HKUST Annual Report 2019-2020

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS Faculty members and students have received numerous honors and accolades over the year. The following list is not exhaustive. FACULTY • IAS Bank of East Asia Prof. TANG Ching-Wan , Department of Chemistry, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, and Department of Physics, was named one of the two Progress Award winners for 2019 by the Photographic Society of America. Prof. Tang was recognized for his invention of Organic Light- Emitting Diodes (OLEDs), which have contributed to the advancement of photography. • Prof. Nancy IP , theMorningside Professor of Life Science and Chair Professorin the Division of Life Science, was elected a Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Prof. Ip also received a 2019 AmChamWomen of Influence Award from the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Hong Kong. • Prof. PAN Ding , Department of Physics, was the recipient of the 2019 Deep Carbon Observatory Emerging Leader Award. • Prof. WANG Jiguang , Division of Life Science and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Prof. Anthony LEUNG Kwan, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Prof. LI Yingying, Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management and Department of Finance, were named 2019 Excellent Young Scholars by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. • Prof. Kei May LAU , Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, received the 2020 Optical Society (OSA) Nick Holonyak Jr. Award. • Prof. SHI Ling , Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, was named a World Economic Forum Young Scientist in 2020, and received a 2019 Natural Science Award of Shanghai (Second Class) from the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government. • Three School of Engineering faculty members were honored in the State Ministry of Education’s 2019 Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards (Science and Technology). Prof. Irene LO Man-Chi , Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering received a Natural Science Award (Second Class), Prof. ZHANG Limin , Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering was recognized for his work with a Natural Science Award (First Class), and Prof. Christopher LEUNG Kin-Ying , Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, received a Scientific and Technological Progress Award (Second Class). • Prof. LEUNG Siu-Fai , Department of Economics, was awarded a Medal of Honour by the HKSAR Government, in recognition of his public service contributions, especially to the Minimum Wage Commission. • Prof. LIN Song , Department of Marketing, received the 2020 Weitz-Winer-O’Dell Award, presented by the American Marketing Association. • Prof. David CHANG Cheng , Division of Humanities, was awarded a Harvard-Yenching Visiting Scholar Fellowship for 2020-2021. • Prof. Laurence Laurencio DELINA, Division of Environment and Sustainability, was the recipient of the Balik Scientist Award from the Department of Science and Technology of the Republic of the Philippines. FELLOWS AND BOARD MEMBERSHIPS • Prof. LIU Hongbin , Department of Ocean Science and Division of Life Science, was elected a Fellow of the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography. • Prof. TANG Benzhong , Department of Chemistry and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, was elected a member of the 2020 Class of Fellows (Chemical Science) by the World Academy of Sciences. • Prof. DU Shengwang , Department of Physics and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society. • Prof. CHEN Lei , Department of Computer Science and Engineering, was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. • Prof. WOO Kam-Tim , Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, was appointed Chairman of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Hong Kong. • Prof. Patrick YU Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, was elected a Fellow of the Optical Society. • Prof. Joseph LEE , Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Division of Public Policy, was elected President of the International Association for Hydro- Environment Engineering and Research. • David CHANG Cheng , Division of Humanities, was selected to be a Harvard-Yenching Institute Visiting Scholar for 2020-21. • Prof. WU Xiaogang , Division of Social Science and Division of Public Policy, was elected a Global Scholar at Princeton University for 2020-2023. STUDENTS AND RESEARCHERS • Marine Environmental Science MPhil student Cherie LEUNG Hiu-Yu , and Public Policy MPhil student Veronica LI won first place in the 2019 New York Times- APRU Asia Pacific Student Case Competition. • PhD graduate Franco Au , Division of Life Science, and Dr. CHENG Kam-Hang , Department of Mathematics, were awarded Research Grants Council Postdoctoral Fellowships 2020/21. • Teams under the HKUST Robotics Team, comprising 63 students from different departments, received a number of accolades over the year. These included: Champion of the Sports Dance category in the Intelligent Robot Contest, held in Seoul, Korea; and First Runner-up and the Dynamizer Award in the 5th ROBO-ONE auto, an autonomous biped robot contest, held in Japan. ROBO- ONE is the largest biped robot competition worldwide. • Computer Science undergraduates Padmanabhan KRISHNAMURTHY and Amrutavarsh Sanganabasappa KINAGI won the Championship in the Undergraduate Section and received the Best Innovation Award in the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)’s Young Professionals Exhibition & Competition 2019 in Hong Kong for their AI-based lip reading accessibility device, named “Helen”. • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering undergraduates CHIU Chak-Yan , CHAN Kin-Fung , CHENG Yuk-Tong and LEE Ki-Lok won First Prize in the 2019 International Contest of Innovation in Berlin with their “Table Tennis Robot” project. • Undergraduates CHOI Hiu-Tung , Department of Finance and Management, and HO Heily Hei-Yin , Department of Management, received the First Runner- up title for their outstanding papers and presentations at the Corporate Governance Paper Competition 2019, organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries. • A School of Business and Management student team, comprising Suki NG , Vanessa LEE , and Win TSE , won the Championship at the LEGO BRICKthrough Challenge. • Undergraduate Clara LAW Yuen-Man , School of Business and Management, was among the 20 outstanding volunteers named by the Hong Kong Outstanding Youth Volunteers Scheme. HKUST MEDALS • Computer Engineering Program undergraduate ZHANG Yu won the HKUST President’s Cup 2020. • Prof. Julian M. GROVES , Division of Social Science, received the Michael G. Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching. • YIP Ching , Global China Studies, was awarded the Stephen Cheong Kam-chuen Medal for Distinguished Service to the Student Body. • Prof. Marshal LIU Yuanshuai , Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, received the HKUST Common Core Teaching Excellence Award 2019 for his course, “CENG 1800 Introduction to Food Science and Technology”. HONORARY DOCTORATES AND HONORARY FELLOWS Honorary Doctorates • Prof. Arup K. CHAKRABORTY , Professor of Chemical Engineering, Physics and Chemistry at Massachusetts • Prof. CHAN Ka-Keung Ceajer , GBS, SBS, JP, Senior Advisor to the Dean and Professor Emeritus in Finance, HKUST, Former Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of the HKSAR • Prof. John HARDY , Chair of Molecular Biology of Neurological Disease at University College London, Principal Investigator of UK Dementia Research Institute of the Institute of Neurology • Dr. the Hon LI Dak-Sum , GBM, JP, Chairman of Roxy Property Investment Co. Ltd. and Singapore’s Carlton Group of Hotels • Prof. KennethPOMERANZ , UniversityProfessor ofModern Chinese History and in the College, University of Chicago Honorary Fellows • Mr. Quinn LAW Yee-Kwan , SBS, JP, former Deputy Chairman and Managing Director for the Urban Renewal Authority of the HKSAR • Mr. Michael LEE Tze-Hau , JP, Director of Oxer Limited • Mr. Winston LO Yau-Lai , SBS, Executive Chairman of Vitasoy Group • Mr. Kyran SZE , MH, Chairman of KYSS Properties Limited • Prof. Caroline WANG Chia-Ling , Adjunct Professor of the School of Business and Management, HKUST HKUST ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 45 44 Awards and Recognitions