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Outstanding Researcher Award (ORA) Winners

Year of Award	Name	Department
2023-2024	Professor Thomas K.H. Cheng	Law
	Professor Patrick Ip	Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
	Professor Tong King Lee	School of English
	Professor Wilson W. Lu	Real Estate and Construction
	Professor Shuang Zhang	Physics
2022-2023	Professor X. Li	Chemistry
	Professor S.K.Y. Ma	School of Biomedical Sciences
2021-2022	Professor D.W. Arner	Law
	Professor M. Huang	Mechanical Engineering
	Professor C. Tang	Civil Engineering
2020-2021	Professor Z. Chen	Microbiology
	Professor G.C.S. Lin	Geography
	Professor H.C. Shum	Mechanical Engineering
2019-2020	Professor T. Zhang	Civil Engineering
2018-2019	Professor F.N.I. Hung	Medicine
	Professor E.Y.M. Lam	Electrical and Electronic Engineering
2017-2018	Professor X.C. Li	Chemistry
	Professor N. Rao	Faculty of Education
2016-2017	Professor B.J. Cowling	School of Public Health
	Professor X. Cui	Physics
	Professor L.M.L. Poon	School of Public Health
	Professor B. Young	Civil Engineering
2015-2016	Professor S.C.W. Tang	Medicine
	Professor G. Zhao	Earth Sciences
	Professor K.Z. Zhou	School of Business
2014-2015	Professor J. Huang	School of Biomedical Sciences
	Professor G. Xu	School of Humanities (History)
	Dr W. Yao	Physics
2013-2014	Professor Y. Guan	School of Public Health
	Professor Y. Li	Mechanical Engineering
	Professor H. Yang	Statistics & Actuarial Science
	Professor Z. Zhou	Biochemistry
2012-2013	Professor L. Lu	Pathology
	Professor S. Shen	Physics
	Professor W.P. Wang	Computer Science
2011-2012	Professor G.K.Y. Chan	Chemistry
	Professor X. Guan	Clinical Oncology
2010-2011	Professor F.Y.L. Chin	Computer Science
	Professor T.M.C. Lee	Psychology
	Professor W. Zang	Mathematics
2009-2010	Professor C.M. Hutton	School of English
	Professor H. Sun	Chemistry
	Professor E.X. Wu	Electrical & Electronic Engineering
	Professor R.M.F. Yuen	Medicine
2008-2009	Professor F. Dikötter	School of Humanities (History)
	Professor S.C. Wong	Civil Engineering
	Professor J. Wang	Physics
	Professor P.S.F. Yip	Social Work & Social Administration
2007-2008	Dr D.Jin	Biochemistry
	Professor J. Lam	Mechanical Engineering
	Professor K.K. Luke	School of Humanities
	Professor H.F. Tse	Medicine
	Professor W.T. Wong	Chemistry
2006-2007	Professor M.L. Chye	School of Biological Sciences
	Professor S.Y. Leung	Pathology
	Professor A.H.W. Ngan	Mechanical Engineering
	Professor R.T.P. Poon	Surgery
2005-2006	Professor D.T.M. Chan	Medicine
	Professor B.C.Y. Wong	Medicine
	Professor D.L. Philips	Chemistry
2004-2005	Dr B.K.C. Chow	Zoology
	Professor C.M. Lo	Surgery
	Professor I.O.L. Ng	Pathology
2003-2004	Professor C.L. Lai	Medicine
	Professor J.H.W. Lee	Civil Engineering
	Professor J.G. Malpas	Earth Sciences
	Professor J.S.M. Peiris	Microbiology
2002-2003	Professor Y.L. Lau	Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
	Professor V.O.K. Li	Electrical & Electronic Engineering
	Professor T.S. Ng	Electrical & Electronic Engineering
	Professor D. Yang	Chemistry
	Professor K.Y. Yuen	Microbiology
	Dr D. Zhang	Geography
2001-2002	Professor C.H. Cho	Pharmacology
	Professor T.H. Lam	Community Medicine
	Professor W.K. Li	Statistics & Actuarial Science
2000-2001	Professor A.T.Y. Chwang	Mechanical Engineering
	Professor T.W.K. Fung	Statistics & Actuarial Science
	Professor K.N. Lai	Medicine
	Professor L.P. Samaranayake	Faculty of Dentistry
	Professor Z. Wang	Physics
	Professor T.M. Wong	Physiology
	Professor A.G.O. Yeh	Centre of Urban Planning & Environmental Management
1999-2000	Professor T.M. Bray	Education
	Professor K.S.E. Cheah	Biochemistry
	Professor K.S. Cheng	Physics
	Professor H.H.P. Fang	Civil Engineering
	Professor C.Y. Jim	Geography & Geology
	Professor H. Kung	Institute of Molecular Biology
	Professor N. Mok	Mathematics
	Professor W.I. Wei	Surgery
	Professor V.W.W. Yam	Chemistry

Note: The above list gives the title and Department of academics at the time of the award.

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Outstanding Researcher Award (ORA) Winners

Year of Award

Name

Department