31 IN FOCUS Prof. YANG Hai, Chair Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, received the Francis C. Turner Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He was recognized for his outstanding leadership in the elds of transportation network modeling and transportation economics, as well as his record in both research and mentoring. Prof. FU Lin Assistant Professor, joint position in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and Mathematics PhD – Technical University of Munich Prof. GAO Hanyu Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering PhD – Northwestern University Prof. Amir GOHARSHADY Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering PhD – Institute of Science and Technology Austria Prof. Mitch LI Assistant Professor, joint position in Integrative Systems & Design and Electronic & Computer Engineering PhD – The University of Hong Kong Prof. LI Xiaomeng Assistant Professor, joint position in Electronic & Computer Engineering and Computer Science & Engineering PhD – The Chinese University of Hong Kong Prof. Lionel PARREAUX Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering PhD – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL) Prof. Vinod PRASAD Professor of Engineering Practice, Electronic and Computer Engineering PhD – Nanyang Technological University Prof. XU Dan Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering PhD – University of Trento Prof. YANG Shuoguang Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics PhD – Columbia University Prof. ZHOU Xiaofang Chair Professor, Computer Science and Engineering PhD – The University of Queensland HKUST Prof. Jack CHENG, Civil and Environmental Engineering, received two accolades at the Construction Industry Council’s BIM Achievement Awards , which recognize outstanding performance in Building Information Modeling (BIM). Prof. Cheng received recognition in the projects category for his “Digital Twin for HKUST Campus” initiative that supports the University’s smart campus development, and in the organization category for the HKUST BIM Lab, which he directs. Four faculty were honored in the School of Engineering Teaching Excellence Appreciation Awards . The Distinguished Teaching Award was presented to Prof. David ROSSITER (le ), Computer Science and Engineering. Teaching Awards went to Prof. Ben CHAN (center), Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of the Center for Engineering Education Innovation, Prof. Henry LAM (right), Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Prof. Raymond WONG (above entry), Computer Science and Engineering. Prof. Raymond WONG, Computer Science and Engineering, was awarded the prestigious Michael G. Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching in . The honor is presented annually to the faculty member who best exempli es the continued pursuit of excellence as an educator from across all Schools at HKUST.
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