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Future Plans: Building on his proven research record, Dr Lai
will delve into the technical, environmental, economic and legal
aspects of facilities engineering and management. Besides
drawing from his research outcomes to inform his teaching,
he will continue to play influential roles in various professional
institutions in society.
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Dr Lu Lin, Vivien (BSE)
Biography: Dr Lu joined the Department of Building Services
Engineering as an Assistant Professor in 2006. In the past 6 years,
Dr Lu has won 4 external competitive research grants (HK$ 3.3
million) as a Principal Investigator from the Research Grants Council
(GRF), the Innovation Technology Fund (ITF), and the Environmental
Conservation Fund (ECF). She has authored/co-authored over 43
SCI journal papers, leading to over 280 non-self-citations. She
received the Dean's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research
Funding in 2010, and a silver Medal as one of the inventors at the 40th
International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva in 2012. The paper
extracted from her PhD dissertation was ranked the Solar Energy Top
1 Cited article published in the last five years. Her current research
and consultancy interests include renewable energy applications
(solar energy, wind power and geothermal energy), aerosol
technology for the built environment, and heat/mass transfer related
to building energy studies.
Future Plans: Dr Lu has made significant contributions to
renewable energy applications, aerosol technologies, and building
energy studies. In the near future, she plans to continue her study
on building-integrated renewable energy applications and building
energy use, in particular, a-Si photovoltaic (PV) glazing façade, solarassisted
internally heated liquid desiccant dehumidification system,
and the thermo-mechanical behavior of energy pile. Regarding the
concomitant problems of dust accumulation on the PV modules
and the resulting severe efficiency degradation, Dr Lu also plans to
expand her aerosol study and new material development to develop
a self-cleaning nano-coating for the glazing surface of PV modules.
She will continue to actively apply for external competitive research
grants, such as GRF, NSFC, ITF, ECF, etc., and serve the community/
industry by organizing conferences/workshops and providing high
profile consultancy services or collaborative research. She also
expects to nurture more research students.
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Dr Lu Lin Vivien
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