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The Croucher Senior Research Fellowships scheme was first introduced in 1997/98 academic year. The value of each Senior Research Fellowship is about US$100,000. It is awarded to local academics who have excelled in scientific research work. In recognition of their success and to encourage their further achievement in their given fields, funds will be awarded to the respective institution for recruiting an academic to take over the fellow's duties for the period of the fellowship. The fellow will then be relieved from teaching tasks for half year or one year and in turn can devote more time and effort to research work. Each winner will also receive a cash award of HK$40,000.
Of the eight recipients of the fellowships awarded this year, four academics are from the University of Hong Kong (HKU), two from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), one from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and one from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). They are:
1. Dr Billy CHOW Kwok-Chong, Department of Zoology, HKU
2. Professor LO Chung-Mau, Department of Surgery, HKU
3. Professor LO Sai-Huen, Department of Civil Engineering, HKU
4. Professor TAN Sooi-Thor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, HKU
5. Professor HUANG Jing-Song, Department of Mathematics, HKUST
6. Dr Andrew Leitch MILLER, Department of Biology, HKUST
7. Professor Joseph SUNG Jao-Yiu, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, CUHK
8. Professor David ZHANG Dapeng, Department of Computing, PolyU
Among the recipients, Professor LO Chung-Mau and Professor Joseph SUNG Jao-Yiu will be awarded the Medical Research Fellowships. This is the third time the Medical Research Fellowship to be awarded since its launch in 1998.
Professor the Honourable Arthur KC Li, Secretary for Education and Manpower of the Hong Kong SAR Government, will officiate at the award presentation ceremony. The ceremony will be held at the Pheasant Room, 1/F, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Hong Kong, 5 Connaught Road Central at 4:30pm on Monday, March 29, 2004. Reporters/photographers are cordially invited to attend.
Media interested in interviewing the award recipients can contact the respective officer-in-charge as follows:
- Ms Polo Leung, External Relations Office, The University of Hong Kong (tel: 2859 2600)
- Mr Adrian Cheung, Office of University Development and Public Affairs, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (tel: 2358 6305)
- Ms Cheung Man-Yi, Information and Public Relations Office, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (tel: 2609 8896)
- Ms Florence Chan, Communications and Public Affairs Office, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (tel: 2766 5219)
Senior Research Fellowships of Croucher Foundation 2004-2005
23 Mar 2004
A total of eight top research academics from the four local universities will be presented the prestigious Senior Research Fellowship of the Croucher Foundation on March 29, in recognition of their outstanding research.
The Croucher Senior Research Fellowships scheme was first introduced in 1997/98 academic year. The value of each Senior Research Fellowship is about US$100,000. It is awarded to local academics who have excelled in scientific research work. In recognition of their success and to encourage their further achievement in their given fields, funds will be awarded to the respective institution for recruiting an academic to take over the fellow's duties for the period of the fellowship. The fellow will then be relieved from teaching tasks for half year or one year and in turn can devote more time and effort to research work. Each winner will also receive a cash award of HK$40,000.
Of the eight recipients of the fellowships awarded this year, four academics are from the University of Hong Kong (HKU), two from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), one from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and one from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). They are:
1. Dr Billy CHOW Kwok-Chong, Department of Zoology, HKU
2. Professor LO Chung-Mau, Department of Surgery, HKU
3. Professor LO Sai-Huen, Department of Civil Engineering, HKU
4. Professor TAN Sooi-Thor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, HKU
5. Professor HUANG Jing-Song, Department of Mathematics, HKUST
6. Dr Andrew Leitch MILLER, Department of Biology, HKUST
7. Professor Joseph SUNG Jao-Yiu, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, CUHK
8. Professor David ZHANG Dapeng, Department of Computing, PolyU
Among the recipients, Professor LO Chung-Mau and Professor Joseph SUNG Jao-Yiu will be awarded the Medical Research Fellowships. This is the third time the Medical Research Fellowship to be awarded since its launch in 1998.
Professor the Honourable Arthur KC Li, Secretary for Education and Manpower of the Hong Kong SAR Government, will officiate at the award presentation ceremony. The ceremony will be held at the Pheasant Room, 1/F, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Hong Kong, 5 Connaught Road Central at 4:30pm on Monday, March 29, 2004. Reporters/photographers are cordially invited to attend.
Media interested in interviewing the award recipients can contact the respective officer-in-charge as follows:
- Ms Polo Leung, External Relations Office, The University of Hong Kong (tel: 2859 2600)
- Mr Adrian Cheung, Office of University Development and Public Affairs, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (tel: 2358 6305)
- Ms Cheung Man-Yi, Information and Public Relations Office, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (tel: 2609 8896)
- Ms Florence Chan, Communications and Public Affairs Office, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (tel: 2766 5219)
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