We are thrilled to announce a collaboration with Advanced Energy Materials on a special issue commemorating the 30th anniversary of City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK). This special publication will feature some of the world-leading work related to energy materials, especially focusing on sustainable energy and carbon reduction applications, undertaken by researchers at universities and research centers in the region. The issue aims to highlight the top-notch energy research being conducted in Hong Kong's esteemed academic and research institutions.
Prof. Freddy Boey is President and University Distinguished Professor of the City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK). He was previously Deputy President (Innovation & Enterprise) at the National University of Singapore from January 2018 to December 2022, Provost (January 2011 – December 2017) and Chair of the School of Materials Science and Engineering (January 2004 – December 2010) at the Nanyang Technological University. As the School Chair of the new school which started in 2000, he transformed the school into a powerhouse of Materials Science in the world in research and education, ranking 6th in QS world subject ranking and 2nd in US News & World Report world ranking in Materials Science by 2016, with an outstanding reputation for generating start up technologies that can be commercialised. The school has continued to be ranked in the top three globally in Materials Science in recent years.
Professor Iain McCulloch is a Professor of Polymer Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oxford since 2020. Prior to this, he held joint appointments as Professor of Chemical Science and Director of KAUST Solar Center at KAUST, as well as a Chair in Polymer Materials in the Chemistry Department at Imperial College. Previously, he spent 18 years managing industrial research groups at Hoechst in the US and Merck in the UK. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the European Academy of Sciences and a Member of Academia Europaea. He is the recipient of the 2022 Royal Society Armourers and Brasiers Prize, the 2020 Blaise Pascal Medal for Materials Science, the Royal Society of Chemistry 2020 Interdisciplinary Prize, 2014 Tilden Medal for Advances in Chemistry and the 2009 Creativity in Industry Prize. His interests are in the design and investigation of organic semiconducting materials.
The theme of CityUHK’s 30th-anniversary celebrations, “Innovating into the Future”, encapsulates CityUHK's commitment to fostering a dynamic and scholarly institution that empowers young talents through innovation. It emphasizes our dedication to pioneering research and innovative solutions that address pressing global challenges, contributing significantly to Hong Kong, the Mainland, and the world.
Advanced Energy Materials is an esteemed international journal that promotes interdisciplinary research in the field of energy and its impact factor is ~29.7 (2021). It focuses on publishing original, peer-reviewed contributions related to various energy topics, including photovoltaics, batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, hydrogen technologies, thermoelectrics, photocatalysis, solar power technologies, magnetic refrigeration, and piezoelectric materials.
We welcome contributions from all areas of energy materials-related research. To provide a comprehensive perspective on the latest advancements in the field, we aim to include a balanced mix of review articles and original research papers. Therefore, we cordially invite you to submit either a review article or an original research paper for consideration.
The CityU 30th Anniversary Special Issue is managed by the Office of the Vice-President (Talent and International Strategy).
Enquiries: 30th.specialissue@cityu.edu.hk
