2018 - 2019
| Project No. | Principal Investigator | Project Title/Brief | Approved Grant ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2018-01 | Professor Chu Ka Hou, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong | The Crustacean Society (TCS) Mid-Year Meeting, 2019 | 391,890.00 or 70% of the total actual expenditure, whichever would be the less |
| 2. | 2018-02 | Dr Daniel C W TSANG, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | The 3rd International Conference on Bioresources, Energy, Environment, and Materials Technology 2019 (BEEM2019) | 498,000.00 or 70% of the total actual expenditure, whichever would be the less |
| 3. | 2018-03 | Professor ZHANG Tong, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong | 5th International Symposium on the Environmental Dimension of Antibiotic Resistance (EDAR5) | 489,700.00 or 70% of the total actual expenditure, whichever would be the less |
| 4. | 2018-04 | Professor Leung Mei Yee Kenneth, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong | The 9th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology (ICMPE-9) | 403,920.00 or 70% of the total actual expenditure, whichever would be the less |
| 5. | 2018-05 | Professor Jonathan W C Wong, Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University | International Conference on Sustainable Biowaste Management (SBM 2020) | 300,000.00 or 70% of the total actual expenditure, whichever would be the less |
| 6. | 2018-06 | Dr Zeng Qinglu, Department of Ocean Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Gordon Research Conference on Marine Molecular Ecology – Novel Insights into Marine Patterns and Processes | 455,420.00 or 70% of the total actual expenditure, whichever would be the less |
| 7. | 2018-14 | Dr Wang Bei, Helen, Department of Construction Technology and Engineering, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong of the Vocational Training Council | To examine the feasibility of using carbon dioxide as a tracer gas to study the dispersion of tailpipe exhausts in an urban canyon | 440,527.00 |
| 8. | 2018-19 | Dr Ning Zhi, Division of Environment and Sustainability, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Investigation of on-road diesel vehicle fleet emissions to evaluate emission control policy effectiveness and their impact on hotspot air quality | 1,680,000.00 |
| 9. | 2018-20 | Professor Fung Chi Hung, Jimmy, Division of Environment and Sustainability, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Development of a regional urban meteorological modelling system for environmental impact assessment in the Pearl River Delta region | 1,478,568.00 |
| 10. | 2018-21 | Dr Wong Pui Yun, Paulina, Science Unit, Lingnan University | Fine particulate matter pollution from incense burning at temples in Hong Kong | 499,920.00 |
| 11. | 2018-22 | Dr Andy H F Chow, Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, City University of Hong Kong | Road network assessment and optimisation with air pollution performance measures | 500,000.00 |
| 12. | 2018-26 | Dr Liu Chun Ho, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong | On the rapid plume mixing in vehicle wakes and its implication to practical models of pollutant dispersion after line sources | 500,000.00 |
| 13. | 2018-35 | Professor Lau Chun Kwan, Stanley, Department of Ocean Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Developing a multiplex PCR assay for rapid and quantitative differentiation between E. coli and cryptic Escherichia in the aquatic environments | 495,000.00 |
| 14. | 2018-36 | Dr Lam Yun Fat, Nicky, Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong | Investigation of high-ozone episodes in Southern China due to distant tropical cyclones | 869,000.00 |
| 15. | 2018-37 | Dr Chan Shu Ning, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Drone-based remote sensing of coastal water quality for monitoring of algal blooms | 499,572.00 |
| 16. | 2018-42 | Dr Christelle Not, Department of Earth Sciences and SWIRE Institute for Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong | Monitoring plastic litter in the Hong Kong coastal environment: assessment of its sources and temporal variation | 499,825.00 |
| 17. | 2018-46 | Dr Cheung Siu Gin, Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong | Microplastics accumulate and transfer persistent organic pollutants to Hong Kong marine fish | 496,000.00 |
| 18. | 2018-49 | Dr Chen Jianlin, School of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Metropolitan University | A dye-assisted paper-based assay for fast and reliable detection of biotoxicity for anaerobic digestion | 499,500.00 |
| 19. | 2018-53 | Professor Wu Jian Yong, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Demonstration of high performance thermal energy storage technology using novel phase change nano-emulsion for energy conservation | 1,770,400.00* |
| 20. | 2018-56 | Mr Ng Cheuk Yin, The Jockey Club Heavy Vehicle Emissions Testing And Research Centre, Vocational Training Council | Evaluation of eco-driving technology for reducing fuel consumption and emissions | 496,173.00 |
| 21. | 2018-64 | Professor Choy Chik Ho, Wallace, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong | Recycling and re-utilisation of toxic materials in solar cells for promoting sustainable energy use and environment protection | 499,000.00 |
| 22. | 2018-66 | Dr Kim Ji Tae, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong | Ultralong, suspended perovskite nanowires for thermoelectric devices | 494,000.00 |
| 23. | 2018-68 | Professor Leung Yiu Cheong, Dennis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong | Study on the widespread usage of electric private cars in Hong Kong: hurdles and enhancement measures | 499,550.00 |
| 24. | 2018-69 | Dr Chen Yue, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong | Reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emission of automotive by harvesting waste heat from engine | 499,500.00 |
| 25. | 2018-76 | Dr Fang Kar Hei, James, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Impact of microplastics on life-history stages of hard corals | 1,697,000.00 |
| 26. | 2018-78 | Dr Cheang Chi Chiu, Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong | Environmental DNA-based assessment of biodiversity in reservoirs and their catchment areas in Hong Kong | 1,109,600.00 |
| 27. | 2018-80 | Professor Shaw Pang Chui, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Molecular authentication of endangered timber samples – Protocol development and evaluation on the scope of application | 1,290,562.00 |
| 28. | 2018-81 | Professor Lee Shing Yip, Marine Science Laboratory, The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Unravelling the food web dynamics sustaining Hong Kong’s shallow marine soft-bottom ecosystems | 2,121,478.00 |
| 29. | 2018-82 | Dr Hui Ho Lam, Jerome, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong | A novel way for Hong Kong citizen science? Working out the soil biodiversity of millipedes in Hong Kong with secondary school, NGO, and university – Field collection, identification via DNA barcoding, and an electronic platform | 1,121,500.00 |
| 30. | 2018-83 | Dr Nathalie Mauroo, Hong Kong Wildlife Health Foundation Limited | Identifying and mapping threats to the health of Hong Kong's endangered dolphins and porpoises to benefit their conservation | 389,070.00 |
| 31. | 2018-85 | Professor Ng Wang Wai, Charles, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Converting organic municipal solid waste into biochar for application in ecological restoration | 2,250,312.00 |
| 32. | 2018-86 | Dr Jonathan Julio Fong, Core Curriculum and General Education Office, Lingnan University | Building a natural history collection of Hong Kong’s amphibians for conservation and education, with a genetic case-study on the endangered Romer’s tree frog (Liuixalus romeri) | 1,094,304.00 |
| 33. | 2018-99 | Professor Li, Heng, Department of Building and Real Estates, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Automated airborne drone for beach wastes recycling | 1,213,600.00 |
| 34. | 2018-102 | Professor Poon Chi Sun, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Novel recycling of incinerated sewage sludge ash from T·Park and waste bentonite as a high-performance adsorbent for wastewater treatment | 1,315,800.00 |
| 35. | 2018-105 | Dr Tsui To Hung, Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University | Developing more integrated organic wastes treatment in Hong Kong: Anaerobic co-digestion of food wastes and slaughterhouse waste | 500,000.00 |
| 36. | 2018-108 | Dr Guneet Kaur (from 2019-05-01 to 2020-06-15) and Professor Wong Woon Chung, Jonathan (with effect from 2020-06-16), Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University | Biochar assisted co-digestion of food waste and sludge for enhancing organic loading efficiency – A special reference to Hong Kong | 1,160,220.00 |
| 37. | 2018-114 | Dr Marko M Skoric, Department of Media and Communication, City University of Hong Kong | Single-use plastics reduction in Hong Kong: Promoting environmentally sustainable behaviors through public engagement campaigns | 424,200.00 |
| 38. | 2018-125 | Dr Pun Chun Shing, Jason, Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong | Effects of external lighting on the environment | 1,761,101.00 |
* Jointly funded by the Environment and Conservation Fund and the Woo Wheelock Green Fund on an equal share basis.