Eight outstanding scientists from the College of Science (CSCI), City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) have been awarded funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) for 2024, comprising one-fourth of all CityUHK’s NSFC funding awardees. Another highlight is that Professor Zhedong Zhang from the Department of Physics, has received two funding for different projects.
The total amount of funding reaches RMB 6.75 million, which serves as a recognition of the distinguished research capabilities of our faculty members in their respective fields. Congratulations!
The CSCI awardees are:
| Awardee | Department / Laboratory | Project Title | Amount of funding (RMB) |
| “Excellent Young Scientists Fund” | |||
| Professor Junzhang Ma | Physics | Angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy characterisation of quantum materials | 2,000,000 |
| Professor Zhedong Zhang | Physics | Quantum-light ultrafast spectroscopy for molecules | 2,000,000 |
| “General Programme” | |||
| Professor Zhedong Zhang | Physics | Theoretical study of relaxation dynamics of molecular polaritons using multidimensional spectroscopy | 530,000 |
| Professor Sunny Wang Xin | Physics | Theoretical studies on optimal control of silicon-based quantum devices | 520,000 |
| Professor Chun-kit Kwok | Chemistry | Development of novel RNA G-Quadruplex (rG4)- PROTAC chimeras for rG4 binding protein degradation and gene regulation | 500,000 |
| “Young Scientists Fund” | |||
| Professor Jijian Xu | Chemistry | Research on magnesium chloride-based cathode materials and magnesium storage mechanisms for high energy magnesium batteries | 300,000 |
| Professor Ge Zhang | Physics | Correlation between generalization error and statistical-physical entropy in neural networks | 300,000 |
| Professor Lina Zhao | Mathematics | Polygonal DG methods for fluid-structure interaction | 300,000 |
| Dr. Mengyang Liu | State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution | Processes and mechanisms of ocean-current regulation on the fate of PAHs in the upper Western Pacific Ocean | 300,000 |
The “Excellent Young Scientists Fund”, open to researchers from Hong Kong and Macao since 2019, supports young scholars who have achieved notable results in basic research. Each awardee will receive a funding amount of RMB 2 million.
The “Young Scientists Fund” started accepting applications from Hong Kong scholars in 2022 and nurtures young scholars’ ability to undertake innovative projects independently. Each awardee will receive a funding amount of RMB 300,000.
“General Programme” supports scientists engaged in basic research on self-selected topics within the funding scope of NSFC to conduct innovative research and promote a balanced, coordinated and sustained development of all disciplines.
Congratulations to the above awardees for their well-earned recognition in breaking boundaries of knowledge through persistent research efforts. We wish them continued success in their research endeavours.
This article originated from CityUHK News Centre.