We're thrilled to announce that our faculty members have been awarded prestigious grants from the 2024-2025 General Research Fund (GRF) and Early Career Scheme (ECS) by the Research Grants Council.
 
The list of funded projects is as follows:
 
| General Research Fund (GRF) |
?    Prof. Qiusheng LI: “Projection of design wind speeds in the southeastern coastal regions of China under climate change using a physics-driven tropical cyclone model” – 1.134M
?    Prof. Jeff Jianfeng WANG: “Development of an X-ray microtomography method for full-field discrete particle tracking in sand specimens” – 1.134M
?    Prof. Kim Meow LIEW: “Investigation of Fire Performance of Recycled Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Alkali-Activated Cement Composites” – 1.134M
?    Prof. Yu WANG: “Physics-informed and Interpretable Machine Learning of Reclamation-induced Consolidation of Soil using Sparse Site Investigation and Field Monitoring Data” – 1.134M
?    Prof. Mei-yung LEUNG: “Improving Quality of Life of Older People in the Community through an Age-friendly Facilities Management (Urban Park) Model” – 0.938M

| Early Career Scheme (ECS) |
?    Prof. Xing ZHENG: “Understanding the influence of fa?ade rough elements on ventilation and heat removal in urban canyons” – 0.434M
?    Prof. Ping LU: “Incorporating eyewall replacement in the physics-based tropical cyclone rainfall risk assessment under a changing climate” – 0.648M
?    Prof. Dengwu JIAO: “Active Control of Steel Fiber Orientation in Three-Dimensional Concrete Printing” – 0.508M
?    Prof. Guoyang LU: “Cross-scale Structure-Activity Relationship (SAR) Investigation of Interactive Behavior Between Warm-mix Polyurethane-modified Asphalt and Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) towards a Durable and Low-carbon Paving Material” – 0.631M
 
We're incredibly proud of the achievements and can't wait to see the remarkable breakthroughs that will emerge from your ground-breaking research!