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The University | Honorary Awards and Appointments
Honorary Graduates
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) conferred Honorary Doctorates upon prominent figures in recognition of their distinguished accomplishments and contributions. Please click here for the list of Honorary Degree recipients.
University Fellows
Since 2000, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has conferred the honorary title of University Fellowship on a number of outstanding individuals in recognition of their significant contributions to the University and the community. Please click here for the list of Fellows.
Distinguished Honorary Professors and Honorary Professors
Distinguished Honorary Professors
Ryoji NOYORI, BSc (Kyoto); MSc (Kyoto); PhD (Kyoto); MACS; MKCS; MPSJ; MSOC; Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2001
K. Barry SHARPLESS, BA (Dartmouth Coll.); PhD (Stan.); MNAS; MRSChem(Hon.); Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2001
WAI Alex 衛炳江, BSc (H.K.); MS (Maryland); PhD (Maryland); FHKEng; FHKIE; FIEEE; FOSA
YANG Yang 楊陽, BSc (Natn’l ChengKung); MSc (Massachusetts); PhD(Massachusetts); FAPS; FEM; FMRS; FRSC; FSPIE
Honorary Professors
Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology
LAM Shun-chiu Dennis 林順潮, MBBS (H.K.); MD (C.U.H.K.); DO (Ireland); DO (Glas); FRCS (Edin.); FRCOphth (U.K.); FCOphth (H.K.); FHKAM(Ophth)
LO Chun Lap Samuel 盧俊立, BSc (NE); PhD (Monash); Dip(Biol) (H.K. Baptist Coll.)
QIU Xuan 邱宣, BSc (Guanxi Normal); MSc (Jilin); PhD (Jilin)
TAM Siu Lun John 談兆麟, BSc (Tor.); MSc (Tor.); PhD (H.K.); BBS
Department of Applied Mathematics
MA Zhi-ming 馬志明, BSc (Chongqing Normal); DSc (CAS); Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences and Institute of Mathematical Statistics
SHU Chi-wang 舒其望, BS (U.S.T. of China); PhD (UCLA)
TANG Tao 湯濤, BSc (Peking); PhD (Leeds)
YE Yinyu 葉蔭宇, BS (Huazhong U.S.T.); MS (Stan.); PhD (Stan.)
Department of Applied Social Sciences
LEUNG Man Cynthia 梁敏, BSocSc (H.K.); MSc (Lond.); PhD (Monash); PgCert (H.K.); PgD (Lond.); AFHKPS; MAPS; MBPS; MDEP
MILLER Richard B, BSc (BrighamYoung); MSc (BrighamYoung); PhD (S.Calif)
WANG Sibin 王思斌, BA (Peking); MSoc (Peking)
XU Qinhua 許勤華, BA (Beijing Foreign Studies); LLM (Renmin); JSD (Renmin)
YAN Hairong 嚴海蓉, BA (Huazhong U.S.T.); MA (Nanjing U.); MA (Calif.); PhD (Wash.)
Angelina YUEN 阮曾媛琪, BBS; BSocSc (H.K.); MEd (Manc.); MSW (Tor.); PhD (H.K.); CQSW; JP
Department of Biomedical Engineering
FAN Yubo 樊瑜波, BSc (Beijing); PhD (Sichuan)
Ronald Aurele ROY, BS (Maine); MA (Oxf.); MS (Mississippi); MPhil (Yale); PhD (Yale)
WOO Lau-yuen Savio 胡流源, BS (ChicoStateCollege); MS (Wash.); PhD (Wash.); DSc (Calif State); DEng [PolyU(H.K.)]
Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies
Jesper FALKHEIMER, MSSc (Karlstad); PhD (Lund)
Department of Chinese History and Culture
CHEN Zuwu 陳祖武, MA (CASS); Academician (equivalent) of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
HUANG Yi-long 黃一農, BSc (NTHU); MSc (Columbia); PhD (Columbia); Academician of Academia Sinica, Taiwan
LEUNG Ki Che Angela 梁其姿, BA (H.K.); MA (EHESS); PhD (EHESS); Academician of Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Willard J. PETERSON 裴德生, BA (UR); MA (Lond.); PhD (Harv.)
POON Chung-kwong 潘宗光, GBM; GBS; OBE; PhD (Lond.); DSc (Lond.); HonDHumanities [PolyU(H.K.)]; JP
WANG Fan-shen 王汎森, BA (Natn'l Taiwan); MA (Natn'l Taiwan); PhD (Prin.)
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Donald Ray BLAKE, BS (UCLA); MS (U.C.I.); PhD (U.C.I.)
Guy Pierre F. BRASSEUR, BEng (Free U. of Brussels); PhD (Free U. of Brussels)
David Arthur NETHERCOT, BSc (U. Wales); PhD (U. Wales); DSc (U. Wales); FREng; FIStructE; FICE; FCGI; OBE
Gary PARKER, BSc (John Hopkins U.); PhD (U. of Minnesota)
Surendra P. SHAH, BE (B.V.M. Coll.); MS (Lehigh); PhD (Cornell); FACI; FRILEM
Department of Computing
LYU Jian 呂建, BSc (Nanjing U.); MSc (Nanjing U.); PhD (Nanjing U.)
MEI Hong, PhD (Shanghai Jiao Tong)
SHA Lui 夏雷, BSc (McG); MSc (Carnegie-Mellon); PhD (Carnegie-Mellon)
Department of English and Communication
John Robert EDWARDS, BA (W.Ont.); MA (McG); PhD (McG); CPsychol; CSci; FBPsS; FRSC
WATSON, Bernadette Maria, PhD (Qld); RP(Aust.)
Department of Food Science and Nutrition
CHE Chun-tao 車鎮濤, BSc (C.U.H.K.); MPhil (C.U.H.K.); PhD (UIC)
TAAM WONG Vivan Ci-woon 黃譚智媛, MBBS (HK); FFPH; FHKAM; FRACMA; FRCOG; FRCP(London); JP
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
LIN, Otto C.C. 林垂宙, BS (Natn’l Taiwan); MA (Col.); PhD (Col.)
Department of Management and Marketing
NING Gaoning 寧高寧, BSc (Shandong); MBA (Pitt)
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Ho Shu Leong 何樹良, MBBCh (Wales); MD (Wales); MRCP (U.K.); FMGEMS (U.S.); FLEX (U.S.); FHKCP; FHKAM; FRCP (Edin.); FRCP(Lond.); FRCP (Glas.)
PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
Dan M. FRANGOPOL, PhD (Liège); Dip [Institute of Civil Engineering(Romania)]; HonDD(Liège); HonDD [PolyU of Milan(Italy)]; HonDD [Technical University of Civil Engineering(Romania)]; HonDD [Technical University of Iaşi(Romania)]; Dist.M. ASCE; FACI; FEMI; FIABSE; FISHMII; FSEI
School of Design
KAN Tai-keung 靳埭強, SBS; BBS; Hon DDes [PolyU(H.K.)]
Victor LO Chung-wing 羅仲榮, GBM; GBS; Hon DDes [PolyU(H.K.)]; OBE; JP
Henry STEINER 石漢瑞, BFA (Hunter Coll.); MFA (Yale); Fulbright Fellowship; FCSD; AGI; AIGA; HKDA; NYAD
School of Fashion and Textiles
CHU Chih-chang 朱知章, BSc (Tamkang); PhD (Florida State)
School of Hotel and Tourism Management
LAW Chun Hung Roberts 羅振雄, BASc(Lethbridge); MSc (Regina); PhD (Regina); MHKCS
School of Nursing
BRYANT-LUKOSIUS Denise, BSc (McM); MSc (D'Youville Coll); PhD (McM)
LAI Kam-yuk 賴錦玉, BHS (C.Sturt); MN (Tor.); PhD (H.K.); PRegDip(N) (H.K.Poly.); RM(H.K.); RN(H.K.); SCM(U.K.C.C.); SRN(U.K.C.C.)
MOLASIOTIS, Alex 莫禮士, BSc (Technol. Education Inst. of Heraklion); MSc (Hull); PhD (Birm.)
Anne Marie RAFFERTY, BSc (Edin.); MPhil (Nott.); DPhil (Oxf.)
School of Optometry
Sarah HEDLEY, BA [Open(U.K.)]; BSc (Glas.); PhD (Glas.); AMHKCCM; FFPH
QU Jia 瞿佳, M.D. (Wenzhou Medical College); MSc (Wenzhou Medical College); Doctor of Humane Letters (New England College of Optometry)
SO Kwok-fai 蘇國輝, BA (N.E.U.); PhD (M.I.T.)
YAN Hua 顏華, BMed (Tianjin Medical U.); MMed (Tianjin Medical U.); PhD (Tianjin Medical U.)
Endowed Professorship
An Endowed Professorship is a significant recognition bestowed upon these outstanding academics and their contributions. Please click here for the list of endowed professorship.
