Awards & Recognitions
2026
2025 ICPC Asia East Continent Final Silver Medal
HKUST1 - Taimas Korganbayev, Raiymbek Baishuak, Mukhammadarif Sakhmoldin
School of Engineering
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
NSFC Young Scientists Fund (Category C) 2026
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
The 51st Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions - Gold Medal
Head and Chair Professor, Department of Ocean Science|Chair Professor, Department of Mathematics, Division of Environment and Sustainability|Director of Center for Ocean Research in Hong Kong and Macau|Director of Joint Lab for Coastal Observation and Modeling|Director of Ocean Dynamics and Modeling Program
Overall Champion - All Hong Kong Inter-School Rope Skipping Competition (Women)
HKUST Women's Rope Skipping Team
YDC Dare to Change Business Pitch Competition 2026 — Golden Award
Syntrak - Matthew LEE Sze Chun, LAI Cheuk Ning
School of Business and Management
GHMUA Exchange Events on Greater Bay Area Fund (2026–2027)
Assistant Professor, Division of Arts and Machine Creativity
Executive Director for Undergraduate Recruitment and Student Development (School of Engineering)|Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering|Director of Research Center on Decarbonization Technology
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Division of Life Science, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering|Director of Collaborative Center for Medical and Engineering Innovation|Co-Director of Center for Evolution and Health|Associate Director of Center for Medical Imaging and Analysis
RGC Research Fellow 2026/27
Associate Professor, Department of Physics|Director of IAS Center for Quantum Matter