Major external appointments and awards of PolyU members
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From September to December 2020, the following PolyU members were either appointed significant duties to share their scholarly expertise to benefit the wider community or had their academic efforts duly recognised. (listed in alphabetical order)
Dr Jörn Bühring
Assistant Professor, School of Design
Award
Emerald Literati Award - Outstanding Paper 2020
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Dr Daphne Cheung
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Award
Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing, National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence, US
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Dr Amos Darko
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Building and Real Estate
Award
Green Talents Award, Green Talents Competition 2020, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
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Professor Johan Hoorn
Professor, School of Design and Department of Computing
Award
Huibregtsen Prize 2020
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Professor Carly Lam
Professor, School of Optometry
Award
2020 SILMO d’Or Award (Vision)
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Professor Francis Lau
Professor, Department of Electronic and Information Engineering
Award
Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Professor Daniel T.L. Shek
Chair Professor of Department of Applied Social Sciences
Li & Fung Professor in Service Leadership Education
Interim Vice President (Research and Innovation)
Associate Vice President (Undergraduate Programme)
Appointments
Member, Board of Directors, International Positive Psychology Association
Member, Electoral Affairs Commission
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Professor Tao Xiaoming
Chair Professor of Textile Technology
Director, Research Centre for Smart Wearable Technology, Institute of Textiles and Clothing
Award
13th Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Award, Chinese Academy of Engineering
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Professor To Chi-ho
Head, School of Optometry
Chair Professor of Experimental Optometry
Henry G. Leong Professor in Elderly Vision Health
Award
2020 SILMO d’Or Award (Vision)
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Professor Tsai Din-ping
Chair Professor of Nanophotonics & Head, Department of Electronic and Information Engineering
Award
Fellow, National Academy of Inventors, US, 2020
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Dr Wang Peng
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Award
The Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (Category: Alternative Water Resources)
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Professor Wen Chih-yung
Professor & Interim Head, Interdisciplinary Division of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering
Award
2020 Highly Cited Paper of Applied Energy, Elsevier
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Professor George Woo
Emeritus Professor and Senior Advisor, School of Optometry
Award
Hong Kong Humanity Award 2020, Hong Kong Red Cross and Radio Television Hong Kong
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Professor Yip Shea-ping
Professor & Head, Department of Health Technology and Informatics
Award
Fellow, the Royal Society of Biology
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