Awards Received

 

Year

Awarding Body

Name of Award

Reasons for Receiving Award

Prestigious National/International Awards

2009

 

University of Glasgow

DSc
(Doctor of Science)

Internationally recognized scholarship in the area of multi-scale representation of spatial data.

2008

International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)

 

Gino Cassinis Award

(description of award)

Significant contribution to the development of algorithmic foundation of multi-scale representation of spatial data.

2005

 

Central Government of China

 

State Natural Science Award

Achievements in dynamic and multi-dimensional modelling and representation of digital ground surface and objects

2004

International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)

 

Schwidefsky Award

(description of award)

Significant contribution to photogrammetry, remote sensing and geospatial science through original research, through the medium of publication as editor and author.

Awards by the University

2005

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

 

President’s Award

outstanding performance/achievement in research and scholarly activity  in year 2004/2005

2000

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

 

President’s Award

outstanding performance/achievement in research and scholarly activity in year 2000

2005

Faculty of Construction and Land Use, The University

 

Faculty Award

Individual award for outstanding performance/achievement in research and scholarly activity in year 2004/2005

1986-89

The University of Glasgow

Open Scholarship

For research study

Other National Awards

2003

Chinese Society for Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography

Scientific Progress in Surveying & Mapping Award (1st Prize)

Achievements in “Dynamic and Multi-dimensional GIS”

2003

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Overseas, HK/Macau Young Scholar Collaboration Fund

Outstanding Yong Scholar
(<45 years)

2002

Ministry of Education

China

Excellent University Textbook Award (2nd Prize)

Book “Digital Elevation Models” (in Chinese)

Best paper awards

2005

International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Best paper award

Co-author of a paper presented at STM 2005

2005

Chinese Society for Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography

Best Paper for Yong Authors (2nd Prize)

Co-author of a paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Society

2002

International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Best Paper for Yong Authors (Honourable Mention)

Co-author of a paper presented at the Commission IV Symposium