From July to September 2023, 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 Anthony Kong

 

Dr Anthony Kong

Assistant Professor, School of Design

Appointment

  • Fellow, Royal Society of Arts


Dr Lam On

 

Dr Lam On
Associate Director and Teaching Fellow, Chinese Language Centre


Appointment

  • Chief Examiner, Chinese Language Paper 2, Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination, Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority


Professor Kun-pyo Lee

 

Professor Kun-pyo Lee
Swire Chair Professor of Design
Alex Wong Siu Wah Gigi Wong Fook Chi Professor in Product Design Engineering
Dean, School of Design

Appointment

  • Co-chair, Jury Committee for Seoul Design Award 2023


Dr Liu Xintao

 

Dr Liu Xintao
Associate Professor, Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics

Appointment

  • Chair, Commission on Geospatial Analysis and Modeling of International Cartographic Association


Dr Justina Liu Yat-wa

 

Dr Justina Liu Yat-wa
Associate Professor, School of Nursing

Award

  • The 2nd Smart Ageing Awards 2022 Social & Community Engagement Silver Award, Golden Age Foundation


Dr Ben Ma Tsang-wing

 

Dr Ben Ma Tsang-wing
Assistant Professor, Department of Chinese History and Culture

Appointment

  • Young Researcher in Oriental Studies, The Research Institute for Oriental Cultures, Gakushuin University, Japan


Dr Sivaganesh Selvaraj

 

Dr Sivaganesh Selvaraj
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering


Appointment

  • Task Group Member, Thin-Walled Structures in Structural Stability Research Council, c/o American Institute of Steel Construction


Award

  • Yoon Duk Kim - Young Researcher Award from Structural Stability Research Council, c/o American Institute of Steel Construction


Professor Daniel T. L. Shek

 

Professor Daniel T. L. Shek
Associate Vice President (Undergraduate Programme)
Dean, Undergraduate Studies
Chair Professor, Department of Applied Social Sciences
Li & Fung Endowed Professorship in Service Leadership Education


Appointment

  • Chairman, Assessment Panel of the Public Policy Research Funding Scheme and Strategic Public Policy Research Funding Scheme, HKSAR Government


Dr Shih Yi-teng

 

Dr Shih Yi-teng
Assistant Professor, School of Design

Award

  • Red Dot Design Award 2023


Professor Stephen Wang

 

Professor Stephen Wang
Director, Research Centre of Future Caring Mobility
Professor, School of Design

Appointments

  • Fellow, Royal Society of Arts


Professor William S. Y. Wang

 

Professor William S. Y. Wang
Chair Professor of Language and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies

Award

  • Honorary Professorship, Macau University of Science and Technology


Dr Peggy Woh Pei-yee

 

Dr Peggy Woh Pei-yee
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrition

Award

  • US-ASEAN Science, Technology, and Innovation Cooperation Seed Grant 2023


Professor Frances Wong

 

Professor Frances Wong
Associate Dean and Chair Professor of Advanced Nursing Practice, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Appointment

  • Honorary Member, Clinical Ethics Committee, Hospital Authority


Professor Frances Wong

 

Dr Wu Maochun
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Award

  • Fellow, International Association of Advanced Materials


Dr Xu Yang

 

Dr Xu Yang
Associate Professor, Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics
Award

  • 2023 China Geographic Information Science and Technology Progress Award – 1st Class Award


Professor Yip Shea-ping

 

Professor Yip Shea-ping
Head and Chair Professor of Diagnostic Science and Molecular Genetics, Department of Health Technology and Informatics

Associate Director, Research Centre for SHARP Vision
Appointment

  • Non-official Director, Board of Directors, Hong Kong Genome Institute Board, The Hong Kong Genome Institute

  • Non-official member, Research Fellowship Assessment Panel, Health and Medical Research Fund Research Fellowship Scheme, Research Council, Health Bureau, HKSAR Government


Dr David Yuen Chun-wah

 

Dr David Yuen Chun-wah
Teaching Fellow,
Chinese Language Centre
Appointment

  • Technical Advisor of the Employees Retraining Boar