A team of students from the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering won the Champion in the 6th Greater China Design Competition.　

Hosted by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Hong Kong Branch, the competition was held in the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, on 25 to 26 March 2017.  The theme is to design, build, and perform test runs for an energy conversion system to utilize the gravitational potential energy stored in two liters of water to lift as much simulated ore as possible out of the simulated mine and deposit it into a receiving bin.

The CUHK team, led by Dr. LI Yiyang, Prof. XU Dongyan and the assessor LEUNG Yun Yee, has competed among eight teams from universities in Hong Kong, Macau and mainland.  With its innovative design ideas, and excellent demonstration, CUHK team won the Champion.

The team comprises of the following eight students:

YIP Kwan Yi, YIP Ka Chun, YIP Chi Yiu, CHIU Sin Hang, HO Wing Hang, LEUNG Chun Hei, CHOW Ka Chung, YUE Felix Yun Fei

The Fauclty has nutured over sixteen thousands of engineering professionals since its inception. All of the selected alumni comes from different fields but have set a very good role models to the Faculty.  Professor WONG Ching Ping, Dean of Engineering expressed his congratulations to the alumni and said in the ceremony, "With a history of 25 years, the Faculty is committed to the education of future leaders in technology, the betterment of engineering curriculum, and the application of technology to meet the human and societial needs. We are delighted to salute the 25 distinguished alumni and also hope our future generations will be enlightened to make a difference with their Engineering skills and knowlegdge." 

The selection panel comprise the Distinguished Professor-at-Large YAO Chi-chih Andrew from the Department of Computer Science and Engineeirng, Professor CHING Pak Chung from Department of Electronic Engineering, Professor YEUNG Wai Ho Raymond from Department of Information Engineering, Professor YAM Yeung, Department of Mechanial and Automation Engineering, and Prof. WONG Kam Fai,  Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management. 

The list of awardees for Distinguished Alumni is as follows (in alphabetical order):

Prof. Cliff C. K. CHAN

Chairman, TeleEye Founders' Charity Foundation Ltd

for his contribution in video surveillance technology and technology transfer

Mr. CHAU Stephen

Chief Technology Officer, SmarTone

for his contribution to the development of mobile communications in Hong Kong

Prof. CHING Wai Ki

Department Head and Professor, Department of Mathematics, The University of Hong Kong

for his leadership in mathematics education and contribution to research in stochastic modeling and matrix computations

Prof. CHOI Tsan Ming Jason

Professor of Fashion Business, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

for his contribution in operations management, especially in supply chain management for fashion business operations

Dr. DAI Ruoli Tristan

Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Noitom Ltd.

for his contribution to the motion capturing technology and leadership in the relevant industries

Dr. HE Kaiming

Research Scientist, Facebook

for his contribution to the advancement of the art and science of artificial intelligence

Prof. HO King Choi

Professor, College of Engineering, University of Missouri, USA

for his research and educational contribution to signal processing and wireless networks

Dr. LAM Hiu Fung Alan

Chief Executive Officer, Sengital Limited

for his contribution to the innovation and technology industry and to entrepreneurship education

Prof. LAU Chong Fuk

Professor and Division Head, Department of Philosophy, CUHK

for his excellence in teaching and research in German philosophy, a field beyond his original training in engineering

Mr. LEE Wai Kwong

Chief Executive Officer, ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

for his leadership in the electronic industry

Mr. LEE Ying Ho Tim

Co-founder and CEO, QFPay

for his contribution to the development of mobile payment technology in China

Ms. LEE Yuk Chun Eppie

Senior MI Manager - Business Process Control Asia (Finance - COO), HSBC

for her leadership in the banking sector and contribution to the community, including areas such as charity, education and environment

Mr. LEUNG Kin Man Michael, MH

Chief Information & Operations Officer, China CITIC Bank International Limited

for his contribution to the IT development in Hong Kong

Mr. NG Hin Kwong Benson

Partner, Ernst and Young

for his contribution to information systems analysis and design in the international business sector

Mr. NG Kwok Sing Aldous
CEO, Unissoft Technology Co.Ltd.

for his contribution to the development of information and data management technology in Hong Kong

Prof. SUN Dong

Chair Professor and Head, Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

for his contribution to robot-aided manipulation of biological cells

Dr. TAM Wai Ho Samson

Founder and Chairman, Group Sense Ltd.

for his leadership in electronic industry and contribution to the development of IT in Hong Kong

Mr. TONG James

Director of Public Affairs, John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Ltd.

for his leadership in the aviation and contribution to tourism and retail industries of Hong Kong

Dr. WONG Chak Kei

Managing Director, Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking

for his leadership in the banking industry and contribution to the society

Mr. WONG Kwan Wai Sammy

Head of Operating, West Region, MTR

for his contribution to metro subway transportation in Hong Kong

Prof. WONG Pak Kin

Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Surgery, Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

for his contribution to engineering research and education in translational laboratory science and technology for life sciences and medicine

Prof. WONG Tak Sing

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Wormely Family Early Career Professor in Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

for his contribution to the field of biologically inspired surface nanoengineering

Mr. WONG Wai Kay Ricky

Chairman, Hong Kong Television Network Limited

for his leadership in the information and communication industry

Dr. XU Yabo Arber

Chief Executive Officer, Interactive Data Technology Ltd (IDT) 

for his contribution to big data technology

Prof. YANG Yang

Director of Key Laboratory of Wireless Sensor Network and Communication,

Director of Shanghai Research Center for Wireless Communications

for his contribution to wireless communications