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Young BRE scholar delivered 2
keynote lectures at international
conferences
Dr Meng Ni, who has only recently been promoted to Associate
Professor, already enjoys a significant international reputation
in his research field. During the past summer, he delivered 2
keynote lectures at two international conferences. The first one
was on 10 July 2012 in Shanghai, where he talked about his
thermal and electrochemical modeling of solid oxide fuel cells
at the Advanced Energy Technology Conference organized by
the University of Hong Kong, East China University of Science
and Technology, and Sinopec. The second one was on 24 August
2012 in Prague, at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the International
Society of Electrochemistry (ISE), which is one of the most
influential conferences in electrochemistry and attracted more
than 1600 participants from all over the world. Dr Ni’s keynote
lecture at the meeting was on solid oxide fuel cells, from
thermal modeling, to electrode microstructure reconstruction
and simulation. Solid oxide fuel cells are promising
electrochemical devices for efficient power generation. Both his
talks generated tremendous interest from the audience in the
Q&A session.
More information about the ISE annual meeting and conferences
can be found at the ISE website:
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BRE academic on committee for
housing strategy of HK
Prof. Eddie Hui of the Department of Building and Real Estate
has been invited to serve on the Long Term Housing Strategy
Steering Committee of the Hong Kong Government, which will
address the changing needs and priorities of the community in
terms of housing policies and practices. It is mainly concerned
with meeting the demands for housing from both the public
and private sectors. To that effect, it will make appropriate
recommendations to ensure that the policies and practices
are aligned with the policy objectives and priorities of the Chief
Executive.
CIOB International Research &
Innovation Awards 2012
A heat stress research team led by Prof. Albert Chan of the
Department of Building and Real Estate has scooped a Highly
Commended Award in the 2012 International Innovation and
Research Awards organized by
the Chartered Institute of Building
(CIOB) in the U.K. The President of
CIOB (HK), Dr Billy Lee, presented
a commemorative trophy and a
certificate to the winning team on 5
November 2012. Congratulations to
Prof. Chan and his team!
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