PROCORE - France/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme - List of Funded Projects for 2010/2011

New Grants

Project No. Project Title Hong Kong Partner/Institution French Partner/Institution Funding Period (year) Amount
Awarded
by RGC (HK$)
1st Year 2nd Year
F-HK02/10T Stochastic Chen's System: Stability and Applications
 Prof Guanrong Chen/CityU Prof Guoting Chen/Universite de Lille l 2 30,600 18,000
F-HK03/10T
 Terahertz Measurements of Ballistic Electron Motion and One-dimensional Plasma Waves Resonances in Singlewalled Carbon Nanotubes
Prof Archie Yan Cheong Chan/CityU Dr Jeremie Torres/University of Montpellier 2 30,200 30,200
F-HK04/10T Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Organic Substrates in Water Catalyzed by Ruthenium and Osmium Complexes
Prof Tai Chu Lau/CityU Prof Marc Robert/University of Paris Diderot 2 30,600 27,000
F-HK08/10C 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment (15th ISTA)
 Dr Doris Wai Ting Au/CityU Prof Paule Vassuer/University of Metz 1 131,400 0
F-HK11/10T RNA G-quadruplex sensing

 Dr Edmond Dik-lung Ma/HKBU Dr Jean-Louis Mergny/University of Bordeaux 2 13,500 13,500
F-HK13/10T Orphan nuclear receptors, estrogen-related receptors (ERRs), as new targets in hormone-dependent prostate and breast cancers
 Prof Leung Franky Chan/CUHK Prof Jean-Marc Vanacker/CNRS, INRA, University of Lyon 2 27,900 0
F-HK16/10T Investigation of boundary singularities of some conformally invariant semilinear elliptic problems

 Prof Juncheng Wei/CUHK Prof Frédéric Robert/Universite Henri Poincare Nancy 2 30,600 30,600
F-HK17/10T Non-invasive diagnosis of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with transient elastography (Fibroscan) and serum biomarkers
 Prof Vincent Wai Sun Wong/CUHK Prof Victor de Ledinghen/Universite de Bordeaux 1 27,000 0
F-HK22/10T Novel Nanostructure Engineering by Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Hollow Particles: Synthesis, Characterization and Fundamental Study
 Dr Pei Li/PolyU Prof Redouane Borsali/CNRS 2 30,600 30,600
F-HK24/10T Numerical and Experimental Study of Urban Flooding Flows at Crossroads with or without Obstacles
 Prof Chi-wai Li/PolyU Prof Nicolas Riviere/University of Lyon (INSA-Lyon) 2 15,300 0
F-HK25/10T Dynamic Collaborative Event Processing in Distributed Systems

 Prof Jiannong Cao/PolyU Prof Michel Raynal/IRISA University of Rennes 1 2 30,600 30,600
F-HK32/10T Experimental study of diffusion and phase behavior of ellipsoidal colloids in two dimensions Prof Yilong Han/HKUST Prof Maurizio Nobili/University of Montpellier II 2 31,250 31,250
F-HK37/10T Investigation of the interplay of polyphosphates and matrix vesicles in bone mineralization

 Dr Julian Alexander Tanner/HKU Prof Rene Buchet/Universite de Lyon 1 27,000 0
F-HK39/10T Regulated expression of multidrug resistance genes in anaerobic E. coli and its physiological implications in host adaptation
 Dr Aixin Yan/HKU Prof Jost Enninga/Institut Pasteur 2 30,600 30,600


Release of 2nd year funds

Project No. Project Title Hong Kong Partner/Institution French Partner/Institution Amount Awarded
by RGC (HK$)
F-HK13/09T A Collaborative Study of Tropospheric Ozone in East Asia
 Prof Tao Wang/PolyU Dr Valerie Thouret/University of Toulouse
31,000
F-HK14/09T Noise Transmission Through Double-walled Structures: Modeling, Control and Applications
 Prof Li Cheng/PolyU Prof Jean-Louis Guyader/INSA-Lyon
31,250
F-HK18/09T Wastes reuse to produce carbonaceous porous materials for removal of toxic trace elements from water
 Prof Gordon Mckay/HKUST Dr Claire Gerente/CNRS No. 6144
30,600
F-HK20/09T Experimental study of interfacial dynamics: from supported membranes to micro-menisci of a bubble mattress
 Prof Penger Tong/HKUST Prof Elisabeth Charlaix/Universite Lyon 1
14,000