The HKIE Transactions Committee is glad to announce the calling of the second batch paper submission to the Special Topic on Innovations and Technologies for Carbon Neutrality for publishing in the HKIE Transactions in 2023.
We are honoured to have Ir Prof Christopher CHAO, Vice President (Research and Innovation) and Chair Professor of Thermal and Environmental Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, to be the Guest Editor for the Topic. Interest individuals who would like to share their valuable research results are invited to submit manuscripts to this Special Topic. Detailed information is as follows:
Introduction
In face of reaching the tipping point of global warming accompanied by extreme events, such as more frequent heat waves and rise in sea level etc., United Nations countries pledged in the 2015 Paris Agreement to achieve carbon neutrality by 2100. To respond to the Paris Agreement, the Hong Kong Government has set out targets in multiple areas in the Hong Kong’s Climate Action Plan 2050 to achieve carbon neutrality. Carbon neutrality refers to the carbon emission necessary for human economic and social activities, which are captured, utilised or stored through forest carbon sinks and other artificial technologies or engineering methods. Eventually, the net increase in greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere to be achieved is zero. The industry and governments worldwide are now actively searching for solutions to achieve the targets.
Topics suitable for inclusion in your submission include but not limited to:
Building energy efficiency
Renewable energy
Low-carbon construction
Waste-to-energy conversion
Carbon capture
Smart green buildings
Green transport
Carbon neutrality policy studies
Submission Guidelines
The deadline for final manuscript submission is Friday, 30 June 2023. All manuscripts should be submitted through the HKIE Transactions ScholarOne Manuscripts site at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/thie. New users should first create a login account. Once logged on to the site, submissions should be made via the Author Centre. For more details regarding the author guidelines, please refer to the Instructions for Authors and Referencing Style.
Guest Editor and Associate Editors
Guest Editor: Ir Prof Christopher CHAO
Ir Prof Christopher CHAO is Vice President (Research and Innovation) and Chair Professor of Thermal and Environmental Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). He also serves as the Director of the Policy Research Centre for Innovation and Technology at PolyU. He received his B.Sc.(Eng) degree in Mechanical Engineering (First Class) from The University of Hong Kong in 1988, and obtained his M.S and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in the U.S. in 1992 and 1994 respectively. He was Dean of Engineering and Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Hong Kong from 2018 to 2021. Before that he was Head and Chair Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Ir Prof CHAO studied thermal and environmental engineering covering areas of indoor air science, built environment, energy efficient building technology and energy engineering. He was ranked by Clarivate Analytics as the top 1% worldwide by citations in the research field of Engineering in 2020 and 2021, and by Elsevier BV and Stanford University among the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists in the field of Built Environment & Design for career-long citation impact in 2021. He has published more than 190 journal and archival papers and about 130 conference papers and technical reports. Prof Chao is a Regional Editor of the journal Indoor and Built Environment, Editor of Energy and Buildings, and is on the editorial board of several international journals (Indoor Air, Buildings, Building and Environment, Building Simulation, etc.). He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences (FHKEng), The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (FHKIE), The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (FASME), Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE), Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (FCIBSE) and International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (FISIAQ).
Guest Associate Editor: Dr Edwin Chi Yan TSO
Dr TSO is currently an Assistant Professor of School of Energy and Environment at the City University of Hong Kong. He received his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (First Class), M.Phil. degree in Environmental Engineering and Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2010, 2012 and 2015, respectively. He was awarded the Fulbright – Research Grant Council (RGC) Hong Kong Research Fellowship in 2014, and studied at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) in 2015. Dr TSO’s research focuses on understanding the fundamentals of heat transfer, energy conversion, and engineered materials. He strives to integrate theory and experiments to create innovative solutions for enhancing thermal management, built environments, space cooling and refrigeration, micro-droplet manipulation, and energy-efficient building technologies, making a great and global impact by addressing the biggest needs and issues in our world. Dr TSO is recently listed among the top 2% of the world’s most highly cited scientists. He is also a Member of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (MHKIE) and The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (MASME). Dr Tso is also active in entrepreneurship and technology transfer, and has obtained more than ten international patents and has been involved in setting up a start-up in late 2012.
Guest Associate Editor: Dr Oscar Ka Chung CHAN
Dr CHAN is Research Assistant Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He received his Bachelor, M.Phil., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in 2009, 2011 and 2015, respectively. He was appointed as Research Assistant Professor at HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School and engaged in postdoctoral research at the postdoctoral workstation of Nansha Information Technology Park, Guangzhou in 2016. He was elected to Young Overseas Talents Introduction Plan of the Pearl River Talent Program in 2016. He received a postdoctoral research fund in 2016, School of Engineering Ph.D. Fellowship Award in 2014, Hong Kong Ph.D. Fellowship in 2011, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (Fire Division) Scholarship in 2010 and HKUST Academic Achievement Medal in 2009. His research areas include energy and thermal systems, HVAC system optimisation, adsorption technology, energy sustainability and thermal fluidic simulation. He has published over 20 journal papers, 19 conference papers and four international patents. Dr CHAN also served as a reviewer for numerous journals in his field of study.
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Remarks:
The HKIE Transactions reserves the right to withhold any or all of the manuscripts at their absolute discretion.
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