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In the 35 years since HKUST’s establishment, the Cheng family and their Chow Tai Fook Charity Foundation have been steadfast supporters of the University’s development, working closely together on research and innovation. The naming and unveiling of the Cheng Kar-Shun Robotics Institute (Guangzhou) at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST(GZ)) on August 26 symbolizes how this longstanding partnership has now extended beyond Clear Water Bay to Nansha in Guangzhou. The Institute deepens collaboration among HKUST, the Cheng family, and the Foundation, and cultivates the growing research synergy between HKUST’s two campuses, reflecting their shared determination to advance innovation and development in robotics.

Reaching for the Moon is exactly how the School of Engineering AI robotics expert has spent her career. Now she is helping to launch the University and Hong Kong as an international hub for pioneering space robotics and mission development.

A generous donation from one of Hong Kong’s leading entrepreneurs marks the first scholarship specifically designated for HKUST’s Major + AI program, reinforcing the University’s mission to nurture talent with an interdisciplinary mindset and the ability to integrate AI across disciplines to solve real-world challenges.The visionary gift from Ms. Fiona CHEUNG, Chairman of Forest Zone Limited, will establish the “Fiona Cheung Scholarship”, to support high-achieving local students pursuing the Extended Major in Artificial Intelligence (Major + AI) program.A highly accomplished entrepreneur with diverse business interests, Ms. Cheung is profoundly committed to philanthropic ventures and education. Her distinguished track record of community contributions includes leadership roles at Po Leung Kuk and Yan Oi Tong.

Boundless: Thanks for your time, Prof. Yang. Was this the first time the International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies, or ICAST, has been held at HKUST?Prof. Yang: Yes, this is HKUST’s first time hosting ICAST. It is a highly regarded series that began in 1990 as a US–Japan collaboration in Maui, Hawaii. Over the past three decades, ICAST has been hosted across North America, Asia, and Europe. We were delighted to host the 35th edition of this series at HKUST.Boundless:  What are HKUST’s strengths in adaptive structures and technologies?

Prof. LAW Kam-Tuen, Chair Professor of the Department of Physics and the Director of Research Office at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), has been named "New Cornerstone Investigator" by the Tencent-funded New Cornerstone Science Foundation for his extraordinary achievements in quantum physics.He has been endowed with funding to establish a New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, inaugurated on May 28. The award - up to RMB 15 million over five years from the New Cornerstone Science Foundation - will support Prof. Law and his team's research in quantum physics. He is the second HKUST researcher to receive this prestigious title, following Prof. Xi DAI, Chair Professor of the Department of Physics, who was awarded in 2023.

One small machine for HKUST, one giant leap for greenhouse gas tracking.When the Tianzhou-10 robotic cargo spacecraft docked with China’s Tiangong Space Station on May 11, it successfully delivered the world’s first lightweight, high-resolution, high-precision synergistic observatory for carbon dioxide (CO₂) and methane (CH₄) emission point sources. This scientific breakthrough was steered by researchers from the School of Engineering, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).The groundbreaking instrument, called the Multi-Spectral Imaging Carbon Observatory, or MUSICO for short, made history as Hong Kong’s first scientific payload on the national space station.

hen Prof. Fugee TSUNG looks back on his career, he does not see a straight line from engineering to statistics to artificial intelligence. Instead, he sees a series of “seeds” planted early in life, each one growing into a way of thinking that defines his work across industrial engineering, quality control, and interdisciplinary innovation.

In a tribute to Dr. SZE Chi-Ching and his family’s generous gift, and in recognition of the family’s support, HKUST has named a learning facility at the ground floor of the Lee Shau Kee Library as the “Sze Chi Ching and Wu Shu Min Learning Space.”Dr. Sze and his four sons—Mr. Ivis Sze, Mr. Irons Sze, Mr. Ivan Sze, and Mr. Jaime Sze—were joined at the naming ceremony for the Sze Chi Ching and Wu Shu Min Learning Space on March 30 by HKUST’s senior management, including Prof. Nancy IP, HKUST President; Prof. GUO Yike, Provost; Prof. Charles NG, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement; Prof. Tim CHENG, Vice-President for Research and Development; and Ir John KWONG, Vice-President for Development.