Rising Star Research Grant

Professor Keri Hui

Academy of Music

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬:

Sensibility; 18th-Century Aesthetics; Topic Theory; Keyboard Music; Joseph Haydn 

Professor Lee Siu-yau

Academy of Geography, Sociology and International Studies

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬:

Immgration Policy; Inter-Group Relations; Identity; Social Policies

Professor Wang Sai

Department of Interactive Media

 

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬:

Computer-Mediated Communication; Media Psychology; Human-Computer Interaction

 

 

 

 

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Professor Yu Yuanyuan

School of Chinese Medicine

 

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬:

Optimisation of Aptamer Selection Methodolgy; Aptamer-Based Translational Medicine and Drug Discovery; Aptamer Structural Biology

 

 

 

 

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Professor Zhang Jian

Department of Accountancy, Economics and Finance

 

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬:

Financial Accounting; Auditing; Banking

Professor Zhao Jun

Department of Biology

 

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬:

Biomass Conversation; Environmental Catalysis; Waste Treatment and Utilisation; Clean Energy 

Professor Liu Jin

School of Chinese Medicine

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬:

Translational research in musculoskeletal diseases, with particular interest in the extracellular vesicle-mediated intercellular communication and regulation in musculoskeletal development and diseases; aptamer-based bone-targeting drug delivery as a therapeutic approach

• Read the full interview where Professor Liu shares his career trajectory and passion for Chinese medicine

Professor Lyu Xiaopu

Academy of Geography, Sociology and International Studies

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬:

Atmospheric Chemistry; Local and Regional Air Quality; Atmospheric Reactive Organics and Secondary Air Pollution; Volatile Organic Compounds; Tropospheric Ozone; Organic Aerosol Source and Chemistry

• Read the full interview where Professor Lyu talks about his journey and the passion driving his impactful work.

Professor Zeng Hong

Academy of Film

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬:

Visual Culture; Creative Industries;  Digital Media; Gender Politics; Hong Kong and China Studies

• Read the full interview where Professor Zeng shares her passion in cultural and film studies

Professor Zhou Kaiyang

Department of Computer Science

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬:

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition;  Machine Learning and Deep Learning

• Read the full interview where Professor Zhou talks about his passion for various fields in computer science

Professor Zhou Shuo

Department of Communication Studies

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬:

Health Communication; ​​Narrative Persuasion; Mobile Health (mHealth); Virtual Reality; Media Psychology; Just-in-time Adaptive Interventions

• Read the full interview with Professor Zhou on how she bridges the gap between communication and psychology

Professor Zou Xin

Department of Accountancy, Economics and Finance

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬:

Household Finance; Household Sustainability; Digitisation, E-Commerce, and FinTech; Financial Intermediaries; Behavioral Finance

• Read the full interview to find out how Professor Zou bridges the gap between behavioural theory and digital reality

Professor Eugene Alexander Birman

Academy of Music

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬:

Music Composition

• Read the full interview about Professor Birman's illustrious career and global artistic footprint

Professor Chen Ting

Department of Accountancy, Economics and Finance

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬:

Political Economy; Development Economics; Economic History

• Read the interview where Professor Chen talks about her great interest in economics and research experience

Professor Gao Meng

Academy of Geography, Sociology and International Studies

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬:

Climate Modeling; Chemistry-Climate Interaction; Climate Change Impacts and Mitigation

• Read the interview where Professor Gao shares his various multidisciplinary research projects 

Professor Ge Liang

Academy of Chinese, History, Religion and Philosophy

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬:

Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature and Culture; Creative Writing

• Read the full interview to discover how Professor Ge balances his dual identity as a researcher and writer

Professor Ma Guancong

Department of Physics

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬:

Metamaterials; Wave Physics; Topological Physics; Non-Hermitian Physics

• Read the full interview how Professor Ma is shaping physics at HKBU

Professor Shi Jingyuan

Department of Interactive Media

 

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬:

Persuasion; Health and Risk Communication; Public Communication Campaigns; AI for Social Good; Digital Media and Youth

 

• Read the full interview about Professor Shi's dedication to digital media and public health

 

 

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Professor Xavier Wong

School of Chinese Medicine

 

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬:

Good Health; Obesity Research; Microbiome Studies

 

• Read the full interview to learn more about Professor Wong's extensive experience as an individual research and team leader