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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) will showcase its latest technologies and products at the 9th Annual China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) which opens today (Friday 12 October) in Shenzhen, Held at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Centre, the 9th Annual China Hi-Tech Fair features 14 technologies and products developed by HKUST’s academics and member companies of the HKUST Entrepreneurs Program, including: Real-time Video Quality Enhancement System for Advanced Mobile Communications: this technology boosts the effective utilization of the 3G video bandwidth, and at the same time improve the picture quality of video call through an automatic exposure and backlight correction system.

At the 15th Congregation of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) to be held on 9 November, three pre-eminent leaders will be conferred honorary doctorates in recognition of their outstanding achievements and contributions. The three recipients and the respective honorary degrees to be conferred on them are: Prof the Hon Louis Cha, GBM, influential author and co-founder of Ming Pao: Doctor of Letters honoris causa Dr William M W Mong, GBS, celebrated philanthropist and Chairman & Senior Managing Director of Shun Hing Group: Doctor of Business Administration honoris causa Prof K Barry Sharpless, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry: Doctor of Science honoris causa   Chief Executive of HKSARG and HKUST Chancellor, the Hon Donald Tsang, will officiate at the conferment ceremony on 9 November. Brief biography of the three recipients:

Professor Oscar Au of HKUST’s Electronic and Computer Engineering Department has developed a breakthrough technology “Pan-V” that turns a mobile phone into a mobile media centre, and has this high impact technology successfully commercialized for the world market. Speaking at a press conference today (Tuesday), Professor Au said, “For a long time, mobile users have very limited choices of mobile contents. Pan-V gives an exciting alternative. Often people have a wide range of paid or free video/audio contents at home, including TV, DVD, cable TV, surveillance video, photos from digital camera, Hi-Fi, etc. Pan-V can turn these into their personal mobile contents easily accessible on their 3G/3.5G phones any-time any-where. Pan-V provides a much wider choice of mobile contents without a subscription fee.”

HKUST Chemistry Professor Dr Hongkai Wu has been named a DuPont Young Professor, the only local candidate from Hong Kong to have won the honor for 2007-09. Dr Wu will receive a grant for three consecutive years starting 2007 to conduct research on microfluidics, bioanalytical science and materials chemistry. The DuPont Young Professor Grant Program provides start-up assistance to the most promising young and untenured research faculty members in areas of interest to DuPont. “Our research team will use the grant to further our research on microfluidics, bioanalytical science and materials chemistry. We use the technologies in MEMS, microfluidics, soft lithography, and surface chemistry to design and provide new tools for the application and understanding of fundamentals in materials and biological sciences, including microfluidic chemical reactors, high throughput single-cell analysis and chemical separations.” remarked Dr Wu.

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A Social Science professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has recently won a prestigious award from the American Sociological Association (ASA) and is dubbed “one of the best young scholars studying China”. Dr Wu Xiaogang, an assistant professor in Social Science, HKUST won the prestigious Asia and Asian America Early Career Award from the ASA for his exemplary researches on some of the most critical social issues of contemporary China. According to ASA’s Selection Committee, Dr Wu was selected for “his sophisticated research designs and statistical analyses”, and he has been identified as “one of the best young scholars studying China.” This award recognizes a scholar in the early stage of his/her career with no more than 10 years post PhD award research experience and who is conducting exemplary research on sociological issues related to Asia or Asian American.

Lord Wilson, Chancellor of University of Aberdeen and former Governor of Hong Kong, visited HKUST today (Wednesday) to meet with HKUST students and also signed a Memorandum of Understanding on student exchange. The Memorandum of Understanding was jointly signed by top management of these two top-ranked universities, namely Chancellor of University of Aberdeen Lord Wilson, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of University of Aberdeen Prof Duncan Rice, Acting President of HKUST Prof Roland Chin and Dean of Science of HKUST Prof Shiu Yuen Cheng. Speaking at the ceremony, Prof Roland Chin welcomed the old friend of HKUST, Lord Wilson who had played a key role in the founding of this university. Also speaking at the ceremony, Lord Wilson said that he was particularly happy and heartened to see the fast progress that HKUST has achieved in such a short period.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology today (Monday) announced the appointment of Prof Roland Chin as Vice-President for Academic Affairs (Deputy to the President) (VP-AA (DP)) to assist the President in strategic planning of the university and in the implementation efforts. In accepting the appointment, Prof Chin said he was both honored and humbled by the confidence that the university has placed in him. “I feel privileged to be part of this collective effort in chasing our common dream of becoming a top-flight research university that wins universal acclaim,” he said. “Chasing a common dream may sound romantic,” he said, “but making it come true requires that we pour ourselves into our mission.”