02 JAN 2025 ISSUE 19
Student Awards

  • JSM 2024 Paper Award - Wu Zhihao (PhD in Statistics)
  • Postgraduate Research Output Award 2023 - Zou Yudan (PhD in Statistics)
  • 2023–24 Science Faculty Postgraduate Research Day
  • Second Runner-up in CUHK Capstone Project Presentation Competition 2024 - Hung Kim Pong (BSc in Risk Management Science)
  • Best Teaching Assistant Award
  • Research Achievement Award for Graduate Students in Statistics
  • Overseas Research Award for PhD Students 2023/24



JSM 2024 Paper Award


Wu Zhihao (PhD in Statistics), who is supervised by Prof. Song Xinyuan, has received the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) 2024 Paper Award from the American Statistical Association (ASA) Biometrics Section. For details, please refer to:

https://community.amstat.org/biometricsbiom/award/byaraward/2024recip


Postgraduate Research Output Award 2023


Zou Yudan (PhD in Statistics), who is supervised by Prof. Song Xinyuan, has received the Postgraduate Research Output Award 2023.

To encourage quality research, The Chinese University of Hong Kong established a Postgraduate Research Output Award in September 2002.


2023–24 Science Faculty Postgraduate Research Day

The faculty’s annual postgraduate research day was held on 8 May 2024. It provided a platform for postgraduate students to gain exposure at the seminar, to present their innovative research results and to share research ideas and experiences.



Oral Presentation Award

Speaker

Place

He Yuyang (PhD in Statistics)

1st Runner-up




Poster Presentation Award

Presenter

Place

Cheng Pok Him (MPhil in Risk Management Science)

Champion

Ma Ting Tin (MPhil in Risk Management Science)

Merit


Further details: http://www.sci.cuhk.edu.hk/en-gb/research/seminars/pg-research-day


Second Runner-up in CUHK Capstone Project Presentation Competition 2024



Hung Kim Pong (BSc in Risk Management Science) won the Second Runner-up in CUHK Capstone Project Presentation Competition 2024. The competition aims to provide a university-wide platform for students to showcase the outcomes of their year-long capstone projects to a much wider audience. It is believed that this initiative will promote academic excellence and interdisciplinary communication by providing an opportunity for final-year students from various backgrounds to gain valuable experience in presenting their research work in public.


Best Teaching Assistant Award

 

Kua Wei Zhia (MPhil in Risk Management Science) and Wang Yaxuan (MPhil in Statistics) were awarded the Best Teaching Assistant Award 2023–24 in recognition of their outstanding teaching.


Research Achievement Award for Graduate Students in Statistics



He Yuyang (PhD in Statistics) received the Research Achievement Award for Graduate Students in Statistics 2023–24 in recognition of her research achievements, including but not limited to research publications, research presentations, conference posters and performance in research competitions.


Overseas Research Award for PhD Students 2023/24

Awardee Name

Destination

Xiao Yiqun

University of Michigan, USA

Zhai Yibo

Yale University, USA

Zou Yudan

University of California, Los Angeles, USA

Back to Issue
Table of Contents
1. Message from the Chair
2. Staff Movement
3. Prizes and Awards

Staff Awards
Alumni Award
Student Awards
Recipients of Department of Statistics Scholarships and Sponsorship
4. Departmental Activities

Visit to The Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen
MSc Annual Dinner
Symposium on Data Science and Risk Analytics 2023 cum CUHK 60th Anniversary Alumni Homecoming
Science Faculty Distinguished Alumni Award - Engagement Session with Staff and Students
Delegation Visits from Mainland Institutions
Distinguished Lectures and Seminars in 2023-24
5. Sharing from Awardees of Overseas Research Award for PhD Students
6. Global Young Scientists Summit 2024
7. Exchange Sharing
8. Department Summer Internship Programme
9. Internship Sharing
 

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