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HKUST Vice-President for Research and Development Prof. Tim CHENG Kwang-Ting was honored with a 2024 CCF Overseas Outstanding Contribution Award by China Computer Federation (CCF). Prof. Cheng is concurrently a Chair Professor jointly in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering and Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and Director of AI Chip Center for Emerging Smart Systems (ACCESS), a research center under the Hong Kong government’s InnoHK initiative.

Prof. YAN Lianke, IAS Sin Wai Kin Professor of Chinese Culture, has been awarded the 2024 Hsing Yun Global Chinese Literary Prize (Contribution Award). He is recognized for his dedication to the creation and research of Chinese literature.

Prof. Kam Tuen Law, Chair Professor in the Department of Physics at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), has been elected a 2024 Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). 

A total of 16 scientists from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) received a record high of funding in 2024, totalling RMB 26.2 million, from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).  The funding was granted through three NSFC schemes in support of the University’s research projects on emerging technologies to enhance human wellbeing and facilitate economic and social development – from artificial intelligence, microelectronics, biology and materials science to big data, mathematics and finance. In the three schemes, four professors garnered funding between RMB 2.8 million to 4 million for each of their projects from the “National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars”. In addition, the “Excellent Young Scientists Fund” awarded RMB 2 million to six professors each, while another six professors received a grant of RMB 300,000 each from the “Young Scientists Fund”.

Five distinguished individuals, Prof. Peter K. BOL, Mrs. Helen KAN, Prof. KO Ping-Keung, Mr. Vincent NG Wing-Shun and Dr. Samuel YUNG Wing-Ki (in alphabetical order of surnames) were conferred Honorary Fellowships by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today. Officiating at the ceremony were Prof. Harry SHUM, Chairman of the HKUST Council, and Prof. Nancy IP, President of the HKUST.HKUST Council Chairman Prof. Shum applauded the five awardees for their remarkable achievements and significant contributions to society. “This year’s Honorary Fellows have done far more than scaling heights in their career. They have devoted significant efforts to ensuring their achievements would advance the lives of others. In doing so, they have not only blazed a trail for students at HKUST, but also for inquisitive minds across Hong Kong, Asia, and the world,” he said.

The AYSF Committee acknowledges Prof. Po's contribution to development of symmetry indicator theory for topological bands and would like to support his further exploration of entangled electrons with both topological band structure and strong correlations in emergent renormalization space.

Prof. DAI Xi, Dr William M W Mong Professor of Nanoscience and Chair Professor of Physics at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), received the Tan Kah Kee Science Award in Mathematics & Physics today (June 25) for his achievements in topological electronic states. This comes a day after he and his research collaborators were recognized with the State Natural Science Award (First Class) by President XI Jinping for the same groundbreaking discoveries, which have opened up new avenues of innovations in condensed matter physics and material science.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) gained recognition for its efforts to become a global sustainability leader as the University was ranked the world’s 19th*, as well as the first in Hong Kong and Mainland China in its debut appearance in Times Higher Education (THE)’s Impact Rankings, announced in its annual Global Sustainable Development Congress (GSDC) yesterday in Bangkok. Assessing over 2,100 universities worldwide for their impacts in helping achieve the United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs), THE commended HKUST in particular for its contributions to SDGs 9, 11 and 12, which focus on building resilient infrastructure and industries with innovation, promoting sustainable cities and ensuring responsible consumption and production.