Honours of our Staff

 

Year Honours / Awards Awardees
2023 2023 Research Output Prize Prof. A. Djurisic
2023 Huang Kun Prize Prof. W. Yao
2023 IEEE Photonics Society Quantum Electronics Award Prof. H.K. Lo
2022 2022 Innovators Under 35 (China) by the MIT Technology Review Dr. Y. Yang
2022 Fellow of Optica 2023 Prof. W. Yao
2022 Fellow of American Physical Society 2022 Prof. S. Zhang
2022 The 2022 CAP-INO Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Applied Photonics Prof. H.K Lo
2021 The 2021 (the Ninth) Nishina Asia Award Prof. W. Yao
2021 2021 OCPA Outstanding Dissertation Award Dr. W.Y. Wang
2021 2021 Xplorer Prize Prof. W. Yao
2021 RGC Senior Research Fellow Scheme (SRFS) Prof. W. Yao
2020 One of the 50 Milestone Papers in the Last 50 Years of Physical Review B Prof. J. Wang
2020 Fellow of the American Physical Society 2020
(Bastille Post, Hong Kong Headline Daily,
Sing Tao Daily (Canada, Hong Kong))
Prof. W. Yao
2020 Croucher Senior Research Fellowship Award 2020 Prof. W. Yao
2020 Ministry of Education Natural Science award (2nd class) Prof. S.J. Xu & Prof. M.H. Xie (Co-winner)
2018 2018 International Dark-Sky Association Dark Sky Defender Award Dr. J.C.S. Pun & Dr. C.W. So
2018 HKU Outstanding Departmental Safety Representative (DSR) Award Dr. J.H.C. Lee
2017 Outstanding Researcher Award 2016-17 Prof. X.D. Cui
2017 Outstanding Young Researcher Award 2016-17 Dr. S.Z. Zhang
2017 Croucher Senior Research Fellowship Prof. X.D. Cui
2016 Outstanding Researcher Award of the University of Hong Kong Dr. W. Yao
2016 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Prof. K.B. Luk and the Daya Bay Collaboration
(HKU Members: T. Kwok, M.K.P. Lee, J.K.C. Leung, K.Y. Leung, H. Liu, H.Y. Ngai, C.S.J. Pun, H.C. Wong)
2015 2015 Croucher Innovation Award (Co-winner: K.T. Law, HKUST) Dr. S.Z. Zhang
2014 2014 Research Output Prize (Faculty of Science) Dr. W. Yao
2014 2014 Achievement in Asia Award (Co-winner: Y.L. Han, HKUST) Dr. W. Yao
2013 Award for Teaching Excellence 2012-13 Prof. A. Djurisić
2013 Early Career Award  Dr. S.C.Y. Ng
2013 Faculty Knowledge Exchange (KE) Award Dr. J.C.S. Pun
2013 Outstanding Researcher Awards of the University of Hong Kong Prof. S.Q. Shen
2013 2013 China National Award in Natural Sciences (the 2nd class, shared with S.L. Zhu) Prof. Z.D. Wang
2013 Croucher Innovation Awards Dr. W. Yao
2013 Outstanding Young Researcher Awards of the University of Hong Kong Dr. W. Yao
2012 Faculty Knowledge Exchange (KE) Award (shared with JSI teaching team) Prof. A. Djurisić
2011 Award in Science and Technology (First Class, Guangdong Province)  Prof. Z.D. Wang
2011 Endowed Professorships - Zhou Guangzhao Professorship in Natural Sciences Prof. F.C. Zhang
2010 Outstanding Young Research Awards of the University of Hong Kong Dr. X.D. Cui
2010 Croucher Senior Research Fellowship Prof. S.Q. Shen
2009 Outstanding Researcher Awards of the University of Hong Kong Prof. J. Wang
2009 Croucher Senior Research Fellowship Prof. J. Wang
2008 Award for Service Contribution of Faculty of Science, HKU Dr. C.C. Ling
2007 Croucher Senior Research Fellowship Prof. Z.D. Wang
2006 Fellow of American Physics Society, USA Prof. K. S. Cheng
2006 The CSJ (Chemical Society of Japan) Asian International Symposium: The Distinguished Lectureship Award Dr. A. Djurisić
2006 Outstanding Young Research Awards of the University of Hong Kong Dr. A. Djurisić
2005 Distinguished Research Achievement Award of the University of Hong Kong Prof. F.C. Zhang
2004 National Outstanding Young Scholar Award, the National Science Foundation of China Prof. Z.D. Wang
2003 National Natural Science Award (2nd Class Prize) Prof. K. S. Cheng (Co-winner)
2002 First Class Natural Science Award from the Chinese Education Ministry Prof. K. S. Cheng (Co-winner)
2002 First Class Natural Science Award from the Chinese Education Ministry Prof. Z.D. Wang (Co-winner)
2002 Overseas Excellent Young Investigator program at the Institute of Solid State Physics Prof. J. Wang
2001 Outstanding Researcher Award of the University of Hong Kong Prof. Z.D. Wang
2001 Fellow of the American Physical Society Prof. D.S.Y. Tong
2001 Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences Prof. D.S.Y. Tong
2000 Outstanding Young Researcher Award of the University of Hong Kong Dr. H.F. Chau
2000 Outstanding Researcher Award of the University of Hong Kong Prof. K.S. Cheng
1999 Croucher Senior Research Fellowship of 2000/2001 Prof. K.S. Cheng
1999 1999 Achievement in Asia Award  Dr. J. Wang (Co-winner)
1997 Croucher Senior Research Fellowship of 1997/1998 Prof. D.S.Y. Tong
1995 National Natural Science Award Prof. Z.D. Wang
1993 National Natural Science Award Prof. K.S. Cheng