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鍾志勇教授獲得港鐵研究資助計劃支持 (只有英文版本)

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has received a total funding of HK$7.25 million in the 2023 MTR Research Funding Scheme that aim at developing cutting-edge technologies for the future advancement of railways.   Congratulations to Prof. CHUNG Chi-yung, a PRI scholar who has secured one of the projects. The project details are as follows. Department Principal Investigator  Project Title  Electrical and Electronic Engineering Prof. CHUNG Chi-yung Developing an Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting System to Energise Monitoring Systems in the Hong Kong MTR System   For more details, please refer to: https://polyu.me/45mTfNr

秦璟教授獲醫療衞生研究基金支持, 開發醫療保健解決方案 (只有英文版本)

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has received a funding totalling of HK$25.1 million for 27 projects in the 2021 Exercise of the Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF).   Congratulations to Prof. QIN Jing, a PRI scholar who has secured one of the projects. The project details are as follows.   Department Principal Investigator   Project Title School of Nursing  Prof. QIN Jing  Effectiveness of social virtual-reality on enhancing social interaction skills in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A three-arm pilot randomised controlled trial   For details of the 27 funded projects, please refer to: https://polyu.me/3r8wvTp

Prof. Xiaocong YUAN delivered a speech during the PRI Distinguished Seminar Series (只有英文版本)

The “Photonics Research Institute (PRI) Distinguished Seminar Series - Optical vortices: science and applications” was delivered by Prof. Xiaocong YUAN, Distinguished Professor of Shenzhen University, and successfully held on 5 Oct 2023 (Thu).   We would like to express our gratitude to Prof. YUAN and all the participants, ensuring that the success of the seminar.

Prof. Xuming ZHANG's team won the Co-innovation Award in Health Future Challenge 2023

Congratulations to Prof. Xuming ZHANG and his team won the Co-innovation Award in Health Future Challenge 2023 which was organized by Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office (KTEO) of Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) on 23 August 2023.   Topic: "Anti-Aging Elixir: in situ NADH Regeneration for Skincare using Near-Infrared Photocatalysis" (Project no. HFC23-02) Team: Fengjia Xie, Yao Chai, Marco Shing Yau Tam, Prof. Xuming Zhang  

Prof. Changyuan YU won the 2023 Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement on Research and Scholarly Activities

Congratulations to Prof. Changyuan YU, Management Committee Member of Photonics Research Institute (PRI), on winning the 2023 Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement on Research and Scholarly Activities. The winners of the Faculty Awards for Outstanding Achievement are chosen by the Faculty Assessment Panel, comprising Heads and chaired by the Dean of Faculty Engineering (FENG).

張需明教授團隊獲得最佳海報獎 (只有英文版本)

Congratulations to Prof. Xuming ZHANG and his team (Huaping JIA, Fengjia XIE) won the Best Poster Award in Eco Mat Conference 2023, 20 – 24 Jun 2023, Hong Kong.   Paper title: Near-infrared plasmonic effect induced enhanced hydrogen generation of MoS2 nanosheets (paper ID B-11). Team: Huaping Jia, Fengjia Xie, and Xuming Zhang*   Paper title: From CO2 to glucose: Immobilizing RuBisCO in monolithic porous sponge microreactors for artificial enzymatic synthesis (paper ID A-06) Team: Yujiao Zhu, Fengjia Xie, Kangning Ren*, and Xuming Zhang*  

中國激光雜誌社到訪香港理工大學 (只有英文版本)

Ms Lydia YANG, General Manager of the Chinese Laser Press, and Mr Xiao-Feng WANG, chief editor of the Chinese Laser Press, led a group of editors visiting PolyU on 18 July 2023. During their visit, they participated in fruitful discussions and information exchanges with PRI researchers. In addition, the Chinese Laser Press delegation was given a tour showcasing various laboratories.

李剛教授及嚴鋒教授接受國際期刊《自然》（Nature Portfolio）訪問 (只有英文版本)

Two Photonics Research Institute (PRI) scholars, Prof. Gang LI and Prof. Feng YAN, were interviewed by Nature Portfolio to share their research on advanced materials with breakthrough results and major global impacts. For more details, please click HERE.

光子技術研究院活動已於2023年5月11日成功舉行 (只有英文版本)

The PAIR Conference 2023, themed on “Research Excellence for Societal Impacts”, is the first and largest interdisciplinary research and development conference in Hong Kong. It was successfully commenced at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) on 8-11 May 2023, with some 100 internationally renowned experts as distinguished speakers to share their knowledge and insights.   The PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR) Conference provided an opportunity for stakeholders to engage in closer exchange and collaboration, enriching and expanding interdisciplinary knowledge.   The Photonics Research Institute (PRI) Program was held on 11 May 2023. Besides insightful keynote and technical sessions, the program also comprises laboratory visits and presentations of select research papers. The Best Poster Presentation Awards were presented by Prof. Christopher CHAO, Vice President (Research and Innovation) of PolyU at the Closing Ceremony.   Details of the Awards:   Best Poster Presentation Award of Photonics Session Awardee: Dr Jingxian CUI Poster Topic: Optical fiber sensor-assisted cochlear implantation for hearing loss preservation   Best Poster Presentation of Photonics Research Institute - First Runner-Up Award Awardee: Mr Heng JIANG Poster Topic: Learn from butterfly's eyes   Best Poster Presentation of Photonics Research Institute - Second Runner-Up Award Awardee: Dr Zhuo WANG Poster Topic: Plasmonic bound states in the continuum for unpolarized tightly focused light   Thank you all for attending the PRI Program during PAIR Conference 2023.

3名光子技術研究院學者在日內瓦發明展獲獎 (只有英文版本)

Impactful innovations from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have won a record-breaking number of accolades at the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva (Geneva Inventions Expo), widely regarded as among the most important annual global events devoted exclusively to inventions.   We have the great honour to announce that 3 Photonics Research Institute (PRI) scholars awarded at Geneva Inventions Expo.   To learn more details, please refer to the Appendix and the website at Here.    Project   Principal Investigator(s)   Award(s)   All-in-one Luminescence-based Point-of-care Testing Device for Virus Diagnosis Prof. HAO Jianhua Chair Professor of Materials Physics and Devices, Department of Applied Physics Member of PRI Silver Medal   Durable, High-Selectivity, and Energy Efficient CO2 Electroreduction System   Prof. Daniel LAU Shu-ping Associate Director of PRI, Chair Professor of Nanomaterials, Head of Department of Applied Physics, Director of UMF Gold Medal   High-throughput Microfluidic Platform for CTCs Detection in Cancer Precision Diagnostics   Prof. YANG Mo Associate Head (Research) and Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering Member of PRI Gold Medal   *list in alphabetical order of Surname   Congratulations to Prof. Hao, Prof. Lau and Prof. Yang!