Awards & Recognitions
School of Energy and Environment
City University of Hong Kong
Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Editor
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics (Nature-Springer)
E: yunhau.ng(a)cityu.edu.hk
T: +(852) 3442 2460
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2023 Inaugural Materials Advances Paper Prize 2023
by Royal Society of Chemistry (Materials Advances)
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2021, 2022 Highly Cited Researcher 2021 & 2022
by ClarivateTM
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2021 Kataoka Lectureship Award for Asian and Oceanian Photochemist
by the Japanese Photochemistry Association (JPA)
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2019 APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (ASPIRE)
by the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
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2018 Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ) Distinguished Lectureship Award
by the Chemical Society of Japan
2017 John A. Brodie Medal
by College of Chemical Engineers, ENGINEERS Australia
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2016 Emerging Investigator
by Royal Society of Chemistry (Journal of Materials Chemistry)
2016 University Silverstar Award
by University of New South Wales
2015 Theo Murphy Australian Frontiers of Science Travel Award
by the Australian Academy of Science
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2014 University Goldstar Award
by University of New South Wales
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2013 OzCarbon Award
for Early Career Researcher
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2013 Honda-Fujishima Prize
by the Electrochemical Society of Japan
(the first non-Japanese winner)
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2012 UNSW Postdoctoral Academy Award
for the Most tier 1 publications in 2011
2011 - 2013 Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship (APD)
by the Australian Research Council (ARC)
2008 Japan Global Center of Excellence Fellowship (GCOE-Researcher)
visiting fellowship to University of Notre Dame, USA.
2005 - 2009 Monbusho Scholarship (MEXT)
by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Japan
2003 - 2005 National Science Fellowship (NSF)
by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Malaysia
Awards by group members
2021 Outstanding Final Year Project Award 2020/21
by Miss MAK Wai Yu (Undergraduate student)
project: Development of Copper-based Electrocatalyst for Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia
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2021 VTech Innovation $ Sustainability Award (Honorable Mentions)
by Miss MAK Wai Yu (Undergraduate student)
2021 Undergraduate Student Thesis published in HKIE Transactions
by Mr. Pradipto Suwidji (Undergraduate student)
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2019 Best Poster Presentation Award
by Dr. Hao WU
2nd Chinese Symposium on Photocatalytic Materials (CSPM-2)
2018 Best ECR Presentation Award
by Dr. Phoebe Hoi Ying CHUNG
International Symposium on Advanced Materials & Sustainable Technologies
supported by Springer
2018 The Australian Nanotechnology Network (ANN) Overseas Travel Fellowship
by Dr. Phoebe Hoi Ying CHUNG
Visit to Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
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2018 Best ECR Presentation Award
International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN)
by Dr. Phoebe Hoi Ying CHUNG
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2017 RSC Materials Chemistry Frontiers Poster Award
International Symposium on Energy Conversion and Storage Materials (ISECSM)
by Dr. Hui Ling TAN
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2016 Innovation Award
Energy Future Conference
by Miss Shi Nee LOU
2015 Taste of Research (ToR) Summer Program - Poster Presentation Award
by Mr. Dimitrios Misidis (Undergraduate student)(2015)
by Mr. Adrian Suyanto (Undergraduate student)(2014)
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2015 Australian Nanotechnology Network (ANN) Travel Award, by Dr. Yiming TANG (2015)
Australian Nanotechnology Network (ANN) Travel Award, by Mr. Minsu JUNG (2013)
Australian Nanotechnology Network (ANN) Travel Award, by Miss Peng WANG (2012)
2011 Clean Energy Award
by Miss Charlene NG
supported by Consortium of China-9 and Australia Go8 Universities
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