HKIE-MI Contest Triumph A team of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management undergraduates received the first prize in the HKIE-MI Student Project Competition 2013/14. It was the second consecutive year for HKUST students to triumph in the prestigious competition, organized by the Manufacturing and Industrial Division of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE-MI). The team comprised Jeffrey Chun Hei Chan, Adam Kin Lok Cheung, Raphael Ming Him Chui and Quentin Ting Kwan Tsui. ECE Industry Day ECE Final Year Project Industry Day 2014 helped Electronic and Computer Engineering (ECE) students and industry connect by showcasing the project work and ideas of graduating members of the department. Both demo and poster sessions were held and close to 200 students, faculty members and company representatives attended. Judging the top three projects in the demos were panels comprising representatives from Analog Devices, ASM Pacific Technology, ASTRI, Guangdong Hiway Integrated Circuit Technology (HK), RS Components, Synopsys (Beijing), Micom Tech, Texas Instruments, The Hong Kong Electronics Industry Council/Protronic (Far East), Hong Kong Electronics & Technologies Association/Cell Technology Limited, Advanced Card Systems, and ViXS Systems HK. The gold award was won by Wing Hong Chan for his “Wearable Gesture Input Device” project. The success of the inaugural year of collaboration under the Ford-HKUST Conservation and Environmental Research Grants program has led to continued funding for 2014-15, with another 19 projects supported and results from these latest projects due to be reported in May. The program is a unique partnership to promote environmental sustainability and nurture talent by supporting School of Engineering Master of Science students in their research on environmental and conservation science and conservation engineering. Ford donated HK$500,000 for the graduate research grants, which was then matched by HKUST for a total fund of HK$1 million. Twenty-three projects were funded for 2013-14. “The first year of this program was a resounding success, and really underscored our belief that together with HKUST, we have created an exciting research grants program that drives creativity, innovation and potentially industry-shaping research,” said Mr David Westerman, Managing Director, Asia Pacific Emerging Markets, Ford Motor Company. “We can’t wait to see the results of the research projects funded this year.” The first year of the partnership concluded with the grantees spending four days at Ford’s Asia Pacific headquarters in Shanghai and Research and Engineering Center in Nanjing in late Spring 2014. Ford Conservation Research Grants Sustained Science Toy Challenge The Science Toy Design Competition, organized by the Department of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management, gave HKUST students the opportunity to create an educational toy that would be produced and marketed by NSI International Inc, a leading designer and manufacturer of educational toys in the US. The gold award went to undergraduate Kai Ho Lau, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, for his “Key and Lock” toy. Committee Chair for Construction Productivity Prof Christopher Leung, Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was appointed Founding Chair of the Committee on Productivity and Research by the Hong Kong Construction Industry Council. The Committee will benchmark or set standards for processes involved in a construction project, recommend strategies to enhance industry productivity and competitiveness, and co-ordinate construction research and development to assist practical application of research results. Shadow a CEO Winner MSc student Yue Ma, Electronic and Computer Engineering, was chosen from a competitive field to join the Classified Post’s “Shadow a CEO” Program, spending several days witnessing the daily work of Ir Joseph Choi, Managing Director of Hsin Chong Construction Company Ltd. The experience provided valuable insight and tips on management skills in real-life work situations. Talking Points 21 In Focus
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NDk5Njg=