Success in Securing RGC GRF/ECS 2025/26 Exercise
Jul 2025
The Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong has announced the results of the 2025/26 application exercise for the General Research Fund (GRF) and the Early Career Scheme (ECS). A total of nine GRF/ECS proposals from our department were successfully funded, securing approximately HK$ 9.3M.
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the following colleagues on their successful GRF/ECS grant awards in this round of funding.
| Name of the PI | Scheme | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Prof FENG, Gang | GRF | Event-triggered optimization for distributed model predictive control of networked multiple dynamical systems and its application |
| Prof HIBIKI, Takashi | GRF | Advanced experiment and modeling of multi-dimensional two-phase flow parameters in the simulated tight-lattice nuclear fuel rod bundle |
| Prof KAI, Ji-jung | GRF | Development of carbide-reinforced refractory eutectic high entropy alloys for extreme high-temperature nuclear applications |
| Prof LIU, Lu | GRF | Cooperative Target Enclosing Control of Nonholonomic Dynamic Systems with Practical Constraints and Uncertainties |
| Prof SUN, Yuxiang | ECS | Advancing Vision-and-Language Navigation: Overcoming Challenges in Long Instructions, Generalizability, and Interpretability |
| Prof WANG, Bin | GRF | A mangrove-inspired anticorrosion strategy transforming destructive factors into protective forces |
| Prof YANG, Yong | GRF | Development of High-Strength Bulk Nano-Architected High Entropy Alloy with Superb Energy-Absorbing Capacity by Selective Electrochemical Dealloying |
| Prof ZHU, Pingan | GRF | Droplet Engineering for Tunable Residence and Rebound |
| Prof ZHANG, Jiong | ECS | A Novel Magnetically Driven System for Integrated Surface Finishing and In Situ Measurement of Difficult-to-Access Additively Manufactured Surfaces |