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Selected Faculty Achievements

HKUST’s scholars are recognized by globally accredited institutions for their seminal contributions in research discoveries or knowledge transfer activities. Since 2017, HKUST has organized an annual Faculty Recognition Ceremony to honor and celebrate the achievements of our faculty in the previous academic year. 

2024

Celebrating prestigious accolades for faculty’s outstanding academic achievements

Join us in acknowledging and applauding the remarkable accomplishments of our faculty in the 2023-24 academic year. The Ceremony honors significant external accolades received by our faculty, recognizing their research excellence and celebrating the vibrant academic community at HKUST.

(in alphabetical order of last name)

Prof Khaled BEN LETAIEF

New Bright Professor of Engineering and Chair Professor in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Elected Foreign Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering
Received the 2024 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award from the College of Engineering of Purdue University

Prof Kevin Jing CHEN

Chair Professor in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Named RGC Senior Research Fellow 2024/25

Prof Tom CHEUNG

Professor in the Division of Life Science

Named RGC Research Fellow 2024/25
Received the Healthy Longevity Catalyst Award (Hong Kong) 2023 presented by the RGC in collaboration with the US National Academy of Medicine

Prof Xi DAI

Dr William M W Mong Professor of Nanoscience, Chair Professor in the Department of Physics and Senior Fellow in the HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study

Received the National Natural Science Award 2023 (First Class)
Named New Cornerstone Investigator 2023
Received the 2024 Tan Kah Kee Science Award in Mathematics and Physics

Prof Yue HOU

Associate Professor in the Division of Social Science

Selected as 2024-2025 W. Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University

Prof Yan JI

Liwei Huang Associate Professor of Business and Associate Professor in the Department of Finance

Named 2023 Excellent Young Scientist by the National Natural Science Foundation of China

Prof Kei May LAU

Research Professor in the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas and Senior Fellow in the HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study

Elected to the US National Academy of Engineering
Received the Women in Photonics Excellence Award 2024 from the IEEE Photonics Society

Prof Kam Tuen LAW

Chair Professor in the Department of Physics

Received the 2023 Achievement in Asia Award (Robert T. Poe Prize) from the International Organization of Chinese Physicists and Astronomers

Prof Ricky Shi-wei LEE

Visiting Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Received the 2024 Worcester Reed Warner Medal by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Prof Weiping LI

Chair Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Senior Fellow in the HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study

Received the National Natural Science Award 2023 (Second Class)

Prof Kai LIU

Professor in the Division of Life Science and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Named RGC Research Fellow 2024/25

Prof Adrian Hoi Chun PO

Hari Harilela Assistant Professor of Physics and Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics

Selected as 2024 Asian Young Scientist Fellow
Received the Frontiers of Science Award at the 2023 International Congress of Basic Science

Prof Bertram Emil SHI

Professor in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Received major funding from the RGC Areas of Excellence Scheme 2024/25

Prof Walter Zhe WANG

Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Named 2023 Excellent Young Scientist by the National Natural Science Foundation of China

Prof Yi WANG

Professor in the Department of Physics

Named RGC Research Fellow 2024/25

Prof Shengqing WU

Professor in the Division of Humanities

Selected as a 2024/25 Fellow at the US National Humanities Center

Prof Jiachuan YANG

Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Named 2023 Excellent Young Scientist by the National Natural Science Foundation of China

Prof Jiheng ZHANG

Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics and the Department of Mathematics

Received major funding from the RGC Theme-based Research Scheme 2024/25

Prof Li Min ZHANG

Chair Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Received the inaugural National Engineer Award

Prof Qian ZHANG

Tencent Professor of Engineering, Chair Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Senior Fellow in the HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study

Named RGC Senior Research Fellow 2024/25

Prof Jidong ZHAO

Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Received major funding from the RGC Theme-based Research Scheme 2024/25

Prof Pengyu ZHU

Associate Professor in the Division of Public Policy

Named RGC Research Fellow 2024/25

2023

Prof Zhigang BAO

Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics

Named 2022 Excellent Young Scientist by the National Natural Science Foundation of China

Prof Khaled BEN LETAIEF

New Bright Professor of Engineering and Chair Professor in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Received the IEEE Communications Society Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award
Received an Honorary Doctoral Degree from the University of Johannesburg
Received major funding support from the RGC Areas of Excellence Scheme 2022/23

Prof Hao CHEN

Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Awarded the Asian Young Scientist Fellowship 2023

Prof Kevin Jing CHEN

Chair Professor in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Received major funding support from the RGC Strategic Topics Grant 2023/24

Prof Xi DAI

Dr William M W Mong Professor of Nanoscience and Chair Professor in the Department of Physics

Elected RGC Senior Research Fellow 2023/24

Prof Zhiyong FAN

Chair Professor in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Awarded the Xplorer Prize 2022 supported by Tencent Foundation
Awarded the BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize 2022

Prof Jimmy Chi Hung FUNG

Chair Professor in the Division of Environment and Sustainability and the Department of Mathematics

Received the Gold Award in the Public Sector and Social Innovation category of the Asia Smart App Awards 2022/23

Prof Jianping GAN

Chair Professor in the Department of Ocean Science, the Department of Mathematics, and the Division of Environment and Sustainability

Received major funding support from the RGC Areas of Excellence Scheme 2023/24

Prof Ding HE

Assistant Professor in the Department of Ocean Science

Named 2022 Excellent Young Scientist by the National Natural Science Foundation of China

Prof Mingyi HUNG

Fung Term Professor of Accounting and Chair Professor in the Department of Accounting

Elected Senior Fellow of the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research

Prof Alexis Kai Hon LAU

Chair Professor in the Division of Environment and Sustainability and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Received the Gold Award in the Public Sector and Social Innovation category of the Asia Smart App Awards 2022/23

Prof James LEE

Yan Ai Foundation Professor of Social Science and Chair Professor in the Division of Social Science and the Division of Humanities

Awarded the RGC Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship Scheme 2023/24

Prof Yingying LI

Chair Professor in the Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management and the Department of Finance

Elected RGC Senior Research Fellow 2023/24

Prof Kam Biu LUK

IAS Paul C W Chu Professor and Chair Professor in the Department of Physics

Awarded the 2023 European Physical Society High Energy and Particle Physics Prize

Prof Adrian Hoi Chun PO

Hari Harilela Assistant Professor of Physics and Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics

Received the 2023 Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award

Prof Fei SUN

Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Elected RGC Research Fellow 2023/24

Prof Qingping SUN

Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Received major funding support from the RGC Strategic Topics Grant 2023/24

Prof Kar Yan TAM

Chair Professor in the Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management

Received major funding support from the RGC Theme-based Research Scheme 2023/24

Prof Desmond Yau Chat TSOI

Assistant Professor of Engineering Education and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Awarded the 2022 Michael G. Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching

Prof Bik-Kwoon TYE

IAS Senior Member

Elected to the US National Academy of Sciences

Prof Gunther UHLMANN

IAS Si Yuan Professor and Chair Professor in the Department of Mathematics

Elected to the US National Academy of Sciences

Prof Lan WANG

Assistant Professor in the Division of Life Science

Received the 2023 Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award

Prof Lianke YAN

IAS Sin Wai Kin Professor of Chinese Culture and Chair Professor in the Division of Humanities

Awarded the 6th Lee Hochul Literary Prize for Peace in 2022

Prof Li Min ZHANG

Chair Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Received major funding support from the RGC Theme-based Research Scheme 2023/24

2022

Prof Khaled BEN LETAIEF

New Bright Professor of Engineering and Chair Professor in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Elected International Member of the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in 2021, and awarded Tunisia’s national accolade for the Best Tunisian Researcher or Inventor Abroad in 2020

Prof Che Ting CHAN

Daniel C K Yu Professor of Science and Chair Professor in the Department of Physics

Elected Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Sciences in 2021

Prof Qing CHEN

Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Department of Chemistry

Named 2020 Excellent Young Scientist by the National Natural Science Foundation of China

Prof Jimmy FUNG

Chair Professor in the Division of Environment and Sustainability and the Department of Mathematics

Recipient of the George Stephenson Medal (Second Best Paper Overall) in the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Publishing Awards 2020

Prof Guillermo GALLEGO

Professor Emeritus in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics

Recipient of the 2021 INFORMS Revenue Management and Pricing Section Prize by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences

Prof Berthold JÄCK

Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics

Recipient of the Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award in 2022

Prof Jeevan JAISINGH

Associate Professor of Business Education and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management

Awarded the 2021 Michael G. Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching

Prof Tianling JIN

Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics

Named 2021 Excellent Young Scientist by the National Natural Science Foundation of China

Prof Gyu Boong JO

Hari Harilela Associate Professor of Physics and Associate Professor in the Department of Physics

Elected RGC Research Fellow 2021-2022 by Research Grants Council

Prof Kei May LAU

Professor Emeritus in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Recipient of the 2020 J. J. Thomson Medal for Electronics by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

Prof Ricky LEE

Chair Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Recipient of the 2021 Avram Bar-Cohen Memorial Award by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Prof Anthony LEUNG

Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Recipient of the Outstanding Young Geotechnical Engineer Award by the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), and the Geotechnical Research Medal 2022 by Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Publishing

Prof Jensen LI

Professor in the Department of Physics

Awarded the Croucher Senior Research Fellowship in 2022

Prof Weiping LI

Chair Professor in the Department of Mathematics

Recipient of the 2021 Outstanding Scientific Research Output Award (First Class) by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China

Prof Rhea Patricia LIEM

Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Received the UGC Teaching Award 2021 under the category of Early Career Faculty Members by the University Grants Committee

Prof Shiqing LING

Chair Professor in the Department of Mathematics

Awardee of the RGC Senior Research Fellow Scheme 2022-2023 by the University Grants Committee

Prof Kam Biu LUK

IAS Paul C W Chu Professor and Chair Professor in the Department of Physics

Awarded the Global STEM Professorship 2021-2022 by the Innovation and Technology Bureau and the Education Bureau, HKSAR Government

Prof Randy POON

Chair Professor in the Division of Life Science

Awarded the Croucher Senior Research Fellowship 2021

Prof Peiyuan QIAN

David von Hansemann Professor of Science and Chair Professor in the Department of Ocean Science and the Division of Life Science

Awarded the 2020 Oceanic Engineering Science and Technology Award by the China Association of Oceanic Engineering

Prof Qiming SHAO

Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering and the Department of Physics

Recipient of the 2022 IEEE Magnetics Society Early Career Award at the 2022 Joint MMM-Intermag Conference

Prof Wei SHYY

Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Bestowed with the distinction of Officer in the National Order of the Legion of Honour, conferred on behalf of the President of the French Republic

Prof Fei SUN

Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Named 2021 Excellent Young Scientist by the National Natural Science Foundation of China

Prof Gunther UHLMANN

IAS Si Yuan Professor and Chair Professor in the Department of Mathematics

Recipient of the 2021 AMS-SIAM George David Birkhoff Prize in Applied Mathematics jointly awarded by the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)

Prof Zhe WANG

Assistant Professor in the Division of Environment and Sustainability

Named 2021 Excellent Young Scientist by the National Natural Science Foundation of China

Prof Man WONG

Professor in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Recipient of 2021 Slottow-Owaki Prize awarded by the Society for Information Display (SID)

Prof Raymond WONG

Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Awarded the 2020 Michael G. Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching

Prof Ting XIE

Kerry Holdings Professor of Science and Chair Professor in the Division of Life Science

Awarded the Global STEM Professorship 2021-2022 by the Innovation and Technology Bureau and the Education Bureau, HKSAR Government, and received major funding support from the 11th Round of the Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS) 2021-2022 organized by the Research Grants Council

Prof Lianke YAN

IAS Sin Wai Kin Professor of Chinese Culture and Chair Professor in the Division of Humanities

Awarded as one of the 12 Inaugural RSL International Writers by the Royal Society of Literature (RSL), and recipient of the 2021 Newman Prize for Chinese Literature awarded by the Institute for US-China Issues of the University of Oklahoma

Prof Hai YANG

Chair Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Recipient of 2021 Francis C. Turner Award presented by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Prof Chu ZHANG

Chair Professor in the Department of Finance

Received major funding support from the 11th round of the Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS) 2021-2022 organized by the Research Grants Council

Prof Jingdi ZHANG

Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics

Named 2021 Excellent Young Scientist by the National Natural Science Foundation of China 

2021

Prof Gary Chan

Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Outstanding contribution to the fight against COVID-19

Prof Guanghao Chen

Chair Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Received a large-scale grant from RGC Theme-based Research Scheme 9th Round (2019/20), the Bronze Medal of the 2018 International Water Association Project Innovation Awards in the category of Breakthroughs in Research and Development, and the Gold Award of the 2018 Hong Kong Green Innovations Awards

Prof Kai Chen

Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Received a large-scale grant from RGC Theme-based Research Scheme 10th Round (2020/21)

Prof Ying Ju Chen

Professor in the Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management and the Department of Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics

Appointed as Senior Editor of the Production and Operations Management Society in 2018

Prof Tim Cheng

Chair Professor in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Received a large-scale grant from InnoHK Clusters Program to establish the AI Chip Center for Emerging Smart Systems, and the Pan Wen Yuan Foundation Award for Outstanding Research in 2020

Prof Roger Cheng

Professor Emeritus in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Outstanding contribution to the development of online education

Prof Xi Dai

Chair Professor in the Department of Physics

Received the 2019 James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials; identified as 2018 Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics, and elected Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2018

Prof Julian Mcallister Groves

Associate Professor of Social Science Education and Senior Lecturer in the Division of Social Science

Awarded the 2019 Michael G. Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching

Prof Xuhui Huang

Professor in the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Received the 16th China Youth Science and Technology Award

Prof Pan Hui

Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Elected International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2020, and Member of Academia Europaea (the Academy of Europe) in 2019

Prof Nancy Ip

The Morningside Professor of Life Science and Chair Professor in the Division of Life Science

Received the 2018 Outstanding Achievement Award by the Professional Validation Council of Hong Kong Industries; elected Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences in 2019; received a large-scale grant from InnoHK Clusters Program to establish the Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, and 2019 AmCham Women of Influence Awards in the category of “Leading Women in STEM” presented by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (AmCham)

Prof Hoi Sing Kwok

Visiting Professor in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Received the 2019 Jan Rajchman Prize by the Society for Information Display

Prof Kei May Lau

Chair Professor in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Received the 2020 Nick Holonyak Jr. Award presented by the Optical Society of America

Prof Kam Tuen Law

Professor in the Department of Physics

Elected RGC Research Fellow 2020-21 by Research Grants Council

Prof Ricky Lee

Chair Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Received the 2019 Outstanding Sustained Technical Contribution Award by IEEE Electronics Packaging Society

Prof Anthony Leung

Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Awarded the 2019 Excellent Young Scientists Fund by the National Natural Science Foundation of China; received the Bright Spark Award presented by the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering in 2019

Prof Yingying Li

Professor in the Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management and the Department of Finance

Awarded the 2019 Excellent Young Scientists Fund by the National Natural Science Foundation of China

Prof Zexiang Li

Collin Lam Ko Yin Professor of Engineering and Professor in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Received a large-scale grant from InnoHK Clusters Program to establish the Hong Kong Center for Construction Robotics

Prof Song Lin

Associate Professor in the Department of Marketing

Received the 2020 Weitz-Winer-O’Dell Award presented by the American Marketing Association

Prof Jia Liu

Assistant Professor in the Department of Marketing

Received the 2018 John D.C. Little Award presented by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences

Prof Jianmei Liu

Professor in the Division of Humanities

Received the Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship 2020/21

Prof Ming Liu

Associate Professor in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Outstanding contribution to the fight against COVID-19

Prof Charles Ng

CLP Holdings Professor of Sustainability and Chair Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Received a large-scale grant from RGC Areas of Excellence Scheme 8th Round (2018/19); elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2020

Prof Ping Sheng

Dr William M W Mong Professor of Nanoscience and Chair Professor in the Department of Physics

Elected Member of Hong Kong Academy of Sciences in 2019, and Honorary Member and Fellow of Physical Society of Hong Kong in 2020

Prof Richard So

Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Outstanding contribution to the fight against COVID-19

Prof Shenghui Song

Assistant Professor in the Division of Integrative Systems and Design and the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Received the 2018 Michael G. Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching

Prof Benzhong Tang

Stephen Kam Chuen Cheong Professor of Science and Chair Professor in the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Selected as CCTV Innovation and Technology Person of the Year 2018 by the Chinese Central Television (CCTV); identified as 2018 and 2019 Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics; awarded the 2018 CASNN Lifetime Award by the Chinese American Society of Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology (CASNN); elected 2020 Class of Fellow (Chemical Sciences) of World Academy of Sciences

Prof Ching Tang

IAS Bank of East Asia Professor and Chair Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, and the Department of Physics

Received the 2019 Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology presented by The Inamori Foundation, the 2018 C&C Prize presented by NEC C&C Foundation, and Progress Award for 2019 presented by the Photographic Society of America

Prof Jiguang Wang

Assistant Professor in the Division of Life Science and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Recognized as contributor to one of China’s Top 10 Advances in Life Sciences in 2018 by the Chinese Union of Life Science Societies; awarded the 2019 Excellent Young Scientists Fund by the National Natural Science Foundation of China; selected as Asian Universities Alliance Scholar for the year 2020-21

Prof Weijia Wen

Professor in the Department of Physics

Outstanding contribution to the fight against COVID-19

Prof Zilong Wen

Professor in the Division of Life Science

Recipient of the Croucher Senior Research Fellowship Award for 2019-20

Prof Henry Yan

Professor in the Department of Chemistry

Elected RGC Research Fellow 2020-21 by Research Grants Council; received the 2020 Xplorer Prize by Tencent Foundation; identified as 2019 Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics

Prof Hai Yang

Chair Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering


Received the 2020 Frank M. Masters Transportation Engineering Award presented by American Society of Civil Engineers

Prof King Lun Yeung

Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Division of Environment and Sustainability

Outstanding contribution to the fight against COVID-19

Prof Mingjie Zhang

Adjunct Professor in the Division of Life Science

Recognized as contributor to one of the Best of Cell articles in 2018; received a highly competitive three-year grant from the Human Frontier Science Program based in France to investigate the molecular mechanism

Prof Tianshou Zhao

Chair Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Awarded the 2018 Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize for Scientific and Technological Advancement, and the 2018 Best Paper Award presented by the Chinese Academy of Sciences; appointed as Editor-in-chief of International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer; identified as 2018 Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics; elected Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2019

2018

Lecturer II in the Department of Chemistry

Awarded the 2018 University Grants Committee (UGC) Teaching Award under the category of Early Career Faculty Members

Chair Professor in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Awarded the 2017 IEEE Electron Devices Society Education Award

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Division of Environment and Sustainability

Awarded the 2017 Research Article of the Year in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. He was also the recipient of the 2018 Chemical Research in Toxicology Young Investigator Award

The Morningside Professor of Life Science; Chair Professor, Division of Life Science

Received a large-scale grant from the RGC Theme-based Research Scheme 8th Round (2018/19) for the proposal of "A Stem Cell Approach to Dissect the Molecular Basis of Neurodegenerative Diseases"

Professor Emeritus and Visiting Professor, Division of Public Policy and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Received the First Prize of 2017 Hong Kong Construction Industry Council (CIC) Innovation Award in the Construction Sustainability Category; also elected as one of seven Invisible Silent Superheroes by the Institution of Civil Engineers Hong Kong Association

Associate Professor, Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management and Department of Finance

Elected as a Fellow of the Society for Financial Econometrics in 2017

Professor, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Received the 2019 IEEE Robotics and Automation Technical Field Award

CLP Holdings Professor of Sustainability; Chair Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Elected as President of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) in 2017; and also recipient of the 2017 Telford Premium Award and 2017 Prix R M Quigley Award (Honorable Mention)

Assistant Professor, Division of Life Science

Received the Croucher Innovation Award 2018

Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Department of Chemistry

Received the Croucher Innovation Award 2018

Associate Professor of Engineering Education and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Awarded the 2017 Michael G. Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching

Dr William M W Mong Professor of Nanoscience; Chair Professor, Department of Physics

Awarded the 2018 Rolf Landauer Medal, awarded by the International Association for the Science of Electrical Transport and Optical Properties of Inhomogeneous Media (ETOPIM)

Stephen Kam Chuen Cheong Professor of Science and Chair Professor in the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Received the First-class State Natural Science Award 2017 and 2017 Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation

Chair Professor, Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management

Elected as President of the Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools; also received a large-scale grant from the RGC Themed-based Research Scheme 8th Round (2018/19) for the proposal of "Contributing to the Development of Hong Kong into a Global Fintech Hub"

IAS Bank of East Asia Professor; Chair Professor, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics

Inducted to the US National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2018; recipient of the 2018 Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) from the University of Hong Kong

Chair Professor, Department of Social Science

Elected as Inaugural President of the International Chinese Sociological Association

Kerry Holdings Professor of Science and Chair Professor in the Division of Life Science

Received the Croucher Senior Research Fellowship Award for 2018-19

Cheong Ying Chan Professor of Engineering and Environment; Chair Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Received a large-scale grant from the RGC Theme-based Research Scheme 7th Round (2017/18) for the proposal of "Creation of Rechargeable Electron-fuels for Stationary Power Supplies and Electric Vehicles"

2017

IAS Bank of East Asia Professor; Chair Professor, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics

Received the IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal 2017

Professor, Department of Physics

Awarded Second Prize (Entrepreneurial Category) in the 5th China Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition (Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan Regions) in October 2016

Chair Professor, Division of Environment and Sustainability and Department of Mathematics

Received a large-scale grant from the RGC Theme-based Research Scheme 6th Round (2016/17) for the proposal of "Diagnosis and prognosis of intensifying eutrophication, hypoxia and the ecosystem consequences around Hong Kong waters: Coupled physical-biogeochemical-pollution studies"

The Morningside Professor of Life Science; Chair Professor, Division of Life Science

Received a large-scale grant from the RGC Area of Excellence Scheme 7th Round (2016/17) for the proposal of "Cellular mechanisms of synaptic functions and plasticity in health and neurodegenerative diseases"

Assistant Professor, Division of Life Science

Received the Croucher Innovation Award 2017

David von Hansemann Professor of Science; Chair Professor, Division of Life Science

Received the Second-class State Natural Science Award 2016

Stephen Kam Chuen Cheong Professor of Science; Chair Professor, Department of Chemistry

Recognized as a Highly Cited Researcher 2016 by Thomson Reuters

Kerry Holdings Professor of Science; Chair Professor, Division of Life Science

Received the Sing Tao Daily's 2016 Leader of the Year Award in the Education / Professors / Technology and Innovation Category

Chair Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Received the National Innovation Pioneer Award 2017

Professor, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Received the 2017 Outstanding Women Professionals and Entrepreneurs Award

Crown Worldwide Professor of Engineering; Chair Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management

Awarded the 2016 Impact Prize of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

Chinese Estates Professor of Engineering; Chair Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Received a large-scale grant from the RGC Theme-based Research Scheme 5th Round (2015/16) for the proposal of "Smart Urban Water Supply Systems (Smart UWSS)"

Fang Professor of Engineering; Chair Professor, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Received the IEEE Photonics Society (IPS) 2017 Aron Kressel Award

CLP Holdings Professor of Sustainability; Chair Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Received a large-scale grant from the RGC Theme-based Research Scheme 5th Round (2015/16) for the proposal of "Understanding Debris Flow Mechanisms and Mitigating Risks for a Sustainable Hong Kong"

Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics

Elected as a 2017 Fellow of American Statistical Association (ASA)

Cheong Ying Chan Professor of Engineering and Environment; Chair Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Recognized as a Highly Cited Researcher 2016 by Thomson Reuters

Michael Jebsen Professor of Business; Chair Professor, Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management

Received the Association for Information Systems (AIS) Fellow Award 2016

Professor, Division of Social Science

Named as a Changjiang Scholar for 2017-2019

Associate Professor, Division of Humanities

Honored as an Andrew Carnegie Fellow for 2017-2019

Professor, Division of Environment and Sustainability; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Received a grant award from PRAISE HK - Personal Air Quality Solutions of HSBC 150th Anniversary Charity Program (announced in September 2016)