News and Events

Group Lunch

Message- Lab Lunch @ Mango Tree

Prof. Sai Kishore Ravi Receives Early Career Teaching Excellence Award 2025

Recognizing Commitment to Innovative and Impactful Teaching

From India to Hong Kong: A Summer Program Connecting Young Researchers

In summer 2025, Prof. Sai Kishore Ravi coordinated the SEE–CityUHK Summer Research Program, welcoming nine outstanding students from leading Indian institutions — IISc Bengaluru, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Gandhinagar, IISER Bhopal, and NIT Calicut.

Dr. Chanon Pornrungroj's visit

Dr. Chanon Pornrungroj from Chulalongkorn Universiy visited us

Dr. Gaia Tomasello's visit

Dr. Gaia Tomasello, an Editor of Advanced Functional Materials and the Editor-in-Chief of Advanced Electronic Materials, gave a seminar on the peer review process within Wiley’s Advanced brand and visited Message- Lab.

Group lunch

An enjoyable lunch time with the group

Prof. Dong-Myeong Shin's visit

Prof. Shin from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) visited our lab

Group Dinner

A relaxed evening with the research group over dinner

Field Trips themed "Water-Energy Nexus"

Field Trips to Tseung Kwan O Desalination Plant and Sha Tin Water Treatment Plant

VTech Innovation & Sustainability Award (2023/24)

CHAN Ho Laam won the VTech Innovation & Sustainability Award (Honorable Mention) for his project on "Bio-Hydrogels for Enhanced Solar Water Evaporation: A Study on Phytic Acid-based Biodegradable Crosslinker and Structural Modifications"

Summer Academic Exchange Program at Jilin University

Prof. Sai Kishore Ravi coordinated an academic exchange at Jilin University for SEE students, focusing on catalysis and solar-to-chemical energy conversion.

Prof. Hong Jin Fan's Visit

Prof. Fan Hong Jin, Professor at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Editor-in-Chief of Materials Today Energy, visited Message- Lab

Prof. Shiming Zhang's Visit

Prof. Shiming Zhang from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) visited us

Special Issue for CityUHK’s 30th Anniversary

Prof. Sai Kishore Ravi and co-editors lead the Advanced Materials Special Issue, showcasing CityUHK’s cutting-edge materials science research for its 30th anniversary.

Prof. Ravi's Public Lecture

Prof. Sai Kishore Ravi spoke at the SEE Tech Talk, a public lecture series organized by the School of Energy and Environment, CityUHK

A visit to ASB Biodiesel Limited

Prof. Sai Kishore Ravi, along with postgraduate students, visited ASB Biodiesel Limited for discussions on the company's waste-to-energy initiatives in Hong Kong

Solar Farm Visit

A Field Trip to Siu Ho Wan Solar Farm and Wastewater Treatment Plant

A visit to the CLP Low Carbon Energy Education Centre

Prof. Sai Kishore Ravi took undergraduate students to the CLP Power Low Carbon Energy Education Centre to explore low-carbon energy technologies

Prof. Ravi Wins Young Scientist Award

Prof. Sai Kishore RAVI received the Young Scientist Award in the Global Conference for Decarbonization of Energy and Materials (GCDEM 2023)

Academic Visit to Mainland China

Prof. Sai Kishore Ravi visited Jilin University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Jinan University, fostering research collaborations