College member, Professor Anthony Y H Fung , professor of the School of Journalism and Communication and the Director of the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, was appointed as the Dean of the Faculty of Social Science of CUHK for a term of five years, with effect from 11 November 2024.

Professor Fung’s research spans creative media, digital platforms, popular culture and cultural studies, and his interdisciplinary research has secured numerous competitive grants. In 2009, he received the Faculty of Social Science Exemplary Teaching Award. Professor Fung also contributes to various government committees, including the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR) and the Education Bureau’s Steering Committee on Strategic Development of Information Technology in Education.

College Member, Professor Chen Zhi of Department of Decisions, Operations and Technology, was awarded funding from the “Excellent Young Scientists Fund”, the prestigious talent development programme of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, for his project titled “Theory and Applications of Robust Optimisation”.

Launched in 2019, this fund supports young scientists who have demonstrated achievements in fundamental research to further pursue their chosen area, fostering intellectual development in academics. Each of the researchers funded by the “Excellent Young Scientists Fund” will receive RMB2 million to support their research in Hong Kong for a maximum of three years.

College Member, Professor Ke Te of Department of Marketing, was awarded funding from the “Excellent Young Scientists Fund”, the prestigious talent development programme of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, for his project titled “Theoretical Research on Digital Economy”.

Launched in 2019, this fund supports young scientists who have demonstrated achievements in fundamental research to further pursue their chosen area, fostering intellectual development in academics. Each of the researchers funded by the “Excellent Young Scientists Fund” will receive RMB2 million to support their research in Hong Kong for a maximum of three years.

College Member, Professor Wang Sishuo of Department of Microbiology, was awarded funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China for his project titled “Development of a Molecular Clock Approach under Complex Substitution Models and its Application in Dating Pathogen Evolution”.

Each of the professors funded by the “Young Scientists Fund” will receive funding of RMB300,000 to support their projects for three years. The fund started accepting applications from Hong Kong researchers in 2022. It supports young scholars in conducting fundamental research in their domains, enhancing their ability to undertake innovative projects independently and nurturing the growth of young scientists. 

College alumnus, Dr Kwong Wing Yan (10/MEDU), won the CUHK Distinguished Medical Alumni Award 2024, in recognition of her consistent and selfless contribution to Humanitarian Service. Dr Kwong was recognised with the Hong Kong Humanity Award following her voluntary medical efforts during the Nepal earthquake in 2016. Last year, Dr Kwong heeded the call of the Hong Kong Red Cross for a month-long rescue mission in the Mediterranean Sea, providing emergency medical care on board a rescue vessel. She recovered over 600 displaced persons and brought them safely to Italy.

College alumnus, Yip So Kei Sofia (09/COM), Head of Brand, Edelman Hong Kong, was recognised as one of the 40 outstanding marketing communications practitioners in Campaign Asia-Pacific 40 under 40 in 2024.

College student, NGUYEN Lam Nhi (DSPS/4), was awarded Silver Award – General Education Award for Best Expository Writing 2021-22 and 2022-23 for her Expository Writing on “On War and Peace” (UGFH1000 In Dialogue with Humanity, 2021-22).

The General Education Best Essay Award resumed in 2023, covering all GE courses, invited teachers from different departments to take part in the adjudication process.

In the Honour List announced on 1 July 2024, College alumni were awarded honours by HKSAR Government. Details are listed as follows:

College Member, Professor Lu Yi-Chun of Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, was selected as the winner of the Tajima Prize 2024, for her innovative work in the field of advanced rechargeable batteries such as redox-flow, metal-air, and metal-sulfur batteries. 

The Tajima Prize is a society award given by the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE). It recognises the contributions made by younger electrochemists.

College Member Professor Lu Yi-Chun, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering has been selected to receive the Outstanding Research Impact Award 2023-2024 in the Faculty of Engineering for the reach and significance of research impact achieved by her project titled “Intrinsically Safe and Sustainable Battery Technology Development for Energy Storage Applications”.

The research project “AI-Powered Surgical Robots” led by College Member, Professor Liu Yunhui, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Director of CUHK T Stone Robotics Institute, and Director of Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics research project has been approved over HK$96 million in the 12^th round of the University Grants Committee (UGC)’s Areas of Excellence (AoE) Scheme. This project granted the highest amount of funding in this round.

College Member, Professor Zhao Ni of Department of Electronic Engineering, has been named in the RGC Senior Research Fellow Scheme (SRFS)  in recognition of her distinguished research achievements. Professor Zhao’s research project is “Development of Optical Sensing Technologies for Early Detection and Ambulatory Monitoring of Cardiovascular and Cerebral Diseases”. She will be given the title “RGC Senior Research Fellow” and  will receive a fellowship grant of about HK$8 million to cover salary costs for relief teachers and support for research projects over a period of 60 months.

College Member, Professor Lyu Hairong, Vice-Chancellor Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry from the Faculty of Science, has been honoured with the 2024 Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award in recognition of her excellent scientific research achievements on “Deep Involvement of Boron into Synthetic Chemistry: Methodologies and Applications”.

Professor Chan Wai Yee, College alumnus and Li Ka Shing Professor of Biomedical Sciences, was re-appointed as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Strategic Developments) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong for a further period of one year, with effect from 1 August 2024.

Professor Zhou Lin, College Member and Choh-Ming Li Professor of Economics, re-appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration of The Chinese University of Hong Kong for five years, with effect from 9 December 2024.

College member, Professor Stuart M McManus of the Department of History, won the Dan David Prize, the largest history prize in the world. The prestigious award recognised Professor McManus’s exceptional research achievement. Notably, he is the first scholar from a university in Asia to win the prize since its establishment in 2001. Professor McManus specialises in the study of the global Renaissance. As part of the award, he received US$300,000 to support his future research endeavours.

College member, Professor Calvin C P Pang of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, has been named in “The Ophthalmologist Power List 2024” for his outstanding contribution on molecular genetics and genomics of eye diseases in Hong Kong.

The Power List by “The Ophthalmologist”, an international Ophthalmology publication, shortlisted by a panel of judges including experts and scholars in ophthalmology, recognises the top 100 most influential individuals in the field of ophthalmology every year.

College Alumnus, Dr Lam Lai Ling (09/CHLL) of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, was awarded the Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award 2023 presented by the Faculty of Arts, CUHK.

The Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award Scheme, established in 1999, recognises outstanding teachers. This award not only acknowledges the recipients’ contributions to teaching but also highlights the University’s dedication to excellence in education.

College student, Chen Yi Hsuan (DSPS/4) and her teammate were awarded the championship and the Audience Choice Award for their project on “Exploring Attitudes, Facilitators and Barriers of the Grey Digital Divide in Hong Kong” in the CUHK Capstone Project Presentation Competition.

Organised by the English Language Teaching Unit, the inaugural CUHK Capstone Project Presentation Competition offered a university-wide platform for final year students from various faculties to demonstrate their public speaking abilities and showcase the outcomes of their year-long capstone projects.

College student, Ng Chi Kit (ELEG/4) was awarded the Creativity Award for his project on “Enhancing Autonomy in Flexible Robotic Surgery through DRL” in the CUHK Capstone Project Presentation Competition.

Organised by the English Language Teaching Unit, the inaugural CUHK Capstone Project Presentation Competition offered a university-wide platform for final-year students from various faculties to demonstrate their public speaking abilities and showcase the outcomes of their year-long capstone projects.

Professor Lee Hung Kay, Associate College Head and Dean of General Education, was appointed as the Chairman of the Royal Society of Chemistry (Hong Kong Section) commencing on 27 January 2024.

College member, Professor Lu Yi Chun of the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, was awarded the Hong Kong Engineering Science and Technology Award (HKEST Award) 2023 by the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences for her accomplishments and contributions in materials science, engineering and energy engineering, especially sustainable battery technology.

The Academy launched the HKEST Award in 2022, in recognition of young scientists, engineers and technologists from diverse disciplines who have excelled in developing creative solutions to problems through research, development, innovation and entrepreneurship, and have made significant advancements to the betterment of society.

College member, Professor Helen M L Meng of the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, and her team were awarded a Gold Medal and a Silver Medal at the 49^th International Exhibition of Invention Geneva for their projects “Shattering Language Barriers in Multilingual, Multiparty Communication with the CPII Meeting Assistant ”  and “A Novel, Naturalistic, Language-based fMRI Task with AI Technologies for Detection and Prediction of Neurocognitive Disorders (NCDs)”.

College member, Professor Xu Lei of the Department of Physics, and his team were awarded a Silver Medal at the 49th International Exhibition of Invention Geneva for their project “Making Insoluble Drugs Soluble”.

College alumnus, Professor Patrick S H Yung (94/MEDU) of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, and his team were awarded three Gold Medals at the 49th International Exhibition of Invention Geneva for their projects “Regenerative Enhancers (Mag Med Biotech)”, “Ultrasound-Based Navigation System for Minimally Invasive Fracture Reduction” and , “Automated Patient-Specific Prosthesis Design System for Bone Defects”; “Injectable FABP4i@Hydrogel for Treating Degenerative Tendon/Ligament Injuries” was also awarded with a Silver Medal.

College alumnus, Professor Ngai To (99/CHEM) of the Department of Chemistry, and his team were awarded a Silver Medal at the 49th International Exhibition of Invention Geneva for their project “BactOpack – Cycle to Convenience”.

College member, Professor James Y W Lau of the Department of Surgery, and his team were awarded a Silver Medal at the 49th International Exhibition of Invention Geneva for their project “Gold Nanoparticle for Treating Chronic Kidney Diseases”.

College member, Professor Jonathan C H Choi of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, and his team were awarded a Silver Medal at the 49th International Exhibition of Invention Geneva for their project “Gold Nanoparticle for Treating Chronic Kidney Diseases”.

College member, Professor Zhang Tao of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and her team were awarded a Silver Medal at the 49^th International Exhibition of Invention Geneva for their project “ProEGCG: Prodrug for Safe and Effective Treatment of Endometrial Cancer”.

College member, Professor Wang Yao of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and his team were awarded a Gold Medal at the 49^th International Exhibition of Invention Geneva for their project “Advancing Miscarriage Prediction and Diagnosis by Blood Level of Soluble PD-L1” .

College member, Professor Li Quan of the Department of Physics, and her team were awarded a Gold Medal at the 49^th International Exhibition of Invention Geneva for their project “Breaking Barriers in Li-based Energy Storage: {110} Textured Li Metal Foil Anode”.

College member, Professor Ronald M Y Wong of Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, and his team were honored a Gold Medal and two Silver Medals for their projects “Ultrasound-Based Navigation System for Minimally Invasive Fracture Reduction”, “Hybrid Implants for Handling Challenging Bone Disorders”, and “Magnesium-based Orthopaedic Implants, for a Better Joint” at the 49^th International Exhibition of Invention Geneva.

College member, Professor Lo Kwok Wai of the Department of Anatomical & Cellular Pathology, and his team were awarded two Silver Medals at the 49^th International Exhibition of Invention Geneva for their projects “Synthetic mRNA for Treating EBV Associated Cancers” and “Aptamers as Drug-vehicles and Imaging-probes for EBV-associated Malignancies” .

College member, Professor Louis W H Cheung of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, and his team were awarded a Gold Medal at the 49^th International Exhibition of Invention Geneva for their project “Deep learning method and system for bone health status evaluation and osteoporosis diagnosis”.

College member, Dr John Alexander Wright of the Department of Statistics, and his team received “Educational Impact – Gold Award” with the project titled “Transforming Teaching Statistics to Non-Background Students through Bespoke Training – Lessons from Five TAs” at the Teaching and Learning Innovation Expo 2023.

College alumnus, Professor Chan Kalok of the Department of Finance (85/ECON), was awarded the title of the Emeritus Professor with effect from 1 November 2023.

College Alumnus, Professor John S TSE (75/CHEM), Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Saskatchewan, Canada, received Distinguished Alumni Award presented by the Faculty of Science, CUHK, in recognition of the exceptional achievement in his well-established career.

College Alumnus, Dr Choi Pui Wah (09/BCHE), Founder of WomenXBiotech, received Young Alumni Award presented by the Faculty of Science, CUHK, in recognition of alumni with exceptional achievement of early career.

College alumnus, Ms Norris Y L Wong (09/BIOL), won the Best Original Film Song Award at the 42^nd Hong Kong Film Awards for the song “A Lyricist Wannabe” which wrote the lyrics by herself from her self-financed film “The Lyricist Wannabe”. It is Norris’s second Hong Kong Film Award, following her New Director Award received at the 39th Hong Kong Film Awards for “My Prince Edward”.

Ms Norris Y L WONG (09/BIOL) (right)

Special Thanks: Hong Kong Film Awards Association

College alumnus, Ms Hilda Y Y Choi (19/GRMD), clinched the Women’s Half Marathon championship at the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2024 which took place on 21 January 2024.

Photo Credit: Webpage of Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon

College Trustee, Mrs Jancie Choi, was re-appointed as the member of The Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong, with a term of three years from 1 March 2024.

College member, Professor Liu Renbao of the Department of Physics, was appointed as Choh-Ming Li Professor of Physics in the Inauguration Ceremony of the Choh-Ming Li and Wei Lun Professorships and Presentation of Teaching and Research Awards on 6 March 2024.

The Choh-Ming Li Professorship was established by the CUHK in 2013 in recognition to outstanding professors who have performed remarkably in teaching and research and made outstanding contributions to the University and Faculty. The Choh-Ming Li Professors are given a five-year term on their first appointment and provided with funds to support their academic and research pursuits during the appointment term.

Professor Liu Renbao, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Physics (2^nd left)

Photo Credit: Communications and Public Relations Office, CUHK

College member, Professor Pang Lai Kwan of the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, was appointed as Choh-Ming Li Professor of Cultural and Religious Studies in the Inauguration Ceremony of the Choh-Ming Li and Wei Lun Professorships and Presentation of Teaching and Research Awards of the CUHK on 6 March 2024.

The Choh-Ming Li Professorship was established by the CUHK in 2013 in recognition to outstanding professors who have performed remarkably in teaching and research and made outstanding contributions to the University and Faculty. The Choh-Ming Li Professors are given a five-year term on their first appointment and provided with funds to support their academic and research pursuits during the appointment term.

Professor Pang Lai Kwan, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Cultural and Religious Studies (2^nd right)

Photo Credit: Communications and Public Relations Office, CUHK

College alumnus, Professor Wing Yun Kwok (86/MEDU) of the Department of Psychiatry, was appointed as Choh-Ming Li Professor of Psychiatry in the Inauguration Ceremony of the Choh-Ming Li and Wei Lun Professorships and Presentation of Teaching and Research Awards on 6 March 2024.

The Choh-Ming Li Professorship was established by the CUHK in 2013 in recognition to outstanding professors who have performed remarkably in teaching and research and made outstanding contributions to the University and Faculty. The Choh-Ming Li Professors are given a five-year term on their first appointment and provided with funds to support their academic and research pursuits during the appointment term.

Professor Wing Yun Kwok, Choi-Ming Li Professor of Psychiatry (far left)

Photo Credit: Communications and Public Relations Office, CUHK

College member, Dr Ervi Liusman of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management, received Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award 2022 in the Inauguration Ceremony of the Choh-Ming Li and Wei Lun Professorships and Presentation of Teaching and Research Awards on 6 March 2024.

The Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award has been given annually since 1999 by the Vice-Chancellor to exemplary teachers nominated by the Dean of each Faculty and the Senate Committee on General Education in recognition of their outstanding teaching performance. A total of eight outstanding educators were awarded this year.

Dr Ervi Liusman, School of Hotel and Tourism Management (3^rd left)

Photo Credit: Communications and Public Relations Office, CUHK

College alumnus, Professor Catherine W C So (01/PSYC) of the Department of Educational Psychology, received Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award 2022 in the Inauguration Ceremony of the Choh-Ming Li and Wei Lun Professorships and Presentation of Teaching and Research Awards on 6 March 2024.

The Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award has been given annually since 1999 by the Vice-Chancellor to exemplary teachers nominated by the Dean of each Faculty and the Senate Committee on General Education in recognition of their outstanding teaching performance. A total of eight outstanding educators were awarded this year.

Professor Catherine W C So, Department of Educational Psychology (2^nd left)

Photo Credit: Communications and Public Relations Office, CUHK

College alumnus, Professor Ying Fuk Tsang (87/HIST) of the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, received Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award 2022 in the Inauguration Ceremony of the Choh-Ming Li and Wei Lun Professorships and Presentation of Teaching and Research Awards on 6 March 2024.

The Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award has been given annually since 1999 by the Vice-Chancellor to exemplary teachers nominated by the Dean of each Faculty and the Senate Committee on General Education in recognition of their outstanding teaching performance. A total of eight outstanding educators were awarded this year.

College member, Professor Inoue Tomohiro of the Department of Psychology,  received Young Researcher Award 2022 in the Inauguration Ceremony of the Choh-Ming Li and Wei Lun Professorships and Presentation of Teaching and Research Awards on 6 March 2024.

The Young Researcher Award was established in 2002 in recognition to the research accomplishments of young faculty members, who are full-time teachers at Assistant Professor rank or above and below the age of 45, and to encourage quality research. Each recipient will receive a trophy, a certificate and HK$100,000 in the form of a research grant.

Professor Inoue Tomohiro, Department of Psychology (far right)

Photo Credit: Communications and Public Relations Office, CUHK

College member, Professor Wang Ying of the Department of Chemistry, received Young Researcher Award 2022 in the Inauguration Ceremony of the Choh-Ming Li and Wei Lun Professorships and Presentation of Teaching and Research Awards on 6 March 2024.

The Young Researcher Award was established in 2002 in recognition to the research accomplishments of young faculty members, who are full-time teachers at Assistant Professor rank or above and below the age of 45, and to encourage quality research. Each recipient will receive a trophy, a certificate and HK$100,000 in the form of a research grant.

Professor Wang Ying, Department of Chemistry (far left)

Photo Credit: Communications and Public Relations Office, CUHK

College member, Professor Li Quan of Department of Physics, was awarded CRF Grant under 2023/24 Collaborative Research Project Grant (CRPG) Projects. A sponsorship of $6 million will be provided to support her award-winning research project – Spatially Resolved in Operando Temperature Sensing in Electrochemical Devices by Nanodiamond Quantum Sensors.

College member, Professor Tian Xiaoyu of the School of Biomedical Sciences, was awarded the Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) 2023-2024 – Young Collaborative Research Grant (YCRG) Projects presented by the Research Grants Council (RGC). A sponsorship of HK$3 million will be provided to support his award-winning research project – Intercepting the Mitochondrial-to-Nuclear Communication for Treatment of Vascular Inflammation and Atherosclerosis.

College member, Professor Stephen K W Tsui of the School of Biomedical Sciences, was awarded the Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) 2023-2024 – Collaborative Research Equipment Grant (CREG) Project presented by the Research Grants Council (RGC). A sponsorship of HK$7 million will be provided to support his award-winning research project – A Long-read and High Throughput DNA Sequencing Platform for Studying Genomic Landscapes and Metagenomics Involvement in Human Diseases.

College alumnus, Mr Wong Hok Him (06/ELEG), got the bronze medal in Xiangqi (Mixed Team) in the Hangzhou Asian Games.

*Special thanks to Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China for providing photo

College student, Wong Wai To (MEDU/3), received the “Outstanding Service Award for Tertiary Students” at the 32^nd Outstanding Tertiary Students Services Awards Ceremony organised by the Hong Kong Outstanding Tertiary Students Services Association and co-organised by the Hong Kong Student Services Association on 26 January 2024. He was also appointed as the President of the new term of the Hong Kong Outstanding Tertiary Students Services Association.

The Hong Kong Outstanding Service Awards for Tertiary Students aims to encourage teriary students to demonstrate leadership abilities and actively engage in community service. Nearly 600 college students have been selected for the award and have become members of the Hong Kong Outstanding Tertiary Students Services Association since 1991.

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 named on the list of Highly Cited Researchers 2023.

The yearly list, unveiled on 15 November 2023 by Clarivate Analytics, acknowledges researchers who have had an extensive impact in their fields of study. This recognition is based on their publication of multiple papers that ranked within the top 1% globally in citations over the past decade.

College member, Professor Wong Po Keung of School of Life Sciences received the honour of Highly Cited Researchers 2023.

The yearly list, unveiled on 15 November 2023 by Clarivate Analytics, acknowledges researchers who have had an extensive impact in their fields of study. This recognition is based on their publication of multiple papers that ranked within the top 1% globally in citations over the past decade.

College student, Lam Tsz Hei (BBAJD/2), was awarded the Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarship. The awardees of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarships are provided with full tuition, academic and living allowance for the normative study period, overseas learning subsidies and one-off cash award, along with opportunities to participate in the Hong Kong Jockey Club overseas leadership programme and other leadership support programmes, according to their respective scholarship schemes.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Undergraduate Scholarship aims to recognise outstanding students enrolling in programmes funded by the University Grants Committee for their intellect, character, leadership qualities and commitment to service.

College student, Ma Zizhan (CSCI/2), was awarded the Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarship. The awardees of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarships are provided with full tuition, academic and living allowance for the normative study period, overseas learning subsidies and one-off cash award, along with opportunities to participate in the Hong Kong Jockey Club overseas leadership programme and other leadership support programmes, according to their respective scholarship schemes.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Undergraduate Scholarship aims to recognise outstanding students enrolling in programmes funded by the University Grants Committee for their intellect, character, leadership qualities and commitment to service.

College alumnus, Mr Leo C K Yu, JP (92/STAT), received the Science Faculty Distinguished Alumni Award in the 60th Anniversary Celebration of the Faculty of Science, CUHK, in recognition of his outstanding professional achievements.

In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Faculty of Science, the Science Faculty Distinguished Alumni Award was set up to recognise the exceptional achievements of our alumni in different professional fields worldwide.

United College Men’s and Women’s Rowing Teams were ranked the 1st in the M8+ and W8+ Events of the 20th CUHK Rowing Championship. Their outstanding performances earned the United College Rowing Team the CUHK Rowing Overall Champion again.

College Alumnus, Mr Chan Chun Hong (23/ MEDU), was awarded the Outstanding Tertiary Students Award of Hong Kong 2023.

The Top 10 Outstanding Tertiary Students Election in Hong Kong 2023 is organised by Hong Kong Youth and Tertiary Students Association, which aims to recognise talented tertiary students with a strong commitment to serving Hong Kong society and contributing to the future development of the Greater Bay Area, while fostering their whole person development and enhancing their sense of national identity so that more students can be inspired to take on responsibilities and contribute to society.

College alumnus, Ms Lam Sze Wing (22/NURS) was awarded the “Outstanding Youth Volunteer” at the 2023 Hong Kong Volunteer Award Presentation Ceremony on 3 January 2024 in recognition of her dedication to promoting mental health issues.

The 2023 Hong Kong Volunteer Award Ceremony was co-organised by the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau and the Agency for Volunteer Service, presenting more than 22,000 prizes to volunteers, teams, companies, schools, etc., for their contributions and achievements in volunteer work.

College alumnus, Ms Kwok Ka Po (21/PHPC), was awarded the “Outstanding Youth Volunteer” at the 2023 Hong Kong Volunteer Award Presentation Ceremony on 3 January 2024 in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the society.

The 2023 Hong Kong Volunteer Award Ceremony was co-organised by the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau and the Agency for Volunteer Service, presenting more than 22,000 prizes to volunteers, teams, companies, schools, etc., for their contributions and achievements in volunteer work.

College student, Mr Tong Wah Leung (MEDU/5), won the Silver Award in the 8th Literacy CUHK essay competition in Open Group, organised by the Chinese Language Teaching Development Centre of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, CUHK. The award presentation ceremony was held on 3 November 2023.

Literary CUHK is organised for all students and alumni every year since 2015 to arouse their interest in creative writing in Chinese and to enhance their observation and expressive skills through the writing competition. It is believed that the power of literature will pass through the ages and shine uniquely in the young generation.

College student, Ms Liu Linqi (AIST/3), won the Merit Award in the 8th Literacy CUHK essay competition in University Chinese Group II, organised by the Chinese Language Teaching Development Centre of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, CUHK. The award presentation ceremony was held on 3 November 2023.

Literary CUHK is organised for all students and alumni every year since 2015 to arouse their interest in creative writing in Chinese and to enhance their observation and expressive skills through the writing competition. It is believed that the power of literature will pass through the ages and shine uniquely in the young generation.

College student, Ms Liu Zi Lin (LAWS/3), won the Silver Award in the 8th Literacy CUHK essay competition in University Chinese Group II, organised by the Chinese Language Teaching Development Centre of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, CUHK. The award presentation ceremony was held on 3 November 2023.

Literary CUHK is organised for all students and alumni every year since 2015 to arouse their interest in creative writing in Chinese and to enhance their observation and expressive skills through the writing competition. It is believed that the power of literature will pass through the ages and shine uniquely in the young generation.

Professor Kim H M Chow of the School of Life Sciences was selected as the third recipient of the International Health Policy Fellowship by the US National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Professor Chow’s research focuses on studying mechanisms underlying pathological brain aging and related neurodegenerative disorders. Her projects aim at identifying how the body metabolic status affects the brain central metabolism, leading to elevated risks of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. With the support of the Fellowship, she will embark on a two-year fellowship, spending 25% of her time residing in Washington DC, the United States to examine what could bridge her ongoing research focus to the level of health care policies.

The International Health Policy Fellowship Programme was jointly established by NAM and CUHK Centre for Bioethics in 2017, which aims to train and nurture global health policy scholars who can put forth solutions to critical health challenges facing the world today and in the future.

College member, Professor Chen Ye of the Department of Chemistry, has received Young Scientists Fund 2023 from the National Nature Science Foundation of China (NSFC), receiving a grant of RMB300,000 in support of her research project “Synthesis of metalloid-doped in noble metal nanomaterials and their electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution properties”.

The NSFC’s Young Scientists Fund aims to foster the development of young scientists by supporting young scholars to carry out basic research in areas of their choice, enhancing their ability to conduct innovative projects independently. This fund started accepting applications from Hong Kong researchers in 2022.

College member, Professor Wu Xixinof the Stanley Ho Big Data Decision Analytics Research Centre, has received Young Scientists Fund 2023 from the National Nature Science Foundation of China (NSFC), and granted RMB300,000 in support of his projects ”Research on Key Technologies of Speech Synthesis for Older Adults”.

The NSFC’s Young Scientists Fund aims to foster the development of young scientists by supporting young scholars to carry out basic research in areas of their choice, enhancing their ability to conduct innovative projects independently. This fund started accepting applications from Hong Kong researchers in 2022.

College member, Professor Francis L F Lee of the School of Journalism and Communication, was listed as the world’s top 2% scientists, and ranked 85^th in the communication and media studies.

The “Updated science-wide author databases of standardised citation indicators” is a database of more than 100,000 top scientists across the world on the basis of standardised citation indicators (e.g. citations, an individual’s scientific research output, co-authorship and a composite indicator for career-long citation impact up to the end of 2022), created by Stanford University.

College member and Dean of Science, Professor Song Chunshan, was listed as the world’s top 2% scientists, and ranked 22^nd in the field of energy research.

The “Updated science-wide author databases of standardised citation indicators” is a database of more than 100,000 top scientists across the world on the basis of standardised citation indicators (e.g. citations, an individual’s scientific research output, co-authorship and a composite indicator for career-long citation impact up to the end of 2022), created by Stanford University.

College alumnus and founder of ÖKOSIX, Mr Eddie S L Yu (05/PHYS), received the Alumni Achievement Award presented by the Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, in recognition of his contribution in invention on green materials.

College alumnus, Ms Valerie H W Cheng (18/CULS), got the bronze medal in fencing (womens’ foil team) in the Hangzhou Asian Games.

College alumnus, Ms Kuan Yu Ching (22/PACC), got the bronze medal in fencing (women’s Foil team) in the Hangzhou Asian Games.

College alumnus, Ms Chong Ka Yan (16/PESH), got the bronze medal in women rugby sevens in the Hangzhou Asian Games.

College alumnus, Ms Yue Nga Yan (22/FNSC), got the bronze medal in women’s long Jump in the Hangzhou Asian Games.

UC Women’s and Men’s Athletic Teams won a lot of awards in the CUHK Annual Athletic Meet which was held in Sir Philip Haddon-Cave Sports Field on 8 November 2023. UC Women’s Athletic Team won the Championship title for nine consecutive years and they also broke the record of 4×100 relay (49’57s). Congratulations to UC Women’s and Men’s Athletic Teams!

List of Awards:

• Women’s Group – Champion
• Men’s Group – 2nd Runner-up
• Overall 1st Runner-up

Congratulations to UC Men’s Volleyball Team in winning the Championship of the CUHK Inter-collegiate Volleyball Competition again!

Congratulations to UC Women’s Volleyball Team in winning the Championship of the CUHK Inter-collegiate Volleyball Competition again!

A research team led by College member, Professor Liu Renbao of Department of Physics, has been awarded a Theme-based Research Scheme grant of more than HK$7 million to carry out research on “Diamond-based Multi-modal Quantum Sensing of Nanomagnetism”.

The Theme-based Research Scheme introduced by the University Grants Committee’s Research Grants Council (RGC) aims to focus academic research efforts of UGC-funded universities on themes of strategic importance to the long-term development of Hong Kong.

College member, Professor Zhang Li of Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, has been granted HK$26.69 million by the RGC Strategic Topics Grant (STG) to support his five-year research project “AI-assisted Microrobotic Platform for Minimally Invasive Interventions”.

The STG was introduced by the University Grants Committee’s Research Grants Council (RGC) in August 2022. This new scheme is set up to support collaborative research in specific areas which can help Hong Kong overcome imminent challenges and tap fast-evolving opportunities.

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/.

The research project “Understanding the Low Fertility in Rural China: The Perspectives of Livelihood Choices and Gender Equality”, led by College member, Professor Tong Yuying of Department of Sociology, was awarded 2023-2024 funding of “Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship Scheme”(HSSPFS) by the Research Grants Council.

Introduced in 2012/13, HSSPFS aims at granting extended time-off and supporting funds to the outstanding investigators under the disciplines of the Humanities and Social Sciences Panel to enable them to focus on research work and writing.

College member, Professor Kim H M Chow of the School of Life Sciences, has received Young Scientists Fund 2023 from the National Nature Science Foundation of China (NSFC), and granted RMB300,000 in support of her research project “ATM as a critical mediator of insulin-regulated metabolic flexibility and the related implications in cerebellar ataxia”.

The NSFC’s Young Scientists Fund aims to foster the development of young scientists by supporting young scholars to carry out basic research in areas of their choice, enhancing their ability to conduct innovative projects independently. This fund started accepting applications from Hong Kong researchers in 2022.

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 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.

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 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 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 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 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, 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.