Dr Kathy Leng receives Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award 2023

Dr Kathy K. Leng, Assistant Professor of the Department of Applied Physics, has been honoured at the “Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Awards 2023” in recognition of her outstanding achievements in material physics. She’s awarded a funding of HK$5 million for research expenses.

Dr Leng is currently a tenure-track Assistant Professor and Presidential Young Scholar at PolyU. Her research focuses on hybrid organic-inorganic materials that can be made as thin as graphene and she is enthusiastic about the promise such materials show in smart devices and spintronics.

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