Germany/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme - List of Funded Projects for 2015/16
Project No. Project Title (English) Hong Kong Principal Investigator/Institution German Principal Investigator/Institution Funding Period
(Year)		 Amount awarded by RGC
(HK$)
(1st Year)		 Amount awarded by RGC
(HK$)
(2nd Year)
G-CityU101/15 Probing the transport of photoexcited charge carriers in metal-organic perovskites with terahertz radiation Dr DAOUD Walid/CityU Prof KERSTING Roland/Ludwig Maximilians University Munich 1 41,200 N/A
G-CityU102/15 Numerical Narratives. Personal and Algorithmic Narratives in Social Networks Dr SIMANOWSKI Roberto/CityU Dr MARTINEZ Matias/University of Wuppertal 2 14,300 14,300
G-CUHK401/15 Effect of Low-Magnitude High-Frequency Vibration on Osteoporotic Metaphyseal Fracture Healing - Rat Model Prof CHEUNG Wing-hoi/CUHK Prof ALT Volker/Justus-Liebig-University 1 28,600 N/A
G-CUHK402/15 Functional characterization endosomal sorting complexes Prof JIANG Liwen/CUHK Dr PIMPL Peter/University of Tübingen 2 44,800 44,800
G-CUHK403/15 Synergistic Investigations of Surface Deformation in Permafrost Areas Using Field and Remote Sensing Observations Prof LIU Lin/CUHK Dr GROSSE Guido/Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research 2 44,800 44,800
G-CUHK405/15 Did Rapid Modernization Destroy Trust in Chinese Society? A Multi-Level Analysis of Trust in In-Groups and Out-Groups Dr STEINHARDT H. Christoph/CUHK Dr DELHEY Jan/University of Magdeburg 2 30,000 17,600
G-CUHK407/15 The National Strategies in China and Germany to Utilize Solar Energy and Develop Photovoltaic Industries Prof XU Yuan/CUHK Prof MÖST Dominik/Technische Universität Dresden 2 44,800 44,800
G-HKBU202/15 The Contributions of Urban Parks to Physical Activity among the Older Adults: A Comparative Study between Hong Kong and Germany Dr DUAN Yanping/HKBU Prof WAGNER Petra/University of Leipzig 2 20,600 29,988
G-HKU701/15 Transient Stability Enhancement of Renewable Grid
 Dr LEE Chi-kwan/HKU Prof WAFFENSCHMIDT Eberhard/Cologne University of Applied Sciences (CUAS) 2 44,800 44,800
G-HKU704/15 Opportunities and challenges of utilizing automated and robotic technology for sustainable building construction: scenarios, stakeholders and technology transfer (ST2) via Germany-Hong Kong collaboration Dr PAN Wei/HKU Prof BOCK Thomas/Technical University of Munich 2 44,800 44,800
G-HKU706/15 Hf-in-zircon isotopic heterogeneity in igneous rocks: real or analytical artifact? Prof SUN Min/HKU Prof KRONER Alfred/University of Mainz 2 30,000 30,000
G-HKUST602/15 Nonlinear Elastomechanics of Biological Cell Membranes on Micro/Nano Electroporation Chips using Atomic Force Microscopy Prof LEE Yi-kuen/HKUST Prof FATIKOW Sergej/University of Oldenburg 2 44,800 44,800
G-PolyU503/15 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Properties of Ultra-thin P(VDF-TrFE) Film and their Application in a Ferroelectric Field Effect Transistor Dr CHAI Yang/PolyU Prof PLOSS Bernd/University of Applied Sciences Jena 2 18,800 18,800
G-PolyU504/15 Cu(I) and Ag (I) Complexes as Highly Efficient TADF-emitter Materials for OLEDs and as Photosensitizers for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction Dr CHAN Lai-fung/PolyU Prof YERSIN Hartmut/Universität Regensburg 2 44,700 44,700
G-PolyU506/15 Sustainable Treatment of Asphalt Pavement Surface with TiO2-Containing Materials for Cleaner Air and Alleviated Urban Heat Island Effect Dr LENG Zhen/PolyU Prof OESER Markus/University of RWTH AAchen 2 44,800 44,800