The Department of Chemistry hosted the 31st Symposium on Chemistry Postgraduate Research in Hong Kong at HKUST campus on 22 March 2025 with over 400 participants (faculty and students) from local institutions including CityU, CUHK, HKBU, HKU and PolyU

Prof. Yangjian QUAN is awarded the Thieme Chemistry Journals Award 2025 by Thieme Press

Prof. Jianwei SUN is awarded the Croucher Senior Research Fellowships 2025 by Croucher Foundation

Prof. Hugh NAKAMURA received the Asian Core Program Lectureship Award (by Korea) and Asian Core Program Lectureship Award (by Japan) in December 2024

MSc (ANCHEM) student Ms. HU Jiachen received "2024 香港傑出大學生選舉: 優秀大學生" from the Hong Kong Ming De Association

Prof. Jonathan HALPERT and Prof. Jinqing HUANG were promoted to Associate Professor titles with effect from 1 July 2024

Prof. Emily Ming Wai TSANG won the School of Science Teaching Award 2023-24

UG (LIFS/CHEM) Year 3 student LEUNG Cheuk Fung Alvin (Supervisor: Prof. Haibin SU) won a first runner-up award under the 2024 Kerry Holdings Limited Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)

The Department of Chemistry in HKUST is ranked no. 1 in Hong Kong and no. 51 worldwide in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024

PhD Yr. 3 student Miss Xin LI (Supervisor: Prof. Zhihong GUO; Co-supervisor: Prof. Ben Zhong TANG) received the poster presentation award at the 30th Symposium on Chemistry Postgraduate Research organized by City University of Hong Kong on 6 April 2024