(香港．2016年2月23日) 香港工程師學會於2016年2月22日所舉行的第41屆周年晚宴中，頒發了2項工程界的殊榮。龐永達博士、工程師獲頒本年度「傑出青年工程師獎」；至於第九年舉辦的「香港工程師學會青年會員創意獎」(組別I)，則由徐道鴻先生及郝天偉博士奪得。
傑出青年工程師獎2016
有鑒於往年反應熱烈，香港工程師學會今年再度舉行「傑出青年工程師獎2016」。候選的青年工程師無論在工程專業、社會事務以及學會會務上均有出色的成就及貢獻。評審委員會透過多番嚴格審核與面試，選出當中表現最突出的青年工程師。本年度此獎項的得主為龐永達博士、工程師。
龐永達博士、工程師以一級榮譽的成績畢業於香港大學電機電子工程系，先後獲得張鑑泉紀念獎學金、英國劍橋海外基金會獎學金及英國海外研究生獎學金，並於劍橋大學工程系修讀博士課程。他曾受業於聖約翰書院，及在納米科學中心進行研究。在2005年完成博士論文後，他再前赴美國國家標準技術研究所深造成為博士後研究員。2008年，他加入香港大學電機電子工程系從事學術工作，現職副教授。他的研究興趣主要集中在開發先進傳感技術及其在電網和醫療的應用。他負責多個由政府和業界資助的工程研究項目，並發表了超過八十篇期刊論文及一百篇會議論文。他致力提供優質的工程教育，更獲頒香港大學學院傑出教學獎。
龐博士、工程師對服務香港工程師學會和社區亦不遺餘力。他是香港工程師學會電子分部委員會委員及學校大使計劃的學校大使，並服務於香港特別行政區政府多個部門包括教育局和發展局的委員會。他更帶領工程本科學生展開四川5•12大地震後的學校重建計劃。除了成為香港工程師學會會員及電機、電子及能源界別的註冊專業工程師外，他也獲得特許工程師、特許物理學家、特許能源工程師、及國際工程學權威組織電機及電子工程師學會高級會員等多項國際專業資格。他積極參與全球工程事務，是電機及電子工程師學會的磁學學會香港分會的創會主席，同時擔任多個國際工程會議組織委員會委員，並出任多份國際科學與工程期刊的編輯。
本年度，除「傑出青年工程師獎」外，學會亦同時頒發優異獎予張政毅工程師。
香港工程師學會青年會員創意獎2016
為鼓勵學會青年會員透過創新應用工程知識以發揮創意，喚起他們對工程知識和工作方面的興趣，學會第九度舉辦「香港工程師學會青年會員創意獎2016」，並得到已故會員歐陽國盛工程師家人贊助是次活動。參賽作品必須屬於學會專業界別的範疇，設計的原創性及創意均為主要評審準則。比賽分兩個組別，包括組別I — 發明，以及組別II — 創新應用。本年度的大獎得主為徐道鴻先生及郝天偉博士(組別I)。
組別I — 發明
快速生物污水處理 — 徐道鴻先生及郝天偉博士
生物污水處理是一種利用微生物分解污水中有機污染物的污水處理技術。現今污水處理發展的關鍵因素是採用高效的生物處理反應器，而其主要的挑戰來自微生物理論及流體力學知識的結合。
這項發明簡單有效地提升傳統厭氧生物反應器的效能。透過使用顆粒污泥及間歇曝氣的操作方式，令生物反應器的效能提升至最佳程度，同時亦令生物反應器的製造過程更簡易及更具操作彈性，長期評估亦顯示生物反應器的處理效果得到改善。
徐道鴻先生在2013年於香港科技大學土木與環境工程系取得學士學位，他現就讀科大土木工程博士學位。他的研究興趣包括高效污水處理技術以及污水中的重金屬回收。而郝天偉博士目前則為香港科技大學的博士後研究員。
本年度，學會亦同時頒發優異獎予組別I的袁彪洪先生、黎漢鋒先生、袁慧珊小姐和組別II的林家發博士、工程師。
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(23 February 2016, Hong Kong) The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) presented its “Young Engineer of the Year Award” to Ir Dr Philip W T Pong and its “HKIE Innovation Awards for Young Members” to Mr Tsui To Hung and Dr Hao Tianwei (Category I) at the Institution’s 41st Annual Dinner held on 22 February 2016.
Young Engineer of the Year Award 2016
Following the overwhelming response to the “Young Engineer of the Year Award” in previous years, the HKIE was delighted to organise the “Young Engineer of the Year Award” for 2016. The competition for the award this year was intense as all candidates have made significant contributions and outstanding achievements to the profession, to the community of Hong Kong and to the HKIE, creating a major challenge for the panel of judges.
This year the award was bestowed on Ir Dr Philip W T Pong. Ir Dr Pong received the Stephen Kam Chuen Cheong Memorial Scholarship for his bachelor studies in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), where he graduated with first class honours. He then received the Cambridge Overseas Trust Scholarship and the Overseas Research Students Award of the United Kingdom, which enabled him to pursue a PhD in engineering at the University of Cambridge.
Ir Dr Pong was educated in St John’s College and carried out his research study in the Nanoscience Centre. After completing his PhD thesis in 2005, he conducted postdoctoral research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the United States. In 2008, he joined his alma mater, the HKU’s Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, where he is now an Associate Professor. His research interests are focused on the development of advanced sensing technologies and their applications in power grids and healthcare. He is the principal investigator in many engineering research projects funded by the Government and various industries, and has published more than 80 journal papers and 100 conference papers. He endeavours to provide his students with an outstanding engineering education and has received the HKU’s Faculty Outstanding Teaching Award.
Ir Dr Pong is committed to serving the HKIE and community. He is a Committee Member of the HKIE Electronics Division and a HKIE School Ambassador. He serves on a number of government committees under the Education Bureau and Development Bureau and he led engineering undergraduates on the 5.12 Sichuan Post-Earthquake School Reconstruction Project. He also strives to obtain international professional recognition in addition to being a member of the HKIE and Registered Professional Engineer in the Electronics, Electrical and Energy Disciplines, he is also a Chartered Engineer, Chartered Physicist, Chartered Energy Engineer, and Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He actively engages with the global engineering community and currently serves on the management team of the IEEE Magnetics Society. He is the Founding Chairman of the IEEE Magnetics Society – Hong Kong Chapter and is on the organising committees of many international engineering conferences. He also serves on the editorial board of a number of international scientific and engineering journals.
The “Young Engineer of the Year Award”, Certificate of Merit was presented to Ir Ken C N Cheung.
The HKIE Innovation Awards for Young Members 2016
The Institution launched the HKIE Innovation Awards for Young Members in 2008 with a new initiative with the generous support of the family of the late Ir Kenneth Au-yeung. The aim of the award is to encourage young members to develop their creativity through the innovative application of engineering knowledge, and to inspire them to develop their intellectual and career interests in engineering. Entrants can focus on any areas of engineering disciplines within the context of the HKIE. There are two main categories; Category I – An Invention; and Category II – An Innovative Application of Engineering Theories. The innovativeness of the Design will be assessed on its originality and creativity.
Category I – An Invention
The winners of this year in this category, Mr Tsui To Hung and Dr Hao Tianwei received their award for their invention of “High-rate Bio-engine for Sewage Treatment”.
Biological wastewater treatment is the use of microorganisms to degrade and decompose organic materials in wastewater during treatment. Developing an efficient bioreactor, which is considered paramount in modern high-rate wastewater treatment process, requires knowledge of both microbiology and hydrodynamics. Optimising the process involves theoretical and computational challenges brought about the complexity of wastewater characteristics.
The winners introduce a simple and effective method for designing or upgrading conventional anaerobic bioreactors. It maximises the potential loading capacity of a bioreactor by using well-settable granular sludge and intermittent gas sparging. This invention also offers more operational flexibility and less complexity in bioreactor construction. Improved bioreactor performance has been shown in a long-term evaluation.
Mr Tsui To Hung is currently a PhD student majoring in Civil Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He received his BEng degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the HKUST in 2013. His research interests include the development of cost-effective technologies for wastewater treatment and the recovery of resources such as heavy metals from waste streams. Dr Hao Tianwei is currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the HKUST.
Certificates of Merit for Category I were presented to Mr Yuen Piu Hung, Mr Lai Hon Fung and Miss Yuen Wai Shan while Certificate of Merit for Category II was presented to Ir Dr Carlos Lam.
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