Inauguration of Endowed Professors and Endowed Young Scholars
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PolyU held The Fourth Inauguration of Endowed Professorships cum The First Inauguration of Endowed Young Scholars earlier on to honour distinguished scholars for their achievements. The ceremony also served as an occasion for the University to express its appreciation to its philanthropic partners for supporting its research endeavours.
The event marked the inauguration of 10 new Endowed Professorships, while an Endowed Fellowship was also converted into an Endowed Professorship. Six successive Endowed Professorships, two successive Named Professorships and four new Endowed Young Scholar positions were also conferred.
PolyU hopes the ceremony will show like-minded philanthropists the impact endowed schemes can have on advanced research and scholarly activities in a discipline of their choice, encouraging them to collaborate with the University.
The Endowed Professorship Scheme was established in 2012 to honour distinguished scholars at PolyU for their outstanding academic and research achievements. The additional resources allocated through the scheme enable Endowed Professors to step up their work in a given field. In 2021, PolyU introduced the Endowed Young Scholars Scheme to support promising early-career academics. To date, PolyU has established a total of 37 Endowed Professorships, two Named Professorships and six Endowed Young Scholar positions.
The endowed positions conferred at the ceremony were (Listed in alphabetical order of discipline):
Endowed Professorships | Donors | Appointees |
|---|---|---|
Hong Kong Sustaintech Foundation Endowed Professorship in Accounting and Finance | Hong Kong Sustaintech Foundation | Professor Lu Haitian |
Michael Anson Endowed Professorship in Civil Engineering | Able Engineering Company Limited | Ir Professor C. S. Poon |
Able Endowed Professorship in Construction Health and Safety | Able Engineering Holdings Limited | Ir Professor Albert Chan |
Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Endowed Professorship in Data Science | Otto Poon Charitable Foundation | Professor Cao Jiannong |
Yeung Tsang Wing Yee and Tsang Wing Hing Endowed Professorship in Neuropsychology | Dr Eddie Yeung and the Estate of Tsang Wing Hing | Professor David Shum |
Peter Hung Endowed Professorship in Pain Management | H H Hung Charitable Foundation | Professor Amy Fu |
Sir Sze-yuen Chung Endowed Professorship in Precision Engineering | The Sze-yuen Chung Fund | Ir Professor Yung Kai-leung |
Shun Hing Education and Charity Fund Endowed Professorship in Rehabilitation Sciences (converted from an Endowed Fellowship) | Shun Hing Education and Charity Fund | Professor Margaret Mak |
Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Endowed Professorship in Smart Building | Otto Poon Charitable Foundation | Ir Professor Wang Shengwei |
Fiona Cheung Endowed Professorship in Spatial Science | Ms Fiona Cheung Sum-yu | Professor Wu Bo |
Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Endowed Professorship in Urban Informatics | Otto Poon Charitable Foundation | Professor John Shi Wen-zhong |
(Front row, from left) Donors of Endowed Professorships and PolyU’s senior management: Miss Pat Poon, Mr Tsang Kai-yuen, Dr Eddie Yeung Shiu-kin, Mr Adrian Wang, Prof. Wing-tak Wong, Prof. Jin-Guang Teng, Dr Lam Tai-fai, Dr Miranda Lou, Ms Fiona Cheung Sum-yu, Mr Daniel Lau Chi-fai, Mr Ngai Chun-hung, Mr Dennis Cheung Ho-yuen, and Mr Peter Hung; (Back row, from left) Newly appointed Endowed Professors: Prof. Margaret Mak, Ir Prof. C. S. Poon, Prof. Wu Bo, Ir Prof. Wang Shengwei, Prof. Cao Jiannong, Prof. John Shi Wenzhong, Ir Prof. Yung Kai-leung, Prof. Amy Fu, Prof. David Shum, Ir Prof. Albert Chan, and Prof. Lu Haitian.
Successive Endowed Professorships | Donors | Appointees |
|---|---|---|
Clarea Au Endowed Professorship in Energy | Ms Clarea Au | Professor Raymond Wong Wai-yeung |
Yeung Kin Man Endowed Professorship in Information Technology Innovation and Management | Dr Yeung Kin Man | Professor Lim Kai H. |
Alex Wong Siu Wah Gigi Wong Fook Chi Endowed Professorship in Product Design Engineering | King's Flair Development Limited | Professor Lee Kun-pyo |
Cally Kwong Mei Wan Endowed Professorship in Psychosocial Health | Miss Cally Kwong Mei-wan | Professor Hector Tsang Wing-hong |
Yim, Mak, Kwok & Chung Endowed Professorship in Smart Structures | Ir Yau Kwok-fai | Ir Professor Ni Yiqing |
Ko Jan Ming Endowed Professorship in Sustainable Urban Development | Vantage Charity Foundation Limited | Professor Li Xiangdong |
Successive Named Professorships | Donors | Appointees |
|---|---|---|
Swire Professorship in Design | Swire Group | Professor Lee Kun-pyo |
Cheng Yick-chi Chair in Manufacturing Engineering | The late Dr Cheng Yick-chi | Ir Professor H. C. Man |
Endowed Young Scholars | Donors | Appointees |
|---|---|---|
Limin Endowed Young Scholar in Aerospace Navigation | PolyU Technology and Consultancy Company Limited | Dr Hsu Li-ta |
Tsui Tack Kong Endowed Young Scholar in Civil Engineering | Ir Tsui Tack-kong | IDr Zhou Chao |
Limin Endowed Young Scholar in Medical Laboratory Science | PolyU Technology and Consultancy Company Limited | Dr Gilman Siu Kit-hang |
Thetos Foundation Endowed Young Scholar in Social Services | Thetos Foundation | (to be announced) |
