Named Professorship at HKUST

The Eighth Inauguration Ceremony of Named Professorships 2025

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology held the Eighth Inauguration Ceremony of Named Professorships on November 20, 2025 to confer named professorships on seven outstanding faculty members and honor donors for their staunch support for the University.

Newly Appointed Holders

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Previous Ceremonies

Newly appointed professorship holders

Professor Tom Hiu-Tung CHEUNG

Associate Head (Research and Development) and Professor, Division of Life Science
Director of Biotechnology Research Institute
Associate Director of Biosciences Central Research Facility
S H Ho Professor of Life Science

Professor Kai LIU

Professor, Division of Life Science & Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Director of SIAT-HKUST Joint Laboratory for Brain Science
Associate Director of Laboratory Animal Facility
Cheng Professor of Science

Professor Limin ZHANG

Head and Chair Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director of Digital Cities and Smart Hazard Mitigation Laboratory
Associate Director of GREAT Smart Cities Institute
Wilson H. Tang Professor of Engineering

Professor Yingying LI

Chair Professor, Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management
Chair Professor, Department of Finance
Fung Term Professor of Business

Professor Dong LOU

Associate Dean of Business and Management (Strategic Planning and Research)
Chair Professor, Department of Finance
Director of Institute for Financial Research
Citi Professor of Business

Professor Pavel I. ZHELYAZKOV

Associate Professor, Department of Management
Dr Chung Sze-Yuen Associate Professor of Business

Professor Alexis LAU

Head and Chair Professor, Division of Environment and Sustainability
Chair Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director of Institute for the Environment
Associate Director of IAS Atmospheric Research Center
Associate Director of Laboratory of Optical Monitoring of Atmospheric Environment
Tang Junyuan Professor in Environmental Science

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