BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize (STIP) 2024

The BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize (STIP), established by the Hong Kong Alliance of Technology and Innovation (HKATI) and sponsored by the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, is a non-governmental merit-based award.

The STIP aims at rewarding outstanding scientists and research teams in Hong Kong or research-related institutions set up by Hong Kong higher education institutions and located in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, for their significant achievements in scientific and technological innovation and transformation.

Prof. Zhang is awarded the STIP in the "New Materials and New Energy" Field, for his pioneering development and contributions to the field of phase engineering of nanomaterials, Zhang Hua has successfully prepared and stabilized unconventional-phase nanomaterials, explored their unique physicochemical properties and applications in clean energy, catalysis and sensors, and in particular promoted the design and development of novel and highly efficient catalysts.