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1 Prof Charles Ng
, Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering, received the State
Scientific and Technological Progress Award,
Second Class, from the State Council of the PRC
for his project, “Novel Supporting Technologies
and their Applications on the Safe and Economical
Construction of Long, Large and Extra Deep
Excavations”.
2 Prof Christopher Leung
, Department of Civil
and Environmental Engineering, was awarded a
State Natural Science Award, Second Class, by the
State Council of the PRC, for his study exploring
“Double-K Fracture Criterion for Crack Propagation
in Concrete Structures and Fundamental Research
on the Improvement of Crack-Control Performance”.
3 Prof Xiangtong Qi
, Department of Industrial
Engineering and Logistics Management, received
a Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research
Output Award (Science and Technology), Second
Class in Natural Science, from the Ministry of
Education for research on “Theory, Method, and
ApplicationofGameunderUncertainEnvironments”.
4 Prof Gyu Boong Jo
, Department of Physics, was
honored with a prestigious Croucher Innovation
Award 2016 by the Croucher Foundation.
5 Prof Yilong Han
, Department of Physics, received
a Chinese Young Scientist Award, jointly presented
by the Organization Department of the Communist
Party of China Central Committee (CPCCC),
Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of
the PRC, and the China Association of Science.
6 Prof Kam Tim Woo
, Department of Electronic
and Computer Engineering, was the recipient
of the 2015 University Grants Committee (UGC)
Teaching Award.
7 Prof Patrick Yue
, Department of Electronic and
Computer Engineering, received a Guanghua
Engineering Science and Technology Prize Youth
Award from the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
8 Prof Tianshou Zhao
, Department of Mechanical
and Aerospace Engineering, was named one
of Thomson Reuters’ Highly Cited Researchers
in Engineering.
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The International Association for Wind Engineering
honored
Prof Tim Tse
, Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering, with an Junior Award.
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My Teachers and My Friends, written by
Prof Liu
Zaifu
, Division of Humanities, was selected as one
of Asia Monthly’s Top Ten Best Books.
Fellows & Board Memberships
11 Prof Nancy Ip
, Dean of Science, was elected
a Foreign Honorary Member of the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
12 Prof Guanghao Chen
, Department of Civil
and Environmental Engineering, was elected a
Distinguished Fellow of the International Water
Association.
13 Prof Guohua Chen
, Department of Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering, was elected a Fellow
of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
14 Prof Pascale Fung
, Department of Electronic and
Computer Engineering, was elected a Fellow of the
International Speech Communication Association.
15 Prof Jiatao Li
, Senior Associate Dean of the
Business School and Lee Quo Wei Professor
of Business, was elected a Fellow of the Academy
of International Business.
16 Prof Chak Chan
, Division of Environment, was
made a Distinguished Fellow of the American
Industrial Hygiene Association in recognition of his
contributions to the field.
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AWARDS AND
RECOGNITIONS
FACULTY
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