Being appointed as an Endowed Professor or an Endowed Young Scholar is a joint recognition from the University and the wider community of an academic’s outstanding contributions in their respective fields of research. It also represents immense support and faith that the academic’s research endeavours will advance the frontiers of knowledge and benefit both society and the world at large. FCE is proud to have eight academics bestowed the honours at the Fourth Inauguration of Endowed Professorships cum the First Inauguration of Endowed Young Scholars held on 31 August 2022.
The Endowed Professorship Scheme was established by PolyU in 2012 to honour distinguished scholars for their outstanding academic and research achievements. The current Endowed Professors at FCE are as follows, you may click on the titles to learn more about each Endowed Professorship.
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Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Endowed Professorship in Smart Buildings Prof. Shengwei Wang Dept of Building Environment and Energy Engineering |
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Able Endowed Professorship in Construction Health and Safety Prof. Albert Chan Dept of Building and Real Estate |
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Michael Anson Endowed Professorship in Civil Engineering Prof. C. S. Poon Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
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Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Endowed Professorship in Urban Informatics Prof. John Shi Dept of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics |
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Fiona Cheung Endowed Professorship in Spatial Science Prof. Bo Wu Dept of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics |
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Ko Jan Ming Endowed Professorship in Sustainable Urban Development Prof. Xiang-dong Li Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
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Yim, Mak, Kwok & Chung Endowed Professorship in Smart Structures Prof. Yiqing Ni Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
The Endowed Young Scholars Scheme was introduced by PolyU in 2021 to support promising early-career academics to advance the frontiers of knowledge and technology. Dr Chao Zhou (CEE) is among the first batch of Endowed Young Scholars of PolyU.
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Tsui Tack Kong Endowed Young Scholar in Civil Engineering Dr Chao Zhou Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
It is hoped that by partnering with visionary philanthropists, the Endowed Professors and the Endowed Young Scholar of FCE will be empowered to step up their excellent work in research and education and bring positive changes to the world.
