Prof. Cheuk Ming Mak is a professor in the Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and serves as an Honorary Professor in the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Hong Kong. He received a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from The University of Liverpool and a Doctor's degree in Philosophy from The University of Liverpool. His research interests centre on building science and the interaction between humans and both indoor and urban microenvironments. His research focuses on the building environment and related issues, including indoor environmental quality, building ventilation, acoustics, pollutant dispersion, and pedestrian wind comfort in outdoor settings. He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and was the Chairman of the Hong Kong Institute of Acoustics from 2006 to 2008. He is a Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Acoustics, and a Member of the Acoustical Society of America.