NSFC/RGC
Joint Research Scheme - List of Funded Projects
for 2011/12
| RGC Project No. | Project Title | Hong
Kong Partner/Institution |
Mainland Partner/Institution | Funding
Period (month) |
Amount
Awarded by RGC* (HK$) |
Amount
Awarded by NSFC (RMB) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information Technology | ||||||
| N_CityU104/11 | Advanced
Signal Processing for Target Enumeration
and Localization in Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output
Radar |
Dr Hing-cheung So/CityU | Dr Lei Huang/Harbin Institute of Technology |
36
|
937,365
|
460,000
|
| N_CUHK403/11 | Theoretical
and Experimental Study of Quantum Computing
and Quantum Simulation with Electron
and Nuclear Spins in Solids |
Prof Renbao Liu/CUHK | Prof Jiangfeng Du/University of Science and Technology of China |
36
|
1,028,100
|
450,000
|
| N_CUHK405/11 | Towards
Trustworthy Cloud Computing with Component-based
Design, Online Evaluation, and Runtime
Optimization Techniques |
Prof Michael Rung-tsong Lyu/CUHK | Prof Huaimin Wang/National University of Defense Technology |
36
|
1,011,425
|
440,000
|
| N_HKUST607/11 | Theory
and practice of large-scale 3D urban
reconstruction and modeling |
Prof Long Quan/HKUST | Prof Baoquan Chen/Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
36
|
771,420
|
450,000
|
| N_HKUST610/11 | The
Minimized Energy Consumptions and Maximized
Resource Utilizations in Large-scale
Datacenters |
Dr Bo Li/HKUST | Dr Zhiyong Liu/Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
36
|
1,026,030
|
450,000
|
| N_HKUST631/11 | Photochemical
properties of endogenous biological
molecules: fundamental and application |
Prof Jianan Qu/HKUST | Prof Yi Luo/University of Science and Technology of China |
36
|
1,026,720
|
450,000
|
| Life Science | ||||||
| N_HKU741/11 |
From
bone marrow stromal cells to Schwann
cells – in vitro route to specification
and utility in re-myelination therapy |
Prof Daisy Kwok-yan Shum/HKU | Dr Qiang Ao/Tsinghua University |
36
|
805,000
|
450,000
|
| N_HKU763/11 | Investigating
the role of FOXM1 in the maintenance
of human embryonic stem cell pluripotency
and genome stability |
Dr Kwok-ming Yao/HKU | Dr Yongjun Tan/Hunan University |
36
|
1,035,000
|
450,000
|
| Medicine | ||||||
| N_HKBU213/11 | Functional Analysis of Isorhynchophylline in Promoting Autophagy and Protecting Neurons | Dr Min Li/HKBU | Prof Long Ma/Central South University |
36
|
914,066
|
450,000
|
| N_HKU709/11 | Blocking HIV infection by gene-encoding neutralizing antibodies | Dr Zhiwei Chen/HKU | Dr Paul Zhou/Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
36
|
1,026,134
|
450,000
|
| N_HKU747/11 | Induction of tolerance by alloantigen-specific regulatory T cells in humanized mice and non-human primates | Dr Wenwei Tu/HKU | Prof Gang Chen/Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
36
|
819,366
|
450,000
|
| Marine & Environmental Science | ||||||
| N_HKBU210/11 | Health Risk Assessment of Toxic Trace Elements and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Via Indoor Dust from Coal-burning Households in Rural China | Prof Ming-hung Wong/HKBU | Dr Wenxin Liu/Peking University |
36
|
897,000
|
450,000
|
| N_PolyU513/11 | Investigation of Heat and Mass Transfer Mechanisms in a Novel Total Heat Exchanger | Prof Jian-lei Niu/PolyU | Prof Li-zhi Zhang/South China University of Technology |
36
|
897,552
|
450,000
|
| N_HKU718/11 | Biological Methanogenesis of Alkanes: Thermodynamics and Microbial Ecology | Dr Jidong Gu/HKU | Prof Bo-zhong Mu/East China University of Science and Technology |
36
|
1,015,887
|
440,000
|
| Management Science | ||||||
| N_CityU127/11 | Investigating New Methodologies in Transportation Service Procurement between Shippers and Carriers | Prof Andrew Leong-chye Lim/CityU | Prof Fan Wang/Sun Yat-sen University |
36
|
538,200
|
450,000
|
| New Material Science | ||||||
| N_CUHK454/11 | Development of Smart and Uniform-sized Colloidosomes for Drug Delivery | Prof To Ngai/CUHK | Prof Guang-hui Ma/Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
36
|
1,035,000
|
450,000
|
| N_PolyU556/11 | Air-surface Exchange of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Heavy Metals (HMs) in Peri-urban Agricultural Ecosystems of the Pearl River Delta, South China | Prof Xiangdong Li/PolyU | Dr Gan Zhang/Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
36
|
993,370
|
460,000
|
| N_HKUST601/11 | Design and synthesis of advanced functional materials from microfluidic approaches | Prof Weijia Wen/HKUST | Prof Jianhua Qin/Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
36
|
915,906
|
450,000
|
| N_HKUST620/11 | New fluorescent sensors with aggregation-induced emission characteristics | Prof Benzhong Tang/HKUST | Prof Zhen Li/Wuhan University |
36
|
988,701
|
450,000
|
| N_HKUST621/11 | Mechanical-Electrical-Chemical Coupling Properties of Nanoporous Metals | Prof Tongyi Zhang/HKUST | Prof Lijie Qiao/University of Science and Technology Beijing |
36
|
697,211
|
450,000
|
| Other Areas | ||||||
| N_CUHK462/11 | Experimental Investigation of the Local Balance Between Buoyant and Inertial Forces in Turbulent Thermal Convection | Prof Keqing Xia/CUHK | Prof Quan Zhou/Shanghai University |
36
|
1,034,586
|
450,000
|
* The amount awarded by the RGC included 15% on-costs.