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Prestigious Named Professorships Conferred on Eminent Academics

Group photo of HKUST Pro-Chancellor Dr. John Chan Cho-Chak (first row, fourth left), Council Chairman Prof. Harry Shum (first row, fourth right), Court Chairman Dr. the Honorable Andrew Liao Cheung-Sing (first row, third left), and President Prof. Nancy Ip (first row, third right), along with other senior management, Council and Court members, representatives of donors, as well as seven Named Professors, including Prof. Zhang Limin (third row, third left).
Group photo of HKUST Pro-Chancellor Dr. John Chan Cho-Chak (first row, fourth left), Council Chairman Prof. Harry Shum (first row, fourth right), Court Chairman Dr. the Honorable Andrew Liao Cheung-Sing (first row, third left), and President Prof. Nancy Ip (first row, third right), along with other senior management, Council and Court members, representatives of donors, as well as seven Named Professors, including Prof. Zhang Limin (third row, third left). [Download Photo]

Prof. ZHANG Limin, Head and Chair Professor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was recognized with the prestigious Wilson H. Tang Professorship in Engineering at HKUST’s Eighth Inauguration Ceremony of Named Professorships on November 20, 2025. He was among a group of seven eminent academics across the University to receive such honors. The ceremony was officiated by HKUST Pro-Chancellor Dr. John CHAN Cho-Chak.

Launched in 2013, the Named Professorships was established through donations from individuals and corporations. It aims to honor and recognize eminent academics at HKUST for their contributions to the field of academia and uphold the University’s remarkable tradition of academic and research excellence by attracting the best scholars in the region and from around the globe, and by retaining outstanding academicians at the University.

Prof. Zhang Limin is an accomplished world-class scholar in the field of geotechnical risk management. His international visibility is evidenced by numerous honors and awards he has received, notably the inaugural National Engineer Award and ASCE Ralph B. Peck Award. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Georisk, a leading international journal in engineered systems and geohazards. His project on “Digital Twin-Empowered Landslide Emergency Risk Management” was awarded funding in the highly competitive Theme-based Research Scheme in 2023/24. He is also co-leading a research project to develop the world’s first lightweight, high-resolution, high-precision carbon dioxide (CO₂) and methane (CH₄) synergistic observatory payload.

Prof. Zhang joins 10 other existing named professors in the School of Engineering, bringing the School’s total to 11.

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Council Chairman Prof. Harry Shum (third right), President Prof. Nancy Ip (third left), Vice-President for Research and Development Prof. Tim Cheng (second left), Vice-President for Institutional Advancement Prof. Charles Ng (first left), Dean of Engineering Prof. Hong K. Lo (first left) and Prof. Zhang Limin (second right)
Council Chairman Prof. Harry Shum (third right), President Prof. Nancy Ip (third left), Vice-President for Research and Development Prof. Tim Cheng (second left), Vice-President for Institutional Advancement Prof. Charles Ng (first left), Dean of Engineering Prof. Hong K. Lo (first left) and Prof. Zhang Limin (second right)
Prof. Zhang Limin was conferred the prestigious title of Wilson H. Tang Professor of Engineering, which brings the School’s total number of named professors to 11.
Prof. Zhang Limin was conferred the prestigious title of Wilson H. Tang Professor of Engineering, which brings the School’s total number of named professors to 11.
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