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Two professors from the Department of Mechanical an Aerospace Engineering have been named on the Highly Cited Researchers 2020 list by Clarivate.

Prof. YAN Lianke received the 2021 Newman Prize for Chinese Literature for his “lifelong contributions to world letters”.

Prof. Kei May Lau is the first woman winner of the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s J. J. Thomson Medal for Electronics since it was first presented 44 years ago.

The Executive MBA (EMBA) Program, jointly offered by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and the Kellogg School of Management, has been ranked No.1 in the world in the latest Financial Times (FT) Global EMBA Rankings. This year marks the tenth time the Program has topped this highly respected international chart, standing unrivalled in the world.

Prof. Charles NG Wang-Wai (left) and Prof. HUI Pan (right) were elected as the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Fellow and International Fellow respectively.

Prof. Kei May LAU, Fang Professor of Engineering and Chair Professor of Electronic and Computer Engineering (ECE), has been selected as the 2020 recipient of The Optical Society (OSA) Nick Holonyak Jr. Award. She is recognized for significant contributions to hetero-epitaxy of compound semiconductors on silicon for future integrated lasers and advancing the field of light-emitting diode microdisplays.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) held the fifth inauguration ceremony of named professorships today to honor 11 outstanding faculty members and their donors.   HKUST Council Chairman Mr. Andrew LIAO Cheung-Sing and President Prof. Wei SHYY officiated at the ceremony – conducted online this year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Donors and friends of the university also participated in the ceremony in celebration of the inauguration.   

Prof. Tim CHENG Received Pan Wen Yuan Foundation Award for Outstanding Research