CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENT - The Hong Kong Polytechnic ...

CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENT - The Hong Kong Polytechnic ... CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENT - The Hong Kong Polytechnic ...

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Contents Dean's Message 2 Special Feature 4 18 th Congregation of FCE 4 Outstanding Alumni Awards 2012 5 2012 Research & Technology Transfer 7 Results of RGC Competitive Funding Schemes 2012/13 7 2012/13 Mainland Scholars bound for FCE 10 PolyU study raises alert for further increase in city’s temperature 11 Noise-reducing windows developed by BSE researcher et al. 12 Air quality tops research agenda of CEE Prof. 13 RISUDs Construction Safety Research Group scores with OSHC 14 Media briefed on findings of research study led by BRE academic 14 Building Information Modeling breaks new ground with CVP technologies 15 Awards & Achievements 16 Head of CSE honored by ASCE 16 LSGI Prof. receives prestigious award from ISPRS 17 Dean’s Awards for Outstanding Achievements 2012 18 2012 FCE’s Outstanding PhD Thesis Awards 19 Distinguished Knowledge Transfer Excellence Awards 2012 20 2012 Young BRE scholar delivered 2 keynote lectures at international conferences 21 BRE academic on committee for housing strategy of HK 21 CIOB International Research & Innovation Awards 2012 21 2012 BRE academic appointed Honorary Faculty Fellow of Brighton University 22 Research publication rewarded by BRE 22 BSE academics awarded silver medal at international exhibition 22 HKIS Outstanding Final Year Dissertation Awards 2011 23 2011 HKICM Construction Management Awards 2011/12 23 2011/12

HKIS 2012 Thesis Awards for Postgraduates 24 CIOB (HK) Outstanding Student Awards 2011/12 24 2011/12 CEE alumnae honored for their thesis/ final year project 24 Staff News 25 Staff Promotions 25 New academic staff 32 Student News 35 PolyU and Tongji University organize joint summer course in Shanghai 35 LSGI students part of winning team in inter-collegiate symposium on service-learning 36 PolyUs Best Athlete 2012 36 2012 PolyU Student Ambassadors 2012/13 37 2012/13 FCE StudentsAssociation unveils plans for 2012/13 37 2012/13 BRE student takes time out for Olympic experience 38 Orientations for new students 38 Scholarship students graduate with distinction 39 Alumni News 40 FCE alumnus assumes University Faculty Position in the US 40 Profits from Alumni AssociationsBall donated to FCE 40 IRE alumnus receives Distinguished Achievement Award from PolyU 41 Events 42 FCE Summer School attracts talented students from around the world 42 Short course on high speed rail draws engineering professionals 43 Visit to Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station 43 LSGI successfully held its first Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) School at PolyU 44 PolyU Education Info Day 2012 45 2012 Faculty Distinguished and Public Lectures 46 Forthcoming Events 47

Contents<br />

<br />

Dean's Message 2<br />

Special Feature 4<br />

18 th Congregation of FCE 4<br />

<br />

Outstanding Alumni Awards 2012 5<br />

2012 <br />

Research & Technology Transfer 7<br />

Results of RGC Competitive Funding Schemes 2012/13 7<br />

2012/13 <br />

Mainland Scholars bound for FCE 10<br />

<br />

PolyU study raises alert for further increase in city’s temperature 11<br />

<br />

Noise-reducing windows developed by BSE researcher et al. 12<br />

<br />

Air quality tops research agenda of CEE Prof. 13<br />

<br />

RISUDs Construction Safety Research Group scores with OSHC 14<br />

<br />

Media briefed on findings of research study led by BRE academic 14<br />

<br />

Building Information Modeling breaks new ground with CVP technologies 15<br />

<br />

Awards & Achievements 16<br />

Head of CSE honored by ASCE 16<br />

<br />

LSGI Prof. receives prestigious award from ISPRS 17<br />

<br />

Dean’s Awards for Outstanding Achievements 2012 18<br />

2012 <br />

FCE’s Outstanding PhD <strong>The</strong>sis Awards 19<br />

<br />

Distinguished Knowledge Transfer Excellence Awards 2012 20<br />

2012 <br />

Young BRE scholar delivered 2 keynote lectures at international conferences 21<br />

<br />

BRE academic on committee for housing strategy of HK 21<br />

<br />

CIOB International Research & Innovation Awards 2012 21<br />

2012 <br />

BRE academic appointed Honorary Faculty Fellow of Brighton University 22<br />

<br />

Research publication rewarded by BRE 22<br />

<br />

BSE academics awarded silver medal at international exhibition 22<br />

<br />

HKIS Outstanding Final Year Dissertation Awards 2011 23<br />

2011<br />

HKICM Construction Management Awards 2011/12 23<br />

2011/12

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