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Spotlighting Entrepreneurial Success of SENG Alumni
The Young Scientist Award at IPS-25 recognizes Prof. Zhou Yuanyuan’s outstanding scientific achievements and emerging leadership in photochemical energy science and advanced photovoltaics. The honor reflects the impact of his research and its potential to accelerate the development of next-generation solar technologies for a sustainable energy future.
The Young Scientist Award at IPS-25 recognizes Prof. Zhou Yuanyuan’s outstanding scientific achievements and emerging leadership in photochemical energy science and advanced photovoltaics. The honor reflects the impact of his research and its potential to accelerate the development of next-generation solar technologies for a sustainable energy future. 
Recognizing Contributions to Photochemical Energy Science
In their iterative dialogue with AI, students begin with an initial draft, evaluate AI-generated suggestions, identify weaknesses, refine their ideas, and repeat the process several times.
In their iterative dialogue with AI, students begin with an initial draft, evaluate AI-generated suggestions, identify weaknesses, refine their ideas, and repeat the process several times. 
Mr. Steven Ying (second left), Director of the Foundation for Amazing Potentials; Liao Zebing (center), 2025/26 recipient of the Ying Family PhD Research Award and PhD student of the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering (ECE); Prof. Shao Minhua (second right), Director of the HKUST Energy Institute; Prof. Andrew Poon (first left), Head and Professor of the ECE Department; and Prof. Abhishek Srivastava (first right), Associate Professor of the ECE Department and Zebing’s supervisor.
Mr. Steven Ying (second left), Director of the Foundation for Amazing Potentials; Liao Zebing (center), 2025/26 recipient of the Ying Family PhD Research Award and PhD student of the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering (ECE); Prof. Shao Minhua (second right), Director of the HKUST Energy Institute; Prof. Andrew Poon (first left), Head and Professor of the ECE Department; and Prof. Abhishek Srivastava (first right), Associate Professor of the ECE Department and Zebing’s supervisor. 
Recognizing Excellence in Sustainability and Green Tech Research
A research team, led by Prof. Irene Lo Man-Chi (first right), Chair Professor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at HKUST and formed by HKUST Research Associate Dr. Zheng Zexiao (second left), PhD candidate Zhang Jin (center), postdoctoral fellow Dr. Jonathan J. Calvillo Solís (first left), and MPhil student Howard Y. M. Cheung (second right), has recently achieved a major breakthrough by discovering a novel oxidant-free electrocatalytic mechanism, opening up a new direction for water
A research team, led by Prof. Irene Lo Man-Chi (first right), Chair Professor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at HKUST and formed by HKUST Research Associate Dr. Zheng Zexiao (second left), PhD candidate Zhang Jin (center), postdoctoral fellow Dr. Jonathan J. Calvillo Solís (first left), and MPhil student Howard Y. M. Cheung (second right), has recently achieved a major breakthrough by discovering a novel oxidant-free electrocatalytic mechanism, opening up a new direction for water purification technologies. 
Enhances Pollutant Removal Efficiency and Potentially Doubles Economic Value Compared with Conventional Methods
Prof. Xie Zhiyao (center) received the ACM SIGDA Outstanding New Faculty Award 2026 at the Design Automation Conference 2026. He is the first recipient from a Hong Kong tertiary institution to receive this highly competitive award since it was first presented in 2000.
Prof. Xie Zhiyao (center) received the ACM SIGDA Outstanding New Faculty Award 2026 at the Design Automation Conference 2026. He is the first recipient from a Hong Kong tertiary institution to receive this highly competitive award since it was first presented in 2000. 
Prof. Chen Hao (center), Assistant Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Director of the Collaborative Center for Medical and Engineering Innovation at HKUST, together with co-first authors Mr. HE Sunan (left) and Mr. NIE Yuxiang (right), both PhD students from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, in collaboration with an international team, have developed the novel medical AI framework GSCo.
Prof. Chen Hao (center), Assistant Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Director of the Collaborative Center for Medical and Engineering Innovation at HKUST, together with co-first authors Mr. HE Sunan (left) and Mr. NIE Yuxiang (right), both PhD students from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, in collaboration with an international team, have developed the novel medical AI framework GSCo. 
New GSCo Framework Significantly Improves Diagnostic Accuracy and Enables Low-Cost AI Model Development
Bridging Generations and Building Connections
As a newly elected Foreign Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences, Prof. Yu joins an elite international community of scientific leaders.
As a newly elected Foreign Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences, Prof. Yu joins an elite international community of scientific leaders.