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It was 3am in the morning when Prof. Khaled B. LETAIEF received, out of the blue, an email from the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) notifying him about his election to the academy. This is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.

Patrick TU and Alex CHU, alumni of the BBA program and co-founders of Dayta AI, are selected for the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list under the Retail and E-commerce industry.  

Prof. YANG Hai, Chair Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, clinched the 2021 Francis C. Turner Award by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Prof. YANG Jinglei, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). Conferred to individuals who have made major contributions to chemistry, the honor recognizes Prof. Yang’s accomplishments in materials chemistry, surface/interface science, and composite engineering.

Prof. Khaled B. LETAIEF has been elected an international member of the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE), the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.

HKUST has 142 faculty members in the top 2% scientists globally, according to the study led by John PA IOANNIDIS at Stanford University.

Prof. Raymond Wong Chi-Wing Awarded Michael G. Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching

Prof. KWOK Hoi-Sing, Electronic and Computer Engineering, has been elected a 2020 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors.