Honours and Awards
Awards (by Dr. Lau) - Research and Teaching:
External
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2020 |
VEBLEO Best Scientist Award, granted by
International Science, Engineering and Technology Conference & Webinars. |
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2019 |
Australia Research Field Leader in “Composite Materials”. |
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2016 |
Elected as Fellow of European Academy of Sciences
and Arts. |
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2015 |
USQ Research Giant Award on “Nano-composites for
Space Applications”, Australia |
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2014 |
“Award
for Outstanding Contribution to Education” granted by the Global Learntech Congress. |
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2013 |
University Grant Committee (UGC) Award for Teaching Excellence. |
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2012 |
Research Excellence Award in Fundamental Research for Smart
Composites, The 3rd International Conference on Smart Materials
and Nano-technology Engineering. |
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2011 |
Outstanding International Research Leader Award, by International
Association of Multidisciplinary Research. |
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2011 |
The most cited paper award in Composites Part B: Engineering issued by
Elsevier Sciences 2011. |
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2011 |
The
1st Technology Award in Heilongjiang Province, China in Space Smart
and Structural Health Monitoring Research. |
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2010 |
100 Professorship Scheme in Harbin Institute of
Technology (HIT), China. |
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2009 |
Winner of the Ernest L. Boyer International Award
for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Technology, in the 20th
International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, Florida, USA (the first scholar outside the United States to
receive this honour). |
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2007 |
Most Cited Paper 2003 –
2007 Award, issued by Chemical Physics Letters, Elsevier. |
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2007 |
Elected as Fellow of
European Academy of Sciences. |
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2006 |
Award for Outstanding Research (International) “Nanocomposites
for Space Applications”, The 14th International Conference of
Composites/Nano Engineering, July 2006, Colorado USA. |
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2004 |
Young Engineer of the Year Award, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE). |
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2002 |
Young Scientist Award 2002, Award in
Engineering Science Discipline, The Institute of Science. |
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2000 |
The Sir Edward Youde
Memorial Fellowship Award. |
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1998 |
The Best Paper Award - on Materials in 1998, The
Hong Kong Institute of Engineers (HKIE). |
Internal
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2017 |
The Hong Kong
Polytechnic University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Outstanding
Alumni Award. |
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2009 |
Faculty of Engineering
Industrial and Engineering Services Grant Achievement Award. |
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2009 |
Faculty
Merit Award in Research and Scholarly Activities. |
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2008 |
President’s Award in
Teaching and Outstanding Faculty Award in Teaching. |
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2007 |
President’s Award and
Outstanding Faculty Award in Service (Team). |
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2007 |
Most Valued Product Development Project Award
(winner), PolyU Design and Fabrication of Multifunctional Sensory
Re-education Device for Stroke Patients |
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2007 |
Multi-departmental
Participation Award (winner), PolyU KCRC Project on
East Rail - Review Panel and Investigation of the Vibration Issues leading to
Cracks in the Under-frame of Trains |
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2005 |
Outstanding Faculty Award in Research and Scholarly
Activities |
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2001 |
Fellowship Award - The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award. |
Honours
Chairmanship:
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The 9th
International Conference on Advanced Materials Research (ICAMR 2019),
Singapore, 24-27 March 2019. 2019 International Conference on Advanced
Composite Materials (ICACM 2018), Beijing, 14-16 Dec 2019. The 2th International Conference on Materials Science and
Nanotechnology (ICMSNT), Chengdu, China. 39 Mar to 01 April 2018. The 2th International Conference on Advanced Materials
Research and Manufacturing Technologies (AMRMT2017), Phuket, Thailand. 2-5
August 2017. International
Symposium on Green Air Vehicle Design and Development, 28 November 2015, Hong
Kong. The
International Conference on Aviation Maintenance Globalization, 16-18 November, 2014. Hong Kong. The 1st
Young Leadership Conference, EngNow, The
Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 16-17 Sept 2013, Hong Kong. The 4th
International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in
Engineering, 10-12 July 2013, Gold Coast, Australia. The
20th International Conference on Processing and Fabrication of
Advanced Materials (PFAM XX), 15-18 December 2011, Hong Kong. International
Conference on Multifunctional Materials and Structures (MFMS), 28 –
(Founding) 31 July 2008, Hong Kong SAR China (over 600 participants), 2009 in
Qingdao, China; Panellist
Session: Future Directions on Multifunctional Materials Research. SAMPE,
Memphis, USA. 7-10 September 2008. The Fifteenth International Conference on
Composites/Nano Engineering, 15-21, July 2007, Haikou, Hainan China. Symposium
“Measurements
for Bio and Tissue Engineering Applications” in the 8th
International Conference on Measurement Technology and Intelligent
Instruments (ISMTII2007), 25-27 September 2007, Sendai, Japan. Symposium
“Bio-compatible and Bio-composite Materials” in The 13th International
Conference on Experimental Mechanics (ICEM13) July 1-6, 2007, Alexandroupolis, Greece,. Workshop “Application of Nano Technology for
Fracture Risk Prediction in Children with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), July 8, 2006, Boulder, Colorado, USA. Symposium
“Nanocomposites” in the 5th
Asian-Australasian Conference on Composite Materials (ACCM-5), 27-30 November, 2006, Hong Kong. The
Twelfth International Conference of Composites Engineering (ICCE 12), 1-6
August 2005, Tenerife, Spain. Symposium
“Nano-composites for Space and Infrastructure Applications” in European
Materials Research Society (E-MRS) Spring Meeting, Strasbourg, May 24-28,
2004, France. The
Ninth International Conference of Composites Engineering (ICCE/9), San Diego,
California, 2002. |
Steering Committee:
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International
Committee on Experimental Mechanics (Since 2008) International Exhibition for the Aeronautic Industry (Since 2007) International Conference on Composites Engineering (Since 204) |
Committee:
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International Advisory Committee: The 22nd
International Conference of Composite Materials (ICCM20), Melbourne, Australia,
11-16 August 2019. 中國光學工程學會第一届理事會常務理事, 2017. Chair of International Advisory Committee: 2016
International Conference on Advanced Materials Research and Manufacturing
Technologies (AMRMT 2016), 18-22 August 2016, Singapore. International Advisory Committee: The 20th
International Conference of Composite Materials (ICCM20), Copenhagen, Demark,
17-22 July 2014. International Advisory Committee: The 8th
Asian-Australian Conference on Composites Materials, Kuala Lumpur, 6-8
November 2012. International Advisory Committee: The 3rd
International Conference on Smart and Nanotechnology in Engineering, Shenzhen
China, 5-8 December 2011. Symposium Chair: The 18th
International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM 18), 24-28 August 2011,
Jeju Island, Korea. International Advisory Committee: The International Conference on Experimental
Mechanics and The 9th Asian Conference on
Experimental Mechanics, The Legend Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 29
November-1 December 2010. International Advisory Committee: The
Bio-Environmental Polymer – Emerging Green Technologies and Science, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada, 13-15 October 2010. International Advisory Committee: The Sixth
International Workshop on Green Composites (IWGC-6). Gumi, Korea, 8-10
September 2010. International Advisory Committee: The 6th International
Engineering and Construction Conference (IECC’6) – Advances in Affordable
Housing and Green Construction, Egypt, 28-30 June 2010. Scientific Committee: The 6th Australasian
Congress on Applied Mechanics (ACAM 6), 12 - 15 December 2010, Perth, Western
Australia. Scientific Committee: "20th
International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies” (ICAST
2009) on 20-22 October 2009, Hong Kong. 中国工业防腐蚀技术协会海洋防腐防污专业委员会副主任 (China Industry
Anticorrosion Technology Association (CIATA). Scientific Committee: ASME Asia-Pacific Engineering
Education congress 2009 (APEEC 2009), Taipei, Taiwan. April 9 -
11, 2009. The 3rd International Advisory Board: International Conference for
Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology (i-CREATe 2009), Singapore, 22-26 April 2009.
Scientific Committee: International
Conference on Sustainable Built Environment Infrastructures in Developing
Countries. SBEIDCO, ENSET Oran (Algeria), 03-05 May 2009
International Scientific Committee: The Seventeenth
International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM17), 27-31 July 2009
Edinburgh, UK. Scientific Committee: The International Conference
on Experimental Mechanics 2008 (ICEM2008) will be held in Nanjing, China,
November 8-11, 2008. Scientific and Steering Committee: International Symposium on Aircraft
Materials, May 12-14, 2008, Agadir, Morocco.
Programme Committee: The 2nd
International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive
Technology. Bangkok, Thailand, on 13-15 May, 2008 Organizing Committee: The 1st Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP
in Structures (APFIS 2007), Hong Kong, 12-14 December 2007.
Advisory
Committee: 5th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, 10 - 12 December
2007, Brisbane Marriott Hotel, Queensland, Australia.
Scientific Committee and Review Board:
International Conference on Diagnosis and Prediction in Mechanical
Systems Engineering. Galati – Romania, 20-22 October 2007
Scientific Committee:
International Exhibition for the Aeronautic Industry, Morocco, 24-27 October
2007. Organizing Committee: The 7th International
Conference on Advanced Technology in Experimental Mechanics (ATEM'07),
Fukuoka, Japan, 12-14, September 2007. International Advisory Board: International Joint Conference on
Knowledge Management for Composite Materials, Nano Technology and Fuel Cell,
Germany, July 3-6, 2007
Organizer and Scientific Committee: Special session
“Biodegradable and biocomposite materials” in The
Sixteenth International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM16), Kyoto,
Japan 8 to 13 July 2007. Editorial Committee: 2007 SCILAB Contest in China and International
Workshop on Open Source Software Research,
Development and Industrial Application. 11-13 May 2007, Foshan, China.
International Program Committee, The ISSAT International Conference on Modeling of Complex Systems and Environments (MCSE), Ho
Chi Minh City, Vietnam 16-18 July 2007.
International Advisory Board: International Conference for
Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology (i-CREATe 2007), Singapore, 23-26 April 2007.
International Advisory Committee: The 8th
International Symposium on Measurement Technology and Intelligent Instruments
(ISMTII 2007), 25-27 September 2007, Sendai, Japan International Scientific Committee: International
Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering. 1-4 July
2007, Harbin, China. International Advisory Committee: The 13th
International Conference on Experimental Mechanics (ICEM13). Alexandroupolis, Greece, July 1-6, 2007. Scientific and Steering Committee: International
Symposium on Aircraft Materials, Agadir,
Morocco, 22-24 May 2007. Organizer: Special session “Smart Materials and
Structures” in The 2nd International Symposium on
Functional Materials (ISFM 2007), Hangzhou, China, 16-19 May 2007. Member of the American Academy of Mechanics (AMM). International Advisor and Judge for the Best Paper
Award: ACUN-5 International Composites
Conference "Developments in Composites: Advanced, Infrastructural,
Natural and Nano-composites, Sydney, 11-14 July 2006. International Advisory
Committee and the Symposium Organizer of “Bio-technology and Life Science” of
The International Conference of Experimental Mechanics, Jeju,
Korea, 27-29 September 2006. Workshop Organizer: Application on Nano Technology
for Fracture Risk Prediction in Children with Osteogenesis Impectecta (OI). The Fourteenth International Conference
on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE-14), Renaissance Suites at Flatiron,
Colorado, USA, July 7 2006. Organizing
Committee: ACCM-5, an international conference organized by the Asian-Australasian Association for Composite
Materials (AACM), Hong Kong, 27-30 November 2006. International Advisory Committee: International
Congress on Experimental Mechanics (ICEM 2005), 10-15, September 2005, Delhi,
India. International Organizing Committee: The Fifteenth
International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM15), 27 June - 01 July
2005, Durban, South Africa. International Scientific Committee: The Twelfth
International Conference on Composite/Nano Engineering, August 1-6, 2005,
Spain. Steering Committee: Asian Committee for Experimental
Mechanics (ACEM-SC). Organizing Committee: The 3rd China-Japan-US
Symposium on Health Monitoring and Control of Structures, October 13-16,
2004, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China International Scientific Committee (ISC): The
Fourteenth International Conference of Composite Materials (ICCM 14), 14-18
July 2003, San Diego, California USA. Organising Committee: The
Sixth International Symposium on Measurement Technology and Intelligent
Instrument (ISMTII), 28 Nov.- 1 Dec. 2003. Hong Kong. Member: American Biographical Institute (ABI), Inc.
distinguished Research Board of Advisors (2002-2003). Member: Composite Division of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Organising Committee: The International
Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE), 12-14 Dec. 2001,
Hong Kong. |
Editorial Services
Editorship
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Advanced Materials Research, Trans Tech
Publications, USA (2007 – present). The American Journal of Applied Sciences, published
by Science Publication, UK (2004 – present). Nano-materials, published by Hindawi
Publishers (2005-present). (Impact factor = 1.675) Structural
Health Monitoring, An International Journal published by SAGA Publications
(2003 – present) (Impact factor = 3.14) International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials,
published by Taylor & Francis (2009 –) The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE)
Transactions (2004 – 2008). |
Guest
Editorship
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“Nanotechnology
and Smart Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring” of Structural Health
Monitoring – An International Journal, 2015; 14(2). “Natural
Materials in Composites Engineering” of Composites Part B: Engineering, 2012;
43(7). “Sustainable
Materials” of Materials and Design, 2011; 36. “Design
of Nanomaterials and Structures” of Materials and Design 2010; 31(4). "Smart
Composite Structures” of Smart Materials and Structures, 2009; 8(7). "Natural
Fibre Composites” of Composites Part B: Engineering, 2009; 40(7). “Nanocomposites
for Engineering Applications” of Journal of Nano-materials
2009; 16. “Surface
Engineering Technologies” of Surface Engineering 2009; 25(5). “Sensors, Actuators and Intelligent
Processing” of Materials and Manufacturing Processes 2010; 25(4). “Multifunctional
Materials Processing” of Materials and Manufacturing Processes 2009; 32. “Nanocomposites”
of Composites Science & Technology. 2008; 68(14). “Advances
in Composite Materials and Structures”, Key Engg.
Mater. 2007; 334-335. “Bio-engineered
Composite Materials” of Comp. Pt. B: Engg. 2007;
38(3). “Bio-compatible
and bio-composite materials” of the American Journal of Applied Sciences,
published by Science Publication, 2006; 11. “Nano-engineered
Composites” of Comp. Pt. B: Engg. 2006; 37. “Nanocomposites
for Space and Infrastructure Applications” of Comp. Sci. & Tech. 2005;
65(5). “Nanoscience
and Nanocomposites” of Comp. Pt. B: Engg. 2004;
35(2). |
Editorial Board
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Journal of
Composites Part B: Engineering, published by Elsevier Science [SCI Indexed]
(2002-). The
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part L: Journal of
Materials: Design and Applications, published by SAGA Publications [SCI Index] (2014 -) Journal
of Nano Research, published by Trans Tech Publication, Switzerland [SCI
Indexed] (2015 -) Nano
Hybrids and Composites, published by Trans Tech Publication, Switzerland
(2015 -). Fibre, published by MDPI
AG (Basel, Switzerland) (2013 -) International
Advisory Board of Composites Research, Korean Society for Composite Materials
(2013-) The Scientific World Journal, Hindawi
Publishing Corporation, [SCI Indexed] (2012 -) ISRN
Mechanical Engineering (2010-) Nanoscience
and Nanotechnology - Asia (2011-) The Open
Biomaterials Journals, published by Bentham Open (2009-) European
Academy of Sciences (2006-2009). World
Journal of Engineering (2007-). |