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2017 News  

Nov 01, 2017: Prof. Li Zhang (Principle Supervisor) and Prof. Chun Chen (Co-Supervisor) received a teaching grant from the university. "Project-based teaching and learning with hands-on experience on nanotechnology for innovation and design." The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant (TDLEG), HKD100,000, 11/2017 to 06/2019.

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Oct 22, 2017: The paper "Xia T., Bian Y, Zhang L., and Chen C.*, Relationship between pressure drop and face velocity for electrospun nanofiber filters" has been accepted by Energy and Buildings. Congratulations to Tongling!

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Oct 21, 2017: Prof. Chun Chen attended the 10th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (ISHVAC 2017), Jinan, China. A conference paper "Shi, S., Chen, C.* Assessment of reduction in indoor PM2.5 of outdoor origin by using nanofiber filters as window screens. Paper 1330" was presented.

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Oct 11, 2017: Prof. Chun Chen received research funding from the Boeing Company. "Developing a new nozzle for reducing particle deposition in aircraft cabins". The Boeing Company, Research and Development Project, No. 2017-GT-105, USD90,000 (~HKD702,000), 10/2017 to 09/2018.

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Sep 26, 2017: Prof. Chun Chen gave a talk entitled "Indoor air quality control in smart buildings" in the NSFC-CUHK Symposium: Theory and Application of Smart City Research, Hong Kong, China. This event is organized by National Natural Science Found of China and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

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Aug 18, 2017: Prof. Chun Chen received a grant from NSFC. "A method for estimating indoor PM2.5 of both outdoor and indoor origin based on monitoring data". National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Young Scientist Program, RMB250,000 (~HKD293,000), No. 51708474, 01/2018 to 12/2020.

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Jul 31, 2017: Tongling Xia and Yue Pan joined our group as Ph.D. students. Tongling graduated from Hunan University. Yue graduated from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Welcome!

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Jul 30, 2017: The website of CUHK Building Energy and Environment Laboratory is launched.

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