Awards and appointments

Professor Wong Ming-hung

Advisor (Environmental Science), Department of Science and Environmental Studies

Award

• Professor Wong Ming-hung has been elected as a Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Earth Sciences Division on 30 May 2025.

Dr Chan Man-ho

Associate Dean of FLASS and Associate Professor, Department of Science and Environmental Studies

Award

• Dr Chan was awarded an Honourable Mention at the 2024 Gravity Research Foundation Essay Competition, in recognition of his outstanding achievements in astrophysics research.

Dr Bob Sun Fenghua

Associate Professor, Department of Health and Physical Education

Award

• Dr Sun was recently recognised as a “Fellow of the European College of Sport Science (FECSS)” for his significant contributions to the development of sport science through research and for providing invaluable support to the European College of Sport Science (ECSS).

Dr Alpha Ling Man-ho

Acting Head and Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Information Technology

Award

• Dr Ling’s presentation “A Data-Analytic Approach to Early Detection of At-Risk Students in Higher Education” won the Best Presentation Award at the 7th International Conference on Computational Science and Technologies in Education (CSTE), held in Wuhan, China from 18 to 20 April 2025.

Professor Ken Yung Kin-lam

Chair Professor of Biology and Neuroscience, Department of Science and Environmental Studies

Awards

• Professor Yung’s innovative project, “Novel Biomaterials Used for Dendritic Cell Vaccine for Cancer Immunotherapy” earned him a Gold Medal and an International Special Merit Award at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva.

Professor Philip Yu Leung-ho

Professor, Department of Mathematics and Information Technology

Award

• Professor Yu’s “Automatic Multi-modal Deep Learning Analysis System” received a Silver Medal at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva.

Mr Lo Wai-kin

Student in Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Artificial Intelligence and Educational Technology

Dr Henry So Chi-fuk 

Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematics and Information Technology

Award

• The team’s project, “Sign2V: Connecting Sign Language to the Verbal Sphere”, won a Silver Medal at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva.

Dr Fu Hong

Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Information Technology

Award

• Dr Fu’s “Smart Vest for Improving Behavioral Performance of School-aged Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)” was awarded a Bronze Medal at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva.

Dr Tiffany Bai Shurui

Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Information Technology

Award

• President’s Awards for Outstanding Performance – Teaching Award (Individual Award – Early Career Faculty Member Category)

Dr Chong Yee Ling

Senior Lecturer II, Department of Science and Environmental Studies

Award

• President’s Awards for Outstanding Performance – Teaching Award (Individual Award – General Faculty Member Category)

Financial Education Team of the Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies

Members: Professor Christina Yu Wai-mui (second from the right), Dr Eric Law Kim-fai (not in the photo), Dr Ray Lee Kwok-wai (not in the photo), and Dr Tan Weiqiang (third from the right).

Award

• Bronze prize (Teaching Division) at the Investor and Financial Education Award 2024 (IFEA 2024) by the Investor and Financial Education Council (IFEC) under the Security and Futures Commission (SFC).

An administrative team from the Department of Health and Physical Education

From left to right: Mr To Long-yin, Ms Samantha Liu Siu-man, Mr Tom Siu Ka-man, Mr Roy Chan Ching-yat, and Miss Elsa Chan Tsz-tung.

Award

• President’s Awards for Outstanding Performance – Certificate of Merit in the Administrative Services Category.