HKUST Annual Report 2017-18

56 Awards and Recognitions FACULTY 1 Prof. Nancy IP , The Morningside Professor of Life Science, Division of Life Science, was elected a Hong Kong deputy to the 13th National People’s Congress. 2 Prof. TANG Benzhong (middle), Stephen K.C. Cheong Professor of Science, Department of Chemistry, received a State Natural Science Award, First Class, from the State Council for his research on aggregation-induced emission. 3 Prof. Ching W. TANG , IAS Bank of East Asia Professor, Department of Chemistry, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering and Department of Physics, was inducted into the US National Inventors Hall of Fame for his ground-breaking research on organic light-emitting diodes. 4 Prof. Tuan Anh NGUYEN , Division of Life Science, and Prof. PAN Ding , Department of Physics, were selected for 2018 Croucher Innovation Awards by the Croucher Foundation. 5 Prof. BAO Zhigang , Department of Mathematics, received an Early Career Scheme Award from the Research Grants Council. 6 Prof. CHAN Mansun (right), Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, was honored with the 2017 IEEE Electron Devices Society Education Award. 7 Prof. Pascale FUNG , Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, was awarded the 7th Outstanding Women Professionals Award from the Hong Kong Women Professionals and Entrepreneurs Association. 8 Prof. Charles W.W. NG (left) and Prof. Clarence Edward CHOI (second left), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, received the 2017 Telford Premium Award from the Institution of Civil Engineers, UK. 9 Prof. YEUNG King-Lun (third left) , Interdisciplinary Programs Office, was awarded a Gold Medal at the 46th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva. 10 Prof. WU Xiaogang , Division of Social Science, was elected inaugural President of the International Chinese Sociological Association. Faculty members and students have received numerous honors and accolades over the year. The following list is not exhaustive. 6 8 1 2 3 10 4 7 5 9