ADoRISE awarded Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Award

Prof. Raymond Wai-yeung WONG, Dean of the Faculty of Science, Chair Professor of Chemical Technology, Clarea Au Professor in Energy, and Associate Director of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), has received the Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Award (Science and Technology) 2022 from the Ministry of Education for his research on organic photovoltaic materials.

Prof. WONG has been bestowed the Second-Class Award in Natural Science for a collaborative research project titled “Alkylthio Side-Chain Engineering of High-Performance Organic Photovoltaic Materials.” The project was conducted jointly by researchers from Soochow University, the Institute of Chemistry, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Hong Kong Baptist University.

Prof. Wong’s research focuses on the design and synthesis of molecular functional materials and metallopolymers with photofunctional properties and energy functions. The research team aims to develop sustainable energy sources and improve energy conversion technologies, contributing to sustainable development.