Friday 13 October 2023 3:00pm to 4:00pm
East 2, West Hub
About
Speaker: Prof C.C Chan (Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Life Fellow of IEEE)
Venue: East 2, West Hub (tea/coffee and biscuit will be served)
Abstract: Scientific discovery, technological revolution, and industrial revolution are the engines for the development of productive forces in human society. We have moved from an agricultural economy to an industrial economy, and moving towards the digital economy. Innovation requires motivation and methodology. It is necessary to understand engineering philosophy and cultivate scientific spirit. Energy, transportation, and information are the pillars of the economic base, while humanities are the superstructure. The speaker proposed the theory and practice of interactive integration of energy, information, transportation and humanities to enhance economic and environmental benefits. This seminar will discuss the challenges and opportunities of the energy revolution and the automotive revolution, as well as people-oriented, harmonious coexistence between mankind and nature, and sustainable development.
Bio: Prof. C. C. Chan SBS holds BSc, MSc, PhD, HonDSc, HonDTech degrees. He is an Honorary Professor at the University of Hong Kong, and the Distinguished Chair Professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Founder of International Academicians Science and Technology Innovation Centre. Visiting Professor of MIT, UC Berkeley, University of Cambridge, etc. Founding President of the World Electric Vehicle Association. Senior Consultant to governments, academia and industries. Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering, U.K., Fellow of Ukraine Academy of Engineering Sciences, Honorary Fellow of Hungarian Academy of Engineering, Life Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of IET, and Honorary Fellow of HKIE. Recipient of the Royal Academy of Engineering Prince Philip Medal, Chinese Academy of Engineering Guang-Hua Prize, World Federation of Engineering (WFEO) Medal of Engineering Excellence, Silver Bauhinia Star Medal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Gold Medal of Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, IEEE Transportation Technologies Award, “Father of Asian Electric Vehicles” by Magazine Global View. Awarded as the 2022 Touching Chinese Character. His major research field includes the philosophy and key technologies of electric vehicles and intelligent energy systems. He published 17 books, over 450 technical papers and holds 10 patents. http://www.eee.hku.hk/people/ccchan.html