International experts and scholars explored One Health in relation to university–industry collaboration in medical technology and beyond at the 12th QS WorldClass conference hosted by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and QS Asia, a prestigious international institute.

Professor Pierre-Louis Lions, Senior Fellow of HKIAS and Professor at the prestigious ColIège de France in Paris, will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Science from the University of Chicago. The award ceremony will be held on 15 June 2019.

Professor Benoît Perthame, a renowned mathematician, presented a distinguished lecture titled “Some Equations of Mathematical Biology” for the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) at City University of Hong Kong on 23 May 2019.

Professor Herbert Gleiter, HKIAS Senior Fellow, was honored with the 2019 International Association of Advanced Materials Award (IAMM Award). The award recognizes the achievements of Professor Gleiter on the design and development of advanced materials. Professor Gleiter will deliver

Professor George Fu Gao, HKIAS Senior Fellow, was elected a Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) on 30 April 2019. The honour recognizes the significant contribution of Professor Gao in the field of clinical-related preventive medical sciences and public health. The National Academy of Sciences elected 100 new members and 25 foreign associates in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research this year.

Professor Carl C. Koch, an eminent scientist in materials science and engineering, delivered a distinguished lecture titled “Stabilization of Nanocrystalline Grain Size at Elevated Temperatures: Theory and Experiment” for the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) on 17 May 2019.

Professor Philippe G. Ciarlet, HKIAS Senior Fellow and University Distinguished Professor of City University of Hong Kong (CityU), was conferred Honorary Professor by South China University of Technology and Chongqing University, China, in recognition of his significant contributions to higher education.

A research team comprising experts from City University of Hong Kong, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology and Zhejiang University discovered for the first time the deformation transitions of multiscale nanotwins (NTs) in austenitic stainless steel, which will help develop materials with higher strength and ductility. HKIAS Senior Fellow Professor Jian Lu and his team has discovered the marginal scale of nanotwin deformation transition mechanisms of austenitic stainless steel combining in situ tensile tests with theoretical modeling and atomistic simulations.

Professor Tai-Wei Kuo, HKIAS Visiting Fellow, has been elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) for the 2018 class. The honour is the highest professional distinction accorded to academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society.

“Origami and 4D Printing of Ceramic Structures”, invented by HKIAS Senior Fellow Professor Jian Lu and his research team, won a Silver Medal at the 47th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, held in Switzerland.