Built Environment & Energy Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Chun Chen (陈淳)
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Associate Researcher, Shenzhen Research Institute (SZRI), CUHK
Fellow, Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability (IEES), CUHK
Investigator, The Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics (HKCLR), CUHK
Member, Early Career Editorial Board, Indoor Environments journal
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2015
M. Eng., Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2012
B. Eng., Building Science, Tsinghua University, 2009
Contact Information:
Room 305, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong SAR, China
Tel: (852) 3943 8052 Fax: (852) 2603 6002 Email: chunchen@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
Postdoc

Wenjie Huang (黄文杰)
Postdoc, 2023/09 - present; Ph.D., 2020/08 - 2023/07; Research Assistant, 2019/10 - 2020/07
Ph.D., Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2023
M.Eng., Building Environment and Equipment Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2019
B.Eng., Building Science, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2016
Ph.D. thesis: Modeling airborne infectious particle transport in indoor environments
Email: wjhuang@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
Ph.D. Students

Kangqi Guo (郭康旗)
Ph.D. Candidate, 2021/08 - present
M.Eng., Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics, Southeast University, 2021
B.Eng., Building Environment and Energy Application Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2018
Email: kqguo@mae.cuhk.edu.hk

Can Xiao (肖璨)
Ph.D. Candidate, 2022/08 - present
B.Eng., Energy and Environmental Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2022
Email: cxiao@mae.cuhk.edu.hk

Houhua Wu (吴厚铧)
Ph.D. Student, 2023/08 to present
M.Eng., Resources and Environment, Tsinghua University, 2023
B.Eng., Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2020
Email: hhwu@mae.cuhk.edu.hk

Lu Zhou (周璐)
Ph.D. Student, 2023/08 to present
M.Sc., Architectural Engineering Design, The University of Sheffield, 2022
B.Eng., Building Environment and Energy Applications, Chongqing University, 2021
Email: lzhou@mae.cuhk.edu.hk

Chengzhong Deng (邓程钟)
Ph.D. Student, 2023/08 to present
B.Eng., Energy and Powering Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 2022
Email: cdeng@mae.cuhk.edu.hk

Zhenyu Zou (邹镇宇)
Ph.D. Student, 2024/08 to present
M.Eng., Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2024
B.Eng., Nuclear Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, 2021
Email: zyzou@mae.cuhk.edu.hk

Ziming Tu (涂子鸣)
Ph.D. Student, 2024/08 to present
M.Eng., Optical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2024
B.Eng., Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 2021
Email: zmtu@mae.cuhk.edu.hk

Hoi Fung Ronaldo Chan (陳海鋒)
Ph.D. Student, 2024/08 to present
B.Eng., Energy and Environmental Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2024
Email: hfchan@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
Research Assistant

Xudong Wang (王煦栋)
Research Assistant, 2024/09 to present
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, The University of British Columbia, 2024
Email: xdwang@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
Industry Collaboration Staff
Dr. Yifu Shi (石轶砆)
Dr. Haiqiang Zhang (张海强)
Wing Yi Winnie Hung (熊穎怡)
Alumni

Yue Pan (潘悦)
Postdoc, 2021/08 - 2024/10; Ph.D., 2017/08 - 2021/07
Ph.D., Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2021
B.Eng., Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2017
Ph.D. thesis: Study of particle deposition in turbulent airflow in the built environment
Current position:
Distinguish Professor, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

Zhuolun Niu (牛卓伦)
Postdoc, 2023/09 - 2024/09; Ph.D., 2019/08 - 2023/07
Ph.D., Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2023
B.Eng., Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 2019
Ph.D. thesis: Development of electrospun nanofiber filters for indoor air quality control
Current position:
Senior Engineer, Auto Engineering Research Institute, BYD Company Limited, Shenzhen, China

Yiding Zhou (周一鼎)
Ph.D., 2020/08 - 2024/07
Supervised by Prof. Ruoyu You (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University); Co-supervised by Prof. Chun Chen
Ph.D., Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2024
B.Eng., Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2020
Ph.D. thesis: Advanced methods for predicting air pollutant transport in the micro-scale urban environment
Current position:
Research Engineer, Shenzhen Sicarrier Technology Co., Ltd, Shenzhen, China

Haiqiang Zhang (张海强)
Ph.D. (Part-time), 2019/08 - 2024/07; Research Assistant, 2018/08 - 2019/07
Ph.D., Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2024
M.Eng., Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2011
Dual-B.A., Economics, Peking University, 2010
B.Eng., Building Science, Tsinghua University, 2008
Ph.D. thesis: Advanced methods for controlling airborne transport of exhaled particles in aircraft cabins
Current position:
Research Engineer, ReHarmony Limited, Hong Kong SAR, China

Ho Kam, Kelvin, Dai (戴鎬鑫)
Ph.D., 2020/08 - 2024/07; M.Phil., 2018/08 - 2020/07
Ph.D., Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2024
M.Phil., Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2020
B.Eng., Energy Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2018
Ph.D. thesis: Ventilation modelling for public housing in the era of modular flat design in Hong Kong
M.Phil. thesis: Experimental and modeling study of pressure drop in flexible ventilation ducts
Current position:
N/A

Xinxian Yu (于鑫贤)
Postdoc, 2022/06 - 2024/07; Ph.D., 2018/08 - 2022/05
Ph.D., Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2022
B.Eng., Energy and Environmental System Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2018
Ph.D. thesis: Development of novel radiative cooling materials and their performance assessment
Current position:
Postdoc, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

Yuting An (安育霆)
Ph.D., 2019/08 - 2023/07
Ph.D., Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2023
B.Eng., Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2019
Ph.D. thesis: Development of advanced control algorithms for mitigating indoor PM2.5 pollution
Current position:
Senior Algorithm Engineer, FinDreams Battery, BYD Company Limited, Shenzhen, China

Tongling Xia (夏童玲)
Postdoc, 2021/01 - 2021/11; Ph.D., 2017/08 - 2021/01
Ph.D., Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2021
B.Eng., Building Environment and Energy Application Engineering, Hunan University, 2017
Ph.D. thesis: Effective strategies for indoor particulate air pollution control
Current position:
Research Engineer, Midea Building Technologies Division, Foshan, China

Ye Bian (卞烨)
Postdoc, 2019/08 - 2020/08; Ph.D., 2015/08 - 2019/07
Supervised by Prof. Li Zhang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong); Co-supervised by Prof. Chun Chen
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2019
B.Eng., Textile Engineering, Soochow University, 2015
Ph.D. thesis: Electrospun nanofiber filters for effective air quality control
Current position:
Research Associate Professor, Southeast University, Nanjing, China

Sin Hang, Charlie, Ting (丁善衡)
Research Assistant, 2017/06 - 2018/06
B.Eng., Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2017
B.Eng. (second major), Energy Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2017
Current position:
Assistant Engineer, CLP Power Hong Kong Limited, Hong Kong SAR, China