Staff Achievements 2026

The team led by Prof Derrick Jiang (Associate Professor) has won the Second Prize in Science and Technology Progress Award at the 12th China Power Supply Society (CPSS) Science and Technology Awards for the project titled “Key Techniques of High-Power-Density Wireless Power Transfer for UAVs”.

The China Power Supply Society (CPSS), established in 1983 and operating under the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), is the only national-level organization in China dedicated to the power supply field. This prestigious recognition highlights the significant breakthroughs by Prof Jiang’s team in mechanisms of high power density, lightweight design and high reliability operation, and established efficient wireless power transfer theories for complex scenarios, delivering important scientific and engineering values for low altitude economy infrastructure and autonomous unmanned systems.

Prof Derrick Jiang (Associate Professor) has published a paper in the top journal – Nature Communications, on 21 September 2026. The paper, titled “Inductive charging systems empowered by stress-annealed nanocrystalline alloys with high induced magnetic anisotropy”, is a collaborative work with his research team and the scholars from Dongguan Institute of Materials Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Cambridge , University of Auckland, University of Hong Kong, and Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

The team designed a ground-breaking inductive charging system utilizing Fe-based nanocrystalline alloys, developed through combined material and system-level optimization. This material–system co-design results in an inductive charger with an AC-AC efficiency of 98.51%, a volumetric power density of 9.55 kW/L (including coils and magnetic cores), and thermal stability during high-power 20Kw operation. You may get a glimpse of the research work in the paper located at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-78003-z.  

Dr Jiang Hao, Postdoc in the research team led by Prof Guo Yongxin, has received the Young Scientist Award 2026 at the IEEE International Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Symposium (ACES-China) held on 21-24 August 2026 in Qingdao, China. The awards were presented to outstanding early-career researchers under the age of 35 in the fields of applied computational electromagnetics and education.

Two EE faculty, Prof TAN Chaoliang (Associate Professor) and Prof WU Gengbo (Assistant Professor), have received the Research Excellence Award 2026 for Junior Faculty from the College of Engineering in recognition of their excellent and impactful research and achievement.

It is an encouraging milestone that highlights their dedication and the exciting promise of their research journey.

Ir Prof Kwai Man LUK, Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering (HKAE) and Chair Professor of EE, has been elected the President of the Academy.

This appointment reflects his standing as a distinguished scholar and leader in the engineering community. In his new role, Prof Luk will guide the Academy’s efforts to advance engineering excellence, foster innovation, and promote the development of Hong Kong as an international center for innovation and technology.

His leadership at HKAE will also contribute to strengthening connections between academia, industry, and the wider community, supporting both the advancement of engineering in Hong Kong and the continued development of our department.

Prof Derrick Jiang (Associate Professor), Dr Ben Zhang (Postdoc), and scholars from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Hanjiang National Laboratory, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin Institute of Technology, University of Cambridge, and Wuhan University, have won the Silver Medal at Silicon Valley International Invention Festival (SVIIF) 2026 for the project titled “Smart Subsea Wireless Power Network for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles”. The project focuses on an intelligent subsea wireless power network designed to provide autonomous and reliable energy replenishment for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs).

The team comprising Dr Wang Xiaosheng (Postdoc), Dr Ma Tianlu (Postdoc), Mr Yang Junhui (PhD student), Mr Zhu Zhaozheng (PhD student), Mr Guo Hao (PhD student) has won the Best Paper Award at the International Zhejiang Power Electronics Conference (ZPEC) 2026. The winning paper, supervised by Prof Derrick Jiang, is titled “Dead-Zone Elimination for Voltage Transient Synchronization Method in Bidirectional Wireless Power Transfer Systems”.

Prof K M Luk, Chair Professor, has received the ACES-China Technical Excellence Award 2026. This is a prestigious honor presented by the International Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society (ACES) China Chapter in recognition of his outstanding career achievements and contributions in the fields of applied computational electromagnetics and education.

Prof Luk’s life-long dedication and profound impact on the field have earned him this distinguished honor.

Prof Henry Chung, Chair Professor, has been honored with the inaugural Research Impact Award by the College of Engineering in recognition of the exceptional impact of his research or research creation on the economy, society, culture, public policy or services, health, the environment or quality of life locally, regionally or internationally.

As Prof Chung approaches his retirement at the end of this month, his passion for research and the profound impact of his work will continue to inspire us.

Prof Din-ping Tsai (Chair Professor) has published a paper in the top journal – Nature Communications, on 23 June 2026. The paper titled “Varifocal Alvarez metalens array for adaptive light-field imaging” is a collaborative work with scholars from Nanjing University, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, and Jilin University.

You may get a glimpse of the research work in the paper located at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-74606-8.