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External Honours and Awards

Below are selected examples of external honours and awards received by our researchers for the contributions that their research had made to society.

Year of Award

Awardee

Department

Award

Awarding Organisation

2023

Professor Xuechen Li

Department of Chemistry

Contribution Award in Carbohydrate Chemistry

Chinese Chemical Society (CCS)
2023

Professor Vivian Yam

Department of Chemistry

2023-24 Bailar Medal

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2023

Dr Wilton Fok

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Invention & Innovation Cai Award (China Delegation) & Prize of the Delegation of Malaysia & Gold Medal
(for 'Artificial Intelligence MGF Network for Anomalies Detection')

48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva
2023

Professor Barbara Chan

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Programme

Gold Medals with Congratulations of the Jury
(for 'Programmable Cell Niche Engineering Platform')

48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva
2023

Dr Jie Zhou, Dr Man Chun Chiu, Dr Cun Li and Professor Kwok Yung Yuen

Department of Microbiology

Gold Medal
(for 'Respiratory Organoids')

48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva
2023

Professor Sun Hongzhe, Professor Yuen Kwok-yung, Dr Yuan Shuofeng, Dr Wang RunMing, Dr Li Hongyan, Dr Jasper Chan Fuk-Woo, Dr Cheng Tianfan, Mrs Wang SuYu, and Mr Chan Chun Lung

 

Gold Medal
(for 'Bismuth-based Cocktail Therapy for Coronavirus')

48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva
2023

WISE Research Group

 

Gold Medal
(for 'PERfECT Wearables for Digital Health')

48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva
2023

Professor Jiandong Huang and Dr Yefan Hu

School of Biomedical Sciences

Gold Medal
(for 'Method of Developing a Peptide-based Vaccine Conjugated with 1V209')

48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva
2023

Professor Anderson Shum, Dr. Hassan Sammer Ul and Mr. Nicky Lee

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre

Gold Medal
(for 'DipμChip – Capillary Microfluidic Platform for Point-of-care Diagnostics')

48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva
2023

Professor Anthony Yeh, Dr Zhong Teng and Dr Run Shi

Department of Urban Planning and Design

Silver Medal
(for 'Smart Address Plates for Pedestrian Indoor Navigation and Location-Based Services and Management')

48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva
2023

Professor Pengtao Liu, Dr Degong Ruan and Professor Fang Liu

Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine and Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology

Silver Medal
(for 'A Novel Stem Cell-based Platform for Antiviral Discovery, Vaccine and Healthy Natural Products')

48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva
2023

Dr Ka-Wai Kwok

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Silver Medal
(for 'Ultra-thin Flexible Robotic Instruments for Endoluminal Surgery')

48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva
2023

Professor Kevin Tsia and Dr Kelvin Lee

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Silver Medal
(for 'Automatic Alignment of Microparticles')

48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva
2023

Dr Kin Hang Kok

Department of Microbiology

Silver Medal
(for 'Interferon-integrated coronavirus vaccine: a next-generation universal live vaccine protects against pan beta-coronavirus infection')

48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva
2023

Dr Kin Hang Kok

Department of Microbiology

Silver Medal
(for 'NanoComplex')

48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva
2023

Prof Wilson Lu, Professor Anthony Yeh and Mr KL Tam

iLab of the Faculty of Architecture and Department of Urban Planning and Design

Bronze Medal
(for 'Remote e-Inspection System for the Manufacturing and Delivery of Offsite Modular Construction')

48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva
2023

Dr Edmund Tse, Wanying Wang

Department of Chemistry

Bronze Medal
(for 'On-site Fertilizer Production for Perpetual Farming')

48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva
2023

Professor Chuan Wu, Dr Hao Luo, Dr Zhao Chongyu and Dr Wen Rongwei

Department of Computer Science

Bronze Medal
(for 'Smart Elderly Walker')

48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva
2023

Dr Louisa Hoi-Ying Lo, Dr William Whitehouse and Professor Julian Tanner

Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre

Bronze Medal
(for 'Aptasensor for Sepsis Diagnostic')

48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva
2023

Dr Yi Yang 

Department of Physics

35 Innovators Under 35 for China 

MIT Technology Review
2023

Dr Chao Xiang 

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

35 Innovators Under 35 for China 

MIT Technology Review
2023

Professor Victor O.K. Li

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Health Longevity Catalyst Award 2022

United States National Academy of Medicine
2023

Professor Barbara Chan

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Health Longevity Catalyst Award 2022

United States National Academy of Medicine
2023

 Dr Chenshu Wu

Department of Computer Science

Health Longevity Catalyst Award 2022

United States National Academy of Medicine
2023

Dr Wei-Ning Lee

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Health Longevity Catalyst Award 2022

United States National Academy of Medicine
2023

Professor Pengtao Liu  

School of Biomedical Sciences

Health Longevity Catalyst Award 2022

United States National Academy of Medicine
2023

Professor Billy Chow 

School of Biological Sciences

Health Longevity Catalyst Award 2022

United States National Academy of Medicine
2022

Professor Xiaobo Yin

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Xplorer Prize 2022

Tencent Foundation
2022 Dr Kaibin Huang Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

IEEE Fellow 2021

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
2021 Professor Yuguo Li Department of Mechanical Engineering

ASHRAE Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award 2021

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
2021

Professor Vivian Wing-Wah Yam

Department of Chemistry

American Chemical Society (ACS) National Award – 2022 Josef Michl ACS Award in Photochemistry   American Chemical Society
2021 Dr Jian He

Department of Chemistry

Croucher Innovation Awards 2021 Croucher Foundation
2020 Professor Jiandong Huang  School of Biomedical Sciences Croucher Senior Research Fellowships 2021 Croucher Foundation
2020 Professor Man Fung Yuen Department of Medicine Croucher Senior Medical Research Fellowship 2021 Croucher Foundation
2019 Dr Yufeng Wang Department of Chemistry Croucher Innovation Award 2019 Croucher Foundation
2019 Professor Anderson Shum Department of Mechanical Engineering

Croucher Senior Research Fellowship 2020

Croucher Foundation
2019 Professor Wang Yao Department of Physics

Croucher Senior Research Fellowship 2020

Croucher Foundation
2019 Dr Ping Luo Department of Computer Science

Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific

MIT Technology Review
2019 Dr Ziyan Guo Department of Mechanical Engineering

Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific

MIT Technology Review
2019 Dr Hao Guo Department of Civil Engineering

Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific

MIT Technology Review
2019 Dr Wendi Li Department of Mechanical Engineering

Gold Medal with the Congratulations of Jury 

(for ‘Transparent Conducting Film’)
47th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
2019 Professor Chuyang Tang Department of Civil Engineering

Gold Medal 

(for ‘Portable Water Filter’)
47th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
2019

Professor Lijian Jin
and

Dr Tze Chuen Ng
Faculty of Dentistry

Gold Medal 

(for ‘NJ Toothbrush’)
47th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
2019 Professor Aimin Xu Department of Medicine

Gold Medal 

(for ‘Methods and Compositions for Use of Neutrophil Elastase and Proteinase 3 as Diagnostic Biomarkers’)
47th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
2019 Dr Hani Said El-Nezamy School of Biological Sciences

Gold Medal 

(for ‘A novel probiotic mixture “Prohep” for potential treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma’)
47th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
2019 Professor Yiu Cheong Dennis Leung Department of Mechanical Engineering

Silver Award 

(for ‘Paper Battery’)
47th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
2019 Dr Yong Hu Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Silver Award 

(for ‘Soft Robotic Glove for Rehabilitation’)
47th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
2019 Dr Anderson Shum Department of Mechanical Engineering

Silver Award 

(for ‘Project ADEN: Affordable Automated Diversified Encapsulation’)
47th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
2019 Dr Henry Ying Kei Lau Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Silver Award
(for ‘The Real Virtuality for Aircraft Inspection (ReVAI) Training System’)
47th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
2019 Dr Vincent Wai Leuk Tam Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Silver Award
(for ‘SmartEat’)
47th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
2019 Professor Yizhou Yu Department of Computer Science IEEE Fellow 2019 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
2019 Dr Lijun Jiang Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering IEEE Fellow 2019 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
2018 Professor Ron Shu Yuen Hui Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Fellow US National Academy of Inventors
2018 Dr Ruibang Luo Department of Computer Science Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific MIT Technology Review
2018

Professor Shu Yuen Ron Hui

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

The Prize of Patent Office Of Cooperation Council for THE ARAB STATES OF THE GULF – CCPO and Gold Medal with Special Recognition by the International Jury of Experts
(for ‘Passive LED Power Driver: a Smart and Environmental-Friendly Street Lighting Technology’)

46th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
2018

Professor Yok Lam Kwong 
and 
Professor Cyrus Rustam Kumana

Department of Medicine

Gold Medal
(for ‘Arsenol®: The First Oral Formulation of Arsenic Trioxide’)

46th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
2018

Professor Wutian Wu 
and
Mr Hei Ming Lai

School of Biomedical Sciences

Gold Medal
(for ‘Development and Applications of Next Generation Histology for 3D Interrogation of Human Brain’)
46th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
2018

Professor Anthony Gar-On Yeh 
and
Dr Teng Zhong

Department of Urban Planning and Design

Gold Medal 
(for ‘Angle Difference Method for Vehicle Navigation in Multilevel Road Networks’)

46th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva

2018

Dr Tiantian Kong, 
Dr Zhou Liu, 
Ms Jingmei Li, 
Dr Anderson Ho Cheung Shum 
and 
Professor Liqiu Wang

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Silver Medal 

(for ‘Efficient and Rapid Mixing of Highly Viscous Fluids’)
46th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
2018

Professor William Weijia Lu, 
Dr Christian Xinshuo Fang
and
Mr Sloan Austin Kulper

Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Silver Medal
(for ‘Anti-penetration Bone Implant Device and Method’)

46th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
2018

Professor Xuechen Li

Department of Chemistry

Silver Medal

(for ‘Development of Next-Generation Antibacterial Drugs’) 
46th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
2018

Professor Liqiu Wang 
and 
Mr Ping An Zhu

Department of Mechanical Engineering

TechConnect Global Innovation Award
for ‘Omniphobic porous membrane and methods for preparing the same’)

TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo (TCWI) 2018

2018

Dr Mingxin Huang 
and 
Dr Binbin He

Department of Mechanical Engineering

TechConnect Global Innovation Award
(for ‘Super Steel - A method for the fabrication of a super-strong and ductile multi-phase steel’)

TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo (TCWI) 2018

2017 Dr Giulio Chiribella Department of Computer Science Croucher Senior Research Fellowship 2018-2019 Croucher Foundation

2017

Professor Kenneth Mei Yee Leung

School of Biological Sciences

Biwako Prize for Ecology

Ecological Society of Japan

2016

Mr Joshua Paul Bolchover
and 
Mr John Chun-han Lin

Department of Architecture

RIBA Award for International Excellence and RIBA International Emerging Architect prize

Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)

2016

Professor Nagendra Shan

School of Biological Sciences

International Dairy Foods Association Research Award in Dairy Foods Processing

American Dairy Science Association

2016

Dr Heming Cui

Department of Computer Science

Croucher Innovation Award

Croucher Foundation

2014

Mr John Chun-han Lin
and 
Mr Oliver Patrick Ottevere

Department of Architecture

World Small Project of the Year 2014

World Architecture Festival

2014

Professor Chi Yung Jim

Department of Geography

L.C. Chadwick Award for Arboricultural Research

International Society of Arboriculture