HKUST Annual Report 2024-2025

26 HKUST ANNUAL REPORT 2024-25 HK$ 1.2 Billion Funding granted to 1,698 Research Projects The Chief Executive’s Policy Unit Strategic Public Policy Research Funding Scheme 1 Project Public Policy Research Funding Scheme 2 Projects Development strategies for an advanced air mobility network in the Greater Bay Area (GBA). Energy consumption prediction and charging facility planning for bus electrification in Hong Kong. Designing cross-border public transit bundle services and analyzing their impact on the GBA’s economy. Public Policy Research Funding Scheme 2 Projects Energy consumption prediction and charging facility planning for bus electrification in Hong Kong. Designing cross-border public transit bundle services and analyzing their impact on the GBA’s economy. Innovation and Technology Commission Second Batch Research, Academic, and Industry Sectors One-plus (RAISe+) Scheme 7 Projects Innovation and Technology Support Program, Partnership Research Program, and others 36 Projects Fields span health andmedical sciences, AI and robotics, advanced manufacturing, and electrical and electronic engineering. HKUST was the top-performing institution. Areas include silicon photonics integration, therapeutics for fibrosis-related diseases, and AI innovations in large commercial buildings’ HVAC systems. Innovation and Technology Support Program, Partnership Research Program, and others 36 Projects Areas include silicon photonics integration, therapeutics for fibrosis-related diseases, and AI innovations in large commercial buildings’ HVAC systems. The Croucher Foundation Chinese Mainland Sponsors Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, other government departments and companies: Chinese Mainland sponsors provided HK$296 million for 302 projects, including 16 NSFC awards for young scholars. Prof. SONG Xueyang (Physics) for groundbreaking research on theoretical condensed matter physics. Croucher Senior Research Fellowship Awarded to Prof. SUN Jianwei (Chemistry), enabling him to focus on his research on organic synthesis for one year.