Awards & Recognitions
2026
Acting Head and Professor, Division of Arts and Machine Creativity|Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas|Program Director of MA in Arts and Machine Creativity
Assistant Professor, Division of Environment and Sustainability|Director of Center for Philosophy of Science
Head and Chair Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering|Cheong Ying Chan Professor of Energy Engineering and Environment|Director of HKUST Energy Institute|Director of Joint Laboratory for Hydrogen Energy
Elected Member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of the United States
IAS Paul C W Chu Professor|Chair Professor, Department of Physics|Director of IAS Center for Fundamental Physics
Lecturer I, Division of Integrative Systems and Design
iF Design Award 2026 in the Art Cultural Exhibitions/Installations discipline
Lecturer I, Division of Integrative Systems and Design
Saint Francis Prize in Techno-Humanities (AI Humanities Commendation Award) from Saint Francis University
Dean of Humanities and Social Science|Chair Professor, Division of Social Science
The 51st Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions - Gold Medal
Chair Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Division of Environment and Sustainability|Director of France-HKUST Innovation Hub|Director of HKUST-AP EnviroSci Ltd Joint Laboratory on Health and Environmental Innovations|Associate Director of Environmental Central Facility
The 51st Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions - Gold Medal
Head, Division of Integrative Systems and Design|Tencent Professor of Engineering|Chair Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering|Director of Digital Life Research Center|Director of MOE/MSRA Information Technology Key Laboratory|Program Director of MPhil in Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship|Co-Director of HKUST-Huawei Joint Laboratory|Associate Director of HKUST-HKSI Joint Center for Sports Science and Technology|Associate Director of Sports Science and Technology Research Center
Appointed as a member of the G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council
Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Science (Research)|Professor, Division of Social Science, Division of Public Policy|Associate Director of Center for Aging Science|Associate Director of Leadership and Public Policy Executive Education