Winter 2020 - Issue 3 | Excel x Impact@PolyU

Cover Story

PolyU’s space instruments contribute to Nation’s first lunar sample return mission

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s (PolyU) research excellence contributed to China’s Chang’e 5 mission, which successfully collected lunar samples from the Moon and brought them back to Earth for the first time in the Nation’s history....

Dialogue

A conversation with Treasurer of the University Ms Loretta Fong — Passion and Perseverance

Ms Loretta Fong Wan-huen joined Arthur Anderson, which merged with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in 2002, after graduating with a Master’s degree. She became a Partner at PwC, one of the “Big Four” accounting firms, in just 11 years. Ms Fong’s...

Dialogue

A conversation with Executive Vice President Dr Miranda Lou — Building Capabilities

Dr Miranda Lou has extensive strategic, business and management experience in both the private and public sectors. Dr Lou joined PolyU in 2015 as Vice President (Administration and Business) and was appointed Executive Vice President in 2017. She...

Knowledge Transfer & Entrepreneurship

Leveraging novel optical technology to slow myopia progression in children

Myopia (short-sightedness) is an eye disorder that affects a third of the world’s population. High myopia can lead to sight-threatening complications, including retinal detachment, macular degeneration, cataracts and glaucoma. As a result, it is...

PolyU Community

Textile scientist wins Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Award

Professor Tao Xiao-ming BEng in Textile Engineering, East China Institute of Textile Science and Technology, 1982 PhD in Textile Physics, University of New South Wales, 1987 Joined PolyU in 1994 as Lecturer (College of Degree Studies), Institute of...

PolyU Community

Centenarian alumnus shares fond memories of his ties with PolyU

Congratulations to Mr Cheung Tsang-wai, the oldest alumnus of PolyU, who will celebrate his 100th birthday in March 2021. _________________ When the University’s predecessor Government Trade School (the School) was founded in 1937, Mr Cheung...

Spotlights

PolyU receives Areas of Excellence Scheme funding to develop novel meta-materials and meta-devices

PolyU has been awarded funding from the Areas of Excellence (AoE) Scheme 2020/21 (Ninth Round) of the Research Grants Council (RGC) in recognition of its research strengths. The University will lead the “Meta-optics, Meta-acoustics and...

Spotlights

PolyU’s Service-Learning initiative wins international award

PolyU was honoured to receive the 2020 International Research Award from the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) for its Service-Learning (SL) pedagogy. IARSLCE said the programme was “one...