College member, Professor Jonathan C H Choi, Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, received award from the 2023-2024 Research Grants Council (RGC) Research Fellow Scheme, for his research project on “Preclinical Translation of Spherical Nucleic Acid Nanostructures for Managing Cardiovascular Diseases” and has been given with the title of “RGC Research Fellow” in recognition of his distinguished research achievements.

CUHK will receive a fellowship grant of about HK$5.2 million per award over a period of five years to cover salary costs for relief teachers and support for Professor Choi’s research work. For details, please visit https://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/en/press/four-cuhk-scholars-named-rgc-research-fellows/.

College Trustee, Dr Ricky Y T Chiu, Chairman and CEO of PHASE Scientific International Limited, was awarded the 2022 Leader of the Year (Young Entrepreneur) by the Sing Tao News Corporation.

Established since 1994, the award aims to recognise and encourage the achievements of Hong Kong’s finest individuals who have made outstanding contributions towards the Hong Kong’s success and prosperity, linking it to mainland China and the international society. The five awarded categories include Commerce & Industry / Finance, Community / Public Affairs / Environment & Conservation, Education / Professions / Technology & Innovation, Sports / Culture / Performing Arts and Young Entrepreneur.

College member, Professor Liu Yun Hui of the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering as well as the Director of CUHK T Stone Robotics Institute, was awarded the 2022 Leader of the Year (Education / Professions / Technology & Innovation) by the Sing Tao News Corporation.

Established since 1994, the award aims to recognise and encourage the achievements of Hong Kong’s finest individuals who have made outstanding contributions towards the Hong Kong’s success and prosperity, linking it to mainland China and the international society. The five awarded categories include Commerce & Industry / Finance, Community / Public Affairs / Environment & Conservation, Education / Professions / Technology & Innovation, Sports / Culture / Performing Arts and Young Entrepreneur.

A team of UCians, formed by UC students, staff and alumni, got the Champion in the 60^th Anniversary of CUHK Fund-Raising Orienteering Relay Competition on 19 March 2023. The team attained highest score by visiting as many control points as they could and completed secret missions around the campus.

College member, Professor Suen Yiu Tung of Gender Studies Programme, was awarded the Exemplary Teaching Award 2022 by the Faculty of Social Science, CUHK, in recognition of his excellent contribution in teaching and learning. Warmest congratulations to Professor Suen!

Two projects of college member, Professor Zhang Li of the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, RefluxChip – a Miniature, Battery-free Remote Sensing System for Real-Time Monitoring of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, and Self-healing Magnetic Slime Robot for Non-invasive Endoluminal Intervention in the Gastrointestinal System received Gold Medal with Congratulation of the Jury & Gold Medal at the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2023 respectively.

RefluxChip – Professor Zhang Li (2^nd right) and his team

Self-healing Magnetic Slime Robot for Non-invasive Endoluminal Intervention in the Gastrointestinal System – Professor Zhang Li (2^nd right) and his team

RefluxChip – a Miniature, Battery-free Remote Sensing System for Real-Time Monitoring of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease – a project of college member, Professor Chan Kai Fung of the Chow Yuk Ho Technology Centre for Innovative Medicine, received Gold Medal with Congratulation of the Jury at the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2023.

RefluxChip – Professor Chan Kai Fung (1^st right) and his team

Brain Tech for Babies to Predict Language Developmental Problems – a project of college alumnus, Professor Leung Ting Fan (92/MEDU) of the Department of Paediatrics, received Gold Medal with Congratulation of the Jury at the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2023.

Novel Sustainable Inorganic Hollow UV Filters for Cosmetic Applications – a project of college alumnus, Professor Ngai To (99/CHEM) of the Department of Chemistry, received Silver Medal at the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2023. Professor Ngai had also received two Bronze Medals for his projects – Novel Injectable Magnesium- based Scaffold for Treating Osteoporotic Bone Defects, and Bio-products for Recapitulating Nerve-vessel- bone Network.

Silver Medal – Novel Sustainable Inorganic Hollow UV Filters for Cosmetic Applications

Bronze Medal – Bio-products for Recapitulating Nerve-vessel- bone Network

Bronze Medal – Novel Injectable Magnesium – based Scaffold for Treating Osteoporotic Bone Defects

Bio-products for Recapitulating Nerve-vessel- bone Network – a project of college member, Dr Ronald M Y Wong of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, received Bronze Medal at the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2023.

Magnesium-incorporating Bio-artificial Ligament – a project of college alumnus, Professor Patrick S H Yung (94/MEDU) of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, received a Silver Medal at the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2023. Professor Yung had also received two Bronze Medals for his projects – Machine Learning Algorithm for Knee Arthroplasty Loosening Detection, and Semi-Automated Imaging Reconstruction for Orbital Fracture Repair.

Magnesium-incorporating Bio-artificial Ligament – Silver Medal

 Machine Learning Algorithm for Knee Arthroplasty Loosening Detection – Bronze Medal

 Semi-Automated Imaging Reconstruction for Orbital Fracture Repair – Bronze Medal

A Semi-autonomous Transperineal Prostate Biopsy Robotic System with Minimal Invasion – a project of college member, Professor Liu Yunhui of the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, received Silver Medal at the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2023.

College member, Professor Phillip S C Yam of the Department of Statistics, received Silver Medal at the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2023 for his project Comonotone-independent Bayes Classifier (CIBer).

Professor Phillip S C Yam (centre) and his team

College member, Professor James Y W Lau of the Department of Surgery, received Silver Medal at the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2023 for his project An Automatic Stomach Screening Method Using a Magnetically Actuated Capsule Endoscope.

College member, Professor Chen Xi of the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, received two Bronze Medals at the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2023 for his projects Drone and AI-based Digital Platform for Outdoor Built Asset Inspection and Information Management, and Autonomous Indoor Drone Inspection and Modelling System.

Drone and AI-based Digital Platform for Outdoor Built Asset Inspection – Bronze Medal

Autonomous Indoor Drone Inspection and Modelling System – Bronze Medal

College member, Professor Cheng Qijin of the Department of Social Work, received funding from Phase Two of the Mental Health Initiatives Funding Scheme offered by the HKSAR Health Bureau.

Professor Cheng’s project, MDW Recharge Hub: Enhancing and Promoting a Co-created Online Platform for Migrant Domestic Workers’ Mental Health, was granted in supporting the enhancement of mental well-being in the community.

Congratulations to Professor Cheng!

College alumnus, Professor Catherine W C So (01/PSYC) of the Department of Educational Psychology, received funding from Phase Two of the Mental Health Initiatives Funding Scheme offered by the HKSAR Health Bureau.

Professor So’s project, Resilience in the Face of Adversity: Coping Strategies for Autistic Children and their Families, were granted in supporting the enhancement of mental well-being in the community.

Congratulations to Professor So!

15 College students received the Link University Scholarship 2022. This scholarship aims to award local Hong Kong students who are the first in three generations of their families admitted to a local university with outstanding academic performance and  community service achievements.

List of UC awardees are as follows:

UC Men’s and Women’s Rowing Teams were ranked the 1^st in the M8+ and W8+ Events  of the 19^th  CUHK Rowing Championship on 15 April 2023. UC Women’s Team had also received the Overall Women’s Championship. Congratulations to UC Men’s and Women’s Rowing Team!

The College has recruited members of Dodgeball Team in early March. After joining an introductory  training session, the team participated in the CUHK Dodgeball Competition on 21 March 2023 at the Thomas H C Cheung Gymnasium and won the Championship.

College student, Ms Wong Cheuk Ning (PESH/4), won the Women’s Individual Championship in the 33^rd University Sports Federation of Hong Kong (USFHK) Cross Country Race! The race was held around the CUHK campus on 26 March 2023. Cheuk Ning ranked first in women’s 4.6km race with the result of 18m 54s.

The 10^th Kinami Michitaka Memorial Athletics Meet (Bronze), an event of the World Athletics Continental Tour 2023, was held at Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka on 6-7 May 2023. College alumnus, Ms Tiffany N Y Yue (22/FNSC), the Hong Kong record holder in Women’s Long Jump, won the Gold Medal in Women’s Long Jump with the record of 6.3m.

College student, Miss So Tsz Wai, Miu Miu (BIOL/3), Vice-President (Education) of United College Toastmasters Club (UCTMC), has won the Champion in Toastmasters International 2023 Greater Bay Area Tertiary Students Speaking Contest which was held on 25 March 2023 (Saturday). Miu Miu outcompeted other nine contestants from different universities clubs and won the Champion.

UCTMC has also received the Bronze Award of the Best Participation Toastmasters Club, while CUHK has received the Bronze Award of the Best Participation Universities in this contest.

Warmest congratulations to Miu Miu and UCTMC!

Champion in Toastmasters International 2023 Greater Bay Area Tertiary Students Speaking Contest  – Miss So Tsz Wai, Miu Miu (BIOL/3) (2^nd right)

Bronze Award of the Best Participation Toastmasters Club – Miss Lee Sum Laam Jessica, President of UCTMC (2^nd right)

College student, Ms Gianne T Y Mak (PESH/5), got the championship and set a new record (46.24m) of Women’s Javelin throw in 2022-2023 University Sports Federation of Hong Kong (USFHK) Annual Athletic Meet.

College alumnus and representative of the Hong Kong China Dragon Boat Team, Mr Lai Ka Chun (21/MAEG), competed in the Singapore Dragon Boat International Race in December 2022. The team won the championship in Hong Kong Cup Mixed Category and first runner-up in Hong Kong Cup Open Category.

College alumnus, Professor Billy W L Ng (2010/CHEM) of the School of Pharmacy, was presented the Young Investigator Award 2022 by Biomedicines, a journal published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), in recognition of his outstanding achievement in the field of biomedicines. 

College alumnus, Ms Carol K Y Tse (01/NURS) won “The Hong Kong Humanity Award 2022” presented by Hong Kong Red Cross, in recognition of her humanitarian contributions.

Ms Tse is an operating room nurse who has been actively involved in voluntary work when she was young. She was deployed to varies counties, namely China, Haiti, the Philippines, Nepal, and Bangladesh by the Hong Kong Red Cross, providing medical support to the vulnerable groups affected by disasters. She also visited to disaster-prone regions with “Health In Action” to assist in disaster preparedness projects. She has a belief in mind – Humanity is to do our best to safeguard others’ happiness with a caring heart. You may view her full interview of red cross here.

College member, Professor Cindy H P Sit of the Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, received $4 million from the 2022/23 RGC Research Impact Fund by the Research Grants Council (RGC), in support of her research titled “Battling sedentarism in children with special educational needs through inclusive physical activity”. 

For details, please visit https://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/en/press/four-outstanding-cuhk-research-projects-receive-nearly-28-million-from-rgc-research-impact-fund/.

College member, Professor Liu Renbao of Department of Physics, was honored by the Tencent’s eponymous program as New Cornerstone Investigator in the field of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. RMB 15 million sponsorship will be provided to support Professor Liu in establishing a theory of quantum many-body lasers in five years.

The 25^th Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon was held on 12 February 2023. College alumnus and member of The Hong Kong Triathlon National Squad, Ms Choi Ya Yin Hilda (19/GRMD), won the championship in women’s 10K (0:37:21). It was her third championship in since 2018. This timing was very closer to her best personal record 0:37:15.

The 25^th Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon was held on 12 February 2023. Ms Wong Cheuk Ning (PESH/4), college student and member of Hong Kong Athletics Team, CUHK Athletics Team, Hong Kong Long Distance Runner, and captain of CUHK Cross Country Team, ranked first (2:50:03) among all local women in the full marathon.  

College alumnus, Mr Michael S Y Chan was awarded as Outstanding Youth Volunteer 2022 presented by the Hong Kong Volunteer Award, a scheme co-organised the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau and the Agency for Volunteer Service. 

Michael was suffered from brain cancer when he was young, leading to a life-long facial paralysis problem on his right face. Owing to his facial appearance, Michael was being abused by his schoolmates throughout the years. His experience encouraged him to devote himself in helping patients with mental health problem. By establishing Companion HK during his undergraduate studies, he is dedicated in the destigmatisation of mental health issues and raising public awareness of mental well-being. For more details, please refer to Michael’s interview.

Organised by Hong Kong Association of Athletics Affiliates, Hong Kong 10K Championships was held on 8 January 2023 morning. It was the first race in 2023 after pandamic and attracted many elite athletes to join. College student, Wong Cheuk Ning won the overall women’s champion with her new personal best time 36:26. 

Photo Credit to Hong Kong Association of Athletics Affiliates 

The team of Centre for Perceptual and Interactive Intelligence (CPII), led by College member, Professor Helen M L Meng of the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, won the Top prize for their dialogue system in the 2022 DialDoc Workshop. 

For details, please visit: https://www.cpii.hk/dialdocacl2022challenge.

College alumnus, Professor Evangeline F Y Young (91/CSCI) of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, was elected as the Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2023, in recognition of her contributions to technological innovation. Her research area focuses on Electronic Design Automation in VLSI (very-large-scale-integration) Physical Design.

IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organization who dedicate to foster technological innovation. Its fellowship is a distinction reward to recognise members who have extraordinary contributions in advancing technological innovation. Click HERE to find out more!

College member, Professor Zhang Li of the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering was elected as Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2023, in recognition of his contributions to technological innovation. His research area focuses on Micro-/nanorobot swarms and platforms for translational biomedicine.

IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organization who dedicate to foster technological innovation. Its fellowship is a distinction reward to recognise members who have extraordinary contributions in advancing technological innovation. Click HERE to find out more!

College member and alumnus, Professor Chan Wai Yee of the School of Biomedical Sciences, has received funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 2022-2023 in support of his research. For details, please visit https://www.focus.cuhk.edu.hk/13-cuhk-projects-funded-in-2022-23-nsfc-rgc-joint-and-collaborative-research-schemes/.

The NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme and Collaborative Research Scheme aim to promote collaboration between researchers in Hong Kong and the Mainland based on complementing the existing strengths of both sides. 13 CUHK research projects are funded by NSFC/RGC 2022-2023. 

College member, Professor Liu Renbao of the Department of Physics has received funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 2022-2023 in support of his research. For details, please visit https://www.focus.cuhk.edu.hk/13-cuhk-projects-funded-in-2022-23-nsfc-rgc-joint-and-collaborative-research-schemes/.

The NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme and Collaborative Research Scheme aim to promote collaboration between researchers in Hong Kong and the Mainland based on complementing the existing strengths of both sides. 13 CUHK research projects are funded by NSFC/RGC 2022-2023. 

College member, Professor Zou Jun of the Department of Mathematics, has received funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 2022-2023 in support of his research. For details, please visit https://www.focus.cuhk.edu.hk/13-cuhk-projects-funded-in-2022-23-nsfc-rgc-joint-and-collaborative-research-schemes/.

The NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme and Collaborative Research Scheme aim to promote collaboration between researchers in Hong Kong and the Mainland based on complementing the existing strengths of both sides. 13 CUHK research projects are funded by NSFC/RGC 2022-2023.

College member, Professor Li Quan of Department of Physics, was awarded Croucher Senior Research Fellowships 2023 in recognition of her excellent research achievement in energy materials and devices, as well as biomedical area.

Croucher Senior Research Fellowships provides one year sponsorship to outstanding researchers (including hiring replacement teacher to take up their teaching and administrative duties), to support awardees to conduct full-time research within the sponsor period.

Nine local scientists, in which three of them were CUHK members, received awards in this years’ Croucher Foundation Prize Presentation Ceremony. Please read the following website for more details: https://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/tc/press/three-cuhk-distinguished-scholars-receive-awards-from-the-croucher-foundation/.

College member and alumnus, Professor Chan Ngai Hang (81/MATH) of the Department of Statistics was awarded the title of Emeritus Professor by The Chinese University of Hong Kong with effective from 3 October 2022, in appreciation of his excellent contributions to the University over the years. 

College alumnus, Professor Vincent W S Wong (99/MEDU) of Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, has been honoured as Clarivate Analytics “Highly Cited Researchers” for four consecutive years. His research area focuses on fatty liver.

Highly Cited Researchers list identifies researchers who demonstrated significant influence in their field(s) of study. This honor is given to researchers who published multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations in their respective fields of study and year of publication in the last decade.

11 CUHK researchers honored as “Highly Cited Researchers 2022”. For more details, please read:  https://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/tc/press/eleven-cuhk-scholars-named-highly-cited-researchers-2022/.

College member, Professor Wong Po Keung of School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science has been honoured as Clarivate Analytics “Highly Cited Researcher” for three consecutive years. His research area focuses on the following:

• Photocatalytic treatment for environmental/water purification
• Environmental technology
• Environmental microbiology / biotechnology

Highly Cited Researchers list identifies researchers who demonstrated significant influence in their field(s) of study. This honor is given to researchers who published multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations in their respective fields of study and year of publication in the last decade.

11 CUHK researchers honored as “Highly Cited Researchers 2022”. For more details, please read:  https://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/tc/press/eleven-cuhk-scholars-named-highly-cited-researchers-2022/.

College member, Professor Wang Ying of Department of Chemistry, was elected as 2022 MIT Technology Review’s “Innovators under 35” Asia Pacific in recognition for her innovation in carbon capture and conversion.

MIT Technology Review’s “Innovators Under 35” Asia Pacific aims to accelerate the pace of science technology innovations and has been selecting and recognizing five categories of outstanding young innovators, including “Visionaries”, “Pioneers”, “Inventors”, “Humanitarians” and “Entrepreneurs”, since 2014. For more details, please visit http://tr35.mittrasia.com/. 

College alumnus, Mr Michael S Y Chan (21/GPAD) was selected as the Honouree of Gen.T List 2022 to recognise his work on establishing Companion HK, an organisation aiming to promote the destigmatisation of mental health issues and raise public awareness of mental well-being.

Generation T is a platform which gathered the most promising young leaders in Asia. The annual Gen.T list recognises 300 Leaders of Tomorrow shaping Asia’s future. They are the trailblazing entrepreneurs, creatives and young leaders who are creating a positive impact in the region. The honourees this year come from eight regions across Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Mainland China, Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong and the Philippines.

College member, Professor Francis C Y Tam of the Earth and Environmental Sciences Programme, has received an ACU Fellowship. He will collaborate with the University of Exeter to study the climate risks posed by the South China summer monsoon.

The ACU Fellowships facilitate collaboration at a distance and the creation of valuable new partnerships between their member universities in different countries. The fellowships cover a range of different topics and disciplines with maximum value of GBP5,000.

College member Professor Song Chunshan, Dean of Science and the Wei Lun Professor of Chemistry, has been honoured with the “2022 Outstanding Achievement Award” by the Chinese American Chemical Society (CACS). The award acknowledges him as an outstanding scholar and an academic leader with exceptional impact, including distinctive publications, presentations, patents, and leadership roles. 

For details, please visit https://www.focus.cuhk.edu.hk/international-accolades-for-professor-chunsan-song-for-his-distinguished-catalysis-and-fuel-chemistry-research/.

College member, Professor Otto Hannuksela of the Department of Physics, has received the China Top Cited Paper Award from IOP publishing in last three years (2019-2021) for his research paper Gravitational Lensing Signatures in LIGO-Virgo Binary Black Hole Events published in Astrophysical Journal Letters in 2019. 

The IOP Publishing’s China Top Cited Paper Awards selected papers across the entire IOP Publishing journal portfolio within the past three years. Only top one percent of most cited papers in respected research areas will be recognised.

Among 179 award-winning papers, three papers published by CUHK scholars were recognised by the award this year. For details, please visit https://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/en/press/cuhk-scholars-receive-china-top-cited-paper-awards-from-iop-publishing/.

College member, Professor Wang Wuming of the School of Biomedical Sciences, has received a fund of RMB 200,000 from the National Natural Science Foundation of China’s (NSFC) Young Scientists Fund 2022 in support of his three-year research project on Elucidating the roles of Pten in cardiac fibroblast generation and myocardial fibrosis for three years. Warmest congratulations to Professor Wang!

The NSFC Young Scientists Fund aims to support young researchers to conduct their researches in the areas of their choice and as a platform to promote young and talented scientists. It was the first year for the fund opened its application to Hong Kong scholars.

13 CUHK scholars received the Young Scientists Fund 2022 this year. For details, you may visit https://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/newscentre/pressrelease/Appendix_20221002.pdf to read the full list of CUHK awardees and their research project introduction.

The research project Bilobalide Derivatives as Therapeutics Against Ageing-Related Neurodegenerative Diseases led by college alumnus, Professor Billy W L Ng (10/CHEM) of the School of Pharmacy was awarded Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards (Hong Kong) 2022 and received USD$50,000 sponsorship. 

Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards (Hong Kong) 2022 is co-organised by the Research Grant Council (RGC) and the National Academy of Medicine. It aims to sponsor and encourage research projects which are innovative, impactful, and capable of extending health and function in any stages of the lifespan.  Among ten awarded research projects in 2022, three of them are conducted by members of the CUHK.

You may find the details of CUHK award-winning research projects at https://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/en/press/cuhk-bags-three-wins-at-healthy-longevity-catalyst-awards-hong-kong-2022/.

The research project Deciphering Disease Pathogenesis and Druggable Targets for Degenerative Tendinopathy using an Unbiased, Genome-wide, Single-Cell, Spatial Transcriptomic Approach led by college alumnus, Professor Patrick S H Yung of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, was awarded Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards (Hong Kong) 2022 and received USD$50,000 sponsorship. 

Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards (Hong Kong) 2022 is co-organised by the Research Grant Council (RGC) and the National Academy of Medicine. It aims to sponsor and encourage research projects which are innovative, impactful, and capable of extending health and function in any stages of the lifespan.  Among ten awarded research projects in 2022, three of them are conducted by members of the CUHK.

You may find the details of CUHK award-winning research projects at https://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/en/press/cuhk-bags-three-wins-at-healthy-longevity-catalyst-awards-hong-kong-2022/.

The research project Bilobalide Derivatives as Therapeutics Against Ageing-Related Neurodegenerative Diseases led by college member, Professor Kim H M Chow of the School of Life Sciences was awarded Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards (Hong Kong) 2022 and received USD$50,000 sponsorship. 

Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards (Hong Kong) 2022 is co-organised by the Research Grant Council (RGC) and the National Academy of Medicine. It aims to sponsor and encourage research projects which are innovative, impactful, and capable of extending health and function in any stages of the lifespan.  Among ten awarded research projects in 2022, three of them are conducted by members of the CUHK.

You may find the details of CUHK award-winning research projects at https://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/en/press/cuhk-bags-three-wins-at-healthy-longevity-catalyst-awards-hong-kong-2022/.

College member, Professor Wang Ying of the Department of Chemistry, has been granted China’s Excellent Young Scientists Fund 2022, in recognition of her research in “Constructing highly efficient electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction”. The fund will provide sponsorship of RMB two millions to support Professor Wang’s research on her selected research topic. Warmest congratulations to Professor Wang!

China’s Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Hong Kong and Macau) was established in 2019. It aims to support young researchers who have significant achievements in basic research to conduct further and deeper research in their selected research project.

Five CUHK young researchers were recognized by China’s Excellent Young Scientists Fund 2022. For details, please visit https://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/newscentre/pressrelease/Five-awarded-CUHK-scholars-and-their-research-projects.pdf.

College member, Professor Lu Yi Chun of the Department of Physics, received a fellowship grant of HKD5.2m on her project under the 2022-2023 Research Grants Council (RGC) Research Fellow Scheme. Sponsorship will be provided to support her award-winning research project Polysulfide-based aqueous redox flow batteries with high stability and highpower density for low-cost and long-duration energy storage. 

Ten fellowship grants will be presented every year by University Grants Committee Senior Research Fellow Scheme and Research Fellow Scheme respectively. Sponsorship will be given to each awardee to support their research-related expenses with a period of 60 months.

For more information on the award-wining research projects, please visit https://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/newscentre/pressrelease/List-of-winning-projects.pdf

College alumnus and member, Professor Wilson W H Wong (91/GPAD), Co-Director of the Data Science and Policy Studies Programme, was appointed as Fellow of CUHK-Stanford University Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) Partner Fellowship Program 2022-2023. Professor Wong will spend nine months at CASBS to have intellectual exchange with other 33 distinguished fellows from diverse disciplines in the worldwide. Warmest congratulations to Professor Wong!

Professor Wilson Wong at Hoover Tower, the landmark of the Stanford campus.

Stanford University CASBS Partner Fellowship Program selects a group of outstanding and open-minded thinkers and scholars to have academic exchange on societal challenges since 1954. It is the fourth consecutive years for CUHK supporting faculty member from Faculty of Social Sciences to enter this fellowship program.

Please visit https://casbs.stanford.edu/news/casbs-announces-2022-23-fellows to read the full list of the 2022-23 class of fellows.

College member, Professor Liu Renbao of the Department of Physics received the title of RGC Senior Research Fellow under the 2022-2023 Research Grants Council (RGC) Senior Research Fellow Scheme. Sponsorship of $7.8m will be provided to support his award-winning research project Quantum nonlinear spectroscopy – A new paradigm of quantum sensing. 

Ten fellowship grants will be presented every year by University Grants Committee Senior Research Fellow Scheme and Research Fellow Scheme respectively. Sponsorship will be given to each awardee to support their research-related expenses with a period of 60 months.

For more information on the award-wining research projects, please visit https://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/newscentre/pressrelease/List-of-winning-projects.pdf

Amid 208 entries, College member, Professor Lu Yichun of the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, and her team, Luquos Energy, a start-up incubated by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, won Bronze Award and USD$50,000 in the TERA-Award Smart Energy Innovation Competition with their “Safe and Low-cost Flow Battery”. At the same time, Luquos Energy established a strategic partnership with the Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas) and received tens of millions of strategic investments for accelerating the commercialization of the technology of “Safe and Low-cost Flow Battery”. Warmest congratulations to Professor Lu and her team!

To find out more on Luquos Energy’s “Safe and Low-cost Flow Battery”, please visit
https://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/en/press/cuhk-incubated-start-up-wins-international-energy-competition-and-establishes-strategic-partnership-with-towngas/

College member and alumnus, Mr Astley K K Chu (97/FNSC) of School of Life Sciences, received CUHK Exemplary Teaching Award in General Education 2021 for his excellent contribution in teaching and learning in UGE course. Mr Chu established GE course, UGEB2364 Food Safety and Processing Technology, and has been teaching since 2015. Warmest congratulations to Mr Chu!

The Exemplary Teaching Award in General Education was launched in 2006 with open nominations to all GE teachers and undergraduate students. Senate Committee on General Education Standing Committee will review each nomination based on course design, teaching and learning activities, and student’s evaluation.

Please click here for message from Mr Chu.

College member and alumna, Professor Janita P C Chau (93/NURS) of The Nethersole School of Nursing, was awarded the title of Emeritus Professor with effective from 1 April 2022 by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, in appreciation of her excellent contributions to the University.

College alumnus, Mr Enders W H Lam (87/MKTU), was appointed as honorary fellow in the 20^th Honorary Fellowship Presentation Ceremony of The Chinese University of Hong Kong on 16 May 2022, in recognition of his outstanding achievement and contribution to the University and the community. 

Mr Enders W H Lam, co-founder of Time Industrial Manufactory Limited, has valuable contribution to watch and clock industry. Mr Lam actively participates in the University and United College development for years. Including being a member of the University’s Council, Chairman of the Convocation and Trustees of the United College. He is currently a member of the Governing Board of CUHK-Shenzhen and Vice-chairman of the United College Alumni Association. Mr Lam shows extensive support to the United College by sponsoring the United College 20^th Shum Choi Sang Mentorship Programme and various college scholarships.

Please visit https://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/en/press/the-chinese-university-of-hong-kong-twentieth-honorary-fellowship-presentation-ceremony-2/ for details of the 20^th Honorary Fellowship Presentation Ceremony of The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

College alumnus, Professor Billy W L Ng (2010/CHEM) of the School of Pharmacy, was elected as 2022 Young Global Leader presented by The World Economic Forum. Professor Ng was the only awardee in the field of academia/think-tank who come from Hong Kong. 

The Forum of Young Global Leaders was established in 2005 by Klaus Schwab, founder and Executive Chairman of The World Economic Forum. Young leaders (under the age of 40) with great potentials in the fields of academia/think-tank, art, culture and sports, business, civil society, media, public figure and social entrepreneur are invited to join. The forum has over 1400 members from 120 countries. Awardees will join their 3-year leadership training programme to exchange ideas with others.

You may find details of Professor Ng’s research projects at CUHK Medicine social media page https://www.facebook.com/CUHKMedicine/photos/a.514240978711707/2525280017607783.

College member, Professor Zhang Li of Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, was elected as Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Royal Society of Chemistry is the oldest society of Chemistry in the world. Scientists with distinct contributions to the fields of Chemistry are invited to be their fellows every year.

College alumna, Professor Catherine W C So (2001/PSYC) of the Department of Educational Psychology, was awarded medal at the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva 2022 on her project Robot for Autism Behavioral Intervention® (RABI®). RABI® , an innovative, evidence-based intervention, aims to enhance the social, cognitive, and physical functioning of individuals with autism, help to include them in society and eventually promote their economic self-sufficiency.

The International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva 2022 is one of the most significant global annual events devoted exclusively to inventions. Around 800 inventions from 25 countries were evaluated by international jury of specialists. Members of CUHK were awarded with 17 medals in this year’s exhibition. You may find the full list of CUHK awardees at https://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/CUHK-Press-release-International-Exhibition-of-Inventions-Geneva-2022-appendix-eng-3.pdf.

College member, Professor Chen Weitian of the Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology was awarded medals the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva 2022. Details are listed as follows:

The International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva 2022 is one of the most significant global annual events devoted exclusively to inventions. Around 800 inventions from 25 countries were evaluated by international jury of specialists. Members of CUHK were awarded with 17 medals in this year’s exhibition. You may find the full list of CUHK awardees at https://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/CUHK-Press-release-International-Exhibition-of-Inventions-Geneva-2022-appendix-eng-3.pdf.

College alumnus, Dr Li Baiying (2013/CMBI), received 2021 Young Scientist Awards presented by The Hong Kong Institution of Science, in recognition of her study “Dissecting the cellular endomembrane trafficking and homeostasis under stress conditions via a combined biochemical and cell biological approaches”. Congratulations to Dr Li!

Here is the acceptance speech of Dr Li:

The Young Scientists Awards was established in 2002 which aim to reward young scientists and engineers in Hong Kong who show great promise in the study of Physical/Mathematical Science, Life Science, or Engineering Science.

College member, Professor Xu Dongyan of Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, was awarded over HK$1 million from National Natural Science Foundation of China/RGC Joint Research Scheme 2021/22 presented by Research Grants Council (RGC) on her project Synergistic Coupling of Thermogalvanic and Thermodiffusion Effects and System Optimisation of Liquid Thermocells for Low-Grade Heat Harvesting in support of a greater collaborative research, as well as more research that can be translated into benefits to the community. 

The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)/RGC Joint Research Scheme 2021/22 aims to promote collaboration between researchers in Hong Kong and the Mainland based on complementing the existing strengths of both sides. The Research Impact Fund encourages local academics to articulate more impactful research projects, which can be translated into benefits to a wider community. Twelve research projects were awarded this funding in 2021/22, three of which were coordinated by CUHK. EU-HK Research and Innovation Cooperation Co-finding Mechanism aims to foster EU-HK collaboration in academic research and support the participation of researchers in universities in HK in joint research projects conducted under the framework of Horizon 2020 by European Union.

You may find out whole list of CUHK research projects receiving RGC funding at:
https://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/newscentre/pressrelease/table_e.pdf

College member, Professor Zhang Li of Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, was awarded a total of over HK$8.5 million from Research Impact Fund 2021/22 and European Union – Hong Kong Research and Innovation Cooperation Co-finding Mechanism 2020/21 presented by Research Grants Council (RGC) on his projects A Microrobotic Platform with Swarming Magnetic Microgels for Endovascular Embolisation and Multifunctional Hydrogel-based Magnetic Heteroswarm for Liver Chemoembolization in support of a greater collaborative research, as well as more research that can be translated into benefits to the community. 

The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)/RGC Joint Research Scheme 2021/22 aims to promote collaboration between researchers in Hong Kong and the Mainland based on complementing the existing strengths of both sides. The Research Impact Fund encourages local academics to articulate more impactful research projects, which can be translated into benefits to a wider community. Twelve research projects were awarded this funding in 2021/22, three of which were coordinated by CUHK. EU-HK Research and Innovation Cooperation Co-finding Mechanism aims to foster EU-HK collaboration in academic research and support the participation of researchers in universities in HK in joint research projects conducted under the framework of Horizon 2020 by European Union.

You may find out whole list of CUHK research projects receiving RGC funding at:
https://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/newscentre/pressrelease/table_e.pdf

College member, Professor Liu Renbao of the Department of Physics, received the 2022 Willis E Lamb Award for Laser Science and Quantum Optics, offered by The Winter Colloquium on the Physics of Quantum Electronics (PQE), in recognition of his seminal contributions to spin decoherence and quantum sensing. Warmest congratulations to Professor Liu!

This award was established by The Winter Colloquium on the Physics of Quantum Electronics (PQE) in 1998. It named after the late Willis E Lamb, Jr, laureate of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1955). Award is presented to scientist with distinct contributions to the fields of laser science and quantum optics every year.

College member, Professor Helen M L Meng of Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management (SEEM), was appointed as Patrick Huen Wing Ming Professorship of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management. Professor Meng delivered an Inaugural Lecture with the theme of “Advancing Technological Equity in Speech and Language Processing” on 7 December 2021. 

Professor Meng received all her degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She joined the CUHK in 1998 as the first female faculty member of Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management. Her research interests include Artificial Intelligence (AI) for speech and language technologies to support multilingual and multimodal human-computer interactions, language learning and assistive technologies, as well as big data decision analytics using AI. Professor Meng is Fellow of United College and has served as Chairperson of the Distinguished Visiting Scholar Committee for many years.

You may visit the following website to watch the Inaugural Lecture: https://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/en/highlight/inaugural-lecture-of-patrick-huen-wing-ming-professorship-of-systems-engineering-and-engineering-management-by-professor-helen-meng/

The Patrick Huen Wing Ming Professorship of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management was established in 2012 with the generous donations from Mr Patrick W M Huen for supporting academic research in SEEM.

College member, Professor Zou Jun of Department of Mathematics, was honored as Fellow of the Class 2022 by the American Mathematical Society (AMS). This recognised Professor Zou’s significant contribution to the numerical and analyses of direct and inverse problems of partial differential equations.

Professor Zou is one of the few non-US mathematicians who have been honored with both AMS and SIAM (Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics) Fellowships. 

Ten CUHK professors have been honored as “Highly Cited Researcher 2021”, released by the Clarivate Analytics on 16 November 2021.

Among them, College alumnus, Professor Vincent W S Wong, has been named this honour for three consecutive years. His research area mainly focuses on fatty liver.

Highly Cited Researchers list identifies researchers who demonstrated significant influence in their field(s) of study. This honor is given to researchers who published multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations in their respective fields of study and year of publication in the last decade.

You may find the full list of “Highly Cited Researchers 2021” at
https://recognition.webofscience.com/awards/highly-cited/2021/

Ten CUHK professors have been honored as “Highly Cited Researcher 2021”, released by the Clarivate Analytics on 16 November 2021. Among them, College member, Professor Wong Po-keung, has been named this honour for two consecutive years. His research area mainly focuses on:

• Photocatalytic treatment for environmental/water purification
• Environmental technology
• Environmental microbiology / biotechnology

Highly Cited Researchers list identifies researchers who demonstrated significant influence in their field(s) of study. This honor is given to researchers who published multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations in their respective fields of study and year of publication in the last decade.

You may find the full list of “Highly Cited Researchers 2021” at
https://recognition.webofscience.com/awards/highly-cited/2021/

Ten CUHK professors have been honoured as “Highly Cited Researchers 2021”, released by the Clarivate Analytics on 16 November 2021.

Among them, Professor Jimmy C M Yu, College Head, has been honoured “Highly Cited Researcher” for four consecutive years. His research area mainly focuses on:

• Preparation and characterisation of novel nano-structured materials
• Environmental applications of photocatalysis

Highly Cited Researchers list identifies researchers who demonstrated significant influence in their field(s) of study. This honor is given to researchers who published multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations in their respective fields of study and year of publication in the last decade.

You may find the full list of “Highly Cited Researchers 2021” at
https://recognition.webofscience.com/awards/highly-cited/2021/

College Head Professor Jimmy C M Yu of the Department of Chemistry was awarded the title of Emeritus Professor by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, effective from 1 August 2021 in appreciation of his excellent contributions to the University. 

College member Professor Gabriel N C Lau of the Department of Geography and Resource Management was awarded the title of Emeritus Professor by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, effective from 2 September 2021 in appreciation of his excellent contributions to the University. 

College member Professor Wong Chi-sum of the Department of Management was awarded the title of Emeritus Professor by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, effective from 1 August 2021, in appreciation of his excellent contributions to the University. 

College member Professor Esther S C Ho of the Department of Educational Administration and Policy was awarded the title of Emeritus Professor by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, effective from 1 August 2021 in appreciation of her excellent contributions to the University. 

College member, Professor Patrick P C Lee of Department of Computer Science and Engineering was awarded the CUHK Young Researcher Award 2020-2021. 

This award is established in 2002 which aims to recognise research accomplishments of young academic members in the university. Candidates are nominated by faculty each year and awardees are selected by the Research Committee of CUHK.

College member, Professor Noam Noked of Faculty of Law was awarded the CUHK Young Researcher Award 2020-2021. 

This award is established in 2002 which aims to recognise research accomplishments of young academic members in the university. Candidates are nominated by faculty each year and awardees are selected by the Research Committee of CUHK.

College member, Professor Suen Yiu-Tung of Gender Studies Programme was awarded the CUHK Young Researcher Award 2020-2021. 

This award is established in 2002 which aims to recognise research accomplishments of young academic members in the university. Candidates are nominated by faculty each year and awardees are selected by the Research Committee of CUHK.

College members, Professor Leung Kwong-sak of Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Professor Nelson L S Tang of Department of Chemical Pathology, formed a start-up in Hong Kong Science and Technology Park, Cytomics Limited and they won the Gold Medal of the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva with the project, Personalised vaccination with patented Direct B cell assay. 

The International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva is one of the most significant global annual events devoted exclusively to inventions. Around 600 inventions from about 20 countries were evaluated on virtual platforms by the international jury of specialists from 10 to 14 March 2021.

College member, Professor Zhang Li of Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, was awarded “RGC Research Fellow” in The RGC Research Fellow Scheme (RFS) presented by Research Grants Council. Professor Zhang received a fellowship grant of HK$5.2 millions over a period of 60-month for supporting his research project on Medical Microrobotics for Endoluminal Procedures. 

The RFS confers 10 places to outstanding researcher at Associate Professor rank each year, providing funding support to cover salary costs for relief teachers as well as project research expenses. 

College member, Professor Lu Yi-Chun of Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering was elected as Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Royal Society of Chemistry is the oldest society of Chemistry in the world. Scientists with distinct contributions to the fields of Chemistry are invited to be their fellows every year.

College student, Ms Tiffany Y X Yue (FNSC Year 5) won the Hong Kong Most Promising Sports Stars Award at the Cathay Pacific 2019 Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards. 

College member, Professor Shen Jianfa, Department of Geography was awarded Senior Research Fellow Scheme from the Research Grants Council (RGC) in recognition of his excellent achievements in their research areas. His research project is Modelling and Simulating Regional Migration Systems.

Launched in 2020–2021, RGC Senior Research Fellow Scheme support each awardee with a fellowship grant for over a period of 60 months to cover salary costs for relief teachers and support for research projects, as a mean to facilitate their dedication to research.

College member, Professor Huang Yu, School of Biomedical Sciences, was awarded Senior Research Fellow Scheme from the Research Grants Council (RGC) in recognition of his excellent achievements in their research areas. His research project is Systemic Benefits of Physical Activity: Crosstalk between Organs on Signal Transduction from Mechano-stimulation to Metabolism.

Launched in 2020–2021, RGC Senior Research Fellow Scheme support each awardee with a fellowship grant for over a period of 60 months to cover salary costs for relief teachers and support for research projects, as a mean to facilitate their dedication to research.

College member, Professor Xie Zuowei, Department of Chemistry, was awarded Senior Research Fellow Scheme from the Research Grants Council (RGC) in recognition of his excellent achievements in their research areas. His research project is Base Metal Catalyzed Selective B-H Functionalization of Carboranes: Controlled Synthesis of Functionalized Carboranes and their Applications in Catalysis.

Launched in 2020–2021, RGC Senior Research Fellow Scheme support each awardee with a fellowship grant for over a period of 60 months to cover salary costs for relief teachers and support for research projects, as a mean to facilitate their dedication to research.

College member, Professor Lu Yichun of Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, was conferred with “THE XPLORER PRIZE 2021”. She will be received RMB 3 millions for supporting her energy conservation researches over next five years. She is one of the eight female awardees. Our warmest congratulation to Professor Lu!

The XPLORER PRIZE was launched by Tencent Foundation in 2018. It is a non-governmental, merit-based public-interest award which aims to support Chinese young scientists and technicians, who aged 45 or below, working full-time in Chinese mainland, Hong Kong or Macao, and specialised in areas of fundamental science and frontier technologies.

College member, Professor Huang Yu, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, received “Scholar Award” in the 14th annual WuXi PharmaTech Life Science and Chemistry Awards, in recognition of his exceptional contributions in the field of life science. 

The WuXi PharmaTech Life Science and Chemistry Awards, supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology, are presented to outstanding scientists whose research are helping the world to better understand disease and find more effective cures. Due to COVID-19, this year’s awards ceremony was held online on 19 December 2020.

Dr Luk Che-chung (86/MBChB) was awarded CUHK Distinguished Medical Alumni Award 2020 to recognise his tremendous achievements in his profession and accomplishment in cultural arts respectively. 

The CUHK Distinguished Medical Alumni Award was first launched in 2018. The award aims to give formal recognition to the CUHK medical alumni who excel in professional endeavours and contribution to the community. It also encourages the alumni to contribute to shape a better future for society. This provides incentives to the alumni to seek for advancement in different aspects, including cultural accomplishment and humanitarian services. 

College member, Professor Chen Benmei from Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, was elected to the Academy of Engineering, Singapore (SAEng) recently. Fellows are elected through a rigorous peer-review process that evaluates individuals on the basis of their leadership and career achievements in the field of engineering across all disciplines. 

 Dr Liyeung Lucci Lugee (11/MBChB) was awarded CUHK Distinguished Medical Alumni Award 2020 to recognise her tremendous achievements in her profession and accomplishment in cultural arts respectively. 

The CUHK Distinguished Medical Alumni Award was first launched in 2018. The award aims to give formal recognition to the CUHK medical alumni who excel in professional endeavours and contribution to the community. It also encourages the alumni to contribute to shape a better future for society. This provides incentives to the alumni to seek for advancement in different aspects, including cultural accomplishment and humanitarian services. 

Twelve CUHK professors have been honoured as “Highly Cited Researchers 2020”. Among them, College alumnus, Professor Vincent W S Wong, has been honoured this honour for two consecutive years. 

The list was released by the Clarivate Analytics which identifies the most influential researchers as determined by their peers around the world. The honour is given to researchers who published a large number of papers that rank in the top 1% by citations in their respective fields of study and year of publication.

Twelve CUHK professors have been honoured as “Highly Cited Researchers 2020”. Among them, Professor Jimmy C M Yu, College Head, has been honoured “Highly Cited Researchers” for three consecutive years. 

The list was released by the Clarivate Analytics which identifies the most influential researchers as determined by their peers around the world. The honour is given to researchers who published a large number of papers that rank in the top 1% by citations in their respective fields of study and year of publication.

Twelve CUHK professors have been honoured as “Highly Cited Researchers 2020” and Professor Wong Po-keung received this honour.

The list was released by the Clarivate Analytics which identifies the most influential researchers as determined by their peers around the world. The honour is given to researchers who published a large number of papers that rank in the top 1% by citations in their respective fields of study and year of publication.