Research

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is pleased to receive approval from the Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) of the HKSAR Government to establish two new research centers under the third InnoHK research cluster, SEAM@InnoHK.
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is pleased to receive approval from the Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) of the HKSAR Government to establish two new research centers under the third InnoHK research cluster, SEAM@InnoHK. 
Advancing Renewable Energy and Semiconductor Technologies in Support of Hong Kong’s Alignment with the National 15th Five-Year Plan
Prof. Sun Fei (right), Professor of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at HKUST and co-corresponding author of the study, and his PhD student Cui Duo (left), co-first author of the study.
Prof. Sun Fei (right), Professor of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at HKUST and co-corresponding author of the study, and his PhD student Cui Duo (left), co-first author of the study. 
Prof. Alicia An (right), Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the study’s corresponding author, together with her postdoc Dr. Sun Jiawei (left), the study’s first author, who is holding a membrane module, are pictured beside a desalination system.
Prof. Alicia An (right), Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the study’s corresponding author, together with her postdoc Dr. Sun Jiawei (left), the study’s first author, who is holding a membrane module, are pictured beside a desalination system. 
The research is co-authored by Prof. Guo Yike, Provost and Chair Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (right); Prof. Zhou Yuanyuan, Associate Professor of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (left); and Zhang Yalan, a PhD student in Prof. Zhou’s research group (center).
The research is co-authored by Prof. Guo Yike, Provost and Chair Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (right); Prof. Zhou Yuanyuan, Associate Professor of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (left); and Zhang Yalan, a PhD student in Prof. Zhou’s research group (center). 
Pioneering Data-Driven and Autonomous Research for Next-Generation Materials Design
Attracting Global Attention with 50,000+ Visits in First Month of Launch
Dr. Shen Xinyi (center) holds his certified all-vacuum-deposited perovskite solar cell with Prof. Lin Yen-Hung (left) and Dr. Fion Yeung (right).
Dr. Shen Xinyi (center) holds his certified all-vacuum-deposited perovskite solar cell with Prof. Lin Yen-Hung (left) and Dr. Fion Yeung (right). 
Prof. Yoonseob Kim (right), Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the study’s corresponding author, and his PhD student YIN Zhuoyu (left), the study’s first author, who is holding an electrochemical cell mold. They are pictured beside a battery cell cycler.
Prof. Yoonseob Kim (right), Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the study’s corresponding author, and his PhD student YIN Zhuoyu (left), the study’s first author, who is holding an electrochemical cell mold. They are pictured beside a battery cell cycler. 
Breakthrough Overcomes Technical Bottlenecks and Accelerates Green Energy Transition
The agreement was witnessed by Prof. Guo Yike, Provost of HKUST (left, back row); Mr. Wang Zhicong, Chairman of Intel China (center, back row), and Ms. Gabriela Cruz Thompson, Senior Director of University Research and Collaboration at Intel (right, back row). It was signed by Prof. Tim Cheng Kwan-Ting, Vice-President for Research and Development of HKUST (left, front row), and Mr. Song Jiqiang, Director of Intel Labs China (right, front row).
The agreement was witnessed by Prof. Guo Yike, Provost of HKUST (left, back row); Mr. Wang Zhicong, Chairman of Intel China (center, back row), and Ms. Gabriela Cruz Thompson, Senior Director of University Research and Collaboration at Intel (right, back row). It was signed by Prof. Tim Cheng Kwan-Ting, Vice-President for Research and Development of HKUST (left, front row), and Mr. Song Jiqiang, Director of Intel Labs China (right, front row).  
Prof. Chen Guanghao (center, the corresponding author), Chair Professor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and his research group members in the same department, postdoctoral fellow Dr. Guo Hongxiao (right, the corresponding author) and PhD student Mr. Zou Xu (left, the first author).
Prof. Chen Guanghao (center, the corresponding author), Chair Professor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and his research group members in the same department, postdoctoral fellow Dr. Guo Hongxiao (right, the corresponding author) and PhD student Mr. Zou Xu (left, the first author). 
Cutting Costs and Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 11% and 47%