Teng Jin-guang

Teng Jin-guang (Chinese: 滕锦光; born March 1964) is a Chinese scientist and educator, currently serving as the president of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University since July 1, 2019.[1] Previously he served as the vice-president of Southern University of Science and Technology.

Teng Jin-guang
Teng Jinguang at FCE Translational Research Forum in April 2019.
President of Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Incumbent
Assumed office July 1, 2019
Preceded by	Philip Chan (acting)
Vice-President of Southern University of Science and Technology
In office April 2018 – August 2019
Preceded by	Tang Tao
Succeeded by	Vacant
Personal details
Born	March 1964 (age 56) Yongjia County, Zhejiang
Residence	Hong Kong
Alma mater	Zhejiang University (BEng) University of Sydney (PhD)
Occupation	Scientist, educator
Profession	Structural engineering
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	滕錦光
Simplified Chinese	滕锦光
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Téng Jǐnguāng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping tang^4 gam^2gwong^1

Early life and education

Teng was born in Yongjia County, Zhejiang in March 1964. He secondary studied at Laowu High School (now Luofu High School).[2] In 1979 he entered Zhejiang University, where he graduated in 1983. In 1985 he was sent to the University of Sydney to study at the expense of the government. He did post-doctoral research at the University of Edinburgh under the supervision of John Michael Rotter.

Career

In April 1991 he became an instructor at James Cook University. He joined the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering faculty of Hong Kong Polytechnic University in October 1994, becoming associate professor in 1997 and dean and full professor in 1999. In September 2006 he was promoted to become vice-president, a position he held until June 2010. He was dean of the School of Construction and Environment in September 2007, and held that office until June 2013. In April 2018 he became vice-president of Southern University of Science and Technology and dean of its Graduate School.

On March 26, 2019, he was hired as President of Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He officially served as president of PolyU since July 1, 2019. In October 2019, he was criticised for refusing to shook hands with graduates wearing masks in a graduation ceremony.[3]

Honours and awards

• 2015 Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE)
• November 2017 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

References

1. Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (2 July 2019). 中科院院士滕锦光履新香港理工大学校长. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 December 2019.
2. Wang Liang (王亮) (29 November 2017). 四位温籍学者谢作伟、吴朝晖、滕锦光、沈志勋新晋中科院院士 他们与家乡有绕不开的情愫. Wenzhou News (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 December 2019.
3. "PolyU president refuses to shake hands with mask-wearing students". South China Morning Post. 2019-10-27. Retrieved 2019-12-21.