Microfluidics and Soft
Matter Group
Department of Mechanical
Engineering
University of Hong Kong
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| 2012 summer! | We are pleased to have the following visiting summer students: - Flora (MIT, USA), Dan (Dartmouth, USA), Gregory (Imperial College, UK) |
| 16/7/2012 | We welcome Charles HUGENTOBLER to join our group! |
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30/7/2012
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We welcome Zida LI to join our group! We also
welcome Lei ZHANG visiting us as a representative of our collaborators
in Tsinghua!
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GROUP LEADER:
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Anderson Ho Cheung, ShumAssistant ProfessorMechanical Engineering DepartmentUniversity of Hong Kong
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Dr. Anderson Ho Cheung Shum received his B.S.E. degree, summa cum laude, in Chemical engineering from Princeton University in 2005, S.M. and Ph.D. in applied Physics from Harvard University in 2007 and in 2010. He joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the University of Hong Kong as an Assistant Professor in December 2010.
His research interests include emulsions, microfluidics, emulsion-templated materials and soft matter. He received the Graduate Student Silver Award from the Materials Research Society in Spring 2010, Robert L. Wallace Prize Fellowship from Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in 2006-2007, as well as Notable mention in Art of Competition, Award for Overall Excellence in Chemical Engineering, Proctor & Gamble (P&G) Award for Outstanding Design Project, and Ticona Award for Outstanding Student Thesis from Princeton University in 2005.
He is an elected member of Phi Beta Kappa (Academic Honor Society), Sigma Xi (Scientific Research Society), and Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society). He is also a senior member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), and a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
EDUCATION:
Institution/Degree |
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| Ph.D. in Applied Physics, Harvard University, USA |
Nov. 2010
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| S.M. in Applied Physics, Harvard University, USA |
June 2007
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| B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering, summa cum laude, Princeton University, USA |
June 2005
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| Study abroad at the department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College, London, UK |
2002-2003
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SELECTED AWARDS:
Selected Awards |
Year |
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| Materials Research Society (MRS) Graduate Student Silver Award |
Spring 2010
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| Robert L. Wallace Prize Fellowship, Harvard SEAS |
2006-2007
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| Central Jersey Section, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Award for Overall Excellence in Chemical Engineering |
2005
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| Procter & Gamble (P&G) Award for Outstanding Design Project |
2005
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