research 

areas and the spread of a vibrant research culture to all corners of the Faculty. In September 2011, the Faculty was 

renamed the Faculty of Construction and Environment. 

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Major Research Directions 

We aim to develop innovative solutions that meet the needs of different stakeholders in the field of construction 

and environment. The two major research directions of the Faculty are Sustainable Urban Development and Urban 

Hazards Mitigation. 

Sustainable Urban Development 

As a natural consequence of the rapid economic development on the Chinese mainland, a massive urbanization 

process is underway. This process presents many challenges and opportunities for the Faculty. The Faculty has 

the necessary research expertise and is uniquely positioned to contribute to the solution of problems generated 

by this urbanization process. As such, sustainable urbanization has been identified as one of the focus areas of the 

University in its strategic plan for 2008-2012, and is a major research direction for the Faculty. Apart from a large 

number of external grants, the Faculty has directly funded 10 projects under the sustainable urbanization theme, 

and also manages a HK$25 million private industry donation over five years for six other projects which also fit the 

theme. The Faculty is currently proactively exploring the possibility of formally establishing a Research Institute for 

Sustainable Urban Development. 

Urban Hazards Mitigation 

In the area of urban hazards mitigation, the Faculty’s research is directed at mitigating the consequences of natural 

and man-made hazards (e.g. winds, earthquakes, fires and landslides) on the safety of urban infrastructure. Most 

research in this area is undertaken within the Faculty-based Research Centre for Urban Hazards Mitigation and 

the Research Centre for Fire Engineering in the Department of Building Services Engineering. PolyU has provided 

strong funding support to research in this area over the years, the latest being a grant of over HK$16 million 

for a project on “Intelligent High-Performance Structures” from its Niche Area Funding Scheme. The Faculty 

has also been very successful in obtaining grants from RGC and other external sources for research in this area. 

Research Areas of the Departments 

Department of Building and Real Estate 

• Construction and Real Estate Economics 

• Construction and Real Estate Law and Policy 

• Construction and Real Estate Management 

• Information and Construction Technology 

Department of Building Services Engineering 

• Architectural Science and Advanced Fire Engineering 

• Building Environment Science and Engineering 

• Electrical Services and Lighting 

• Facility Management 

• HVACR, Building Energy and Renewable Energy Technology 

Department of Civil and Structural Engineering 

• Coastal and Hydraulic Engineering 

• Construction and Transportation 

• Environmental Engineering 

• Geotechnical Engineering 

• Structural Engineering 

Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics 

• Digital Cartography 

• Geodesy and Geodynamics 

• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 

• Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 

• Surveying, Navigation and Positioning 

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Departments 


www.bre.polyu.edu.hk 

The Department of Building and Real Estate is one of the oldest departments in the University and has been 

producing graduates for the construction, real estate, and related industries for over 70 years. During this time we 

have helped develop the infrastructure and services of the region. Many of our graduates now occupy important 

positions in industry. They represent an important group of people contributing to the growth and development 

of Hong Kong. Our aim is to provide programmes that are application oriented, and produce graduates who can 

apply theories to practice. To ensure this, our research is of an applied nature relevant to industrial, commercial and 

community needs. We have established and will continue to develop dedicated partnerships with business, industry 

and the professions. We have an excellent reputation worldwide and are working to extend our links internationally. 


www.bse.polyu.edu.hk 

Building Services Engineering in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has an enviable reputation for leading edge 

research. We combine academic excellence with open-mindednees that responds to community needs and enables 

us to quickly put together multidisciplinary teams to meet the changing demands of the profession and society 

at large. Over the years our staff have developed expertise across a wide range of BSE topics. These specialisms 

inform both their teaching and the wider developments taking place within industry and the workplace. Our staff’s 

research credentials mean we are able to respond quickly to issues of the moment, such as the SARS outbreak, and 

make a meaningful contribution to high priority concerns. We have, in particular, two research centres of excellence 

- the Research Centre for Fire Engineering and the Research Centre for Building Environmental Engineering – which 

are particularly strong in collaborative and applied research. 


www.cse.polyu.edu.hk 

The mission of the Department is to provide high quality application-oriented programmes to train engineers to 

meet the future infrastructure needs of Hong Kong and China, and also to advance scientific knowledge and facilitate 

technology transfer through research and consultancy activities. The Department is very active in research and 

consultancy. There are about 96 research students in the Department pursuing either MPhil or PhD programmes. 

Besides the research students, there are about 103 research personnel, supported by research funds, working on 

various research projects. The Department considers the formation of research centres and groups as an important 

mechanism to sustain and to further strengthen its research capability. At present, there are two research centres 

and three research groups in the Department. 


www.lsgi.polyu.edu.hk 

The Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics is the only academic unit amongst the local tertiary 

institutions offering a range of opportunities for education, training and research in the fields of Land Surveying 

& Geo-Informatics. We focus on acquisition, modelling, analysis, and management of spatially referenced data 

for a wide range of applications. These include map-making, navigation, monitoring of engineering projects and 

geological hazards, environmental monitoring, boundary determination and geographic information management. 

The Department has close links with both international and local academic institutions and the professions. Links 

with the local professional community are maintained through our community service and consultancy activities, 

hence our courses and research are oriented towards the needs of Hong Kong. 

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Research Centres 

Research in the Faculty takes place within a framework of research centres. Each of the eight centres has a group of 

researchers focusing on research activities based on specific research themes. 

Research Centre for Construction Innovation 

www.bre.polyu.edu.hk/rcci/ 

The Research Centre for Construction Innovation (RCCI) is committed to the research and development in construction 

innovation. It is operating within the Department of Building and Real Estate. RCCI was established to create and 

apply new knowledge and advanced understanding of construction innovation, including information technology 

(IT) systems to provide new solutions that improve construction processes. The mission of RCCI is to act as a focal 

point for addressing the construction industry’s research and consultancy needs as well as providing specialists who 

will bring about a step change in the industry practice. The primary objectives of RCCI are to solve practical problems 

related to the time, cost and quality aspects of a project delivery process in the Hong Kong construction industry, 

and to become one of the leading research centres in construction innovation. 

Research Centre for Construction & Real Estate Economics 

www.bre.polyu.edu.hk/rccree/ 

The Research Centre for Construction & Real Estate Economics (RCCREE) has been supporting the advancement 

of the construction and real estate industries in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland since 2000. Our expertise 

includes land and construction economics, construction safety, real estate economics and housing. We have more 

than 30 members, who are academics from the Department of Building and Real Estate as well as local and overseas 

universities. They continually add to our knowledge by undertaking cutting-edge and multi-disciplinary research 

at local and international levels. The primary objective of RCCREE is to promote solution-oriented research and 

consultancy for construction and real estate related economic issues. Its mission is to be the preferred centre for 

solution-oriented research and consultancy in construction and real estate. 

Research Centre for Fire Engineering 

www.bse.polyu.edu.hk/researchCentre/Fire_Engineering/ 

Research activities related to Fire Engineering are carried out actively at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 

through the Research Centre for Fire Engineering. Those research projects are carried out to solve practical 

engineering problems, search for advanced knowledge in fire engineering and maintain the quality of teaching. 

These are essential in achieving excellence in teaching at the University where advanced and practical degree courses 

up to MSc level are offered with the mission to conduct applied research. The research findings are useful to the 

industry in both Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland. Research in Fire Engineering aims to enhance the scientific 

understanding of building fire problems and fire protection engineering. This is very critical for the implemention of 

Engineering Performance-Based Fire Codes to improve overall safety. 

Research Centre for Building Environmental Engineering 

www.bse.polyu.edu.hk/researchCentre/index_BEE.html 

The mission of the Research Centre for Building Environmental Engineering (RCBEE) is to undertake advanced 

applied research and consultancy in issues related to indoor environmental control systems. The general aim is to 

achieve healthy, comfortable and productive indoor environments with minimal energy consumption. The Centre 

particularly encourages interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research. It is concerned with two critical issues: 

indoor environmental quality as it affects the health, comfort and productivity of building users; and energy efficiency 

associated with the heating and/or cooling of buildings, which impinge on the sustainable development of modern 

economies. Research activities are grouped into six strategic areas: indoor environmental quality studies; energy 

efficiency and utilization of renewable energy; building automation and intelligent buildings; HVACR technology 

development; and advanced engineering and computer simulation analysis. 

Research Centre for Advanced Technology in Structural Engineering 

www.cse.polyu.edu.hk/research/rcatise/home.htm 

The Research Centre for Advanced Technology in Structural Engineering (RCATISE) was established in 1999 under 

the general management of the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering. The primary aims of the Centre 

are to conduct research in structural engineering and to develop advanced technologies; to facilitate the transfer 

of these technologies to the construction industry through specialist consultancies, technical and professional 

publications, conferences and seminars, and continuing professional development training courses. The Centre 

focuses on advanced technologies in structural engineering and related disciplines which are important for the 

sustainable development of metropolitan cities, such as Hong Kong and other major cities in the Chinese mainland, 

in particular, in the Pearl River Delta area. 

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Research Centre for Environmental Technology & Management 

www.cse.polyu.edu.hk/04environmental.php 

The Research Centre for Environmental Technology and Management is designed to integrate, and further develop 

the existing strengths in environmental engineering and management in the Department of Civil and Structural 

Engineering, into a leading centre of excellence in the region. Its strategic objectives are to carry out applicationoriented 

research to develop pollution abatement and management technologies, to transfer the developed 

technologies and knowhow to local and regional users, and to educate environmental engineers and other 

professionals by providing continuing professional development courses. The aspiration of this Centre is to establish 

a regionally reputable centre for environmental research and education, through skills developed in-house. 

Research Centre for Urban Hazards Mitigation 

www.cse.polyu.edu.hk/rcuhm/ 

The Research Centre for Urban Hazards Mitigation was established by the Faculty of Construction and Environment 

to conduct focused and multidisciplinary research on the consequences of natural and man-made hazards in urban 

areas as well as to develop innovative engineering methods and new technologies for monitoring and mitigating 

damages to urban infrastructures. It facilitates knowledge dissemination and technology transfer to the Government 

and related industries through specialist consultancy, continuing professional training as well as undergraduate and 

postgraduate education. The Centre focuses on the effects of windstorms and earthquakes on tall buildings and 

long-span bridges and the effects of landslides. 

Research Centre for Geo-Information Science & Technology 

www.lsgi.polyu.edu.hk/RCGIST/ 

The Research Centre for Geo-Information Science and Technology aims to conduct specialised research in geoinformation 

science and technology, promote external research collaborations, promote applications of the latest 

research outputs, and provide services to the local and international communities. The Centre consists of three 

laboratories: the Laboratory for Environmental Change (LEC) which is concerned with the monitoring of environmental 

changes and natural hazards; the Laboratory for Integrated Navigation Technologies (LINT), focusing on integrated 

navigation technologies and information systems; and the Cyber City Laboratory (CCL), which conducts research on 

technologies for the development of cyber cities. 

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Academic Staff 

Professor TENG Jin-Guang 滕錦光教授 

BEng, PhD, FHKIE, FIIFC 

Faculty Dean & Chair Professor of Structural Engineering 

FACULTY OF CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENT 

Professor SHEN Qiping Geoffrey 沈岐平教授 

BEng, PhD, CVS, VMF, FHKIVM, MIVM 

Associate Dean, Head & Chair Professor of Construction Management 


FACULTY DEAN 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6012 

Email address: cejgteng@polyu.edu.hk 

Research interests 

Emerging Structural Materials and Systems, Structural Use of Fibre- 

Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Construction, Seismic Assessment 

and Retrofit of Concrete Structures, Life-cycle Structural Engineering, Steel 

Structures, Thin-Walled Structures 

Biography 

Prof. Teng received his BEng degree from Zhejiang University in 1983 and 

his PhD degree from the University of Sydney in 1990. He was a Senior 

Lecturer at James Cook University in Australia before joining The Hong 

Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in 1994. He is the author/co-author 

of over 140 SCI journal papers which have received some 2,400 non-self 

citations according to the Web of Science. Six of these papers are currently 

rated as “highly cited papers” by Essential Science Indicators. In addition, 

he is the lead author of the book FRP-Strengthened RC Structures that was 

published by John Wiley and Sons in 2002. Funding for his research has 

come from various sources including the Research Grants Council (RGC) 

of Hong Kong, the Innovation and Technology Fund of the Hong Kong SAR 

Government and PolyU. In particular, he has won 14 competitive grants 

(i.e. GRF grants and CERGs) from RGC as a Principal Investigator over the 

past 16 annual rounds. Prof. Teng has given over 50 keynote and invited 

presentations at conferences and has received a number of awards for his 

research, including the Distinguished Young Scholar Award from the Natural 

Science Foundation of China, the State-of-the-Art of Civil Engineering 

Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers and the IIFC Medal 

from the International Institute for FRP in Construction. Prof Teng is the 

Editor-in-Chief of the SCI journal Advances in Structural Engineering and a 

member of the editorial boards of 5 other SCI journals. He is a Fellow of the 

Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and served as the founding President of 

the International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC) from 2003 to 2006. 

Professor CHAN Ping Chuen Albert 陳炳泉教授 

MSc (Aston), PhD (S. Aust.), FCIOB, FAIB, FHKICM, FHKIE, MAIPM, MIEAust, 

AAIQS, MRICS, Hon. FHKIPM, RPE(Bldg) 

Associate Dean 

ASSOCIATE DEAN 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5814 

Email address: bsachan@polyu.edu.hk 

Teaching areas 

Project Management, International Construction Projects, Construction 

Engineering Management, Construction Procurement Management 


Project Management & Project Success, Project Finance & Public Private 

partnerships (PPP), Construction Procurement & Relationship Contracting, 

Construction Industry Development, Construction Safety 

Biography 

Prof. Chan is a Chartered Builder, Engineer, Project Manager, and Surveyor 

by profession. He joined the Department of Building and Real Estate in 

1996. He has been commissioned by a number of organisations to provide 

consultancy services in project management and construction economics. 

He has produced over 500 publications in refereed journal papers, 

international refereed conference papers, consultancy reports, and other 

written outputs. He is an Adjunct Professor of the Queensland University 

of Technology, the University of South Australia, and the Bond University 

in Australia. He was also a Founding Director of the Construction Industry 

Institute, Hong Kong, which is a joint research institution developed by the 

industry and the academia. 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5817 

Email address: bsqpshen@polyu.edu.hk 


Value Management in Construction, Construction Project Management, 

Research and Consultancy Techniques 


Group Dynamics in Collaborative Working, Value Management and 

Partnering, Construction Information Technology, Sustainable Development 

Biography 

Prof. Shen is an active researcher in collaborative work in construction, 

supported by information technology. He has managed a large number 

of research projects with a total funding over HK$15 million, and has 

published extensively in both academic and professional journals. He is 

the President of the Hong Kong Institute of Value Management, and a 

Certified Value Specialist and Value Management Facilitator recognised by 

the Hong Kong SAR Government. He was appointed as a member of the 

Built Environment Panel of the Research Assessment Exercise in 2006, and 

holds a number of external appointments in academic and professional 

institutions worldwide. His future research plan is to explore the viability 

of using information and communication technologies to support virtual 

value management workshops where participants are located in different 

places and different time zones. 

Professor LI Xiangdong 李向東教授 

BSc, MSc, PhD, DIC 



Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6041 

Email address: cexdli@polyu.edu.hk 


Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Management System 

and Audit, Environmental Geochemistry 


Environmental Geochemistry, Land Contamination, Phytoremediation, 

Environmental Impact Assessment 

Biography 

Professor Li obtained his BSc in Earth Sciences and his MSc in Geochemistry 

from Nanjing University, and his PhD in Environmental Technology from 

Imperial College London. His major research interests include regional 

environmental pollution, urban environmental geochemistry and 

phytoremediation of contaminated soils. His recent research projects have 

mainly focused on environmental changes in the fast developing Pearl River 

Delta region, South China. Prof. Li’s research team has been engaged in the 

study of trace metals and organic pollutants in soils, sediments, biological 

samples and atmospheric particles, including their impacts on human 

health and ecological systems. He has been the principal investigator of 

nine research projects funded by RGC and the UGC Area of Excellence 

Scheme. He has published more than 100 papers, mostly in leading 

international journals. Three of his publications have been listed among 

the top 1% most cited papers by the Thomson ISI database. His current 

research topics consist of the emissions, transport and environmental 

fate of metal and organic pollutants, contaminated soil remediation, and 

the environmental loadings and implications of emerging pharmaceutical 

contaminants on surface water systems. 

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Professor SHEN Qiping Geoffrey 沈岐平教授 

BEng, PhD, CVS, VMF, FHKIVM, MIVM 

Associate Dean, Department Head & Chair Professor of Construction 

Management 


Professor CHAN Hon Wan Edwin 陳漢雲教授 

BA(AS)(Hons), PgDip(Arch), MA(Arch), LLB(Hons), PgD(PRC Law), PhD (Lon 

U), Barrister Finals, MBEng, FHKICM, FHKIArb, RIBA, MRICS, (Arbitrator 

and Mediator) 

HEAD and CHAIR PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5817 

Email address: bsqpshen@polyu.edu.hk 


Value Management in Construction, Construction Project Management, 

Research and Consultancy Techniques 


Group Dynamics in Collaborative Working, Value Management and 

Partnering, Construction Information Technology, Sustainable Development 

Biography 

Prof. Shen is an active researcher in collaborative working in construction, 

supported by information technology. He has managed a large number 

of research projects with a total funding over HK$15 million, and has 

published extensively in both academic and professional journals. He is 

the President of the Hong Kong Institute of Value Management, and a 

Certified Value Specialist and Value Management Facilitator recognised by 

the Hong Kong SAR Government. He was appointed as a member of the 

Built Environment Panel of the Research Assessment Exercise in 2006, and 

holds a number of external appointments in academic and professional 

institutions worldwide. His future research plan is to explore the viability 

of using information and communication technologies to support virtual 

value management workshops where participants are located in different 

places and different time zones. 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5800 

Email address: bsedchan@polyu.edu.hk 


Construction Law, Construction Contracts, Dispute Management 


Real Estate Development/Urban Renewal, Green/Healthy Building, Construction 

Law/Dispute Management, Policy and Regulatory for Built Environment 

Biography 

Prof. Chan studied Architecture in England and then learnt Law at London 

University and The University of Hong Kong. He obtained his PhD degree 

from King’s College, London University. He is a Chartered Architect, 

Chartered Surveyor and also a Barrister. Before joining The Hong Kong 

Polytechnic University, he had worked in industry for over 10 years in the 

UK and Hong Kong. He is currently the Chairman of the Departmental 

Research Committee of Building and Real Estate, a Fellow of the Public 

Policy Research Institute of the PolyU, and an Adjunct Professor of the 

University of South Australia. He serves in many editorial boards and 

has published widely in books, international journals and conferences. 

To enrich teaching/research that is relevant to industry, he plays active 

roles in professional bodies and serves a number of government boards/ 

committees including the Town Planning Board and the Housing Authority. 

Professor LI Heng 李恒教授 

BE, ME, PhD(Syd.), MAIB, MAIQS, MHKIE 

Chair Professor of Construction Informatics 

Professor CHAN Ping Chuen Albert 陳炳泉教授 

MSc (Aston), PhD (S. Aust.), FCIOB, FAIB, FHKICM, FHKIE, MAIPM, MIEAust, 

AAIQS, MRICS, Hon. FHKIPM, RPE(Bldg) 


CHAIR PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5879 

Email address: bshengli@polyu.edu.hk 


Construction Virtual Prototyping, Construction Information Technology, 

Construction Management, Construction Technology 


Construction Virtual Prototyping Technology, Construction Management 

and Innovative Technology 

Biography 

Prof. Li has established an international reputation in the area of 

construction management research through developing innovative IT 

solutions to enhance project delivery processes. He probably holds the 

highest record of journal papers and citations in his research field. His recent 

research interest has been developing the construction cirtual prototyping 

technology. Virtual Prototyping or VP technology enables contractors 

to identify construction problems and explore possible solutions and 

improvements to the construction plan before the actual work begins. His 

future research plan is to adapt the business model of IKEA furniture shops 

that seamlessly integrates design and on-site installation, in order to further 

reduce the management costs of a construction project. He envisages that 

VP technology would provide a natural interface to all stages of a project 

lifecycle, and that the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the Hong Kong 

construction industry can be improved by the use of this technology. 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5814 

Email address: bsachan@polyu.edu.hk 


Project Management, International Construction Projects, Construction 

Engineering Management, Construction Procurement Management 


Project Management & Project Success, Project Finance & Public Private 

partnerships (PPP), Construction Procurement & Relationship Contracting, 

Construction Industry Development, Construction Safety 

Biography 

Prof. Chan is a Chartered Builder, Engineer, Project Manager, and Surveyor 

by profession. He joined the Department of Building and Real Estate 

in 1996 and is currently an Associate Dean of the Faculty. He has been 

commissioned by a number of organisations to provide consultancy services 

in project management and construction economics. He has produced 

over 500 publications in refereed journal papers, international refereed 

conference papers, consultancy reports, and other written outputs. He 

is an Adjunct Professor of the Queensland University of Technology, the 

University of South Australia, and the Bond University in Australia. He 

was also a Founding Director of the Construction Industry Institute, Hong 

Kong, which is a joint research institution developed by the industry and 

the academia. 

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Professor HUI Chi Man Eddie 許智文教授 

BSc(Hons), MPhil(Cantab), PhD (Cantab), MRICS, MHKIS, MHKICM, FHKIR 

Department of of Building and and Real Real Estate 

Professor SHEN Liyin 申立銀教授 

BSc, PhD, PgD 

Associate Head 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5881 

Email address: bscmhui@polyu.edu.hk 


Land and Construction Economics, Housing Studies, Property and Investment 


Land and Construction Economics and Finance, Urban and Real Estate 

Economics 

Biography 

Prof. Hui is an all-round professional with diverse experience in research and 

consultancy projects. Before joining PolyU, he was responsible for research 

and development for a major professional surveying firm in Hong Kong. At 

The University of Hong Kong, he obtained his BSc (first class honours) with 

“Chan Kai Ming Prize” and “Building Management Prize”. At the University 

of Cambridge, UK, he finished his MPhil in Land Economy (first class) with 

a Commonwealth Scholarship. With another Commonwealth Scholarship, 

he completed his PhD at the Department of Land Economy, University of 

Cambridge, UK, where he is a fellow of the Cambridge Commonwealth 

Trust. 

Professor MAK Stephen 麥永佳教授 

BSc, MSc(Arch), PhD, PMP 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5805 

Email address: bsshen@polyu.edu.hk 


Construction Project Management, Construction Management Practice in 

the Chinese mainland, Strategic Management for Construction 


Risk Management for Construction and Real Estate, Sustainable 

Construction, Competitive Strategy for Construction Business 

Biography 

Prof. Shen obtained his BSc in Mechanical Engineering in Construction 

at Chongqing Institute of Architecture and Engineering and his PgD in 

Engineering Management from Harbin Institute of Technology in China, 

and a PhD in Construction Management from the University of Reading 

in the UK. His major research interests are in the areas of Sustainable 

Development in the Built Environment; Risk Management for Construction 

and Real Estate; and Competitiveness and Competitive Strategy for 

Construction Business. He has published widely in international journals. 

He is the Editor for the International Journal of Construction Management. 

He has been leading the Research Group for Sustainable Development 

Process within Built Environment. Prof. Shen has a number of external 

appointments, including President (Founding President) of the Chinese 

Research Institute of Construction Management, and Director of the 

Research Centre for Sustainable Construction and Risk Management in 

Chongqing Jiaotong University. 

Professor TANG Bo Sin 鄧寶善教授 

BSocSc (Hons.), MSc, MBA, PhD, MRTPI, MHKIP, RPP, MRICS 


PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5820 

Email address: bssmak@polyu.edu.hk 


Research and Consultancy Techniques for Construction and Real Estate 

(MSc level), Risk Management for Construction and Real Estate (MSc level) 

and Construction IT (MSc level) 


Construction Management, Construction Economics, IT /IS Management 

and Consulting, Risk Management 

Biography 

Prof. Mak was born and educated in Hong Kong. He graduated from 

The Chinese University of Hong Kong in Economics and Finance. He had 

spent 4 years in the construction industry before embarking on further 

studies. He received a Master of Science degree and a doctorate from 

University College London, University of London. He joined The Hong Kong 

Polytechnic as a Lecturer and was promoted to Professor in 2005. As well 

as undertaking teaching, research and administrative duties, he is also CEO 

of a PolyU wholly owned subsidiary SMILE Technologies Limited. In 2001, 

the company won the largest consultancy job (within PolyU) from the then 

Hong Kong Examinations Authority (over $30 million) to develop the Basic 

Competency Assessment (BCA) and the Territory-wide System Assessment 

(TSA). Over the last 8 years, the total turnover, together with other funding 

Prof. Mak solicited via the PolyU, exceeded $150 million. His products have 

received numerous international awards including Silver and Gold Awards 

from the Geneva Inventions Exhibitions. Prof. Mak is a Certified ITIL IT 

Service Manager, a registered practitioner of PRINCE2, as well as a Project 

Management Professional (PMP). 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 27665816 

Email address: bsbstang@polyu.edu.hk 


Real Estate Development, Urban Planning & Development, Research 

Methods 


Land Use Planning, Institutions and Institutional Changes 

Biography 

Prof. Tang received his BSocSc (Hons) in Economics and Sociology and MSc 

in Urban Planning from The University of Hong Kong, MBA from The Hong 

Kong University of Science and Technology, and PhD from the London School 

of Economics and Political Science. He had also studied real estate courses 

at the Haas Business School in the University of California at Berkeley. On 

the professional front, he is a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, 

the Hong Kong Institute of Planners and the Royal Institution of Chartered 

Surveyors; he is a registered professional planner(Hong Kong). 

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Professor WONG Kwan Wah Francis 黃君華教授 

BSc(Hons), MSc, PhD, FCIOB, FHKIE, FHKICM, RPE(Bldg), ARICS, MCIArb, 

MCMI, MIOSH 


Dr CHIANG Yat Hung 蔣日雄博士 

BA(AS), BBldg, MBA, PhD, MRICS, MHKIS, MCIOB, RPS(QS) 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5821 

Email address: bskwwong@polyu.edu.hk 


Construction Process Management, Construction and Project Management, 

Housing Studies 


Construction Safety Management, Affordable Housing Development 

Biography 

Prof. Wong obtained his BSc (Hons) in Building Degree from the Brighton 

Polytechnic in the UK. He worked for a building contractor in Hong Kong 

in 1980 and the Mass Transit Railway Corporation two years afterwards. 

He joined the Department in 1984. In 1988, he completed his Master’s 

Degree at the University of London, majoring in building economics and 

management. He completed his PhD Degree at the South Bank University 

in England in 2000 on ‘Construction Safety in Hong Kong’. He is currently 

the Director of the Research Centre for Construction and Real Estate 

Economics. In terms of community and professional services, he was the 

Senior Vice-Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Building (HK Branch) 

in 1994/95, Chairman of the Safety Specialist Group of the Hong Kong 

Institution of Engineers (HKIE) in 1999/2000, and Vice-chairman of the 

Construction Safety and Health Committee of the Occupational Safety and 

Health Council in Hong Kong from 2001 to 2004. Prof. Wong is currently 

the Chairman of the Health and Safety Advisory Sub-Group for the CIOB 

(HK Branch). 

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5822 

Email address: bschiang@polyu.edu.hk 


Construction Economics, Real Estate Finance & Investment 


Construction Economics, Real Estate Finance & Investment, Strategic Management 

Biography 

Dr Chiang obtained his BA in Architectural Studies, Bachelor of Building, 

Master of Business Administration and Doctor of Philosophy from The 

University of Hong Kong. He is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered 

Surveyors, the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors and the Chartered Institute 

of Building. Before joining the University in 1990, he had been working for 

the Hong Kong Government for ten years in the field of Quantity Surveying. 

His current research interests are in sustainable construction, construction 

economics, and real estate finance and investment. 

Dr CHAN Wai Ming Daniel 陳煒明博士 

BEng(Hons), PhD, MAPM, MHKICM, MASCE 

Dr FAN WONG Chi Ning Linda 范黃志寧博士 

BSc(Hons), MSc, DBA, ADipC FCIOB, FHKIE, FHKICA, MRICS, MAPM, 

FHKAAST, RPE(Blg) 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-4387 

Email address: bsdchan@polyu.edu.hk 


Construction Management, Project Management, Construction Procurement, 

Research Methods 


Construction Time Performance, Construction Procurement Systems, 

Relational and Collaborative Contracting, Project Partnering and Strategic 

Alliancing, Target Cost Contracting, Public Private Partnership, and 

Construction Safety Management 

Biography 

Dr Chan obtained his BEng(Hons) degree in Civil and Structural Engineering 

and PhD degree in Construction Project Management from The University 

of Hong Kong. He started his engineering profession as an Assistant 

Structural Engineer by joining a leading local structural building design 

consulting engineering firm. He is a project manager and construction 

manager by profession. He joined The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 

as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Building and Real 

Estate in Mid-April 2001. Then he was appointed as an Assistant Professor 

in July 2003 and was promoted to Associate Professor in Construction 

Project Management in July 2010. He has published over 160 research 

papers on the broad theme of project management in leading construction 

management journals and international conference proceedings. 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5815 

Email address: bsfan@polyu.edu.hk 


Management for Construction and Real Estate, Project Management, 

Construction Management and Quality Management in Construction 


Professional Ethics and Social Responsibility in Construction, Strategic 

Alliance and Project Partnering, Procurement Systems in China, 

Management for Sustainable Construction Process and Quality- 

Environmental Systems 

Biography 

Dr Fan is a Chartered Builder, Chartered Surveyor, and Professional 

Engineer (building). She joined the Department of Building and Real Estate 

in 1981 and was Associate Head of the Department between 2002 and 

2005, and Associate Dean of the College of Professional and Continuing 

Education between 2006 and 2007. She obtained BSc (Hons) in Building 

(South Bank Polytechnic, London) in 1979, then was awarded MSc in 

Project Management in 1987, an advanced postgraduate diploma in 

management consultancy in 1998 and subsequently a doctoral degree 

in business administration in 2001 from Henley Management College, 

UK. She is active in professional institutions and community services. At 

present, she is appointed as a Member of the Land and Building Advisory 

Committee for the period from April 2005 to March 2012 and a Member of 

Appeal Tribunal (Buildings) for the period from 2007 to 2009. 

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Dr FONG Sik Wah Patrick 方識華博士 

BSc(Hons), MSc, PhD, MRICS, MHKIS, MIVM 


Dr REN Zhaomin Ryen 任兆民博士 

BSc, MSc, PhD, FCIOB 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5801 

Email address: bspafong@polyu.edu.hk 


Engineering Economics, Professional Practice, Knowledge Management, 

Value Management 


Knowledge Management, Project Management, Knowledge Workplaces 

Biography 

Dr Fong was an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Design, Architecture and 

Building, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. His PhD in Industrial 

and Business Studies was obtained from the Warwick Business School, UK. 

He has a multi-disciplinary background and his research interests include 

knowledge management (KM) and project management. He has authored 

or co-authored many refereed KM research papers and received funding 

for research into many different facets in knowledge management. He coedited 

a book entitled Management of Knowledge in Project Environments, 

published by Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann in 2005, and has also 

contributed chapters to several leading knowledge management books 

in construction as well as encyclopedias in knowledge management. He 

maintains close links with industry, and was Vice President of the Hong 

Kong Knowledge Management Society. He is also a member of the 

international body, CIB W102 - Information and Knowledge Management 

in Building, and a Visiting Research Scholar in Knowledge Management of 

the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5833 

Email address: bszren@polyu.edu.hk 


Project Management, Construction Management, Project Planning and 

Control, Contractor’s Tender Estimating, Building Information Modelling, 

and Construction Technology 


Collaborative Working, Measurement of Carbon Performance of 

Construction Activities, Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technologies in 

Construction, International project management 

Biography 

Dr Ren received his BSc from Tsinghua University in 1989, MSc from 

the Asian Institute of Technology in 1999 and PhD from Loughborough 

University in 2002. He works as the regional editor of the Journal of Smart 

and Sustainable Built Environment. Dr Ren has many years of experience 

in the industry, working as a design engineer, project manager, consultant, 

researcher and lecturer in different countries. 

Dr LAM Tsun Ip Patrick 林俊業博士 

PhD, MSc, Associateship (HKPoly), DipFinance, MHKIS, MHKIE, MHKICM, 

MSISV, MSIArb, MRICS, MCIOB, RPE, RPS, CCE 

Dr WONG Kam Din Andy 王金殿博士 

AP (HK), PhD, MCIOB, MHKIE 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5799 

Email address: bsplam@polyu.edu.hk 


Construction Economics, Project Evaluation & Development, Development 

Finance 


Procurement Systems, Project Financing and Public Private Partnerships, 

Construction Contracts and Specifications, Quality and Buildability Issues 

Biography 

Dr Lam has had rich professional and academic experiences since graduating 

from The Hong Kong Polytechnic in the 1980s. On the professional side, 

he had practised for 10 years in multi-disciplinary design office, consultant 

quantity surveyors and contractor/developer both in Hong Kong and 

Singapore. On the academic side, he has had substantial experience 

teaching undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in universities and 

polytechnics both locally and overseas. Apart from teaching, he is active in 

research and consultancy projects. 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5831 

Email address: bskdwong@polyu.edu.hk 


Contract Administration, Contractual Claim, Construction IT, Construction 

Project Management 


IT Applications in Construction, Building Information Modelling, Contract 

Administration and Procurement, Construction IT in Anti-Corruption, 

Public Governance 

Biography 

Dr Wong is a Chartered Builder and Building Engineer with in-depth 

experience in the Hong Kong construction industry. He got his Associateship 

from The Hong Kong Polytechnic in 1986 and his PhD degree from 

Loughborough University of Technology, UK, in 1993. The commercialization 

of his PhD research was supported by the Hong Kong Industrial Technology 

Centre’s technology-based business incubation programme for the 

development of an integrated construction management system (May 1998 

to May 2001). He has been serving as the consultant for listed construction 

companies and the Hong Kong SAR Government on behalf of The Hong 

Kong Polytechnic University. Since 1994, he has also been appointed by 

the Government to serve in a number of professional and community 

services committees including town planning, railway developments, 

hospital governing, corruption prevention and district council. In July 2006, 

he was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star (BBS) from the Hong Kong SAR 

Government for his long and meritorious public services. 

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Dr YAM Chi Ho Michael 任志浩博士 

BSc, MSc, PhD, MASCE, MIPENZ, PEng, MHKICM, MHKIE, RPE 



Dr CHOY Hung Tat Lennon 蔡鴻達博士 

BSc (HK PolyU), MUrbanDesign (HK), PhD (HK), MRICS 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-4380 

Email address: bsmyam@polyu.edu.hk 


Structural Analysis and Design, Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering 


Structural Steel Design, Connections, Structural Rehabilitation, Full-Scale 

Testing of Structural Members, Construction Safety 

Biography 

Dr Yam obtained his BSc in Civil Engineering with Distinction and MSc at the 

University of Alberta, Canada and completed his PhD degree at the same 

University. Prior to joining the Department of Building and Real Estate in 

early 2002, he had spent several years with the University of Macau as 

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, as well as the Hong Kong Technical 

College as Lecturer. He has also obtained consultancy experience in the 

areas of the design and construction of both reinforced concrete buildings 

and structural steelworks in Hong Kong. He is a member of the Hong Kong 

Institution of Engineers, Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand 

and the American Society of Civil Engineers. 

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5823 

Email address: bslennon@polyu.edu.hk 


Real Estate Development, Planning and Development, Real Estate 

Marketing 


Land and Urban Economics, New Institutional Economics Analysis, Market 

Competitiveness and Efficiency 

Biography 

Dr Choy has obtained a BSc in Land Management with RICS First in Class 

Prize (HKPolyU), a Master of Urban Design with Distinction (HKU) and a PhD 

in Real Estate Economics with Best Dissertation Awards (HKU). He was a 

Visiting Scholar at the Graduate School of Business and a Visiting Assistant 

Professor at the Law School of the University of Chicago. He worked closely 

with Ronald Coase, 1991 Nobel Laureate in Economics, during his stay in 

Chicago. In 2009, he visited the Economics Department of The Washington 

University on a Fulbright Senior Scholarship. Apart from teaching and 

research, he has been a consultant to the Hong Kong SAR Government, 

quasi-government bodies, private companies and professional bodies. He 

is also a Chartered Surveyor by profession. 

Dr YEUNG Chi Wai Stanley 楊志威博士 

BSocSc, MSc, PhD, MRTPI, MHKIP, RPP 

Dr FAN Hongqin 樊宏欽博士 

BSs (Tsinghua University), MSc (University of British Columbia), PhD 

(University of Alberta) 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5832 

Email address: bscwyeun@polyu.edu.hk 


Land Development Studies, Urban and Regional Planning, International 

Real Estate – China 


Socio-political Aspect of Urban Redevelopment, Regional Integration and 

Economic Growth, Housing Market Development in China, Urban Planning 

and Sustainable Development, Planning Gain and Social Impact Assessment 

Biography 

Dr Yeung specialises in social and political aspects of urban and regional 

planning. He obtained his Bachelor of Social Sciences from The Chinese 

University of Hong Kong, Master of Science in Urban Planning from The 

University of Hong Kong and PhD from the London School of Economics 

and Political Science, University of London. He is a member of the Royal 

Town Planning Institute as well as the Hong Kong Institute of Planners. 

Since graduation, he has been engaged in the areas of teaching, research 

and consultancy. His current research interests are urban planning and real 

estate development in the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong. 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5788 

Email address: bshfan@polyu.edu.hk 


Temporary work design, Project Evaluation and Development, Structure II 


Computerized Project Management, Construction Simulation, Construction 

Knowledge Discovery through Data Mining, Construction Equipment 

Management, Computer-Assisted Instruction in Engineering Education 

Biography 

Dr Fan received his Bachelor’s degree in Hydraulic Structure Engineering 

from Tsinghua University in 1991, MSc in Construction Engineering and 

Management from the University of British Columbia in 2003, and PhD in 

Construction Engineering and Management from the University of Alberta 

in 2007. He has had 10 years of hands-on experience in the construction 

industry before switching to academia. He worked with the China Harbor 

Engineering Company from 1991 to 2000, as a project engineer in the 

project management of Macau International Airport, CHEC between 1993 

and 1995, and with All-span Construction Engineering Ltd, Canada in 2000. 

He was a part-time Instructor at the University of Alberta in 2006/2007, an 

Assistant Professor of construction technology at Missouri Western State 

University, Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA in 2007/2008 before joining The 

Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2008. 

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Dr HO Man Fong Christabel 何曼芳博士 

BSc (Hon), MSc, AAIQS, MCIOB, MAIB 


Dr TSANG Wai Fan Steven 曾偉藩博士 

BSc, PhD, FASI, FCIOB, FIConstE 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5871 

Email address: bscrysta@polyu.edu.hk 


Construction Management, Procurement and Contract Administration, 

Building Measurement 


Construction Management, Professional Ethics, Quantity Surveying 

Practices 

Biography 

Dr Ho worked for the construction industry in the field of Quantity Surveying 

before switching to academia. She is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and 

Building Engineer by profession. She is a member of both the Chartered 

Institute of Building and the Australian Institute of Building. She is also a 

member of the Australia Institute of Quantity Surveyor. She completed her 

PhD at the University of New South Wales, Australia. Her current research 

interests are in professional ethics and construction management. 

Dr NI Meng 倪萌博士 

BSc, MSc, PhD 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5812 

Email address: bstwf@polyu.edu.hk 


Building Maintenance and Operation, Construction Materials, Building 

Maintenance for Sustainability 


Structural and Material Testing (especially Forced Vibration/Modal Testing, 

Building Diagnostics and Condition Monitoring based on a Host of Nondestructive 

Testing (NDT) such as Infrared Thermography, Ultrasonics 

and Electromagnetic (EM) Wave), GFRP (for Strengthening of Concrete 

Structures), Harnessing of Solar Energy by Fluid-Filled Double-Glazed Glass 

Panels in Windows (for Building Sustainability) 

Biography 

Dr Tsang has very wide interests as shown in the list of areas of interests. 

He previously worked as a government scientist for the UK Ministry of 

Defense (attached to the Royal Navy) before returning to HK. His personal 

philosophy is encapsulated in a well-known English idiom, “Seeing is 

Believing”. This idiom emphasizes that “only physical or concrete evidence 

is convincing” and asserts the need for experimental testing. Indeed, any 

theory/assertion needs to be tested/validated before it can be accepted 

as “true” or “real”. He also believes that “real performance/behaviours 

of materials/structures/systems can only be determined through testing”. 

This philosophy very much underpins and intertwines with his teaching 

and research. NDT techniques allow one to investigate/probe the subject 

of investigation without damaging or destructive actions. The extra 

information obtained through acoustic, thermal, EM and vibration allows 

one to understand more and to identify the real problems (which are 

usually hidden from direct sighting) with the subject of investigation. He 

also believes the need to advance the frontier of science and technology 

by exploring new techniques as well as adopting innovative approaches. 

Dr WONG K.W. Johnny 黃國偉博士 

BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, AAIQS, MRICS 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-4152 

Email address: bsmengni@polyu.edu.hk 


Environmental Science, Building Services, Structural Analysis 


Renewable and Clean Energy Technologies (including Solar Energy, Fuel 

Cells and Hydrogen Energy), Numerical Heat and Mass Transfer, Building 

Services 

Biography 

Dr Meng NI received his Bachelor and Master degrees in Aero-engine 

engineering from Northwestern Polytechnic University (China) in 2000 

and 2003, respectively. He joined The University of Hong Kong (HKU) as a 

research student in September 2003 and received his PhD in Mechanical 

Engineering from HKU in 2007. Afterwards, Dr Ni worked as a Research 

Associate (Sept 2007 - Jan 2008) and a Post-Doctoral Fellow (Feb 2008 - 

June 2009) in HKU, before joining The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 

as an Assistant Professor in July 2009. Dr Ni has published over 40 papers 

in prestigious scientific journals with SCI citations of more than 1100 

times, and his current H-index is 15. He serves on the Editorial Board of 

3 scientific journals, and as a reviewer for 20 international journals in 

the field of renewable and clean energy technologies. He was a member 

of the organizing committee for the first International Conference on 

Applied Energy (ICAE09), held in January 2009, and the first International 

Conference on Sustainable Urbanization, held in December 2010. He 

received the Young Scientist Award from the Hong Kong Institution of 

Science in 2007 and was awarded a diploma for his excellent scientific 

activity in hydrogen energy by the International Association for Hydrogen 

Energy in the same year. In May 2011, he received a Top Reviewer Award 

from a top-notch journal, Applied Energy, for his exceptional reviews of its 

papers. 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5565 

Email address: bsjohnny@polyu.edu.hk 


Quantity Surveying and the Environment, Measurement, Cost Planning and 

Control, Research Method/Dissertation Writing 


Intelligent Building, Culture in Construction Industry, Stress Management, 

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 

Biography 

Dr Johnny WONG Kwok Wai graduated from the University of New 

South Wales (Australia) in 1998 with a Bachelor of Building Construction 

Management and stayed on to complete a Master’s degree in real estate. 

After that, he worked as a Quantity Surveyor in Australia and Hong Kong 

before moving to academia in 2003. Dr WONG received his PhD from The 

Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2007. Prior to joining the Department 

of Building and Real Estate, he was a Senior Lecturer in Quantity Surveying at 

the Queensland University of Technology in Australia. The main directions of 

Dr WONG’s research have been towards developing a better understanding 

of intelligent buildings, and the application of building information modelling 

in the facility asset management of advanced buildings. His research also 

involves stress management, particularly of that arising from cultural 

differences, occupational stress and productivity. Johnny has a strong track 

record and has published extensively in a variety of top journals, such as 

Automation in Construction, Building and Environment, Construction 

Management and Economics, and ASCE’s Journal of Construction Engineering 

and Management, etc. He was the Regional Editor (Oceania) of the UK-based 

journal Intelligent Buildings International (IBI). 

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Dr YU Tit Wan Ann 余帙芸博士 

BSc, MSc, PhD, MIVM, MAIB, ICIOB, MHKIVM 


Ms HOW H.H. Hebe 侯瑋芳女士 

BBus, GradDip, MSc, MRICS, MCIOB 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5795 

Email address: bsannyu@inet.polyu.edu.hk 


Research and Consultancy Techniques, Value Management 


Requirements Management, Value Management, Project Management, 

Sustainable Construction 

Biography 

Dr Yu has a BSc degree in Building from the University of Brighton, UK and 

a MSc degree in Construction Management from the City University of 

Hong Kong. She obtained a PhD from the Department of Building and Real 

Estate at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2007. She started her 

profession as an Assistant Architect and worked for a number of different 

professional firms including architectural firms, quantity surveying practice 

as well as the Hong Kong Housing Authority. Dr Yu was appointed as an 

Assistant Professor in Value Management and Construction Management 

by the Department of Building and Real Estate at The Hong Kong 

Polytechnic University in September 2007. She has a strong track record 

and has published extensively on the broad theme of project management 

in leading construction management journals and international conference 

proceedings. 

LECTURER 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-4439 

Email address: bshebe@polyu.edu.hk 


Institutions of Real Estate, Property Management/Facility Management, 

Corporate Real Estate Asset Management 


International Real Estate, Corporate Real Estate Asset Management 

Biography 

Ms How obtained her Bachelor in Business and Graduate Diploma in 

Property from the University of South Australia, and completed her Master 

of Science in Property Development and Investment in the University of 

Greenwich, UK. She is a multi-disciplined professional – Chartered Surveyor 

and Chartered Builder – with diverse experience in property management, 

project development and real estate research. Before joining The Hong 

Kong Polytechnic University, her academic career began as a programme 

manager at The University of Hong Kong. Her current research interests are 

in international real estate and real estate asset management. 

Dr LO Kak Keung Tony 盧格強博士 

BSc, MSc, PhD, FRICS, FHKIS, RPS, CFM 

Dr LAU Chi Hong Milton 柳志康博士 

BSc(Econ), BSc(Land Mgt), BBus, PGC (HK Law), GradDip (URP), MSc(Econ), 

MBA, MAcc, LLM (CCL), LLM (Chinese Laws), MA (Religious Studies), MA 

(Applied Philosophy), PhD (S. Aust), MHKIS, MRICS, MCIREA, RPS(GP), 

MPIA, CPP(Aust), CPA(HK), CPA(Aust) 

SENIOR LECTURER 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5878 

Email address: bskklo@polyu.edu.hk 


Development Control, Conversion and Adaptation of Buildings, Real Estate 

Development 


Building Maintenance and Management, Building Surveying Practice, 

Architectural Design Attributes, Advanced Technology in Vertical Transportation 

in Buildings 

Biography 

Dr Lo is a Chartered Building Surveyor, a Fellow of both the Royal Institution of 

Chartered Surveyors of the UK (FRICS) and Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors 

(FHKIS). He is also a Registered Professional Surveyor (RPS) registered 

under the Surveyors Registration Ordinance of Hong Kong SAR and a 

Chartered Project Management Surveyor of the RICS. He is also a Certified 

Facility Manager of the International Facility Management Association of 

USA. About five year before joining The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 

in 1990, he had worked as a Maintenance Surveyor in the Hong Kong 

Government’s Architectural Services Department in the area of building 

maintenance. Since 1992, he has been in the assessment panel reviewing 

trainee surveyors for qualification as Chartered/Professional Building 

Surveyors. His current research interests are in building maintenance, 

development control, architectural design attributes and the practice of 

real estate development in Hong Kong. 

LECTURER 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-4260 

Email address: bsmilton@polyu.edu.hk 


Property Management, Project Appraisals, Applied Property Valuation, 

Property Management, Property Management Practice, Integrated Project 


Property Management, Property Valuation, Property Investment and 

Finance, Property Law 

Biography 

Dr Lau obtained his BSc(Hons) in Economics from the University of London, 

BSc in Land Management from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 

BBus from the Monash University, Postgraduate Certificate in Hong 

Kong Law and Master of Laws from the City University of Hong Kong, 

Graduate Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of 

New England, MSc(Econ) from the Hong Kong University of Science and 

Technology, MBA from the Deakin University, Master of Accountancy and 

Master of Arts (Religious Studies) from The Chinese University of Hong 

Kong and Master of Laws from the Renmin University of China, Master 

of Arts (Applied Philosophy) from the Lingnan University of Hong Kong 

and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of South Australia. He is a 

registered professional surveyor, a registered real estate appraiser in PRC, a 

certified public accountant and a town planner. 

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Dr LEUNG Yuk Ping Barbara 梁玉萍博士 

BA(Hons), MPhil, PhD, MCIOB, FAIB, MHKIVM 


Mr MAU Stephen David 繆嘉榮先生 

BA, LLM, JD, NH Bar, USDC - NH, US Cir. Ct. App. (1st) 

LECTURER 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-4637 

Email address: bsbleung@polyu.edu.hk 


Property Finance and Investment, Land and Property Economics 


Housing Economics, Property Investment & Finance 

Biography 

Dr Leung obtained her BA degree in Finance from the University of 

Wales and her MPhil degree in Land Economy from the University of 

Cambridge. She gained her practical experience in financial management 

from working in a construction engineering company and an international 

corporation for four years. She received the Award from the UK Institute 

of Management in 1995 having won the management competition in 

administering the investment portfolio of a simulated financial institution, 

and the Outstanding Presentation Award in the XXXI World Congress of 

the International Association for Housing Science (IAHS) held in Montreal 

in 2003. She had worked in a number of tertiary institutions in Hong Kong 

which includes the City University and the Open University before joining 

the Department of Building and Real Estate of The Hong Kong Polytechnic 

University in 1999. Her research interests are in housing economics and 

property investment & finance. 

LECTURER 

Telephone no.: (852) 3400-3865 

Email address: bssdmau@polyu.edu.hk 


Arbitration, Dispute Resolution, Contract, Tort, Property 


Arbitration, International Trade, Education 

Biography 

Mr Mau obtained his Master of Laws degree in Transnational Business 

Practice from the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, and 

the Juris Doctor (JD) degree from the University of Connecticut. He has 

over 20 years of legal practice, business experience and teaching in the 

US and Hong Kong. He is an accredited tutor and/or examination marker 

for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Hong Kong Institute of 

Arbitrators. He is also an author of arbitration-related articles and books 

on Hong Kong Law. 

Dr MAN King Fai 文景輝博士 

BSc, MSc, PhD (HKU), DipLE, MRICS, AHKIS,AACI 

Dr TANG Lai Yee Sandy 鄧麗儀博士 

M UrbDes, PDip, MHKIS, MRICS 

LECTURER 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5819 

Email address: bskfman@polyu.edu.hk 


Real Estate Investment, Professional Practice 


Real Estate Development, Real Estate Investment 

Biography 

Dr Man obtained his BSc and MSc from The Chinese University of Hong 

Kong, and PhD from The University of Hong Kong. He is a member of both 

the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Hong Kong Institute 

of Surveyors. He has over 20 years’ industry experience, both in the public 

and private sector, in Hong Kong and Canada. His current research interests 

are in real estate economics and finance. 

LECTURER 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-4261 

Email address: bssandy@polyu.edu.hk 


Cost Management and Bidding, Procurement Management, Construction 

Contract Law and Contract Administration, Professional Practice 


Knowledge Management , Bidding and Cost Management, Development 

and Implementation of Information Technology, E-Learning 

Biography 

Dr Tang graduated from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University with a 

Professional Diploma in Quantity Surveying and obtained her Master’s 

degree in Urban Design majoring in real estate development from The 

University of Hong Kong. After practising in a leading quantity surveying 

consultancy firm, she worked for different property developers with 

expertise in the areas of cost management, project management and 

procurement management. Her project portfolio covers a board range 

of new developments and alteration works including renowned awardwinning 

projects in recreation and shopping centres, luxury residential 

developments, grade A office complexes, and hotels in Hong Kong and 

other cities in China. She returned to The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 

as a Lecturer in 2000. 

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Mr WONG Yiu Shing Edmond 黃耀誠先生 

HDip(HKP), Asso(HKP), MSc(UMIST) 


Mr KWONG K.N. Paul 鄺健寧先生 

LLB (Lond.), MHKBA 

LECTURER 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5804 

Email address: bsedmond@polyu.edu.hk 


Building Technology, Maintenance Technology, Maintenance Management 


Building and Maintenance Technology, Construction Safety 

Biography 

Mr Wong obtained his Higher Diploma and Associateship in Building 

Technology and Management at The Hong Kong Polytechnic in 1986 

and 1987 respectively. He was awarded MSc in Construction Project 

Management at the University of Manchester Institute of Science & 

Technology, UK, in 1990. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of 

Building (UK). Before joining the University, he has worked for main 

contractors to put up new buildings. He has also worked for a charitable 

organisation as client’s representative to monitor the development of a 

purpose-built building, and also to look after the repair and maintenance 

of the organisation’s property portfolio. 

TEACHING FELLOW 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5797 

Email address: bsknk@polyu.edu.hk 


Property Law, Dispute Resolutions, Legal Context for Construction and Real 

Estate and Construction Contract law, etc. 


Construction Contract and Related Legal Issues, Property Law Relating to 

Construction and Building Management, Property Right Law of the PRC, 

Integrating Dispute Resolution Process into the Project Management of a 

Construction 

Biography 

After completing the Postgraduate Certificate in Law at the City University 

of Hong Kong, Mr Kwong started his practice as a barrister-at-law in the 

year of 1995 up till now. As regards his practice as a barrister, commercial 

law, property law and construction law are his favourite. The focus of his 

practice is on civil dispute, though he also handles criminal matters at 

one time. Other than his legal practice, teaching legal subjects is also his 

interest. He has been a visiting lecture of the Department of Building and 

Real Estate since around 2000. One of his objectives is to make use of his 

teaching experience to let students know that, the law by itself is a very 

interesting subject and that learning the law is not as formidable as they 

might have thought. 

Mr KONG Wai Kei 江偉基先生 

BSc, MConstMgt, PDip, PgC 

TEACHING FELLOW 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5880 

Email address: bskong@polyu.edu.hk 


Construction Technology, Building Services 


Construction Technology and Productivity 

Biography 

Mr Kong graduated from the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong (now City 

University of Hong Kong) and received his Master’s Degree on Construction 

Management at University of New South Wales in Australia. Mr Kong had 

practiced in the building industry for a number of years before joining the 

Department of Building and Real Estate. His major teaching areas are in 

construction technology and building services. From 2005 to 2007, Mr Kong 

had been a supervisor of a voluntary charitable school construction project 

in Guangxi, designed and supervised by students of the Department and 

with funding provided by Rotary Club of Kowloon. 

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Professor CHOW Wan Ki 周允基教授 

BSc, MST, PhD, CEng, FCIBSE, FHKIE, MASME, MIEAust 

Department Head & Chair Professor of Architectural Science & Fire Engineering 


Professor CHAN Kwok Tai 陳國泰教授 

BSc, MBA, PhD, CEng, RPE, FCIBSE, MASHRAE, MHKIE 



Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5842 

Email address: bewkchow@polyu.edu.hk 


Fire Science and Engineering 


Architectural Science and Fire Engineering (Fire Model, Active Protection 

System, Smoke Control, Full-scale Burning Tests on Heat Release Rate and 

Performance-based Design) 

Biography 

Prof. Chow joined The Hong Kong Polytechnic in 1981 and was promoted to 

Chair Professor in 1998. Apart from research and teaching in Architectural 

Science and Fire Engineering with over 700 publications, he is active in 

consultancy on performance-based fire safety design in the Far East. He 

also assisted government departments in approving such projects, including 

the Olympic halls in Beijing. He is the Founding President of the Hong Kong 

Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers in the USA, President of 

the Asia-Oceania Association for Fire Science and Technology, Guest Professor 

and Supervisor of doctoral degree candidates to the University of Science and 

Technology of China and Harbin Engineering University, and Visiting Professor 

to many other universities in Australia, China and the UK. He has successfully 

supervised over 40 PhD candidates as Chief Supervisor at The Hong Kong 

Polytechnic University and several universities in the UK and China. 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5837 

Email address: bektc@polyu.edu.hk 


Air Conditioning, Ventilating and Refrigerating 


Chiller Operation Control, Building Energy Efficiency 

Biography 

Since graduation in 1978 with his first degree in mechanical engineering, Dr 

Chan has been working in the building services engineering field covering 

contracting, consulting, teaching and research. He completed his MBA 

degree and PhD whilst at work. Apart from leading academic programmes 

and teaching on HVAC and Design Project courses, Dr Chan has actively 

participated in professional activities, including serving the professional 

institutions on qualification and training requirements, undertaking industriallinked 

consultancy works on chiller performance, and serving government 

bodies in their working committees on legislative controls of building 

envelope, ventilation requirement for buildings and building energy efficiency. 

He has undertaken research projects on chiller efficiency, building envelope 

performance and O&M strategy, and has published over 100 articles from 

projects funded by the Research Grants Council, The Hong Kong Polytechnic 

University and several other external bodies. 

Professor WANG Shengwei 王盛衛教授 

BSc(Eng), MSc(Eng), PhD, CEng, RPE, FCIBSE, FHKIE, MASHRAE 

Chair Professor of Building Services Engineering 

Professor DENG Shiming Simon 鄧仕明教授 

BEng, PhD, MASHRAE, MHKIE 



Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5858 

Email address: beswwang@polyu.edu.hk 


Intelligent Building, Building Automation and Control, Energy Efficiency 


Building Energy Management, HVAC&R and Building Automation (BA) 

System Fault Diagnosis, Optimal and Robust Control of Air-Conditioning 

Systems, Dynamic Simulation of Building Systems, IB (Intelligent Building)/ 

BA Technologies and Smart Grid 

Biography 

Prof. Wang is one of the most active researchers internationally on fault diagnosis 

and optimal (energy efficient) control in the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, 

and Refrigeration (HVAC&R) field. He is extensively involved in research and 

application in the fields of building energy management, HVAC system fault 

diagnosis and optimal control, intelligent building technology and building system 

dynamic simulation. He has obtained over twenty-five research grants from the 

Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, the Natural Science Foundation of 

China (NSFC) technology development, the HK-Mainland cooperative research 

funds as well as other sources over the last ten years. He is very active in applying 

the technologies developed to enhance the energy efficiency in new and 

existing buildings, including the International Commerce Centre (ICC). He has 

written two books, co-authored four books, and published over 260 papers in 

refereed journals and conferences (including 120 papers in journals cited by SCI). 

He has received national and international awards in building energy research 

and technology development. He is an associate editor of HVAC&R Research, a 

journal of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning 

Engineers; a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Building Performance 

Simulation, an official journal of the International Building Performance 

Simulation Association and serves on the boards of a few other journals. He is 

also a member of the Engineering Panel of the RGC and holds guest/adjunct 

professorships in eight leading Chinese mainland and US universities. 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5859 

Email address: besmd@polyu.edu.hk 


Air Conditioning and Centilation, Building Energy Efficiency, Refrigeration 


Direct Expansion (DX) Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration System 

Simulation and Control Strategies Development, Applying Air-Conditioning 

and Thermal Comfort in Sleeping Environment in Tropics or Subtropics, 

Building Energy Use Performance Analysis including Building Energy Audit 

and Benchmarking (in particular for hotel buildings). 

Biography 

Dr Deng graduated from Tongji University, Shanghai, China, with a 

Bachelor’s degree in HVAC Engineering in 1983. He then worked for three 

years in Shanghai as an HVAC consulting engineer. In 1991, he obtained 

his PhD in Environmental Engineering from South Bank Polytechnic, UK. 

He joined The Hong Kong Polytechnic University as a lecturer in 1992 

and is now an Associate Professor in the Department of Building Services 

Engineering. He is a member of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, and 

American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers. 

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Professor NIU Jianlei 牛健磊教授 

BSc(Eng), MSc(Eng), PhD, CEng, MASHRAE, FCIBSE, FHKIE 



Professor YANG Hongxing 楊洪興教授 

BSc(Eng), MSc, PhD, MHKIE, MASHRAE, RPE 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-7781 

Email address: bejlniu@polyu.edu.hk 


Thermofluids, Heat Transfer, Air-Conditioning System Design and Analysis, 

Indoor Air Quality Engineering 


Building Energy and HVAC System Modelling and Simulation, Development 

of Low-Energy Air-Conditioning and Ventilation Systems, Modelling of 

Air Pollutant Emission from Building Materials, and Development of 

Standard Testing Methods, Application of Turbulence Modelling and 

CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) Techniques for Building Ventilation 

Studies, Diagnosis of Indoor Air Quality, and Audit of Building Energy Uses 

Biography 

Joining The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1994, Prof. Niu has made 

remarkable, all-round contributions to the development of the Department 

of Building Services Engineering. He has won a total of 10 external research 

grants from the Research Grants Council, the Innovation Technology 

Fund and the Research Fund for Control of Infectious Disease. Under his 

directorship, the Research Centre for Building Environmental Engineering 

has won a total number of 40 Competitive Earmarked Research Grants in 

the past five years. He has produced more than 200 publications and over 

20 invited papers and presentations, winning the recognition of both local 

industry and international organisations and numerous awards in technical 

publications and technology innovations. He is currently serving as the Chair 

of the Departmental Research Committee of Building Services Engineering, 

developing the research strength of the Department in addressing pressing 

society needs in sustainable building technologies. 

Professor TANG Shiu Keung 鄧兆強教授 

BSc(Eng), PhD, MHKIOA, MIOA 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5863 

Email address: behxyang@polyu.edu.hk 


Thermodynamics, Fluid dynamics, Energy Economics, Applied Solar Energy 

in Buildings, Renewable Energy Applications, HVACR Design and Analysis, 

Building Energy Simulation 


Renewable Energy Applications (especially Photovoltaic Application, Solar 

Thermal and Wind Power Studies), Building Energy Conservation Studies, 

Numerical Heat and Mass Transfer 

Biography 

Prof. Yang received his BEng in 1982 and MEng in 1985 at Tianjin University, 

China. He obtained his PhD in 1993 at the University of Wales, College 

of Cardiff, UK. He has been involved in renewable energy research and 

development projects throughout his career in the Chinese mainland, 

Britain and Hong Kong including geothermal, solar, and wind energy 

resources. Prof. Yang is now leading the Renewable Energy Research 

Group at the Department of Building Services Engineering, The Hong 

Kong Polytechnic University. He has published over 150 papers and two 

books. Since he joined the Department in 1995, he has been working on 52 

research and development/consultancy projects as a Principal Investigator 

with a total funding of more than $20 million. He intends to develop the 

Renewable Energy Research Group into a flagship group of the Faculty 

of Construction and Environment, and a leading worldwide research and 

development organisation. 

Professor YIK Wai Hung Francis 易偉雄教授 

BSc(Eng), MSc, PhD, HD(Mech), CEng, RPE, FCIBSE, AMASHRAE, MHKIE, 

MIMechE 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-7782 

Email address: besktang@polyu.edu.hk 


Built Environment and Acoustics 


Building Acoustics and Vibration, Aeroacoustics, Fluid Dynamics, 

Environmental Noise Control 

Biography 

Prof. Tang obtained his BSc(Eng) from the Mechanical Engineering 

Department of The University of Hong Kong in 1987. He finished his PhD 

specialising in acoustics and fluid dynamics from the same department 

in 1992. He joined the Department of Building Services Engineering, The 

Hong Kong Polytechnic University in July 1993. He is currently the leader 

of the Building Acoustics and Vibration research group in the Department 

and is member of a number of research centres in the University. He is also 

active in organising acoustics conferences and providing services to the 

industry. Prof. Tang has published over 75 research papers in SCI journals 

devoted to the science and applications of fluid mechanics, acoustics and 

mathematics. He has also completed over 40 consultancy projects. 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5841 

Email address: bewhyik@polyu.edu.hk 


HVACR Applications, Building Services Design and Research Projects, 

Environmental Economics and Policy, Economics for Facility Management, 

Commissioning and Reliability of Facilities 


Building and Air-Conditioning System Energy Performance Modelling and 

Assessment, Life-Cycle Assessment and Life-Cycle Costing, Reliability of 

Building Services Systems, Building Services Operation and Maintenance, 

Building Services Procurement and Project Management 

Biography 

Prof. Yik graduated with a BSc(Eng) degree from The University of Hong 

Kong in 1980 and practised as a consulting engineer for seven years before 

he joined the then Hong Kong Polytechnic as a Lecturer in 1987. He acquired 

his MSc degree in 1987 and PhD degree in 1993, was awarded a Dufton 

Silver Medal by CIBSE in 1997 and served the Northumbria University as 

a Visiting Professor from 2000 to 2003. He is currently a Professor of the 

Department of Building Services Engineering, a Fellow of CIBSE, a member 

of the International Advisory Board of BSER&T, an Associate Editor of 

Indoor and Built Environment, and a member of the Appeal Tribunal Panel 

(Buildings Ordinance). In recognition of his research achievements, he 

was awarded a higher doctorate degree of Doctor of Engineering by the 

Northumbria University in January 2009. 

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Dr CHAU Chi Kwan 周志坤博士 

MS(Arch), MS(Mech), PhD, MCIOB 


Dr CHUNG Tse Ming 鍾謝明博士 

BSc, MSc, PhD, CEng, MHKIE, MCIBSE 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-7780 

Email address: beckchau@polyu.edu.hk 


Construction Management, Benchmarking, Indoor Air Quality, Thermo Fluids 


Engineering Economics, Cost Modelling, Decision-Making Sciences, 

Econometrics, Indoor Air Quality, Environmental Performance 

Biography 

Dr Chau has a diversified academic background in quantity surveying, 

architecture and mechanical engineering. In addition to his undergraduate 

study in quantity surveying, he also got his Master Degrees in Architecture 

and Mechanical Engineering, and a Doctoral degree in Mechanical 

Engineering. Since joining the Department of Building Services Engineering 

in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1997, he has contributed to 

the development of a research area in building services and environmental 

engineering and economics. Dr Chau is actively involved in government 

consultancy projects such as the study on Specification and Market 

Structure of the Significant Building Services Materials for Hong Kong 

Housing Authority Projects, Consultancy Study on Life Cycle Energy Analysis 

of Building Construction. 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5844 

Email address: betmchng@polyu.edu.hk 


Lighting Systems, Lighting Engineering 


Lighting Systems, Lighting Engineering, Daylighting 

Biography 

Dr Chung joined the Department in 1981. He has a BSc degree from The 

University of Hong Kong, a MSc degree from the University of Reading and 

a PhD degree from the University of Loughborough. He is a member of HKIE 

and CIBSE. He is currently a Board member of CIE (Hong Kong), a regional 

member of the International Commission on Illumination (CIE). Currently, 

his major teaching is on lighting systems and lighting engineering. His 

current research interest is on building lighting systems and daylighting. 

He is the Chairman of the Departmental Learning and Teaching Committee. 

Dr CHEN Mingli 陳明理博士 

BEng, Msc, PhD 

Dr DU Ya Ping Patrick 杜亞平博士 

BSc, MSc, PhD, CEng, MIET 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-4549 

Email address: bemlchen@polyu.edu.hk 


Electrical Technology, Power & Machines, Electrical Engineering, Electrical 

Installations and Systems, Electrical Installation, Building Services 


Lightning Detection & Protection, Building Electrical Services, Electromagnetic 

Compatibility, Power Quality 

Biography 

Dr Chen, BSc (1985, Lanzhou U, China) in Theoretical Physics, MSc (1988, 

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)) in Atmospheric Physics, and PhD 

(2000, Gifu U, Japan) in Electrical & Electronic Information Systems. Dr 

Chen joined the Department of Building Services Engineering in 2002 and 

is now an Associate Professor. Before joining the Department, he was a 

researcher in the CAS and a system engineer at Morimatsu Ltd in Japan. 

He is now in charge of teaching subjects in the area of electric services. 

His research/consultancy interest is in the areas of lightning detection & 

protection, building electrical services, EMC, and power quality. He has 

been engaged in more than 30 various research projects and published 90 

more journal and conference papers. He is the recipient of Science and 

Technology Progress Award by CAS in 1993 and that by the Headquarter 

of People’s Liberation Army in 1995; He is also the recipient of Best 

Presentation Award of 6th Asia Lightning Protection Forum in 2009 and 

Dean’s award for excellence in External Competitive Research Funding in 

2011. 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-7784 

Email address: beydu@polyu.edu.hk 


Electrical Services in Buildings 


Electrical Power Distribution and Utilization, Power Quality Control, 

Lightning and Surge Protection, Electromagnetic Compatibility in Railway 

and Buildings 

Biography 

Dr Du received the BSc degree from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and the 

PhD from the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern 

California, USA. Currently he is an Associate Professor with the Department 

of Building Services Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His 

research interests include power quality in power distribution systems, 

electromagnetic compatibility and lightning and surge protection in railway 

and buildings. He has been awarded more than six external research grants 

from the Research Grants Council, and made significant contributions in 

the areas of modeling and simulation of electromagnetic environments in 

buildings. He has produced more than 100 publications. Dr Du is an active 

EMC consultant, and has completed more than 50 projects related to 

electrical systems in buildings and railway. He is a member of IET, and is a 

chartered engineer. 

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Dr FONG Nai Kong 方乃剛博士 

BSc, PhD 


Dr MAK Cheuk Ming 麥卓明博士 

BEng, Dip, PhD, RPE, CEng, MCIBSE, MHKIE, MASHRAE, MIOA, MASA, 

MHKIOA 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5854 

Email address: benkfong@polyu.edu.hk 


Fire Dynamics, Design Considerations for Fire Safety Management, Fire 

Engineering System, Computational Fire Modelling in Building Design 


Fire Modelling, Sprinkler Research, Fire Detection System, Performance 

Based Fire Safety Design 

Biography 

Dr Fong is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Building Services 

Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He graduated from 

University College of North Wales, Bangor, UK with a BSc degree in Applied 

Mathematics and Computing in 1986. He obtained his PhD degree in Fire 

Engineering from The Hong Kong Polytechnic in 1991. 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5856 

Email address: becmmak@polyu.edu.hk 


Electrical Engineering, Air-conditioning & Ventilation, Electrical 

Installations, Building Acoustics, Acoustics Control Engineering, Research 

Project Development and Execution, Design Project 


Acoustics, Noise and Vibration in Buildings and the Applications of CFD in 

Buildings 

Biography 

Dr Mak is the Associate Professor in the Department of Building Services 

Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). He graduated 

from the University of Liverpool with a Bachelor’s degree in Building 

Services and Environmental Engineering and a PhD on Building Acoustics. 

He obtained a postgraduate diploma in Acoustics and Noise Control from 

the Institute of Acoustics. He later joined PolyU. He is now the immediate 

past Chairman of the Hong Kong Institute of Acoustics (HKIOA). He is the 

building services discipline advisory panel member of the Hong Kong 

Institution of Engineers (HKIE) and the PolyU Student Branch Advisor of the 

Hong Kong Chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and 

Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE-HKC). 

Dr LEE Wai Ling 李慧玲博士 

APHK, MSc, PhD, HD, CEng, MCIBSE, MHKIE 

Dr MUI Kwok Wai Horace 梅國威博士 

BEng, PhD, HD, CEng, RPE, MCIBSE, MHKIE, MASHRAE 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5852 

Email address: bewll@polyu.edu.hk 


Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Systems, Sustainable Built Environment, 

Building Energy Performance 


Building Energy Assessments and Simulations, Advanced Air-conditioning 

System Design Technologies, and Sustainable Building Development 

Biography 

Dr Lee had practised as a professional building services engineer for more 

than ten years, and had acquired extensive experience in all trades of 

building mechanical services before joining the University. Her experience 

embraces design through installation, testing and commissioning of 

services systems for new buildings, and operation and maintenance of 

services systems in existing buildings. Dr Lee is now serving as a member 

in the Technical Task Force on Mandatory Implementation of the Building 

Energy Codes by EMSD, and the HKIE Building Services Division Committee 

2009/10. She has been working on the development and refinement of the 

HK-BEAM since the first launch of the scheme in 1996. She has published 

over 40 refereed journal papers. Her research outputs have made 

significant contributions to mitigating the global climate change arising 

from buildings. 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5835 

Email address: behorace@polyu.edu.hk 


Air Conditioning & Ventilation, Built Environment, Building Performance, 

Building Technology, Architectural and Buildings, Building Design Operation 

Process, Building Environmental Performance, Design Operation and 

Management, Indoor Air Quality Engineering, Construction Materials, 

Building Services 


Indoor Environmental Performance, Indoor Air Quality, Plumbing and 

Drainage 

Biography 

Dr Mui obtained his BEng (Hons, First Class) degree in Building Services 

Engineering (BSE) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He finished his 

PhD specialising in building environmental performance from the same 

department. He received his industrial training in building services designs 

and project management in a mechanical and electrical engineering 

consulting company. He joined The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 

as a faculty member of BSE in 2000. Over the years, Dr Mui has also 

attained professional memberships from a number of professional bodies 

worldwide, including, HKIE, CIBSE, ASHRAE, CEng and RPE. He has taken 

research projects and consultancy works in the fields of energy efficiency, 

building environmental performance, thermal comfort and indoor air 

quality. 

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Dr THEN Shiem Shin Danny 鄧顯成博士 

BSc(Hons), MSc, PhD, F.PFM., MBIFM, MCIOB, MCMI 


Dr CHAN Ming Yin Jonathan 陳銘賢博士 

BEng(Hons), MEd, PhD, MHKIE, RPE (BSS) 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-4558 

Email address: bessthen@polyu.edu.hk 


Strategic Asset Management, Maintenance Management of Built Assets, 

Facilities Support Services Management, Economics for Facility Management, 

Research Methods for FM and Technology Integration for FM 


FM Educational Development, Strategic Facility Planning, Alignment 

between Business and Facility Needs, Asset Performance Evaluation, 

Evaluation and Procurement of Facilities Support Services 

Biography 

Dr Then joined the Department of Building Services Engineering in October 

2001 as an Associate Professor. He is the programme leader of the MSc 

Programme in Facility Management. His main responsibilities are research, 

course development and teaching associated with the postgraduate 

programme in Facility Management. Dr Then is Joint International 

Coordinator of the CIB Working Commission (CIB W070 )on Facilities 

Management and Asset Maintenance and a Council Member of the Hong 

Kong Institute of Facility Management (HKIFM). Before coming to Hong 

Kong, Dr Then was Associate Professor in Strategic Asset Management 

at the School of Construction Management and Property, Queensland 

University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5836 

Email address: bemychan@polyu.edu.hk 


HVAC & Refrigeration Engineering 


Refrigeration, HVAC 

Biography 

Dr Chan holds a Bachelor’s degree and Doctoral degree in building services 

engineering. He also has a Master’s degree in education. Dr Chan has been 

serving professional bodies and board panels for many years. He is the 

Chairman of Chapter Technology Transfer Committee, ASHRAE Hong Kong 

Chapter, and a Member of Appeal Board Panel under Builder’s Lifts and Tower 

Working Plarforms (Safety) Ordinance (Chapter 470), HKSAR, China. 

Dr WONG Ling Tim 王寧添博士 

BEng(Hons, First Class), PhD, CEng, MCIBSE, MHKIE, RPE 

Dr LAI Hung Kit Joseph 黎鴻傑博士 

BEng, MSc, PhD, DLS, CEng, RPE, FBSOMES, MCIBSE, MHKIE, MASHRAE 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-7783 

Email address: beltw@polyu.edu.hk 


Piped and Gas Services, Fire Service Engineering, Accident Prevention, 

Hazard Assessment and Control, Research Project, Design Project 


Environmental Systems, Water Systems, Safety Systems in Buildings 

Biography 

Dr Wong joined the Department of Building Services Engineering in 

1996. He was the programme leader of BEng(Hons) in Building Services 

Engineering (with specialism in Fire Engineering) in 1997-2002, and of MSc/ 

PgD in Fire and Safety Engineering in 2003-2008. Dr Wong is a recipient of 

the Hans B. Thorelli Award of the 2006 Awards for Excellence by Emerald 

Literati Network. With the help of Dr Horace Kwok Wai Mui, he founded 

an IAQ BioAerosols laboratory in 2007. He is a member of the technical 

working group (Control of Moisture and Molds) of ASHRAE and a working 

commission member (W062-water supply and drainage for buildings) of 

the Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB). 

He had also organised the 34th CIBW062 International Symposium of 

Water Supply and Drainage for Buildings in Hong Kong (2008). He has also 

been listed in Who’s Who in World 2009. 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-4697 

Email address: bejlai@polyu.edu.hk 


Maintenance Management of Built Assets, Facilities Support Services 

Management, Facility Management and the Workplace, Design Project, 

Research Project, Architectural Science, Architecture and Buildings, 

Operation and Maintenance, Testing and Commissioning, Electrical 

Installations, Communication Systems, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration 


Operation and Maintenance in Buildings, Facilities Economics and 

Management, Regulatory Controls on Building Services, Building Services 

Construction Management 

Biography 

After graduating with first class honours in BEng(Hons) in Building Services 

Engineering from The Hong Kong Polytechnic in 1991, Dr Lai commenced 

his career as a consulting building services engineer and subsequently 

obtained a MSc in Environmental Management from the University of 

Hong Kong. He became a qualified engineer in 1996 and continued to 

manage a wide range of renowned new-builds and maintenance projects. 

Dr Lai joined the Department of Building Services Engineering of The 

Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2002, and earned his PhD in Facilities 

Management from Cardiff University. Over the years, he has been invited 

by a number of institutes to share his experience in technical talks and 

seminars. He currently focuses his research on the operation, maintenance 

and management of built facilities. 

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Dr LU Lin Vivien 呂琳博士 

BSc, MSc, PhD, MEI, CSci, IEng 


Dr XIAO Fu Linda 肖賦博士 

BA, BSc(Eng), MSc(Eng), PhD, MASHRAE 


Telephone no.: (852) 3400-3596 

Email address: bellu@polyu.edu.hk 


Air-Conditioning and Ventilation, Architecture and Buildings, HVACR 

Fundamentals, Piped and Gas Services, Renewable Energy, Research 

Project, Design Project/Software – HTB2 & BECON 


Renewable Energy Applications (especially Solar Photovoltaic and Wind 

Power), Building Energy and Built Environment 

Biography 

Dr Lu obtained her BSc degree from Shandong Jianzhu University and 

MSc degree from Tongji University, both in HVAC engineering in 1996 

and 1999 respectively, and received her PhD degree in Renewable Energy 

field from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2004. Before joining 

the department, Dr Lu had two years of industrial exposure at Parsons 

Brinckerhoff (Asia) Ltd. Her research and consultancy interests are in 

renewable energy applications (solar energy and wind power), aerosol 

technology relevant to the ventilated space, heat and mass transfer, and 

building energy studies. 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-4194 

Email address: befx@polyu.edu.hk 


Building Automation and Control, Air-Conditioning and Ventilation, 

Thermodynamics 


Building Automation and Diagnostics, Optimal Control of Heating, 

Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Systems Modeling of Heat and Mass 

Transfer in Energy-Related Equipment in Buildings, Liquid Desiccant, 

Building Energy Efficiency 

Biography 

Dr Xiao obtained her double Bachelor degrees in Heating, Ventilation and 

Air-Conditioning (HVAC) Engineering and Marketing from Xi'an Jiaotong 

University in 1998, her Master’s degree in Refrigeration and Cryogenics 

Engineering from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 2001, and her PhD in 

Building Services Engineering from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 

in 2004. She worked in Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd from 2005 

to 2006. She returned to The Hong Kong Polytechnic University as a 

Post-Doctoral Fellow in March 2006 and became a Lecturer in July 

2006. She was promoted to Assistant Professor in September 2009. 

Dr LUI Che Heng Gigi 雷芝行博士 

BEng, PhD, MHKIE 

Mr POWELL Greg 

BSc(Hons) 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-7959 

Email address: bechlui@polyu.edu.hk 


Fire Services, Fire Services System Design 


Fire Engineering, Fire Safety Management, Safety Engineering 

Biography 

Dr Lui received her BEng (Hons) degree in the Department of Building 

Services Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in 

1995. Prior to embarking on her PhD project on karaoke fires full time 

in the same department in 1998, she had obtained 4 years of practical 

engineering experience in a building services engineering consultancy 

firm. She was the only winner of The David B. Gratz Scholarship, an annual 

International National Fire Protection Association Award for the best 

research student studying fire science and engineering outside the USA in 

2000. She joined PolyU as a Faculty member in 2001 after her PhD study. 

She has been responsible for fire and safety subjects, laboratories, design 

and research projects supervision in undergraduate and postgraduate 

programmes. Her research interests include fire and safety engineering 

and fire safety management. She is an Assistant Professor (2005-Present) 

and a Qualified Professional Engineer in Fire Discipline (2008-Present). She 

is also a committee member of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, 

Hong Kong Chapter (2004-Present). 

LECTURER 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-7779 

Email address: begreg@polyu.edu.hk 


Laboratory Teaching, Application Software, Testing and Commissioning, 

Design Project 


Ventilation Performance, Indoor Air Quality 

Biography 

Mr Powell graduated from the University of Sussex, UK, 1983. He joined 

the Welsh School of Architecture, University of Wales Cardiff in 1984 as a 

research assistant, becoming a research associate in 1989. His research work 

included building envelope performance measurements (thermography, 

U-value and air leakage tests) and ventilation rate measurements. He 

worked as a visiting researcher to the Department of Building Services 

Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, from February 1996 

to July 1997, and went on to join the Department as a Lecturer in August 

1997. 

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Professor XU You-lin 徐幼麟教授 

MEngSc, PhD, FHKIE, FASCE 

Department Head & Chair Professor of Structural Engineering 


Professor KO Jan-ming 高贊明教授 

BSc(Eng), PhD, CEng, FIStructE, FASCE, FHKIE, FHKEng, RPE 

Professor Emeritus of Structural Engineering 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6050 

Email address: ceylxu@polyu.edu.hk 


Seismic Design of Building Structures, Wind Engineering, Structural 

Mechanics, Structural Analysis, Structural Dynamics 


Wind Effects on Tall Buildings and Long Span Bridges, Structural Health 

Monitoring of Large Civil Structures, Seismic Effects on Tall Buildings and 

Long Span Bridges, Structural Vibration Control and Smart Structures 

Biography 

Prof. Xu is Chair Professor of Structural Engineering, Head of Department of 

Civil and Structural Engineering, and Director of Research Centre for Urban 

Hazards Mitigation at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has been 

involved in many high-level research and consultancy projects, including 

projects on the Tsing Ma Bridge and the Stonecutters Bridge in Hong Kong, 

and the New CCTV Tower in Beijing, China. He has published over 400 

research papers and served in various capacities in many international 

associations and journals. In 2006, Prof. Xu was honoured with the Senior 

Research Fellowship of the Hong Kong Croucher Foundation. 

Professor CHAU Kam Tim 周錦添教授 

MEng, PhD, SrDip(CE), HonDip(CE), FHKIE, MAAM, MASCE, MASEE, MASME 

Chair Professor of Geotechnical Engineering 

PROFESSOR Emeritus 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5037 

Email address: cejmko@polyu.edu.hk 


Structural Dynamics, Vibration Monitoring & Control, System Identification, 

and Damage Detection 

Biography 

Prof. Ko is a Professor Emeritus of Structural Engineering. He was the 

Chairman of the Accreditation Board (2001-2006) of The Hong Kong 

Institution of Engineers, and Chairman of both the Hong Kong Asia- 

Pacific Economic Cooperation Monitoring Committee, and the Hong Kong 

Engineering Mobility Forum Monitoring Committee (2006-2009). Prof. 

Ko was a Council Member of The Hong Kong Institution of Science (2002- 

2006), the President of The Hong Kong Society of Theoretical and Applied 

Mechanics (1999/2000), and the President of The Hong Kong Association 

for the Advancement of Science and Technology (2000/01). Professor Ko 

is also a Member of Construction Industry Council (2007-2010), a Member 

of the Commission on Strategic Development (2009-2012), and the Advisor 

of the Beijing-Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre (since 2002). He is 

the Editor-in-Chief of an International Journal – Smart Structures and 

Systems, a Co-chairman of the Scientific Committee of the Joint Research 

Laboratory on Earth Observation (2005-2008), Co-chair of the Scientific 

Steering Committee, State Key Laboratory on Structural Dynamics in 

Bridge Engineering (since 2008), and a Member of the Scientific Steering 

Committee, State Key Laboratory on Disaster Reduction in Civil Engineering 

(2009-2013). Prof. Ko was the President of Asian-Pacific Network of 

Centres for Earthquake Engineering (2005-2007), a Council Member of 

the International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent 

Infrastructures (since 2004), and a Management Board Member of 

the Asian-Pacific Network of Centres for Research in Smart Structures 

Technology (since 2003). 

Professor LAM Hing Keung William 林興強教授 

BSc, MSc, PhD, CEng, FHKIE, FIHT, MASCE, MCIT, MICE, MITE 

Associate Head & Chair Professor of Civil and Transportation Engineering 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6015 

Email address: cektchau@polyu.edu.hk 


Soil Mechanics, Soil and Rock Engineering, Geomechanics, Structural 

Mechanics and Analysis 


Geomechanics and Geohazards, including Bifurcation and Stability Theories 

in Geomaterials, Fracture and Damage Mechanics in Brittle Rocks, Three- 

Dimensional Elasticity, Earthquake Engineering and Mechanics, Landslides 

and Debris Flows, Tsunami and Storm Surges, and Rockfalls and Dynamic 

Impacts, Seismic pounding, Vulnerability of Tall Buildings with Transfer 

System, and Shaking Table Tests 

Biography 

Prof. Chau obtained his Honours Diploma with distinction from Hong Kong 

Baptist College, Master of Engineering in Structural Engineering from the 

Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand) with the Tim Kendall Memorial Prize, 

PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Northwestern University 

(USA), and an Executive Certificate from the Graduate School of Business 

of Stanford University (2005). He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution 

of Engineers (HKIE), Chairman of the Geomechanics Committee (2005- 

2010) of the Applied Mechanics Division (AMD) of ASME, and a recipient 

of the Distinguished Young Scholar Award of the National Natural Science 

Foundation, China (2003). He was the President of the Hong Kong Society 

of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (2004-2006). Currently, he is Vice 

President of the Hong Kong Institution of Science (2010-2011) and Chairman 

of the Elasticity Committee of the Engineering Mechanics Institute at the 

American Society of Civil Engineers (2010-2012) as well as the Technical 

Committee of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical 

Engineering (2010-2013). 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6045 

Email address: cehklam@polyu.edu.hk 


Highway Engineering, Traffic Surveys and Transport Planning, Public 

Transport Studies, and Project Management 


Transport Planning and Traffic Forecasting, Traffic Surveys and Simulation, 

ITS Technology and Planning, Public Transport and Pedestrian Studies 

Biography 

Prof. Lam is Chair Professor of Civil and Transportation Engineering and 

Associate Head of the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering 

(CSE) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). He joined PolyU as 

Lecturer in 1983 and was promoted to Chair Professor in 2003 and Associate 

Head of CSE in 2007. He is currently President of the Hong Kong Society 

for Transportation Studies (HKSTS) and Deputy Chairman of Logistics and 

Transportation Engineering Discipline Advisory Panel - the Hong Kong 

Institution of Engineers (HKIE). He is also a member of the International 

Advisory Committee of the International Symposium on Transportation 

and Traffic Theory (ISTTT) and of the International Scientific Committee 

of the International Symposium on Transportation Network Reliability 

(INSTR). He has over 30 years’ professional experience and is the author of 

over 300 journal and conference papers together with consultancy reports. 

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Professor LI Yok Sheung 李毓湘教授 

BSc(Eng), PhD, RPE, FHKIE, MASCE 

Chair Professor of Coastal and Environmental Engineering 


Professor CHAN Siu Lai 陳紹禮教授 

PhD, FHKIE, MIStructE, FHKISC, HonFSSSS, RSE-I-China 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6069 

Email address: ceysli@polyu.edu.hk 


Fluid Mechanics 


Computational Fluid Dynamics, Coastal Engineering 

Biography 

Prof. Li obtained his BSc(Eng) and PhD degrees from The University of Hong 

Kong in 1975 and 1980, respectively. He taught in the Department of Civil 

Engineering at the then Hong Kong Baptist College between 1978 and 

1980. He then worked first in an architectural firm and later in a consulting 

engineers’ firm for four years, involved primarily in the design of water 

supply and drainage systems. He joined the then Hong Kong Polytechnic 

in 1984 and served as the Head of Department of Civil and Structural 

Engineering between 2000 and 2007. He is currently Chair Professor of 

Coastal and Environmental Engineering. His main research interests are 

computer modelling of air and water flows, including the dispersion of 

pollutants in the atmosphere and coastal waters and the propagation of 

waves in coastal areas. 

Professor TENG Jin-Guang 滕錦光教授 

BEng, PhD, FHKIE, FIIFC 

Faculty Dean & Chair Professor of Structural Engineering 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6047 

Email address: ceslchan@polyu.edu.hk 


Steel Structure Design, Structural Stability, Structural Mechanics and Analysis. 


Steel Structures, Non-linear Solution Methods, Buckling, Stability, 

Advanced Nonlinear Design, Glass and slender skeletal structures, Nonlinear 

Finite Element Analysis, Second Order Analysis, Steel, bamboo and 

aluminum scaffolding and pre-tensioning steel structures 

Biography 

Prof. Chan has published more than 250 papers in journals, books, conferences 

and keynote/invited papers in major steel conferences overseas and he is also 

the chief and founding editor of a SCI-E journal in steel structures and also 

member of board of 8 other journals. Prof. Chan is a principal consultant of the 

Code of Practice for the Structural Uses of Steel 2005 Hong Kong published by 

the Buildings Department. He developed a computer-based and practical design 

method bypassing the prescriptive use of effective length, charts and tables in 

Code. Since 1998, the “simulation-based” design method has been utilised in 

a number of practical steel structures in the region and was used in the 2008 

and 2009 HKIE award winning projects in Hong Kong and Macau. Prof. Chan was 

given the Class I Award by The Ministry of Education of the Chinese mainland 

in 2009, for the collaboration work with Tongji University (China) in nonlinear 

analysis and design of high rise buildings. He was also awarded two Dean’s 

Awards in 2008, namely Dean’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research 

Funding and Dean’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Technology Transfer, 

for his outstanding achievement in research. 

Professor CHAU Kwok Wing 周國榮教授 

BSc, MSc, PhD, CEng, MHKIE, MICE 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6012 

Email address: cejgteng@polyu.edu.hk 


Emerging Structural Materials and Systems, Structural Use of Fibre- 

Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Construction, Seismic Assessment 

and Retrofit of Concrete Structures, Life-cycle Structural Engineering, Steel 

Structures, Thin-Walled Structures 

Biography 

Prof. Teng received his BEng degree from Zhejiang University in 1983 and 

his PhD degree from the University of Sydney in 1990. He was a Senior 

Lecturer at James Cook University in Australia before joining The Hong 

Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in 1994. He is the author/co-author 

of over 140 SCI journal papers which have received some 2,400 non-self 

citations according to the Web of Science. Six of these papers are currently 

rated as “highly cited papers” by Essential Science Indicators. In addition, 

he is the lead author of the book FRP-Strengthened RC Structures that was 

published by John Wiley and Sons in 2002. Funding for his research has 

come from various sources including the Research Grants Council (RGC) 

of Hong Kong, the Innovation and Technology Fund of the Hong Kong SAR 

Government and PolyU. In particular, he has won 14 competitive grants 

(i.e. GRF grants and CERGs) from RGC as a Principal Investigator over the 

past 16 annual rounds. Prof. Teng has given over 50 keynote and invited 

presentations at conferences and has received a number of awards for his 

research, including the Distinguished Young Scholar Award from the Natural 

Science Foundation of China, the State-of-the-Art of Civil Engineering 

Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers and the IIFC Medal 

from the International Institute for FRP in Construction. Prof Teng is the 

Editor-in-Chief of the SCI journal Advances in Structural Engineering and a 

member of the editorial boards of 5 other SCI journals. He is a Fellow of the 

Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and served as the founding President of 

the International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC) from 2003 to 2006. 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6014 

Email address: cekwchau@polyu.edu.hk 


Fluid Mechanics, Hydraulics & Hydrology, Coastal Hydraulics 


Hydrodynamic Modelling, Water Quality Modelling, Hydroinformatics, 

Artificial Intelligence Applications 

Biography 

Prof. Chau was awarded the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree 

with First Class Honours, and the Master of Science in Civil Engineering 

degree with Distinction by The University of Hong Kong, and the Doctor 

of Philosophy degree by the University of Queensland in Australia. He is 

currently a Professor in the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering 

of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is very active in undertaking 

research and the scope of his research interest is very broad, covering 

numerical flow modelling, water quality modelling, hydrological modelling, 

knowledge-based system development and artificial intelligence 

applications. Prof. Chau has published over 130 Science Citation Index 

journal papers and the total number of non-self citations is about 900. 

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Professor CHU Wei 朱威教授 

BSc, MEng, PhD, IWT, HWCT, PE, MIWA 


Professor CHUNG Kwok Fai 鍾國輝教授 

BEng, PhD, DIC, CEng, RPE, MHKIE, FIStructE 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6075 

Email address: cewchu@polyu.edu.hk 


Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Design, Sewerage and Water 

Supply Engineering, Water Quality Management 


Water/Wastewater Treatment, Industrial Effluent Treatment and Design, 

Environmental Chemistry, Soil Remediation 

Biography 

Prof. Chu obtained his BSc and MEng degrees in Tunghai and National 

Taiwan University, Taiwan in 1985 and 1987, respectively. After working for 

several years as a professional engineer, he obtained a PhD in Environmental 

Engineering from the Purdue University, USA in 1994; then he joined the 

PolyU. Prof. Chu has a proven track record in academic and research areas. 

He has published more than one hundred SCI journal papers. Prof. Chu is the 

recipient of the Faculty Awards for Outstanding Performance/Achievement in 

Research and Scholarly Activities in 2003/04 (Individual award) and 2006/07 

(Team award-Leader), and the Young Scientist Paper Award from the American 

Academy of Science in 2006. He has established many research collaborations 

with top universities in the USA and the UK. He is interested in developing more 

research and/or professional collaborations with academic, governmental and 

industrial institutions both locally and internationally. 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6063 

Email address: cekchung@polyu.edu.hk 


Structural Mechanics, Structural Stability, Design of Steel Structures, Fire 

Engineering and Fire Protection 


Steel Structures, Composite Structures and Light Gauge Construction, Code 

Development, Structural Fire Engineering, Computational Heat Transfer, 

Standard Fire Test, Structural Bamboo, Development of Steel Building 

Products 

Biography 

Prof. Chung graduated from Sheffield University in the UK in 1984, and was 

awarded a First Class Honours degree as well as the Mappin Medal for a 

‘Triple First in the Faculty of Engineering’. He was awarded a scholarship 

from the Hong Kong Croucher Foundation for his research study at the 

Imperial College of Science and Technology in London. He joined the Steel 

Construction Institute as a Research Engineer in 1989 and was promoted 

to a Senior Research Engineer in 1993. Between 1993 to 1995, Prof. Chung 

was a technical representative of the SCI to the British Standards Institution. 

Returning to Hong Kong in 1995, he worked in Maunsell Consultant Asia 

Limited and Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited before joining The 

Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1996. He has served the Hong Kong 

Institution of Engineers, the Institution of Structural Engineers, and the 

Hong Kong Institute of Steel Construction in various capacities in the last 

ten years. Currently, Prof. Chung is the Founding President of the Hong 

Kong Constructional Metal Structures Association and the Institute of Coldformed 

Metal Structures as well as Advisor to the Macau Society of Metal 

Structures. 

Professor CHUA Hong 蔡宏教授 

BEng, PhD, MIE(Sing.) 

Professor LAW Siu Seong 羅紹湘教授 

BS., MPhil, PhD, CEng, MHKIE, MICE, MIStructE 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6072 

Email address: cehchua@polyu.edu.hk 


Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science 


Environmental Engineering, Environmental Biotechnology 

Biography 

Prof. Chua has been a full-time staff of the Department of Civil and 

Structural Engineering since 1992. Before this, he spent five years in 

the National University of Singapore and the Osaka University in Japan, 

to work on biotechnology and environmental research and numerous 

consultancy works. Prof. Chua has extensive experience in teaching in such 

areas as environmental science, environmental engineering, public health, 

environmental biotechnology and chemical process engineering. He has 

been the programme coordinator for Bachelor in Civil and Environmental 

Engineering for a number of years in the PolyU. In his over twenty years 

of research and consultancy experience, Prof. Chua has been responsible 

for numerous industrial and commercial environmental-engineering and 

biotechnology-related consultancy and product-development projects for 

government departments, as well as industrial and commercial companies 

in Hong Kong, China, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and 

Indochina. Prof. Chua has won numerous international awards and the 

PolyU Outstanding Consultant Award. 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6062 

Email address: cesslaw@polyu.edu.hk 


Structural Analysis, Structural Design, Bridge Engineering 


Bridge Engineering, Structural Dynamics, Moving Load Identification, 

Structural Condition Assessment 

Biography 

Prof. Law has successfully supervised five PhD graduates as the chief 

supervisor and three Post-doctoral Research Fellows. He is currently 

supervising four full-time PhD students as the Chief Supervisor and two 

PhD students in the PRC as co-supervisor. He has published over 100 

refereed journal papers and over 70 conference papers. He has secured 

RGC research grants in the last four years. He is also leading the area 

of “New modelling technology, new system identification and model 

updating methods for large civil structure” in a Niche Area project funded 

by the University. He has completed a joint research project with the 

Guangdong Communication Science Research Institute of the Guangdong 

Transportation Bureau in the Guangdong Province of China on the “Loadcarrying 

capacity assessment of bridges from dynamic responses”. He is 

currently undertaking another research project with the Guangdong 

Highway Management Bureau of the PRC on the “Assessment of loadcarrying 

performance of pre-stressed concrete bridges”. 

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Professor LEE Shuncheng Frank 李順誠教授 

BSc, MSc, PhD 


Professor LI Xiangdong 李向東教授 

BSc, MSc, PhD, DIC 


PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6011 

Email address: ceslee@polyu.edu.hk 


Air Polution Control, Air Pollution Studies, Indoor Air Quality Management, 

Risk Assessment and Management 

Research interest 

Indoor/Outdoor Air Pollution Studies, Toxic Air Pollution Modelling, 

Emission Source Characterisation, Carbonaceous Aerosol Characterisation, 

Risk Assessment of Air Pollution Exposure 

Biography 

Prof. Lee, Professor of the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering 

at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University since 2005, earned a Doctorate in 

Environmental Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley in 1994. He 

was appointed Assistant Professor after graduation and has been working 

on indoor and outdoor air pollution studies, namely toxic air pollution 

modelling, emission source characterisation and carbonaceous aerosol 

characterisation. Apart from air pollution studies, he is devoted to risk 

assessment research in respect of public health, such as the exposure to 

volatile organic compounds in indoor environments. He was Chairman of 

the Air and Waste Management Association in Hong Kong from 1997 to 

1999. He recently obtained a Dean’s Award for Outstanding Achievement 

in Research Funding in 2008, and Best Paper Award on Indoor Air Quality 

Research organised by the Chinese Society of Particuology. Both are 

recognitions of his academic standing in the field. 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6041 

Email address: cexdli@polyu.edu.hk 


Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Management System 

and Audit, Environmental Geochemistry 


Environmental Geochemistry, Land Contamination, Phytoremediation, 

Environmental Impact Assessment 

Biography 

Professor Li obtained his BSc in Earth Sciences and his MSc in Geochemistry 

from Nanjing University, and his PhD in Environmental Technology from 

Imperial College London. His major research interests include regional 

environmental pollution, urban environmental geochemistry and 

phytoremediation of contaminated soils. His recent research projects have 

mainly focused on environmental changes in the fast developing Pearl River 

Delta region, South China. Prof. Li’s research team has been engaged in the 

study of trace metals and organic pollutants in soils, sediments, biological 

samples and atmospheric particles, including their impacts on human 

health and ecological systems. He has been the principal investigator of 

nine research projects funded by RGC and the UGC Area of Excellence 

Scheme. He has published more than 100 papers, mostly in leading 

international journals. Three of his publications have been listed among 

the top 1% most cited papers by the Thomson ISI database. His current 

research topics consist of the emissions, transport and environmental 

fate of metal and organic pollutants, contaminated soil remediation, and 

the environmental loadings and implications of emerging pharmaceutical 

contaminants on surface water systems. 

Professor LI Chi Wai 李志偉教授 

BSc(Eng), PhD, MASCE 

Professor LI Xiangzhong 李湘中教授 

UDip, MEng, PhD 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6043 

Email address: cecwli@polyu.edu.hk 


Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics 


Numerical Wave Prediction, Wave-Current-Structure Interaction, 3-D 

Modelling of Flow, Water Qualities and Near Field Dispersion in Coastal 

and Estuarine Waters, Modelling of Wind-Flow around Structures 

Biography 

Prof. Li earned his PhD from The University of Hong Kong in 1986. He 

has published over 130 papers in international journals, conference 

proceedings and book chapters. He is an Associate Editor of the Journal of 

Hydro-Environment Research and the Journal of Engineering Applications 

of Computational Engineering Mechanics, and an Editorial Board Member 

of the Journal of Hydroinformatics. He obtained the President’s Award 

for Outstanding Performance/ Achievement in Research and Scholarly 

Activities in 2000. He is also a specialised consultant in the areas of physical 

and numerical modelling of hydraulic, coastal and wind engineering. 

During the past ten years, he has secured research and consultancy funding 

amounting to over HK$15 million. 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6016 

Email address: cexzli@polyu.edu.hk 


Water and Wastewater Treatment, Advanced Wastewater Treatment and 

Sludge Disposal, Water and Waste Management, Engineered Systems: 

Water and Wastewater Treatment 


Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies, Odour Assessment and 

Control Technologies 

Biography 

Prof. Li obtained his PhD degree from The University of New South Wales, 

Australia in 1992 and is currently Professor in Environmental Engineering. 

His major research area includes physico-chemical processes for water and 

wastewater treatment, with a particular interest in developing advanced 

oxidation processes. Prof. Li also specializes in odour sampling, measurement 

and control techniques. In 1995, he established the first odour research 

laboratory in Hong Kong and his research group has developed a number 

of photocatalytic oxidation processes for gaseous odour treatment. He has 

published over 120 articles in refereed international journals including 3 

highly-cited SCI papers. He is an editorial board member for Chinese Journal 

of Environmental Engineering, China Water and Wastewater, and Urban 

Environment and Urban Ecology. He also served as a Visiting Research 

Fellow of The University of New South Wales, Australia since 2008, Guest 

Professor of Harbin Institute of Technology and also the Guangdong Key 

Laboratory for Environmental Science and Technology, both since 2005. 

He is Hong Kong Director of Asian Odour Network since 2004 and Senior 

Advisor of China State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Odour 

Pollution Control since 2006. 

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Professor NI Yiqing 倪一清教授 

BEng, MSc, PhD, MASCE, MIABSE,MISHMII, IABMAS 


Professor WAI Wing Hong Onyx 韋永康教授 

BAppSci, MS, PhD, MHKIE 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6004 

Email address: ceyqni@polyu.edu.hk 


Structural Analysis, Computational Structural Mechanics, Seismic Design of 

Building Structures, Reliability in Civil Engineering 


Structural Health Monitoring, Structural Dynamics and Control, Smart 

Materials and Structures, Bridges and Cables, Nonlinear Oscillation and 

Identification 

Biography 

Prof. Ni currently serves as a co-chair of the Committee on Sensors and 

Actuators, Asia-Pacific Network of Centres for Research in Smart Structures 

Technology. He is a member of the International Structural Health 

Monitoring (SHM) Guidelines Standing Committee, the International 

Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, and 

a member of the editorial board for the international journal Structural 

Control and Health Monitoring. He assisted the Hong Kong Government 

Highways Department to implement and operate SHM systems on cablesupported 

bridges in Hong Kong, and has also developed SHM systems 

for several landmark structures in the Chinese mainland, including the 

cable-stayed Sutong Bridge and the Guangzhou News TV Tower. He has coauthored 

three books, 78 international journal papers, and 158 conference 

papers. His “Mega-Structure Diagnostic and Prognostic System” received 

a Gold Medal and a Grand Prize of the 37th International Exhibition of 

Inventions, Geneva (2009). He is recently appointed as a member of the 

International Scientific Committee on Rotating Towers – an unparalleled 

and surreal skyscraper to be built in Dubai. 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6025 

Email address: ceonyx@polyu.edu.hk 


Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics, Development and 

Application of Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Models, and Coastal 

Protection 


Sediment Transport Phenomena and Modelling, Environmental Sediment 

Dynamics, Pattern Recognition 

Biography 

Prof. Wai’s research activities are primarily concerned with the fate and 

transport of sediment particles in water bodies, with interdisciplinary 

scopes ranging from the prediction of beach erosion to the quantification 

of sediment-nutrient exchange rate in the water column. His research 

approach encompasses field investigations, laboratory experiments, 

and the development and application of high performance numerical 

models. Prof. Wai is a specialist consultant to the Hong Kong Government 

and to international consultants companies on a number of large-scale 

infrastructure projects. Recently, he has expanded his research focus to 

include urban eco-greening. His newly-involved projects investigate the 

suitability and sustainability of eco-roofs and eco-flood channels in urban 

areas. 

Professor POON Chi Sun 潘智生教授 

BSc(Eng), PhD, DIC, FHKIE 


Professor WANG Tao 王韜教授 

BSc (Nankai University), PhD (Georgia Institute of Technology) 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6024 

Email address: cecspoon@polyu.edu.hk 


Construction Materials, Waste Management 


Waste Recycling and Management (Solid, Hazardous, Construction), 

Concrete Technology 

Biography 

Prof. Poon obtained his PhD from Imperial College, London University. He is 

currently Professor and Director of the Research Centre for Environmental 

Technology and Management at the Civil and Structural Engineering 

Department of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Prof. Poon specialises 

in the research and development of environmental-friendly construction 

materials, waste management and recycling technologies, and sustainable 

construction. He has published over 220 papers in international journals and 

conferences. He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) 

and Past Chairman of the HKIE Environmental Division. He is also a Fellow 

of the Hong Kong Concrete Institute (HKCI) and a member of the American 

Concrete Institute (ACI). He is currently Vice-President of the HKCI, and was 

President of the ACI (China) Chapter. He has served on the Advisory Council 

on the Environment (ACE) of the Hong Kong SAR Government and chaired 

the Waste Management Sub-committee of ACE (2003-2008). He is now a 

member of the Council for Sustainable Development. 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6059 

Email address: cetwang@polyu.edu.hk 


Environmental Science, Air and Noise Pollution Studies 


Chemistry of Natural and Polluted Atmosphere, Air Pollution-Cloud 

Interactions, Urban and Regional Air Quality Management 

Biography 

Prof. Wang obtained a BSc in Chemistry from Nankai University in 1985, then 

spent one year at Peking University studying for a MSc in Environmental 

Chemistry. He obtained his PhD in Atmospheric Chemistry from Georgia 

Institute of Technology in 1992, and did postdoctoral research at the 

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He joined PolyU in 1995, and has held 

positions as Assistant Professor (1995-2001), Associate Professor (2001- 

2005), and Professor (since 2005). Prof. Wang has studied various airpollution 

issues in Hong Kong and other mega cities in China. He has led 

a number of research and consultancy projects, including serving as chief 

scientist for China’s National Basic Research Project on acid rain funded by 

the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2005-2010, RMB 25M), 

and the principal investigator of a photochemical study funded by the 

Environmental Conservation Fund (2010-2014, HK$6.55M). Prof. Wang has 

published over 90 papers in international journals. He currently serves as 

an associate editor for the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 

which is a leading international geosciences journal, a scientific advisor to 

the Hong Kong Observatory, and a member of the Engineering Panel of the 

Hong Kong Research Grants Council. He is also vice chair of a China Working 

Group of the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Program and 

serves as a guest/adjunct professor in several leading Chinese mainland 

universities/research institutions. 

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Professor YIN Jianhua 殷建華教授 

BEng, MSc, PhD, MHKIE 


Dr HUNG Wing Tat 熊永達博士 

MSc, PhD, Dip(CE), FCILT 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 27666065 

Email address: cejhyin@polyu.edu.hk 


Geotechnical Engineering, Foundation Engineering, Geotechnical 

Modelling, Properties and Behaviour of Soils 


Testing Study of Properties and Behaviour of Soils, Constitutive Modelling, 

Soft Soil Improvement, Geosynthetics-Reinforcement and Modelling, Slope 

Analysis and Stabilization, Slope Monitoring Using both Optic Fibre Sensor 

and Conventional Technologies, Soil/Structure Interactions, Geotechnical 

Numerical Analyses 

Biography 

Prof. Yin received a BEng degree in 1983 and an MSc degree in 1984 in 

Mainland China and a PhD from the University of Manitoba, Canada in 1990. 

He came to Hong Kong in 1994 and worked in a consulting firm until he 

joined The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1995. He is Vice-President 

of the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in 

Geomechanics (IACMAG) and a Committee Member of TC29 - Laboratory 

Stress Strain Strength Testing of Geomaterials, TC17 - Ground Improvement, 

and TC36 - Foundation Engineering in Difficult Soft Soil Conditions, under 

the International Society of Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering. He 

is an Associate Editor of the Canadian Geotechnical Journal, a Co-editor of 

the International Journal of Geomechanics, a Co-Editor of GeoMechanics 

and GeoEngineering, and is on the Editorial (Advisory) Board of eight 

other journals. He received the prestigious John Booker Medal in October 

2008 from IACMAG. 

Dr CHENG Yung Ming 鄭榕明博士 

BSc(Eng), MPhil, PhD, CEng, RPE, MHKIE, MICE 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6044 

Email address: cewthung@polyu.edu.hk 


Transportation Planning and Engineering Including Highway and Pavement 

Designs and Construction 

Transportation Infrastructure Design Including the Design of Drainage, 

Roads, Junctions, Railway and Airport 

Transportation Environmental Assessment Including the Environmental 

Impact Studies for Transportation Infrastructure Development 


Transport and Traffic Modelling, Vehicle Energy, Noise and Exhaust 

Emissions, Road Safety, Pavement Engineering 

Biography 

Dr Hung Wing Tat is currently an Associate Professor in the Department 

of Civil and Structural Engineering. He lectures on transport infrastructure 

design and development as well as its environmental impact. His research 

interests fall in the areas of vehicle emissions, highway noise and safety as 

well as railway development. In his over 22 years of academic career, Dr 

Hung has published widely in refereed journals, books, conferences and 

local paper columns. He is also an inventor of the low cost particulate trap 

for light goods vehicle and has designed and fabricated the first local tyre/ 

road noise measuring device based on the draft ISO 11819 standard. Dr 

Hung is also active in many professional bodies. He is a Council Member 

of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and Board Member 

of the Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies. He is involved in 

many Government projects on vehicle exhaust and noise emission control 

including a) alternative fuels for taxi and minibuses; b) low cost aftertreatment 

devices for small diesel vehicles; c) diesel catalyst for heavy 

duty diesel vehicles and d) tyre/road noise measurements for low noise 

pavements. 

Dr LAM Ka Se 林嘉仕博士 

BSc(Eng), MPhil, PhD, AWMA, MAGU 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6042 

Email address: ceymchen@polyu.edu.hk 


Geotechnical Design and Advanced Geotechnical Engineering 


Numerical Methods, Discrete Element Analysis, Slope and Pile, Deep 

Excavation 

Biography 

Dr Cheng Yung-ming is currently an Associate Professor in the Department 

of Civil and Structural Engineering. He had worked for the design and 

construction of the Mass Transit Island Line, Eastern Harbour Crossing, 

Island Eastern Corridor and other projects before joining the University. 

Currently, he teaches mainly geotechnical engineering and carries out 

research works in geotechnical engineering, numerical methods and 

structural engineering. Dr Cheng has published more than 100 research 

papers and 2 books, and is also interested to bridge the gap between 

research and practical engineering. He has developed SLOPE2000, SLOPE3D 

and PLATE which have found applications in various countries. Besides 

research, Dr Cheng has also been involved in the analysis of some National 

Hydropower projects in China and other consultancy works in Hong Kong, 

Macau, Egypt. 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6071 

Email address: cekslam@polyu.edu.hk 


Safety Technologies (Electricity, Woodwork and Metal Machines, Fire, 

Confine Space and Welding), Applied Mathematics for EOSH (Linear 

programing and statistics, ANOVA, regression) 


Meteorology and Air Quality, Climate Change, Air Quality in Pearl River 

Delta Region, Stratospheric Ozone Depletion and Urban Heat Island, 

Ground Monitoring, Remote Sensing and Numerical Modelling 

Biography 

Dr Lam’s PhD thesis studied near-building air dispersion. He began his 

career in the Safety Office in The University of Hong Kong. He gained 

eight years’ experience in industrial hygiene, indoor air quality and safety 

management. He started to teach at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 

in 1992. He has built and operated a background-air monitoring station in 

Hok Tsui. He has been monitoring total ozone and solar ultraviolet radiation 

over Hong Kong and submitting data to the world data centre since 1995. 

He has carried out other researches in indoor air quality and urban heat 

island. He specialises in air quality monitoring instruments. Recently he has 

begun to work on numerical models. 

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Dr LAM Siu Shu Eddie 林少書博士 

MSc, PhD, PgDip(Law), PCLL, CEng, RPE, RSE, Class 1 - RSE – PRC, FIStructE, 

MHKIE, MIMechE, Barrister-at-Law 


Dr WONG Hoi Chu Robina 黃凱珠博士 

BSc, MSc, PhD 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6058 

Email address: cesslam@polyu.edu.hk 


Construction Law and Arbitration, Structural Engineering 


Structural Repair and Strengthening, Earthquake Engineering, Construction Law 

Biography 

Dr Lam is an Associate Professor, after a varied career in industry. He 

received his PhD in 1989 and has over 18 years of experience in Civil and 

Structural Engineering, and 3 years’ experience in Mechanical Engineering. 

He is a practising Barrister-at-Law specializing in construction disputes and 

matters related to structural engineering, and an expert witness in legal 

cases. He is a Fellow of the HKIE and the IStructE, a Registered Structural 

Engineer, a Class-1 Registered Structural Engineer of PRC, a member of the 

IMechE, chairman of the HKIE Joint Structural Division (2011-2012) and 

chairman of the Quality Building Award 2012. He also serves on various 

tribunals and appeal boards. 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6057 

Email address: cerwong@polyu.edu.hk 


Rock Engineering, Geology 


Rock fall, Rock Slide, Fracture Propagation 

Biography 

Dr Wong obtained her BSc degree in Geology from National Cheng Kung 

University, Taiwan in 1979, MSc in Geotechnical Engineering from the Asian 

Institute of Technology in Geology in 1986, and PhD in Rock Mechanics) 

from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1997. She was an assistant 

engineering geologist in MAA Engineering Consultants (Hong Kong) from 

1979 to 1984, and was promoted to an engineering geologist from 1986 to 

1988. She joined the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The 

Hong Kong Polytechnic in 1988 as a lecturer. She is currently an Associate 

Professor in the same Department. 

Dr NG Chung Fai 伍仲輝博士 

BSc(Eng), MSc(Eng), PhD(Eng), MHKIE, MIOA 

Dr WONG Yuk Lung 黃玉龍博士 

MEng, PhD, Dip(CE), MNZNSEE, MHKIE 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6013 

Email address: cecfng@polyu.edu.hk 


Air and Noise Pollution Studies, Noise Pollution Control, Sustainable 

Development and Environmental Planning 


Sound Insulation and Absorption Materials Design, Ventilation Noise 

Control, Structure-borne Noise Control, Nonlinear Structural Dynamics 

Biography 

Dr Ng has extensive experience in the measurement and prediction of 

structure-borne noise from viaduct and ground vibration from rail. He 

has developed a computer model based on SAP2000 for vibration and 

noise generated by various viaduct structures. He has used the model 

in several rail projects in Hong Kong to optimize the design of viaduct 

section with minimum noise in collaboration with structural engineers. 

The measurement data and computer results from the West Rail viaduct 

had been reported in several journal papers, and the mechanism for the 

effectiveness of noise & vibration measures in viaduct had been identified. 

Dr Ng has been a member for the draft committee ISO/TC 108/SC2/WG8 

for the draft of ISO standard “Groundborne Noise and Vibration from Rail 

Systems”. He has hosted the committee meeting in 2006 at The Hong Kong 

Polytechnic University. 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6009 

Email address: ceylwong@polyu.edu.hk 


Concrete Mix Design, Reinforced Concrete Design, Concrete under Fire 


Concrete Materials/Structures, Composite Structures, Earthquake Engineering 

Biography 

From 1991, Dr Wong has been an academic staff of the Department of 

Civil and Structural Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 

and currently holds a title of an Associate Professor. He has been the 

investigator of over 20 research projects in the areas of concrete technology 

(high strength concrete and concrete under high temperatures), and 

structural/earthquake engineering. In 2003, Dr Wong became a Fellow of 

the Hong Kong Institute of Steel Construction. Currently, he is a member 

of Fire, Building, and Materials Disciplines of The Hong Kong Institution 

of Engineers, a co-opted member of Hong Kong Institution of Engineer 

Building Division Committee, the Chairman of the Fire Group of the Hong 

Kong Institute of Steel Construction, an Executive Board Member of Hong 

Kong Fire Protection Association, an Executive Board Member of Hong 

Kong Concrete Institute, a Technical Assessor of Hong Kong Accreditation 

Service, and a member of the Technical Committee for the Code of Practice 

for the Structural Use of Concrete of the Buildings Department of Hong 

Kong SAR. 

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Dr CHEN Yan Wendy 陳艷博士 

BSc, MSc, and PhD 


Dr GUO Hai 郭海博士 

BSc, MSc, PhD 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6040 

Email address: cewychen@polyu.edu.hk 


Sustainable Development, Environmental Impact Assessment 


The Quantification and Valuation of Ecosystem Services, Urban Forestry, 

Urban Ecology 

Biography 

Dr Wendy Y. Chen received her PhD in urban forestry from the University of 

Hong Kong in 2006. Before joining The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 

she was a research assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong for 

three years and then an assistant professor at the Hong Kong Institute of 

Education. Her research areas include the quantification and valuation 

of ecosystem services generated by a variety of natural ecosystems, 

application and validation of economic valuation methods (such as 

contingent valuation method, hedonic pricing method, and travel cost 

method) in the Chinese context, people’s perception and interaction with 

urban nature, and urban environmental studies. Dr Chen has published 

more than 20 referred journal papers and serves many international 

journals as a referee. 


Telephone no.: (852) 3400-3962 

Email address: ceguohai@polyu.edu.hk 


Air and Noise Pollution Studies, Environmental Engineering, and Air 

Pollution Control Engineering 


Atmospheric Chemistry, Regional and Urban Air Pollution, Source 

Apportionment, Photochemistry, Acidic Ultrafine Particles and Bio-Aerosols 

Biography 

Dr Hai Guo joined the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering 

in 2007 as an Assistant Professor. In the past four years, he has secured 

five research grants from external sources as a Principal Investigator (PI). 

Moreover, a total amount of HK$9.31 million research grants have been 

secured by him as a co-PI. He has published 80 papers in international 

journals and conference proceedings, with over 696 SCOPUS citations 

(average 13.65 citations per paper) to date. He is also an active reviewer 

for over 20 key environmental journals such as Atmospheric Environment, 

Journal of Geophysical Research, Environmental Science and Technology, 

Science of the Total Environment, Environmental Chemistry, Journal of 

Air and Waste Management Association, Journal of Hazard Material, 

etc. Dr Guo has been the director board member of the Air and Waste 

Management Association, Hong Kong Chapter since 2007. He was the cosecretary 

of the organizing committee of the first International Conference 

on Sustainable Urbanization (ICSU) held in Hong Kong in 2010. Dr Guo is 

also a member of the International Advisory Committee and the vice chair 

of the Asian Steering Committee of the 10th International Conference on 

Healthy Building to be held in Australia in 2012. 

Dr DAI Jianguo 戴建國博士 

BEng, MSc., PhD, MJCI, MJSCE, MISO/TC71, MICCMC, MIIFC 

Dr SUMALEE Agachai 

BEng, MSc, PhD 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6026 

Email address: cejgdai@polyu.edu.hk 


Design of Concrete Structures, Structural Analysis 


Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Infrastructure Applications, 

Durability and Life Cycle Management of Marine Concrete Structures, 

Fibre-Reinforced Cementitious Composites 

Biography 

Dr Dai graduated with his BEng and MSc in Civil Engineering from Dalian 

University of Technology in 1994 and 1997, respectively. He holds two PhDs. 

One was in Structural Engineering from Dalian University of Technology in 

2000 and another was in Socio-Environmental Engineering from Hokkaido 

University in 2003. Before joining The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 

he had two years of experience as a post-doctoral fellow at Hokkaido 

University and then worked as a researcher in the Life Cycle Management 

Research Centre, the Port and Airport Research Institute, Japan for two and 

a half years. Dr Dai is the recipient of several academic awards including 

the ‘’Best Research Paper Award’’ from ASCE, Journal of Composites for 

Construction in 2005. He is an active member of JCI, JSCE, ISO/TC71, ICCMC 

and IIFC. He is also a local Editorial Committee member of the international 

journal Advances in Structural Engineering and serves many international 

journals as a referee. 


Telephone no.: (852) 3400-3963 

Email address: ceasumal@polyu.edu.hk 


Urban Transport Planning, Traffic Modelling, Infrastructure Planning, 

Highway Engineering, Public Transport Planning and Operation 


Transport Modelling and Optimisation, Uncertainty and Reliability Analysis 

in Transport System, Congestion Charging/Road Pricing, Dynamic Traffic 

Model, Sustainable Transport Planning and Development, Multi-Modal 

Transport Planning, Intelligent Transportation System 

Biography 

Dr Sumalee holds a BEng in Civil Engineering, a MSc(Eng) with Distinction in 

Transportation Planning and Engineering and a PhD from Leeds University. His 

research areas are network modelling and optimisation, network reliability, 

intelligent transport system, road pricing, and sustainable transport 

planning. He has received several prizes and awards for his research works 

including the Hans-Jürgen Ewers Prize, the Smeed Prize, and two outstanding 

paper awards at the EASTS conferences. Dr Sumalee has also secured 

several research grants from the Hong Kong RGC, UK DfT, Volvo Research 

Foundation, and EU Commission. He is currently the Editor of the Journal 

of Transport Policy, Associate Editor of Networks and Spatial Economics, 

and Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Advanced Transportation. He 

is also serving as a committee member of the US Transportation Research 

Board Network Modelling Committee (National Research Council) 

and an official advisor to the director of the State Railway of Thailand. 

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Dr XIA Yong 夏勇博士 

BEng, MEng, PhD 


Dr ZHU Songye 朱松曄博士 

BSc, MSc, PhD 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6066 

Email address: ceyxia@polyu.edu.hk 


Structural Analysis, Structural Mechanics 


Structural Health Monitoring, Damage Detection, Finite Element Model 

Updating, Nonlinear Vibration of Cables 

Biography 

Dr Xia got the Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in 1992 and 1997 

respectively, both from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. In 

2002 he obtained the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the School of Civil 

& Structural Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He 

then spent the next four years at the University of Tokyo, Japan and the 

University of Western Australia as a post-doctoral fellow. Dr Xia joined The 

Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2006 as an Assistant Professor until 

now. He also has three years’ experience in consultant companies. Dr Xia 

has published two books, more than 30 refereed journal papers, and 60 

international conference papers. 


Telephone no.: (852) 3400-3964 

Email address: ceszhu@polyu.edu.hk 


Structural Mechanics, Material Science and Technology 


Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering, Multi-Hazard Mitigation, 

Smart Materials and Structures, Structural Health Monitoring 

Biography 

Dr Zhu obtained his BSc and MSc degrees in Structural Engineering from 

Tongji University, China in 2000 and 2003 respectively, and a PhD degree 

in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University, USA in 2008. He joined The 

Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) as an Assistant Professor in the 

Department of Civil and Structural Engineering in May 2008. He teaches 

undergraduate courses in structural mechanics and construction materials, 

and supervises undergraduate and graduate students in research projects. 

Currently he serves as secretary of the Research Centre for Urban Hazards 

Mitigation, and is a member of a few international engineering associations. 

Dr Zhu is striving to promote the development and application of advanced 

technology in structural engineering via his research and teaching at PolyU. 

Dr WANG Yuhong 王予紅博士 

PhD 

Dr KWOK King Yu Aron 郭經裕博士 

BSc, MPhil, PhD, RN, RSO, MISOH 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-4489 

Email address: ceyhwang@polyu.edu.hk 


Construction Engineering and Management, Pavement Engineering, 

Management of Infrastructure Systems 


Sustainability in construction, Pavement engineering and management, 

Construction project, program, and portfolio management 

Biography 

Dr Yuhong Wang is an assistant professor who received his bachelor’s 

degree in construction management engineering from Tongji University in 

China in 1996. He worked for a construction consulting firm in Shanghai 

before furthering his studies in the United States. Dr Wang has master’s 

and PhD degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Kentucky, 

where his focus was pavement engineering and management. He has 

worked as a research engineer at the Kentucky Transportation Center as 

well as taught at Lawrence Technological University in the Civil Engineering 

Department and East Carolina University in the Construction Management 

Department. Dr Wang is also a registered professional engineer in 

Kentucky. Dr Wang has been a Principal Investigator or key researcher on 

more than 16 research grants sponsored by various US and international 

agencies, most of which were in highway pavement, highway construction 

and management, and construction management. The total amount of 

these grants is over US$3 million. In addition, Dr Wang has published many 

refereed papers, book chapters, and research reports. A member of the 

Transportation Earthworks Standing Committee, Transportation Research 

Board and an elected member of the Construction Research Council of the 

American Society of Civil Engineers, he won first place in the International 

Data Analysis Contest for Long-term Pavement Performance Study in 2002. 

He joined PolyU in December 2010. 

SENIOR TEACHING FELLOW 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6060 

Email address: aron.kwok@polyu.edu.hk 


Occupational Health and Safety, Environment 


Health and Safety Promotion, Education in Occupational Health and Safety 

Biography 

Initially trained as a Registered Nurse, he had worked in Hong Kong and 

New Zealand as a Registered Nurse. He has a BSc in Occupational Health 

and Safety. His Master’s Degree is in Development Studies. Dr Kwok got 

his PhD with specialization in environmental management and health from 

The University of Hong Kong. 

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Department of of Land Civil Surveying and Structural and Geo-Informatics 

Engineering 

Mr LUK Shun Tim 陸順甜先生 

BSc, MSc, CEng, MHKIE, MICE 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6064 

Email address: shuntim.luk@polyu.edu.hk 


Engineering Mathematics, Geotechnical Engineering 


Computational Mechanics, Parallel Computation, Engineering Education 

Biography 

Mr Luk is a Senior Lecturer with the Department of Civil and Structural 

Engineering. He graduated with a BSc(Eng) in Civil Engineering from The 

University of Hong Kong in 1975 and a MSc in Mathematics from The Hong 

Kong University of Science and Technology in 1995. He is also a member of 

the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. 

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Professor DING Xiaoli 丁曉利教授 

BEng, PhD 

Department Head, Chair Professor of Geomatics 


Professor IZ Baki Huseyin 葉柏基教授 

BSc, MSc, PhD 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5965 

Email address: lsxlding@polyu.edu.hk 


Engineering Surveying, Least Squares Adjustment, Survey Data Analysis 


Satellite Positioning Technologies (such as GPS), Synthetic Aperture Radar 

(SAR) and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR), Technologies 

for Ground Deformation and Structural Health Monitoring 

Biography 

Prof. Ding obtained his BEng from the Central South University of 

Metallurgy (now Central South University), China in 1983 and his 

PhD from the University of Sydney, Australia in 1993. He lectured at 

the Northeastern University, China and Curtin University, Australia 

respectively before joining The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 

1996. He is currently Chair Professor of Geomatics and Head of the 

Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics. Prof. Ding was 

elected a Fellow of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG) in 2007. 

He is President of IAG Sub-Commission 4.4: Applications of Satellite & 

Airborne Imaging Systems. Prof. Ding is an Editor of the Journal of Spatial 

Science, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering and the Journal of Geospatial 

Engineering. He has authored over 300 publications in his research 

fields. Prof. Ding is Visiting Professor of a number of universities in China. 

Professor CHEN Wu 陳武教授 

BSc, MSc, PhD 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5962 

Email address: lshbiz@polyu.edu.hk 


Spatial Data Analysis and Mining, Geospatial Data Mining and Knowledge 

Discovery, Satellite and Physical Geodesy, Mathematics for Geomatics, Site 

Surveying, Geodesy, Geodetic Control, Deformation Analysis, Analysis of 

Observations, Advanced Analysis of Observations, Satellite Positioning, 

Computing 


Kinematic Geodesy and Earthquakes, Polar Motion and Earth Rotation, 

Global Mean Sea Level Change, Satellite Orbits, Gravimetric Geodesy, 

Selenodesy 

Biography 

Prof. Iz received his BSc from the Black Sea Technical University in Turkey in 1975, 

MSc from the Black Sea Technical University in Turkey in 1976 and PhD from the 

Ohio State University in 1987. Soon after receiving his MSc degree, he was actively 

involved in the geodetic measurements of recent crustal movements along the 

North and East Anatolian fault zones in Turkey for earthquake prediction. Upon 

receiving his PhD degree, which was initiated by a NATO scholarship, Prof. Iz 

was employed by a contracting company in USA for the Goddard Space Flight 

Center of NASA for a number of years during which he was involved in the error 

analysis of a number of planetary and earth bound satellite missions in addition 

to satellite altimetry, analysis of polar motion data and earthquake occurrences, 

and development of the Goddard Earth Models. Before his arrival in Hong Kong 

Prof. Iz was a contractor scientist for NASA and was involved in analysing COBE 

(Cosmic Background Explorer) data. The project shared the 2006 Nobel Prize in 

Physics. Between June 1999 and May 2000, Prof. Iz was on leave from The Hong 

Kong Polytechnic University and worked as an Astronomer in the Department of 

Earth Orientation at the US Naval Observatory in Washington DC, USA. 

Professor LI Zhilin 李志林教授 

BEng, PhD, DSc 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5973 

Email address: lswuchen@polyu.edu.hk 


Geodesy, Surveying, Positioning Technology 


GNSS Applications on Transportation, Kinematic GPS, System Integration, 

GNSS Performance Evaluation, GPS Software Receiver, Regional GPS 

Network, Vehicle and Personal Navigation Systems, and Wireless Sensor 

Network 

Biography 

Prof. Chen joined The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2000 and 

is currently Professor in the Department of Land Surveying and Geo- 

Informatics at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He was awarded a 

BSc by the Chinese University of Science and Technology in 1982, a MSc by 

the Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics, the Chinese Academy of Science 

in 1985, and PhD from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1992. 

From 1985 to 1988, he worked at the Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics 

as a research associate, specialising in GPS-related research. From 1992 to 

2000, he joined the Institute of Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy, 

the University of Nottingham, to work on various research projects on 

GNSS. 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5960 

Email address: lszlli@polyu.edu.hk 


Cartography, GIS, Remote Sensing Image Processing, Spatial Data Modelling 

and Visualisation 


Digital Cartography, GIS-Based Spatial Data Modelling, Feature Extraction 

from Remote Sensing Images 

Biography 

Prof. Li obtained his BSc in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing from 

Southwestern Jiaotong University in 1982 and his PhD from the University 

of Glasgow in 1990. Since 1990, he has worked at the University of 

Newcastle upon Tyne as a postdoctoral research associate, the University 

of Southampton and the Technical University of Berlin as a postdoctoral 

research fellow. In 1994, he took up a lectureship at Curtin University of 

Technology. He joined The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1996 as an 

Assistant Professor. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1998 and to 

Professor in 2003. Prof. Li has published over 120 papers in international 

journals and three research monographs. He serves as a regional editor for 

The Cartographic Journal and editorial members of a number of international 

journals such as the prestigeous International Journal of Geographical 

Information Science. He was elected Vice-President of the International 

Cartographic Association and Honorary Vice President of the Chinese Society 

of Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography, both in 2007. Prof. Li has 

received a number of prestigeous awards and honours, including DSc (Doctor 

of Science) from Glasgow University in 2009, the Gino Cassinis Award from 

the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) in 

2008, the State Natural Science Award from the Central Government of China 

in 2005, and the Schwidefsky Medal, also from the ISPRS, in 2004. 

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Professor MOK Chi Ming Esmond 莫志明教授 

BSc, MSc, PhD, MInstCES, MRICS, MHKIS, RPS(LS) 


Professor SHI Wen Zhong John 史文中教授 

BEng, MEng, DNatSc 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5953 

Email address: lsemok@polyu.edu.hk 


Land and Engineering Surveying, Global Positioning Systems, Location 

Based Services 


Satellite Geodesy, Intelligent Satellite Navigation and Seamless Indoor and 

Outdoor Positioning Based on Wireless Positioning and Global Navigation 

Satellite System (GNSS) Integration 

Biography 

Prof. Mok is Professor in the Department of Land Surveying and Geo- 

Informatics at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He received his BSc 

from the University of Toronto in 1980, MSc from the University of London 

in 1984 and PhD from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne on GPS 

positioning research in 1996. Before joining The Hong Kong Polytechnic 

University (formerly Hong Kong Polytechnic) in 1986, Prof. Mok had been 

responsible for several engineering surveying projects in Tuen Mun New 

Town Development and the construction of the Light Rail Transit System. 

He has been engaged in satellite positioning research since early 1990. 

Prof. Mok is currently the Hong Kong Representative of Commission 

5 (Positioning and Measurement) of the International Federation of 

Surveyors (FIG), and Editorial Board Member of a number of journals, 

including Survey Review, Journal of Global Positioning Systems, Journal of 

Applied Geodesy and Journal of Location Based Services. 

Professor NICHOL Janet Elizabeth 李真教授 

BSc, MA, PhD 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5975 

Email address: lswzshi@polyu.edu.hk 


Geographical Information Systems Concepts and Principles, Geomatics 

Projects, GIS Operational Procedures, Advanced Geographical Information 

Systems, Geographical Information System Applications, Design and 

Development of Geographical Information Systems, Presentation Graphics 

for Geographical Information Systems, Geographical Information Systems 

Projects 


GIS, Remote Sensing, Uncertainty and Spatial Data Quality, Image 

Processing for High Resolution Satellite Images 

Biography 

Prof. Shi is a Professor in GIS and remote sensing in the Department of Land 

Surveying and Geo-Informatics at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. 

He obtained his doctoral degree from University of Osnabrück in Vechta, 

Germany in 1994. He has published some 380 research articles (including 

over 80 SCI papers) and 10 books. He received the State Natural Science 

Award from the State Council of China in 2007; ESRI Award for Best Scientific 

Paper in GIS (First place) from the American Society of Photogrammetry 

and Remote Sensing in 2006; Chang Jiang Scholar (Chair Professor) of the 

Ministry of Education of China in 2006; and The President’s Award for 

Outstanding Performance/ Achievement from The Hong Kong Polytechnic 

University in 1999 and 2007. Prof. Shi is President of Technical Commission 

II, International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (2008- 

2012), and was President of the Hong Kong Geographic Information System 

Association (2001-2003). 

Dr KING Bruce Anthony 金博思博士 

BSurv, PhD, MIS(Aust.), FHKInstES 

PROFESSOR 

Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5952 

Email address: lsjanet@polyu.edu.hk 


Remote Sensing, GIS and Cartography 


Application of Remote Sensing to Urban Micro-Climate Monitoring and 

Environmental Quality, Remote Sensing of Landslides, Ecological Mapping 

in Country Parks and the Use of Satellite Data for Air Pollution Control 

Biography 

Prof. Nichol is a remote sensing specialist with a geography background. 

Since joining The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) ten years 

ago, the geomatics-friendly working environment of the Department of 

Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics has helped her achieve successful 

results. These include setting up a Remote Sensing Research Group at the 

Department, a small unfunded but dynamic organisation, and undoubtedly 

she is also one of the leaders in Hong Kong and the neighbouring region 

in terms of research output. She has also set up a 10-year agreement 

between PolyU and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

(USA) for the establishment of two Aerosol Robotic Network stations 

in Hong Kong, one at the PolyU campus and the other at the Faculty of 

Construction and Environment climate research station at Hok Tsui. Her 

immediate objectives are to further strengthen the Land Surveying and 

Geo-informatics Department’s remote sensing group and ensure its 

continued growth and recognition at local and international levels. 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5976 

Email address: lsbaking@polyu.edu.hk 


Photogrammetry, Laser Scanning 


Photogrammetry, Laser Scanning 

Biography 

Dr King obtained his Bachelor of Surveying Degree from the University 

of Newcastle, Australia in 1981. During his study he worked as a Trainee 

Surveyor, Surveyor and finally Senior Surveyor with the Broken Hill 

Proprietary Ltd at the Newcastle Iron and Steel Works. In 1984, he joined 

the University of Tasmania as a Lecturer in surveying where he developed 

his interest in close-range photogrammetry. In 1989, Dr King returned to 

Newcastle to work on research projects with ADAM Technology and the 

MPS-2 analytical stereoplotter and to undertake his PhD study on bundle 

adjustment of constrained stereopairs. Since 1995, he has been employed 

by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University where he teaches and does 

research in photogrammetry and LASER scanning. In recent years, he has 

been successful in acquiring both Cyra Technologies CYRAX 2500 and Leica 

ScanStation LASER scanners. These have been used for teaching, research 

and commercial and heritage conservation projects. 

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Dr PUN CHENG Shuk Ching Lilian 潘鄭淑貞博士 

BA, MPhil, PhD, PgC(Ed), FBCartS 



Dr GUILBERT Eric Gilles Francis 

PhD 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5959 

Email address: lspun@polyu.edu.hk 


Geographic Information System (GIS), Cartography, GIT in Transportation 

and Logistics 


Intelligent Transport System, Cartographic Visualization, Spatial Analysis, 

Spatial Networking 

Biography 

Dr Pun is Associate Professor and Associate Head in the Department of Land 

Surveying and Geo-Informatics of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. 

She obtained the BA degree from The University of Hong Kong (1984), 

MPhil from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (1994) and PhD from the 

University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (1999). She has also been Fellow 

of the British Cartographic Society and executive member of the Hong 

Kong GIS Association. Her teaching, research and consultancy interests 

and publications are in the areas of Cartography, Geographic Information 

System Modelling and Application, especially in GIS-T and Networking. 

She has collaborated with the Transport Department of the Hong Kong SAR 

Government in the development of a Public Transport Enquiry Service. 


Telephone no.: (852) 3400-3662 

Email address: lseguil@polyu.edu.hk 


Computer Programming, Spatial Database and Data Integration 


GIS, Cartographic Generalisation, Spatial Data Modelling 

Biography 

Dr Guilbert is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Land Surveying 

and Geo-Informatics. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the 

University of Rennes 1, France obtained in 2004. He was a post-doctoral 

fellow in the Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, the Chinese 

University of Hong Kong before joining The Hong Kong Polytechnic 

University in 2007. 

Dr TANG Hong Wai Conrad 鄧康偉博士 

BScEng, MEng, LLM, PhD, FHKIS, RPS(LS) 

Dr LIU Zhizhao George 劉志趙博士 

BSc, MSc, PhD 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5963 

Email address: lstang@polyu.edu.hk 


Surveying, Land Boundary Survey, Cadastre and Land Management 


Land Boundary Dispute Resolution, Enhancement of the Land Boundary 

Survey System in Hong Kong, Land Survey Law Study 

Biography 

Dr Tang received a Bachelor of Science in Surveying Engineering and a 

Master of Engineering from the University of New Brunswick, Canada in 

1987 and 1990 respectively. He obtained his PhD degree from The Hong 

Kong Polytechnic University on the topic of enhancing the Hong Kong land 

boundary system in 2002. He also has a master’s degree in common law 

with research on land boundary law. As a land surveyor, he has served 

continuously in the Land Surveying Division Council of the Hong Kong 

Institute of Surveyors since 1998. He is a member of the Cadastral Survey 

Consultative Committee of the Lands Department. He has served over six 

years as the delegate to Commission 7 (Cadastre and Land Management) 

of the International Federation of Surveyors, and is now an associate to the 

Commission. 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5961 

Email address: lszzliu@polyu.edu.hk 


Satellite Positioning & Navigation, Hydrographic Surveying, Mapping 


Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Theory and Applications, Space 

Geodesy, Engineering Surveying, Atmospheric Remote Sensing Using GNSS 

Technique, the Ionospheric Study and Modelling Based on GNSS Data 

Biography 

Dr Liu is a recognised specialist in the Global Positioning System (GPS)/ 

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) community. His work primarily 

focuses on the GPS/GNSS precise positioning and navigation, algorithm 

research and software development, atmosphere and ionosphere studies 

using GPS data. He joined the Department of Land Surveying and Geo- 

Informatics as an Assistant Professor in June 2009. From 2005 to 2009, he 

worked in the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) industries, holding 

senior R&D engineer positions in several companies, including the world’s 

leading Geomatics manufacturer, Leica Geosystems Ltd. Currently he is 

serving as the Managing Editor of the Journal of Global Positioning Systems 

and a Director of the International Association of Chinese Professionals in 

Global Positioning Systems (CPGPS). 

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Dr WU Bo 吳波博士 

BSc, MSc, PhD 


Dr SHEA Yu-kai Geoffrey 佘裕佳博士 

BSc, PgDip, MSc, ME, MBCS, FHKInstES, PhD 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-4335 

Email address: lsbowu@polyu.edu.hk 


Principles of GIS (Geographic Information System), GIS Applications, Spatial 

Analysis, Utility Monitoring and Maintenance 


Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Planetary Mapping and Robotic/ 

Human Navigation, Machine Vision and Virtual Reality, 3D GIS and 

Applications 

Biography 

Dr Wu obtained his doctoral degree from the State Key Laboratory of 

Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing 

of Wuhan University in China in June 2006. After that, He worked as a 

Post-Doctoral Researcher (07-2006 to 07-2008) and a Research Associate 

- Engineering (07-2008 to 07-2009) at the Ohio State University in the 

United States. Since 2006, Dr Wu has been working on NASA funded 

projects for Mars and Lunar exploration missions, including Mars Rover 

localization, landing site mapping, and Lunar topographic mapping. 

Currently he is serving as the Vice President of the Hong Kong Geographic 

Information System Association and the Co-Chair of the Working Group 

II/6 (Geo-Visualization and Virtual Reality) of the International Society for 

Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. He has published over 30 research 

articles in international journals and conference proceedings. He was a 

recipient of the Duane C. Brown Senior Award (Photogrammetry) in 2009. 


Telephone no.: (852) 2766-5958 

Email address: lsykshea@polyu.edu.hk 


Geomatics Programming, Database and Data Infrastructure, Geospatial, 

Computers and Information Technology, Internet and Mobile GIS, Locationbased 

Computing and Services 


Algorithms Development and Applications on Mobile GIS Data Modeling, 

Storage, Presentation and Communications. 

Biography 

Dr Shea has been a member of the academic staff of the Department 

of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics at The Hong Kong Polytechnic 

University since 1988. He has obtained the degree of Master of 

Engineering (by research) with his dissertation relating to the integration 

of diverse geospatial data sources, and is now working towards a Doctor 

of Philosophy degree with the focus of his research on internet and mobile 

GIS. He has been involved in the Information Technology industry since 

1987 when he was working in Hong Kong CAD-CAM Services Co. Ltd. on 

a GIS consultancy project for the then Urban Services Department of 

the Hong Kong Government. He has been a member with Chartered IT 

Professional status (MBCS CITP) of the British Computer Society since 2007. 

Mr Shea has been working on internet and mobile GIS over the last seven 

years. A full function mobile GIS using an adaptive approach to fetch and 

display geospatial data in mobile devices has been developed and tested. 

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Selected PhD Graduates 



Dr OCHOA PANIAGUA Jose Jorge (2010) 

Dr ZHANG Xiaoling (2010) 

Supervisor 

Prof. SHEN Liyin 

Project title 

Production Planning Approach for Implementing 

Sustainable Building Projects 

Dr Ochoa obtained the PhD degree from the Department of Building 

and Real Estate of the Faculty of Construction and Environment, PolyU in 

December 2010 under the supervision of Prof. Li-yin Shen and Dr Jane Hao. 

He was awarded an international postgraduate scholarship for PhD studies 

at PolyU which allowed him to pursue his academic goals in Hong Kong. The 

PhD programme not only allowed him to gain valuable research experience, 

but also to contribute knowledge in the area of sustainable construction. 

During his PhD studies, Dr Ochoa worked in close collaboration with the 

construction industry and professional bodies in Hong Kong to develop 

a system for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the delivery 

of sustainable building projects. His research has been disseminated in 

journal papers, conferences and various forums around the world. One of 

his papers was ranked #9 in the top 25 hottest articles in ScienceDirect. 

Dr Ochoa served as the research student representative in the Faculty 

Research Committee and as Co-chairman of the second international 

postgraduate conference on infrastructure and environment. During his 

PhD studies he was also appointed as an honorary researcher in Salford 

University in the UK. He is currently working as a Research Associate in BRE 

engaged in cutting-edge research in sustainable urbanization. 

Supervisor 


Project title 

Competitiveness for real estate developers: a China 

study 

Dr Xiaoling Zhang is the Regional Editor of Facilities, a UK publication. She 

is also an instructor in the Department of Urban Planning and Design at the 

University of Hong Kong. She commenced research on “Competitiveness 

for real estate developers: a China study” in 2007 as a PhD student. 

During her study, she received the Hong Kong Institute of Real Estate 

Administration Scholarship in the 2007-08 academic year and the Hsin 

Chong - K.N. Godfrey Yeh Education Fund from 2008/09 to 2009/05. 

Since 2007, she has been doing research on the competitiveness and 

competitive strategy for real estate businesses, green facilities management 

for buildings, sustainable land use and urban planning, green property 

development, environment issues during the real estate development 

processes and risk management for real estate and building projects. These 

efforts have also led to the publication of 15 international journal papers, 

9 of which she was the first author. Out of these, 7 were given the A-grade 

in line with faculty standards. In this period, she has also written three 

book chapters and 11 conference papers, which provided her with many 

opportunities to attend overseas conferences in the USA, the UK, Finland, 

Korea, and Malaysia. 

Besides the research, Dr Zhang has also been actively participating in the 

activities of the faculty and department. She helped organized the 2nd 

International Postgraduate Conference on Infrastructure and Environment 

in 2010 (IPCIE) and now acts as an adviser for the 2011 IPCIE. When she 

was a PhD student, she served as the Vice-President of the PolyU CIB 

Student Chapter for 2009-2010. 

Dr XIA Bo (2010) 

Dr TAN Yongtao (2009) 

Supervisor 

Prof. CHAN Ping Chuen Albert 

Project title 

The selection of DB operational variations in the 

People’s Republic of China using Delphi method and 

Fuzzy set theory 

Dr Xia obtained his Bachelor’s degree in structural engineering and 

Master’s degree in construction management from Zhejiang University--- 

one of the top universities in China. Before undertaking his PhD program 

at the Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic 

University, Dr Xia worked as a tutor for one year at the Zhejiang Science 

and Technology University. Under the supervision of Prof. Albert P.C. Chan, 

Dr Xia conducted his PhD study on the design-build (DB) field, with the 

aim to establish a fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making (FMCDM) model for 

the selection of DB operational variations in China. The research resulted 

in a number of publications, including two internationally refereed 

conference papers and five first-tier refereed journal papers. During his 

PhD candidature, Dr Xia went on a Student Exchange Program to undertake 

research at the University of Colorado at Boulder in the United States. He 

spent six months working with Prof. Keith Molenaar, one of the worldrenowned 

experts in the area of design-build. 

Supervisor 


Project title 

Contractor’s Competitiveness and Competitive 

Strategy in Hong Kong 

Dr Yongtao Tan obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and 

Master’s degree in Engineering Management from Southeast University, 

Nanjing, China. He obtained his PhD degree in 2009 from the Department 

of Building and Real Estate at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His PhD 

thesis, entitled ‘Contractor’s Competitiveness and Competitive Strategy in 

Hong Kong’, aims to help contractors to have a better understanding of 

their competitiveness and formulate competitive strategies in the context 

of the Hong Kong construction industry. Currently, Dr Tan is a tutor for the 

information and construction technology discipline at the Department 

of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His 

current research interests are sustainability and competitiveness, as well 

as technology and innovation for sustainable development in construction. 

With the increasing need for resource efficiency and climate change 

adaptation in the construction industry, there is a demand for contractors 

to implement sustainable practices in construction since sustainable 

technology and innovation would be the sources of competitive advantage 

in the future. 

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Dr YAO Hong (2009) 

Dr ZHOU Wei (2008) 

Supervisor 


Project title 

A dynamic approach for evaluating the sustainability 

performance of infrastructure projects 

Dr Hong YAO obtained her BEng in Industrial Engineering and Management 

and MEng in Management Engineering in China. She obtained her PhD 

degree in 2009 from the Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong 

Kong Polytechnic University. She is also an economist authorized by the 

Ministry of Personnel, P. R. China. Before joining The Hong Kong Polytechnic 

University, she worked as a senior officer for a local government department 

in management and economics in China. She was a visiting scholar funded 

by the Shanxi Province Government at the Schulich School of Business, 

York University, Canada. Her major research interests are in the areas of 

sustainable construction and sustainable performance assessment for 

infrastructure projects by using dynamic approach. Her research topic for 

the PhD degree is on a dynamic approach for evaluating the sustainability 

performance of infrastructure projects. 

Supervisor 

Prof. YANG Hongxing 

Project title 

Simulation and Optimum Design of Hybrid Solar-wind 

and Solar-wind-diesel Power Generation Systems 

Dr Zhou obtained his MSc in HVAC from Shandong Jianzhu University in 

2004, and received his PhD in the Renewable Energy field (Thesis title: 

Simulation and Optimum Design of Hybrid Solar-wind and Solar-winddiesel 

Power Generation Systems) from The Hong Kong Polytechnic 

University in 2008. During his four years of PhD study under Prof. Yang 

Hongxing’s supervision, Dr Zhou has authored or co-authored 18 technical 

papers including 9 international journal papers. He has also published two 

technical books, one for HVAC applications in hospitals, and one for solar 

energy applications in buildings. After graduating with his PhD, Dr Zhou 

joined the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute 

(ASTRI) as a senior engineer. Now he is the team leader of an Innovation 

and Technology Fund project, and holds 2 pending patents in US. He has 

broad R&D interests, especially in Concentrating Photovoltaic, hybrid solarwind 

systems, and building energy studies. 

Dr GAO Naiping (2007) 

Supervisor 

Prof. NIU Jianlei 

Project title 

Numerical and Experimental Study of Personalized 

Ventilation 

Dr Gao studied at the Department of Building Services Engineering from 

2003 to 2006, obtained his PhD degree at 2007, and worked as a Research 

Associate and Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the same department until 

June 2008. Now he is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Refrigeration 

and Thermal Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. His research 

interests include indoor air quality, thermal comfort, and building 

performance modeling. Under the supervision of Prof. Jianlei Niu, his PhD 

research is on the experimental measurements, human subjective survey, 

and numerical simulation of a novel ventilation system, i.e. personalized 

ventilation, which has a great potential to be applied in commercial aircraft 

cabins to improve the inhaled air quality and to reduce cross-infections of 

airborne diseases. The research results have been numerously publicized 

in more than seven journal papers and eight conference papers. He was 

awarded the Bronze Prize at the 35th International Exhibition of Inventions, 

New Techniques & Products, Geneva, Switzerland. 

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Dr ZHOU Qibin (2007) 

Dr YU Fu Wing (2004) 

Supervisor 

Dr DU Ya Ping Patrick 

Project title 

Lightning-induced Impulse Magnetic Fields in Highrise 

Buildings 

“I joined the Building and Structural Engineering Department of The Hong 

Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) after my graduation from Shanghai 

Jiaotong University in 2003. At the beginning, I worked as a Research 

Assistant for Dr Patrick Ya Ping Du. A year later, I became his research 

student for a PhD degree. After I submitted my thesis in 2007, I worked 

as a Research Associate until I left Hong Kong. Since my research field is 

lightning protection, after my graduation I found a position as a lightning 

protection engineer in Shanghai Meteorological Bureau (SMB). During my 

study and work at PolyU and SMB, I was involved in both academic research 

and engineering projects. During that time, I had published several papers 

in IEEE, IEE and IEEJ. I also took part in some standard revising work, like IEC 

61643, as a member in Workgroup 4 in IEC SC37A.” 

Supervisor 

Dr CHAN Kwok Tai 

Project title 

Optimum Condensing Temperature at Part-load 

Operation of Air-cooled Chillers for Energy Efficiency 

“I started my full-time PhD study on chiller system performance at the 

Department of Building Services Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic 

University (PolyU), in 2001. After graduation in 2004, I took up the posts of 

research associate, postdoctoral fellow and research fellow at PolyU, and 

worked on various research projects on developing optimum operation 

and control of various chiller systems. I have published over 50 papers in 

international journals and conference proceedings. During my research 

work, I accrued relevant professional experience and have successfully 

become a Chartered Engineer and a member of the Hong Kong Institution 

of Engineers and Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers. I 

now develop my research work in HVAC&R system simulation and energy 

performance of buildings.” 

Dr LIN Zhongping (2005) 

Dr CHEUNG Kwong Chief (2001) 

Supervisor 

Dr DENG Shiming Simon 

Project title 

Strategies for Bedroom Air Conditioning in the 

Subtropics 

From 2002 to 2005, Dr Liu studied in the Department of Building Services 

Engineering, Faculty of Construction and Environment of The Hong Kong 

Polytechnic University as a PhD research student. He obtained his PhD 

degree in BSE from PolyU in 2005. He then rejoined Tongji University 

in 2005, and is now an Associate Professor in the School of Mechanical 

Engineering, Tongji University. He is a member of the Shanghai Society of 

Refrigeration, and is a Registered Utility Engineer in the People’s Republic 

of China. 

Dr XU Xinhua (2005) 

Supervisor 

Prof. CHOW Wan Ki 

Project title 

Industrial Fires in Hong Kong - Application of Fire Safety 

Engineering to Industrial Buildings 

“I obtained the PhD degree from the Department of Building Services Engineering 

(BSE) in 2001. During the study, I had received the 1998 David B. Gratz Scholarship 

under the Fire Safety Educational Memorial Fund of the National Fire Protection 

Association in USA. The BSE has provided a stimulating and challenging research 

environment coupled with plentiful supports. This is a first-class department, not 

only equipped with the best state-of-the-art facilities, but also creates an exemplary 

academic atmosphere for cutting-edge fire technological research. Furthermore, 

the PhD study has been tremendously useful to my professional development. It 

gives me insight into the synergy of fire safety innovation and technology for the 

day-to-day operations, thus enabling revitalization to scientific know-how and 

engineering approach in the field of occupational safety and health. I am at present 

a Senior Divisional Occupational Safety Officer working in the Occupational Safety 

& Health Branch (OSHB) of the Labour Department in the HKSAR Government. 

I am also a visiting lecturer teaching the MSc degree course in Fire and Safety 

Engineering at BSE of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.” 

Supervisor 

Prof. WANG Shengwei 

Project title 

Model-Based Building Performance Evaluation and 

Diagnosis 

“My six years at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), including 

three years of PhD study, one year of RA research and two years of 

postdoctoral research, are indispensable to, and memorable in my life. 

These years gave me sufficient time and energy to understand and follow 

up the research progress relating to my research interests, and to conduct 

the related research works on building intelligent control and diagnosis, 

building energy efficiency, sustainable energy etc. During my study 

and research period in PolyU, what had deeply impressed me were the 

invaluable suggestions, patient encouragement, continuous support of 

and nurturing by my supervisor, Prof. Shengwei Wang. The three years 

of PhD study laid down a strong foundation for my research career, and 

the following three years’ research after PhD graduation developed my 

independent research capability. I currently work as an academic staff 

in Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PRC. 

Thanks to my supervisor! Thanks to PolyU!” 

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Dr LUI Che Heng Gigi (2001) 

Dr WANG Yujie (2001) 

Supervisor 


Project title 

A Critical Study on the Fire Safety Provisions of 

Karaoke Establishments 

“I began to work under my supervisor Professor Wan Ki Chow at The Hong 

Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in 1998, to broaden my knowledge 

on advanced fire engineering. I completed my Doctor of Philosophy 

(PhD) project on “A Critical Study on the Fire Safety Provisions of Karaoke 

Establishments” in 2001. This PhD project had allowed me to gain much 

knowledge in different domains of fire engineering, including the local 

legislation, regulations and standards, fire science, human responses and 

evacuation, analysis of both active and passive fire protection systems, and 

also fire safety management. I had derived great satisfaction in these 2.5 

years from conducting research in the interest of public safety in respect of 

the destructive effects of fire. In 2000, I was the only winner to be awarded 

the David B. Gratz Scholarship, which was a competitive scholarship for 

graduate students enrolled in Fire Science or Fire Engineering Programmes 

outside of the United States, organized by the National Fire Protection 

Association Fire Safety Educational Memorial Fund of the National Fire 

Protection Association in the United States of America. This scholarship 

was deeply meaningful to my study area and my subsequent career in 

providing safer environment for people. Upon the submission of my PhD 

thesis, I was appointed as a full-time faculty member in the Department 

of Building Services Engineering in PolyU in January 2001. I continue to put 

effort into enhancing the quality of teaching through research studies on 

fire safety engineering.” 

Supervisor 

Prof. YIN Jianhua 

Project title 

Stability Analysis of Slopes and Footings Considering 

Different Dilation Angles of Geomaterial 

Dr Yu-Jie WANG studied as a PhD student under the supervision of 

Prof. Jianhua YIN in the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, 

PolyU from July 1998 to May 2001, and received his Doctor of Philosophy 

in October 2001. After that, upon the invitation of Professor Paul Chiasson, 

he has worked as Postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Civil 

Engineering, University of Moncton, Canada for nearly two years before he 

went back to the Department of Geotechnical Engineering, China Institute 

of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR) in September 

2003. He was appointed Professor in 2007 and awarded one of Top 10 

Distinguished Young of IWHR and Ministry of Water Resources, China in 

the same year. Until now, Dr Wang has published over 30 technical papers, 

one co-authored book and over 30 research reports. 

Dr ZHAO Yang (2001) 

Dr CHEUNG Quincy (1998) 

Supervisor 


Project title 

Numerical Studies on a Sprinkler Fire 

“I started as a research student in 1992 and got my PhD in 1998. During this 

period, I had two years as a full-time research student, and had enjoyed 

very much studying at the University and also its wonderful campus life. 

The most precious thing that I got from my research study at the University 

was not that I had successfully completed my PhD thesis, but rather the 

problem solving skills that had since benefitted my career. As a building 

services engineer, I have to face a lot of multi-disciplinary engineering 

challenges which I may not have experienced before. In this light, the skills 

that I had developed over the years as a research student have proved to be 

the greatest asset in my career path. I possess the self confidence to tackle 

all kinds of problems arising from any of my assignments. In hindsight, I 

have no doubt that I had made the right decision to pursue a higher degree 

at the University. At present, I am as a Technical Consultant in the Transport 

Infrastructure Office of the MSAR (Macau Special Administrative Region), 

being in charge of the Macau Light Rapid Transit project.“ 

Supervisor 

Prof. TENG Jin-Guang 

Project title 

Stability and Strength of Steel Silo Transition Junctions 

Dr Zhao is a Professor of Structural Engineering at Zhejiang University. 

He obtained his BEng and MEng degree from Zhejiang University in 1991 

and 1994 respectively, and obtained his PhD degree from The Hong Kong 

Polytechnic University in 2001. His research interests include the analysis, 

behavior and design of long-span spatial structures and thin-shell structures. 

He is the principal investigator of two projects supported by National Natural 

Science Foundation of China. He has published over 70 technical papers and 

is the co-author of 3 books. He is the associate editor of the Journal “Spatial 

Structures” (in Chinese). He is a member of Space Structures Committee, 

China Civil Engineering Society and member of the drafting group of four 

Chinese Codes including “Technical specification for Space Grid Structures”, 

“Technical Specification for Membrane Structures” and “Specification for 

Design of Reinforced Concrete Shell Structures”. He was selected to the 

Programme for New Century Excellent Talents in University by MOE in 2007. 

Dr ZHU Xinqun (2001) 

Supervisor 

Dr LAW Siu Seong 

Project title 

Vehicular Load on Bridge Deck 

Dr Zhu entered the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering at The 

Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in August 1998 and was awarded 

a PhD degree in November 2001. His supervisors are Dr Sin Seong Law and Dr T.H.T. 

Chan. During his three years at PolyU, he had written 15 refereed journal 

papers which were published in Journal of Sound and Vibration, Journal of 

Engineering Mechanics ASCE, Journal of Vibration and Acoustics ASME and 

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. Upon his graduation, he has 

been a Research Associate, Research Fellow and lecturer at the University 

of Manchester, the University of Western Australia and the University of 

Western Sydney. He has published over 100 refereed papers in journals and 

international conferences. 

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Dr CHAN C.Y. John (2000) 

Dr TAM Mei Lam (2000) 

Supervisor 

Dr CHAN Lo Yin 

Project title 

Characteristics of Vertical Ozone Distribution and 

Ozone Transport in the Troposphere over Hong Kong 

Dr Chan graduated in 2000 from PolyU, where he met his beloved one 

(now his wife), another graduate of the University. During his six years 

studies in the University, he had been invited to the Blake/Rowland 

(Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1995) Laboratory in University of California 

at Irvine for academic exchange. His major scientific contribution was 

finding the transport of biomass burning emissions from fire activity in the 

Southeast Asia regions (e.g. Thailand, India, Burma and Indonesia) and its 

impacts on tropospheric ozone enhancements (e.g. through CO-OH-CH4 

photochemical cycle) and the climate system in subtropical South China 

and North Pacific. Dr Chan was appointed as a Distinguished Professor 

in 2006 at the National Sun Yat-sen University under the Hundred Talent 

Import Programme, and was promoted to Associate Dean of the School 

of Environmental Science and Engineering in 2008. He has been actively 

collaborating with scientists from leading academic bodies such as NASA 

and Yale University. Recently, Dr Chan and collaborators jointly published 

an innovative paper using oxygen 18 stable isotope as a chemical tracer 

to explain well the source of tropospheric ozone at the Waliguan Global 

Atmospheric Watch Station. He further proposed a new method using the 

unique Mass Independent Fractionation ratio of oxygen 17 and 18 isotopes 

(Δ17O=δ17O - 0.512*δ18O) for assessing the vertical flux of air from the 

stratosphere at the surface. Dr Chan is now serving in various consultation 

bodies, including the Central Government of China, and various domestic 

and provincial governments. 

Supervisor 

Prof. LAM Hing Keung William 

Project title 

A Balance of Car Ownership Under User Demand and 

Road Network Supply Conditions 

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is Dr Tam’s second home as 

she studied and worked in PolyU for more than 14 years. Dr Tam obtained 

her Bachelor’s degree in the Department of Applied Mathematics. She 

then studied as a PhD candidate at the Department of Civil and Structural 

Engineering (CSE) under the supervision of Prof. William Hing Keung Lam. 

During the PhD study period, she gained extensive research experience 

and knowledge on transportation, specializing in car ownership and 

parking studies. After graduation in 2000, Dr Tam joined a consultancy 

firm to acquire practical experience on transport planning and modelling. 

She had returned to CSE as Research Associate, Research Fellow and then 

Project Fellow since 2004. Dr Tam has published over 50 refereed papers 

in journals and international conferences. She now mainly focuses on the 

development of intelligent transportation systems. One of her projects, 

Internet Traffic Speed Map, was awarded the Certificate of Merit in the 

Hong Kong ICT Awards 2008: Best Public Service Application (Small Scale 

Project). 

Dr ZHU Jun Gao (2000) 

Dr HONG Tao (2000) 

Supervisor 


Project title 

Nonlinear, Buckling and Postbuckling Analysis of 

Shells of Revolution 

Dr Hong studied at the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering 

from 1995 to 1999. With the supervision of Prof. Jin-Guang Teng, his 

PhD research work presents a series of developments leading to an 

efficient and accurate finite element analysis for nonlinear, buckling 

and postbuckling behaviour of thin elastic shells of revolution. The work 

represents an important step towards the eventual development of a 

so-called ‘advanced analysis’ for stability design of steel shell structures 

in which imperfections, residual stresses and material plasticity are all 

realistically modelled. Since obtaining his PhD degree in 2000, Dr Hong 

had been a Post-doctoral Research Associate and Research Fellow at the 

University of Edinburgh and the University of Portsmouth, UK. In 2007, he 

joined Zhejiang University of Technology and was appointed as a Professor 

at the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He was promoted to the 

post of Associate Dean of the Graduate School in 2009. 

Supervisor 


Project title 

Experimental Study and Elastic Visco-plastic 

Modelling of the Time-dependent Stress-strian 

Behaviour of Hong Kong Marine Deposits 

Dr Zhu went to The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in May, 

1997. After graduation from PolyU, Dr Zhu joined the Hohai University, 

Nanjing, China. He has published about 90 papers, and won “Science and 

Technology Advancement Prize (Second Class)” awarded by the Ministry of 

Education, China. 

Dr ZHU Le-Dong (2000) 

Supervisor 

Prof. XU You-lin 

Project title 

Buffeting Response and Mitigation of Super Long 

Span Cable-stayed Bridges 

“Since the completion of my Master’s degree study, I got a valuable 

opportunity in 1998 to study in CSE at PolyU for my PhD degree, under 

the supervision of Prof. Youlin Xu. The subsequent 3.5 years of study and 

life in Hong Kong were very hard but fruitful, and therefore very important 

to me professionally, and also in terms of my life experience and future 

career. At PolyU, I had been favourably impressed by, and greatly benefited 

from the open atmosphere for study and research, by the chances for 

international exchanges, by the plentiful resources for study and research, 

and by the diligence and intellectual brightness of the staff in CSE. My 

achievements at PolyU had helped me to be promoted to a Professor soon 

after I returned to Tongji University. The education, life experience and 

professional credentials that I obtained during my stay in Hong Kong have 

a positive impact on my current and future career, and on the education 

of my students.” 

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Dr XUE Su Duo (1999) 

Dr ZHANG Jianping (1996) 

Supervisor 

Prof. Ko Jan-ming 

Project title 

Torsional Vibration Control of Suspension Bridge 

Decks Using Tuned Liquid Column Damper 

Dr Xue studied as a PhD candidate in the Department of Civil and Structural 

Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University from 1995 to 1998, 

under the supervision of Prof. Jan-ming Ko and Prof. Youlin Xu. During that 

period, he mainly did research projects on Wind-Induced Vibration Control 

of Cable Suspension Bridges and was involved in many field measurements 

for Tsing Ma Bridge and other bridges in Hong Kong. Upon graduation 

in December 1998, he returned to Beijing University of Technology for 

his teaching and research. He is now a full professor in the College of 

Architecture and Civil Engineering at Beijing University of Technology 

and Director of Teaching Affairs Office of the University. He has published 

6 books, obtained 5 patents, published over 100 technical papers and 

received many academic awards. He is currently a member of the Executive 

Council of International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) 

and Vice-President of China Spatial Structures Committee. 

Supervisor 

Prof. Michael Anson 

Project title 

A new approach to construction planning and site 

space utilization through computer visualization 

Prof. Zhang Jianping graduated from Tsinghua University in 1980 and has 

been working in the Department of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University. 

She worked as a Research Assistant and PhD candidate in the area of 

computer visualization on construction planning and site space utilization 

from 1991 to 1995 under the supervision of Prof. Michael Anson, and 

obtained her Doctor of Philosophy from The Hong Kong Polytechnic 

University in 1996. She is now a Professor and a supervisor of PhD 

students in the Department of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University. Her 

current research interest includes CAD/CAE in civil engineering, 4D-CAD, 

information technology in construction, Building Information Model (BIM) 

and Building Life-Cycle Management (BLM). She has undertaken a large 

number of research projects including the projects funded from the National 

Technological Support Program for the 10th five-year and the 11th-Fiveyear, 

National Natural Science Foundation of China and Research Grants 

Council of Hong Kong. She has published 5 professional books and over 

100 journal/conference papers, and received many academic awards. Prof. 

Zhang is currently a board member of Specialty Committee in Construction 

Information Technology, Science and Technology Committee, Ministry of 

Construction in China, and a board member of China Engineering Graphics 

Society. 

Dr CHUNG Shan Shan (1996) 

Dr WANG Shou Qing (1991) 

Supervisor 

Prof. POON Chi Sun 

Project title 

Policy and Economic Considerations on Waste 

Minimization and Recycling in Hong Kong 

“When I joined PolyU, I was affiliated with the then Environmental 

Engineering Unit which has now developed into the Research Centre for 

Environmental Technology and Management. Perhaps it was because of 

my gender, and also because my study area was so different from the rest 

of others that during my doctoral study, I enjoyed almost unrestrained 

freedom to conduct my research. Being the minority of the minority 

however did not preclude me from making early accomplishments. Yet, 

only later did I realize that the inadvertent occasional honest arrogance I 

exhibited at that time had repeatedly given hard times to those who worked 

with me. Had it not for their forgiveness and understanding, I would not 

have been able to enjoy my study as much as I did, and I might not have 

chosen to join the academia aferwards. I would like to say thank you to 

all of those with whom I had worked closely, the research assistants, the 

laboratory technicians, fellow research students…, and not the least, Prof. 

Jan-ming Ko, the then Department Head of CSE and Prof. Chi Sun Poon, my 

doctorate supervisor – all of you are important in making my days in CSE 

one of the most memorable period in my life.” 

Supervisor 

Prof. Michael Anson 

Project title 

A Methodology for Comparing the Productivities of 

the Ready Mixed Concrete Industries in Major Cities 

Prof. Wang is a Professor at the Department of Construction Management, 

School of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China and 

currently Deputy Director, Institute of International Engineering Project 

Management, Tsinghua University. His research interest is mainly on Public- 

Private Partnership (PPP). He has produced 200+ publications and is one of 

the top contributors of journal papers in his research field in last decade. 

He is sitting in some academic and professional bodies, these include being 

Chairman of the China National Collaboration Network for MEng (PM) 

Education (100+ universities), Board Member (representing Asia) of the 

Project Management Institute’s Global Accreditation Centre for Project 

Management Degree, Editorial Board Advisor/Member of Construction 

Management and Economics, Management Decision, Journal of Financial 

Management of Property and Construction. He is also one of the most 

popular lecturers in China and has been invited to lecture on PPP, project 

management, risk management or research methods for 1000+ times since 

he returned to China and re-joined Tsinghua in 2003. 

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Dr LI Zhiwei (2005) 

Dr Khoshelham Kourosh (2004) 

Supervisor 

Prof. DING Xiaoli 

Project title 

Modeling Atmospheric Effects on Repeat-pass InSAR 

Measurements 

“I started my PhD study in 2000 and graduated in 2005, under the guidance 

of Prof. Xiaoli Ding. I had enjoyed the high-quality programmes, services 

and assistance offered to me by the Department of Land Surveying and 

Geo-Informatics (LSGI), I had also found the Library, Research Office, 

English Department and The Centre for Independent Language Learning 

very useful. I appreciate and had strongly benefited from the numerous 

research seminars, workshops, conferences and exchange programmes 

organized by LSGI and PolyU. These had greatly widened my horizon and 

made me more internationally minded. In a word, they have set a solid 

foundation for my academic research. Upon graduation, I joined Central 

South University, China, where I am developing a good professional career. 

I was promoted to Professor in 2007 and elected as New Century Excellent 

Talents in University by Ministry of Education of China in 2008. I have got 

three projects from National Science Foundation of China in the recent five 

years and have published more than ten papers in international journals. 

The experience in PolyU had really made a difference to my life!” 

Supervisor 

Prof. LI Zhilin 

Project title 

Integration of Multi-source Data for Automated 

Building Extraction 

Kourosh Khoshelham received his PhD in 2004 from PolyU, Dept. of Land 

Surveying and Geo-Informatics. During his PhD he worked on integrating 

aerial image and laser range data for automated extraction of buildings. 

Between 2005 and 2007 he worked at the University of Tehran as an 

assistant professor where he was involved in teaching and research 

in photogrammetry and remote sensing. He joined Delft University of 

Technology as a postdoctoral research fellow in 2007 and was appointed 

as an assistant professor in 2008. In October 2010, Kourosh obtained a 

position as an assistant professor at the ITC Faculty of Geo-Information 

Science and Earth Observation of the University of Twente. His main 

research interests include pattern recognition and object extraction from 

image and range data, low-cost range imaging, indoor mapping and 

navigation, UAV photogrammetry and mobile mapping. He is currently 

involved in the TIGER initiative of the European Space Agency as the 

coordinator of training activities focusing on the remote sensing of water 

in the continent of Africa. 

Dr ZHOU Xinghua (2005) 

Dr Shaker Ahmed (2004) 

Supervisor 

Prof. CHEN Yongqi 

Project title 

An Approach to Seafloor Classification Using Fuzzy 

Neural Networks Combined with a Genetic Algorithm 

Dr Zhou started studying in the Department of Land Surveying and Geo- 

Information (LSGI) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in May 2000 

and was awarded a PhD degree in December 2005. He worked under the 

supervision of Prof. Yongqi Chen and Mr Nick Emerson. Before joining LSGI, 

he was a Research Professor of marine surveying at The First Institute of 

Oceanography (FIO) of State Ocean Administration of China in Qingdao 

City. He rejoined FIO in 2005, and is now a Research Professor and the 

Director of Marine Engineering Environmental Investigation and Geomatic 

Center, FIO. He has published 2 books and over 30 technical papers, 

obtained 2 patents and received many engineering projects and academic 

awards. He is a member of Chinese Society for Geodesy, Photogrammetry 

and Cartography. He is currently the Director of Marine Engineering 

Environmental Investigation and Geomatics Center, The First Institute of 

Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, P.R. China. 

Supervisor 

Prof. SHI Wen Zhong John 

Project title 

Point- and Line-based Transformation Models for 

High Resolution Satellite Image Rectification 

Dr Ahmed Shaker received his PhD from the Department of Land Surveying 

and Geo-informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, under the 

supervision of Dr Wen Zhong Shi. Dr Shaker’s thesis title is “Point- and 

line-based transformation models for high resolution satellite image 

rectification”. He obtained his M.Sc. and B.Sc. from the Department of 

Civil Engineering of Cairo University, Egypt. Dr Shaker has over 15 years 

of experience in the field of remote sensing. He is the winner of a number 

of prestigious awards including the National Science Progress Award in 

Surveying and Mapping from the Chinese National Congress, China; the 

Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowship, European Commission; and 

the Scholarly, Research and Creative activity 2010 recognition Award from 

Ryerson University, Canada. Dr Shaker’s research interests cover satellite 

sensor modeling, image analysis and data fusion, applications of remote 

sensing in water resources and urban areas, transportation engineering, 

image classification and segmentation, and LiDAR data processing. Dr 

Shaker has more than 45 papers published in several scientific peer 

reviewed international journals and conferences. He is also a peer reviewer 

of several international journals. Dr Shaker is working as a consultant to a 

number of national and international organizations. 

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Dr LIU Guoxiang (2003) 

Dr LIU Yanxiong (2000) 

Supervisor 


Project title 

Regional Deformation Monitoring by Satellite SAR 

Interferometry 

Dr Guoxiang Liu received his PhD degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic 

University in 2003. He was supervised by Prof. Xiaoli Ding, Prof. Yongqi 

Chen and Prof. Zhilin Li at the Department of Land Surveying and Geo- 

Informatics, and the project title for his PhD was Regional Deformation 

Monitoring by Satellite SAR Interferometry (GV-747). From 2005 to 2006, 

Dr Liu was a visiting scholar at The University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA. 

Dr Liu is currently a Professor and a Vice Dean with the Faculty of 

Geosciences and Environmental Engineering at the Southwest Jiaotong 

University. In 2008, he was selected into the Programme for New Century 

Excellent Talents in University of the Ministry of Education of China. He is 

a member of the Inter-Commission Working Group V/I of the International 

Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, and a member of the 

Commission on Mapping from Satellite Imagery of the International 

Cartographic Association. 

His current research interests are radar interferometry, photogrammetry 

and optical remote sensing for mapping regional topography and 

deformation. He has a total of over 90 publications including nearly 70 

journal papers and 1 research monograph. As the Principal Investigator of 

15 research projects (including 4 projects granted by the National Natural 

Science Foundation of China), Dr Liu has been actively involved in the 

development of advanced radar interferometry techniques (e.g., persistent 

scatterer radar interferometry) for detecting and modeling the engineering 

subsidence and the crustal deformation. 

Supervisor 


Project title 

Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Water Vapor using 

GPS Data in the Hong Kong Region 

Main research include: (1) Remote sensing the water vapor content 

over the ocean using ship-based GPS and ground-based GPS. The recent 

results show that the Perceptible Water Vapor contents from the dynamic 

GPS agree with the results from the 3-D weather element fields. Their 

difference is less than 2mm in vertical and 4mm in slant. (2) Monitoring 

mean sea levels over the China Seas combined with GPS and tide gauge. 

The establishment of GPS Monitoring System (GMS) over the Chinese 

coastal zone. The results from GMS are beneficial for accurately separating 

the effects of the ground subsidence or uprising on the tide gauge and 

obtaining the true variation of the mean sea levels over the China seas, and 

the oceanic weather research and forecast. 

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Selected Current PhD Students 



HONG Yuming 

PENG Yi 

Supervisor 

Dr CHAN Wai Ming Daniel 

Project title 

An Empirical Study of Collaborative Relationships (CR) in 

the Construction Industry of Mainland China 

“With its incessant significant contribution to the research on the built 

environment, BRE plays an important role in promoting the reputation 

of the Faculty and PolyU throughout the world. I feel honoured and 

proud to be one of the research students within the BRE family to probe 

into the research on construction project management. In line with the 

departmental motto of ‘Building Real Eminence’, the Department has 

provided a strong communication platform for all-rounded development 

and the continuous betterment of students through a series of innovative 

endeavours over the past few years. The Faculty’s Annual International 

Postgraduate Conferences and the Departmental Weekly Lunch Research 

Seminars enable all academic staff members and research students 

to access and learn from the ‘cutting-edge’ research by other local 

and overseas renowned scholars and experts in various disciplines of 

construction and real estate. Heartfelt thanks are extended to my Chief 

Supervisor, Dr Daniel Wai Ming Chan and Co-Supervisor, Prof. Albert Ping 

Chuen Chan for their dedicated supervision and valuable advice over the 

last two years. The concerted efforts of both academic and administrative 

staff have cultivated a stimulating environment for research and study 

under a dynamic teamwork atmosphere.” 

Supervisor 


Project title 

A Mechanism for Assessing the Sustainability of 

Post-disaster Rehabilitation 

“PolyU has an atmosphere of freedom for study and research. I am 

currently a year-1 PhD student in the BRE Department, doing research on a 

mechanism for assessing the sustainability of post-disaster rehabilitation in 

July 2010. Before that, I was a Research Assistant for one year, conducting 

research on BIM and sustainable urbanization. I have published several 

joint journal and conference papers based on my work as a RA. Moreover, 

I have been conducting a literature review on post-disaster rehabilitation 

and have drafted one paper for revision. As a personal goal, I would like 

to confirm my registration for the PhD program. I have been actively 

participating in the research seminars organized by the department and 

faculty. I have also joined the PolyU CIB Student Chapter to communicate 

and cooperate with other researchers and academics. Besides doing 

research, I like hiking, playing badminton, reading and writing Chinese 

poems. Sports activities and poems can refresh my spirits and inspire me.” 

JAVED Arshad Ali 

TAO Li 

Supervisor 

Dr LAM Tsun Ip 

Project title 

A Model of Output Specifications for Public-Private 

Partnership Projects 

“PolyU has good collaboration with a number of renowned universities 

and its PhD programme is designed to develop students’ research skills 

and support them in generating new knowledge. The BRE Department 

helps broaden my experience as a doctoral student and provides a varied 

perspective on my own studies. My research involves an investigation of 

the current problems in output-based specifications of PPP/PFI projects 

and the development of a framework to solve these issues. Writing a PhD 

dissertation is a completely new experience, and a challenging one for 

me and I am quite confident that the continuous evaluation and timely 

feedback from my supervisor will help me complete this daring task. I really 

enjoy the freedom of research and have enriched my knowledge in the 

deepest possible way. I have also got an opportunity to make lovely friends 

and explore Asia, particularly China, as a result of this research. As for the 

future, I look forward to attending an academic exchange programme with 

one of the partner universities to broaden my international exposure.” 

Supervisor 

Prof. WONG Kwan Wah Francis 

Project title 

Housing settlement for migrant workers in China 

— A case study of Shenzhen 

“I am currently a year-2 PhD student in the BRE Department. I commenced 

my research on “Housing settlement for migrant workers in China — 

A case study of Shenzhen” in 2008 as a MPhil student. One year later, I 

confirmed my registration in the MPhil programme and successfully 

transferred to PhD study. Since 2008, I have been conducting research on 

housing for migrant workers in China. Several interviews with the Shenzhen 

government officials and academics were conducted. Last year, I did a 

questionnaire survey on migrant workers and their housing conditions in 

Shenzhen. Based on that, I have published 4 refereed conference papers. 

I was also successful in the PolyU Student Attachment Programme, which 

has allowed me to attend the School of Economics and Finance at the 

University of Western Sydney for 4 months in 2011. Besides working on 

my research, I have also been actively participating in the activities of 

the faculty and department. I helped organized the Faculty based 2nd 

International Postgraduate Conference on Infrastructure and Environment 

in 2010. I also served as the President of the PolyU CIB Student Chapter 

for 2010-2011, organizing activities like research seminars, career talk, 

dissertation competition, academic visit, site visit, etc. In addition, with the 

submission of a proposal entitled “Web-based visual platform for real-time 

communication and collaboration among the CIB Student Chapters”, our 

Student Chapter won the CIB’s Sebestyén Future Leaders Award 2009/10.” 

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YUAN Hongping 

GAO Caifeng 

Supervisor 


Project title 

A Model for Assessing the Effectiveness of Construction 

and Demolition Waste Management Using System 

Dynamics Approach 

“I am a PhD Candidate in the Department of Building and Real Estate at The 

Hong Kong Polytechnic University. I have a Bachelor’s degree in Construction 

Management from Chongqing University and a Master’s degree in 

Management Science and Engineering from Shenzhen University. I have 

a great interest in sustainable construction, particularly in construction 

and demolition waste management. I came across this absorbing field 

when I was a Research Assistant in a project titled “A dynamic model for 

managing construction and demolition waste in Hong Kong and the Pearl 

River Delta Region”, under the supervision of Dr Jane J.L. Hao in 2007. I 

am now working with Professor Liyin Shen on a project titled “A dynamic 

model for assessing the effectiveness of construction and demolition 

waste management”. While pursuing my PhD degree, I have published 

several papers in academic journals such as Waste Management, Facilities, 

Resources, Conservation and Recycling, International Journal of Project 

Management and the proceedings for the Chinese Research Institute of 

Construction Management (CRIOCM) conference. From September 2010 

to February 2011, I was supported by the research student attachment 

programme on a visit to the Rinker School of Building Construction at the 

University of Florida. I am a member of CRIOCM and have served as a 

reviewer for Construction Management and Economics since 2009.” 

Supervisor 

Dr LEE Wai Ling 

Project title 

Study of natural ventilation in residential buildings in 

Hong Kong 

“I am now in the 3 rd year of my PhD study in the BSE. My research is on 

measures to enhance natural ventilation performance in residential 

buildings in Hong Kong, with emphases on influences of window openings 

configurations, window types and surrounding buildings. The study aims 

to provide useful information to site planners and architects in Hong 

Kong in designing residential dwellings for natural ventilation and energy 

performance. My research period in the University is the most rewarding 

and memorable experience in my life. The research atmosphere here is 

very pleasant, whilst my supervisor and senior academics are all very 

friendly and supportive. In the past two and a half years, I managed 

to publish my research results in a number of international refereed 

journals. I had the chance to meet many distinguished researchers from 

all over the world through attending public lectures and workshops held 

by the faculty and department. I attended and presented my research in 

international conferences held in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, and 

USA. In addition, I received a full subsidy to attend a three-month student 

attachment programme at Cardiff University in the UK, where I managed 

to broaden my horizons. I feel profoundly grateful to my supervisor and 

the University, and wish the Hong Kong Polytechnic University a brilliant 

future.” 

LI Xiaoping 

Supervisor 


Project title 

Experimental and Simulation Study of Spatial 

Distribution of Human Respiratory Droplets under 

Typical Indoor Air Distribution Patterns 

“I obtained my BSc. in Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning 

Engineering in 2002, and MSc. in Thermal Engineering in 2005 from Tongji 

University. From 2005 to 2009, I worked as an engineering designer in 

Baosteel Engineering and Technology Co. At the end of 2009, I got this 

great opportunity to study in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University under 

the supervision of Prof. Jianlei Niu. The research project is Experimental 

and Simulation Study of Spatial Distribution of Human Respiratory Droplets 

under Typical Indoor Air Distribution Patterns. Numerical simulations 

have been carried out to investigate the dispersion of respiratory droplet 

residuals under three commonly employed ventilation methods, specifically 

mixing ventilation, under-floor air distribution, and displacement 

ventilation system. The co-occupant’s exposure has also been evaluated 

when the infected person is breathing and coughing. Some meaningful and 

interesting results have been obtained. The ongoing experimental research 

is to study the dispersion of droplet residuals ranging from 1 to 10 microns 

in a full-scale chamber at different expiratory velocities to simulate the 

breathing, talking, or coughing process, under displacement ventilation 

system.” 

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Department of of Building Services and Real Engineering Estate 

LIU Xiaoping 

WANG Yuanhao 

ent of Building Services Engineering 

Supervisor 


Project title 

Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Air 

Cross-Contamination around Typical High-Rise 

Residential Building in Hong Kong 

“After working at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) 

as a Lecturer, I registered for fulltime PhD study at the Department of 

Building Services Engineering (BSE) in PolyU in 2007. My research interest 

includes airflow and pollutant dispersion in the urban environment near 

building complexes and the possibility of contamination of residential 

buildings. During these years of studies, BSE/FCE provided an excellent 

learning environment and gave me a great opportunity to carry out more indepth 

research to extend my research interests. I appreciated and strongly 

benefited from the high-quality seminars and the international conference 

for academic exchange. I’m full of gratitude to my chief supervisor Prof. 

Jianlei Niu for his patient encouragement, invaluable guidance throughout 

the study, and the chance to conduct experimental work on the CLP Power 

Wind Tunnel in collaboration with The Hong Kong University of Science and 

Technology (HKUST). This postgraduate study period in BSE/PolyU will be 

one of the most memorable periods of my life.” 

Supervisor 


Project title 

Novel-structure Dye-sensitized Solar Cells based on 

Highly Ordered Titania Nanotube Arrays 

“I obtained my BSc in Chemistry Department from Tsinghua University in 

2007, and then joined the Renewable Energy Research Group (RERG) in 

the Department of Building Services Engineering as a PhD student under 

the supervision of Prof. Hongxing Yang and Dr Lin Lu. I am interested in 

the field of Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells and my research topic is 

Novel-structure dye-sensitized solar cells based on highly ordered titania 

nanotube arrays. During my work, I have developed 3 new structures of 

solar cells combined with one dimensional nanomaterial. My research 

output not only lower the fabrication cost of solar cells, but also increase 

the use of sunlight. I have also authored or co-authored 10 international 

journals and applied for 3 patents.” 

MAN Yi 

ZHANG Shuo 

Supervisor 


Project title 

Study on the Hybrid Ground Coupled Heat Pump 

Systems with Borehole and Foundation Pile Ground 

Heat Exchangers for Cooling Load Dominated Buildings 

“I am a PhD research student instructed by Professor Yang Hongxing. I 

specialize in the research of hybrid ground coupled heat pump (HGCHP) 

systems for air conditioning in cooling load dominated buildings. During 

my PhD study in the BSE department, I systematically research on HGCHP 

systems. I established the analytical heat transfer models for novel pile 

foundation ground heat exchanger and novel nocturnal cooling radiator, 

which separately served as a ground heat exchanger and supplemental 

heat rejecter of novel HGCHP systems. I also developed a short time step 

calculation programme based on these analytical models to simulate 

the operation parameters of the HGCHP system. The accuracy of these 

analytical models and simulation program has been verified by detailed 

experimental studies. According to my study, several conclusions and useful 

design essentials of HGCHP systems for cooling load dominated buildings 

have been obtained. Publications arising from my PhD study include four 

journal papers and five conference papers.” 

Supervisor 


Project title 

Experimental and Numerical Investigation of 

Integration of Cooled-ceiling, Nocturnal Radiative 

Cooling and MPCM Slurry Thermal Storage 

“I joined the Department of Building Services Engineering of The Hong 

Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) as a Research Assistant in Jan. 

2007, and then became a Research Post-Graduate student under the 

supervision of Prof. Jianlei Niu for the MPhil and PhD degrees from Sep. 

2007 and Sep. 2008 respectively. My research topics are mainly related 

to the investigation of the characteristics of phase change materials and 

integrated thermal storage system. Some of the research results have 

been published in one journal paper and five conference papers. Another 

journal paper is also under preparation. I am encouraged that the project 

I joined, “Micro-Encapsulated Phase Change Material (MPCM) Thermal 

Storage System”, was awarded the Gold Medal with Jury’s Commendation 

at the 38th International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva, Switzerland 

(April 2010). I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to my supervisor, 

Professor Jianlei Niu. His bright and sharp academic sense, invaluable 

guidance and continuous support have helped me advance in my study. I 

am also thankful to the faculty and the department for providing precious 

academic resources, an open academic atmosphere and opportunities for 

international communication.” 

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BORANA Lalit 

TONG Fei 

Supervisor 


Project title 

Study of the Interface Behavior between Unsaturated 

Soil and Steel Surface 

“I got my B.Eng. in Civil Engineering from Visveswaraiah Technological 

University in India in May 2006 and my M.Tech in Geotechnical 

Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati in July 

2008. After that I worked as an Assistant Engineer from Aug. 2008 to 

Dec. 2009 at Consulting Engineering Services Pvt Ltd. In New Delhi. The 

objective of my present research is to investigate the shear strength 

behavior of unsaturated soil and soil-steel interface. To achieve this, 

systematic laboratory experiments are performed on completely 

decomposed granitic soil and steel surfaces. Based on the results 

obtained, a new mathematical model for estimating the unsaturated 

shear strength shall be formulated and validated using a pipe pile.” 

FONG Man 

Supervisor 


Project title 

Study on the Time-dependent Stress-Strain 

Behaviour of Clayey Soils 

“I was enrolled in the PhD programme in Nov last year, to study Timedependent 

Stress-Strain Behaviour of Clayey Soils. It is really an 

interesting and completely new field. At the very beginning, I found it 

hard to adapt to the living tempo here, and the fact that the people 

here speak a different language, and even to the wet weather. Gradually 

I learn to work independently, and cherish all the great facilities which 

the campus offers, and respect whatever that deserves attention. I 

think life is actually not easy. The key to success is to do the common 

things uncommonly well. Once a person has a dream, he will confront 

difficulties. I do enjoy the study, the campus. I would make everyeffort to 

realize my dream.” 

ZHANG Shi Shun 

Supervisor 

Prof. CHAN Siu Lai 

Project title 

Second-order Analysis of Imperfect Light-weight and 

Composite Structures 

“I graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University with a BEng (Hons) 

degree in 2007. I am currently a PhD research student in the Department 

of Civil and Structural Engineering. My research aims to replace the 

traditional and incontinent first-order analysis and design method with a 

new and accurate second-order analysis and design method. Owing to the 

rapid development and application of steel-concrete composite structures, 

a reliable and efficient analysis and design method is required for industrial 

uses. My research is also applicable to daily design as it satisfies the code 

requirements. In order to put my research findings into practice, I was 

involved in the development of software for the advanced analysis of 

composite structures. During my studies, I participated in an attachment 

programme and stayed at the University of Western Sydney for four 

months. This programme provided a variable opportunity for me to gain a 

global dimension to my knowledge and enriched my life.” 

Taormina Riccardo 

Supervisor 


Project title 

Behaviour and Modelling of Concrete Structures 

Strengthened with Near-surface Mounted (NSM) FRP 

Reinforcement 

“To a research student, the most interesting aspect of a university is its 

library collections and electronic resources. The Hong Kong Polytechnic 

University is very well-equipped in these aspects, and I can get almost any 

information I want here. If a book or other kinds of resources cannot be 

collected directly in the library, the staff will transfer it over from other 

libraries or organizations. This facilitates our research study very much. 

In addition, conferences and seminars by famous people are frequently 

held, which help expand our horizons and enrich our research ideas. 

My supervisor always asks us to think independently, study rigorously 

and accept new things after understanding them. He also tells us that a 

reasonable research style will enhance better future results. The research 

group members communicate with and learn from each other, especially 

in the weekly group meetings in which we are asked to give individual 

presentations to report our progress and receive suggestions from the 

supervisor and other group members. In this way, we are not only obtaining 

knowledge but also learning important skills.” 

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Supervisor 

Prof. CHAU Kwok Wing 

Project title 

Parallelization of Evolutionary Algorithms and 

Artificial Neural Networks for Modeling Hydrological 

Time Series on CUDA-enabled GPUs 

“I obtained my Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Environmental 

Engineering from Politecnico di Torino, Italy. After a brief work experience 

as a consultant, I returned to academia as a Research Assistant for two 

different departments of Politecnico di Torino, doing research in the 

field of groundwater modeling, artificial intelligence and meteorological 

nowcasting. In 2010 I was awarded the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship by 

the Research Grant Council, to pursue a PhD in Coastal and Hydraulic 

Engineering at the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering. My 

research deals with the application of artificial intelligence and GPU 

parallel computing for the prediction of hydrological variables and the 

development of watershed models. I am currently focusing my energies on 

the implementation of machine learning techniques on the CUDA parallel 

programming framework devised by NVIDIA.”




DING Qiong 

ZHOU Qi 

Supervisor 

Prof. CHEN Wu 

Project title 

The Integration of LiDAR and Imagery Datasets for 

Terrain Analysis of Outfall 

“I received the B.S. degree in surveying engineering and M.S. degree in 

photogrammetry and remote sensing from the Southwestern Jiaotong 

University, Chengdu, China. I’m currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree at 

the department of land surveying and geo-informatics, the Hong Kong 

Polytechnic University. My research project is about applying LiDAR 

technology to coastal wetland ecosystem analysis. I would like to express 

my appreciation to my supervisor Prof. Wu CHEN for his patience, valuable 

guidance, assistance and suggestions. I also appreciate the excellent 

academic environment here, enabling me to not only broaden my views, 

develop my research ability and improve my English language skills, but also 

attend international conferences with excellent scholars from all over the 

world. Other than academic study, life at PolyU is colorful. PolyU offers a 

variety of extra-curricular programmes, such as sports, music and culture 

classes to enrich our life and relax. I’ll cherish life in PolyU!” 

Supervisor 


Project title 

Generalization of Road Networks Using Syntactic and 

Structural Approach 

“I received a master’s degree in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 

from the State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, 

Mapping and Remote Sensing of Wuhan University in China in June 2008. 

I am now a Ph.D. student in the Department of Land Surveying & Geo- 

Informatics of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, doing a project 

titled “Generalization of Road Networks Using Syntactic and Structural 

Approach”. My research domain lies in the fields of Geographic Information 

Systems (GIS), Automated Cartography and Spatial Analysis.” 

GUO Jian 

Supervisor 

Dr WU Bo 

Project title 

Integration of Multi-source Lunar Imagery and Laser 

Altimetry Data for Precision Lunar Topographic mapping 

“I am a full-time PhD student in the LSGI department. After getting a MSc in 

photogrammetry & remote sensing from a joint programme of the Liaoning 

Technical University and the Chinese Academy of Surveying & Mapping, I 

worked at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University as an assistant associate 

from April to September 2009. Since September 2009, I have been a PhD 

student at PolyU. My research is on the integration of multi-source lunar 

imagery and laser altimetry data for precision lunar topographic mapping. I 

have a total of over 10 publications, including 5 journal papers, 6 conference 

papers and 1 book chapter. I was the only student who won the second prize 

of Mapping Science and Technology Progress Award in 2010. I have also 

worked part-time for SAO as a Graduate Mentor since 2010. My research is 

on lunar mapping. Since the launch of Chinese Chang’E-1, Japanese SELENE 

and NASA LRO, all data have become available. Integration and comparison 

between the multi-source lunar data through a combined adjustment model 

to get precise lunar topographic mapping that can contribute to future 

landings is my primary objective.” 

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Selected Postdoctoral Fellows 

Department of Building and Real Estate Department of Building Civil and Services Structural Engineering 

Dr YE Kunhui 

Dr HUI Pui Shan 

Supervisor 


Project title 

Modelling Competition Intensity in Construction 

Market 

“I have a MSc in Construction Management from the Faculty of 

Construction Management and Real Estate at Chongqing University and 

a PhD in Construction Economics and Management from the Department 

of Building and Real Estate at the HK PolyU. I am currently a postdoctoral 

fellow in the Department, an Associate Professor at Chongqing University, 

and a council member of the Chinese Research Institute of Construction 

Management (Hong Kong). My research interests include competitiveness 

and sustainable construction. I have published one book and over twenty 

papers in both academic and professional journals and international 

conferences. I have reviewed papers for a number of journals, including 

the International Journal of Construction Management, Construction 

Engineering and Management, Construction Management and Economics, 

and Management Decision. My postdoctoral project is an investigation 

of the relationships between competition intensity and sustainability 

performance in the construction industry. Before that, I managed more 

than ten projects funded by the National Planning Office of Philosophy 

and Social Science, Chongqing Municipal Government, and Chongqing 

University in China.” 

Supervisor 

Dr WONG Ling Tim 

Project title 

Development of Web-based Indoor Environmental 

Quality Calculator for Air-conditioned Spaces in 

Subtropical Climate 

“I graduated from the PhD programme in the Department of Building 

Services Engineering and joined the department as a Postdoctoral Fellow 

in May 2009. For a research student, I believe the role of the teacher is 

crucial in ensuring he/she develops academically, and more importantly, 

enhancing his/her learning skills and critical thinking. I would like to express 

my appreciation and gratitude to my supervisors for their valuable guidance 

and suggestions throughout my research work, with indispensable support 

and encouragement for my personal development during the past years. 

Thanks are extended to all the supporting staff in the Research Office and 

in my department, and the facilities provided by the University, all of these 

have assisted my research study professionally. Being a Postdoctoral Fellow 

provides me with a chance to pursue the next level in research, which I 

believe would be another valuable experience and challenge.” 

Dr MA Zhenjun 

Dr YEUNG Fai Yip 

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Supervisor 


Project title 

Developing a Partnering Performance Index (PPI) for 

Construction Projects - A Fuzzy Set Theory Approach 

“I was a PhD graduate and a postdoctoral fellow in the Building and Real 

Estate Department (BRE). Before joining the department, I knew very little 

about construction because my undergraduate major was in economics. 

I was very glad to be able to pick up the knowledge of construction 

management within a short period of time. More happily, my PhD thesis won 

a couple of awards from two independent organizations, namely, “The HK 

PolyU Student Chapter of CIB” and “The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors”. 

My postdoctoral research project is titled “Developing a Benchmarking 

Model for Construction Projects in Hong Kong” under the joint supervision 

of Prof. Albert P.C. Chan, Dr Daniel W.M. Chan, and Dr Y.H. Chiang. It aims 

to develop a comprehensive, objective, reliable and practical performance 

evaluation model for benchmarking purposes for construction projects in 

Hong Kong. My research interests are construction management, project 

management, housing economics, partnering, alliancing, public-private 

partnerships (PPP), joint ventures, relational contracting, construction 

safety, and benchmarking. I am currently working as a Lecturer in the 

College of International Education, School of Continuing Education, Hong 

Kong Baptist University.” 

Supervisor 


Project title 

Green Strategies for Operation of Buildings for Energy 

Efficiency and Sustainability 

“Studying as a postgraduate student and working as a Postdoctoral Fellow 

in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in the past four years are the most 

important and unforgettable periods in my life. The University continuously 

provided an excellent learning environment and first-class research 

resources. The supervisors and department/faculty staff are always 

generous with their valuable and constructive suggestions and guidance, 

as well as various other kinds of support. These are the fundamentals in the 

success of achieving my PhD degree and help me to broaden and deepen 

my knowledge. I believe the experience obtained in the University will be a 

lifelong asset and will continue to play a significant role in my future career 

development.” 

Dr XU Xiangguo 

Supervisor 

Dr CHAN Ming Yin Jonathan 

Project title 

A Novel Hybrid Controller for a Direct Expansion 

Air Conditioning (DEAC) System to Simultaneously 

Control Indoor Air Temperature and Humidity 

“After graduating from the PhD programme of the Hong Kong Polytechnic 

University, I am working as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of 

Building Services Engineering of PolyU. To a layman, air conditioning (A/C) 

may simply mean ‘the cooling and heating of air.’ This simple understanding 

of A/C is neither sufficiently useful nor accurate. Controlling indoor air 

humidity level is as important as controlling indoor temperature since this 

directly affects building occupants’ thermal comfort, IAQ and the operating 

efficiency of building A/C installations. However, for DEAC systems which 

are widely applied in small to medium-sized buildings, simultaneous 

control of indoor air temperature and humidity is always problematic due 

to the strong cross-coupling between two feedback loops. Therefore, the 

objective of my project is to find applicable solutions to simultaneously 

control indoor air temperature and humidity using a DX A/C system. A 

novel controller is expected to be developed for this purpose, which may 

have the potential for commercialization. I have always been supported 

with first-class research resources from the university, which give me the 

confidence to accomplish the current project and innovate.”




Dr Chen Baowei 

Dr YU Tao 

Supervisor 

Prof. LI Xiangdong 

Project title 

Environmental Concentrations and Implications of 

Common Antibiotics in Surface Waters of Hong Kong 

“I obtained my bachelor and master degrees from Tianjin University, and 

then my PhD from the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences 

(RCEES) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). After graduating in 

2007, I worked as a research assistant at RCEES, and thereafter went to 

University of Alberta in Canada as a postdoctoral fellow supervised by Prof. 

Chris Le till 2011. My current research mainly focuses on the prevalence 

and abundance of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment. 

My study aims to investigate the level of ARGs and their environment fate 

in the environment using meta-genomic method. My research interests 

also include the investigation of trace metals in the environment and their 

environmental effects, speciation analysis of arsenic, arsenic metabolism in 

the organism and its toxicity.” 

Supervisor 


Projects title 

Structural Behaviour of Hybrid FRP-concrete-steel 

Double-skin Tubular Columns with a Square Outer 

Tube and a Circular Inner Tube 

Debonding in FRP-strengthened RC Beams: Effect of 

Load Distribution and U-jacket Anchorage 

“I received my BEng degree from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China 

and my PhD from PolyU. My research interests are in the general field 

of emerging structural materials and systems for high performance 

structures, including the application of innovative structural materials 

in both new construction and the rehabilitation of existing structures, 

the development of new structural systems incorporating various highperformance 

structural materials (e.g. polymeric and cementitious 

composites) and smart embedded sensors, and the nonlinear finite 

element analysis of structures. In particular, I have extensive research 

experiences with hybrid structural members incorporating fibre reinforced 

polymer (FRP) composites, including hybrid FRP-concrete-steel doubleskin 

tubular columns (DSTCs), concrete-filled FRP tubes (CFFTs) and FRPconfined 

concrete-filled steel tubes (CCFTs).” 

Dr Kou Shi-Cong 

Supervisor 


Project title 

Enhancing Durability Properties of Recycled 

Aggregate 

“I am a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Civil Engineering and 

Structure, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. I received my BEng and MS 

in Materials Science and Technology from Wuhan University of Technology 

in 1987 and 2000, and PhD from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University 

in 2006. My research interests include advanced concrete technology; 

durability of reinforced concrete; reuse recycled materials in construction 

and nondestructive evaluation of buildings. I have published 75 papers in 

refereed journals and international conference proceedings. I also have 

7 invention patents in Hong Kong and China. I was a member of a PolyU 

team that won the following awards: Merit Award, Green Building Award, 

Hong Kong (2006) Gold Award, 6th International Exhibition and Invention, 

Suzhou (2008) Best Invention from Macao Foundation, 6th International 

Exhibition and Invention, Suzhou (2008).” 

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Dr LIU Kim Fung 

Dr WONG Man Sing 

Supervisor 


Project title 

Further Study on Fuzzy Topological Relations 

Modelling for Spatial Objects 

“Upon obtaining my PhD degree, I was employed by The Hong Kong 

Polytechnic University, where I now work as a Research Associate. I am 

a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Land Surveying and Geo- 

Informatics working on different research projects. It had taken me over 

six years of continuous work for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, but I 

had enjoyed the research life at PolyU as it had proved to be a stable and 

comfortable background for me. During this period, I learnt a lot about 

the reasearch techniques and knowledge in my field. My research focuses 

mainly on GIS theory, with an emphasis on uncertainty modeling and data 

quality control, the theory of image processing and fuzzy classification. 

My background in mathematics has given me a lot of tools to handle the 

problems in the research on GIS and image processing.” 

Supervisor 

Prof. Nichol Janet Elizabeth 

Project title 

High Resolution Air Quality Monitoring from 

Satellite Data over Complex Urban Regions 

“I received my MPhil and Ph.D. degrees in Remote Sensing and GIS from 

the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, the Hong Kong 

Polytechnic University, in 2005 and 2009, respectively. I was Hong Kong’s 

first Fulbright scholar in 2006, which led to a stint as a visiting scholar at the 

University of Maryland, United States from 2006 to 2007. Currently, I am 

the official site manager of two AERONET stations in Hong Kong. AERONET 

is a collaborative project with NASA. I have also been working on various 

projects, including the use of remote sensing to study urban heat island 

effect, urban environmental quality, landslides, vegetation and ecosystems, 

spectral mixture analysis, aerosol retrieval and air quality monitoring. 

I have published over 32 SCI papers, 2 book chapters, 10 peer-reviewed 

journal papers and over 43 conference proceedings in the last 8 years.” 

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Technology Transfer 

The Faculty has vigorously adopted one of the strategic objectives of the University, “to reinforce our leadership 

position in transferring knowledge to the business and professional community so as to support Hong Kong’s 

competitiveness and economic development in partnership with corporations and organizations in Hong Kong, 

the Chinese mainland and other countries through mutually beneficial collaboration.” Notable success has been 

achieved in these areas, some of which are described below. 

Construction Virtual Technology Development 

The Department of Building and Real Estate has made great strides in tailoring construction virtual technology to 

facilitate scenario planning for mammoth projects, thus enabling property developers and project managers to 

achieve better cost-saving and avoid unnecessary delays. 

In developing this technology, Prof. Li Heng and his 12-member team have not only published many research papers 

in international journals, but also turned theory into practice through working closely with industrial partners. They 

are now able to turn two-dimensional technical drawings into vivid three-dimensional images of skyscrapers and 

other complex building structures with details of nuts and bolts. More importantly, they can mimic every step of the 

actual construction process through visualising the workflow as well as the logistics arrangement. 

“Construction planning is a complicated process that involves optimal use of resources in changing the environment. 

Owing to the limited functions of traditional planning tools, there is strong need for new technology which can 

visualise the construction process and enable contractors to try different methods, so that they can produce a 

feasible plan with optimal use of resources and within the shortest time,” says Prof. Li. 

This advanced virtual technology, which is now being adopted by major construction contractors such as Gammon 

Construction Ltd and China Overseas Holdings Ltd, has been put to good use in the planning process of many 

complex construction projects during the past few years. These include the Island East Commercial Building in 

Quarry Bay, Tseung Kwan O Sports Stadium (venue for the East Asian Games), Tuen Mun Police Quarters and the 

Venetian Hotel in Macau, to name but a few. 

To support the further advancement of this technology, PolyU has established a Construction Virtual Prototyping 

(CVP) Laboratory. This initiative is also backed by strong industrial support, as China Overseas Holdings Ltd and 

Gammon Construction Ltd have each donated over $1 million for the establishment of the Laboratory. 

In 2008, the Central Government’s Ministry of Construction gave RMB500,000 to support PolyU’s CVP Laboratory. 

This was also the first time that a local tertiary institution received research funding from the Ministry. 

The use of this new technology is spreading across the border. Two major mainland developers in the Chinese 

mainland, namely the Vanke Group and China State Construction International Holdings Ltd, have also employed 

this technology in their projects. 

The CVP Laboratory is now offering industry personnel two types of professional services: (1) rapid prototyping 

of projects at the tender stage for contractors to vividly and dynamically present the feasibility of construction 

methods; (2) visual prototyping of projects at the construction stage to develop a detailed and improved construction 

programme within minimum time and optimal use of resources. 

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Public Transport Enquiry Services 

Hong Kong is a highly urbanised city with a complex public transport system. Everyday more than four million local 

residents and tourists rely on the public transport system. At present, there are several different modes of public 

transport in Hong Kong including rail, bus, minibus, ferry and taxi. Passengers may find information concerning these 

services on the websites of the respective operators in order to select a suitable route. However, this information is 

limited as it is confined to a single mode of transport. In other words, there is a lack of information available on how 

to travel between places using a combination of different modes of transport. 

Dr Lilian Pun, Mr Geoffrey Shea, and Prof. Esmond Mok of the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics at 

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University have developed “EasyGo”, a pioneering intelligent public transport query and 

guiding system in Hong Kong. It assists passengers in making better use of the public transport system by providing 

a point-to-point journey-planning system. 

EasyGo’s key features include the provision of multi-modal information (e.g. rail, bus, minibus, ferry and tram), 

multi-criteria route selection (e.g. fastest route, cheapest route and most convenient route), choice of operating 

times (day, night, regular and special services), a bilingual service (including simplified Chinese), and multimedia 

presentation of information (text, chart and interactive map). 

The project has been commercialised in collaboration with several telecom companies. Furthermore, the EasyGo 

Team won a HK$1.2 million government contract for the development of public transport enquiry services (PTES) 

for the Transport Department of the HKSAR Government. 

As the PTES system became fully developed and was in its maintenance stage, it was test-run by transport operators, 

invited societies and educational institutions. The feedback from these groups was positive. The publicity in local 

newspapers, magazines and Cable TV together with the formal public launching of the PTES system has greatly 

helped to boost the popularity of EasyGo in Hong Kong. 

Further afield, companies in the PRC have shown a keen interest in collaborating on a similar system for their cities. 

Turning Wastes to Sustainable Construction Materials: the Eco-Block 

In Hong Kong, a huge quantity of construction and demolition wastes and waste glass is produced every day. The 

disposal of these wastes has become a severe social and environmental problem in the territory. Government 

sources have indicated that there are acute shortages of landfill space in Hong Kong, as such, the territory’s three 

mega-landfills are expected to be full within five to six years. The possibility of reducing and recycling these wastes 

is thus of prime importance. In addition, Hong Kong faces a serious air pollution problem. Many tall buildings in the 

city’s densely-populated urban area hinder the circulation of air at street level. 

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has been conducting research on methods to recycle waste and tackle 

the air pollution problem. Its solution is the “eco-block”, a new environmental-friendly construction material which 

can remove air pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides. The eco-block was developed by a team of PolyU researchers 

under the leadership of Prof. Chi Sun Poon of the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering. The eco-blocks 

make use of recycled construction and demolition waste and recycled waste glass derived from beverage containers 

to replace natural sand and stone. These not only alleviate the waste disposal pressure in Hong Kong but also 

minimise environmental degradation due to the extraction of natural materials. 

With the incorporation of a small quantity of photo-catalyst in the design of the eco-block, the eco-blocks are 

able to remove air pollutants such as nitrogen oxides. This solution is particularly appealing when the blocks are 

used as a paving material in congested down-town areas as it would contribute to improved roadside air quality 

by removing air pollutants emitted by buses, cars and other vehicles. The use of recycled waste glass in the blocks 

has enhanced the air pollutant removal effect. Experiment results show that at least 20% of nitrogen oxides can be 

effectively removed under laboratory conditions. 

A series of stringent tests have been conducted on the blocks to test their compressive strength, transverse strength, 

drying shrinkage, skid resistance and other durability properties. Long-term site tests and monitoring have also been 

conducted. The results demonstrate that the blocks can meet all the requirements of the relevant construction 

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specifications. The development of this recycling technology has won a number of local and international awards. 

The technology has been commercialized and successfully transferred to local manufacturers, and the eco-blocks 

have already been put into use at different sites in Hong Kong, including recreation grounds, the Eco-Park, university 

and school campuses, public pavements, and a number of private and public housing estates. 

Drafting a Legal Steel Code for Buildings in Hong Kong 

As legal documents governing design of structures for safety, serviceability and sustainability, codes of practice 

for structures are used by civil and structural engineers in their daily design for new and old buildings, including 

skyscrapers like the International Commerce Centre to heritage structures retrofitted by steel material. In a joint 

venture with Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited in 2003, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) was 

commissioned by the Buildings Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government to review structural steel design 

practices in Hong Kong and overseas as well as to draft a new code of practice for the structural use of steel by all 

civil and structural engineers in Hong Kong. 

Led by Prof. Siu Lai Chan and Prof. Kwok Fai Chung of the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, the 

PolyU team was responsible for the advanced and harmonized design in steel and composite structures, while 

Ove Arup was responsible for the current practices in the construction of such structures. The 2005 version of 

the Code was well received with reference to construction standards of the region. As a result, Prof. Chan was 

invited to join the code-drafting committee in the mainland, GB50017 (see http://www.gb50017.com/expContent. 

aspx?catID=7&subcatID=29), which governs the design of steel structures in China, where the largest tonnage of 

steel is consumed in the world. 

The resultant Code of Practice is the only definitive and legal design document on steel and composite structures 

in Hong Kong. Based on worldwide best practices and the prevailing philosophy of international codes, the code 

not only gives prescriptive guidance on the conventional limit-state design approach, but also sets out criteria for 

alternative design and construction using a performance-based design approach to allow for future advances in 

technology. 

The Code has become a reference for practising engineers in Singapore, Malaysia, Macau and major cities in the PRC 

such as Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. 

Members of the PolyU project team have been invited to present advanced technologies in steel and composite 

construction in seminars, short courses in professional organisations and government departments, as well as 

keynote and plenary presentations in international conferences and symposia. They have also organized special 

sessions in international conferences to provide a platform for technical exchanges on various key issues. 

The legal Code was recently updated in 2011 and the HK Polytechnic University was again appointed to lead in the 

drafting of the Code. (see http://www.bd.gov.hk/english/documents/code/SUOS2011.pdf) 

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Structural Health Monitoring Technology for Large-Scale Structures 

A team led by Prof. Yiqing Ni and Dr Yong Xia of the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering at The Hong 

Kong Polytechnic University has devised a Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) system aimed at life-cycle structural 

monitoring, control, maintenance and management of large-scale structures. 

The SHM system is a package of technologies from different disciplines. It is based on modular architecture and 

is typically composed of six modules, namely Sensory System, Data Acquisition and Transmission System, Data 

Processing and Controlling System, Structural Health Data Management System, Structural Health Evaluation 

System, and Inspection and Maintenance System. 

The SHM technology enables the identification of any structural damage at the earliest possible stage in order to 

avoid catastrophic structural failure. It also enables the assessment of structural health immediately after a major 

natural or man-made hazardous event. Not only does the system give structure owners knowledge of what and 

where the most severe damage is, and when and how rehabilitation and repairs are to be processed, it also tells 

whether immediate evacuation of the occupants and contents of the structure is necessary. 

The team has undertaken more than 20 consultancy and contract research projects on the service and development 

of SHM systems in Hong Kong, mainland China and other Asian countries and regions, totalling over $25 million 

Hong Kong dollars in consultancy fees. Recent projects include the development of a structural health monitoring 

system for the Guangzhou New TV Tower, the world’s tallest TV tower; and designing a long-term structural health 

monitoring system for the Sutong Bridge, the world’s longest cable-stayed bridge. 

Furthermore, the team has taken the Guangzhou New TV Tower consultancy project as a test bed in order to 

develop a structural health monitoring benchmark problem for high-rise structures under the auspices of the Asian- 

Pacific Network of Centres for Research in Smart Structures Technology (ANCRiSST) and the International Society 

for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (ISHMII). This benchmark problem aims to provide an 

international platform for researchers in this field to compare various SHM algorithms and methods. In addition, 

it will also direct and focus the future research of SHM, narrow the gap between research and application, and 

encourage international collaborations in the SHM community. 

The team received the Most Valuable Consultancy Project Award of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2006, 

and the “Mega-Structure Diagnostic and Prognostic System” received a Gold Medal and a Grand Prize at the 37th 

International Exhibition of Inventions, Geneva (2009), and a Golden Prize at the 11th China International Industry 

Fair, Shanghai (2009). 

The team leader, Prof. Ni, was appointed by the International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent 

Infrastructure (ISHMII) to be a member of the Standing Committee on International SHM Guidelines, which is 

responsible for the development of international guidelines for the design and implementation of structural health 

monitoring systems for long-span bridges. He was also appointed to be a member of the International Scientific 

Committee on Rotating Towers – an unparalleled and surreal skyscraper to be built in Dubai. The Committee is 

devoted to two core aspects of this revolutionary architecture: structural safety and structural monitoring. 

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Externally Funded Research Projects 2009-2011 

RGC General Research Fund (GRF) - 2009/10 

Dept Project Title Staff Name 

Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

BRE The Nexus between Firm Efficiency, Construction Volume and Competitiveness Dr CHIANG Yat Hung 1-Jul-09 483,438 

BRE 

BRE 

Life Cycle Cost Management of Heavy Construction Equipment Using Data 

Mining Techniques 

An Investigation of Pitfalls in Output Specifications for Public-Private Partnership 

Projects and Their Solutions 

Dr FAN Hongqin 1-Jul-09 522,000 

Dr LAM Tsun Ip Patrick 1-Jul-09 207,642 

BRE Experimental Research on Health and Safety Measures for Working in Hot Weather Prof. CHAN Ping Chuen Albert 1-Jul-09 778,516 

BRE 

BSE 

BSE 

The Effect of Using Group System Systems on Virtual Value Management Workshops 

for Major Construction Projects 

New Method to Obtain The Optimum Source Direction Using A Wideband 

Magnetic Direction Finder 

Analysis of Low-frequency Magnetic Shielding by Large Plate Structures for 

Facilities in Buildings 

Prof. SHEN Qiping Geoffrey 1-Jul-09 644,733 

Dr CHEN Mingli 1-Jul-09 801,000 

Dr DU Ya Ping Patrick 1-Jul-09 723,785 

BSE Dry Cooling Coil for Energy Saving and Indoor Environmental Quality Dr LEE Wai Ling 1-Jul-09 466,531 

BSE 

BSE 

BSE 

BSE 

CSE 

CSE 

CSE 

Development of a Semi-active Control Method with A Single Adaptive Helmholtz 

Resonator for The Reduction of Transmission Noise in An Air Flow Duct 

Occupant Load Influences on Air Pressure Transients in Drainage and Ventilation 

Stacks in A Dense High-rise Residential Built Environment 

Development of Method and Database of Space Ccooling Load Ffactors of Stratified 

Air Distribution Systems 

Study on the Thermodynamic Characteristics and Optimal Control of Buildings 

with Energy Performance Enhanced by Integrating Phase Change Materials 

(PCMs) 

Durability of Bond between FRP and Concrete Exposed to A Humid Subtropical 

Environment: Experimental Study and Predictive Modeling 

Primary Emissions and Secondary Formation Pathways of Carbonaceous Aerosol 

in the Pearl River Delta Region: A Regional Model Synthesis 

Contribution of Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) to the Formation 

of Photochemical Oxidants and Secondary Organic Aerosols under The Influence 

of Mesoscale Circulation in Subtropical Hong Kong: Field Observations and 

Model Simulations 

Dr MAK Cheuk Ming 1-Jul-09 495,876 

Dr WONG Ling Tim 1-Jul-09 503,563 

Prof. NIU Jianlei 1-Jul-09 892,776 

Prof. WANG Shengwei 1-Jul-09 747,523 

Dr DAI Jianguo 1-Jul-09 742,200 

Prof. LEE Shuncheng Frank 1-Jul-09 415,584 

Dr GUO Hai 1-Jul-09 1,268,903 

CSE Impact of Climate Change on Air Quality of Pearl River Delta Region Dr LAM Ka Se 1-Jul-09 423,000 

CSE 

CSE 

CSE 

CSE 

CSE 

Verification of Wind Pressure and Wind-induced Response of A Supertall Structure 

Using A Long-term Structural Health Monitoring System 

Toward an Optimal Transport Network and Land Use Design under Climate 

Change: Model and Algorithm 

Selected Activated Sludge for Industrial Wastewater Treatment and for Production 

of Environmental-friendly Bioplastics 

Advanced Models for Sustainable Multimodal Transit Systems - An Activitybased 

Approach in Networks with Uncertainties and Climate Changes 

Debonding in FRP-strengthened RC Beams: Effects of Load Distribution and 

U-jacket Anchorage 

Dr NI Yiqing 1-Jul-09 973,358 

Dr SUMALEE Agachai 1-Jul-09 736,000 

Prof. CHUA Hong 1-Jul-09 504,030 

Prof. LAM Hing Keung William 1-Jul-09 552,000 

Prof. TENG Jin-Guang 1-Jul-09 1,726,762 

LSGI Multi-sensor Estimation of Biomass Carbon in Regenerating Sub-tropical Forest Prof. NICHOL Janet Elizabeth 1-Jul-09 694,500 

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Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

BRE 

Sustainable Building Maintenance: Balancing Employment, Costs and Carbon 

Emissions 

Dr CHIANG Yat Hung 1-Jul-10 717,536 

BRE Construction Equipment Failure Prediction: A Data Mining Approach Dr FAN Hongqin 1-Jul-10 536,600 

BRE Land Supply and Land-use Planning of Public Open Space in Hong Kong Prof. TANG Bo Sin 1-Jul-10 284,500 

BRE 

BSE 

BSE 

A Study of a Stiffened Extended End-Plate Connection with Nitinol Shape Memory 

Alloy Bolts Subject to Cyclic Loading 

A New Statistical Model for Computing the Absolute Detection Efficiency of a 

Lightning Location Network and Its Application 

Interior Lighting Quality Assessment for Low Carbon Buildings Aided by High 

Dynamic Range Photography 

Dr YAM Chi Ho Michael 1-Jul-10 677,221 

Dr CHEN Mingli 1-Jul-10 1,032,000 

Dr CHUNG Tse Ming 1-Jul-10 762,379 

CSE Collapse Analysis of Steel Tower Cranes and Tower Structures Prof. CHAN Siu Lai 1-Jul-10 677,221 

CSE 

CSE 

CSE 

Degradation of Refractory Contaminants in Water by Chemical-free Radicals 

Generated by High-frequency Ultrasound and UV Irradiation 

Developing System-based Analysis and Design for Multi-span Partially Restrained 

Cold-formed Steel Purlin Systems 

Journey Time Estimator for Traffic Surveillance and Incident Detection under 

Network Uncertainties 

Prof. CHU Wei 1-Jul-10 891,080 

Prof. CHUNG Kwok Fai 1-Jul-10 875,000 

Prof. LAM Hing Keung William 1-Jul-10 1,123,700 

CSE Hybrid FRP-concrete-steel Double-skin Tubular Beams Prof. TENG Jin-Guang 1-Jul-10 1,117,350 

CSE 

CSE 

Improving Long-term Sediment Transport Prediction of Deep Bay (Hong Kong) 

with Data Assimilation Methods 

Synthesis of Vibration Control and Health Monitoring to Mitigate Earthquake 

Hazard to Building Structures 

Prof. WAI Wing Hong Onyx 1-Jul-10 976,000 

Prof. XU You-lin 1-Jul-10 774,517 

LSGI Mitigating Ionospheric Scintillation for GNSS Applications Prof. CHEN Wu 1-Jul-10 1,145,399 

LSGI 

LSGI 

High Resolution Mapping of Ionospheric TEC Anomalies Associated with Earthquakes 

with SAR Measurements 

Multi-sensor Monitoring and Prediction of Fine Particulates over an Urbanised 

Region 

Prof. DING Xiaoli 1-Jul-10 1,264,500 

Prof. NICHOL Janet Elizabeth 1-Jul-10 806,500 

LSGI 

Integration of Multi-source Lunar Orbiter Camera Imagery and Laser Altimeter 

Data for Precision Lunar Topographic Mapping to Support Future Lunar Landed 

Missions 



Dr WU Bo 1-Jul-10 589,558 

Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

BRE Anti Heat Stress Clothing for Construction Workers in Hot and Humid Weather Prof. CHAN Ping Chuen Albert 1-Jul-11 1,153,686 

BRE 

BRE 

BRE 

BRE 

Understanding Sustainable Urban Growth in China and Hong Kong: A Study of 

the Interplays between Productivity Shocks, Housing Prices and Wages 

An Investigation into Energy Performance Contracting for Enhancing its Role in 

Energy Conservation in Hong Kong 

3D Microstructure Reconstruction and Pore-scale Simulation of Heterogeneous 

Porous Cathodes of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with Proton Conducting Electrolyte 

Restructuring of Industrial Space in Hong Kong: Government Strategy and Market 

Responses 

Dr CHOY Hung Tat 1-Jul-11 551,909 

Dr LAM Tsun-ip Patrick 1-Jul-11 665,000 

Dr NI Meng 1-Jul-11 681,195 

Prof. TANG Bo-sin 1-Jul-11 978,760 

BRE Social Considerations for the Conservation of Built Heritage in Urban Renewal Prof. CHAN Hon-wan Edwin 1-Jul-11 541,548 

BSE 

New Method for Retrieving the Evolution of Leader Charge Density based on 

Electric Field and Photographic Observations of Rocket-triggered Lightning 

Dr CHEN Mingli 1-Jul-11 922,500 

BSE Aspects of Open Kitchen Fires in Tall Buildings and Protection Alternatives Prof. CHOW Wan-ki 1-Jul-11 1,218,000 

58




Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

BSE 

BSE 

A Novel Artificial Neural Network Aided Fuzzy Logic Multi-variable Controller for 

a Direct Expansion Air-conditioning System 

Developing Thermal Energy Storage Using PCM/water Emulsion: Media Preparation 

and Optimized Design 

Prof. DENG Shiming Simon 1-Jul-11 616,009 

Prof. NIU Jian-lei 1-Jul-11 508,452 

BSE Aeroacoustics of Helmholtz Resonators and its Control Prof. TANG Shiu-keung 1-Jul-11 647,600 

BSE 

CSE 

CSE 

CSE 

Study of Dynamic Characteristics and Energy Performance of Liquid Desiccant 

System Driven by Heat Pump for Optimization and Control 

Stability and Second-order Analysis and Design of Re-used and New Scaffolding 

Systems 

Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Structures using an Advanced Bonded 

System Based on FRP Strand Sheets 

The Interactions among Biodegradable Chelants, Soil Microbes, and Plant Roots 

in the Phytomanagement Process of Metal-contaminated Soils 

Dr XIAO Fu 1-Jul-11 681,195 

Prof. CHAN Siu-lai 1-Jul-11 1,218,000 

Dr DAI Jian-guo 1-Jul-11 759,700 

Prof. LI Xiang-dong 1-Jul-11 922,500 

CSE Stochastic Dynamic Traffic Model for Incident Management Dr SUMALEE Agachai 1-Jul-11 681,195 

CSE 

CSE 

CSE 

CSE 

LSGI 

LSGI 

Beam Weakening in Combination with FRP Strengthening for Enforcing the 

Strong Column/Weak Beam Hierarchy in RC Frames 

Study on Rain-wind-induced Vibration of Stay Cables through Field Testing and 

Numerical Analysis 

Non-Stationary Buffeting Response of Long-Span Cable-Supported Bridges to 

Typhoon Winds 

Electromagnetic Dampers for Structural Vibration Control and Power Supply of 

Wireless Sensors 

Mountain Glacier Mass Balance Around the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau from SAR 

Interferometry and Satellite Altimetry 

3D Water Vapor Tomographic Modeling by Assimilating Multiple Sensors to 

Support Extreme Weather Forecasting in Hong Kong and Mainland China 

Prof. TENG Jin-Guang 1-Jul-11 1,218,000 

Dr XIA Yong 1-Jul-11 543,000 

Prof. XU You-lin 1-Jul-11 681,195 

Dr ZHU Songye 1-Jul-11 762,870 

Prof. DING Xiaoli 1-Jul-11 699,500 

Dr LIU Zhizhao 1-Jul-11 569,292 

RGC Public Policy Research - 2009/10 


Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

LSGI 

Impacts of Climatic Warming on High Density Living in Hong Kong Using Remote 

Sensing and GIS Modelling 

RGC Public Policy Research - 2010/11 


Prof. NICHOL Janet Elizabeth 24-Sep-09 358,800 

Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

BRE 

Evaluating the Social, Economical, Cultural and Heritage Impacts of the ‘Revitalising 

Historic Buildings through Partnership Scheme’ in Hong Kong 

Prof. CHAN Ping Chuen Albert 30-Sep-10 295,983 

59


France/HK Joint Research Scheme - 2009/10 


Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

CSE A Collaborative Study of Tropospheric Ozone in East Asia Prof. WANG Tao 30-Nov-09 15,300 

France/HK Joint Research Scheme - 2010/11 


Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

CSE 

Numerical and Experimental Study of Urban Flooding Flows at Crossroads with 

or without Obstacles 

Prof. LI Chi Wai 23-Nov-10 15,300 

NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme - 2009/10 


Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

CSE Atmospheric Halogenated Hydrocarbons in the Pearl River Delta Region Dr GUO Hai 4-Nov-09 678,900 

Association of Engineering Professionals in Society Ltd- 2009/10 


Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

BRE 

Policy Changes to Avoid Boom and Burst of Construction Cycle Thereby Improving 

Working Opportunity and Working Quality of Construction Work Force 

Dr WONG Chi Ning 9-Jun-10 80,000 

Chang’an University, PR China - 2010/11 


Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

LSGI Acquisition of InSAR Data for Fen-wei Basin Area Prof. DING Xiaoli 21-Jan-11 115,800 

China Geo-Engineering Corporation - 2010/11 


Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

BRE Incentive Policies for Promotion of Energy Efficient Buildings Prof. SHEN Liyin 25-May-11 150,000 

Chinese Academy of Sciences - 2009/10 


Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

CSE Observation and Modeling of Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation in China Prof. LEE Shuncheng Frank 20-Aug-09 199,890 

CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd. - 2010/11 


Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

BSE Study on Renewable Energy Supply Options for Remote Islands Prof. YANG Hongxing 30-Dec-10 140,300 

60


Consulate General of France in Hong Kong - 2010/11 


Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

LSGI Feature Based Generalisation of the Seabed on Nautical Charts Dr GUILBERT Eric Gilles Francis 21-Jan-11 182,795 

Environment and Conservation Fund - 2009/10 


Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

BSE 

BSE 

Environmental Payback Time Analysis of Building-integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) 

Applications in Hong Kong 

Study on the Feasibility and Cost-effectiveness of a Hybrid Desiccant and Evaporative 

Cooling System Applied in Hong Kong 

Dr LU Lin 21-Jul-09 406,000 

Dr XIAO Fu 16-Oct-09 204,000 

BSE Sustainable Low Cost Residential Humidity Control in Hong Kong Prof. DENG Shiming Simon 15-Jan-10 555,700 

CSE Quantitative Measurement of Acidic Ultrafine Particles in the Atmosphere Dr GUO Hai 3-Sep-09 1,279,360 

CSE Study of Photochemical Air Pollution in Hong Kong Prof. WANG Tao 19-Apr-10 6,554,936 

Environment and Conservation Fund - 2010/11 


Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

BSE Green Features for Improvement of Air Quality in Buildings Dr MAK Cheuk Ming 28-Dec-10 408,480 

BSE Carbon Footprint Analysis of Hotels in Hong Kong Dr LAI Hung Kit 22-Feb-11 319,680 

Highways Department - 2009/10 


Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

CSE 

CSE 

CSE 

Development of Structural Health Rating and Evaluation System for Stonecutters 

Bridge 

Development of Structural Health Prognosis Tools for Evaluation of Stonecutters 

Bridge under In-service Conditions 

Development of Structural Condition Rating System for Inspection and Maintenance 

of Stonecutters Bridge under In-service Conditions 

Prof. XU You-lin 6-Jul-09 2,720,000 

Prof. XU You-lin 6-Jul-09 1,400,000 

Prof. NI Yiqing 6-Jul-09 1,320,000 

Innovation and Technology Support Programme - 2010/11 


Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

CSE Recycling of Marine Clay to Form Useful Building Materials Dr CHENG Yung-ming 25-Nov-10 799,550 

International Copper Association - 2009/10 


Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

CSE Phyto-remediation of the Copper Mine Waste Contaminated Land Prof. LI Xiangdong 5-May-10 116,124 

61


Nano and Advanced Maerials Institute Ltd. (NAMI) - 2009/10 


Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

CSE Enhanced Ductility and Service Life of Galvanized Sturctural Steel Members Prof. CHUNG Kowk-Fai 29-Mar-10 4,977,000 

Norwegian Institute for Air Research - 2010/11 


Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

CSE Sources of Greenhouse Gases in East Asia Prof. WANG Tao 21-Jan-11 134,500 

Pneumoconiosis Compensation Fund Board - 2009/10 


Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

BRE 

An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Current Dust Control Practices in the 

Construction Industry in Hong Kong 

Prof. SHEN Qiping 15-Jan-10 2,076,000 

Shenzhen Geotechnical Investigation & Surveying Institute Co. Ltd. - 2010/11 


Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

CSE 

Study on the Safety of Structures Surrounding Deep Excavation in Construction 

of Subway Station in Dense Urban Area 

Prof. YIN Jianhua 17-Jan-11 250,000 

Sun Yat-sen University, PRC - 2010/11 


Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

CSE Study on Numerical Simulation of Wave-current Interaction Prof. LI Yok Sheung 9-Feb-11 295,020 

Teaching Company Scheme (non-ITF) - 2009/2010 


Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

BRE FDI in China's Urban Market - Further Experience of Hong Kong Estate Developers Dr CHOY Hung Tat 28-Apr-10 200,000 

BRE 

CSE 

China's Road from Limited to Open Access - The Roles of Foreign Direct Investment 

in Urban Land Market 

Study of the Optimal Operation Conditions for the Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates 

in nitrogen Reducation Process 

Dr CHOY Hung Tat 28-Apr-10 200,000 

Prof. CHUA Hong 19-Oct-09 1,555,000 

CSE Accumulation of Bio-plastics (PHAs) from Activated Sludge Prof. CHUA Hong 11-Feb-10 433,000 

Teaching Company Scheme (non-ITF) - 2010/2011 


Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

CSE Economic Assessment on National Environmental Investments in PRC Prof. CHUA Hong 26-Oct-10 555,000 

CSE Disposal and Reuse of Sewage Sludge Prof. CHUA Hong 31-Mar-11 455,000 

62


The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors - 2010/11 


Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

BRE Housing for Elderly in Hong Kong - Affordability and Preference Prof. WONG Kwan Wah Francis 11-Mar-11 200,000 

BRE 

A Critical Review of the Policy of Competitive Bidding in the Trade of Surveying 

Practices: A Longitudinal Study of the QS Professional 

The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors - 2010/11 


Dr TANG Lai Yee Sandy 1-Apr-11 100,000 

Allocation 

Date 

Budget 

Sum 

BRE A Review on the Scale of Professional Charges for QS Services: A Pilot Sutdy Dr TANG Lai Yee Sandy 1-Jun-11 50,000 

LSGI 

Optimisation of Digital Photogrammetric Workstations for Unconventional 

Photogrammetric Applications 

Dr KING Bruce Anthony 17-Mar-11 100,000 

63

External Prizes and Awards 2005-2011 

2005/06 

FCE Staff Dept Prizes/Award (Granting Authority) Co-recipient* 

Prof. MAK Stephen 

Dr FONG Nai Kong 


Prof. KO Jan-ming 

Prof. NI Yiqing 

BRE 

BRONZE AWARD & SPECIAL GOLD MEDAL FROM THE POLAND INVENTORS ASSOCIATION 

(BRUSSELS EUREKA, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM) 

BSE OUTSTANDING PAPER AWARD (EMERALD LITERATINETWORK) - 

CSE 

2ND CLASS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRESS AWARD 

(MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, CHINA) 

Dr HUA Xu Gang 

Dr WANG Xiu Yong 

Prof. LAM Hing Keung William CSE ENGINEERING ALUMNI EXCELLENCE AWARD (UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, CANADA) - 

Prof. LAM Hing Keung William CSE OUTSTANDING PAPER AWARD (THE EASTERN ASIA SOCIETY FOR TRANSPORTATION STUDIES) Dr CHAN K.S. 

Prof. NI Yiqing CSE SILVER MEDAL (15TH CHINA NATIONAL INVENTION EXPO, BEIJING, CHINA) Dr DUAN Yuan-feng 

Prof. TENG Jin-Guang CSE ASCE STATE-OF-THE-ART OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AWARD (AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS) Dr LAM Lik 

Prof. TENG Jin-Guang CSE BRONZE AWARD (15TH CHINA NATIONAL INVENTION EXPO, BEIJING, CHINA) - 

Prof. XU You-lin CSE THE CROUCHER AWARD (THE CROUCHER FOUNDATION) - 

- 

ESRI AWARD FOR BEST SCIENTIFIC PAPER IN GIS - 1ST PLACE RECIPIENT 

(AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING) 


LSGI 

1ST CLASS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRESS AWARD IN SURVEYING AND MAPPING 

(STATE BUREAU OF SURVEYING AND MAPPING AND CHINESE SOCIETY FOR GEODESY, 

PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND CARTOGRAPHY) 

- 

2006/07 


Prof. MAK Stephen 

BRE 

SILVER AWARD (35TH INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF INVENTIONS, NEW TECHNIQUES 

AND PRODUCTS, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND) 

Dr NI Meng BRE YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD IN 2007 (HONG KONG INSTITSTION OF SCIENCE) - 

- 


BSE 

BRONZE AWARD (35TH INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF INVENTIONS, NEW TECHNIQUES 

AND PRODUCTS, GENEVA, STWITZERLAND) 

Dr GAO Naiping 


CSE 

THE PRESIDENT’S AWARD OF THE HONG KONG INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS 

(THE HONG KONG INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS) 

- 


CSE 

THE HONG KONG INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS TRANSACTIONS PRIZE 2006 

(THE HONG KONG INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS) 

- 

Prof. XU You-lin CSE THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AWARD - 3RD PRIZE (BEIJING MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, CHINA) Mr XIA Hongwen 

Prof. SHI Wen Zhong John LSGI 1ST CLASS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRESS AWARD (MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, CHINA) - 

2007/08 





Dr CHAN Wai Ming Daniel 

Dr YAM Chi Ho Michael 




BRE 

BRE 

BSE 

CSE 

CSE 

DOING BUSINESS AWARD 2008 IN RECOGNITION OF 4 YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP 

(THE WORLD BANK AND THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION) 

GOLD MEDAL WITH SPECIAL COMMENDATION OF THE JURY 

(36TH INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF INVENTIONS, NEW TECHNIQUES AND PRODUCTS, 

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND) 

AWARD OF HIGH SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL LEVEL OF THE INVENTION 

(ROMANIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND YOUTH) 

BEST POSTER AWARD (5TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON HEATING, VENTILATING AND 

AIR-CONDITIONING, TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, BEIJING, CHINA) 

OSH BEST PROJECT AWARD - MERIT WINNER 

(OCCUPATIONAL AND SAFETY & HEALTH COUNCIL, HONG KONG) 

FELLOWSHIP AWARD IN 2007 

(THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING) 

1ST CLASS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AWARD 

(GUANGDONG PROVINCE CONSTRUCTION GROUP CO-OPERATION) 

2ND CLASS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AWARD 

(BUREAU OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF GUANGDONG PROVINCE) 

Dr CHEUNG Esther 

- 

- 

- 

- 

64 

*Non-PolyU co-recipients have not been listed.


2007/08 


Dr XIA Yong 

CSE 

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY NATURAL SCIENCE AWARD - 2ND CLASS 


Prof. SHI Wen Zhong John LSGI 2ND CLASS STATE NATURAL SCIENCE AWARD (THE STATE COUNCIL OF CHINA) - 

- 

2008/09 




BRE 

THE INNOVATION ACHIEVERS AWARD FOR 2008/09 (THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF BUILDING) 

Prof. SIU K.W. Michael 

Dr CHAN W.M. Daniel 

Dr CHEUNG Esther 

Dr YAM C.H. Michael 

Ir KWOK W.K. Albert 

Mr LEE W.C. 

Mr LO Paul 

Mr WONG C.W. Pete 

Prof. LI Heng BRE BRONZE AWARD (6TH CHINA INTERNATIONAL INVENTION EXHIBITION IN SUZHOU, CHINA) 

Dr CHEN Mingli 

Dr DU Ya Ping Patrick 


Prof. CHUA Hong 


Prof. NI Yiqing 

Dr XIA Yong 







Mr GUO Hongling 

Mr HUANG Ting 

BSE BEST PRESENTATION PRIZE (6TH ASIAN LIGHTNING PROTECTION FORUM, YOKOHOMA, JAPAN) - 

CSE 

CSE 

CSE 

CSE 

CSE 

CSE 

CSE 

LSGI 

LSGI 

CLASS I AWARD FOR WORK IN NONLINEAR ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF HIGH RISE BUILDINGS 


GOLD AWARD 

(IENA INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR, IDEAS-INVENTIONS-NEW PRODUCTS, GERMANY) 

GOLD MEDAL & PRIZE OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY MALEK-ASHTAR - I.R. IRAN 

(37TH INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF INVENTIONS, NEW TECHNIQUES AND PRODUCTS, 

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND) 

GOLDEN PRIZE (11TH CHINA INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY FAIR, SHANGHAI, CHINA) 

DISTINGUISHED INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP 

(THE SCHULICH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, CANADA) 

GOLD AWARD (6TH CHINA INTERNATIONAL INVENTION EXHIBITION IN SUZHOU, CHINA) 

SPECIAL AWARD ( 澳門基金會發明獎 ) 

JOURNAL OF COMPOSITES FOR CONSTRUCTION BEST PAPER AWARD (HONOURABLE MENTION) 

(AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS) 

IIFC MEDAL (INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR FRP IN CONSTRUCTION) 

JOHN BOOKER MEDAL 

(INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTER METHODS AND ADVANCES IN GEOMECHANICS) 

BEST PAPER AWARD 

(2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EARTH OBSERVATION FOR GLOBAL CHANGES) 

GINO CASSINIS AWARD 

(THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING) 

- 

- 

Prof. TAM Hwa-Yaw 

Dr LIU Shun-yee Michael 

Dr QIAN Yuyin 

Dr WANG Dan 

Dr ZHOU Hua Fei 

Mr CHEN Zhaohui 

Mr LIAO Weiyang 

Mr YE Xiaowei 

Mr ZHANG Peng 

Dr KOU Shi Cong 

2009/10 


Prof. CHAN Png Chuen Albert 

BRE 

National Excellent Papers on Construction Economy published by Construction 

Economy for the year 2008-2009, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) 

(Construction Economy Sub-Society, Architectural Society of China) 

Prof. SHEN Qiping Geoffrey BRE Presidential Citation Award (SAVE International, USA) - 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

Dr FONG Sik Wah Patrick 

BRE 

2010 Highly Commended Award for the paper “Acquisition, reuse and sharing of 

knowledge in property management firms”, Facilities, Vol. 27 No. 7 and 8, 2009 

(Emerald LiteratiNetwork) 

*Non-PolyU co-recipients have not been listed. 

- 

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2009/10 



Prof. CHAU Kwok Wing 

Prof. CHU Wei 

BSE 

CSE 

CSE 

GOLD MEDAL WITH THE CONGRATULATIONS OF THE JURY 

(THE 38TH INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF INVENTIONS OF GENEVA) 

STATE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AWARD (SECOND CLASS) 

(NATIONAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AWARDS) 

MEDAL AWARD OF CONTRIBUTION AND OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL 

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES CONFERENCE) 

Prof. LI Yi 

Dr WANG Xichun 

Ms SONG Qingwen 

Ms ZHANG Shuo 

Prof. CHUA Hong CSE CHINA TOP 10 ECO HEROES AWARD (CHINA PLANE-MEDIA INSTITUTE) - 

- 

- 

Prof. CHUA Hong 

CSE 

FRANCE GREEN-HANDKERCHIEF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AWARD 

(FRANCE JOURNAL ASSOCIATION) 

- 

Prof. LAM Hing Keung William CSE CHIANG JIANG SCHOLARSHIP (BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY) - 

Prof. LEE Shuncheng Frank CSE CHINESE AEROSOL RESEARCH YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD (CHINESE SOCIETY OF PARCICULOGY) - 

Prof. WANG Tao 

CSE 

NATURAL SCIENCE AWARD (SECOND CLASS) 

(MINISTRY OF EDUCATION’S CENTRE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 2009) 

Dr DING Aijun 

Mr POON C N Steven 


CSE 

QIAN LING XI COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS AWARD (ACHIEVEMENT AWARD) 

(CHINESE ASSOCIATION OF COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS, CHINA) 

- 




CSE 

LSGI 

LSGI 

SILVER MEDAL (BRUSSELS INNOVA 2009) 

Mr YANG Wentao 

Prof. LI Zhilin LSGI DOCTOR OF SCIENCE (DSC) (UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW) - 

Dr PUN CHENG Shuk Ching Lilian 

Dr SHEA Yu-kai Geoffery 

LSGI 

2009 BEST PUBLIC SERVICE APPLICATION (WEBSITE) SILVER AWARD FOR THE PRODUCT OF 

PUBLIC TRANSPORT ENQUIRY SERVICE, THE HK ICT AWARDS 

(THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIVISION) 

- 

Dr WU Bo LSGI DUANE C. BROWN SENIOR AWARD (PHOTOGRAMMETRY) (THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY) - 

2010/11 



Dr XIAO Fu Linda 

Dr MUI Kwok Wai Horace 



BSE CREATION PRIZE (CHINA INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY FAIR 2010) 

Dr HUANG Gongsheng 

Dr MA Zhenjun 

Dr SUN Yongjun 

Dr XU Xinghua 

BSE 2011 HIGHLY COMMENDED AWARD (EMERALD LITERATINETWORK) Dr HUI Pui Shan 

CSE 

BEST PAPER AWARD IN TRANSACTION OF THE HONG KONG INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS 2011 

(HONG KONG INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS) 

Mr CHAN Tsz Pan Sam 

Mr FONG Man 

Prof. CHUA Hong CSE SILVER MEDAL (39TH INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF INVENTIONS OF GENEVA, 6 - 10 APR 2011) Dr WANG Yujie 

Prof. KO Jan-ming CSE GOLD MEDAL AND HALL OF FAME AWARD (HONG KONG INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS) - 


Dr SUMALEE Agachai 

CSE 

CIVIL ENGINEERING PAPER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2010 - PROFESSIONAL GRADE 

(THE HONG KONG INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, CIVIL DIVISION) 

Dr TAM Mei Lam 

Mr CHEN Biyu 


Dr DAI Jianguo 

CSE 

CICE 2010 AWARD FOR BEST PAPER 

(THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR FRP IN CONSTRUCTION) 

Mr GAO Wanyang 

Prof. WANG Tao 

CSE 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AWARD - 2ND CLASS 

(MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OF CHINA) 

Dr DING Ai Jun 

Mr WANG Xinfeng 


CSE 

CHANDRA S. DESAI EXCELLENCE AWARD 

(INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTER METHODS AND ADVANCES IN 

GEOMECHANICS) 

- 


CSE 

HUANG WENXI LECTURE 

(EDITORIAL BOARD OF CHINESE JOURNAL OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGIEERING) 

- 

Prof. YIN Jianhua CSE THE HONORABLE SH.M. AITALYEV MEDAL (KAZAKHSTAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY) - 

*Non-PolyU co-recipients have not been listed. 

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Scholarly Events 

Organised or Supported by the Faculty and/or its Departments Department of Building and Real Estate 

Faculty of Construction and Environment 

Date Titles Venue 

5-7 December 2012 

The 1 st International Conference on Performance-based and Life-cycle Structural Engineering 

(organizer) 

Hong Kong 

13-15 July 2011 The 5th Cross-strait Conference on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering (organizer) Hong Kong 

11-12 July 2011 The 3 rd International Postgraduate Conference on Infrastructure and Environment (organizer) Hong Kong 

15-17 December 2010 The 1 st International Conference on Sustainable Urbanization (organizer) Hong Kong 

11-12 June 2010 The 2 nd International Postgraduate Conference on Infrastructure and Environment (organizer) Hong Kong 



17-18 June 2010 The 5 th Mass Appraisal Valuation Symposium (co-organizer) Hong Kong 

9 November 2009 「可持續城市發展 : 城市建設管治與制度建設」研討會 (co-organizer) Hong Kong 

3-5 September 2009 Council of Asian Shopping Centres Conference 2009 (CASC) (co-organizer) Hong Kong 



3-6 January 2012 The 2 nd Asian-US-European Thermophysics Conference - Thermal Science for Sustainable World Hong Kong 

9 October 2009 CIE Hong Kong - 2009 International Lighting Symposium (ILS) (co-organizer) Hong Kong 



18-19 December 2012 The 5 th International Symposium on Transportation Network Reliability (co-organizer) Hong Kong 

5-8 December 2011 The 14 th Asia Pacific Vibration Conference - Dynamics for Sustainable Engineering (organizer) Hong Kong 

14-18 November 2011 The 8 th International Advanced School on Wind Engineering (organizer) Hong Kong 

8 August 2011 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Conference on Advances in Steel Construction (organizer) Hong Kong 

23-27 May 2011 The 14 th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (co-organizer) Hong Kong 

11-14 December 2010 The 15 th HKSTS International Conference : Transportation and Urban Sustainability (organizer) Hong Kong 

26 July 2010 The 3 rd International Symposium on Cold-formed Metal Structures (organizer) Hong Kong 

14 July 2010 

Technical Symposium on Structural Fire Engineering and Fire Protection in Built Environments 

(organizer) 

Hong Kong 

12-14 April 2010 The HKIE Civil Division Conference 2010 - Infrastructure Solutions for Tomorrow (organizer) Hong Kong 

16-18 December 2009 The 6 th International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures (ICASS 09) (co-organizer) Hong Kong 

2 November 2009 

International Symposium on Advances in Corrosion Protection to Steel Members in Building 

Construction (organizer) 

Hong Kong 



2-4 November 2011 Joint International Symposium on Deformation Monitoring (organizer) Hong Kong 

30 September 2011 7 th Annual Seminar on Spatial Information Science and Technology (organizer) Hong Kong 

26-28 May 2010 

Joint International Conference on Theory, Data Handling and Modelling in GeoSpatial Information 

Science (co-organizer) 

Hong Kong 

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The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme 

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) invites outstanding graduates, irrespective of country of origin and 

ethnic background, to apply for admission to full-time PhD programmes within the newly-launched Hong Kong PhD 

Fellowship Scheme. 

The Scheme, established in 2009 by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC), aims to attract the best and 

brightest students in the world to pursue their PhD programmes in Hong Kong. It provides: 

• a monthly stipend of HK$20,000 (approximately US$2,600); and 

• a conference and research-related travel allowance of HK$10,000 (approximately US$1,300) per year to 

each awardee for a maximum period of three years. 

In addition, each awardee of the University will enjoy a full waiver of tuition fees for the same period. 

The Scheme calls for applications around September each year. Applicants must be able to demonstrate outstanding 

qualities of academic performance, research ability/potential, communication and interpersonal skills, and 

leadership abilities. Each applicant may choose up to two programmes in one or two institutions for PhD study, and 

applications should be made through the Online Application System. 

Shortlisted applications, subject to their areas of studies, will be reviewed by one of two expert selection panels: 

one for science, medicine, engineering and technology; and another one for humanities, social science and business 

studies. A total of 135 PhD Fellowships will be awarded by the RGC for the 2012/13 academic year. 

Applicants to PhD programmes at the University via the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme who are not nominated 

for the Scheme, or those who are nominated but are not finally offered an award, may be given separate consideration 

for admission via the award of Postgraduate Studentships by the University, subject to the fulfillment of eligibility 

requirements. 

Further information: 

www.rgc.edu.hk/hkphd 

www.polyu.edu.hk/ro/hkphd-fellowship 

*This brochure contains information known as of August 2011 

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FACULTY OF 

CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENT 

 

Department of 

Building and Real Estate 

 

www.bre.polyu.edu.hk 


Building Services Engineering 

 

www.bse.polyu.edu.hk 


Civil and Structural Engineering 

 

www.cse.polyu.edu.hk 


Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics 

 

www.lsgi.polyu.edu.hk 

Website: www.polyu.edu.hk/fce 

Fax: (852) 2362 2574 

Tel: (852) 3400 3878 

Email: clfce@polyu.edu.hk

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