Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) 2022/23 Funding Results
CRF 2022/23 Collaborative Research Project Grant (CRPG) Proposals
| Proposal No. |
Proposal Title |
Coordinating
University /
Collaborating
University(ies)
|
Duration
(Months)
|
Recommended
Amount
(HK$)
(exclusive of on-costs)
|
| C1009-22GF |
An Enabling Technology for 6G Wireless Communications |
CityU / HKU
|
36
|
8,339,652
|
| C1014-22GF |
An upcycling solution to the paradox of clean energy development |
CityU / PolyU
|
36
|
5,420,773
|
| C1017-22GF |
Fundamental Study Towards Real Spider Dragline Silk Performance Through Artificial Innovative Approach |
CityU
|
36
|
3,195,552
|
| C1024-22GF |
Molecular mechanism of RNA transport and specificity of their spatial distribution in neuron |
CityU / HKU
|
36
|
9,181,755
|
| C1029-22GF |
Enabling Metadata-private and Accountable Networks at Scale |
CityU / HKUST, HKU
|
36
|
7,520,000
|
| C2003-22WF |
NAD capping of RNA: mechanism and functions |
HKBU / CUHK
|
36
|
8,100,000
|
| C2013-22GF |
Genomic Insights into Environmental Adaptation and Diversity of Deep-sea Siboglinidae |
HKBU / HKUST
|
36
|
3,058,128
|
| C4006-22GF |
Lingnan Culture and the World: Construction and Change in the Cultural Landscape of Cantonese Literati from the late Qing to the Republican era in China (1821–1949) |
CUHK / CityU, HKBU, EdUHK
|
36
|
4,070,718
|
| C4012-22GF |
Mechanism of Cognitive Flexibility: from Core Brain Areas to Network Analysis |
CUHK / HKBU
|
36
|
6,580,000
|
| C4024-22GF |
Multi-modal deep learning of multi-omics profiles, radiology, and histopathology images to advance colorectal cancer classification for precision oncology |
CUHK / HKUST
|
36
|
7,520,000
|
| C4074-22GF |
Adaptive 3D Printing: Design, Manufacturing, Modeling and Optimization |
CUHK / PolyU
|
36
|
7,338,893
|
| C5031-22GF |
Smart self-adaptive shearing interferometry for wavefront optical characterization |
PolyU / CityU, CUHK
|
36
|
4,267,120
|
| C5051-22GF |
Subambient Daytime Radiative Cooling Coating for Energy-Efficient Building Envelope |
PolyU / CityU, HKU
|
36
|
5,384,413
|
| C5053-22GF |
Sonogenetics for specific deep neural circuit modulation and mitigation of Parkinsonian mice |
PolyU / CityU, HKUST
|
36
|
7,152,840
|
| C5063-22GF |
Transmission of antimicrobial resistance from hotspot sources to occupational populations and urban communities |
PolyU / CityU, HKU
|
36
|
8,709,120
|
| C6012-22GF |
Mechanistic study of the defense systems in marine cyanobacteria against bacteriophage infection |
HKUST / HKU
|
36
|
4,561,789
|
| C6016-22GF |
High-performance ionic thermoelectric hydrogels for multifunctional smart skin and body heat harvesting |
HKUST / CityU, CUHK
|
36
|
4,778,620
|
| C6020-22GF |
Shaping Gas Fuel Storage: Understanding the Thermal Properties of Porous Metal-Organic Frameworks |
HKUST / CityU, HKU
|
36
|
4,159,485
|
| C6022-22WF |
Novel Antibiotics from Genome Mining and Diversity-oriented Synthesis |
HKUST / CityU
|
36
|
5,003,790
|
| C6026-22GF |
Improvement of the understanding of the 3-dimensional wind behaviors in urban areas of Hong Kong using Doppler LiDAR system |
HKUST / CUHK, HKU
|
36
|
7,124,940
|
| C6033-22GF |
Emerging quantum phases in itinerant magnetic materials with novel electronic and magnetic properties |
HKUST / CityU
|
36
|
5,600,000
|
| C7004-22GF |
Automating Distributed Machine Learning: Algorithms and System Optimization |
HKU / CUHK, HKUST
|
36
|
7,030,400
|
| C7008-22GF |
The immune microenvironment of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma |
HKU / CityU
|
36
|
7,200,000
|
| C7016-22GF |
Development of Chemical Probes for YEATS2 and Their Uses in Mechanistic and Pharmacological Studies |
HKU
|
36
|
8,550,000
|
| C7037-22GF |
Many-body paradigm in quantum moiré material research |
HKU / HKUST
|
36
|
5,464,800
|
| C7048-22GF |
Apocalypse now? Establishing long-term patterns in Austral-Asian tropical forest insect communities in response to global change |
HKU
|
36
|
2,418,797
|
| C7064-22GF |
Integrative genome editing and protein engineering approaches to investigate the single-molecule dynamics and structures of microtubules in neuronal development and diseases |
HKU
|
36
|
8,460,000
|
| C7067-22GF |
Development of a Monolithic GaN Electronic-Optoelectronic Platform |
HKU / HKUST
|
36
|
3,169,068
|
| C7076-22GF |
iFactory: Cyber-Physical Factory that Mass Customizes Products |
PolyU / CityU, HKU
|
36
|
6,271,840
|
| C7080-22GF |
Generative DfX in high-rise modular building: An expert-augmented cascade graph learning and optimisation approach |
HKU / CUHK, PolyU
|
36
|
5,310,000
|
| C7082-22GF |
The Poshan drainage tunnel system as an intensively instrumented hillslope critical zone observatory to explore groundwater dynamics and its engineering and ecological implications |
HKU / HKUST
|
12^
|
2,785,200
|
| C7100-22GF |
Transferable Programming Methods for Mobile Manipulator Task Planning |
HKU / CityU, CUHK
|
36
|
8,043,016
|
| C7103-22GF |
Dissecting the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and emerging variants |
HKU / PolyU
|
36
|
6,110,000
|
CRF 2022/23 Collaborative Research Equipment Grant (CREG) Proposals
| Proposal No. |
Proposal Title |
Coordinating
University /
Collaborating
University(ies)
|
Duration
(Months)
|
Recommended
Amount
(HK$)
(exclusive of on-costs)
|
| C1018-22EF |
Advanced Integrated In-Situ Laser Molecular Beam Epitaxy and Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy Platform for Quantum Materials Research |
CityU / CUHK, PolyU, HKUST, HKU
|
36
|
5,875,000
|
| C4001-22EF |
Hyperscanning to Explore the Human Mind in Ensemble |
CUHK / CityU, HKU, EdUHK
|
36
|
8,330,150
|
| C4062-22EF |
Establishment of Spatial Multi-Omics Core Facility |
CUHK
|
36
|
2,000,000
|
| C5032-22EF |
Hong Kong Coastal HF-Radar Network |
PolyU / CityU, HKUST
|
36
|
8,000,000
|
| C6006-22EF |
A collision-cell equipped multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (CC-MC-ICP-MS) for elucidating isotope fractionations in biological and chemical processes in the ocean |
HKUST
|
36
|
6,446,183
|
| C7070-22EF |
Establishment of light-sheet based microscopy systems for multidisciplinary biomedical research |
HKU / CityU, CUHK, HKUST
|
36
|
5,000,000
|
| C7098-22EF |
Development of an Ambient‑operating Correlative Light and Electron Microscope (airCLEM) |
HKU / CityU
|
36
|
3,988,440
|
CRF 2022/23 Young Collaborative Research Grant (YCRG) Proposals
| Proposal No. |
Proposal Title |
Coordinating
University /
Collaborating
University(ies)
|
Duration
(Months)
|
Recommended
Amount
(HK$)
(exclusive of on-costs)
|
| C1002-22Y |
Large-scale Lithium Niobate Photonic Integrated Circuits for Neuromorphic Computing |
CityU / CUHK
|
36
|
4,700,000
|
| C2002-22Y |
Climate- and environment-conscious urban growth in the Guangdong-Hong Kong- Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA): solutions and co-benefits |
HKBU / CUHK, PolyU, HKU
|
36
|
3,548,582
|
| C2005-22Y |
A novel TCM-based network pharmacology framework to human diseases and drug-disease relationship |
HKBU / CityU
|
36
|
2,636,496
|
| C4001-22Y |
Light Protects Vision: Optogenetic Activation of Trk Signaling for Neuroprotection of Retinal Ganglion Cells in Ocular Diseases |
CUHK / HKUST
|
36
|
3,755,333
|
| C4002-22Y |
Developing Next-generation Mid-infrared Laser Sensors for Greenhouse Gas Monitoring |
CUHK / PolyU
|
36
|
3,946,000
|
| C4004-22Y |
Artificial Intelligence (AI)-assisted Risk-based Prostate Cancer Detection: A Synergy of Novel Biomarkers, Advanced Imaging, and Robotic-assisted Diagnosis |
CUHK / HKBU, PolyU
|
12^
|
1,661,542
|
| C4005-22Y |
Fundamental-Studies-Guided Growing of High-Quality, Mechanically Stable, Reduced-Dimensional Perovskites for Scalable Flexible Optoelectronic Devices |
CUHK / CityU, HKBU, PolyU
|
36
|
4,169,826
|
| C5002-22Y |
Coastal Urban Flooding under Climate Change: Evolution Mechanisms and Intelligent Analysis |
PolyU / HKUST, HKU
|
36
|
4,133,507
|
| C6001-22Y |
Scalable manufacturing of antiviral self-cleaning surfaces against respiratory infectious diseases |
HKUST / HKU
|
36
|
4,169,826
|
| C6003-22Y |
Toward 2060 Carbon Neutrality: Life-cycle Planning and Design of Photovoltaic Integrated Green Roof (PVIGR) Systems for Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area |
HKUST / CityU, PolyU
|
36
|
3,458,740
|
| C6004-22Y |
Design Paradigm of Multiphase Soft Composite Materials with Emergent Mechanical Properties |
HKUST / HKU
|
36
|
3,917,544
|
| C7002-22Y |
Zintl-related compounds for enhanced energy efficiency |
HKU / CityU, HKUST
|
36
|
4,038,240
|
| C7003-22Y |
Development of wireless-powered optoelectronic device for precise control of bone homeostasis through the modulation of skeletal interoceptive circuit |
HKU / CityU, CUHK
|
36
|
3,652,680
|
| C7004-22Y |
Development of therapeutic CRISPR-Cas enzymes for gene therapy |
HKU / CUHK
|
36
|
4,691,202
|
^ supported for one-year seed money and exploratory funding