Awards and Achievements

Outstanding AP researchers awarded recognition at The 45th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva

Prof. Hao J.H., Dr Yang M., Dr Tsang M.K. and Dr Ye W.W. received the Special Merit Award and Gold Medal with Congratulations of Jury for the invention "Nano Biosensor for Rapid Detection of Flu Virus" at the 45th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva dated 29 March - 2 April 2017.  

Dr Shang Songmin awarded the International Association of Advanced Materials Medal

Dr Shang Songmin awarded the International Association of Advanced Materials Medal – 2016 by the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) at the American Graphene Forum, American Advanced Materials Congress 2016 in Miami, USA in December 2016. This award recognizes the contributions…

Two awards for Dr Jeanne Tan in Korea

Dr Jeanne Tan, Associate Professor of ITC, won two awards; one for her textile work and another for her thesis in Korea in October 2016. Titled 'Sylvan', the fabric won the Excellence Award for Textile at the 2016 International FABI Exhibition organised by The Korean Society of Fashion Business (KSFB) in Korea. T…

Asian Core Program / Advanced Research Network Lectureship Awards from Japan, Korea and Taiwan (27-30 Oct 2016)

We are proud to announce that Prof. Michael Fuk-yee Kwong and Dr. Man-kin Wong have received the Asian Core Program / Advanced Research Network Lectureship awards in the ACP-2016-Korea: the 11th International Conference on Cutting-Edge Organic Chemistry in Asia (ICCEOCA-11) & the 2nd Advance…

Dr Hua Tao receives Early Career Award from Hong Kong Research Grants Council

The Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) recently awarded the Early Career Award 2016/17 to Dr Hua Tao, Assistant Professor of ITC, in recognition of his excellent research performance. Applications for research project grants under the Early Career Scheme (ECS) are assessed by international experts. T…

Dr Christina Wong wins Journal of Operations Management Best Paper Award

Dr Christina Wong, Associate Professor in Fashion Business, received runner-up of the Jack Meredith Best Paper Award from the Journal of Operations Management, a premier journal in the field of operations management and supply chain management. The award is based on impact in the field from 2011…

ABCT New Chair Professor named among World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds

Congratulations to Professor Raymond Wong, the new Chair Professor of Chemical Technology in ABCT, who was named in the list of Highly Cited Researchers 2015 published by Thomson Reuters. The award ceremony of The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds 2015 was held this morning at the Sheraton Hong…

ITC wins two prizes in Geneva

The 44th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva was held from 13 to 17 April 2016 under the patronage of the Swiss federal government, the State and the City of Geneva as well as the World Intellectual Property Organization. This event covered a wide range of breakthrough inventions. The inventions…

Award recipients of World Fashion Design Award 2016 - ITC staff and alumnus

Dr Allan Chan, Associate Head and Associate Professor of ITC, was recently awarded the "fashionTECH" award at World Fashion Design Award 2016 whereas Dr Kristina Shin, Assistant Professor of ITC, was awarded the "fashionCHIC" and "fashionFINE" awards. ITC alumnus, Andrew Lung, was also a…

PolyU develops integrated iWheelchair system

PolyU has developed an intelligent system called "iWheelchair", integrating a series of advanced PolyU technologies from its interdisciplinary division of ITC and Biomedical Engineering (BME). With a tablet computer as the centralized operation platform, the system integrates a variety of functions such as envir…