- Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research), The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
- Founding Centre Director & Co-Director, Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre
- President of Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences
Ir Professor Anderson Ho Cheung SHUM is Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) of The University of Hong Kong (HKU). Professor Shum received his Ph.D. and S.M. degrees in Applied Physics from Harvard University and B.S.E. degree (summa cum laude) in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University. His research interests include aqueous two-phase systems, emulsions, biomicrofluidics, biomedical engineering, and soft matter.
Professor Shum is highly recognized for his pioneering contributions, receiving: the 15th Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Prize by Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE, 2024); RGC Senior Research Fellow Scheme (SRFS, 2024); Croucher Senior Research Fellowship (2020). He was also selected as Young Fellow of Hong Kong Academy of Engineering (2024); Fellows of the International Association of Advanced Materials (FIAAM, 2023), Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (FHKIE, 2023), Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC, 2017). Professor Shum is also a non-official member of the Committee on Innovation, Technology and Industry Development in the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau of the HKSAR Government, and a member of the Curriculum Development Council Standing Committee on STEAM Education, Education Bureau of the HKSAR Government.