France/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme 2001/2002 Supported Applications
New Projects Supported for Funding in France/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme 2000 - 2001
| Project No. | Project Title | Hong Kong Partner/Institution | French Partner/Institution | Amount Awarded by RGC (HK$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-2001 | ||||
| F-HKA03/00 | Early cognitive impairments in executive functions : a functional brain imaging study in schizophrenic and HIV seropositive patients | Dr Siew Eng Chua/HKU | Dr Catherine Vidal/Institut Pasteur(Paris) | 19,000 |
| F-HKA04/00 | Characterization of Brassica juncea 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase | Dr Mee-Len Chye/HKU | Dr Thomas J Bach/Universite de Strasbourg I-CNRS | # |
| F-HKA06/00 | Regulation of LZIP/CREB3-dependent transcription by acetylation | Dr Dong-Yan Jin/HKU | Dr Monsef Benkirane/Institut de Genetique Humaine-CNRS (Montpellier) | 31,250 |
| F-HKA08/00 | Study of the Interaction between FACTS Controllers and Power System Environment | Prof Felix Wu/HKU | Prof Nourredine Hadj-Said/Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble | 28,000 |
| F-HKA09/00 | Sea-level changes during the last 25 ka on the northern South China Sea Continental Shelf | Dr W W S Yim/HKU | Dr P A Pirazzoli/Universite de Paris I-CNRS | 31,250 |
| F-HKB01/00 | Is language processing cognitively encapsulated? A brain imaging analysis of tonal and non-tonal languages | Dr Trevor Penney/CUHK | Dr Mireille Besson/Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences Cognitive-CNRS(Marsellie) | 30,800 |
| F-HKB02/00 | The Self-Assembly of Polymeric-Surfactants in Water | Dr Chi Wu/CUHK | Dr Avraham Halperin/Universite de Grenoble I-CEA-CNRS | 31,250 |
| F-HKB03/00 | Numerical Methods for Solving the Singular Maxwell Equations | Dr Jun Zou/CUHK | Dr Patrick Ciarlet/ENSTA-CNRS(Paris) | 24,000 |
| F-HKC01/00 | Camparsion and improvement of some direct methods to obtain the Backlund transformations of nonlinear differential equations | Dr Jishan Hu/HKUST | Dr R Conte/CEA(Saclay) | 31,250 |
| F-HKC02/00 | Development of Biochemical Biomakers for the Pearl River Estuary | Prof Arthur Pui-sang Lau/HKUST | Prof Philippe Garrigues/Universite de Bordeaux I-CNRS | 29,800 |
| F-HKC03/00 | Models, Languages, and Algorithms for Resaoning about Action, Planning, and Robot Programs | Dr Fangzhen Lin/HKUST | Dr Jerome Lang/Universite de Toulouse III-CNRS | 31,250 |
| F-HKC04/00 | A Study of Lotstreaming and Scheduling in Multi-stage Production with Due Date Constraints | Prof Jiyin Liu/HKUST | Prof Edouard Wagneur/Ecole des Mines de Nantes-CNRS | 24,000 |
| F-HKC05/00 | Pollutant migration in soils-In-flight instrumentation and scaling laws for centrifuged small scale models | Dr Irene Lo/HKUST | Prof Luc Thorel/Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussees (Paris) | 28,000 |
| F-HKC06/00 | Study of structural and physical Properties of 0.4mm sized Aligned Carbon nanotube arrays | Dr Zikang Tang/HKUST | Dr Pascale Launois/Universite de Paris XI - CNRS | 21,600 |
| F-HKC08/00 | Numerical Simulation of Alfven wave filamentation using an adaptive mesh algorithm | Dr Xiao-Ping Wang/HKUST | Dr Pierre-Louis Sulem/Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur(Nice) | 31,250 |
| F-HKE01/00 | A Web-based Intelligent Browsing System for E-Commerce Applications | Prof Tharam Dillon/PolyU | Prof Edwige Pissaloux/Universite de Rouen | 31,250 |
| Total 423,950 | ||||
Extension Projects Supported for Funding in France/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme 2000 - 2001
| Project No. | Project Title | Hong Kong Partner/Institution | French Partner/Institution | Amount Awarded by RGC (HK$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-2001 | ||||
| F-HKA06/99 | Analysis of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNPs) of the RET Protooncogene in RET associated disease | Prof Paul K H Tam/HKU | Prof Giovanni Romeo/OMS-Centre International de Recherche sue le Cancer(Lyon) | 31,250 |
| F-HKC01/98 | Role of Calcium
in Gene Expression during Neural Induction in Amphibians |
Dr Andrew L Miller/HKUST | Dr Marc Moreau/Universite de Toulouse III-CNRS | 28,000 |
| F-HKC01/99 | Micromechanics modeling of the martensite fatigue behavior of shape memory alloys-interaction between plasticity and phase transformation | Prof Qing-ping Sun/HKUST | Prof Mohammed Cherkaoui/Univ Metz-CNRS | 28,000 |
| F-HKC05/99 | Investigation of slope instability in swelling soils for the South-North water diversion project in China | Dr Charles W W Ng/HKUST | Prof Pierre Delage/Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees(Paris) | 30,700 |
| Total 117,950 | ||||
Projects Approved for Release of Second-year Funds France/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme 2000 - 2001
| Project No. | Project Title | Hong Kong Partner/Institution | French Partner/Institution | Amount Awarded by RGC (HK$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-2001 | ||||
| F-HKA03/99 | A Comparison Of Molecular Changes In Nasopharyngeal Carcinomas From Hong Kong and Northern Africa | Dr John M. NICHOLLS/ HKU | Dr Tadamasa OOKA/Universite de Lyon I-CNRS | 28,000 |
| F-HKA08/99 | Luminescent Transition Metal-Alkynyl Complexes - Electronic, Structural And Theoretical Aspects | Prof Vivian Wing Wah YAM/HKU | Dr Claude LAPINTE/Universite de Rennes I-CNRS | 28,000 |
| F-HKB01/99 | Cell Cycle Control: Regulation Of CDC25B Phosphatases By Calmodulin And CaM Kinase | Prof Kwok Wing TSUI/CUHK | Prof Bernard DUCOMMUN/Universite de Toulouse III-CNRS | 30,600 |
| F-HKC11/99 | Mathematical Modeling Of Superconductivity Based On The Ginzburg-Landau Theory | Dr Qiang DU/HKUST | Dr Amandien AFTALION/De Amandien Aftalion(Univ Paris 6-CNRS) | 29,000 |
| F-HKD03/99 | Factors Affecting Internet Purchases - A Longitudinal Study In Hong Kong And France | Dr Moez LIMAYEM/CityU | Dr Frantz ROWE/Universite de Nantes | 31,250 |
| F-HKF01/99 | Nonlinear Surface Evolution Of Strained Epitaxial Thin Films | Dr Lei Han TANG/HKBU | Dr Hugues CHATE/CEA Scalay | 24,000 |
| Total 170,850 | ||||