Built Environment & Energy Laboratory
2022 News
Nov 18, 2022: We had a group lunch together to celebrate the achievements of each group member in the past year. Thanks all for your great efforts!
Nov 18, 2022: Prof. Chun Chen received the research funding from the Boeing Company: "Developing a fast modeling framework of ultraviolet disinfection of bioaerosols in aircraft cabins", No. 2022-GT-408, USD40,000 (~HKD313,000), 12/2022 to 11/2023.
Nov 07, 2022: The paper "Pan, Y., Xia, T., Guo, K., An, Y., Chen, C.* (2022). Predicting spatial distribution of ultraviolet irradiance and disinfection of exhaled bioaerosols with a modified irradiance model" has been accepted by Building and Environment. Congratulations to Yue!
Sep 05, 2022: The paper "An, Y., Niu, Z., Chen, C.* (2022). Smart control of window and air cleaner for mitigating indoor PM2.5 with reduced energy consumption based on deep reinforcement learning" has been accepted by Building and Environment. Congratulations to Yuting!
Aug 31, 2022: Prof. Chun Chen was appointed as a Fellow of Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability (IEES) at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Jul 28, 2022: Prof. Chun Chen attended the 5th International Conference on Building Energy and Environment (COBEE 2022) in Montreal, Canada. Xinxian Yu, Yuting An, Zhuolun Niu, Wenjie Huang, and Yiding Zhou presented their work in the conference online. Thanks to Prof. Leon Wang for organizing such an amazing conference!
Jul 26, 2022: Haiqiang Zhang has passed both the written and oral qualifying exams. Congratulations to Haiqiang!
Jul 15, 2022: The paper "Pan, Y., Zhang, H., Niu, Z., An, Y., Chen, C.* (2022). Boundary conditions for exhaled airflow from a cough with a surgical or N95 mask" has been accepted by Indoor Air. Congratulations to Yue!
Jun 30, 2022: Prof. Chun Chen received research funding from Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong through the General Research Fund (GRF). "Development of metal-organic framework-embedded nanofiber air filters with enhanced particle removal efficiency and their applications in indoor particle control." No. 14221122, HK$1,115,452, 01/2023 – 12/2025.
Jun 21, 2022: Prof. Chun Chen received research funding from University Grants Council (UGC) of Hong Kong through the Research Matching Grant Scheme (RMGS). "Fundamental research on bioaerosol deposition and surface disinfection in indoor environments - RMG01", No. 8601649, HKD388,161.
Jun 09, 2022: Prof. Chun Chen has been prompted to tenured Associate Professor with effect from Aug 01, 2022.
Jun 01, 2022: Wenjie Huang has passed both the written and oral qualifying exams. Congratulations to Wenjie!
Jun 01, 2022: Yiding Zhou has passed both the written and oral qualifying exams. Congratulations to Yiding!
May 31, 2022: Xinxian Yu has obtained his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical and Automation Engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Xinxian will continue to work in our group as a Postdoc starting from Jun 2022.
May 31, 2022: Ho Kam Dai has passed both the written and oral qualifying exams. Congratulations to Kelvin!
May 26, 2022: The paper "Zhou, Y., An, Y., Huang, W., Chen, C., You, Y. (2022). A combined deep learning and physical modelling method for estimating air pollutants’ source location and emission profile in street canyons" has been accepted by Building and Environment. Congratulations to Yiding!
May 25, 2022: The paper "Xia, T.^, Guo, K.^, Pan, Y., An, Y., Chen, C.* (2022). Temporal and spatial far-ultraviolet disinfection of exhaled bioaerosols in a mechanically ventilated space" has been accepted by Journal of Hazardous Materials. Congratulations to Tongling and Kangqi!
May 24, 2022: Chun Chen attended the 14th Federation of European Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Associations (REHVA) World Congress (CLIMA 2022) online and presented a paper about indoor/outdoor PM2.5 differentiation.
May 21, 2022: The paper "Niu, Z., Xiao, C., Mo, J., Zhang, L., Chen, C.* (2022). Investigating the influence of metal-organic framework loading on filtration performance of electrospun nanofiber air filters" has been accepted by ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Congratulations to Zhuolun!
May 16, 2022: The paper "Yu, X., Yao, F., Huang, W., Xu, D., Chen, C.* (2022). Enhanced radiative cooling paint with broken glass bubbles" has been accepted by Renewable Energy. Congratulations to Xinxian!
May 15, 2022: The paper "Dai, H.K., Chen, C.* (2022). Air infiltration rates in residential units of a public housing estate in Hong Kong" has been accepted by Building and Environment. Congratulations to Kelvin!
May 12, 2022: The paper "Huang, W., Wang, K., Hung, C.-T., Chow, K.-M., Tsang, D., Lai, R.W.-M., Xu, R.H., Yeoh, E.-K., Ho, K.-F.*, Chen, C.* (2022). Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in COVID-19 isolation wards: on-site sampling and numerical analysis" has been accepted by Journal of Hazardous Materials. This is a collaborative research with Prof. Kin-Fai Ho from the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Congratulations to Wenjie!
May 07, 2022: The paper "Bian, Y.*, Niu, Z., Wang, S., Pan, Y., Zhang, L., Chen, C.* (2022). Removal of size-dependent submicron particles using metal-organic framework-based nanofiber air filters" has been accepted by ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Congratulations to Ye!
Apr 20, 2022: Can Xiao is awarded with Hong Kong Ph.D. Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS). Congratulations to Can!
Apr 07, 2022: Xinxian Yu passed his Ph.D. oral exam. His thesis title is "Development of novel radiative cooling materials and their performance assessment". During the Ph.D. study, Xinxian has published three high-quality journal papers and another one is currently under review. Congratulations to Dr. Yu!
Mar 08, 2022: Can Xiao will join our group in August, 2022. She is currently an undergraduate student in Energy and Environmental Engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Can has been doing research on nanofiber filters in our group. Welcome!
Mar 07, 2022: The new website of Built Environment & Energy Laboratory (www.chunchen1987.wixsite.com/home) is launched.
Jan 28, 2022: Our alumni Dr. Ye Bian was selected as a finalist to the 2021 Young Scientist Award by Hong Kong Institute of Science (HKIS). Congratulations to Ye!
Jan 20, 2022: Wenjie Huang and Chun Chen attended the Healthy Buildings 2021 America conference (HB2021 America). Three papers about near-wall turbulence quantities & particle deposition, pre-storage Markov chain model for periodic ventilation, and pressure drop across nanofiber filter with solid particle loading were presented.
