Dr Cheng Wang has been awarded the NSFC Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Hong Kong and Macao) [國家自然科學基金優秀青年科學基金項目（港澳）] for his project “Integrated photonic devices”. He will receive a funding of RMB1.3 million to support his research project in Hong Kong to a maximum period of three years.
The Excellent Young Scientists Fund is granted annually to support young scientists (male below 38 and female below 40 years old) with achievements in basic research to conduct research in areas of their own choice. The fund was offered exclusively for the first time this year to young scientists from eight universities of the two cities — six from Hong Kong and two from Macao. It is highly competitive, only 25 projects are funded for Hong Kong and Macau.