Press Release - National Natural Science Foundation of China/Research Grants Council Joint Research Scheme: Funding of Projects for 2001-2002
Announcement of Results
The Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) jointly announced yesterday (November 30) the funding decision on the 2001/02 exercise of the NSFC/rgc Joint Research Scheme. The RGC and the NSFC have agreed to fund a total of 16 research projects for a respective sum of HK$10 million and RMB5 million. The decision bolsters the research link between Hong Kong and the Mainland.
These 16 research projects were selected from 108 applications, after detailed evaluation by external peers. The funded projects cover a wide spectrum including research into real-time bilateral teleoperation of internet based robotic systems, economic reforms and labour market transitions in urban China, studies on dendritic cell functions in chronic Chinese Hepatitis B patients, high performance non-lead piezoelectric single crystal materials, interactions of trace metals and macronutrients in marine plankton, etc. All these are areas where both places can join forces to advance and excel based on complementing strengths.
The RGC and the NSFC agreed in November 1998 to establish, initially for three years, a joint research scheme to promote research collaboration between Hong Kong and Mainland researchers in Information Technology, Life Sciences, New Materials Science, Marine and Environment Sciences, Chinese Medicine and Management Science. The scheme is at the moment the largest joint research scheme undertaken by the RGC.
Professor Kenneth Young, Chairman of the RGC, said, "in providing a means for Hong Kong and Mainland researchers to collaborate in research areas of common interest, the scheme undoubtedly strengthens the ties between Hong Kong and the Mainland. For Hong Kong to compete in a globalized knowledge-based economy, our researchers need to reach out constantly and build up partnership with a world community of scholars. I expect to see very good results coming out of this collaboration in the next few years' time."
For the coming years, the RGC and the NSFC have reached a decision to continue the scheme and will review the need to expand the scope in the longer run. The Call Circular for the coming exercise has also been issued yesterday. All initial applications from Hong Kong must be submitted through the UGC-funded institutions to the RGC on or before 15 January 2002.
UGC Secretariat
1 December 2001
NSFC/rgc Joint Research Scheme 2001/2002
Supported Applications
Project No. | Project Title | Hong Kong Applicant | Mainland Applicant |
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Subject : Information Technology | |||
N_CUHK404/01 | Real-time bilateral teleoperation of internet based robotic systems | Prof Yunhui Liu | Prof Yuechao Wang |
N_CityU101/01 | Concatenated Space-Time Codes for Mobile Communication Systems | Dr Ping Li | Prof Xinmei Wang |
N_CityU102/01 | High Performance Computing for Centers, Distinguisher and Clusters in Projected Subspace (and applications to intelligent information retrieval on the web) | Dr Xiaotie Deng | Prof Weimin Zheng |
Subject: Life Sciences | |||
N_HKU711/01 | Development of novel tools in the diagnosis and treatment of leukemia | Dr Xin Yuan Guan | Prof D. Lu |
N_HKU712/01 | Studies on dendritic cell functions in chronic Chinese Hepatitis B patients | Dr Bojian Zheng | Prof N.S. Zhu |
N_HKUST607/01 | Development of a non-mammalian model for biological and biomedical calcium imaging | Dr Andrew L Miller | Prof Anming Meng |
Subject: Marine & Environment Science | |||
N_HKUST603/01 | Interactions of trace metals and macronutrients in marine plankton | Dr Wenxiong Wang | Prof Huasheng Hong |
N_HKUST612/01 | Water quality impact of atmospheric input of nitrogen and phosphorus | Dr Jianzhen Yu | Prof Boqiang Qin |
N_HKUST613/01 | Identification, characterization, abundance and source apportionment of PM2.5 in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong - a detailed aerosol study from sub-tropical to Temperate Zones | Dr Ming Fang | Prof Xiaoyang Tang |
Subject : Management Science | |||
N_CUHK417/01 | Economic reforms and labour market transitions in urban China | Prof Junsen Zhang | Prof Yaohui Zhao |
N_PolyU515/01 | Transport Network Reliability Analysis | Prof Hing Keung Lam | Prof Ning Zhang |
Subject: New Material Science | |||
N_CityU114/01 | High Performance Non-Lead Piezoelectric Single Crystal Materials | Prof Wenwu Cao | Prof Huanchu Chen |
N_HKUST601/01 | The scale effects on the behavior of materials used in micro/nano systems | Dr Qingping Sun | Prof Ya-pu Zhao |
N_HKUST602/01 | Failure behavior of ferroelectric ceramics under electrical, mechanical and chemical loading | Dr Tongyi Zhang | Prof Jimei Xiao |
N_HKUST618/01 | In-situ study of the development of polymer soft-condensed processes | Prof Chi Ming Chan | Prof Lin Li |
N_PolyU518/01 | Development of High-Quality Molecular Beam Epitaxy GaN Thin Films on Hydride Vapour Phase Epitaxy/Sapphire Composite Substrates | Dr Charles Surya | Prof Rong Zhang |