Highlights and News | Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Date	Highlights and News
Jul 2026	Armed with “Protective Shield” Gene: Researchers Lead Paradigm Shift on Sustainable Agriculture
Jul 2026	Prof. ZOU Jun Awarded Research Grants Council Senior Research Fellow 2026/27
Jul 2026	CUHK Science Launches Two New Initiatives in 2026-27 for High-achieving Students
Jul 2026	Breakthrough Green Fuel Tech Clinches Gold Award at “Community Entrepreneurs Cup”
Jul 2026	Chemistry Scholar 1st at CUHK to Receive Green Tech Fund for Innovative Coating for Non-plastic Tableware
Jul 2026	In Memoriam: Prof. NG Cheuk Yiu (1947 – 2026)
Jun 2026	A Modern Midas Touch – Modular Technology Converts Farm Waste into Green Fuel
Jun 2026	Prof. Amos TAI leads landmark study to reveal Crucial Role of Irrigation in Helping Cool China’s Climate Amidst Global Warming
Jun 2026	Prof. WANG Junhui Elected Fellow of Institute of Mathematical Statistics
May 2026	Prof. JIANG Liwen is 1st HK Scholar Awarded Fellow of ASPB and Nominated for Enid MacRobbie Corresponding Membership
May 2026	“Blue Ocean” of Opportunity with Mangroves: Doing Double Duty with “Blue Carbon” and “Blue Nitrogen” to Combat Climate Change
Apr 2026	Statistics Students Shine as Entrepreneurs – Project “AURORA Cryptalytics” Awarded 1st Runner-up at VCCE 2025-26
Apr 2026	Joint Study Reveals Prolonged Degassing after Moon’s Volcanic Eruption – Points Way for Future Lunar Exploration
Mar 2026	Prof. LIU Lin & Int’l Collaborators Reveal Breakthrough in Post-Permafrost Collapse Vegetation Recovery – Paving Way to Enable Global Carbon Cycle Impact Predictions
Mar 2026	Ocean Park and Coral Academy Join Hands to Deepen Collaboration in Marine Conservation to Safeguard Biodiversity & Coral Communities
Feb 2026	Prof. Edwin CHAN awarded the Spirit of Innovation Award of the 13th Spirit of Hong Kong Awards
Feb 2026	11 Food and Nutritional Sciences students awarded Nissin Foods (Hong Kong) Charity Fund Scholarship 2025/26
Feb 2026	Celebrating Academic Excellence & Spirit of Servitude – 12 Science Undergraduates Receive Link University Scholarship 2025/26
Jan 2026	Prof. Michael PITTMAN & Int’l Team Unveil Sophisticated Aerodynamic Features of Multi-winged Dinosaurs during Gliding
Jan 2026	Prof. LUO Haiwei & Research Team Apply AI to Uncover Evolutionary History of Oxygen Respiration by Bacteria Pushing Frontiers of Molecular Evolution

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