From July to September 2021, the following PolyU members were either appointed significant duties to share their scholarly expertise to benefit the wider community or had their academic efforts duly recognised. ( listed in alphabetical order)

 

Professor Chen Changwen

 

Professor Chen Changwen
Chair Professor of Visual Computing, Department of Computing

Award

  • Member, Academia Europaea

Professor Chen Guohua

 

Professor Chen Guohua
Chair Professor of Energy Conversion and Storage, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Professor in Smart and Sustainable Energy

Appointments

  • Associate Director, Expert Committee (New Energy), China Energy Society

  • Editor-in-Chief, Process Safety and Environmental Protection - Transactions of IChemE – Part B

Professor Sylvia Xiaohua Chen

 

Professor Sylvia Xiaohua Chen
Associate Dean, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences

Appointments

  • President, Asian Association of Social Psychology

  • Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Cross- Cultural Psychology

Professor Hao Jianhua

 

Professor Hao Jianhua
Chair Professor of Materials Physics and Devices, Department of Applied Physics

Award

  • RGC Senior Research Fellow

Professor Sam Kim

 

Professor Sam Kim
Professor, School of Hotel and Tourism Management

Appointment

  • President, Asia-Pacific Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education

Mr Brian Kwokn

 

Mr Brian Kwok
Associate Professor, School of Design

Award

  • Best of the Best Award (Social Science category), Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Award 2021

Professor Carly Lam

 

Professor Carly Lam
Professor, School of Optometry

Appointment

  • President, Asia Pacific Council of Optometry

Dr Franco Leung

 

Dr Franco Leung
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology

Award

  • 2021 Croucher Innovation Award

Professor Daniel T. L. Shek

 

Professor Daniel T. L. Shek
Chair Professor of Applied Social Sciences
Li and Fung Endowed Professor in Service Leadership Education

Associate Vice President (Undergraduate Programme)

Appointments

  • Chairman, Assessment Panel of the Public Policy Research Funding Scheme and the Strategic Public Policy Research Funding Scheme, Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office, HKSAR Government

  • Member, Research Grants Council of the University Grants Committee, HKSAR Government

Professor Zheng Zijian

 

Professor Zheng Zijian
Professor, Institute of Textiles and Clothing

Award

  • RGC Senior Research Fellow