Mr Liu Tianyao, PhD student, supervised by A/Prof Qian Xudong received the “ISTS Young Researcher Award” in the 17th International Symposium on Tubular Structures held in Singapore from 9th to 12th December 2019. The ISTS Young Researcher Award recognizes the technical and innovative contributions for researchers aged below 35. Mr Liu Tianyao stood out among the shortlisted candidates, which include early-career faculty members in Europe, Asia and Australia.