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Professor Chan, Yee Shan Isabelle 陳綺珊
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Professor Chan, Yee Shan Isabelle 陳綺珊
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Short Biography:
Dr. Chan is an Assistant Professor and Deputy Program Director of BSc (Surveying) in the Department of Real Estate and Construction at the University of Hong Kong. Her research interests include construction health and safety, stress management in construction, construction innovation, leadership, culture, sustainable development, and so on. In line with these research interests, she has been involved in various externally and internally funded projects. The fruitful results of these projects were widely disseminated through books, international journals, conferences, workshops and seminars.
Isabelle is the Vice-Chairman of the Institute of Safety and Health Practitioners, Hong Kong; and is also the Chairman of the Research and Development Committee at the Institute. She has awarded the Doris-Zimmern Hughes Hall Fellowship at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. She is a Chartered Surveyor and a Chartered Construction Manager.
Professional Qualifications
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| BEng(Hons) | ||
| MPhil | ||
| PhD | ||
| The Institute of Safety and Health Practitioners (ISHP) | FISHP | |
| The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors | MRICS | |
| The Chartered Institute of Building | MCIOB | |
| Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers | MHKICM |
Honours, Awards & Prizes
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
CHEN, Hao | 2022-06-27 | Best Paper Award, CIB World Building Congress 2022 – Learning from the Pandemic for a Smart and Sustainable Future, for the paper entitled “The influences of facilities management on mental health of underground development users during the pandemic in Hong Kong”, Emerald Publishing and Construction Innovation: CIB World Building Congress 2022 (26/06/2022-30/06/2022, , , Melbourne, Australia) | Research Achievement |
| 2012-04-01 | Highly Commended Award Winner, 2012, For The Paper Entitled: ‘Structural Linear Relationships Between Job Stress Burnout Physiological Stress And Performance Of Construction Project Managers’ Published In Engineering, Construction And Architectural Management: Emerald Literati Network - Awards For Excellence 2012 | Research Achievement | |
| 2021-04-01 | A PDF post award under the 45th Round PDF/RAP Scheme: University Research Committee (URC), HKU | Research Achievement | |
| 2014-05-01 | Doris Zimmern HKU-Cambridge Hughes Hall Fellowships Award 2014-15: HKU & Cambridge University | Research Achievement |
Professional Societies
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 – now | Board Member | STEAM Alliance, Hong Kong Institute of Construction, Construction Industry Council (CIC) |
| 2023 – now | Chairman | Policy Advocacy Task Force, YAC, Construction Industry Council (CIC) |
| 2023 – now | Committee Member | Youth Affairs Committee (YAC), Construction Industry Council (CIC) |
| 2019-now | Co-Chairman | Associated Research Centres for the Urban Underground Space (ACUUS) - Youth Group (International) |
| 2019-now | Member and Representative of HKU | Associated Research Centers for the Urban Underground Space (ACUUS) |
| 2019-now | Chairman | The Institute of Safety and Health Practitioners (ISHP) |
| 2019-now | Executive Committee Member | The Hong Kong Federation of Occupational Safety and Health Associations (HKFOSHA) |
| 2018-now | Joint Coordinator | Working Commission W112 – Culture in Construction, International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) |
| 06/2014-now | Vice Chairman | The Institute of Safety and Health Practitioners (ISHP) |
| 08/2011-06/2013 | Committee Member | NOVUS, The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). |
| 06/2014-now | Chairman | Research & Development Committee, The Institute of Safety and Health Practitioners (ISHP). |
| 03/2013-06/2013 | Committee Member | Paper Review Committee of the West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference, Accra, Ghana on August 12-14, 2013. |
| 01/2015-now | Governing Council Member | Board of Safety, Hong Kong Institute of Certified Auditor (HKICA) |
| 01/2016-12/2017 | Construction Workers Qualifications Board Member | Construction Industry Council (CIC) |
| 06/2016-now | Co-opted Member of the Executive Committee | Asian Institute of Intelligent Buildings (AIIB). |
| 2018-now | Member (Chartered Surveyor) | Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) |
| 2017-now | Member (Chartered Construction Manager) | Hong Kong Institute of Construction Manager (HKICM) |
| 2016 | Executive secretary & Scientific committee member | CRIOCM 2016 - 21st International Conference on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate. The University of Hong Kong and the Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management (CRIOCM), 14-17 Dec, 2016, Hong Kong, China. |
| 2018 | Committee Member | Organizing Committee Member, Associated research Centers for the Urban Underground Space (ACUUS) 2018 Conference on “Integrated Underground Solutions for Compact Metropolitan Cities”. HKIE GDC & HKGES, Dec, 2018, Hong Kong, China. |
| 2017-now | Member (Chartered Construction Manager) | Chartered Institute of Buildings (CIOB) |
| 2017 | Committee Member | Scientific Committee, International Research Week Academic Symposium (IRWAS2017) on “Driving Construction in the Modern World. University of Salford, 11-12 , UK |
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Area of Expertise:
| Area of Expertise (EN) | Area of Expertise (ZH) |
|---|---|
| Stress management in construction | |
| Occupational health and safety in construction | |
| Culture in construction | |
| Construction innovation |
Spoken Languages:
| Spoken Language(s) (EN) | Spoken Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English, Cantonese, Putonghua, Hakkanese | 英語、粵語、普通話、客家話 |
Written Languages:
| Written Language(s) (EN) | Written Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English, Chinese | 英文、中文 |
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