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Message from

the President

W elcome to THEi Student Applied Environmental engineering projects developing

Research Presentations (SARP). bio-based filters with anti-bacterial properties,
or biodegradable nano-fibers from wood waste
With the easing of the COVID-19 pandemic in for use in face mask production (Environmental
Hong Kong, THEi was able to open its campuses Engineering and Management/FST) are good
and welcome the return of our students and reminders of our need to stay vigilant in disease
staff. Learning is now in full swing accompanied prevention and be environmentally-friendly.
by energy and eagerness. Engaging THEi
students in applied research through their Construction projects experimenting with
Final Year Projects is a vital part of education at oyster shells to produce eco-concrete, exploring
THEi with the objectives of developing students’ the effects of humidity and temperature on
design thinking and problem-solving abilities, concrete strength (Civil Engineering/FST), and
and directing their learning focuses to the testing self-healing concrete (Testing and
needs of Hong Kong industries and people. Certification/FST); and aircraft engineering
projects investigating 5G radio interference on
I am pleased to bring you the SARP 2023, which aircraft, and ways to improve fighter jet ejection
is held in hybrid mode this year. It is exciting seat systems (Aircraft Engineering/FST).
that there are 85 submissions from students
across 20 programmes of the Faculty of Science 2. Clean Energy and Energy-saving Measures
and Technology (FST), Faculty of Design and
Environment (FDE), and Faculty of Management Projects optimising energy performance,
and Hospitality (FMH). The projects are practical exploring smart energy saving technology,
and relevant for today’s society. The themes of using solar energy, reducing light pollution
the presentations are as follows: (Building Services Engineering/FST), assessing
energy neutrality in wastewater treatment
1. Innovative Design and Green Products (Environmental Engineering and Management/

Projects creating innovative products for FST), as well as investigating potential
special groups (Product Design/FDE), analysing sources of clean energy, for example, catalyst
trees on slopes, roadside, and urban parks to development for hydrogen production
inform landscape management (Horticulture, (Environmental Engineering and Management/
Arboriculture and Landscape Management/ FST).
FDE), and designing sustainable communities 3. Consumer Experience with Technologies
in Hong Kong (Landscape Architecture/FDE and
Surveying/FDE). Projects studying how various marketing

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