Professor Wang Zuankai of City University of Hong Kong (CityU) wins the 2021 Green Tech Award organised by the Meituan Green Tech Fund for his innovative multidisciplinary research on low carbon cooling and nature-inspired engineering. The related research will have a profound impact on addressing the global carbon emission problem.
Professor Wang, Chair Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, won in the category of low carbon transport and energy storage (multidisciplinary).
The Meituan Green Tech Fund is a public welfare fund initiated and established by Meituan. It aims to encourage more science scholars to devote themselves to environmental protection research, assist in the transformation of green and low-carbon basic scientific research and technological achievements, and promote the green development of industry. Each winner of the Green Tech Award will get a sum of RMB$1 million over the course of three years.