Germany/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme - 2007/2008 Supported Applications

New Grants

Project No. Project Title Hong Kong Partner/Institution German Parnter/Institution Funding Period (year)
G_HK001/07 Transceiver Optimization for Multiple-antenna Systems in Correlated Rician and Nakagami Fading with Generic Average Channel Feedback Prof Keith Qitu Zhang/CityU Prof Joachim Speidel/University of Stuttgart 2
G_HK003/07 Antecedents and Consequences of Trust in Relational Service Exchange: Individualistic vs. Collectivistic Cultures Dr Zhilin Yang/CityU Prof Florian Wangenheim/Technical University of Munich 1
G_HK007/07 Flexible Scheduling of Algorithms Prof Philip Heng-wai Leong/CUHK Prof Manfred Glesner/Darmstadt University of Technology 2
G_HK009/07 The Effects of Combinations of Nanocrystalline Hydroxyapatite and Collagen Type I or Phosphoserine on Bone Defect Healing in Osteoporotic Bone - An Experimental Study in Goats Prof Wing-hoi Cheung/CUHK Prof Reinhard Schnettler/Justus-Liebig-University Gissen 2
G_HK012/07 Characterization of Proteins Interacting with Rrad (ras-related associated with diabetes) Prof Mary Waye/CUHK Dr Rene Zimmermann/Max-Planck-Institute for Heart & Lung Research 1
G_HK014/07 Secondary Organic Aerosol (SOA) Formation in Pearl River Delta Region (PRDR) Prof Shun-cheng Lee/PolyU Prof Thorsten Hoffmann/University of Mainz 2
G_HK016/07 Chalcone Synthesis in a Microchannel Membrane Microreactor Prof King Lun Yeung/HKUST Prof Holger Loewe/Johannes Gutenberg University 2
G_HK020/07 Experimental Study of Soft/Biological Interfaces: from Assembly to Dynamics and Function Prof Penger Tong/HKUST Prof Junbai Li/Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces 2
G_HK021/07 Study of Atomic Structures at Defects and Interfaces in One-dimensional Nanostructures by Ultra High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy Prof Ning Wang/HKUST Prof Dangsheng Su/Fritz-Haber-Institute of the Max Planck Society 2
G_HK025/07 Treatment of Glomerulonephritis Using a Novel MIF Inhibitor: RP S19 Prof Hui Yao Lan/HKU Prof Andreas Meinhardt/University of Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen 2
G_HK026/07 Ion-implantation of ZnO Material: Dopant Activation and Defect Characterization Dr Francis Chi Chung Ling/HKU Dr W Skorupa/Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf 2
G_HK030/07 U-Pb and Hf Isotopes in Detrital Zircons from the Central Asian Orogenic Belt in NW China and Mongolia: a New Tool to Reconstruct Accretionary Processes and Crustal Evolution Prof Min Sun/HKU Prof Alfred Kroner/University of Mainz 2
G_HK031/07 Development of Continuous Flow Processes Using Multifunctional Supported Catalysts Dr Patrick Henry Toy/HKU Prof Andreas Kirschning/University of Hannover 2


Release of 2nd Year Funds

Project No. Project Title Hong Kong Partner/Institution German Parnter/Institution
G_HK002/06 Theoretical Study on the Excited State Properties of Complex Nano/biosystems Dr Rui-qin Zhang/CityU Prof Thomas Frauenheim/University of Bremen
G_HK004/06 Self-Assembled Monolayer-Based Phosphorescent Sensors (SAMPS) Dr Michael Chi-wang Chan/CityU Prof Ulrich Siemeling/University of Kassel
G_HK007/06 Structural Characterization and Proteomics of Plant Prevacuolar Compartments Prof Liwen Jiang/CUHK Prof David G Robinson/University of Heidelberg
G_HK008/06 A Cross-Cultural Study of the Concepts of Subject and Person Prof Tze-wan Kwan/CUHK Prof Wilhelm Schmidt-Biggemann/Freie Universitat Berlin
G_HK010/06 Recurrent Neural Network Approaches to Real-time Motion Control and Obstacle Avoidance for Kinematically Redundant Manipulators Prof Jun Wang/CUHK Prof Jianwei Zhang/University of Hamburg
G_HK012/06 Role of Eicosanoid-related Enzymes in Murine Embryogenesis Prof Chi-chiu Wang/CUHK Prof Hartmut Kuhn/University Medicine Berlin - Charite
G_HK013/06 Efficient Protocols for Quality-Aware Querying of Sensor Data in Pervasive Environments Dr Reynold Chun-kong Cheng/PolyU Prof Kurt Rothermel/University of Stuttgart
G_HK015/06 Phase field simulations of ferroelectric materials Prof Tongyi Zhang/HKUST Dr Dietmar Gross/Technical University of Darmstadt
G_HK021/06 Synthesis, spectroscopy and OLED application of triplet emitters containing charge transport moieties Dr Wai Kin Chan/HKU Prof Hartmut Yersin/University of Regenshburg
G_HK027/06 Role of MT1-MMP in wound healing and tumorigenesis Dr Zhongjun Zhou/HKU Prof Cornelia Mauch/University of Cologne
G_HK028/06 Expression and celluar localization studies of TCF12, a new leukaemia fusion partner gene, in normal and malignant haemopoiesis and the generation of mouse embryonic stem cells bearing MLL-TCF12 through homologous recombination Prof Li Chong Chan/HKU Prof Rolf Marschalek/University of Frankfurt/Main
G_HK032/06 Functional and genetic analyses of integrin signaling in the early development of the axial skeleton Prof Kathryn Song Eng Cheah/HKU Prof Reinhard Faessler/Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry