21 Feb 2022

Scientists awarded Environmental and Conservation Fund to explore green solutions

Striving for green solutions has always been a core research focus among scientists. In the latest announcement of the Environmental and Conservation Fund (ECF) of the HKSAR Government, the Faculty of Science has secured HK$5.4million under the funding scheme “Environmental Research, Technology Demonstration and Conference Project 2021”, paving ways for our researchers to explore effective means to protect the environment and natural resources.

A summary of the approved fund is appended below:

Project Coordinator	Department/ School	Project Title	Approved Fund	Project Duration
Dr Louise Amy ASHTON	Biological Sciences	Establishing the Diversity and Status of Hong Kong’s Wasps	HK$1,526,040	36 months
Professor Aleksandra DJURIŠIĆ	Physics	Photocatalytic Degradation of Microplastics	HK$1,526,040	24 months
Professor Zheng Xiao GUO	Chemistry	Clean Photocatalytic Re-solutioning of Precious Elements from eWaste and Re-use as Single-Atom Catalysts	HK$1,281,360	36 months
Dr Simon Yung Wa SIN	Biological Sciences	Assessment of the Population Status of the Endangered Hong Kong Cascade Frog (Amolops Hongkongensis)	HK$794,080	30 months
Dr Ho Yu AU YEUNG	Chemistry	Photoluminescent Carbon Dots Converted from Biomass for VOCs Sensing	HK$498,000	30 months