Recognition

Recognition

HKUST President Prof. Wei Shyy was bestowed with the distinction of Officer in the National Order of the Legion of Honour by Mr. Alexandre Giorgini, Consul General of France in Hong Kong and Macau on behalf of the President of the French Republic.
HKUST President Prof. Wei Shyy was bestowed with the distinction of Officer in the National Order of the Legion of Honour by Mr. Alexandre Giorgini, Consul General of France in Hong Kong and Macau on behalf of the President of the French Republic.  
Highest Distinction Bestowed by French Republic
The HKUST team won in Robocon Hong Kong Contest 2021, marking its 11th championship in the contest.
The HKUST team won in Robocon Hong Kong Contest 2021, marking its 11th championship in the contest. 
Prof. Zhang Jun
Prof. Zhang Jun 
Contributions to Dense Wireless Networks
Alumnus Prof. Yeung Sai-Kit is the first from HKUST to join the editorial board of ACM Transactions on Graphics, a top-ranked journal in the computer graphics field. His three-year term started in October 2021.
Alumnus Prof. Yeung Sai-Kit is the first from HKUST to join the editorial board of ACM Transactions on Graphics, a top-ranked journal in the computer graphics field. His three-year term started in October 2021. 
Prof. Andrew Poon is among the early players of the now global silicon photonics community.
Prof. Andrew Poon is among the early players of the now global silicon photonics community.  
A Leader in Optics and Photonics
PhD student Wu Aoyu
PhD student Wu Aoyu 
(From left) Prof. Terence Wong, Prof. Rhea Liem, Prof. Ross Murch, and Prof. Andrew Horner received the SENG Teaching Excellence Appreciation Award 2020-21 from Prof. Tim Cheng, Dean of Engineering.
(From left) Prof. Terence Wong, Prof. Rhea Liem, Prof. Ross Murch, and Prof. Andrew Horner received the SENG Teaching Excellence Appreciation Award 2020-21 from Prof. Tim Cheng, Dean of Engineering. 
Outstanding Teachers Recognized
Prof. Charles Ng
Prof. Charles Ng 
Rising to Climate Challenges on Infrastructure, Slopes and Constructions
Prof. Ricky Lee is the first recipient from China since the prestigious ASME Avram Bar-Cohen Memorial Award (formerly the InterPACK Achievement Award) was first presented in 1999.
Prof. Ricky Lee is the first recipient from China since the prestigious ASME Avram Bar-Cohen Memorial Award (formerly the InterPACK Achievement Award) was first presented in 1999. 
PhD student Usman Bin Shahid became the first student from a Hong Kong university to win in the Asia-Pacific Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition.
PhD student Usman Bin Shahid became the first student from a Hong Kong university to win in the Asia-Pacific Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition.