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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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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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Jack Chin Pang CHENG, 鄭展鵬
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - Associate Head and Professor
Person: HKUST Staff
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Lun DAI, 代倫
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - Research Assistant Professor
Person: HKUST Staff
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Yangfan DENG, 鄧楊帆
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - Research Assistant Professor
Person: HKUST Staff
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Yunfei FU, 傅雲飛
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - Research Assistant Professor
Person: HKUST Staff
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Mohamed Salah GHIDAOUI, 招捷達
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - Chinese Estates Professor of Engineering, Chair Professor
Person: HKUST Staff
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Mobile device for rapid deployment and removal of forever chemicals
ZHANG, C. (PI), YANG, Z. (CoPI) & CARVALHO, G. (CoPI)
1/07/26 → 30/06/29
Project: Research
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Federated LPWANs for Scalable IoT
WANG, Z. (CoPI), LI, M. (PI), ZHANG, Q. (CoPI), ZHENG, Y. (CoPI) & LI, Z. (CoPI)
RGC - Collaborative Research Fund
30/06/26 → 29/06/29
Project: Research
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A State-of-art Desktop X-ray Absorption and Emission Testing Platform for Advanced Materials Research in Hong Kong
Tsang, D. (CoPI)
RGC - Collaborative Research Fund
30/06/26 → 29/06/29
Project: Research
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A Biaxial Centrifuge Shaker for Enhancing Research on Seismic and Climate Resilience of Infrastructure
SU, D. (CoPI), LEUNG, A. (CoPI), PAN, Y. (CoPI), WANG, G. (PI), YANG, J. (CoPI), BI, K. (CoPI), BAGHBANREZVAN, S. (CoPI) & SITAR, N. (CoPI)
RGC - Collaborative Research Fund
30/06/26 → 29/06/29
Project: Research
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Decarbonizing the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Through Integrated Transportation and Carbon Capture Strategies
ZHAO, P. (PI)
RGC - Junior Research Fellow Scheme
1/06/26 → 31/05/28
Project: Research
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Development of an Automated UAV Vertiport for Low Altitude Economy Research at HKUST
ZHANG, X. (CoPI), YANG, H. (CoPI), ZHANG, F. (CoPI), HUANG, H. (CoPI), LI, M. (CoPI), LI, S. (CoPI), FANG, Y. (CoPI), ZHOU, P. (CoPI), SHAO, Q. (CoPI), QI, X. (CoPI), MENG, Z. (PI) & ZHOU, X. (CoPI)
RGC - Collaborative Research Fund
1/06/26 → 31/05/29
Project: Research
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Designing Functionalised Bio-carbons to Propel a Biorenewable Hydrogen Economy
EAKALAK, K. (CoPI), Tsang, D. (PI), KHANAL, S. K. (CoPI), LO, I. M. C. (CoPI), XU, C. C. (CoPI), HALPERT, J. E. (CoPI), SHANG, J. (CoPI) & MATUS, K. (CoPI)
RGC - Collaborative Research Fund
1/02/26 → 31/01/29
Project: Research
Research output
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50th Anniversary of the Discovery of Drinking Water Disinfection Byproducts
Richardson, S. D., Mitch, W. A., Martin, J. W., Li, X. F., Yang, X., Zhang, X., Chen, B., Dong, H., Li, J., Pan, Y., Wang, W. & Yang, M., 23 Jun 2026, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 60, 24, p. 17053-17054 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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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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Accelerated dissolution mechanisms of rare earth elements in waste permanent magnet with oxygen vacancy
Liu, K., Xu, Z., Wang, M., Zhang, Y., Zhu, X., Alessi, D. S., Maboudian, R. & Tsang, D. C. W., 1 Jan 2026, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 397, 128361.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Accelerating high-fidelity debris-flow modeling with a super-resolution deep-learning framework
Lv, Y., He, J., Ju, L., Jiang, R., Li, Y., Zhao, Z., Pang, Y. & Zhang, L., Aug 2026, In: Engineering Geology. 370, p. 1-16 16 p., 108851.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Accurate concrete spalling segmentation from bounding box supervision using Segment Anything
Zhang, C., Mishra, D. K., Yuen, M. M. F., Yu, Y. & Zhang, J., Feb 2026, In: Automation in Construction. 182, 106752.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Achieving Socially-Aware Car-Following in Mixed Traffic: A Safe Multi-Task Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach
Wen, X., Zhou, J. & Jian, S., 15 Jun 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. p. 1-16 16 p., 11563924.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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A comprehensive review on the performance, mechanisms and design of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-enabled self-healing concrete
Miao, Y., Dong, W., Qu, F., Fan, Y., Ye, H., Tian, Z., Yoo, D. Y., Tsang, D. C. W. & Li, W., 1 Jun 2026, In: Journal of Building Engineering. 127, 34 p., 116272.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access1 Link opens in a new tab Citation (Scopus)
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Carbon catalysts for sustainable biorefinery
Tsang, C. W. (Contributor)
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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Emerging applications of engineered biochar in urban cities
TSANG, C. W. (Contributor)
Oct 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Plenary
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Sustainable and functional biochar-enhanced construction materials
Tsang, C. W. (Contributor)
Oct 2026 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Keynote
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Biochar-mineral catalysts for sustainable engineering
TSANG, C. W. (Contributor)
Sept 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Plenary
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Low-carbon cement and CO2 curing for waste treatment toward sustainable construction
TSANG, C. W. (Contributor)
Aug 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Keynote
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Biochar catalysts for environmental and energy applications
Tsang, C. W. (Contributor)
Aug 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Keynote
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Heterogeneity in pore orientation and anisotropic behavior of 3D printed concrete
Tsang, C. W. (Contributor)
Aug 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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Sustainable construction with green materials and carbonation
Tsang, C. W. (Contributor)
Jul 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Keynote
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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Beat Presentation Award at Rock Dynamics-5
YANG, C. (Recipient), 2026
Prize: Other Research Award and Prize
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Best Student Paper Award
LU, Q. (Recipient) & ZHANG, S. (Recipient), Apr 2026
Prize: Best Paper Award and Prize
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Creativity Award, Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water
GHIDAOUI, M. S. (Recipient), 25 Oct 2026
Prize: Other Research Award and Prize
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Creativity Award, Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water,
GHIDAOUI, M. S. (Recipient), 15 Oct 2026
Prize: Other Research Award and Prize
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Engineering and Technology in China Leader Award (National Ranking #1; World Ranking #12)
Tsang, C. W. (Recipient), May 2026
Prize: Honorary Award
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
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Courses
Datasets
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RCM Data used in Direct and Indirect Application of Univariate and Multivariate Bias Corrections on Heat-stress Indices based on Multi-RCM Simulations
QIU, L. (Owner), IM, E. S. (Owner), Min, S. K. (Owner), Kim, Y. H. (Owner), Cha, D. H. (Owner), Shin, S. W. (Owner), Ahn, J. B. (Owner), Chang, E. C. (Owner) & Byun, Y. H. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 5 Aug 2022
Dataset
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Dataset "Effects of soil structure on cyclic freeze-thaw induced volumetric behaviour using a modified double-cell triaxial system"
LI, Z. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 14 Apr 2022
Dataset
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Ice-Controlled Seismic Radiation from Debris-Ice Avalanche Impacts Revealed by Centrifuge Experiments Version 2.0
HE, X. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 19 Mar 2026
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
Dataset
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Investigation of Dynamic Fragmentation in Bidisperse Flow Impact Against a Rigid Barrier
NG, C. W. W. (Owner), ZUO, Y. (Owner), POUDYAL, S. (Owner), JIA, Z. (Owner) & Zhang, S. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 1 Dec 2025
Dataset
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Drought Indices Derived from NA-CORDEX Data
ZHOU, Z. (Owner), Kim, Y. T. (Owner), IM, E. S. (Owner) & Kwon, H. H. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 24 Nov 2023
Dataset
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Unraveling the Mechanism of Hypermobility in Debris-Ice Avalanches Insights from Centrifuge Modeling
HE, X. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 12 Jan 2026
Dataset
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Building Facade RGB–IR Benchmark Dataset
He, S. (Owner) & ZHANG, S. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 4 Dec 2025
Dataset
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A 190-m-long flume for investigation of debris flow impacts on multiple flexible barriers
NG, C. W. W. (Owner), POUDYAL, S. (Owner), Cui, P. (Contributor), Liu, H. (Contributor), LI, Z. (Contributor), ZHENG, M. (Contributor), JIA, Z. (Contributor), Bhatta, A. (Contributor), DE SILVA, W. A. R. K. (Contributor), Zhou, G. G. D. (Contributor), Petrini, C. (Contributor), Denk, M. (Contributor) & Song, D. (Contributor), DataSpace@HKUST, 28 Oct 2025
Dataset
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
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A Bayesian framework for uncertainty quantification and propagation in multiaxial fatigue monitoring and reliability assessment
FLORES TERRAZAS, V. (Author), KATAFYGIOTIS, L. (Supervisor), 2022Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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A BIM-based framework for site layout optimization and material logistics planning on congested construction sites
KUMAR, S. S. (Author), 2015Student thesis: Master's thesis
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A building information modeling framework for waste estimation and embodied carbon calculation of buildings
Ma, Y. (Author), 2012Student thesis: Master's thesis
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A comprehensive study of state-dependent dilatancy and its application in shear band formation analysis
Cai, Z. (Author), 2001Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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A computer-based environment for preliminary structural design, design collaboration and design automation of tall buildings
Zhang, N. (Author), 2001Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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A crowd-sourcing approach to urban rainfall monitoring : system modeling, data merging, and crowd management
YANG, P. (Author), 2018Student thesis: Doctoral thesis