Principal Investigator
Ruoyu You (尤若于)
Associate Professor
Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
B.Eng., Building Science, Tsinghua University
B.A., English Language, Tsinghua University
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
Contact Information:
Room ZS872, Z Block, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
Phone: (852) 3400-8284
Fax: (852) 2765-7198
Email: ruoyu.you@polyu.edu.hk
Brief
Dr. Ruoyu You received her B.Eng. degree from the Department of Building Science at Tsinghua University, and received her Ph.D. degree from the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. Dr. You joined the Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University as an Assistant Professor in September, 2018. Her research interests focus on fluid and thermal sciences in built environments, including AI-empowered fluid simulation, computational fluid dynamics, dispersion of airborne contaminants, and thermal environment in urban microclimates.
People
Postdoc Fellow
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Jue Wang (王珏)
Postdoc Fellow, 2025/08-2026/03
Ph.D. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
M.Eng. Chongqing University
B.Eng. Chongqing University
Email: jue-jade.wang@polyu.edu.hk
Yunge Hou (侯云鸽)
Postdoc Fellow, 2025/12-present
Ph.D. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
M.Eng. Zhejiang University
B.Eng. Jilin University
Email: yunge.hou@connect.polyu.hk
Ph.D. Student
Houzhi Wang (王厚植)
Rui Zhao (赵睿)
Ph.D. Student, 2023/05-present
M.Sc. University College London
B.Eng. China University of Mining and Technology
Email: rylan.zhao@connect.polyu.hk
Xuan Feng (冯璇)
Ph.D. Student, 2024/09- present
PolyU Competitive 3+1 Matching Fund Awardee
M.Eng. Chongqing University
B.Eng. Chongqing University
Email: xuan.feng@connect.polyu.hk
Jie Liang (梁捷)
Ph.D. Student, 2025/09-present
M.Sc. Sun Yat-sen University
B.Sc. Sun Yat-sen University
Email: jie58.liang@polyu.edu.hk
Rui Sun (孙睿)
Ph.D. Student, 2025/09-present
M.Eng. Shanghai Jiao Tong University
B.Eng. Tianjin University
Email: rayel.sun@connect.polyu.hk
Shijiao Ma (马世娇)
Ph.D. Student, 2026/09-present
Co-supervised with Prof. Zhimin Qiang
Dual-degree with Shanghai Jiao Tong University
M.Sc. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
M.Sc. University of Copenhagen
B.Eng. Wuhan University
Email: shijiao.ma@connect.polyu.hk
Wei Wang (王伟)
Ph.D. Student, 2026/09-present
M.Eng. Wuhan University of Technology
B.Eng. Shijiazhuang Tiedao University
Email: wesley.wang@connect.polyu.hk
Yilan Lin (林祎蓝)
Ph.D. Student, 2026/09-present
Kuok Group Fellowship Awardee
B.Arch. Southeast University
Email: yilan.lin@connect.polyu.hk
Zijian Zhang (张子健)
Ph.D. Student, 2026/09-present
B.Eng. Harbin Institute of Technology
B.Eng. Wuhan University of Technology
Email: zijian-z.zhang@connect.polyu.hk
Research Assistant
Wei Wang (王伟)
Research Assistant, 2023/10-2026/08
M.Eng. Wuhan University of Technology
Email: weiwh.wang@polyu.edu.hk
Alumni
Wei Wang, Research Assistant, 2023/10-2026/08.
Sushant Bhuvad, Postdoc Fellow, 2025/11-2026/01. Current position Postdoc Fellow at Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark.
Yunge Hou, Ph.D. student, 2021/08-2025/11.
Jie Liang, Research Assistant, 2024/09-2025/08.
Rui Zhao, Research Assistant, 2023/02-2023/04.
Jue Wang, Ph.D. student, 2021/08-2025/07; Postdoc Fellow, 2025/08-2026/03. Current position Lecturer at Huaqiao University, China
Yiding Zhou, Ph.D. student, 2020/09-2024/07; Postdoc Fellow, 2024/08-2024/12, co-supervised with Prof. Chun Chen at CUHK. Current position Research Engineer, Shenzhen SiCarrier Technology Co., Ltd.
Openings
We are looking for motivated Ph.D. students with background in mechanical/thermal/power/environmental engineering. If you are interested, please email me (ruoyu.you@polyu.edu.hk) with CV and transcript. Summer internships and remote internships are available for undergraduate students.
Research team co-supervision, Chief supervisor Prof. Qingyan Chen (2022/07-2025/08)
Shan Chen (陈杉)
Ph.D. Student, 2022/08-present
Co-supervised with Prof. Qingyan Chen
M.Sc. Technical University of Denmark
B.Eng. Hunan University
Email: shanc.chen@connect.polyu.hk
Shikang Wen (温世康)
Ph.D. Student, 2023/09-present
Co-supervised with Prof. Qingyan Chen
B.Eng. Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Email: shikang.wen@connect.polyu.hk
Alumni co-supervised, Chief supervisor Prof. Qingyan Chen (2022/07-2025/08)
Sushant Bhuvad, Ph.D. student, 2022/08-2025/10. Current position Postdoc Fellow at Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark.
Yihui Yin, Postdoc Fellow, 2023/03-2024/08. Current position Lecturer at School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Chongqing University, China
Lei Zhao, Postdoc Fellow, 2022/10-2024/08. Current position Lecturer at School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, China
Prateek Singh, Postdoc Fellow, 2022/09-2024/06.
Feng Wang, Research Assistant and part-time Ph.D. student (individually reports to Prof. Chen, withdrawn on 2023/09), 2022/07-2023/09.