Patents

Granted:

Temperature-compensated FBG strain sensor for statically and dynamically measuring mechanical strains of cement-based structures (ZL 03272851.4.)
Inventors: LAU KT and Chan KC

Rotary Stepping Actuator (ZL 2005 1 0079594.0)
Inventors: LAU KT, Yeung KC, Wong KK and Ho WY

Novel Carbon Nanotube/nanoclay Composites (CN 100432009C)
Inventors: LAU KT and Lu M.

Sensory Re-educator (CN 100434036C)
Inventors: LAU KT, Lau ML and Chen CY

Filed:

An FBG music tuner (Pending, IP-372A)
Inventors: LAU KT and Lam PM

A Fibre-optic Transducer for Simultaneous Pressure and Temperature Measurement in Fluid Flow(Pending, IP-377A)
Inventors: LAU KT, Ling HY, Zheng YP and Lam PM

Automated Testing for Palpating Diabetic Foot Patients (Pending, IP 367-A)
Inventors: LAU KT and Wallace W Leung

A Hygiene Rubbish Bin
Inventors: LAU KT, Chan KS, Leung CP and Yu CM (Pending, IP319A)

 

Awards

By Dr. Lau

• 2009: Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology and the Winner of the Ernest L. Boyer International Award for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Technology, at the 20th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, Florida, USA.
• 2009: Faculty of Engineering Industrial and Engineering Services Grant Achivement Award .
• 2009: Faculy Merit Award in Research and Scholarly Activities.
• 2008: President Award and Outstanding Faculty Award in Teaching
• 2008: Chemical Physics Letters: Most Cited Paer 2003 - 2007 Award.
• 2007: Elected as a Member of European Academy of Sciences.
• 2007: President Award and Outstanding Faculty Awards in Service (Team)
• 2007: Most Valued Product Development Project Award (winner): Design and Fabrication of Multifunctional Sensory Re-education Device for Stroke Patients, presented in PTeC’s Outstanding Professional Services and Innovation Awards Presentation Ceremony, PolyU.
• 2007: Multi-departmental Participation Award (winner): KCRC Project on East Rail - Review Panel and Investigation of the Vibration Issues leading to Cracks in the Under-frame of Trains, presented in PTeC’s Outstanding Professional Services and Innovation Awards Presentation Ceremony, PolyU.
• 2006: Award for Outstanding Research in the field of “Nanocomposites for Space Applications”, presented in the Fourteenth International Conference of Composites/Nano Engineering. July, Colorado USA.
• 2005: Outstanding Award - Faculty Award in Research and Scholarly Activities.
• 2004: Young Engineer of the Year Award, presented by The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) ~ Link.
• 2002: Young Scientist Award, Award in Engineering Science, presented by The Institute of Science ~ Link.
• 2001: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award.
• 2000: The Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship Award.
• 1998: The Best Paper Award on Materials, The Hong Kong Institute of Engineers (HKIE).
  

By his supervised research students

• 2009: Li Po Chun Charitable Trust Fund Scholarship for Postgraduate Students (Karen Cheung)
• 2008: Faculty Research Student Award for Best Technical Content and Presentation (Karen Cheung)
• 2008: Endeavour Award - 2008 Endeavour Australia Chung Kong Research Fellowship (Kelvin Lam)
• 2007: Li Po Chun Charitable Trust Fund Scholarship for Postgraduate Students (Kelvin Lam)
• 2006: Hong Kong Polytechnic University Post-doctorate Research Fellowship Award (Carrie Ling)
• 2006: Short-listed in Young Scientist Awards, Hong Kong (Carrie Ling)
• 2005: Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship Award (Carrie Ling)
• 2004: Chinese Academy of Science Excellence Scholarship (Mei Lu)
• 2004: The First Annual Young Scientist Technology Innovation Award (Mei Lu)
• 2003: Bao-Gang Scholarship (Mei Lu)
  

By his supervised undergraduate students:

• 2008: Champion of The Best Final Year Project, HKIE-MMNC Division
• 2008: Winner of the Fong’s Industrial Design Competition
• 2008: Merit Award in Student Design Challenge, International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineers & Assistive Technology 13-15 May, Bangkok, Thailand.
• 2008: Champion of JEC Outstanding Engineering Project Award (OEPA).
• 2007: Winner - PolyU-IDT Innovative Entrepreneur Contest (Health Care and Personal Device Category)
• 2007: Excellent Award - PolyU-IDT Innovative Entrepreneur Contest (Health Care and Personal Device Category)
• 2006: Community Servicing Learning Award
• 2006: The Best Final Year Student Project Award, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
• 2006: Champion of the Hong Kong Creative Product Design for the Elderly
• 2006: 1-Runner Up of the Hong Kong Creative Product Design for the Elderly
• 2006: 2-Runner Up of the Hong Kong Creative Product Design for the Elderly
• 2006: Community Servicing Learning Award
• 2005: Winner of the Fong’s Industrial Design Competition
• 2005: Merit Award in PolyU-IDT Innovative Entrepreneur Contest– Healthcare and Personal Devices Category

International activities

Chairmanship:

• Chairman: Panellist Session: Future Directions on Multifunctional Materials Research. SAMPE, Memphis, USA. 7-10 September 2008.
• Chairman: International Conference on Multifunctional Materials and Structures (MFMS) and Their Applications, 28 – 31 July 2008, Hong Kong SAR China.
• Co-Chairman: The Fifteenth International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering, 15-21, July 2007, Hainan Island, China.
• Chairman: Symposium “Measurements for bio and tissue engineering applications” in the 8th International Symposium on Measurement Technology and Intelligent Instruments (ISMTII2007), 25-27 September 2007, Sendai, Japan.
• Chairman: Symposium “Bio-compatible and Bio-composite Materials” in The 13th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics (ICEM13) to be held in the town of Alexandroupolis, Greece, July 1-6, 2007.
• Chairman: Workshop “Application of Nano Technology for Fracture Risk Prediction in Children with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), Boulder, Colorado, USA July 8, 2006.
• Chairman: Symposium “Nanocomposites” in The 5th Asian-Australasian Conference on Composite Materials (ACCM-5), 27-30 November, 2006, Hong Kong.
• Co-Chairman: The Fourteenth International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE-14), Boulder, Colorado, USA July 2-8, 2006.
• Co-Chairman: The Twelfth International Conference of Composites Engineering (ICCE 12), Tenerife, Spain, 1-6 August 2005.
• Chairman: Symposium “Nano-composites for Space and Infrastructure Applications” in European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) Spring Meeting, Strasbourg, France, May 24-28, 2004.
• Co-Chairman: The Ninth International Conference of Composites Engineering (ICCE/9), San Diego, California, 2002.

  
  Committee:

• International Scientific Committee: The Seventeenth International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM17), 27-31 July 2009 Edinburgh, UK.
• Scientific Committee: International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment Infrastructures in Developing Countries. SBEIDCO, ENSET Oran (Algeria), 03-05 May 2009.
• Scientific and Steering Committee: International Symposium on Aircraft Materials, May 12-14, 2008, Agadir, Morocco.
• Programme Committee: The 2nd International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology. Bangkok, Thailand, on 13-15 May, 2008.
• Organizer and Scientific Committee: Special session “Biodegradable and biocomposite materials” in The Sixteenth International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM16), Kyoto, Japan 8 to 13 July 2007.
• Organizing Committee: The 1st Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures (APFIS 2007), Hong Kong, 12-14 December 2007.
• Advisory Committee: 5th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, 10 - 12 December 2007, Brisbane Marriott Hotel, Queensland, Australia.
• Scientific Committee and Review Board: International Conference on Diagnosis and Prediction in Mechanical Systems Engineering. Galati – Romania, 20-22 October 2007.
• Editorial Committee: 2007 SCILAB Contest in China and International Workshop on Open Source Software Research, Development and Industrial Application. 11-13 May 2007, Foshan, China.
• International Program Committee: The ISSAT International Conference on Modeling of Complex Systems and Environments (MCSE), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 16-18 July 2007.
• Organizer: Special session “Smart Materials and Structures” in The 2nd International Symposium on Functional Materials (ISFM 2007), Hangzhou, China, 16-19 May 2007.
• Organizing Committee: The 7th International Conference on Advanced Technology in Experimental Mechanics (ATEM'07), Fukuoka, Japan, 12-14, September 2007.
• International Advisory Committee: The 13th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics (ICEM13). Alexandroupolis, Greece, July 1-6, 2007.
• Member: American Academy of Mechanics (AMM).
• International Advisor: ACUN-5 International Composites Conference "Developments in Composites : Advanced, Infrastructural, Natural and Nano-composites, Sydney, 11-14 July 2006.
• Member: European Academy of Sciences with citation “for profound contributions to materials science and fundamental developments in the field of composite materials”.
• International Advisory Committee and the Symposium Organizer: of “Bio-mechanics and Bio-engineering” of The International Conference of Experimental Mechanics, Jeju, Korea, 27-29 September 2006.
• Session Chair: 2005 MRS FALL MEETING, Symposium Q: Degradation Process in nano-structured Materials. November 28-December 2, 2005--Boston, MA.
• Organizing Committee: ACCM-5, an international conference organized by the Asian-Australasian Association for Composite Materials (AACM), Hong Kong, 27-30 November 2006.
• International Advisory Committee: International Congress on Experimental Mechanics (ICEM 2005), 10-15, September 2005, Delhi, India.
• International Organizing Committee: The Fifteenth International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM15), 27 June - 01 July 2005, Durban, South Africa.
• International Scientific Committee: The Twelfth International Conference on Composite/Nano Engineering, August 1-6, 2005, Spain.
• Session Chair: The 3rd International Conference on Experimental Mechanics (ICEM), 29 Nov. – 2 Dec. 2004, Singapore.
• Steering Committee: Asian Committee for Experimental Mechanics (ACEM-SC).
• Organizing Committee: The 3rd China-Japan-US Symposium on Health Monitoring and Control of Structures, October 13-16, 2004, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China.
• International Scientific Committee (ISC): The Fourteenth International Conference of Composite Materials (ICCM 14), 14-18 July 2003, San Diego, California USA.
• Organising Committee: The Sixth International Symposium on Measurement Technology and Intelligent Instrument (ISMTII), 28 Nov.- 1 Dec. 2003. Hong Kong.
• Research Board of Advisors: American Biographical Institute (ABI), Inc. (2002-2003).
• Organising Committee: The International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE), 12-14 Dec. 2001, Hong Kong.
• Session Chairman: International Conference on Composites Engineering (ICCE/7) at Denver, Colorado (2000) and (ICCE/8) at Tenerife, Spain (2001).
  

Local Activities

Chairmanship:

Committee

Organizer of (HKIE) CPD Courses:

External examiner:

Editorial Services

• Editor: Advanced Materials Research, Trans Tech Publications, USA (2007 – present).
• Editor: Newsletters for Science and Technology published by European Academy of Sceinces (2006 - ) ISSN 1784-0732.
• Regional Editor: American Journal of Applied Sciences, published by Science Publication, 2005 - present.
• Associate Editor: Structural Health Monitoring, An International Journal published by SAGA Publications, 2003 - present.
• Associate Editor: The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) Transactions, 2004 - present.
• Associate Editor: Nanomaterials, published by Hindawi Publishers (2005-07).
• Guest Editor: “Nanocomposites” of Comp. Sci. & Tech. 2007.
• Guest Editor: “Advances in Composite Materials and Structures”, Key Engg. Mater. 2007; 334-335: 2007.
• Guest Editor: “Bio-engineered Composite Materials” of Comp. Pt. B: Engg. 38(3): 2007.
• Guest Editor: “Nano-engineered Composites” of Comp. Pt. B: Engg. 37; 2006.
• Guest Editor: Special issue of “Bio-compatible and bio-composite materials” of the American Journal of Applied Sciences, published by Science Publication, 2006.
• Guest Editor: Special issue of “Nanocomposites for Space and Infrastructure Applications” of Composites Science and Technology. 2005; 65(5).
• Guest Editor: Special issue "Nanoscience and Nanocomposites" of Journal of Composites Part B: Engineering, 2004; 35(2).
• Editorial Board Member: European Academy of Sciences (2006-2009) link.
• Editorial Board Member: Journal of Composites Part B: Engineering, published by Elsevier Science.
• Editorial Board Member: Tenth International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE/10), 20-26 July, 2003, New Orleans, LA, USA.
• Ad hoc referee for the International scholarly journals and proceeding in the fields of: Nanomaterials and nanocomposites, Smart materials and structures, Concrete rehabilitation with advanced composite materials and Non-destructive inspection technique in composites and concrete structures.

  Carbon; Composites Part B Engineering; Composites Science and Technology; Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing; Composite Structures; Cement and Concrete Composites; FRP Composites in Civil Engineering; International Journal of Solids and Structures; International Journal of Mechanical Sciences; Journal of Micro-mechanics and Micro-engineering; Journal of Applied Mechanics (ASCE Journal); Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics; Materials Chemistry and Physics; Nanotechnology; New Journal of Physics; Optics & Laser in Engineering; Polymer; Research Journal of Textile and Apparel; Sensors and Actuators: A. Physical; Sensors and Actuators: B Chemical; Structural Health Monitoring; Smart Materials and Structures; Smart Structures and Systems; Polymer Engineering & Science; Measurement Science and Technology; Journal of Nanomaterial; Materials Science and Engineering A; Journal of Materials Science; Construction Materials Journal; Journal of Mechanics of Materials Structures; Polymers for Advanced Technologies; Journal of Composite Material; e-polymers; Journal of Non-crystalline Solids.
  

Invited Technical Talks, Distinguished Lectures and Publications

"A Study on Strengthening and Strain Sensing Techniques in Rectangular Concrete Beam using Glass Fibre Composite and FBG Sensor"
This paper has been selected by the Board of Advisors of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) in USA as Benchmark for the composites manufacturing and tooling industry (2000).

"Development of an Advanced Composite with Integrated Optical Fibre Sensors for Civil Engineering Applications"
Australian Composite Structures Society (ACSS), Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures (CRC-ACS) and Sir Wackett Centre for Aerospace Design Technology joint meeting, 4th October 2001).

"The Adoption of Nanotechnology To Improve the Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Advanced Composite Materials"
Chonbuk National University, Faculty of Engineering, International Cooperative Seminar, Korea, 10th December 2002.

"Recent Development and Future Research Trend on Nanotube/polymer Composite Materials"
Academy’s Annals 2002, Published by European Academy of Science.

"Utilization of Nanotubes to Strengthen Advanced Composite Structures"
Tsinghua University, Department of Chemical Engineering, China, 12th August 2003.

"Composites and Nanocomposites Based on Conducting Polymers"
International Conference on Composite /Nanocomposite Engineering, New Orleans, 21-25 July 2003.

"Composites and Nano-composites Based on Conducting Polymers”
The Tenth International Conference on Composite/nano-composite Engineering. New Orleans, USA. (21-25, July 2003).

"Applications and Manufacture Process of Advanced Composite Materials"
Technical Seminar Series, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (20 April 2004)

"Effect of Solvent Selection for Carbon Nanotube/polymer Composites"
European Materials Research Society, Spring Meeting. Strasbourg, France. (24-28 May 2004)

"Effects on the Bonding Properties in Nanotubes to the Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites".
Materials Research Society, Fall Meeting, Hynes Convention Center and Sheraton Boston Hotel, Boston (29 Nov 2004 to 3 Dec. 2004)

“The Role of Engineers in Product Design and Development Industry, Particulalry after the Signing of CEPA”
The Institution of Engineers, Australia (IEAust), Invited Seminar (9 September 2004)

“How to Equip Yourself to Become an All-round Engineer in the Product Design and Engineering Industry”
The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), Invited Seminar (5 January 2005)

"Nano-materials for Product Engineering Applications"
[Distinguished Lecture]
The 12th International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE-12), Canary Island, Spain (1-6 August, 2005).

"Nanotube and nanoclay related Polymer Composites for Product Engineering Applications"
[Distinguished Lecture]
2005 MRS FALL MEETING, Symposium Q: Degradation Process in nano-structured Materials. November 28-December 2, 2005--Boston, MA

"Product Master Platform for Electronic and Electrical Products"
[Invited Lecture]
Product Life-cycle Management (PLM): Innovation through Partnership 2005, 24-25 October, 2005, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

"The current research trend and future prospect of nanotube-related polymer composites for industrial applications"
[Invited Lecture]
ACUN-5 International Composites Conference "Developments in Composites: Advanced, Infrastructural, Natural and Nano-composites, Sydney (11-14 July 2006).

Recent Research Trend in Nano-materials Research for Aerospace Engineering Applications
[Plenary Lecture]
The 1st International Workshop on Functional Materials, Halong City, Vietnam, 07 Dec. 2006.

Development of Smart Composites for Infrastructure Applications
[Keynote Lecture]
International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering, Harbin, China, 02 July 2007.

Recent Development on Biocomposites Research
[Keynote Lecture}
The Sixteenth International Conference on Composite Materials, Kyoto, Japan, 10 July 2007.

Smart Composites for Aerospace and Civil Infrastructure Applications
[Keynote Lecture]
The Fifteenth International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering, Hainan, China, 16 July 2007.

Fundings Received

External Donations (> HK$ 4.3 M)

The Establishment of Educated Eco-Society and Professionals
Source and Amount: Drs Richard Charles and Esther Yewpick Lee Charitable Foundation (HSBC Trustee (Hong Kong) Limited, HK$ 170,000, 2008)

Cultivation of Students’ Working Ability in the Product Design and Development Industry
Source and Amount: Bunhoi Group, HK$ 1,020,000 (for 3 years starting from 2007).

Saving our Planet: Promotion of Environmental Protection Starting from the Young Generation
Source and Amount: Heng Seng Bank, HK$ 2,000,000 (for 4 years starting from 2007)

Establishment of Product Testing and Analysis Centre (PTAC)
Source and Amount: HSBC Trust; Donor: James Hsioung Lee Second Foundation,
HK$ 1,000,000 (2006)

Novel Design of a Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Backpack Scaffold with due Considerations of Human Effect and Materials Fatigue for Product and Military Applications
Source and Amount: Unitex Inter. Access. Ltd, Hong Kong, HK$ 150,000 (2006)

Design of a Product Platform to Improve Commonality for Local Electronic and Home Appliance Industry
Source and Amount: Neumax Industrial Ltd and Allan Inter. Holdings Ltd, HK$ 60,000 (2005)

In the capacity as Principal Investigator (Research Fundings)

Internal Funding:

 

Listings in Directories

• Dr. Lau has been selected as a member of the American Biographical Institute (ABI), Inc. distinguished Research Board of Advisors.
• Dr. Lau has been selected for inclusions in: 
• International Who's Who of Professionals.
• Asia/Pacific Who’s Who, 2005.
• Asian/American Who’s Who (Vol. IV);
• Asia's Who's Who Men and Women of Achievement (International Biographical Centre (IBC), Cambridge, England);
• Person of the Year 2004;
• International Man of the Year 2003 (International Biographical Centre (IBC), Cambridge, England);
• Who’s Who in Science and Engineering (Marquis, USA)
• Who’s Who in the World (Marquis, U.S.A) 
• Who’s Who in the 21st Century (International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England) 
• 2000 Outstanding Scholars of the 21st Century, (International Biographical Centre (IBC), Cambridge, England) 
• 2000 Outstanding Scientists of the 21st Century, (International Biographical Centre (IBC), Cambridge, England)
• Great Minds of the 21st Century (American Biographical Institute) 
• International Biographical Association Fellowship, FIBA (International Biographical Centre (IBC), Cambridge, England).
• and has been nominated as
• Fellow of the American Biographical Institute, Inc.(ABI), Leading Intellectuals of the World, ABI and Deputy Director General of the International Biographical Centre (IBC).

Research Projects Supervision

On-going Projects (PI)

	Name : Mr. Lam Chun Ki Degree : PhD (09/2003-2006) University : The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Research Topic : Improvement of the mechanical properties of polymer-based materials using layered silicates for product development.
	Name : Miss Karen, Hoi-yan Cheung Position : PhD (06/2005 – 05/2008) University : The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Research Topic : Mechanical and Fracture Behaviour of Bio-composite Materials.
	Name : Miss Sindy, Mei-ling Lau Position : Research Assistant (06/2005 – 03/2007) University : The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Research Topic : Design of a multifunctional sensory product for stroke patients.
	Name : Mr. Horace, Wang-hay Chan Position : Research Assistant (06/2005 – 05/2007) University : The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Research Topic : Design of a Product Platform to Improve Commonality for Local Electronic and Home Appliance Industry.
	Name : Dr. Xiao-feng Li Position : Research Associate (09/2005 – 19/03/2007) University : The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Research Topic : Enhancement of Fracture Toughness of Advanced Composite Materials using Multi-walled Coiled Carbon Nanotubes.
	Name : Miss Jenny Lam Position : Research Assistant (15/11/2005 - 16/11/2007) University : The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Research Topic : Delamination detection of composite structures using acousto-ultrasonic and embedded fibre-optic sensor mapping technology
	Name : Elvis Chu (28/08/2006 - 27/02/2008) Position : Research Assistant University : The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Research Topic : Design of a backpack scaffolding by using SMA dampers.
	Name : Dr. Yan-sheng Yin Position : Research Associate (01/12/2006 - 31/05/2007) University : The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Research Topic : Dynamic properties of shape memory alloy scaffoldings for energy absorption
	Name : Zhao Yong-qing (01/12/2006 - 30/11/2007) Position : Research Assistant University : The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Research Topic : Bio-degradable composites

Completed projects:

	Name : Miss. Ling Hang Yin Degree : Ph.D (09/2002-01/2006) Research Topic : Development of embedded multiplexed sensor mapping systems for vibration monitoring for smart composite structures.
	Name : Miss Eunice, Wai-yin Tam Degree : Ph.D (08/2002-2005) Research Topic : Strengthening of advanced composites using carbon nanotubes.
	Name : Mr. Augustine Lo Position : Research Assistant (10/2005 – 12/2006) University : The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Research Topic : Computer-aided Analysis for Vehicle Structures
	Name : Mr. Ho Man Wai Degree : Ph.D (08/2002-2005) Research Topic : Strengthening of polymer matrix using layered silicates for Advanced Composite Fuel-tanks .
	Name : Dr. Mei Lu Degree: PhD (07/2002– 05/2005) Research Topic : Enhancement of Fracture Toughness of Advanced Composite Materials using Multi-walled Coiled Carbon Nanotubes.
	Name : Mr. Iliffe Paul (top) Miss Louis Lo (middle)and Kwok Ching Ching (bottom) Position : Student Helpers (05/2004 – 8/2005) University : The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Research Topic : Professional Training in Product Analysis and Testing, a 4-day Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course.
	Name : Mr. David Ho-Yin Au Position : Research Assistant (01/2005 – 01/2006) University : The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Research Topic :Structural Integrity Monitoring of Delaminated Composite Beams using Embedded Multiplexed FBG Sensor Arrays.

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