Staff Achievements 2025

Prof Din-ping Tsai has been elected the Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering (HKAES) 2024, a supreme recognition of his outstanding expertise and remarkable contributions to the field of Nanophotonics and Meta-devices. A total of 11 Fellows were newly elected in 2024.

Established in 1994, the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering (HKAE) is a prestigious organization dedicated to the promotion and advancement of the field of engineering in Hong Kong. HKAE aims to foster collaboration, innovation, and excellence in engineering, contributing to the advancement of society and the development of Hong Kong and our Nation. It comprises a distinguished group of Fellows from various disciplines, recognized as leaders in their profession, with remarkable achievements in engineering sciences and applications. For more details, please have a look at the HKAE press release.

Prof Cheng Wang, Associate Professor of EE, has been awarded the 2024 DAMO Academy Young Fellow Award by Alibaba DAMO Academy. He is one of the 15 outstanding young scientists being selected for this award across the country.

The award, organized by Alibaba DAMO Academy and supported by Alibaba Foundation, aims to support young scholars to become pioneers and leaders in making innovations and breakthroughs in some of the key tech fields in China, to help them to play a leading role in core scientific research programmes and eventually grow into backbone of China's sci-tech research. Areas include information science and engineering, emerging and interdisciplinary subjects, mathematics, physics, chemistry, materials, life sciences, medicine, astronomy, geography, agronomy, and atmospheric science. You may refer to the official website (English or Chinese) for more details.

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