Bulletin No. 1, 2013

54   Chinese University Bulletin No. 1, 2013 Two Professors Elected IEEE Fellows Prof. Yum Tak-shing Peter, Professor of Information Engineering and Prof. Meng Mei-ling Helen, chairman of the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, have been elected fellows of the prestigious Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2013 for their remarkable accomplishments in ‘architecture and resource management of communication networks’ and ‘spoken language and multimodal systems’ respectively. With the two newly-elected fellows, the total number of IEEE fellows in CUHK has risen to 30. Seventeen Engineering Professors Named HKIE Fellows Seventeen engineering professors have been named fellows of the Hong Kong Institute of Engineers (HKIE). They are: Prof. Thierry Blu, Prof. Chan Kam-tai (1st right), Prof. Du Ruxu, Prof. King Kuo- chin Irwin, Prof. Lam Wai, Prof. Lee Ho- man Jimmy, Prof. Leung Ho-fung, Prof. Leung May-yee Janny (2nd right), Prof. Li Duan, Prof. Liao Wei-hsin (1st left), Prof. Lyu Rung-tsong Michael, Prof. Meng Mei-ling Helen, Prof. Shu Ching- tat Chester (2nd left), Prof. Wong Tien- tsin, Prof. Xu Jianbin, Prof. Yam Yeung and Prof. Yu Xu Jeffrey. The fellowship is the highest class of membership in the HKIE and is given to those who have achieved positions of responsibility to which they have brought superior knowledge and practice in an engineering discipline. Rossa Chiu Awarded Chinese Young Women in Science Fellowship Prof. Chiu Wai-kwun Rossa (left) of the Department of Chemical Pathology was awarded the Chinese Young Women in Science Fellowship for her research and development of non-invasive prenatal diagnostic approaches. Professor Chiu was one of 10 awardees selected from all over the nation and was the only awardee from Hong Kong and Macau in 2012. The award presentation ceremony was held in Beijing on 11 December 2012. The Chinese Young Women in Science Fellowship was jointly founded by the All-China Women’s Federation, the China Association for Science and Technology, the UNESCO China National Committee, and L'Oreal China. The award aims to reward elite female scientists aged below 45 in all fields of science and to encourage young females to engage in science research and contribute to the welfare of humankind. Honours and Recognition Prof. Wong Kam-fai (4th right), associate dean (external affairs) of Engineering Faculty, with some of the fellowship recipients and HKIE representatives