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At the invitation of the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Prof Ching W Tang, the first Chinese Wolf Prize Laureate in Chemistry, better known as the father of OLED spoke today on the distinctive characteristics and breakthrough developments of organic light emitting diodes (OLED) and organic solar cells (OSC). Prof Tang is currently a Visiting Member of IAS.

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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has achieved yet another milestone in molecular neuroscience research. Prof Nancy Ip, Dean of Science and Director of the State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience at HKUST, and her research team have made breakthrough discoveries in signaling mechanisms in brain development that have far-reaching implications for biomedicine. These groundbreaking discoveries by Prof Ip and her research team have been published in Nature Neuroscience, a prestigious journal in neuroscience.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) presented its second ‘President’s Outstanding Service Award’ to pay tribute to dedicated non-academic staff members for their outstanding performance and contributions to the University. The three awardees are Mr Tze-kin Cheung, Senior Technical Officer of the Materials Characterization and Preparation Facility, Mr Michael Choi, Security Manager of the Facilities Management Office, and Ms Julie Shing, Executive Assistant to the Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies.