29 IN FOCUS Prof. Guillermo GALLEGO, Crown Worldwide Professor of Engineering and Chair Professor of Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics, was awarded the INFORMS Revenue Management and Pricing Section Prize for the second time. He received the honor for his co-authored paper, “A Markov Chain Approximation to Choice Modeling”, published in Operations Research (Vol ) in . The award is presented to the best contribution to the science of pricing and revenue management published in English over the past ve years. Prof. Gallego rst received the prize in . Faculty External honors Prof. Ricky LEE Shi-Wei, Chair Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Acting Dean of the Systems Hub at HKUST(GZ), has received the Avram Bar-Cohen Memorial Award (previously the InterPACK Achievement Award) from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, becoming the rst Chinese scientist to win the accolade. Prof. Lee’s research focuses on the development of packaging and assembly technologies for electronics and optoelectronics. Prof. SUN Fei, Chemical and Biological Engineering, was named a Excellent Young Scientist by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. The award is one of the most prestigious honors for young academics in China. It supports promising scholars who have already achieved good results in basic research in pursuing further innovative studies. Prof. Sun’s research interests range across synthetic biology, protein engineering, chemical biology, and biomaterials. CLP Holdings Professor of Sustainability Prof. Charles NG Wang-Wai, Chair Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Dean of HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School, and Vice-President of HKUST(GZ), has received a Natural Science Award (Second Class) from the State Council for research contributions to mitigation of construction accidents and natural disasters caused by unsaturated soils. Prof. Andrew POON Wing-On, Head of Electronic and Computer Engineering (ECE), has been elected a Fellow of Optica (formerly known as The Optical Society [OSA]) in recognition of outstanding contributions to microcavity optics and photonics and their applications in silicon photonics. This brings the total number of Optica Fellows in ECE to ve. Prof. Ying CHAU, Chemical and Biological Engineering, was named “Leading Woman in STEM” at the th Annual Women of Influence (WOI) Conference & Awards, organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and the WOI committee. Prof. Chau was lauded for her education and research capabilities, strong entrepreneurial skills, and social impact. She is the Founding Director of the Student Innovation for Global Health Technology (SIGHT) initiative at HKUST, an undergraduate education platform that enables students to work on innovative solutions for healthcare problems around the world.
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