Students from CityUHK’s College of Science (CSCI) once again demonstrated their creativity, technical excellence and entrepreneurial spirit at the 11th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, organised by the Hong Kong New Generation Cultural Association. CSCI students secured three awards in this competition. Congratulations!
This year’s three award-winning teams and projects are all from the Department of Chemistry. They are:
| Award and Category | Mentor | Project Name | Team members |
| Second Prize in Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering (Innovation Category) | Prof. Yung-kang PENG, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry |
Industrial Approach to Cost-Effective Enzyme-Inspired Nanomaterials for Regulating Antibiotic Resistance Bacteria / Genes in Wastewater Treatment with High H2O2 Utilization | Tianqi CHENG, Xinyu WU, Zhanping XIAO, Chao ZHAO |
| Third Prize in Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering (Innovation Category) | Prof. Zonglong ZHU, Chair Professor of Chemistry and Photovoltaic Technology, Department of Chemistry |
High Performance Perovskite Indoor Photovoltaics Self Sustaining Power Modules for Next Generation IoT Ecosystems | Zexin YU, Jianqiu GONG, Yan WANG |
| Merit Prize of Startup (Entrepreneurship Category) | Prof. Thuc Hue LY, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry |
Ice-assisted Transfer and Cleaning for Semiconductors and Electronics Devices | Haijun LIU, Sze Ching AU, Bodong WANG |
The 11th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition attracted 687 projects from over 2,000 participants and continues to serve as a premier platform for university students to showcase their creativity and problem-solving skills while addressing real-world challenges.
Congratulations to all the CSCI winning teams and their mentors for their dedication and success!