Celebrating Faculty Excellence at HKUST Faculty Recognition Ceremony 2024
The HKUST Faculty Recognition Ceremony 2024 was held on December 4 to acknowledge and applaud the outstanding academic achievements of the University’s faculty members in the 2023-24 academic year. Among the 22 honorees, 11 of them are from the School of Engineering (SENG) or have a joint position in the School. All of them were recipients of significant external accolades or major research funding in the past year, demonstrating their impactful contributions to the fields and unwavering commitment to excellence.
The SENG honorees are (in alphabetical order of last names):
Prof. Khaled BEN LETAIEF
New Bright Professor of Engineering
Chair Professor, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering
- Foreign Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering
- 2024 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award from the College of Engineering of Purdue University
Prof. Kevin CHEN Jing
Chair Professor, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering
- RGC Senior Research Fellow 2024/25
Prof. Ricky LEE Shi-Wei
Visiting Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- 2024 Worcester Reed Warner Medal by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Prof. LIU Kai
Cheng Professor of Science
Professor, Division of Life Science
Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- RGC Research Fellow 2024/25
Prof. Bertram SHI
Professor, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering
- Major funding from RGC Areas of Excellence Scheme 2024/25
Prof. Walter WANG Zhe
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 2023 Excellent Young Scientist by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
Prof. YANG Jiachuan
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 2023 Excellent Young Scientist by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
Prof. ZHANG Jiheng
Head and Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics
Professor, Department of Mathematics
- Major funding from RGC Theme-based Research Scheme 2024/25
Prof. ZHANG Limin
Head and Chair Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Inaugural National Engineer Award
Prof. ZHANG Qian
Tencent Professor of Engineering
Acting Head, Division of Integrative Systems and Design
Chair Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
- RGC Senior Research Fellow 2024/25
Prof. ZHAO Jidong
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Major funding from RGC Theme-based Research Scheme 2024/25
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