Congratulations to Seven Physics Scholars Awarded General Research Fund (GRF) and Early Career Scheme (ECS) 2026/27
Congratulations to Seven Physics Scholars Awarded General Research Fund (GRF) and Early Career Scheme (ECS) 2026/27
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We are delighted to announce that 7 faculty members from the Department of Physics have successfully secured funding in the highly competitive Research Grants Council (RGC) 2026/27 exercise, receiving a total of HK$4,931,138 across 5 General Research Fund (GRF) grants and 2 Early Career Scheme (ECS) grants. This achievement highlights the department’s continued excellence in research and innovation.
General Research Fund
| Dept | Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| PHYS | Prof MA Guancong | Investigation of high-dimensional exceptional deficiency in non-Hermitian systems |
| PHYS | Prof ZENG Xiangze | Decoding the Electrochemical Grammar of Biomolecular Condensates |
| PHYS | Prof ZHOU Changsong | Early detection and model-optimized multi-target intervention for Alzheimer’s disease targeting sensitive functional network biomarkers based on sloppiness analysis |
| PHYS | Prof ZHU Furong | Polarization-Resolved Dual-Bulk Heterojunction Organic Photodetectors |
| PHYS | Dr LI Zhen | Exceptional-Point Manifolds: Design, Topological Properties, and Experimental Characterization |
Early Career Scheme
| Dept | Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| PHYS | Prof LI Songsong | Understanding molecular structure-property relationship of monodisperse organic mixed conductors using molecular characterization approaches |
| PHYS | Prof WANG Shancheng | Engineering Thermoresponsive Polyether System for Scalable Smart Window with Tunable Optical Properties and Transition Temperature |
The GRF and the ECS are individual research funding schemes under the RGC. The GRF supplements universities’ own research support for researchers who have achieved or have the potential to achieve excellence. The ECS aims to nurture junior academics and prepare them for a career in education and research.