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From left: Dr. Kate Ching Ching CHAN, Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, CUHK; Prof. Paul Kay Sheung CHAN, Chairman, Department of Microbiology, CUHK; Dr. Karene Hoi Ting YEUNG, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Paediatrics, CUHK; Prof. Tony NELSON, Clinical Professional Consultant, Department of Paediatrics, CUHK; and Prof. Wing Hung TAM, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology)

Since 2015, 18 GPS students have been awarded the Innovation and Technology Scholarship Award, amounting to about 20% of the total number of awardees

Ms. Jenniffer Paguio (centre), PhD candidate, the Nethersole School of Nursing; the first runner-up and second runner-up were Mr. Mohid Iftikhar (right), PhD student, Department of Government and Public Administration; and Ms. Riyang Sun (left), PhD candidate, the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, respectively.

Group Sense Innovation and Entrepreneurial Project Award

From right: Prof. Heng Pheng-Ann and Miss Dou Qi

Dr. Kent Lee (1st left) expects the project could integrate international students with local students. uReply GO was developed by Prof. Paul Lam (2nd right) and his team at CLEAR

(From left) First runner-up Marco Ho, champion Kuterera Myrmidon Zvikomborero Kangara, and second runner-up Timothy Tung

Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof. Poon Wai-yin (6th right), Prof. Jane Jackson of the Department of English (6th left), Dr. Jose Lai, Director of ELTU (5th right), and Mr. Hardy Tsoi, former CUHK Arts Administrator and Sir Run Run Shaw Hall Manager (4th right) with the finalists

Professor Yang (left) surveyed the seafloor structure in the Makran trench with
Ocean Bottom Seismographs

Dr. Chan Shuk-leung

Prof. Arieh Warshel

Dr. Zhou Jianping

Mrs. Lee Yick Hoi-lun Helen

Dr. Chan Shuk-leung

Prof. Arieh Warshel

Dr. Zhou Jianping

Dr. Lee Yick Hoi-lun Helen

Mr. Eric Ng (right)

Prof. Cheng Chun-hung (1st left)

Prof. Hui Shu-cheong David (right) and Dr. Ng So-shan Susanna (left)

Mrs. Marjan J. Oudeman (left), President of the Executive Board of Utrecht University

A team of students from the Faculty of Business Administration claimed the championship of the KPMG International Case Competition 2017, beating 22 other teams from the world over.

Prof. Tam Wing-hung (centre)

Prof. Richard Bamler (photo)

Thomas Chee King-hei

CUHK representatives—Prof. Fung Tung (3rd left), Mr. Li Sing-cheung (1st left), Ms. Esther Kuo (3rd right) and Mr. Thomas Yuen (2nd right)—receive the Merit Award under the Green Building Leadership Category from the Hong Kong Green Building Council

Prof. Morris Jong (right), Director of CLST; Mr. Eric Luk (left), Educational Development Officer (IT) and Mr. Jimmy Leung (centre), Software Developer presenting the EduVenture VR® learning system at the InnoCarnival 2016

Dr. Tam Yuk-him (left) and Prof. Ng Chi-fai of the Department of Surgery

Prof. Lam Hon-ming (left) and Prof. Wong Kam-bo show the 3-D model of plant protein

From left: Prof. Leung Mei-yee, Dr. Wong Wing-hung and Dr. Julie Chiu

(From left) Prof. Fanny Cheung, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of CUHK, Prof. Lui Lok-ming, Ronald, Associate Professor of
the Department of Mathematics and Prof. Xin Zhouping, William M.W. Mong Professor of Mathematics.

Award-winning students with Prof. Wong Kam-fai (3rd right), Associate Dean (External Affairs), Faculty of Engineering

From left: Dr. Gary Cheung, clinical assistant professor (honorary) and Dr. Alex Lee, assistant
professor, Division of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK; and Dr. Kwok Ka-wai, assistant
professor, Faculty of Engineering, HKU

Dai Yichen, Serena

Mrs. Carrie Lam, Chief Secretary for Administration of the HKSAR Government, presents the Croucher Senior Research Fellowship to Prof. James Lau

CUHK Receives Four Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards<br><br>CUHK receives four Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards (Science and Technology) from the Ministry of Education in 2012. The award presentation ceremony was held on16 May at the Lecture Theatre of Shaw College. Dr. Du Zhanyuan <em>(left)</em>, Vice-Minister of Education, presented the award certificates to Prof. Benjamin W. Wah, Provost, CUHK.

Mr. Li Ka Shing and Mr. Anthony Wu listen to what the TrueBeam System, the most advanced radiotherapy technology for cancer treatment newly installed in the Prince of Wales Hospital, can do in the company of Prof. Joseph Sung

Prof. Benny Zee (left) and his team of the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care have developed a retinal image algorithm that evaluates cerebral vessel conditions and stroke risk

New Non-Invasive Technology to Measure Liver Fat
Prof. Vincent Wong (left) and Prof. Grace Wong with the new non-invasive imaging technology—Controlled Attenuation Parameter

The Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology pioneers computer-assisted tumour surgery (CATS) for treating bone cancer

Prof. Dennis Y.M. Lo, Li Ka Shing Professor of Medicine, won the 2012 Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize

The Institute of Digestive Disease introduces an innovative technology: colon pill camera for screening bowel cancer

The Mystery of 'Little Brain' Deterioration<br><br>Prof. Chan Ho-yin Edwin (left) and his PhD student Frankie H. Tsoi illuminate pathogenic pathways of spinocerebellar ataxias

The Institute of Space and Earth Information Science has received a donation of RMB 1 million from the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation for establishing a book gallery, organizing conferences and setting up scholarships.

The new findings of the research team led by Prof. Fung Ming-Chiu from the School of Life Sciences reveal that normal cells can reverse apoptosis as cancer cells do. And reversal of apoptosis may cause normal cells to become carcinogenic.

Prof. Daniele Perissin of the Institute of Space and Earth Information Science received the Dragon Programme award from the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST) for his contribution to the success of their cooperation programme on space remote sensing.

Prof. Chan Lik-yuen Henry and Prof. Wong Lai-hung Grace of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics show the new XL probe and the regular M probe of Fibroscan. The new XL probe is used to assess liver fibrosis among obese subjects.

To address security problems arising from the use of mobile devices, Prof. Lee Pak-ching, Patrick, assistant professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, has developed three innovative technologies for mobile cloud computing with many advantages, including encryption, safety, high speed, economy and reliability.

The Chinese University received six Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards (Science and Technology) from the Ministry of Education in 2011, including three first-class awards in natural sciences, two first-class awards and one second-class award in technology advancement.

Four Year 1 students from the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, designed a refuse sorting device using a sound detection system, and won the championship in the First Greater China Design Competition.

Two teams comprising six students of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering snatched both the championship and the second runner-up position in the IBM Inter-University Programming Contest 2012 on 11 February 2012.

The CUHK-PWH Lee Quo Wei Cardiovascular Intervention Centre officially opened on 2 April 2012, the only one in Hong Kong performing renal sympathetic denervation, left atrial appendage (LAA) occluder and cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) implantation in public setting.

The Village Rebuild Demonstration Project in Maan Qiao Village of Sichuan was awarded the Jury Commendation for Innovation in 2011, UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation.

Dr. Colin Storey, University Librarian, was awarded the 2011 Hong Kong Library Association lifetime Honorary Fellowship on 9 December 2011.

Prof. Kwan Hoi-shan, director of the Food Research Centre, developed a platform and database for the DNA-based species authentication of common dried seafood and tonic food products. The platform will enable the industry to monitor and verify the origins and species of these products.

CUHK Students Sweep the 12th Challenge Cup
CUHK's team won the Hong Kong and Macau Cup in the 12th Challenge Cup for the fifth time.

Dr. Chen Fulong, research associate of the Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, won the ShunjiMurai Award—the Best Paper Award of the annual conference of Asian Association on Remote Sensing.

CUHK Scientists Reveal Genetic Link between Dissimilar Forms of Animals<br><br>Prof. Chu Ka-hou (left) and Dr. Tsang Ling-ming show the dramatic difference in size between king crabs and hermit crabs.

Prof. Dennis Lo Yuk-ming, Li Ka Shing Professor of Medicine, received the AACC-NACB Award for Outstanding Contributions to Clinical Chemistry in a Selected Area of Research. He is the first ever Chinese to receive the honour.

Three academics were made Senior Research Fellows by the prestigious Croucher Foundation in March 2011 for their respective achievements in computer science and medical research.

Three research projects were honoured with the Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards of the Ministry of Education in March 2011. The awards were presented on campus by the Ministry's special envoy and the recipients are seen here beaming with their trophies.

Two CUHK scientists, Prof. Huang Jie (right) and Prof. Poon Wai-sang, were in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in January 2011 to receive prizes from the National Office for Science and Technology Awards for the research projects they led.

The Department of Surgery at CUHK performed the first two cases of robotic-assisted endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for the treatment of early gastric neoplasia in Hong Kong. This complex endoscopic surgery involved the use of newly designed robotic arms attached to the ordinary endoscope.

Prof. Ho Pui-yin from the Department of History receives the Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes académiques (Knighthood in the Order of Academic Palms) from Mr. A. Barthélémy, Consul-General of France in Hong Kong and Macau, for her contribution in higher education.

In December 2010 Prof. Dennis Lo published his groundbreaking research that by analyzing a blood sample of the mother the entire genome of the fetus can be deduced and screened for possible diseases. Professor Lo was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in May 2011.

Prof. Philip Chiu demonstrates a new non-invasive surgery to treat esophageal motility.

Prof. Xu Yangsheng (right) and Dr. Lam Tin-lun demonstrating Treebot, their new invention which could climb trees of any size and shape in a caterpillar-like motion to carry out a large variety of robotic duties.

Another peep into the Great Unknown: CUHK initiatives in the use of DNA chips for prenatal diagnosis proved to be highly successful.

Prof. Xiao Xudong (left) and Prof. Li Quan of the Physics Department developed low cost, high efficiency, thin film solar cells.

Five CUHK students won prizes at the New World Mathematics Awards Presentation Ceremony in December 2010 for outstanding achievements in their undergraduate or postgraduate studies.

CUHK Research Breakthrough on Soybeans
From left: Prof. Xie Zuowei, Acting Dean, Faculty of Science, CUHK; Prof. Samuel S.M. Sun; Prof. Cheng Chun-yiu Jack, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, CUHK; Prof. Hon-ming Lam; and Prof. Chu Ka-hou, Acting Director, School of Life Sciences, CUHK

Miss Tan Lu, a doctoral student at CUHK, won the accolade of being the Best Young Author with a paper presented at the Asian Conference on Remote Sensing in Hanoi in November 2010.

The soya bean is native to China, but having been grown in other lands for many years it has lost some of its genetic robustness. The <b>Homecoming of Soybeans</b> project aims at restoring the crop’s stress tolerance and enabling it to be grown in more parts of China. Prof. Samuel Sun (left) and Prof. Lam Hon-ming are at the helm of this meaningful project.

The ending is nigh – nature's secret revealed: CUHK medical team discovered that genetic markers could predict end-stage renal diseases among diabetes sufferers.

Prof. Yau Shing-tung (4th right), Distinguished Professor-at-Large of CUHK, has recently added yet another rare star to his academic firmament. Already a Fields Medallist, Prof. Yau was presented with the 2010 Wolf Prize in Mathematics, making him the only person of Chinese ethnicity to date who holds both honours.

Prof. Christopher Cheng of the School of Biomedical Sciences was honoured with a State Natural Science Award (second class) for his research on Chinese medicinal herbs. He attributed his success to collaborative work with research institutions of high repute on the mainland.

With former Vice-Chancellor Prof. Charles K. Kao after he received the Nobel Prize in Physics (5 February 2010)

Turbulence has important bearing on weather, oceanic circulation and geomagnetic disasters. Prof. Xia Keqing of the Physics Department is at the forefront of research on the subject, and for his outstanding contribution he was presented with the 2009 State Natural Science Award (second class) by the State Council.

In the fifth round of UGC's Areas of Excellence scheme, two CUHK research projects netted a total of $103 million in grants. Of this, $80 million will go to the Institute of Network Coding, where Prof. Raymond Yeung (left) and his colleagues research on telecommunications, information security, and bioinformatics.

Professor Kao wins the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics

Prof. Lin Hui (3rd right) was in Beijing to receive an Outstanding Contribution Prize from the Asian Association on Remote Sensing in recognition of his work in the development of remote sensing theories and application in various scientific areas.

Staff Honoured for Exemplary Service
Nine members of the University were presented the Exemplary Service Award 2007–08 by Prof. Lawrence J. Lau (6th left), Vice-Chancellor, on 6 February 2009 at the Esther Lee Building.

Prof. Charlie Wang (right) was recently presented with the CIE Young Engineer Award 2009 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, for outstanding contribution to the application of computers in engineering. The award is available only to scientists under 35 years of age.

Possibly a modern continuation of the <b>Coppelia</b> story, the CUHK MoE-Microsoft Key Laboratory of Human-Centric Computing and Interface Technologies was granted national recognition status and put under Ministry of Education management at a ceremony held in August 2010.

Summer Heritage Workshop II 'Integrating Heritage: Public Spaces'
Architecture students win Best Design Award

Dr. Choh-ming Li spoke at the academic exchange agreement signing ceremony with the University of California on 26 August 1965

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