Three Science professors spoke on "How Nobel Prizes 2018 are Won" at the Popular Science Special Lecture Series on 30 November, 2018 inspiring students through stories of hard work and awardees' passion for science.

Professor Chu Ming Chung has been elected Fellow of the American Physical Society (class of 2018) with the following citation:

For pioneering work in neutrino physics experiment in Daya Bay, and for his dedicated efforts in nurturing, promoting and internationalizing the STEM education in Hong Kong, as well as promoting international collaboration through the Daya Bay reactor neutrino experiment and ATLAS.

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Professor Qiu Yong, Honorary Professor of the Faculty of Science, has been conferred by CUHK the degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa in recognition of his exceptional contributions to scientific research, academia and society. Mrs. Carrie Lam, GBM, GBS, Chancellor of CUHK, presided at the 86th Congregation for the Conferment of Degrees held on 29 November, 2018.

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Professor Tjonnie Li and Professor Miao Qian have been conferred prizes from The Croucher Foundation. The Awards were presented by the Honorable Matthew Cheung Kin Chung, the Chief Secretary for Administration of the HKSAR Government on 7 December, 2018.

Professor Ronald Lui of Department of Mathematics has been awarded The Hong Kong Mathematics Society Young Scholar Award 2018 in recognition of his significant contributions in computational geometry and image processing. His research brought into use deep theory that has been developed on conformal maps and Teichmueller theory, and contributes significantly to a vibrant interface between pure and applied mathematics.

Professor Wang Jianfang, along with his outstanding research team, have developed a remarkably low-cost, precise and efficient nano chip for Raman spectroscopy, which allowed effective and accurate detection of harmful substances in food, including but not limited to malachite green, melamine as well as a wide variety of harmful pesticides and additives. This significant intellectual breakthrough was necessary for safeguarding food safety, one of the most pressing issue in the world.

Professor Zhong Silin of School of Life Sciences and his team of international plant scientists from all over the world, have achieved huge success in the elucidation of the genetic and epigenetic basis for the evolution of fleshy fruits. The findings pave the way for growing fruit with improved nutritional quality in the future. The study results have been published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature Plants.

Mr. Liu Song, PhD in Physics, has been awarded the Postgraduate Research Output Award 2017 for the research output "Weak synchronization and large-scale collective oscillation in dense bacterial suspensions", Nature 542, pp.210–214 (2017).

A team of Science and Engineering students has won the National Winner award in the ''International Quant Championship 2018'' held in Beijing in July 2018. This Championship was a global and team based competition, where students can build a team of 3 to 6 individuals to compete first at the local university level.  In the next round, among 11,000 participants from more than 1,000 universities across 80 countries, our students were invited to compete in the Global Final held in Singapore with other top participants with outstanding quantitative minds.

Two groups of Science students won nationwide gold medals respectively in The 4th China College Students' "Internet Plus" Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition and China College Student's Entrepreneurship Competition. Both projects had been awarded the Second-Class honour in the "Challenge Cup" National Competition Hong Kong Regional Final prior to the said national competitions.

We are excited to announce that CUHK Mathematics Team has won the 1st Place of University Prize-winner in the Simon Marais Mathematics Competition. The Team also recorded extraordinary outstanding result among 891 students from 20 universities in Asia-Pacific region.

The first CUHK Outstanding Students Awards presentation ceremony 2018 was grandly held on 15 October on campus.  A total of 15 Science students were bestowed these prestigious awards in a number of fields, ranging from social service, sports to special achievements, in recognition of their exceptional performance and courage to encounter challenges.

A team of 12 CUHK students from various Faculties have successfully developed a self-testing solution to detect various influenza viruses. Their hard work has been conferred the Gold Medal at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) 2018 Giant Jamboree held in Boston, USA. 

Faculty Distinguished Lecture Series
In celebration of the 55th anniversary of CUHK, the Faculty arranges a series of inspiring lectures to be offered by worldwide eminent scholars throughout 2018-19. Speakers travelled all the way long to CUHK campus to share their areas of expertise, enthusiasm and prominent scientific research outcomes. All lectures are open for public. Visit www.sci.cuhk.edu.hk/FDLS for details.

Faculty Exemplary Teaching Award cum Student Awards Presentation Ceremony
Date: 26 January, 2019 (Saturday)
Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
Venue: LT1, Yasumoto International Academic Park

Science Career Fair 2019 and Career Talks
Date: January - March, 2019  
A series of pre-Fair activities including recruitment talks, CV workshops, alumni sharing sessions will be organised from January to March. Stay tuned with the Faculty website www.sci.cuhk.edu.hk and facebook page CUHKScienceCareerFair
                                               

Innovation and Technology Scholarship 2019
Submission Deadline: 27 December, 2018