Seven CUHK scholars named RGC Senior Research Fellows or Research Fellows
9 September 2025
Seven scholars from CUHK have received awards from the Research Grants Council (RGC) Senior Research Fellow Scheme (SRFS) and Research Fellow Scheme (RFS) 2025/26, in recognition of their distinguished research achievements.
The fellows will receive a grant of about HK$8.2 million for each SRFS award and HK$5.5 million for each RFS award to cover salary costs for relief teachers and support for research projects over a period of 60 months.
CUHK’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Sham Mai-har said: “This accolade not only recognises our scholars’ outstanding research contributions but also demonstrates the breadth and depth of the University’s research excellence spanning both scientific and humanities disciplines. We look forward to seeing our scholars continue to make groundbreaking discoveries in their respective fields and transformative contributions to the advancement of human knowledge.”
Three CUHK scholars were conferred the title “RGC Senior Research Fellow”:
| Awardee | Project title |
| Chen Shih-Chi, Professor of the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering (left, above) | Closed-loop high-throughput super-resolution two-photon lithography |
| Pang Laikwan, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Cultural and Religious Studies (centre, above) | An interdisciplinary approach to explore the rise of the modern Chinese subject in late Qing China |
| Xing Guoliang, Professor of the Department of Information Engineering (right, above) | Multi-modal perception fusion and interaction for infrastructure-assisted driving systems |
Four CUHK scholars were conferred the title “RGC Research Fellow”:
| Awardee | Project title |
| Martin Li Man-chun, Associate Professor of the Department of Mathematics (far left, below) | Minimal surfaces in geometry, phase transition and general relativity |
| Maggie Wang Haitian, Associate Professor in the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care (second from left, below) | Integrated computational platform for antigen design of therapeutic vaccines for HPV-mediated cervical cancer |
| Philip Zhang Renyu, Associate Professor of the Department of Decisions, Operations and Technology (second from right, below) | Al-powered data-driven decision making in business |
| Professor Zhou Renjie, Associate Professor of the Department of Biomedical Engineering (far right, below) | High-sensitivity morpho-molecular microscopy for high-throughput imaging applications |
