Bulletin No. 2, 2019

36 Chinese University Bulletin No.2, 2019 Top Innovator in Asia-Pacific Prof. Zhou Bolei of the Department of Information Engineering was named by the MIT Technology Review as one of the top innovators under the age of 35 in the Asia- Pacific region in 2020. Professor Zhou has developed innovative techniques such as Class Activation Mapping and Network Dissection to help researchers and practitioners in discerning model prediction and detecting mistakes made by the AI models, which can be applied in fields including medical imaging, health care and autonomous driving. Nine Professors Honoured as Most Highly Cited Researchers Nine professors have been named by Clarivate Analytics in the list of ‘Highly Cited Researchers 2019’. The honour is given to researchers who produced multiple papers that rank in the top 1% worldwide by citations in their respective fields of study and year of publication. Where Honour and Life Grow in One Vice-Chancellor Prof. Rocky S. Tuan was named a Fellow of the American Association of Anatomists (AAA) 2019 for his contributions to anatomical sciences, particularly in the field of tissue engineering and regeneration. Professor Tuan and his research team have recently integrated biotechnology with their stem cell research and successfully developed translational applications for human tissues repair and regeneration. By making use of the microbioreactor platform, they have also engineered ‘microJoint’, the first-ever three- dimensional joint-on-a-chip, to replicate human articular joints and test potential therapeutic agents for osteoarthritis. Clinical Medicine Economics and Business Psychiatry and Psychology Prof. Tony Mok Chairman of the Department of Clinical Oncology Prof. David Ahlstrom Acting Chairman of the Department of Management Prof. Lee Sing Clinical Professor (Honorary) of the Department of Psychiatry Cross-Field Prof. Chan Lik-yuen Henry Associate Dean (External Affairs) of the Faculty of Medicine Prof. Kwan Mei-po Director of the Institute of Space and Earth Information Science Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung Mok Hing Yiu Professor of Medicine Prof. Jimmy C.M. Yu Choh-Ming Li Professor of Chemistry Prof. Wong Wai-sun Vincent Head of Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics Prof. Wong Ching-ping Emeritus Professor of the Department of Electronic Engineering H onours and R ecognitions The Star Gazers and Catchers Four CUHK scholars were presented with prestigious awards from the Croucher Foundation. Prof. Wang Jianfang from the Department of Physics was awarded the Croucher Senior Research Fellowship 2020. Prof. Ronald C.W. Ma and Prof. Ng Siew-chien, both from the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, received the Croucher Senior Medical Research Fellowships 2020. Prof. Zhou Renjie from the Department of Biomedical Engineering was awarded the Croucher Innovation Award 2019.

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