The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has received a generous donation of over HKD 74 million from The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust to establish eight Jockey Club (JC) STEM Labs. Spearheaded by distinguished PolyU scholars selected for the HKSAR Government-initiated Global STEM Professorship Scheme, these JC STEM Labs aspire to advance innovative research in the fields of machine learning and computer vision, healthy built environment, innovative light therapy for eye diseases, quantum technology, 2D quantum materials, earth observations, digital oncology care enhancement and genomics in healthcare.
PolyU held an inauguration ceremony for the JC STEM Labs on 13 November 2024. The ceremony was officiated by Prof. TENG Jin-Guang, PolyU President; Prof. WONG Wing-tak, PolyU Deputy President and Provost; and Ms Elsie TSANG, Executive Manager, Charities (Talent & Sector Development) of The Hong Kong Jockey Club, together with eight JC STEM Lab Directors.
Five labs were led by scholars at the PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR), including Prof. CHEN Qingyan, Director of PAIR; Prof. ZHANG Weixiong, Associate Director of PAIR; Prof. LIU Ai-qun, Director of the Research Institute for Quantum Technology (RIQT); Prof. WENG Qihao, Associate Director of the Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS); and Prof. HE Mingguang, Director of the Research Centre for SHARP Vision (RCSV).
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