Paul K. Chu (æ±åÂÂ豪) is a specialist in plasma surface modification and materials science. He is Chair Professor of Materials Engineering in the Department of Physics, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, and Department of Biomedical Engineering at City University of Hong Kong.
He received his BS in mathematics (cum laude) from the Ohio State University in 1977 and MS and PhD in chemistry from Cornell University in 1979 and 1982, respectively.
He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), American Vacuum Society (AVS), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and Materials Research Society (MRS). He has received more than 30 research / technical awards including the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences (NPSS) Merit Award in 2007, MRS (Taiwan) JW Mayer Lectureship in 2008, Shanghai (China) Natural Science First Class Award ä¸ÂÃ¥ÂÂä¸Âæµ·èªç¶ç§Âå¸ä¸ÂçÂÂç in 2011, Chinese Ministry of Education Natural Science First Class Award ä¸ÂÃ¥ÂÂæÂÂè²é¨èªç¶ç§Âå¸ä¸ÂçÂÂç in 2017, Hubei Province (China) Natural Science Second Class Award ä¸ÂÃ¥ÂÂæ¹ÂÃ¥ÂÂçÂÂèªç¶ç§Âå¸äºÂçÂÂç in 2018, and Anhui Province (China) Science and Technology Third Class Award ä¸ÂÃ¥ÂÂå®Âå¾½çÂÂç§Âå¸æÂÂè¡Âä¸ÂçÂÂç in 2020. He was awarded Leading Talents of Guangdong Province of China (ä¸ÂÃ¥ÂÂ廣æ±çÂÂé Âè»Â人æÂÂ) and Thousand Talents of China (ä¸ÂÃ¥ÂÂÃ¥ÂÂ家åÂÂ人). He is a highly cited researcher in materials science / cross-field, according to Web of Science / Clarivate Analytics.
He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering (HKAE) (formerly Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences) (é¦Â港工ç¨Âé¢é¢士) and Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE).
He is Chairman of the International Plasma-Based Ion Implantation Executive Committee, which organizes the International Workshop on Plasma-Based Ion Implantation and Deposition (PBII&D), and a member of the Ion Implantation Technology (IIT) International Committee in charge of the International Conference on Ion Implantation Technology.
He holds or has held honorary/visiting professorships in 17 universities and research institutes in China, including Peking University, Fudan University, Nanjing University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Harbin Institute of Technology, and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
He has authored / co-authored more than 2,500 journal papers and given more than 150 plenary, keynote, and invited talks at international scientific conferences. He is co-author of one book, co-editor of eight books, and co-author of more than 40 book chapters on plasma science and engineering, advanced materials, and nanotechnology. He has received 15 best paper awards.