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Mission

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Sustainable Energy and Environment Thrust

Its aim is to become a regional and national research and educational hub as well as a global innovation leader in novel energy conversion, storage, distribution, utilization, monitoring and control of environmental hazards and advanced application technologies for a more sustainable future.

Brief Introduction

SEE Thrust, as a cross-disciplinary hard science platform, the vision is to become a leading program in cross-disciplinary education and research in the sustainable energy and environment area. We provide a dynamic research agenda that spans multiple cutting-edge areas, with a particular focus on integrating artificial intelligence to advance next-generation sustainable energy systems and cultivate a future healthy living environment.

The strategic research areas in SEE include Energy Storage, Efficient Energy Conversion and Processes, Bioinspired Propulsion/Energy, Digital Energy Technology, Carbon Capture and Conversion, Air Pollution Characterization and Control, Toxicity and Exposure Assessment. SEE will pioneer innovative and cross-disciplinary energy research leveraging AI technologies, aiming to uncover major solutions to the problem of climate change. We pursue big, ambitious ideas that redefine what is possible by merging AI with energy and environmental science. SEE faculty’s research will push the boundaries of fundamental science, applied science, technology, engineering, art and more, to solve complex cross-disciplinary challenges, as well as develop useful technologies through AI-driven methods, to move them from laboratory to commercial and industrial applications.

In education, SEE is privileged in sustainability, energy, and environment studies, striving towards excellence to be the global leader in these fields. Our cross-disciplinary research achievements underpin the education we offer to our students. We aim to nurture a new generation of energy and environmental professionals who take a cross-disciplinary and holistic view—equipped with AI-driven research capabilities—to tackle climate change mitigation and emissions reduction.

Cross-Disciplinary Focus Areas

  • Energy Storage
  • Efficient Energy Conversion and Processes
  • Bioinspired Propulsion/Energy
  • Digital Energy Technology
  • Carbon Capture and Conversion
  • Air Pollution Characterization and Control
  • Toxicity and Exposure Assessment

Future Career Pathways

SEE caters for the researchers who aspire to pursue a career in innovating disruptive sustainable energy technologies. Developments in energy technologies have been playing a vital role in human being’s civilization history. Currently there are huge demands for sustainable energy and environmental technologies in various areas, including large-scale distributed energy storage for grid, electric vehicles, 3C products, wind power, photovoltaic, solar thermal, smart cities, green buildings, environmental hazards monitoring and management, waste treatment, etc. The job markets for graduates are quite broad. As a key driving force for developments in modern societies, the demand for sustainable energy technologies is expected to keep increasing in the next few decades.