Awards & Recognitions
2026
Dr. Ian VARELA SOARES
PhD in Public Policy, Class of 2025
ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee Research Award for Young Scientist 2025
Associate Professor, Division of Environment and Sustainability
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Department of Chemistry|PG Programs Coordinator (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)|Associate Director of HKUST Energy Institute
Professor, Division of Environment and Sustainability
Awardee of Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship
ZHAO Chen
Department of Ocean Science
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
1st Runner up - All Hong Kong Inter-School Rope Skipping Competition (Mixed)
HKUST Rope Skipping Team
The 51st Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions - Bronze Medal
Associate Professor, Division of Integrative Systems and Design, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering|Associate Director of Center for Smart Manufacturing
Best Presentation Award: Poster Session - Guest Speaker’s Choice, The 32nd Symposium on Chemistry Postgraduate Research in Hong Kong
ZHU Zheng
PhD student, Department of Chemistry
Start-up Express 2026 Top 10 Winner
PetWell HK Limited - Sabrina CHU
School of Business and Management