Germany/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme - 2003/2004 Supported Applications

New Grants

Project No. Project Title Hong Kong Partner/Institution German Parnter/Institution Funding Period (year)
G_HK004/03 Efficient Generation of Low Discrepancy Point Sets and Their Applications in Experimental Design and Time Series Simulation Prof. Kai Tai Fang/HKBU Prof. Peter Winker/University of Erfurt 2
G_HK006/03 A Study of Virodynamics in the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B by Pegylated Interferon and Lamivudine Combination Prof Henry Lik Yuen CHAN/CUHK Prof Stefan ZEUZEM/University Hospital Homburg/Saar 1
G_HK010/03 Anxiety Symptoms in Children and Adolescents: A Cross-cultural Comparison Dr Patrick W L LEUNG/CUHK Dr Cecilia A ESSAU/University of Munster 1
G_HK019/03 Electron microscopy study of one-dimensional II-VI semiconductor nanostructures grown by molecular-beam epitaxy Dr Ning Wang/HKUST Dr Dangsheng Su/Fritz-Haber-Institute of the Max Planck Society 2
G_HK020/03 Comparative study of microbial associations in sponges of the South China Sea and the North Sea Prof Peiyuan Qian/HKUST Prof Tilmann Harder/University of Oldenburg 2
G_HK025/03 Co-operative learning in on-line communities of practice Prof. Amy Bik May Tsui/HKU Prof. Michael Legutke/University of Giessen 2
G_HK026/03 Intramolecular cycloadditions of sulfonyl-activated substrates Dr. Pauline Chiu/HKU Prof. Peter Metz/Technische Universitat Dresdan 2


Release of 2nd Year Funds

Project No. Project Title Hong Kong Partner/Institution German Partner/Institution
G_HK004/02 Secure Internet Communication Based on Chaos-Pattern Synchronization and Control Prof Guanrong Chen/CityU Prof Wolfgang A. Halang/University of Hagen
G_HK005/02 Perceived Endings, Mortality Salience and Goal Regulation Prof Helene Hoi Lam FUNG/CUHK Prof Frieder R Lang/Martin-Luthur University at Halle-Wittenberg
G_HK006/02 Automated Design and Prototyping of Communication Architectures for Heterogeneous Systems-on-a-Chip Prof Kin Hong Lee/CUHK Prof Manfred Glesner/Darmstadt University of Technology
G_HK010/02 Characterization of a RING-H2 Finger Protein, ANAPC11, the Human Homologue of Yeast Apc11P Prof Mary Waye/CUHK Dr Rene Zimmermann/Research Group "Vascular Genomics", Kerckhoff-Klinik
G_HK011/02* Novel Catalyst for Polymerization of Olefins and Polar Monomers Prof. Zuowei Xie/CUHK Prof. Dr. Jun Okuda/University of Mainz
G_HK012/02 Richar Wilhelm: The Connection Between his Liberal Christian Commitments and his Sinological Corpus - Phase I Dr. Lauren F. Pfister/HKBU Prof Wolfgang Kubin/University of Bonn
G_HK013/02 The Fate of Veterinary Medicines in Aquatic and Terrestrial Environmental Prof. Ming Hong Wong/HKBU Dr Ayfer Yedile/Institute of Ecological Chemistry
G_HK016/02 An investigation of the influence of implicit and explicit modes of learning on the interaction between decision making and motor output in human performance Dr. Richard Stanley William Maste/HKU Dr. Markus Raab/Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin
G_HK017/02 Wind-induced cross ventilation in buildings with large openings Dr. Yuguo Li/HKU Dr. Markus Roesler/University of Technology
G_HK022/02 Efficacy of anti-snoring therapy in different ethnic group Prof. William Ignace Wei/HKU Prof. Karl Hormann/University of Mannheim
G_HK024/02 Exploration and search in geometric environments Prof Rudolf Hans Fleischer/HKUST Prof Rolf Ulrich Klein/University of Bonn
G_HK025/02* Model predictive control and its applications to the plastic injection molding industry Dr Furong Gao/HKUST Prof Frank Allgower/University of Stuttgart
G_HK027/02* Removal of persistent organic pollutants in water and wastewater by photochemically enhanced Fenton process using a novel heterogeneous catalyst Prof Po Lock Yue/HKUST Prof Andre M Braun/University of Karlsruhe
G_HK029/02 Statistical Sensitivity Analysis of Gaussian Radial Basis Function Networks Trained by Gradient Descent Prof Daniel Yeung/PolyU Prof Ian Cloete/International University of Germany
G_HK030/02 Investigation of Gallium Nitride and Related Compounds for Electronic and Optoelectronic Applications Prof Charles Surya/PolyU Prof Manfred Pilkuhn/University of Stuttgart
G_HK031/02 Sound Garden - A Tangible Interface Enabling Storytelling across Different Cultures and Languages Dr Gino Yu/PolyU Prof Monika Fleischmann, Prof Wolfgang Strauss/Fraunhofer Institute of Media Communication
G_HK033/02 Cellular regulation of phosphoinositide-3-kinases by monomeric and heterotrimeric GTPases Dr To Shing Shun Tony/PolyU Prof Bernd Nurnberg/Heinrich-Heine-Universitat

Note:

* Approval for release of second-year funding granted to the German Partner only. The Hong Kong Partner was granted a 12-month project extension due to SARS in 2003. The release of second-year funding to the Hong Kong partner will be subject to application and satisfactory progress upon completion of the first-year project period in December 2004.