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| HKUST Tops All Universities with Highest Funding from Research Grants Council Schemes |
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| 科大獲研究資助局計劃撥款 金額冠絕本地院校 |
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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) set new record for the University and surpassed all local universities in Research Grants Council (RGC) schemes for the year 2024/25. These RGC schemes encompass Research Fellow Scheme (RFS), Senior Research Fellow Scheme (SRFS), Areas of Excellence (AoE) Scheme and the Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS).
For RFS and SRFS, six faculty members from HKUST garnered a whopping total of over HK$37 million fellowship grants for their distinguished research capabilities. In terms of the number of awardees and grant amounts, the University trumped all local universities. A testament to HKUST’s breadth and depth of knowledge and expertise, the six HKUST faculty members who received recognition span a diversity of disciplines.
On the AoE and TRS front, three research projects spearheaded by HKUST, which cover a vast range of disciplines, were awarded a total funding of HK$212.5 million – the highest funding amount among all local universities and a record-high achievement for the University. Epitomizing the synergy with HKUST’s Guangzhou campus, two of the awarded projects are jointly undertaken by faculty members from both HKUST and HKUST(GZ), underscoring the growing collaboration in fostering groundbreaking interdisciplinary research.
Highlighting the University’s robust research capabilities across a diversity of disciplines, these achievements aptly demonstrated the University’s unwavering commitment to attract and nurture top-tier research talents who dedicate themselves towards addressing global challenges with thought provoking solutions. HKUST will persist in its cultivation of an environment that empowers researchers to pursue their passions and drive innovation for a better mankind.
| Senior Research Fellow Scheme (SRFS) |
| Name of Faculty |
Project Title |
Amount of Fellowship Grant |
| Prof. CHEN Jing Kevin |
Unlocking the Full Potential of Wide-bandgap Semiconductors through Heterogeneous Integration and Junction Engineering for Highly Efficient Power Conversion Systems |
~HK$8.0 million |
| Prof. ZHANG Qian |
A Framework for Human-Centric Contactless Sensing Using mmWave Signals |
~HK$8.0 million |
| Research Fellow Scheme (RFS) |
| Prof. Tom CHEUNG |
Post-transcriptional regulation of muscle stem cell quiescence during physiological conditions and aging |
~HK$5.3 million |
| Prof. LIU Kai |
Enhance locomotor recovery by transforming a complete spinal cord injury into an incomplete injury |
~HK$5.3 million |
| Prof. WANG Yi |
Cosmological Collider Physics in Light of Bootstraps |
~HK$5.3 million |
| Prof. ZHU Pengyu |
Regional Science and Complex Systems: A Five-year Research Plan on Transportation, Land Use, Labor, and Innovation Systems |
~HK$5.3 million |
| Areas of Excellence Scheme 2024/25 |
| Project Title |
Project Coordinator |
Approved Budget# |
| Frontier and Human-centric AI and Robotics Technology for Geriatric Care |
Prof. Bertram SHI Emil, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, HKUST |
HK$88.481 million |
| Theme-based Research Scheme 2024/25 |
| A Digital Twin for Enhancing Coastal Resilience against Extreme Storm Surges in Hong Kong |
Prof. ZHAO Jidong, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, HKUST |
HK$62.893 million |
| Enhancing Hong Kong's Role in Sustainable Supply Chain Finance via Technology Transformation |
Prof. ZHANG Jiheng, Head and Professor of Department of Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics, HKUST |
HK$61.191 million |
#Including funding from RGC and matching fund from universities concerned. |
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香港科技大學（科大）於研究資助局（研資局）2024/25年度計劃所獲撥款創歷史佳績，金額超越所有本地大學。有關計劃涵蓋「研究學者計劃」、「高級研究學者計劃」、「卓越學科領域計劃」及「主題研究計劃」。
六名科大學者憑藉出色的研究工作，於「研究學者計劃」及「高級研究學者計劃」中合共取得逾3,700萬港元的研究經費，獲獎數目及研究經費撥款均為本地院校之首。六名獲獎學者的卓越研究涵蓋多個學術領域，印證科大的學術研究範圍及經驗既寬且廣。
在「卓越學科領域計劃」及「主題研究計劃」方面，由科大領導的三個研究項目涵蓋廣泛的學科，合共獲撥款2.125億港元資助，金額冠絕本地院校，亦是科大歷來最好的成績。當中兩個獲資助項目由科大與科大（廣州）的研究人員攜手領導，展現了兩校之間的協同發展，並突顯雙方在促進突破性的跨學科研究方面日益緊密的研究協作。
這些成就彰顯了大學在不同範疇的研究實力，充份體現大學致力吸引和培育頂尖研究人才，並以其具影響力的研究應對全球挑戰。科大將繼續營造有利的科研環境，讓學者們能繼續秉承對科研的熱誠，推動創新，為人類作出貢獻。
| 高級研究學者計劃 |
| 學者 |
項目名稱 |
撥款金額 |
| 陳敬教授 |
通過異質集成和結接工程來解鎖寬禁帶半導體的全部潛能，實現高效電力轉換系統 |
約$800萬港元 |
| 張黔教授 |
基於毫米波信號的以人為中心的非接觸式傳感框架 |
約$800萬港元 |
| 研究學者計劃 |
| 張曉東教授 |
生理條件下和衰老過程中肌肉幹細胞靜息態的轉錄後調控 |
約$530萬港元 |
| 劉凱教授 |
將完全性脊髓損傷轉化為不完全損傷進而恢復運動功能 |
約$530萬港元 |
| 王一教授 |
通過宇宙自舉技術研究宇宙對撞機物理 |
約$530萬港元 |
| 朱鵬宇教授 |
區域科學與複雜系統：關於交通、土地使用、勞動力和創新系統的五年研究計劃 |
約$530萬港元 |
| 2024/25年度「卓越學科領域計劃」 |
| 項目名稱 |
項目統籌者 |
批准預算# |
| 老年護理中前沿的、以人為本的人工智慧和機器人技術 |
科大電子及計算機工程學系教授
施毅明教授 |
$8848.1萬港元 |
| 2024/25年度「主題研究計劃」 |
| 發展香港海岸基礎設施數字孿生技術應對極端風暴潮 |
科大土木及環境工程學系教授
趙吉東教授 |
$6289.3萬港元 |
| 通過技術轉型提升香港在可持續供應鏈金融中的的地位 |
科大工業工程及決策分析學系系主任及教授
張季恆教授 |
$6119.1萬港元 |
#包括研究資助局的資助以及有關大學的配對資助。 |
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