Research

HKUST announces the establishment of its Low Altitude Economy Research Center (LAERC). A group photo of Prof. Tim CHENG, HKUST Vice-President for Research and Development (third left), Prof. Hong K. LO, Dean of Engineering (third right), Prof. LI Mo, Director of LAERC (second left) and the Center’s members Prof. ZHANG Fumin, Director of Cheng Kar-Shun Robotics Institute (second right), Prof. Jack CHENG, Associate Head and Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (first left), and Prof. Z
HKUST announces the establishment of its Low Altitude Economy Research Center (LAERC). A group photo of Prof. Tim Cheng, HKUST Vice-President for Research and Development (third left), Prof. Hong K. Lo, Dean of Engineering (third right), Prof. Li Mo, Director of LAERC (second left) and the Center’s members Prof. Zhang Fumin, Director of Cheng Kar-Shun Robotics Institute (second right), Prof. Jack Cheng, Associate Head and Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (first left), and Prof. Zhou Peng, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (first right). 
Integrating AI, Engineering, and Business to Lead Innovative Applications
Prof. Yang Zhengbao (second left), Associate Professor at HKUST’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, with the three co-first authors of the study: HKUST postdoctoral fellow Dr. Li Xuemu (second right, holding a roll of printed glycine films), CityU PhD graduate Dr. Zhang Zhuomin (first right), and CityU PhD Student Zheng Yi (first left, with a glycine patch in his hands).
Prof. Yang Zhengbao (second left), Associate Professor at HKUST’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, with the three co-first authors of the study: HKUST postdoctoral fellow Dr. Li Xuemu (second right, holding a roll of printed glycine films), CityU PhD graduate Dr. Zhang Zhuomin (first right), and CityU PhD Student Zheng Yi (first left, with a glycine patch in his hands). 
Prof. Zhou Yuanyuan is grateful for HKUST’s swift support for new faculty, allowing him to pursue academic excellence in diverse directions.
Prof. Zhou Yuanyuan is grateful for HKUST’s swift support for new faculty, allowing him to pursue academic excellence in diverse directions. 
Popularizing Use of Sustainable Energy for Daily Life
Assistant Professor Chen Hao (center) and PhD student Qiu Zelin (second right) from the School of Engineering, HKUST; Prof. Zhao Yinghua (third left), Dr. Xie Zhuoyao (first right) and other members of the research team from the Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University.
Assistant Professor Chen Hao (center) and PhD student Qiu Zelin (second right) from the School of Engineering, HKUST; Prof. Zhao Yinghua (third left), Dr. Xie Zhuoyao (first right) and other members of the research team from the Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University. 
(From left) Prof. Yang Zhengbao, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at HKUST, with his research team members Dr. Hong Ying, Dr. Liu Shiyuan, and Yang Xiaodan
(From left) Prof. Yang Zhengbao, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at HKUST, with his research team members Dr. Hong Ying, Dr. Liu Shiyuan, and Yang Xiaodan  
Prof. Zhang Xiangru discovers an effective and rapidly degradable disinfectant. Using the instrument known as “ultra-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (UPLC/ESI-tqMS)”, he successfully detects the degradation products of 2,6-DCQ and determines the degradation pathway of 2,6-DCQ in seawater.
Prof. Zhang Xiangru discovers an effective and rapidly degradable disinfectant. Using the instrument known as “ultra-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (UPLC/ESI-tqMS)”, he successfully detects the degradation products of 2,6-DCQ and determines the degradation pathway of 2,6-DCQ in seawater. 
Prof. Sun Qingping (front row, fourth left), Prof. Yao Shuhuai (front row, third left), both Professors of Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), MAE Postdoctoral Research Associate Dr. Zhou Guoan (front row, second left), MAE PhD student Li Zexi (front row, first left), and other members of the research team with their elastocaloric air conditioner.
Prof. Sun Qingping (front row, fourth left), Prof. Yao Shuhuai (front row, third left), both Professors of Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), MAE Postdoctoral Research Associate Dr. Zhou Guoan (front row, second left), MAE PhD student Li Zexi (front row, first left), and other members of the research team with their elastocaloric air conditioner.  
Setting to Transform Industries and Combat Climate Change
Photoluminescence of flexible full-color Fi-LEDs: I ♥ HKUST pattern (left) and “night scene” of Victoria Harbor showing color transition (right), built by mounting batches of fibers.
Photoluminescence of flexible full-color Fi-LEDs: I ♥ HKUST pattern (left) and “night scene” of Victoria Harbor showing color transition (right), built by mounting batches of fibers. 
Paving the Way for Advanced Wearable Display Technologies
Prof. Zhou Yuanyuan (right) and Dr. Duan Tianwei (left) holding their newly developed perovskite solar cell.
Prof. Zhou Yuanyuan (right) and Dr. Duan Tianwei (left) holding their newly developed perovskite solar cell.