35 IN FOCUS Administrative Prof. Joseph LEE Hun-Wei Appointed Senior Advisor to the President Professor Emeritus and Visiting Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Prof. NG Ka-Ming Appointed General Director of the HKUST Fok Ying Tung Research Institute Professor Emeritus and Visiting Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering Prof. Philip MOK Kwok-Tai Appointed Associate Dean of Engineering (Undergraduate Studies) Professor, Electronic and Computer Engineering Prof. Richard SO Hau-Yue Appointed Associate Dean of Engineering (Research and Graduate Studies) Professor, Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics Prof. QIU Huihe Appointed Head of Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Prof. TSUI Chi-Ying Appointed Head of Division of Integrative Systems and Design Professor, Electronic and Computer Engineering Faculty Members Prof. CHEN Qifeng Assistant Professor, jointly by Computer Science & Engineering and Electronic & Computer Engineering PhD – Stanford University Prof. Becki KUANG Yi Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering PhD – Brandeis University Dr. Carrie LING Senior Lecturer, Integrative Systems and Design PhD – The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Prof. Terence WONG Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering PhD – Washington University in St. Louis Prof. Allen WU Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics PhD – Northwestern University Prof. YANG Jiachuan Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering PhD – Arizona State University Prof. YEUNG Sai-Kit Associate Professor, Integrative Systems and Design PhD – The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Prof. Matthew MCKAY, Electronic and Computer Engineering, and Prof. Angela WU, Chemical and Biological Engineering, were among the forward-thinking academics under to be named a World Economic Forum Young Scientist in . Prof. McKay uses big data and modelling to explore intelligent vaccine design. Prof. Wu is a bioengineer studying genetic information in individual cells to increase knowledge of biological systems, including cancer and embryonic development. Young Scientists are selected for their contribution to advancing scienti c frontiers and integrating science into society. Chair Professors Prof. Jang Kyo KIM (pictured, top le ) and Prof. ZHAO Tianshou, both Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Prof. FAN Zhiyong (pictured le ), Electronic and Computer Engineering, were named Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate Analytics. New appointments
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