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Engineering academics awarded two Gold Medals and three Silver Medals at Special Edition 2022 Inventions Geneva Evaluation Days

Apr 20, 2022

The University of Hong Kong reaped a total of twelve awards at the Special Edition 2022 Inventions Geneva Evaluation Days. Among the twelve awards, engineering academics received 2 Gold Medals and 3 Silver Medals. The International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva is one of the most significant global annual events devoted exclusively to inventions. Around 780 inventions from about 25 countries were evaluated on virtual platforms by the international jury of specialists in March 2022. The results were announced on March 28, 2022.

 

Gold Medals:

Dr Li Wen-Di and Mr. Gan Zhuofei, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Research project: Fast-reconfigurable large-area interference lithography nanopatterning platform

 

Professor Tong Zhang, Department of Civil Engineering

Research project: A customisable in-manhole sampling robot for sewage surveillance

 

Silver Medals:

Professor Huang Mingxin and Mr. Liu Litao, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Research project: Anti-Covid-19 stainless steel

 

Professor Xi Ning, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Research project: Disinfection Robot

 

Dr Chu Zhiqin and Zhang Tongtong, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Research project: Method of purifying nanodiamonds (NDs) and application for oral hygiene

 

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