Earth System Science Programme, Faculty of Science

ESSC4540 Remote Sensing — Principles and Applications

Prof. Amos P.K. Tai received the WMO Research Award for Young Scientists

	27 Nov 20 Environmental Geomechanics for Cracking in Energy Resources Engineering by Professor Manman HU, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
	19 Nov 20 Professor Gabriel LAU Ngar Cheung named fellow of American Geophysical Union
	14 Nov 20 Professor YANG Hongfeng organized a webinar on Induced Seismicity
	14 Nov 20 Dr. Tammy TAM and ESSC student LAU King Heng have joined RTHK radio programme "學友社及香港電台 - 奮發時刻DSE"
	10 Nov 20 ESSC undergraduate student’s research leading to publication in peer-reviewed journal.
	5 Nov 20 Professor YANG Hongfeng's given a few online talks at different institutes recently: 马里亚纳俯冲带南部结构与地震特征 at College of Oceanography, Hohai University 探索地震断层的摩擦性质 at Institute of Earthquake Forecasting, CEA
	7 Oct 20 Professor YANG Hongfeng's studies about shallow earthquake have been featured on various media - CUHK Press Release - CUHK Professor Investigates Extremely Shallow Earthquake Related to Shale Gas Production in Sichuan HKET Topick (經濟日報) - 中大學者研究四川榮縣地震　估計由頁岩氣水力壓裂開採誘發成極淺層地震 Singtao (星島日報) - 四川頁岩氣開採中大：會誘發地震 Phys.org - Unusually shallow earthquake ruptures in Chinese fracking field
	23 Oct 20 Induced Seismicity and Casing Deformation Caused by Hydraulic Fracturing: A Case Study in Sichuan Basin, Southwest China by Professor Fengshou ZHANG, Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Tongji University, China
	Sep 20 Professor TAI Pui Kuen Amos has been featured on CUHK frontpage - Project Evergreen - Amos Tai strives to find interdisciplinary answers to environmental problems
	18 Sep 20 Source Studies of Induced Earthquakes in Alberta (Canada) and Raton Basin (United States) by Dr. Ruijia WANG, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of New Mexico, U.S.A.
	11 Sep 20 Response of Tibetan Plateau Lakes to Climate Change: Trends, Patterns, and Mechanisms by Professor Guoqing ZHANG, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
	9 Sep 20 Professor TAI Pui Kuen Amos has been featured on GREENPEACE website - 【和你講氣候變化】科學家戴沛權寄望年輕人keep the passion going!
	8 Sep 20 Professor LIU Lin Francis has been featured in local news by Hong Kong Economic Journal (信報財經新聞) 格陵蘭冰川專家劉琳警告地球數十年內進入新狀態
	2 Sep 20 Professor TAN Yen Joe has been featured in local news by Tai Kung Pao (大公報) 中大研究「慢地震」助了解地殼斷層
	1 Sep 20 CUHK Study Finds Slow Earthquakes Behave Similarly to Regular Earthquakes Than Previously Thought Gives Scientists a Clearer Picture of How Energy Releases along Faults
	21 Aug 20 Academic Counselling Session for New ESSC Students (2020 Entry) via Zoom Date: Tuesday, 25 August 2020 Time: 10:00 am The Zoom meeting’s login details will be sent to new students through email. For enquiries, please send email to essc@cuhk.edu.hk.
	19 Aug 20 Professor TAM Chi Yung Francis has been featured in local news by Ming Pao (明報) 環保意識：減碳救地球防止風暴增強
	11-12 Aug 20 Student Summer Workshop 2020
	19 May 20 Prof. Francis TAM and Prof. Amos TAI, together with other experts, analysed the impact of COVID-19 on climate change on CUHKUPDates.
	8 May 20 Zoom in to the Rocks by Dr. TAM Pui Yuk Tammy on ZOOM Into Science Online Lectures
	9 Apr 20 Prof. TAI Pui Kuen Amos and his team published a paper that shows air pollution affect the growth of plants in Hong Kong recently. This is the first research of its kind that is conducted in Hong Kong and it shows that ozone level in Hong Kong is high enough to damage plants. A number of media organisations have covered the research findings.

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