59
15
Prof Ting Chuen Pong, Department of Computer
Science and Engineering, and his team won the Natural
Sciences Award and first runner-up in the Hybrid
Learning Category of Wharton-QS Stars Awards 2014:
Reimagine Education.
FELLOWS & BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
16
Prof Nancy Ip, Dean of Science, was elected a Foreign
Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences.
17
Prof Irene Lo, Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, was elected an Academician (Technical and
Environmental Sciences) of the European Academy of
Sciences and Arts.
18
Prof Michael Altman, Department of Physics, became a
Fellow of the American Physical Society.
19
Prof Pascale Fung and Prof Patrick Yue, Department
of Electronic and Computer Engineering, were elected
Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers.
20
Prof Joseph Lee, Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, was awarded Honorary Membership of
the International Association for Hydro-Environment
Engineering and Research.
21
Prof Richard So, Department of Industrial Engineering
and Logistics Management, was elected a Fellow of the
International Ergonomics Association.
STUDENTS AND RESEARCHERS
The HKUST Robotics Team comprising 59 students from
different departments gained many different awards over
the year.
Robocon Teams
22
Champion, Third Runner-up, Robocon 2015 Hong Kong
Contest
Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Team
23
Championship, Explorer Class, 10
th
Hong Kong /Asia
Regional IET/MATE Underwater Robot Challenge
24
Overall Second Runner-up and Sharkpedo Award,
MATE International ROV Competition 2015
25
Ms Rayan Armani, Dual Degree Program in Technology
and Management, Marty Klein MATE MARINER Award,
MATE International ROV Competition 2015
26
Mr Johannes Thomas Maria Jaeger, School of Business
and Management, Engineering Evaluation Most Valuable
Presenter “MVP” Award, MATE International ROV
Competition 2015
Smart Car Teams
27
Second Class Award, two Third Class Awards, Certificate
of Merit, 9
th
Freescale Cup Smart Car Competition,
South China Region
28
PhD students Mr Jan Engels, Chemistry, and Mr Langston
Suen, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and MBA
student Mr Adam Antal, came first in the TiE Business
Plan Competition Hong Kong Chapter. The team also
won the championship and the Asia Rising Star Award
in the Asian Finals in Delhi, India.
29
The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Team won the Best
Collision Avoidance Award and Best Technical Paper
Award in the 2014 International Aerial Robotics
Competition.
30
Ms Kimberly Vanessa Cheung, Division of Life Science,
won the Bronze Medal at the Women’s Team Foil
Fencing event at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games.
31
PhD students Ms Wei Bi and Ms Yanjiao Chen, Computer
Science and Engineering, were awarded 2014 Google
Anita Borg Memorial Scholarships Hong Kong.
