UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Ruiqiang BAI, 白瑞強
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - Research Assistant Professor
Person: HKUST Staff
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Yui Bun CHAN, 陳銳斌
- Dean of Students' Office - Associate Dean of Students
- Office of the Dean of Engineering - Professor of Engineering Education, Associate Director of Center for Engineering Education Innovation
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - Senior Lecturer
- Division of Integrative Systems and Design - Senior Lecturer
Person: HKUST Staff
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Guanghao CHEN, 陳光浩
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - Chair Professor
- Division of Environment and Sustainability - Chair Professor
Person: HKUST Staff
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Designing Functionalised Bio-carbons to Propel a Biorenewable Hydrogen Economy
EAKALAK, K. (CoPI), Tsang, C. W. (PI), KHANAL, S. K. (CoPI), LO, I. M. C. (CoPI), XU, C. C. (CoPI), HALPERT, J. E. (CoPI), SHANG, J. (CoPI) & MATUS, K. (CoPI)
1/02/26 → 31/01/29
Project: Research
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Environment and Conservation Fund 3rd International Conference on Thermal Treatment and Resource Recovery (T2R2)
Tsang, C. W. (PI)
1/02/26 → 31/01/27
Project: Research
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On Fundamental Mechanisms of Multiple Liquefaction: Experiments, Fabric Evolution, and Constitutive Modeling
WANG, G. (PI)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
Research output
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A 3D multiphase SPH framework for modelling soil-water interaction in rainfall-landslide-tsunami cascades
Feng, R., Zhao, J. & Chen, J., 2 Feb 2026, In: Engineering Geology. 361, 108495.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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A bounding surface constitutive model for simulating repeated freeze–thaw cycles of saturated soil
Ng, C. W. W., Li, Z., Zhang, S., Zhang, Q. & Wang, Y., 9 Jan 2026, In: Canadian Geotechnical Journal . 63Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Accelerated China's cold regions contraction under climate warming
Wang, X., Wei, S., Gou, X., Chen, D., Lu, M., Pang, G., Qie, L., Li, Y., Wang, Q., Liu, L., Wang, T., Yang, M. & Kerimbayevich, Y. F., Jan 2026, In: Gondwana Research. 149, p. 229-245 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Emerging applications of engineered biochar in urban cities
TSANG, C. W. (Contributor)
1 Oct 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Plenary
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8th Asia Pacific Biochar Conference (APBC), Seoul, Korea (Event)
TSANG, C. W. (Contributor)
Oct 2026Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Biochar-mineral catalysts for sustainable engineering
TSANG, C. W. (Contributor)
1 Sept 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Plenary
Awards
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2025 Outstanding Paper Award (Eco-Environment & Health)
TSANG, C. W. (Recipient) & XU, Z. (Recipient), Mar 2026
Prize: Honorary Award
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2024 Shanghai Natural Science Award, second class
ZHANG, L. M. (Recipient), Mar 2025
Prize: Other Research Award and Prize
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AM Bench 2025 Challenge
DONG, D. (Recipient), LIAO, S. (Recipient) & XUE, T. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Other Research Award and Prize
Press/Media
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13 HKUST Research Projects Secure Top Funding from RGC Collaborative Research Fund and Research Impact Fund
WANG, D., WANG, S., CHEN, S., TSANG, C. W., ZHAI, Y., ZHANG, F., LI, M., MENG, Z., WANG, G., YANG, Y., LU, H., LI, X. & CHENG, K.-T. T.
7/01/26
1 item of Media coverage
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Datasets
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Erosion Mechanisms of Debris-Ice Avalanches on Ice-bearing Beds: Insights from Centrifuge Modeling Tests
HE, X. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 13 Feb 2025
Dataset
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Codes for machine learning and Shapley value analysis
HE, Y. (Owner), ZHOU, Z. (Owner) & IM, E. S. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 15 Mar 2024
Dataset
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Effects of hydrophobicity of erodible bed on debris flow entrainment and momentum growth
ZHENG, M. (Contributor), DataSpace@HKUST, 20 May 2022
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Student theses
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3-D geological model for Hong Kong
LIU, Y. (Author), ZHANG, L. M. (Supervisor), 2022Student thesis: Master's thesis
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3D numerical modelling of bouldery debris flows and their interaction with mitigation structures
LEUNG, H. Y. (Author), ZHAO, J. (Supervisor), 2022Student thesis: Master's thesis
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A Bayesian framework for model selection and updating : applications to geotechnical engineering
YANG, W. (Author), 2016Student thesis: Master's thesis