2009 Press Releases
Chinese Government Awards for UCC Postgraduate Students
14.05.2009
Two UCC postgraduate students, Ms Fang Fang and Mr Jun Wang, both working on research funded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), have received awards from the Chinese Government for being outstanding PhD students in Ireland.
14.05.2009
Two UCC postgraduate students, Ms Fang Fang and Mr Jun Wang, both working on research funded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), have received awards from the Chinese Government for being outstanding PhD students in Ireland.
Since 2003, the Chinese Government has recognised the academic achievements of Chinese nationals studying at prestigious universities abroad by making National Awards for Outstanding Self-financing Overseas Students. The 305 winners across the world in 2008 cover a wide range of subjects including arts, science, engineering, medicine, and commerce. Four students in Ireland received awards valued at $5,000 each – two from UCC and one each from DCU and DIT.
Ms Fang Fang is a fourth year PhD student with Dr Paul O’Toole at the Department of Microbiology, UCC and Alimentary Pharmbiotic Centre (APC), a Centre for Science, Engineering and Technology (CSET) funded by Science Foundation Ireland and industry. She is a graduate in Bioengineering from Wuxi University of Light Industry and has an MSc in environmental bioengineering from the same university now called Jiangnan University, Jiangsu province, China. Her research at the APC focuses on the development and application of novel genetic tools for probiotic lactobacilli. Mrs Fang has four publications related to her PhD project and has presented several posters at Irish and international conferences. She has collaborated on her research work on high-throughput cloning and protein purification at the Oxford Protein Production Facility (OPPF), University of Oxford and on protein crystallography at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), Grenoble, France.
Mr Jun Wang is pursuing the PhD Degree in the Computer Science Department at UCC. He is supervised by Professor Gregory Provan, who is director of the Cork Complex Systems Laboratory. Mr. Wang received the Bachelor and Master Degrees in Computer Science from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. His current research focuses on analyses of complex systems and networks, and their applications in real-world applications. He has published eight papers in leading journals and the most prestigious conferences on artificial intelligence and complex systems. Speaking at this delight on receiving the award, Mr Wang said: “It is a great honour to receive this award from the Chinese government and China Scholarship Council. UCC and SFI have provided me with excellent research facilities, and an intellectually stimulating academic atmosphere.”
Picture shows: Professor Gregory Provan, Computer Science, UCC, Mr Jun Wang, Ms Fang Fang and Dr Paul O’Toole, Microbiology Department, UCC
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Ms Fang Fang is a fourth year PhD student with Dr Paul O’Toole at the Department of Microbiology, UCC and Alimentary Pharmbiotic Centre (APC), a Centre for Science, Engineering and Technology (CSET) funded by Science Foundation Ireland and industry. She is a graduate in Bioengineering from Wuxi University of Light Industry and has an MSc in environmental bioengineering from the same university now called Jiangnan University, Jiangsu province, China. Her research at the APC focuses on the development and application of novel genetic tools for probiotic lactobacilli. Mrs Fang has four publications related to her PhD project and has presented several posters at Irish and international conferences. She has collaborated on her research work on high-throughput cloning and protein purification at the Oxford Protein Production Facility (OPPF), University of Oxford and on protein crystallography at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), Grenoble, France.
Mr Jun Wang is pursuing the PhD Degree in the Computer Science Department at UCC. He is supervised by Professor Gregory Provan, who is director of the Cork Complex Systems Laboratory. Mr. Wang received the Bachelor and Master Degrees in Computer Science from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. His current research focuses on analyses of complex systems and networks, and their applications in real-world applications. He has published eight papers in leading journals and the most prestigious conferences on artificial intelligence and complex systems. Speaking at this delight on receiving the award, Mr Wang said: “It is a great honour to receive this award from the Chinese government and China Scholarship Council. UCC and SFI have provided me with excellent research facilities, and an intellectually stimulating academic atmosphere.”
Picture shows: Professor Gregory Provan, Computer Science, UCC, Mr Jun Wang, Ms Fang Fang and Dr Paul O’Toole, Microbiology Department, UCC
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