▁an ▁engineer ▁from ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁who ▁special izes ▁in ▁sil icon ▁phot on ics . ▁ ▁Ts ang ▁took ▁a ▁gap ▁year ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁high ▁school , ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁G EC ▁P les sey ▁Tele communic ations . ▁Ts ang ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁to ▁en roll ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge , ▁where ▁he ▁completed ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁and ▁doctor ate , ▁both ▁in ▁engineering . ▁Upon ▁comple ting ▁his ▁studies ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Ts ang ▁became ▁a ▁post do ctor al ▁research er ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Bath . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁for ▁a ▁lect ures hip ▁at ▁the ▁Chinese ▁University ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁Ts ang ▁was ▁named ▁an ▁associate ▁professor . ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Ts ang ▁worked ▁for ▁Book ham ▁Technology . ▁Upon ▁Ts ang ' s ▁return ▁to ▁academ ia , ▁C U H K ▁appointed ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁full ▁professor ship . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁Ts ang ▁has ▁been ▁elected ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁IE EE ▁and ▁the ▁Opt ical ▁Society . ▁He ▁became ▁chief ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁IE EE ▁Journal ▁of ▁Quant um ▁Electron ics ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : H ong