Awards & Recognitions
2026
The 51st Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions - Gold Medal
Head and Chair Professor, Department of Ocean Science|Chair Professor, Department of Mathematics, Division of Environment and Sustainability|Director of Center for Ocean Research in Hong Kong and Macau|Director of Joint Lab for Coastal Observation and Modeling|Director of Ocean Dynamics and Modeling Program
The 51st Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions - Gold Medal
Professor, Division of Life Science, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Associate Head and Professor, Division of Environment and Sustainability|Director of IAS Atmospheric Research Center
Head and Chair Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering|Cheong Ying Chan Professor of Energy Engineering and Environment|Director of HKUST Energy Institute|Director of Joint Laboratory for Hydrogen Energy
ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee Research Award for Young Scientist 2025
Associate Professor, Division of Environment and Sustainability
Vice-President for Institutional Advancement|CLP Holdings Professor of Sustainability|Chair Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering|Director of State Key Laboratory of Climate Resilience for Coastal Cities
HKUST Remotely Operated Vehicle Team
Fang Professor of Engineering|Chair Professor, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Department of Computer Science and Engineering|Director of Institute of Integrated Circuits and Systems|Director of HKUST and Intel Joint Laboratory|Director of HKUST-SDU Intelligent Computing Joint Laboratory
Executive Director for Undergraduate Recruitment and Student Development (School of Engineering)|Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering|Director of Research Center on Decarbonization Technology
Elected Member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of the United States
IAS Paul C W Chu Professor|Chair Professor, Department of Physics|Director of IAS Center for Fundamental Physics