Award Recipients

Award Recipients 2022

CityU Outstanding Research Awards:

• Professor Sheng Chen, Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health
• Professor Hua Zhang, Department of Chemistry

CityU Outstanding Research Awards for Junior Faculty:

• Dr Xianpeng Hu, Department of Mathematics
• Dr Chun Kit Kwok, Department of Chemistry
• Dr Chi Yan Tso, School of Energy and Environment
• Dr Xinge Yu, Department of Biomedical Engineering

The awards will be presented at the College/School Commencement.

Award Recipients 2021

CityU Outstanding Research Awards 2021:

• Professor Alex Jen, Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Department of Chemistry

CityU Outstanding Research Awards for Junior Faculty 2021:

• Dr Ki Joon Kim, Department of Media and Communication
• Dr Dangyuan Lei, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
• Dr Jian Yan, Department of Biomedical Sciences
• Dr Qingpeng Zhang, School of Data Science

The awards will be presented at the University Congregation.

Award Recipients 2020

CityU Outstanding Research Awards 2020:

• Professor Henry Chung, Department of Electrical Engineering
• Professor Kai H Lim, Department of Information Systems

CityU Outstanding Research Awards for Junior Faculty 2020:

• Dr Lu Liu, Department of Biomedical Engineering
• Dr Xi Yao, Department of Biomedical Sciences

The awards will be presented at the University Congregation.

Award Recipients 2019

CityU Outstanding Research Awards 2019:

• Professor Gary Feng, Department of Biomedical Engineering
• Professor Sungmoon Kim, Department of Public Policy

CityU Outstanding Research Awards for Junior Faculty 2019:

• Dr Yang Lu, Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Dr Cong Wang, Department of Computer Science

The awards will be presented at the University Congregation.

Award Recipients 2018

CityU Outstanding Research Awards 2018:

• Professor Kin Seng Chiang, Department of Electronic Engineering
• Professor Julie Juan Li, Department of Marketing

CityU Outstanding Research Awards for Junior Faculty 2018:

• Dr Johnny Ho, Department of Materials Science & Engineering

The awards will be presented at the University Congregation in November 2018.

Award Recipients 2017

CityU Outstanding Research Awards 2017:

• Professor Kwai Man Luk, Department of Electronic Engineering
• Dr Zuankai Wang, Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering

CityU Outstanding Research Awards for Junior Faculty 2017:

• Dr Xiaoling Zhang, Department of Public Policy
• Dr Chunyi Zhi, Department of Materials Science & Engineering

The awards will be presented at the University Congregation in November 2017.

Award Recipients 2015

The CityU Outstanding Research Awards 2015 has been concluded successfully. Details as follows:

• Professor Cheng Shuk Han, Department of Biomedical Sciences
• Professor Zhang Wenjun, Department of Physics & Materials Science

The awards will be presented at the University Congregation in November 2015.

Award Recipients 2014

The CityU Outstanding Research Awards 2014 has been concluded successfully. Details as follows:

• Professor Felipe Cucker, Chair Professor, Department of Mathematics
• Professor Sun Dong, Chair Professor and Head, Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering

The awards will be presented at the University Congregation in November 2014.

Award Recipients 2013

The CityU Research Excellence Awards 2013 has been concluded successfully. Details as follows:

• the Award of Excellence to Professor Xue Quan, Chair Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering
• the Award of Excellence to Professor Leung Kwok Wa, Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering
• the Certificate of Merit to Professor Yang Zhilin, Professor, Department of Marketing

The awards will be presented at the University Congregation in November 2013.

Award Recipients 2011

The CityU Research Excellence Awards 2011 has been concluded successfully. The Selection Panel, comprising both internal and external experts and senior researchers from a mix of disciplines, conducted a rigorous selection exercise and unanimously decided to confer the Grand Award to Professor Andrey Rogach, Professor, Department of Physics and Materials Science.

The awards will be presented at the University Congregation in November 2011.

Award Recipients 2009

The CityU Research Excellence Awards 2009 has been concluded successfully. The awards were presented at the University Congregation in November 2009. Details as follows:

• the Grand Award to Prof YANG Tong, Chair Professor, Department of Mathematics;
• the Award of Excellence to Prof LEUNG Kwok, Chair Professor, Department of Management; and
• the Certificate of Merit to Prof CHENG Sheung-tak, Professor, Department of Applied Social Studies.

Award Recipients 2007

The CityU Research Excellence Awards 2007 were announced in December 2007. The Grand Award was conferred to Prof Zhang Longxi, Chair Professor of CTL, and the Award of Excellence to Prof Paul Chu, Chair Professor of AP.

Grand Award

Prof Zhang Longxi is a world renowned scholar in humanities and cross-cultural studies. The main interest of his research and publications is to promote cross-cultural understanding between China and the West from the perspective of East-West comparative studies. His publications have received high acclaim in the international arena. Being widely respected for his outstanding achievements, Prof Zhang is the recipient of numerous prestigious honours and appointments worldwide.

Award of Excellence

Prof Paul Chu is a leading scientist in plasma science and materials engineering. His work has led to a much better fundamental understanding of how energetic plasma ions impact on and interact with surfaces. A myriad of innovative plasma technologies and applications, having industrial impact, have also been developed. Prof Chu has received many prestigious awards which demonstrated his research achievements.

The award presentation ceremony was held on 17 March 2008.