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Franklin Prize for Excellence in Teaching in School of Business & Management
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Prof. Fumin ZHANG
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. Fumin Zhang elected as IEEE Fellow 2024 for his outstanding contributions to autonomy of robotic sensing networks and control of marine robots.

Prof. Pascale FUNG
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. Pascale FUNG Won Resource Award and Area Chair’s Award at IJCNLP-AACL 2023

Prof. Tim Woo
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

HKUST ROV Team Achieves 1st Runner-up in Virtual RobotX 2023!

Prof. Mansun CHAN
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Michael G. Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching

Prof. YANG Yansong
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. YANG Yansong Won 2023 IEEE Electron Devices Society Early Career Award

Prof. Ross Murch
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. Ross MURCH Won Wireless Communications Technical Committee Recognition Award 2023 of IEEE Communications Society

Prof. QU Jianan
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. QU Jianan's team and collaborators from the Division of Life Science develop an Innovative Microscope Platform to Unveil the Intricacies of Skeletal Muscle Regeneration Science

Prof. Khaled Ben LETAIEF
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. Khaled has been elected as a Foreign Fellow of the prestigious Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Prof. WANG Yiwen
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. WANG Yiwen was awarded for 2023 IEEE EMBS Society Distinguished Service Award!

Prof. WANG Yiwen
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. WANG Yiwen was honored with a Distinguished Young Scholar Award(華瑙學者獎—傑出青年獎)in the first held in Tianjin on July 3-5, 2023

Prof. Man WONG
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. Man Wong named a 2023 SID Fellow

Prof. XIE Zhiyao
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. XIE Zhiyao Won Two Outstanding PhD Dissertation Awards in Electronic Design Automation

Prof. Kevin J. Chen
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. Kevin J. Chen received a Natural Science Award (Second Class) 2022

Prof. Khaled B. LETAIEF
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. Khaled B. LETAIEF Became First in Hong Kong to Receive Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award

Prof. Ling SHI
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. Ling Shi Named A 2023 Ieee Fellow

Prof.Bertram Emil SHI
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Award Winning Work At ECE/HKUST Improves Human-Robot Collaboration

Prof. Khaled BEN LETAIEF
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Honorary Doctoral Degree

Prof. Anthony Kwan LEUNG
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Associate Editor of Géotechnique

Prof. Gang WANG
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

ASCE Greater China Distinguished Leadership Medal

Prof. Daniel C.W. TSANG
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Publication in the 2023 Oct issue of One Earth

Prof. Daniel C.W. TSANG
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

The First Publication in npj Materials Sustainability

Prof. Te XIAO
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

75th Géotechnique Anniversary Early Career Award

Prof. Tengteng CHEN
Department of Chemistry

Young Talent Promoting Project Award

Te XIAO
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Bright Spark Lecture Award

Prof. Mohamed Salah GHIDAOUI
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Silver Medal at the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva on Smart Time-reversal Technology for Effective Health Monitoring of Sewerage Lines

Prof. Mohamed Salah GHIDAOUI
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Elected Vice-President for Asia and the Pacific of the International Association for Hydro-Environmental Engineering and Research (IAHR)

Prof. Hui SU
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

The Banner I. Miller Award

Prof. Guanghao CHEN
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

2022–2023 Mechanical Innovation and Implementation Award

Prof. Limin ZHANG
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Theme-based Research Schemes 2023/24

Prof. Jiachuan YANG and Prof Zhe WANG
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Named 2023 Excellent Young Scientists (EYS) 

Prof. Anthony LEUNG
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

The RM Quigley Award 

Prof. Sisi JIAN
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Best Paper Award of The 14th International Workshop on Computational Transportation Science

Prof. Xi DAI
Department of Physics

New Cornerstone Investigator Program 2023

Prof. Hoi Chun PO
Department of Physics

Frontiers of Science Awards (FSA)

Prof. Stephane REDONNET
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

School of Engineering Teaching Excellence Appreciation Award

Prof. David Zweig
Division of Social Science

Stanford University’s List of the Top 2% Most Influential Scientists in 2023

Prof. Kellee TSAI
Division of Social Science

 Stanford University’s List of the Top 2% Most Influential Scientists in 2023

Prof. Kevin TAM
Division of Social Science

 Stanford University’s List of the Top 2% Most Influential Scientists in 2023

Prof. Barry Sautman
Division of Social Science

Stanford University’s List of the Top 2% Most Influential Scientists in 2023

Prof. Yongshun CAI
Division of Social Science

Stanford University’s List of the Top 2% Most Influential Scientists in 2023

Prof. Jianan QU
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. QU Jianan's team and collaborators from the Division of Life Science develop an Innovative Microscope Platform to Unveil the Intricacies of Skeletal Muscle Regeneration Science

Prof. Khaled Ben LETAIEF
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. Khaled has been elected as a Foreign Fellow of the prestigious Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Prof. Yiwen WANG
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. WANG Yiwen was awarded for 2023 IEEE EMBS Society Distinguished Service Award!

Prof. Yiwen WANG
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. WANG Yiwen was honored with a Distinguished Young Scholar Award(華瑙學者獎—傑出青年獎)in the first held in Tianjin on July 3-5, 2023

Prof. Man WONG
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. Man Wong named a 2023 SID Fellow

Prof. Zhiyao XIE
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. XIE Zhiyao Won Two Outstanding PhD Dissertation Awards in Electronic Design Automation

Prof. Khaled BEN LETAIEF
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. Khaled B. LETAIEF Became First in Hong Kong to Receive Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award

Prof. Ling SHI
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. Ling Shi Named A 2023 Ieee Fellow

Prof. Bertram Emil SHI
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Award Winning Work At ECE/HKUST Improves Human-Robot Collaboration

Prof. Khaled BEN LETAIEF
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Honorary Doctoral Degree

Prof. Xi DAI
Department of Physics

2023 New Cornerstone Investigator Program in the field of Mathematics & Physical Sciences

Prof. Huamin QU

IEEE VGTC Visualization Technical Awards

Prof. Ying XUE

2023 Optica Foundation Challenge

Prof. Tom CHEUNG
Division of Life Science

Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards (HLCA) Hong Kong 2023

Prof. Lan WANG
Division of Life Science

Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award 2023

Prof. Penger TONG
Department of Physics

Elected Fellow of the Physical Society of Hong Kong (PSHK) in 2023 

Prof. Khaled Ben LETAIEF
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Foreign Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Prof. Mohamed Salah GHIDAOUI
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) Fellow

Prof. Jidong ZHAO, Dr. Shiwei ZHAO
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Comprehensive review article titled "The Role of Particle Shape in Computational Modelling of Granular Matter" published in Nature Reviews Physics 

Prof. Charles Wang Wai NG
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress

Prof. Jianping GAN
Department of Ocean Science

RGC Areas of Excellence (AoE) Scheme, 2023/24

Prof. Tai Kai NG
Department of Physics

Medal of Honor

Prof. Adrian Hoi Chun PO
Department of Physics

Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Awards 2023

Prof. Xi DAI
Department of Physics

RGC Senior Research Fellowship, 2023/24

Prof. Tik Sang LIU
Division of Humanities

Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Awards 2023

Prof. Guanghao CHEN, Dr. Dao GUAN
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Silver Medal at the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva on Economic Energy Efficient Membrane Bioreactor (3E MBR)

Prof. Guanghao CHEN, Dr. Hao HUANG
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Silver Medal at the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva on Low Energy Electrical Odor control of sludge (LEEO®) technology

Prof. Guanghao CHEN
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Champion of 2022-2023 Mechanical Innovation & Implementation Award on Pilot Study for LEEO® in SHWSTW

Prof. Can YANG
Department of Mathematics

2023 HKMS Young Scholars Award

Prof. Tianling JIN
Department of Mathematics

2023 HKMS Young Scholars Award

Prof. Huihe QIU
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

The Nakayama-Wei Award

Prof. Man WONG
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. Man WONG named a 2023 SID Fellow

Prof. Kevin Jing CHEN
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. Kevin J. Chen received a Natural Science Award (Second Class) 2022

Prof. Khaled BEN LETAIEF
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. Khaled B. LETAIEF Became First in Hong Kong to Receive Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award

Prof. Man Sun CHAN
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. Man Sun CHAN received the 2022 Academic Achievement Award

Prof. Zhiyao XIE
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. Zhiyao XIE Won Two Outstanding PhD Dissertation Awards in Electronic Design Automation

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Public Affairs Office

2021-2022 Best of CASE Asia Pacific in the Category of "Design: Publications" for Desktop Calendar 2022

Prof. Irene Man Chi LO, Dr. Zexiao ZHENG, Mr. Justin H.K. MAN, Mr. Taoran DONG
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Champion of 2022-2023 Environmental Best Paper Award

Prof. Jack Chin Pang CHENG, Dr. Peter WONG Kok Yiu (CIVL PhD Graduate), Mr. Issac LEUNG (CIVL Mphil Graduate)
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Gold Medal at the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva (IEIG)

Prof. Wei SHYY
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

The Satya N. Atluri Award

Prof. Huihe QIU
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Fellow of the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) 

Prof. Ying CHAU , Prof. Terence Tsz Wai WONG , Prof. King Lun YEUNG
Chemical and Biological Engineering

48TH INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF INVENTIONS GENEVA

Prof. Kam Biu LUK
Department of Physics and HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study

Co-leader of the Daya Bay collaboration that is awarded the 2023 European Physical Society (EPS) High Energy and Particle Physics Prize

Prof. Stephane REDONNET 
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

UROP Faculty Research Award 2023 

Prof. Yi-Kuen LEE
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

UROP Faculty Research Award 2023 

Prof. Hao CHEN
Department of Computer Science and Engineering

The Asian Young Scientist Fellowship (AYSF) 2023

Prof. Shuai WANG
Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Google Research Scholar Award

Prof. Huamin QU
Department of Computer Science and Engineering

2023 AI 2000 Most Influential Scholar Award in visualization

Prof. Dit Yan YEUNG
Department of Computer Science and Engineering

2023 AI 2000 Most Influential Scholar Honorable Mention in Data Mining

Prof. Gary Shueng Han CHAN
Department of Computer Science and Engineering

the Smart City Partnership Award 2022 in the Smart Mobility category

Prof. Ying CHAU
Chemical and Biological Engineering Department

Featured as one of the leading female scientists in Materials Science 

Prof. Timothy Markham PAGE

Guggenheim Fellowship 2023

Prof. Jiguang WANG
The Division of Life Science

Awarded RGC Research Impact Fund in 2022/23

Prof. Yang XIANG
Department of Mathematics

Elected as the President of the East Asia Section of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (EASIAM) with effect from January 2023

Prof. Khaled BEN LETAIEF
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

First in Hong Kong to Receive Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award

Prof. Ling SHI
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Prof. Ling SHI Named A 2023 IEEE Fellow

Prof. Bertram Emil SHI
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Award Winning Work At ECE/HKUST Improves Human-Robot Collaboration

Prof. Khaled BEN LETAIEF
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

Honorary Doctoral Degree

Prof. Hui SU
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

The 2023 Ewha Global Fellow

Prof. Hui SU
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)'s CLIVAR/GEWEX Monsoons Panel Member

Prof. Baoling HUANG 
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

RGC Collaborative Research Fund 2022/2023

Prof. Zhigang LI
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

RGC Collaborative Research Fund 2022/2023

Prof. Stephane REDONNET
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society

Prof. Angela Ruohao WU
Chemical and Biological Engineering

The Study about "a new versatile single-cell multi-omic profiling technology named scONE-seq" is now published in Science Advances