2025

Introduction

The S.T. Yau High School Science Award (Asia) [ YHSA(Asia) ] is a research-based competition emphasising innovation, originality, creativity and persistence in research activities. It encourages students and teachers to formulate issues with quantitative precision and scientific rationales, with a view to nurturing students’ passion for scientific discovery, patience in the investigation, and rigour in deliberation. YHSA(Asia) is initiated by Professor Shing-Tung Yau with the following goals:

To stimulate innovation, originality and creativity in scientific investigation among secondary school students in Asia.
To cultivate young talents in science and technology.
To encourage university professors, secondary school teachers and secondary schools to promote research activities.
To facilitate cultural exchanges among secondary school students from diverse cultural and educational backgrounds.
To establish YHSA(Asia) as a reference for university admission.

In 2025, a total of 509 teams from 24 countries and regions joined YHSA(Asia), in which 12 teams were recommended to compete with other regional finalists in the YHSA Finale in Beijing. Students have gained invaluable learning and rewarding experiences from the Award competition.

Science Talk: Serendipity in Science

The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences (ASHK) has hold an online Science Talk: Serendipity in Science on February 28, as the flagship event of the S.T. Yau High School Science Award (Asia) 2025.

We have invited two internationally renowned scientists to share their illustrative careers, with personal stories and experience in research, and valuable advices about the future in the study of science.
• Professor Mei-Po KWAN, a leading expert in geography and urban science
• Professor Siew Chien NG, a pioneer in microbiome research and gastroenterology.

In addition, Chenyu WANG, Simon ZHENG and Lanbai HUANG from The Independent Schools Foundation Academy—the Physics Silver Winning Team of YHSA(Asia) 2025—will share their exciting competition experiences and what they learned along the way.

Speakers:

- Prof. Mei-Po KWAN, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Geography and Resource Management, Head of Chung Chi College, Director of the Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, CUHK

- Prof. Siew Chien NG, Croucher Professor in Medical Sciences and Associate Dean (Research) of Faculty of Medicine, CUHK

- Chenyu WANG, Lanbai HUANG and Simon ZHENG, YHSA(Asia) 2025 Physics Silver Prize Winning team, The Independent Schools Foundation Academy

Guests:
Prof. Dong SUN, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, HKSAR Government
Prof. Shing-Tung YAU, Founder, S.T. Yau High School Science Award
Prof. Dennis Y M LO, President, The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences

Moderator:

Prof. Carmen WONG, Member, The Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences

Poster

Introduction

Result of 2025 YHSA(Asia)

Science Talk: Serendipity in Science

Video Records of Science Talk 2025