The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has admitted 20 top postdoctoral fellows under the 2024 Hong Kong Scholars Program. PolyU has enrolled the largest number of fellows for the 14th consecutive year since the program’s inception in 2011. It also leads among the participating local universities regarding the number of matching projects.
In the 2024 Hong Kong Scholars Program, 60 outstanding postdoctoral fellows have been selected from leading universities in Mainland China, 20 of whom have been admitted by PolyU and matched with 20 academics.
PolyU academics will supervise and nurture the selected fellows for two years to facilitate their high-level research endeavors. The research areas cover various disciplines, including materials science, advanced manufacturing, information technology, computational science, biomedical science, electrical engineering, environmental science, basic research and business management.
The program is jointly launched by the Society of Hong Kong Scholars and the China National Postdoctoral Council under the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. Its objective is to effectively consolidate the talent and research resources of Hong Kong and the Mainland in order to train outstanding postdoctoral fellows. Selected Hong Kong supervisors are required to have experience in major research projects, be at an advanced international level, have certain research facilities, and possess a high level of research team, etc.
PolyU participating academics and research projects:
| Faculty of Business | |
| Prof Mike LAI Kee-hung Associate Dean (Academic Support) of Faculty of Business, Chair Professor of Shipping and Logistics,Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies |
Influence of Generative AI on ESG Performance and Reporting |
| Faculty of Construction and Environment | |
| Prof Asif Sohail Usmani Head of Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, Chair Professor of Building Sciences and Fire Safety Engineering |
Intelligent Urban Fire Safety Design |
| Prof YANG Hongxing Professor of Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering |
Development of wake models and yaw-control method for optimizing offshore wind power generation |
| Dr WANG Shuo Associate Professor of Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics |
Strengthening urban resilience to compound weather and climate extremes |
| Faculty of Engineering | |
| Prof ZHANG Ming Head of Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chair Professor of Biomechanics |
Biomechanical Study of Musculoskeletal system for sports sciences, orthopaedics and rehabilitation |
| Prof SUN Lei Professor of Department of Biomedical Engineering |
Ultrasound neuro-modulation and immunotherapy |
| Dr WEN Chunyi Associate Professor of Department of Biomedical Engineering |
Early Diagnosis and Intervention of osteoarthritis |
| Prof John ZHANG Lei Chair Professor of Computer Vision and Image Analysis, Department of Computing |
Research on Effective and Efficient Generative Image Restoration Methods |
| Prof CHUNG Chi-yung Head of Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chair Professor of Power Systems Engineering |
Planning and Operation of Modern Power System Towards Achieving Carbon Neutrality |
| Prof Derek OR Siu-wing Professor of Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
Advanced Functional Materials for Green Energy, Harsh-Environment Sensing, Electromagnetic Absorption, and Electrochemical Catalytic Applications |
| Dr YAO Haimin Associate Head (Teaching & Learning) and Associate Professor of Department of Mechanical Engineering |
Bio-inspired mechanics and materials |
| Dr CHOY Yat Sze Associate Professor of Department of Mechanical Engineering |
Development of metastructure for aircraft engine noise and vibration control |
| Faculty of Science | |
| Prof LI Pei Professor of Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology |
Development of Multifunctional Nanocarriers for Cancer Therapy |
| Dr Lawrence LEE Yoon Suk Associate Professor of Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology |
Energy and carbon conversion by photo(electro)chemical catalysis |
| Prof LI Buyang Professorof Department of Applied Mathematics |
Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian interface tracking method for free interface problems |
| Prof WANG Zhian Professorof Department of Applied Mathematics |
Boundary layer problems in chemotaxis models |
| Prof HUANG Haitao Professor of Department of Applied Physics |
Advanced Materials for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage |
| Prof CHEN Sheng Head of the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Chair Professor of Microbiology |
Mechanisms of bacterial antimicrobial resistance and virulence |
| Prof WONG Ka-hing Professor of Department of Food Science and Nutrition |
Study on the Protective Efficacy of a Novel Selenium Nanoparticles against Glucocorticoid-induced Osteoporosis |
| School of Hotel and Tourism Management | |
| Dr Neil LI Hengyun Associate Professor of School of Hotel and Tourism Management |
Multimodal social media data processing and business prediction based on multimodal data |
