Congratulations to the following three rising stars at PAIR for winning the PolyU Young Innovative Researcher Award (YIRA) 2026!
YIRA aims to honour young PolyU researchers under the age of 35 who have demonstrated originality, contributed to technological advancement, and propelled transformational innovation into solutions to addressing global challenges through their research. Each awardee will receive a research funding support of HK$500,000 and a personal cash prize of HK$20,000 to encourage their continued pursuit of innovative and impactful research.
| Awardee | Affiliated PAIR Research Unit | Research Focus |
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Prof. GE Jingjie Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology |
Member of Research Institute for Advanced Manufacturing (RIAM), Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) and Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE) | Designing Low-cost, High-efficient Anodic Catalysts for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Production |
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Prof. LIU Tao Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Member of Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) and RCRE | Net-Zero Wastewater Management through Circular Resource Utilisation |
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Prof. YANG Lidong Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering |
Member of RIAM, Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports) and Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations (RCDSE) | Trustworthy AI-assisted Magnetic Microcatheter (AI-M2) System: An Enabling Paradigm for Intelligent Superselective Endoluminal Interventions |
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