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HKU Salutes Distinguished Academics for Teaching and Research Excellence

20 Dec 2006

 

To mark the extraordinary enthusiasm, dedication and talents of teaching and research colleagues, HKU will hold the Award Presentation Ceremony for Excellence in Teaching and Research 2006 on Thursday 21 December 2006. This year Vice-Chancellor Professor Lap-Chee Tsui will preside at the ceremony and Pro-Chancellor Dr. The Hon. David Kwok-Po Li will be the Guest of Honour.

At the ceremony, a total of 29 awards from 5 categories will be granted to distinguished academics.

This year, "Research Output Prize" is introduced for the first time. It aims to recognise the best research outputs in each of our 10 Faculties by honoring the author or a team of authors of a single item of research output published or created in the preceding calendar year.

Ever since the early days, HKU has striven to sustain and enhance its excellence as a pre-eminent institution through outstanding teaching and world-class research. The ceremony is a remarkable occasion in which the University salutes those who work day after day for that mission.

Media representatives are cordially invited to cover the event. The details are:

Date: Dec 21, 2006 (Thurs)
Time: 5.30pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU

For media enquiries or interviews, please contact Ms. Cherry Cheung, External Relations Office, HKU at 2859 2606.

University Teaching Fellowships

Dr Carol Kwai-Kuen Chan, Faculty of Education
Dr Robert Michael Ker Fox, Faculty of Education
Dr Joe Yen-Fong Lau, School of Humanities
Dr Manolete Mora, School of Humanities

Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Awards

Professor Steven Feng Chen, Department of Botany
Professor Ching-Lung Lai, Department of Medicine
Professor Gerard A Postiglione, Faculty of Education
Professor Chow-Yiu Sin, School of Chinese

Outstanding Young Researcher Awards

Dr Aleksandra B Djurisic, Department of Pyhsics
Ms Lusina Kam-Shuen Ho, Department of Law
Dr Jiandong Huang, Department of Biochemistry
Dr Becky Pui-Ying Loo, School of Geography
Dr Patrick Tuen Wai Ng, Department of Mathematics
Dr Patrick Chiu-Yat Woo, Department of Microbiology
Dr Aimin Xu, Department of Medicine
Dr Ben Young, Department of Civil Engineering

Outstanding Researcher Awards

Professor Daniel Tak-Mao Chan, Department of Medicine
Professor David Lee Phillips, Department of Chemistry
Professor Benjamin Chun-Yu Wong, Department of Medicine

Research Output Prizes for the 10 Faculties