Professor Zhiqin CHU
褚智勤
YMHKEng [2026]
Associate Professor, Associate Head, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
- Gold Medal, International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, 2026
- China’s Top Scientific Advances, NSFC, 2025
- Outstanding Young Researcher Award, The University of Hong Kong, 2025
- Elected Member, The Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences, 2025
- Top Ten Winners of Falling Walls Year Breakthroughs in Engineering and Technology, 2025
- Faculty of Engineering Best Teacher Award, The University of Hong Kong, 2025
- Nomination Award for Top Ten Advances in Chinese Chip Science, 2025
- Nomination Award for Top Ten Research Advances in Chinese Semiconductors, 2024
- Gold Medal, International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, 2024
- Gold Medal, International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada (iCAN), 2023
- Top 10 Best Invention Award, iCAN, 2023
Prof. Chu is an Associate Professor with tenure in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Hong Kong, holding a joint appointment in the School of Biomedical Engineering. He earned his B.S. from Northwest University (China) and a Ph.D. from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, followed by postdoctoral research at the University of Stuttgart. His pioneering research in CVD diamond, nanodiamonds, NV centers, quantum sensing, and diamond semiconductors has earned high acclaim. This includes a Falling Walls Breakthrough of the Year Award, China’s Top 10 Scientific Advances, and multiple Geneva Gold Medals.