Awards & Recognitions
2026
The 51st Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions - Gold Medal
Professor, Division of Life Science, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Assistant Professor, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Dean of Humanities and Social Science|Yan Ai Foundation Professor of Social Science|Chair Professor, Division of Social Science
Associate Head and Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering|Director of BIM Lab|Director of Center for Digital Twin on the Built Environment|Associate Director of GREAT Smart Cities Institute
NSFC Young Scientists Fund (Category C) 2026
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Department of Chemistry|PG Programs Coordinator (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)|Associate Director of HKUST Energy Institute
Assistant Professor in the Division of Arts and Machine Creativity
Acting Head, Department of Materials|Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering|Program Director of MSc in Materials Engineering|Associate Director of HKUST Energy Institute|Acting Head, Department of Materials and Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering|PG Programs Coordinator (Computer Science and Engineering)
2026 Stanford/Elsevier World's Top 2% Most-Cited Scientists List in Economics and Business (Subfield: Economics)
Associate Professor, Division of Social Science|RPG Programs Coordinator (Social Science)|Associate Director of Center for Economic Growth