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

Prof. Hugh NAKAMURA received the Early Career Award by Research Grants Council (RGC) 2023-24

Prof. Shihe YANG has been recognized as a 2024 Highly Cited Researcher in the category of Cross-Field by Clarivate Analytics

Prof. Benzhong TANG has been recognized as a 2024 Highly Cited Researcher in the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science by Clarivate Analytics

Dr. Baocheng WANG has been awarded Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme by Research Grants Council (RGC) 2024-25

Dr. Ryan Tsz Kin KWOK was identified as 2024 Highly Cited Researcher in the category of Cross-Field by Clarivate Analytics

Dr. Jacky Wing Yip LAM was identified as 2024 Highly Cited Researcher in the field of Chemistry by Clarivate Analytics