31 IN FOCUS Prof. CHEN Yi Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics PhD – Northwestern University Prof. CHENG Minhao Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering PhD – University of California, Los Angeles Prof. DUAN Molong Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering PhD – University of Michigan Prof. HUANG Wei Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering PhD – University of California, San Diego Mr. Brian LAU Hui-Wang Lecturer, Integrative Systems and Design Dr. Khawar SARFRAZ Lecturer, Electronic and Computer Engineering PhD – The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Prof. WANG Zhe Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering PhD – Tsinghua University Prof. YANG Yansong Assistant Professor, Electronic and Computer Engineering PhD – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Prof. YU Yantao Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering PhD – The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Prof. ZHANG Jize Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering PhD – University of Notre Dame Prof. ZHANG Shenghan Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering PhD – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL) HKUST A HKUST Honorary Fellowship was conferred on Prof. YU Tongxi, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Prof. Yu, an expert on impact dynamics and plasticity, joined HKUST in . He served as Chair Professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, among other senior University roles. Such responsibilities encompassed establishing the HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School in Nansha, Guangzhou, where he became Founding Dean. Since his retirement in , Prof. Yu has continued to publish papers and to serve in di erent posts at the University, including Senior Advisor to the President. Creative Sound Design and Introduction to Biomedical Engineering, respectively. These accolades recognize outstanding instructors who have made substantial contribution to the design and/or teaching of exemplary common core courses and promotion of these courses to the University’s students. Four faculty were honored at the School of Engineering Teaching Excellence Appreciation Awards . The Distinguished Teaching Award was presented to Prof. Terence WONG ( rst le ), Chemical and Biological Engineering. Teaching Awards went to Prof. Andrew HORNER (second le ), Computer Science and Engineering, Prof. Rhea LIEM (second right), Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Prof. Ross MURCH ( rst right), Electronic and Computer Engineering. The awards go to faculty members who have demonstrated exemplary insights and e orts in reinventing engineering education. Prof. Horner and Prof. Wong also received Honorary Mentions in the Common Core Teaching Excellence Award for their courses on
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