Built Environment & Energy Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Chun Chen (陳淳)
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2015
M. Eng., Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2012
B. Eng., Building Science, Tsinghua University, 2009
Email: chunchen@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
News
Oct 02, 2026: Prof. Chun Chen joined the Editorial Board of Journal of Hazardous Materials: Air.
Sep 28, 2026: Our paper "Tu, Z., Guo, K., Huang, W., Ren, W., Ho, K.-F.*, Chen, C.* (2026). Assessing the need for site-specific calibration of ATP bioluminescence sensors for airborne bacteria monitoring in indoor environments." has been accepted by Indoor Environments. Congratulations to Ziming!
Sep 18, 2026: Houhua Wu, Chengzhong Deng, Zhenyu Zou, Ziming Tu, and Xudong Wang attended the RoomVent 2026 conference in Prague, Czech Republic. They presented their work in the conference.
Aug 18, 2026: Our US non-provisional patent "Chen, C., Pan, Y., Lin, C.-H., Wei, D. Air diffuser and construction method thereof" has been granted (US 12,709,396B2).
Aug 01, 2026: Chenyi Yuan has joined our group as a Ph.D. student. Chenyi obtained his B.Eng. from University of Science and Technology of China in 2026. Welcome! Our existing member Hoi Fung Ronaldo Chan will stay in our group as a Research Assistant.