BRE PhD Students Winning the AIB(HK) Professional Excellence in Building Awards 2019

(Category B3 - Student Achievement)

In the Professional Excellence in Building Awards 2019 organized by the Australian Institute of Building (Hong Kong Chapter) (AIB-HK), two PhD research students of the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE) of PolyU were rewarded for their entries submitted to the category (B3 - Student Achievement) on 21 June 2019.

One part-time PhD student (Ms Yiu Sze-nga, Nicole) received the Certificate of High Commendation award whereas another full-time PhD student (Mr Timothy Olawumi) won the Certificate of Merit award. They received their award certificates at the Award Presentation Ceremony held on 21 June 2019 at the Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel and Towers, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Both of them are being currently supervised by Dr Daniel W.M. Chan, Associate Professor of BRE.

Award Category Entry Title Student Name

Certificate of High Commendation

An Empirical Investigation of the Current Application and Future Development of the

Safety Management System (SMS) in the Hong Kong Construction Industry

Ms Yiu Sze-nga, Nicole (Part-time PhD Student)

Certificate of Merit An Exploratory Study of the Application of Building Information Modelling (BIM) to the Sustainability of the Built Environment

Mr Timothy Olawumi (Full-time PhD Student)

The nomination requirements of the award category (B3 - Student Achievement) are open to any undergraduate or postgraduate students studying construction, civil, building, mechanical, architectural, E&M engineering or surveying in universities and colleges (both full-time mode and part-time mode).

From left: Dr Daniel Chan, Mr Timothy Olawumi, Ms Nicole Yiu and

Mr Henry Ng (President of AIB-HK)

Dr Daniel Chan (left) with his winning student, Ms Nicole Yiu (right)

Dr Daniel Chan (left) with his winning student, Mr Timothy Olawumi (right)