Seven young research talents from PolyU’s nominations are awarded in the RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme (PDFS) 2022/23 funding exercise. The PDFS fosters doctoral graduates in pursuing career in research with the support from the University and its researchers riding on their domain expertise.
Professor Christopher CHAO, Vice President (Research and Innovation) of PolyU congratulated all awardees and said, “We are pleased with this encouraging results and welcome these young researchers to further their interdisciplinary research, as well as build up research and development (R&D) careers in Hong Kong. PolyU’s research seeks to expand human knowledge, address various societal challenges and we are committed to cultivating I&T talents.”
List of RGC Awardees:
- Dr GUO Yanpeng, Institute of Textiles and Clothing
Project title: In-situ fundamental studies of Zn plating/stripping behavior towards high-capacity Zn batteries with high cycling stability
- Dr CHEN Gao, Department of Applied Physics
Project title: Exsolving nanoalloys from perovskite matrix for plasmon-mediated electrochemical conversion of small molecules
- Dr ZHANG Qi, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Project title: On the constitutive modeling of natural gas hydrate bearing sediment and multi-physics coupling in gas production
- Dr VUPPALADADIYAM Arun Krishna, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Project title: Construction of a Metabolite Driven Deep Solvent-Catalytic Biorefinery System for Lignin Valorization from Refuse-Derived Biomass
- Dr TARIQ Salman, Department of Building and Real Estate
Project title: Artificial Intelligence-based Modelling of Water Pipe Failure Risk
- Dr SHI Jingyu, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Project title: A hybrid nanoplatform for imaging-guided combinatorial phototherapy and immunotherapy for cancer treatment
- Dr HEUNG Ho Lam, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Project title: Optimizing motor recovery of paretic upper limb with the innovative Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)-triggered wearable robotic glove during the golden period for stroke recovery
PDFS as a yearly exercise will provide support to 50 awardees for 36 months of full-time appointment as postdoctoral fellows at the University Grants Committee (UGC)-funded universities, and cover all academic disciplines and is divided into two broad academic streams: (i) Humanities, Social Sciences and Business Studies; and (ii) Science, Medicine, Engineering and Technology.
