HKU LSR Shines at International Space Science and Scientific Payload Competition with Silver and Bronze Medals

Two student teams from the Laboratory for Space Research (LSR) earned Silver and Bronze medals at the International Space Science and Scientific Payload Competition (ISSSP), held at Cyberport from 27 to 29 November, under Track 2: Innovative Design of a Space Payload Experiment. The teams were recognised for two proposed China Space Station experiments. Dr Chung To Kong (Andy) and Dr Andreas Ritter from LSR also received Best Instructor Awards for their guidance to the Silver-winning “Spectro” team.

Spectro team: 

Supervisor - Dr Chung To Kong (Andy), Dr Andreas Ritter

Members: Zhengjie Tian, Maria Alejandra Gaubeca, Mingyu Tian and Chan Kwun Yin. 

Whirlpool team: 

Supervisor - Dr Partha Sarathi Pal, Dr Chung To Kong (Andy) and Dr Sadjadi SeyedAbdolreza

Members: Rishank Diwan, Yuan Haoyang, Tang Sze Chai, Yu Boyang David and Wang Yu Han. 

Under the 2025 theme “The Stars and the Sea of the Cosmos: A Journey of Ten Thousand Miles,” the ISSSP continued its mission to inspire and showcase creative satellite and space-payload concepts. Over two days of presentations and assessment across two themes (Creative Design of Space Experiment and Innovative Design of Space Payload Experiment), teams from around the world competed for top honours.

Since its launch in 2022, the ISSSP has brought together more than 2,000 competitors from over 80 universities across 30 countries and regions, fostering global collaboration and innovation in space science and engineering. This year, 60 teams participated, and the LSR also served as an official supporter of the competition. 

The Whirlpool team: Dr Chung To Kong (Andy), Yu Boyang David, Tang Sze Chai, Wang Yu Han and Dr Partha Sarathi Pal.