Built Environment & Energy Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Chun Chen (陈淳)
Associate Professor & Vice-Chairman (Undergraduate)
Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Research Fellow, Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability (IEES), CUHK
Associate Researcher, Shenzhen Research Institute (SZRI), 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)
Research Assistant, 2019/10 - 2020/07; Ph.D., 2020/08 - 2023/07; Postdoc, 2023/09 - present
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
Kangqi Guo (郭康旗)
Ph.D., 2021/08 - 2025/07; Postdoc, 2025/09 - present
Ph.D., Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2025
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
Ph.D. thesis: Controlling airborne and surface bioaerosols with far-UVC in indoor environments
Email: kqguo@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
Ph.D. Students
Houhua Wu (吴厚铧)
Ph.D. Candidate, 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
Chengzhong Deng (邓程钟)
Ph.D. Candidate, 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. Candidate, 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. Candidate, 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
Xudong Wang (王煦栋)
Research Assistant, 2024/09 - 2025/07; Ph.D. Student, 2025/08 to present
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, The University of British Columbia, 2024
Email: xdwang2@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
Tongqing Liu (刘桐青)
Ph.D. Student, 2025/08 to present
B.Eng., Energy Storage Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 2024
Email: tqliu@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
Kangrui Zhao (赵康睿)
Ph.D. Student, 2025/08 to present
B.Eng., Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2025
Email: krzhao@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
Chenyi Yuan (袁辰熠)
Ph.D. Student, 2026/08 to present
B.Eng., Energy and Power Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, 2026
Email: cyyuan@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
Research Assistant
Hoi Fung Ronaldo Chan (陳海鋒)
2026/08 to present
B.Eng., Energy and Environmental Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2024
Email: hfchan@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
Industry Collaboration Staff
Dr. Yifu Shi (石轶砆)
Wing Yi Winnie Hung (熊穎怡)
Alumni
Ye Bian (卞烨)
Ph.D., 2015/08 - 2019/07; Postdoc, 2019/08 - 2020/08
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:
Engineer, CLP Power Hong Kong Limited, Hong Kong SAR, China
Tongling Xia (夏童玲)
Ph.D., 2017/08 - 2021/01; Postdoc, 2021/01 - 2021/11
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:
Senior Performance Development Engineer, Midea Building Technologies Division, Foshan, China
Yue Pan (潘悦)
Ph.D., 2017/08 - 2021/07; Postdoc, 2021/08 - 2024/10
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:
Distinguished Professor, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
Xinxian Yu (于鑫贤)
Ph.D., 2018/08 - 2022/05; Postdoc, 2022/06 - 2024/07
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:
Associate Professor, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, Guangzhou, China
Ho Kam, Kelvin, Dai (戴鎬鑫)
M.Phil., 2018/08 - 2020/07; Ph.D., 2020/08 - 2024/07
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:
Sustainability Consultant, Siemens Limited, Hong Kong SAR, China
Haiqiang Zhang (张海强)
Research Assistant, 2018/08 - 2019/07; Ph.D. (Part-time), 2019/08 - 2024/07
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
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:
Principal Algorithm Engineer, FinDreams Battery, BYD Company Limited, Shenzhen, China
Zhuolun Niu (牛卓伦)
Ph.D., 2019/08 - 2023/07; Postdoc, 2023/09 - 2024/09
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 System Engineer, Basic Science 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
Can Xiao (肖璨)
Ph.D., 2022/08 - 2026/07
Ph.D., Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2026
.Eng., Energy and Environmental Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2022
Ph.D. thesis: Advanced methods for bioaerosol control in indoor environments
Current position:
N/A
Lu Zhou (周璐)
M.Phil., 2023/08 to 2026/07
M.Phil., Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2026
M.Sc., Architectural Engineering Design, The University of Sheffield, 2022
B.Eng., Building Environment and Energy Applications, Chongqing University, 2021
M.Phil. thesis: Enhancing thermal comfort in semi-open spaces in mountainous areas
Current position:
Ph.D. student, Lingnan University