Built Environment & Energy Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Chun Chen (陳淳)
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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
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Email: chunchen@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
News
Jan 26, 2025: Our paper "Deng, C., Niu, Z., Chen, C.* (2025). Personal air cleaning by a user-tracking robot equipped with a nanofiber air cleaner in a large work space." has been accepted by Indoor Environments. Congratulations to Chengzhong!
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Jan 10, 2025: Prof. Chun Chen attended the International Workshop on Building Energy Efficiency and Indoor Environmental Quality in AI Era at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and gave a talk entitled "Energy-Efficient Control of Indoor PM2.5 and Thermal Comfort using Deep Reinforcement Learning".
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Dec 17, 2024: Prof. Chun Chen attended the International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Green Technology 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand, and presented a work titled "Optimizing floor plan design of public housing in Hong Kong for improving ventilation, noise, and daylight".
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Dec 11, 2024: Our paper "Guo, K., Niu, Z., Tu, Z., Chen, C.* (2025). Rapidly dissolving nanofiber filters for efficient sampling and on-site detection of airborne bacteria" has been accepted by Journal of Hazardous Materials. Congratulations to Kangqi!​
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Nov 26, 2024: Our paper "Xiao, C., Huang, W., Guo, K., Chen, C.* (2025). Advanced algorithm for locating an air contaminant source by means of a sensing robot with pre-calculated air contaminant distribution database" has been accepted by Building and Environment. Congratulations to Can!
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