Three scholars nominated by Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences win Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Prizes
[30 May 2018 – Hong Kong] Three Hong Kong engineering scientists nominated by the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences (HKAES) have recently been bestowed the 12th Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Prizes by the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). The award presentation ceremony took place on 30 May 2018 in Beijing.
The biennial national prizes aim to reward Chinese engineers and scientists who have made outstanding achievements and important contributions to engineering technology and engineering management. Established in 1996, the award was extended to include candidates from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan for the first time in the last session. HKAES was appointed by the CAE to be the only organization responsible for the nomination of candidates from the HKSAR Region. Among the 30 awardees selected from 296 candidates, three of them are from Hong Kong this year.
The award recipients nominated by HKAES are (listed in alphabetical order of last name):
- Professor Jian LU, Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the City University of Hong Kong. He is a leader in the study of residual stresses. His work on nano surface treatment is at the cutting edge. The research results were adopted in the automobile and aerospace industries including Renault and Air Bus.
- Professor Ed X. WU, Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering at The University of Hong Kong. He is an expert in biomedical imaging and medical instrumentation. He has made seminal contributions to in vivo nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods and their preclinical and clinical applications.
- Professor Y.L. XU, Chair Professor of Structural Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is recognized internationally for his contributions in wind engineering, earthquake engineering, structural vibration control and structural health monitoring.
Professor Timothy W. Tong, President of HKAES and President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, extends his warm congratulations to the Hong Kong awardees for receiving this prestigious accolades. He welcomes CAE’s initiative to invite nominees from Hong Kong, saying that many local engineering scientists are indeed world renowned academics in their own fields. “Now with recognition at the national level, the three award recipients certainly would step up their efforts to extend the boundaries of knowledge, bringing more positive changes to our society, our Nation and our world. They would also set an exemplary example for their fellow faculty members.”
For many years, HKAES has been instrumental in uniting top engineers and scientists in Hong Kong to foster research excellence and technology advancement. “We will continue our close relationship with the CAE to facilitate development of innovation and technology as well as academic collaborations in Hong Kong, mainland China and abroad,” said Professor Tong.
Founded in 1994, HKAES is formed by eminent engineers to promote science advancement and the practice of engineering for the benefits of Hong Kong. Apart from supporting education and research programmes, it regularly organizes conferences and seminars, and provides expert advice on engineering matters to the Government and other organizations. It now has a total of more than 70 Fellows.