Built Environment & Energy Laboratory
2021 News
Dec 24, 2021: The paper "Huang, W., An, Y., Pan, Y., Li, J., Chen, C.* (2022). Predicting transient particle transport in periodic ventilation using Markov chain model with pre-stored transition probabilities." has been accepted by Building and Environment. Congratulations to Wenjie!
Dec 23, 2021: Prof. Chun Chen received research funding from University Grants Council (UGC) of Hong Kong through the Research Matching Grant Scheme (RMGS). "Fundamental study on the dispersion of exhaled bioaerosols in indoor environments - RMG01", No. 8601618, HKD501,361.
Dec 12, 2021: The paper "Huang, W., Chen, C.* (2021). An improved Markov chain model with modified turbulence diffusion for predicting indoor particle transport." has been accepted by Building and Environment. Congratulations to Wenjie!
Nov 24, 2021: Ho Kam Dai and Chun Chen attended the 12th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (ISHVAC 2021) virtual conference. Kelvin presented a conference paper "Dai, H.K., Huang, W., Fu, L., Lin, C.-H., Wei, D., Dong, Z., You, R., Chen, C.* (2021). Experimental measurements of pressure drop in flexible ventilation ducts. Paper ISHVAC2021-210714-15".
Nov 15, 2021: Dr. Tongling Xia has finished her Postdoc research work in our group. After more than 4 years in our group, she will join Midea Building Technologies Division as a Research Engineer. Thank you, Tongling, for your great contributions to our group! Good luck for your future career!
Nov 10, 2021: Prof. Chun Chen received the research funding from Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics: "Portable nanofiber-based air cleaners for reducing infection risks at cargo container shipping ports", 12/2021 to 04/2025.
Oct 20, 2021: Prof. Chun Chen received the research funding from the Boeing Company: "Developing an improved Lagrangian model for predicting the dispersion, deposition, and ultraviolet disinfection of bioaerosols in aircraft cabins", No. 2021-GT-326, USD140,000 (~HKD1,089,000), 10/2021 to 09/2022.
Sep 10, 2021: We had a group dinner together to celebrate the achievements of each group member in the past year. Thanks all for your great efforts!
Aug 01, 2021: Kangqi Guo joined our group as a Ph.D. student. She is from Southeast University. Kangqi will work on indoor bioaerosol modeling, measurements, and control. Welcome Kangqi!
Jul 31, 2021: Yue Pan has obtained his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical and Automation Engineering from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Starting from Aug 01, 2021, Dr. Pan continues to work as a postdoc in our group.
Jun 29, 2021: The paper "Xia, T., Qi, Y., Dai, X., Liu, J., Xiao, C., You, R., Lai, D., Liu, J.*, Chen, C.* (2021). Estimating long-term time-resolved indoor PM2.5 of outdoor and indoor origin using easily-obtainable inputs" has been accepted by Indoor Air. Congratulations to Tongling!
Jun 16, 2021: The paper "Yu, X., Chan, J., Chen, C.* (2021). Review of radiative cooling materials: performance evaluation and design approaches" has been accepted by Nano Energy. Congratulations to Xinxian!
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Jun 07, 2021: Zhuolun Niu passed his written and oral qualifying exams and becomes a Ph.D. candidate. His thesis is about "Development of electrospun nanofiber filters for indoor air quality control". Congratulations to Zhuolun!
Jun 01, 2021: The paper "Zhou, Y., An, Y., Chen, C., You, R. (2021). Exploring the feasibility of predicting contaminant transport using a stand-alone Markov chain solver based on measured airflow in enclosed environments" has been accepted by Building and Environment. Congratulations to Yiding!
May 31, 2021: Yuting An passed his written and oral qualifying exams and becomes a Ph.D. candidate. His thesis is about "Development of advanced control algorithms for mitigating indoor PM2.5 pollution". Congratulations to Yuting!
May 15, 2021: The paper "An, Y., Xia, T., You, R., Lai, D., Liu, J., Chen, C.* (2021). A reinforcement learning approach for control of window behavior to reduce indoor PM2.5 concentrations in naturally ventilated buildings" has been accepted by Building and Environment. Congratulations to Yuting!
May 10, 2021: Yue Pan passed his Ph.D. oral exam. His thesis title is "Study of particle deposition in turbulent airflow in the built environment". During the Ph.D. study, Yue has published four high-quality journal papers. Congratulations to Dr. Pan!
Mar 26, 2021: The paper "Yu, X., Chen, C.* (2021). Coupling spectral-dependent radiative cooling with building energy simulation" has been accepted by Building and Environment. Congratulations to Xinxian!
Mar 18, 2021: The paper "Wang, L.^, Bian, Y.^, Lim, C.K., Lee P.K.H., Chen, C.*, Zhang, L.*, Daoud, W.A.*, Zi, Y.* (2021). Tribo-charge enhanced hybrid air filter masks for efficient particulate matter capture with greatly extended service life" has been accepted by Nano Energy.
Mar 15, 2021: The paper "Pan, Y., Chen, C.* (2021). Exploring the relationship between particle deposition and near-wall turbulence quantities in the built environment." has been accepted by Building and Environment. Congratulations to Yue!
Feb 15, 2021: Yue Pan and Chun Chen attended the 15th ROOMVENT virtual conference (RoomVent 2020). Yue presented a conference paper "Pan, Y., Lin, C.-H., Wei, D., Chen, C.* (2021). Influence of ventilation on particle deposition around cabin supply air nozzles. Paper 1172".
Feb 01, 2021: Tongling Xia has obtained her Ph.D. degree in Mechanical and Automation Engineering from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Starting from Feb 01, 2021, Dr. Xia continues to work as a postdoc in our group.
