HKUST Annual Report 2022-2023

HKUST annual report 2022-2023 LAB to Market  Sponsor: The Croucher Foundation Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award, Croucher Senior Research Fellowship | 2 projects Two physics faculty will respectively address: energy- efficient electronic devices and new types of quantum computer; and metamaterials with potential use in highly sensitive sensors for communications and novel quantum imaging. Mainland Support Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) | 44 projects HKUST continued to obtain substantial research funding from a host of mainland bodies in 2022-23, including a study on numerical algorithm development and application funded by the MOST and a project on random matrix theory and its application in statistics funded by the NSFC. In addition to national funding, our researchers received support from Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone, Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Committee, and Huawei Technologies on various projects. New Initiatives to Bolster Multidisciplinary Research Capabilities In addition to securing external funding, we also launched new internal initiatives to give our scholars a shot in the arm. These include the 30 for 30 Research Initiative Scheme, with HK$30 million set aside to support high-impact, multidisciplinary research efforts. To further promote the application of HKUST research and development outcomes, the University has also allocated HK$8 million to the Frontier Technology Research for Joint Institutes with Industry Scheme. The initiative will support research projects with good commercialization potential and industry impact. Research Hubs and Next-Level Infrastructure to Spur Discoveries In our ongoing mission to push the boundaries of knowledge and support our researchers in making influential scientific and technological discoveries, we have expanded our portfolio of research hubs and bolstered our research infrastructure.