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    December 2004
    • OSH Best Project Award 2004 [Newspaper cutting]
    • Gallery: update of ASHRAE HKU Student Branch photo galleries
    • Student Zone: U21 Undergraduate Research Conference 2005 (Deadline: 10 January 2005) [HKU Intranet]
    • Update of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) webpage
    • HKIE Distinguished Engineer Lecture - Ir Prof Charles KAO, 22 Januray 2005 (Sat) [PDF]
    • Our BSE student Mr. Chau Kai Yeung Oliver has won the OSH Best Project Award 2004 organised by the Occupational Safety & Health Council (OSHC) [Photos] [Newspaper cutting]
      • Project title: Local exhaust ventilation for protection against nonsocomial infection [project poster]
    • Do you know HKU has a Hong Kong University Anthem? [website][HKU History]
    • Acoustic Student Design Competition 2005:
      • The Technical Committee on Architectural Acoustics of the Acoustical Society of America and the National Council of Acoustical Consultants are sponsoring aa Acoustical Student Design Competition to be displayed and professionally judged at the Vancouver meeting.  The 2005 competition involves the design of a drama theater complex located within in an urban mixed-use development.
      • Individual students or teams of a maximum of three may submit entries. Graduate and undergraduate entries are welcome.  Attendance at the Vancouver meeting is not required for entry in the competition.
      • Submissions will be poster presentations that demonstrate room acoustic, noise control, and acoustic isolation techniques in building planning and room design. An award of $1,250 US will be made to the submitter(s) of the entry judged "First Honors." Four awards of $700 US each will be made to submitters of entries judged "Commendation."
      • Registration deadline is 01 April 2005.  The deadline for receipt of submissions is 09 May 2005.  Full details about registration, the competition, and the design scenario can be found online at www.newmanfund.org.  Links to the postings are found below.
      • The Organizers of the 2005 ASA Student Design Competition:
        • Byron Harrison ­ byron@talaske.com
        • Bob Coffeen ­ coffeen@ku.edu
        • Norm Philipp ­ normp@yantis.com
    • Design Competition of Lighting Fittings for Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL), organised by CIE(HK) [website]
    November 2004
    • First & Foremost: HKU Profile [website]
    • HKIE Young Engineer of the Year Award 2005 [PDF]
    • Scholarships for graduate study in Taiwan at Department of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, National Taipei University of Technology (coordinated by ASHRAE Taiwan Chapter) (* Interested person shall contact Dr. Sam Hui for details)
    • HKU Worldwide Undergraduate Student Exchange Programmes 2005-2006 (Deadline: 2-Dec-04) [website]
    • British Chevening Postgraduate Scholarships for Study in the U.K. 2005 (deadline: 31-Jan-05) [HKU Intranet]
    • CIE-HK Lighting Professional Short Courses: special offer to students [MS Word]
    • Hong Kong Energy Efficiency Awards (organised by  Electrical & Mechanical Services Department)
    • Student Zone: Practical Considerations for Career Development
      • Job Search Strategies Guide [PDF]
      • Résumé Writing [PDF]
      • Successful Interviewing [PDF]
      • Technical vs. Management Career Path Guide [PDF]
      • In Brief – Graduate Education for Engineers [PDF]
      • Is a Graduate Degree in Your Future? [PDF]
      • Engineers' Views on Graduate Education [PDF]
    • BBSE3002 Applied Research Project [website]
    October 2004
    • Call for Articles for The Official Web Site of CIBSE (Hong Kong Branch), honorarium HK$1,000 [PDF]
    • Teaching: From 2005-2006, a joint admission scheme will be implemented for the two degree programmes with a common first year and JUPAS code. Students will select which programme to opt for after the first year study.
      • BEng(ME) / BEng(BSE): JUPAS code - 6999
    September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 June 2004 May 2004
    • Recent development on qualification and entry requirements of CIBSE membership: (from CIBSE HK Branch)
      • (a) SARTOR 3 had been replaced by UK-SPEC with effect from 1 March 2004.  The new academic requirements for FCIBSE/MCIBSE are:
        • (i) BEng(Hons) plus 1 year further learning (ie. Master degree or equivalent); or
        • (ii) BEng(Hons) plus Technical Report
      • (b) FCIBSE/MCIBSE had been delinked with EC(UK) registration with effect from 1 May 2004.  CIBSE membership application from those candidates without academic qualification will be assessed on basis of competence.
    • Student Zone: Graduate employment opportunities:
    • Student Zone: Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, HKSAR, summer industrial training [PDF][Application Form (doc)]
    • Student Zone: Hysan Development Co Ltd: Graduate Trainee [Application Form (doc)]
    • Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre (APERC) Young Professional Programme (Deadlines -  10 May 2004) [PDF][Application Form (doc)]
    • "The Development of Building Services Engineering in Hong Kong" by Ir. Kwok Ping-ki (from CIBSE Hong Kong Branch) [PDF]
    • Recommended Website: HVAC&R Research for the 21st Century (21CR) [Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Institute (ARTI)]
    April 2004 March 2004 February 2004
    • Student Zone: Regulations for the The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers Prize [PDF](26-Feb-04)
    • Student Zone: Scholarship and Training Awards (24-Feb-04)
    • Student Zone: Graduate Trainee Programme: Cathay Pacific Catering Services (H.K.) Ltd. [website] (23-Feb-04)
    • Gallery: Photos taken at the presentation session of the ASHRAE Hong Kong Chapter's Quality Student Project Campaign 2004 (19-Feb-04)
    • Teaching: Update of postgraduate info. (21-Feb-04)
    • Teaching: Update of undergraduate info. (21-Feb-04)
    • Website: Arch 5303 – Sustainable Building Systems (Guest Lecture to HKU Department of Architecture by Dr. Sam Hui) (20-Feb-04)
    • Student Zone: Congratulation to the following students who have received the awards at the ASHRAE Hong Kong Chapter's Quality Student Project Campaign 2004, under the Degree programme category: (18-Feb-04)
      • Diamond Award: Ms. HO Wei Yu Alita (BEng(ME) graduate 2003)
        • Project title: Simulating how people escape in building fires (Supervisor: Dr. Yuguo Li)
      • Outstanding Award: Mr. LAM Ka Shun Cusson (BEng(ME) graduate 2003)
        • Project title: Energy audit and retro-commissioning for existing buildings in Hong Kong (Supervisor: Dr. Sam Hui)
    • BSE Events: newly added events:-
      • 23-Mar-2004 (Tue): HKIE Technical Talk on Renewable Energy Development in Hong Kong [website]
      • 17-Feb-2004 (Tue): HKIE Gas & Energy Divison Technical Talk on Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme in Hong Kong [website]
      • 16-Mar-2004 (Tue): CIBSE Technical Talk: The Challenges to Building Services Design in Two IFC [PDF]
      • 24-Apr-2004 (Sat): HKIE-BSD / ASHRAE-HKC / CIBSE-HKB Joint Technical Visit: Marley Cooling Tower Manufacturing Plant in Guangzhou [PDF]
      • 21-Feb-2004 (Sat): ASHRAE/BSOME Technical Visit: First Binary Ice System in Hong Kong [PDF]
    • Student Zone: Website for Level 2 Industrial Training [Website]
    • Student Zone: CLP Graduate Trainee (GT) Programme (Application deadlines -  21 February 2004) [website]
    • Student Zone: CLP Internship Programme: Application deadline has been extended to 13 February 2004) [website]
    • Student Zone: Swire Properties Summer Intern Openings [website] (9-Feb-04)
    • Student Zone: Swire Properties Engineer Trainee Openings [website] (9-Feb-04)
    • Student Zone: Government Vacancies: Building Services Engineering Graduates and Mechanical Engineering Graduates (Closing Date: 16 February 2004) [website] (6-Feb-04)
    • Student Zone: update on Career Development section (6-Feb-04)
    January 2004
    • Student Zone: CLP Internship Programme: summer or sandwich year basis (Application deadline: 31 January 2004) [website](26-Jan-04)
      • Internship Openings in CLP Research Institute:
        • Possible postings with CLP Research Institute, under a newly created Project Scope "Technology Research" in the programme. They would consider applicants from engineering and science discipline with excellent academic performance, preferably a GPA of 3.0 or higher. In the year 2003, they hired 4 summer interns and 1 sandwich intern from local universities in Hong Kong. The students were able to study and deliver research topics including renewable energy policy, solar photovoltaics, energy storage and clean coal technology. They also completed a joint project with ideas created by their own.
        • Position 1: Sandwich Interns (2 vacancies). One intern will be assigned to collect, screen, verify and analyse data for our upcoming technology research project. It will require the intern to undertake data mining and statistical analysis. The ideal candidate should have excellent academic performance in mathematical/statistical subjects, with strong interest and background knowledge on energy systems. Another intern will be assigned to support the content development and usability enhancement of a web-based knowledge sharing portal. This on-going project will require the intern to conduct internet research, information compilation, content verification and web page production. The ideal candidate should have excellent academic performance and strong interest in learning energy-related topics, as well as  practical IT skills and experience in web site production.
        • Position 2: Summer Interns (several vacancies). Each summer intern will receive a topic assignment and collect information from internet research, to support the web-based knowledge sharing portal. Guidance and supervision will be provided by a mentor in CLP Research Institute. The ideal candidates are undergraduates studying engineering or science subjects with excellent academic performance and strong interest in internet research and web page production, who would like to work in teams and share knowledge. Our topic ideas for 2004:  air quality, biomass/biofuel, combined heat and power, customer interface technology, distributed resources, electromagnetic field health effects, hydrogen energy, insulation and conducting materials (such as superconductors), intelligent energy management system, knowledge management, load monitoring, power electronics, power quality, power system dynamics, renewable energy - green marketing, and renewable energy resource assessment, etc.
        • All interested students should fill out the attached application form and respond directly to CLP Internship Programme at CIP@clp.com.hk. Applicants should indicate in their email if they have submitted applications to other project scopes under CLP Internship Programme.
    • Gallery: ASHRAE HKU Student Branch: BBQ Gathering (17-Jan-2004) [photo] (18-Jan-04)
    • The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) has formally accredited our BEng(BSE) Degree Programme. Our BSE students are eligible to join HKIE Scheme A Training under either Building Services or Mechanical Discipline. Further info can be found in the following websites. (16-Jan-04)
    • Student Zone: The University is now inviting applications for admission to MPhil and PhD programmes for 2004-2005.  Application forms, CD-ROMS and the booklet 'Guide to Application for Admission' are now available from the following offices:-
      • 1. The Graduate School office 
                   P403, Graduate House
                  Main Campus
                  Tel: 2857-3470
                  Fax: 2857-3543
                  E-mail: gradsch@hkucc.hku.hk
      • 2. The Academic Services Enquiry Office
                    UG-05 Knowles Building
                    Main Campus
                    Tel: 2859-2433
                    Fax: 2540-1405
      Starting from December, the Graduate School has launched the On-line Application System which enable electronic submission of application form and application fee (by VISA or MASTERCARD).  The system can be accessed via the following homepage:
      www.hku.hk/gradsch/online. (14-Jan-04)
    • CIBSE Carbon 60 Competition: (06-Jan-04)
      • The Carbon 60 Competition is designed to challenge you to come up with a realistic scheme to convert the Institution’s buildings (a converted Victorian mansion and a 1980s purpose-built conference centre) into a carbon friendly set of buildings. [more info]

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    | Created: Mar 2003 | Update: 22 Dec 2004 | By: cmhui@hku.hk |