NSFC/RGC
Joint Research Scheme - List of Funded Projects
for 2018/19
| RGC Project No. | Project Title | Hong Kong Principal Investigator/Institution |
Mainland Principal Investigator/Institution | Funding Period (months) |
Amount Awarded by RGC (HK$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information Technology | |||||
| N_CUHK438/18 |
Two-Dimensional Organic Semiconductors and the Related Device Applications | Prof Xu Jianbin/CUHK | Prof Wang Xinran/Nanjing University |
48 |
1,166,725 |
| Life Science | |||||
| N_HKBU201/18 |
Roles of chromatin architecture in regulating allele-specific expression and male sterility in species hybrids | Dr Zhao Zhongying/HKBU | Dr Liu Xiao/School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University |
48 |
1,166,725 |
| N_CUHK413/18 | Study on the Mechanism Underlying BMAL1/CLOCK-mediated Regulation of Human Stem Cell Homeostasis and Aging | Prof Sun Hao/CUHK | Prof Liu Guanghui/The Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
48 |
1,166,714 |
| N_PolyU521/18 |
Deciphering the Mechanisms of Action of Phosphoethanolamine Transferase, MCR-1, A Colistine Resistance Protein and Development of Transitional State Inhibitors | Prof Chen Sheng/PolyU | Prof Yu Biao/Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
48 |
998,717 |
| N_HKUST614/18 | Working mechanisms of TMC1 in auditory hair cells | Prof Huang Pingbo/HKUST | Prof Xiong Wei/Tsinghua University |
48 |
1,135,363 |
| N_HKUST628/18 |
Study of a novel population of mammary stem cells arise during pregnancy | Prof Cheung Tom Hiu Tung/HKUST | Prof Zeng Yi/Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
48 |
1,166,725 |
| N_HKUST633/18 | Mechanistic studies of the obesity-induced abnormal purine nucleotides in muscle repair and regeneration | Prof Wu Zhenguo/HKUST | Prof Zhang Jianfa/Nanjing University of Science and Technolofy |
48 |
1,143,204 |
| N_HKU744/18 |
Analysis of lipid metabolic pathways and gene regulatory networks in anther development in Arabidopsis and rice | Prof Chye Mee Len/HKU | Prof Zhang Dabing/Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
48 |
1,166,725 |
| Medicine | |||||
| N_HKU735/18 | A mechanistic and clinicopathological study on the impact of invadosomes in promoting nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) metastasis under the interplay of stromal macrophages and EBV infection | Prof Tsao George Sai-Wah/HKU | Dr Li Xin/Southern Medical University |
48 |
1,164,858 |
| N_HKU737/18 | Investigation on the immunological cross-protection between different human coronaviruses | Prof Peiris Joseph Sriyal Malik/HKU | Prof Zhao Jincun/The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University |
48 |
1,050,053 |
| Management Science | |||||
| N_HKUST627/18 | Passenger Mobility Analysis based on Car-hailing Platform Data and Artificial Intelligence Algorithms | Prof Yang Hai/HKUST | Prof Xiao Feng/Southwestern University of Finance and Economics |
48 |
1,162,991 |
| Marine and Environmental Science | |||||
| N_PolyU511/18 |
Fundamental Study on Turning of Incineration Sewage Sludge Ash (ISSA) and Heavy Metal Contaminated Sediment from Rivers or Coastal Areas as Low-carbon and Eco-friendly Construction Materials | Prof Poon Chi-sun/PolyU | Prof Xue Qiang/Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
48 |
1,143,204 |
| N_HKUST621/18 | Study on structuralized cementing technology and innovative stone column-seawall system for environmentally friendly reclamation | Prof Wang Gang/HKUST | Prof Jin Feng/Tsinghua University |
48 |
1,126,403 |
| New Materials Science | |||||
| N_CityU115/18 | Bioinspired Molecular Systems for Catalytic CO2 Reduction Based on Earth-abundant Metal Complexes | Prof Lau Tai-chu/CityU | Prof Zhang Jun-long/Peking University |
48 |
1,166,725 |
| N_CUHK408/18 | Molecular Tunnel Junctions for Control of Localized and Propagating Plasmons | Prof Shao Lei/CUHK | Prof Zhang Wei/Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics |
48 |
1,166,725 |
| N_CUHK422/18 | Hybrid Antimicrobial Peptide-Nylon-3 Polymers to Treat Infection in the Brain | Prof Xia Jiang/CUHK | Prof Liu Runhui/East China University of Science and Technology |
48 |
1,120,056 |
| N_CUHK427/18 | Tensor Network States Approach to Frustrated Magnets and Unconventional Superconductivity | Dr Gu Zhengcheng/CUHK | Dr Chen Weiqiang/Southern University of Science and Technology |
48 |
1,162,991 |
| N_CUHK435/18 | Multi-functional Ion-exchange Membrane for Sulfur-based Batteries and Understanding the Charge Transport and Ion-immobilization Mechanism | Prof Lu Yi-chun/CUHK | Prof Huang Yaqin/Beijing University of Chemical Technology |
48 |
940,959 |
| N_PolyU531/18 | Exploring High-temperature Superconductivity in Layered-structure Iridates Through Atomic and Magnetic Structure Tuning | Dr Zhu Ye/PolyU | Prof Nie Yuefeng/Nanjing University |
48 |
1,162,245 |
| N_HKUST626/18 | Searching for Majorana zero modes in topological crystalline insulator/superconductor heterostructures | Prof Liu Junwei/HKUST | Prof Jia Jinfeng/Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
48 |
1,146,564 |
| N_HKUST631/18 | Study of the optimal encapsulation of customized shear thickening fluids and their energy absorption mechanisms in composites | Prof Yang Jinglei/HKUST | Prof Zhang Zhong/National Center for Nanoscience and Technology |
48 |
1,135,363 |
| Others | |||||
| N_CUHK402/18 | Synthesis of New Carborane-Based Ligands and Their Applications in Rare-Earth Metal Chemistry | Prof Quan Yangjian/CUHK | Prof Wang Shaowu/Anhui Normal University |
48 |
1,076,374 |
| N_PolyU513/18 |
Active Heat Transfer Enhancement Method of Paraffin Thermal Storage by Foam Structure Together with Vibration Particles | Dr Lu Lin/PolyU | Prof Wang Qiuwang/Xi'an Jiaotong University |
48 |
1,163,365 |