NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme - List of Funded Projects for 2020/21
RGC Project No. | Project Title | Hong Kong Principal Investigator / Institution |
Mainland Principal Investigator / Institution | Funding Period (months) |
Amount Awarded by RGC (HK$) |
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Information Technology | |||||
N_CityU113/20 |
Frequency-encoded Lithium Niobate Quantum Photonic Integrated Circuit | Dr Cheng Wang / CityU | Dr Xifeng Ren / University of Science and Technology of China |
48
|
1,171,828
|
N_CityU140/20 |
Towards Edge-accelerated Computing for Autonomous Driving | Prof Jianping Wang / CityU | Prof Bin Liu / Tsinghua University |
48
|
1,171,828
|
N_PolyU511/20 |
Ultracompact Diffractive Hyperspectral Array Imaging (DHSAI) based on Tunable Microfluidic Lens Array | Dr Xuming Zhang / PolyU | Prof Weixing Yu / Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
48
|
1,153,079
|
N_HKUST627/20 |
Artificial Intelligence Methods for Early Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer in CT Imaging | Prof Kwang-Ting Cheng / HKUST | Prof Xin Yang / Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
48
|
1,171,828
|
Life Science | |||||
N_CUHK405/20 |
Molecular Mechanism Study of the Reciprocal Regulation of SnRK1 Kinase and Plant Autophagy | Prof Xiaohong Zhuang / CUHK | Prof Caiji Gao / South China Normal University |
48
|
1,171,828
|
N_CUHK432/20 | Biomimetic Platform of Perfusable Organoid-chip for Studying the Molecular Pathogenesis of Retinitis Pigmentosa | Prof Hon-fai Chan / CUHK | Prof Jiansu Chen / Jinan University |
48
|
1,156,567
|
N_PolyU540/20 |
Virtual-reality Assessment of Social Cognition Impairment and its Related Neural Mechanism in Schizophrenia Patients and At-risk Individuals | Prof Ho Keung David Shum / PolyU | Prof Raymond Chor-kiu Chan / Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
48
|
1,171,828
|
N_HKUST605/20 | Investigating the roles of SORL1 genetic variants in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease | Prof Nancy Y Ip / HKUST | Prof Yu Chen / Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
48
|
1,171,828
|
N_HKUST635/20 |
Establishing a Novel Platform Tightly Coupling Single-Molecule Experiments with Molecular Dynamics Simulations to Reveal Molecular Mechanisms behind Glycosylases’s Efficient Search for Damaged Nucleotides among an Enormous Pool of Genomic DNAs | Prof Xuhui Huang / HKUST | Prof Chunlai Chen / Tsinghua University |
48
|
1,083,932
|
N_HKUST636/20 | Role and mechanism for Bora phosphorylation by Aurora A kinase in cell cycle regulation | Dr Randy Yat Choi Poon / HKUST | Dr Fangwei Wang / Zhejiang University |
48
|
1,162,829
|
N_HKU742/20 |
Roles of Secretin-like Peptides in Embryogenesis and Neurogenesis of a Cephalochordate, the Amphioxus | Prof Billy Kwok-Chong Chow / HKU | Dr Guang Li / Xiamen University |
48
|
1,168,266
|
Medicine | |||||
N_CUHK402/20 | Elucidating the Functional Role of Transcription Factor SIX2 and Its Targeting in Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer | Prof Franky Leung Chan / CUHK | Prof Zhiqun Shang / The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University |
48
|
1,171,828
|
N_PolyU520/20 | Vascular Ageing In Osteoarthritis: from Mechanism Towards Intervention | Dr Chunyi Wen / PolyU | Prof Baohua Liu / Shenzhen University |
48
|
1,154,954
|
N_HKU732/20 | Reconstruction of Endometrium-like Tissue from Human Endometrial Stem Cells | Prof Ernest Hung Yu Ng / HKU | Prof Songying Zhang / Zhejiang University |
48
|
1,124,955
|
Management Science | |||||
N_HKU771/20 | Organizational Reform and Innovation in Management of Public Hospitals basing on integration of systems through Shenzhen-Hong Kong Collaboration | Prof Chung Mau Lo / HKU | Prof Jun Wang / Renmin University of China |
48
|
1,171,828
|
Marine and Environmental Science | |||||
N_CUHK440/20 |
Combined Effects of Ozone Pollution and Nitrogen Deposition on Forest Primary Productivity and Water Use in China | Prof Amos Pui-kuen Tai / CUHK | Prof Zhaozhong Feng / Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology |
48
|
1,134,330
|
N_PolyU530/20 | Organic Aerosols in Offshore Marine Atmosphere of Eastern and Southern China: Sources, Chemical Ageing, and Climate Consequence | Prof Hai Guo / PolyU | Prof Likun Xue / Shandong University |
48
|
1,154,954
|
N_PolyU534/20 | Study of Multi-Physics Coupling Mechanism of Deep Sea Pipeline and Soft Marine Organic Deposits Interaction Considering Time and Temperature Effects | Dr Zhenyu Yin / PolyU | Prof Fuping Gao / Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
48
|
1,154,954
|
New Materials Science | |||||
N_CityU104/20 | Design and Mechanism Investigation of High-voltage Solid-state Non-lithium Alkali Metal-ion Batteries | Prof Chun-sing Lee / CityU | Prof Yongbing Tang / Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), CAS |
48
|
1,171,828
|
N_CityU111/20 | Design, Synthesis and Reactivity of new classes of Mn, Co and Fe-based Imido Complexes: Effects of Spin States and Lewis Acids | Dr Kai-chung Lau / CityU | Prof Liang Deng / Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS |
48
|
1,171,828
|
N_CityU118/20 | Nanometallic Conductive Composite-hydrogel Core-shell Microneedle Skin Patch for Real-time Monitoring Physiological Signals | Dr Chenjie Xu / CityU | Prof Cheng Yang / Tsinghua University |
48
|
1,108,943
|
N_PolyU523/20 | A Study of the Microstructures and Properties of Laser Additive Manufactured Refractory High Entropy Alloys and Composites | Prof Kang Cheung Chan / PolyU | Prof Lin Liu / Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
48
|
1,171,828
|
N_HKU706/20 | A novel strategy for caries prevention: Constructing a dentotropic antimicrobial peptide with pathogen specific and mineralization balanced functions | Dr Hai Ming Wong / HKU | Prof Quan Li Li / Anhui Medical University |
48
|
1,171,828
|
Others | |||||
N_CityU102/20 | Approximation Analysis of Deep Learning and Related Topics | Prof Dingxuan Zhou / CityU | Prof Zongmin Wu / Fudan University |
48
|
1,171,828
|
N_CUHK403/20 |
Mechanism Driven Transition Metal-Catalyzed Trifluoromethylation Using Fluoroform | Prof Chit Tsui / CUHK | Prof Qilong Shen / Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
48
|
1,130,205
|
N_PolyU516/20 |
Micro Optimal Design Strategy for High Performance Three-dimensional Negative Poisson’s Ratio Lattice Structures | Prof Hong Hu / PolyU | Prof Jian Xiong / Harbin Institute of Technology |
48
|
1,124,580
|
N_PolyU542/20 |
Research and Development on Waste Ash/Slag-based Artificial Aggregates for Applications in Concrete | Prof Jianguo Dai / PolyU | Prof Biqin Dong / Shenzhen University |
48
|
1,154,954
|
N_PolyU551/20 |
Research on Structural Behaviour of Stainless-Clad Bi-Metallic Steel Welded Connections and Joints under Monotonic and Cyclic Actions | Prof Kwok Fai Chung / PolyU | Dr Huiyong Ban / Tsinghua University |
48
|
1,158,329
|
N_PolyU552/20 |
Coupling Hydrogen Production by High Temperature Electrolysis with Iron-and-Steel Works to Recover Industrial Waste-Heat for Low-Carbon Metallurgy | Prof Meng Ni / PolyU | Prof Minfang Han / Tsinghua University |
48
|
1,171,828
|
N_HKUST620/20 |
Evolution of landslide hazard chains triggered by strong earthquakes and the associated dynamic risk management | Dr Li Min Zhang / HKUST | Dr Ming Peng / Tongji University |
48
|
1,165,079
|