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HKUST 2012-13 Annual Report
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CROSSING BORDERS
In 2012-13, FYTGS secured another
52 projects, bringing the total number
to 184. Projects secured during the
year included grants from prestigious
Mainland research schemes, such as the
973 and 863 Programs, National Natural
Science Foundation and Guangdong
International Cooperation Program, as well
as commercial contracts, contributing to
cross-border technology transfer between
Hong Kong and Mainland China.
The School filed 20 patents during the
year. This brought the total number of
patents filed to 102, with 24 registered.
The School is also taking a leading role in
the Guangzhou Supercomputing Center,
facilitating the opening up of the Center
for use by Hong Kong institutions.
DUAL PERSPECTIVES
During the year, the School admitted its first batch of postgraduate
students to the MPhil in Innovative Technologies Leadership
program. Students undertaking the two-year interdisciplinary
program attend courses at HKUST’s Clear Water Bay campus in their
first year, and undertake practical research at the Nansha campus in
their second year, offering a valuable dual perspective.
Faculty associated with the School continued to excel in the
research arena. Prof Qian Zhang, Director of the Digital Life
Research Center, gained a State Natural Science Award (Second
Class), while a research team led by Prof Furong Gao, the School’s
Associate Dean, received a Higher Education Outstanding Scientific
Research Output Award (Science and Technology): Natural
Sciences, First Class, from the Ministry of Education. Prof Jingshen
Wu, Mechanical Engineering, was admitted to the Thousand Talents
Program, and Dr Kaishun Wu, Digital Life Research Center, won the
Hong Kong Young Scientist Award, and the Guangdong Province
Outstanding Youth Award.