Built Environment & Energy Laboratory
2024 News
Sep 04, 2024: Our paper "Zhang, H., Pan, Y., Niu, Z., You, R., Chen, C.* (2024). Experimental investigation of interpersonal particle transport in an aircraft cabin mockup with nanofiber air filters." has been accepted by Science of the Total Environment. Congratulations to Haiqiang!
Sep 02, 2024: Xudong Wang has joined our group as a Research Assistant. Xudong obtained his B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of British Columbia, Canada, in 2024. Welcome Xudong!
Aug 15, 2024: Our paper "Niu, Z., He, Q.*, Chen, C.* (2024). A PM2.5 pollution-level adaptive air filtration system based on elastic filters for reducing energy consumption." has been accepted by Journal of Hazardous Materials. This is a collaborative research with Prof. Qiguang He from Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Congratulations to Zhuolun!
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Aug 13, 2024: Our paper "Guo, K., Wan, Z., Jiang, Y., Ho, K.-F.*, Chen, C.* (2024). A liquid culture method assisted by ATP analysis for accelerating laboratory experiments on ultraviolet disinfection of airborne bacteria." has been accepted by Journal of Hazardous Materials. This is a collaborative research with Prof. Kin-Fai Ho from JC School of Public Health and Primary Care at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Congratulations to Kangqi!
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Aug 10, 2024: Our paper "Huang, W., Pan, Y., Zhou, Y., Chen, C.* (2024). Optimal location design for multiple far-UVC lamps to enhance indoor bioaerosol disinfection by CFD-based Bayesian optimization." has been accepted by Building and Environment. Congratulations to Wenjie!
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Aug 01, 2024: Hoi Fung Ronaldo Chan has become a Ph.D. student. Ronaldo obtained his B.Eng. in Energy and Environmental Engineering from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2024. Welcome Ronaldo!
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Aug 01, 2024: Ziming Tu has joined our group as a Ph.D. student. Ziming obtained his B.Eng. in Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering from Zhejiang University in 2021 and M.Eng. in Optical Engineering from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2024. Welcome Ziming!
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Aug 01, 2024: Zhenyu Zou has joined our group as a Ph.D. student. Zhenyu obtained his B.Eng. in Nuclear Engineering from Sun Yat-sen University in 2021 and M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2024. Welcome Zhenyu!
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Jul 31, 2024: Yiding Zhou has obtained his Ph.D. degree from CUHK. He will leave our group and start his Postdoc position in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Good luck to Yiding!
Jul 31, 2024: Haiqiang Zhang has obtained his Ph.D. degree from CUHK after 5 years of part-time study. Good luck to Haiqiang!
Jul 31, 2024: Ho Kam Dai has obtained his Ph.D. degree from CUHK. He will leave our group and start his career in Hong Kong. Good luck to Kelvin!
Jul 22, 2024: Hoi Fung Ronaldo Chan was awarded as the Champion in VTech Innovation and Sustainability Award 2024. Congratulations to Ronaldo!
Jul 21, 2024: Our paper "Dai, H.K., An, Y., Huang, W., Chen, C.* (2024). Design optimization of floor plan for public housing buildings in Hong Kong with consideration of natural ventilation, noise, and daylighting" has been accepted by Building and Environment. Congratulations to Kelvin!
Jul 11, 2024: Prof. Chun Chen, Dr. Yue Pan, Dr. Wenjie Huang, Dr. Zhuolun Niu, Dr. Ho Kam Dai, Dr. Yiding Zhou, Kangqi Guo, and Can Xiao attended the 18th International Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality & Climate (Indoor Air 2024) in Honolulu, USA. Yue, Wenjie, Zhuolun, and Kelvin gave oral presentations. Yiding, Kangqi, and Can joined the poser sessions.
Jun 28, 2024: Prof. Chun Chen received research funding from Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong through the General Research Fund (GRF). "Development of high-performance recycled glass fragment-based radiative cooling paints with reduced raw material cost and their practical applications", No. 14210024, HK$1,134,931, 01/2025 to 12/2027.
Jun 28, 2024: Prof. Chun Chen attended the 21st Annual Meeting of Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS2024) in Pyeongchang (Home to Winter Olympics), Gangwon-do, South Korea from Jun 23 to 28.
Jun 14, 2024: Prof. Chun Chen has been selected as a member of the Early Career Editorial Board of Indoor Environments, the official journal of International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ).
Jun 11, 2024: Haiqiang Zhang has successfully passed his Ph.D. defense. His Ph.D. thesis title is "Advanced Methods for Controlling Airborne Transport of Exhaled Particles in Aircraft Cabins". Congratulations to Dr. Zhang!
Jun 11, 2024: Prof. Lun Zhang from Southeast University visited our group and gave a talk entitled "Software Defined Intelligent Building Automation System - Development and Application".
Jun 07, 2024: Dr. Xinxian Yu has finished his Postdoc contract in our group and will start his new adventure at City University of Hong Kong as a Postdoc. Good luck to Xinxian!
Jun 07, 2024: Can Xiao has successfully passed her CE written and oral exam. Her thesis title is "Advanced Methods for Bioaerosol Control in High-risk Environments". Congratulations to Can!
Jun 07, 2024: We had a group lunch together to celebrate the achievements made by the group members in the past year.
Jun 06, 2024: Ho Kam (Kelvin) Dai has successfully passed his Ph.D. defense. His thesis title is "Ventilation Modelling for Public Housing in the Era of Modular Flat Design in Hong Kong". Congratulations to Dr. Dai!
Jun 04, 2024: Prof. Chun Chen has been elected as a Member of Board of Directors and Coordinator of Chapters in the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ).
Jun 03, 2024: Yiding Zhou has successfully passed his Ph.D. defense. His thesis title is "Advanced Methods for Predicting Air Pollutant Transport in the Micro-scale Urban Environment". Congratulations to Dr. Zhou!
May 31, 2024: Prof. Chun Chen attended the 7th International Workshop on Regional Air Quality Management in Rapidly Developing Economic Regions and the 1st Greater Bay Area Climate Forum in Guangzhou, China and gave a talk entitled "Influence of outdoor-to-indoor air pollutant transport on human health in the context of climate change".
Apr 22, 2024: Prof. Chun Chen gave a talk entitled "Application of nanotechnologies in the control of built environments" in School of Architecture & Urban Planning at Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Apr 15, 2024: Prof. Chun Chen gave a talk entitled "Turning waste glass into radiative cooling paints for low-carbon cooling" and participated in the Panel Discussion in the Session "Green Tech for a Sustainable Planet" at InnoEX 2024 in Hong Kong.
Apr 08, 2024: Prof. Chun Chen gave an online seminar entitled "Application of nanotechnologies in the control of built environments" in the Department of Building Science at Tsinghua University.
Apr 08, 2024: Our paper "Pan, Y.^, Zhang, H.^, Huang, W., Liu, W., You, R., Chen, C.* (2024). Enhancing removal of air contaminants in existing aircraft cabins by optimizing supply air direction based on Re-field synergy and Bayesian optimization." has been accepted by Science of the Total Environment. Congratulations to Yue and Haiqiang!
Apr 03, 2024: Prof. Chun Chen received the funding from Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF) through Environmental Research Project. "Developing a low-cost sensor for indoor airborne bacteria monitoring in hospitals and elderly homes." No. 141/2023, HK$500,000, 07/2024 – 12/2025.
Mar 07, 2024: Prof. Chun Chen gave a talk entitled "Turning waste glass into radiative cooling paint for low-carbon cooling" in the Gaw Capital × CUHK InvestTech Expo in Hong Kong.
Feb 15, 2024: Our paper "Xia, T., Bian, Y., Zhang, L., Chen, C.* (2018). Relationship between pressure drop and face velocity for electrospun nanofiber filters. Energy and Buildings, 158, 987–999." has been cited by 100 times in Google Scholar.
Feb 09, 2024: Our paper "Dai, H.K., Shi, Y., Chen, C.* (2024). Developing a deep neural network model for predicting ventilation rates in public housing buildings in Hong Kong." has been accepted by Energy and Buildings. Congratulations to Kelvin!
Feb 08, 2024: Our invention "Chen, C., Chan, H.F.R., Xiao, C. E-COATING: Scalable recycled material-based radiative cooling for free cooling harvesting" received the Gold Medal in the 14th International Invention Fair in the Middle East.
Jan 10, 2024: Our paper "Huang, W., Chen, C.* (2024). Fast prediction of particle transport in complex indoor environments using a Lagrangian-Markov chain model with coarse grids." has been accepted by Energy and Buildings. Congratulations to Wenjie!
