2025

Prof. Jianzhen YU was honoured at the HKUST Faculty Recognition Ceremony 2025 for her outstanding academic achievements as RGC Senior Research Fellow 2025/26 and securing major funding from the RGC Theme-based Research Scheme 2025/26.

Prof. Jianwei SUN was honoured at the HKUST Faculty Recognition Ceremony 2025 for his outstanding academic achievements for receiving the 2025 Croucher Senior Research Fellowship award.

Mr. Yangyi GU, under the supervision of Prof. Jianwei SUN, received the Junior Asian Core Program Poster Presentation Award at the 13th Junior International Conference on Cutting-Edge Organic Chemistry in Asia, held on 27 Nov 2025.

Prof. He YAN was identified as a 2025 Highly Cited Researcher in the Engineering category by Clarivate Analytics.

Prof. Jacky Wing Yip LAM was identified as a 2025 Highly Cited Researcher in the field of Chemistry by Clarivate Analytics.

Prof. Ryan Tsz-Kin KWOK was identified as a 2025 Highly Cited Researcher in the Cross-Field category by Clarivate Analytics.

Prof. Jianzhen YU was awarded as Senior Research Fellow under the Research Grants Council (RGC) Senior Research Fellow Scheme (SRFS) 2025/26.

Prof. Jianwei SUN has been awarded the title of Chair Professor with effect from 1 July 2025.

A project led by Prof. YU Jianzhen, Head and Chair Professor of Department of Chemistry, receives HK$53.29 million funding from the RGC’s Theme-based Research Scheme 2025/26 to develop a chemical weather observation network in the Greater Bay Area.

The Department of Chemistry and Office of Knowledge Transfer co-organized the HKUST Industry Engagement Day Plus - Digital and AI-Driven Materials Innovation on 8 July 2025 at HKUST campus.