News and Events

Visit by Prof. Jimmy Yu (CUHK)

We were delighted to host Prof YU Chai Mei Jimmy from The Chinese University of Hong Kong for a visit to our research group. The visit included lab tours, student presentations, and insightful discussions on ongoing projects and future directions.

Invited Talk at PolyU under the Flipped Learning and Teaching Initiative (FLTI)

From audience to actors: designing classrooms for active student engagement

Messag𝓮- Lab Goes Hiking

Team outing with hiking and hotpot

Plenary Talk at TFGET-26

Prof. Sai Kishore Ravi invited as plenary speaker at NIT Jalandhar

Teaching and Learning Sharing Session at SEE

Reflections on digital and team-based learning

Prof. Xingyi Shi's Visit

Prof. Xingyi Shi, Assistant Professor at City University of Hong Kong (Dongguan) visited Message- Lab

Field Visit on Plastic Recycling in Hong Kong

Learning from New Life Plastics and Swire Coca-Cola

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