2021 – Present
- 2025 – Dr. Gang Zheng (郑岗) (Nanomedicine)
- 2024 – Dr. Juewen Liu (刘珏文) (Chemistry/Bionanotechnology)
- 2023 – Dr. Anita Layton (譚穎欣) (Mathematical Biology and Medicine)
- 2022 – Dr. Ying Zheng (郑莹) (Chemical and Biochemical Engineering)
- 2021 – Dr. Jing (Jin) Jiang (姜晶) (Electrical and Computer Engineering) and Dr. Weihua Zhuang (莊衛華) (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
2011 – 2020
- 2020 – Dr. Geoffrey T. Fong (方德智) (Psychology/Global Health Research)
- 2019 – Dr. Xuemin (Sherman) Shen 沈學民 (Wireless Communication and Networking)
- 2018 – Dr. Xueliang (Andy) Sun (Materials Engineering)
- 2017 – Dr. Rui Wang (王睿) (Biology)
- 2016 – Dr. Yonghao (倪永浩) Ni (Chemical Engineering)
- 2015 – Dr. Jesse (Jingxu 祝京旭) Zhu (Chemical Engineering)
- 2014 – Dr. En-hui Yang (Information Theory and Multi-media Compression)
- 2013 – Dr. Ke Wu (Radiofrequency and Millimetre-Wave Engineering)
- 2012 – Professor Xiaoyi Bao (Fiber Optics and Photonics)
- 2011 – Professor Chao-Jun Li (Green Chemistry)
2001 – 2010
- 2010 – Professor Jianhong Wu (Applied Mathematics)
- 2009 – Professor Jinyan Li (Taxation Law)
- 2008 – Professor Hong Guo (Theoretical and Computational Condensed Matter Physics)
- 2007 – Professor Jing M. Chen (Ecosystem-Atmospheric Interactions)
- 2006 – Professor Peter Liu (Cardiovascular Research)
- 2005 – Professor Tak Hang Bill Chan (Synthetic Organic Chemistry)
- 2004 – Professor Tsun-Kong Sham (Spectroscopy and the Interplay of Electronic Structure)
- 2003 – Professor Cecil C. Yip (Insulin Research; Discovery of Proinsulin)
- 2002 – Professor Michael Siu (Advanced Spectrometry)
- 2001 – Professor Suning Wang (Advanced Materials Chemistry)
1991 – 2000
- 2000 – Professor Jon Mark (Wireless Communications)
- 1999 – Professor David Chuenyan Lai (Urban Geography)
- 1998 – Professor Jeffrey K-S Wan (Microwave Chemistry)
- 1997 – Professor Ming LI (Theoretical Computer Science)
- 1996 – Professor Jing Ming Xu (Quantum Electronics)
- 1995 – Professor Julia Ching (Chinese philosophy and Religions)
- 1994 – Kan, Yuet Wai, MD (Molecular Basis of Hemoglobinopathies and Gene Therapy)
- 1993 – Hew, Choy Leung, Ph.D. (Antifreeze Protein in Fish)
- 1992 – Lam, David C. See-Chai, the Honourable (Outstanding Service to Community)
- 1991 – Wong, Andrew K.C., Ph.D. (Robotics and Artificial Intelligence)
1985 – 1990
- 1990 – Lu, Wei-kao, Ph.D. (Technology of Steel Making)
- 1989 – Ling, Victor, Ph.D. (Cancer Research)
- 1988 – Suen, Ching Yee., Ph.D. (Chinese Information Processing)
- 1987 – Wong, George S.K., Ph.D. (Discovery of the True Speed of Sound)
- 1986 – Chang, Thomas Ming Swi, MD (Artificial Cells in Medicine)
- 1985 – Mak, Tak Wah, Ph.D. (Molecular Immunology) and Tsui, Lap-Chee, Ph.D. (Elucidation of the Cystic Fibrosis Gene)