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Electronic Engineering PhD student Kenji Yum Tsz-yin clinched the First Prize in the 2004 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Student Paper Competition.
CityU's Wireless Communications Research Centre celebrated its 10th anniversary with the opening of the Near Field Antenna Measurement Chamber, 24 June. Jointly sponsored by the Research Grants Council (RGC), HKSAR, and CityU, the HK$5 million Chamber accurately monitors the performance of antennas for mobile communications, thus advancing innovative antenna R&D capacity in Hong Kong.
The launch of three Beidou satellites into orbit, two in 2000 and one in 2003, has opened a new chapter in China's satellite communications development. It spawned a new industry of navigation products for use with the Beidou Global Positioning System (BGPS) and CityU's wireless communications experts are making their mark in this industry.
At the Government House on 27 June, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) presented prestigious Fellow Grade certificates to three City University of Hong Kong professors:
In a rare display of talent, three CityU scientists-all chair professors-have been newly admitted to the elite of IEEE fellowship (photos below, from left): Professor Paul Chu, from the Department of Physics and Materials Science, Professor Ron Hui and Professor Luk Kwai-man, both from the Department of Electronic Engineering. In the latest round of the IEEE election, only nine new 2003 Fellows, all academics, are from Hong Kong.
Professor Benjamin K Y T'sou, Chair Professor of Linguistics and Asian Languages and Director of the Language Information Sciences Research Centre, has been elected a member of the Royal Academy of Overseas Sciences in Belgium.
Dr Chan Chi-Hou, one of CityU's top scientists, has been elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his contributions to computational electromagnetics.
CityU scientists have developed an optical fibre that is expected to revolutionize wideband telecommunications by enhancing the quality and stability of high bandwidth data transmission.
In a rare display of talent, three CityU scientists¡Xall chair professors¡Xhave been newly admitted to the elite of IEEE fellowship: Professor Paul Chu, from the Department of Physics and Materials Science, Professor Ron Hui and Professor Luk Kwai-man, both from the Department of Electronic Engineering. In the latest round of the IEEE election, only eight new 2003 Fellows, all academics, are from Hong Kong .
The presence of renowned scholars at a university is an indication of its standing in the world academic community and reflects its reputation for academic excellence. CityU is privileged to have no less than eight world academicians on campus, one of whom is our President, Professor H K Chang. Professor Chang was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) on 10 July. Linkage has put together short biographies of our distinguished colleagues.