Research

Prof. Tim Cheang, Vice-President for Research and Development of HKUST and Center Director of ACCESS (left) and Dr. Denis Yip, Chief Executive Officer of ASTRI (right)
Prof. Tim Cheang, Vice-President for Research and Development of HKUST and Center Director of ACCESS (left) and Dr. Denis Yip, Chief Executive Officer of ASTRI (right) 
First InnoHK Research Center to Partner with ASTRI
ACCESS and ASTRI Sign MoU to Jointly Promote Development and Commercialization of AI Chips in Hong Kong
Heading up a team of computer science professors and integrative systems designers at HKUST’s Center for Metaverse and Computational Creativity, Prof. Pan Hui (first left) is involved in the “MetaHKUST” project that will kick off with this September’s landmark grand opening of our new campus in Nansha, Guangzhou.
Heading up a team of computer science professors and integrative systems designers at HKUST’s Center for Metaverse and Computational Creativity, Prof. Pan Hui (first left) is involved in the “MetaHKUST” project that will kick off with this September’s landmark grand opening of our new campus in Nansha, Guangzhou. 
“MetaHKUST” Project to Kick Off
Unlocking the Metaverse inside Our Universe
(From left) Prof. Joseph Kwan, Adjunct Professor of HKUST Division of Environment & Sustainability (ENVR) and Chairman of Board of Directors of Haven of Hope Christian Service (HOHCS); Prof. Yeung King-Lun, Professor at HKUST’s Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering and ENVR; Dr. David Chung, Under Secretary for Innovation and Technology; and Mr. Hamilton Hung, Chief Marketing Officer of Chiaphua Industries Limited, holding different formulas of MOC hydrogel and AMGel (light blue bottle).
Bringing an End to Drainage Odor
HKUST Develops New Multifunctional Hydrogel for Odor and Microbial Control in Hong Kong’s Drainage and Flushing Systems
(From left) Bioengineering undergraduate students Cheng Ting-Kai, Minato Kobashi, and Mark Alexander Ngai won the Gold Award of HKUST President’s Cup 2022.
(From left) Bioengineering undergraduate students Cheng Ting-Kai, Minato Kobashi, and Mark Alexander Ngai won the Gold Award of HKUST President’s Cup 2022. 
Excellence in Research and Innovation
Victory at HKUST President’s Cup 2022
(From left) Prof. Yeung King-Lun, Director of HKUST-CIL Joint Laboratory of Innovative Environmental Health Technologies (HKUST-CIL Lab); Mr. Hamilton Hung, Chief Marketing Officer of Chiaphua Industries Limited; Prof. Joseph Kwan and Prof. Han Wei, Associate Directors of HKUST-CIL Lab; and a research team member have improved the formula of the antimicrobial coating MAP-1, launched at the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, pushing the coating’s durability from three months to five years.
(From left) Prof. Yeung King-Lun, Director of HKUST-CIL Joint Laboratory of Innovative Environmental Health Technologies (HKUST-CIL Lab); Mr. Hamilton Hung, Chief Marketing Officer of Chiaphua Industries Limited; Prof. Joseph Kwan and Prof. Han Wei, Associate Directors of HKUST-CIL Lab; and a research team member have improved the formula of the antimicrobial coating MAP-1, launched at the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, pushing the coating’s durability from three months to five years. 
Fighting COVID-19
HKUST Develops New Smart Antimicrobial Coating with Long-Term Protection Against Omicron
Prof. Tim Cheng together with PhD student Wang Xiaomeng at work at the AI chip design center.
Prof. Tim Cheng together with PhD student Wang Xiaomeng at work at the AI chip design center.  
AI Chips… with Everything
Asia’s First Transnational R&D Center on AI Chip Design Set to Realize Ubiquitous AI Applications in Society
(From left) Student Phisitchai Chavanachinda (Pierre) and fresh graduate Wadeelada Thitisomboon (Nink).
(From left) Student Phisitchai Chavanachinda (Pierre) and fresh graduate Wadeelada Thitisomboon (Nink). 
Why HKUST?
Getting Career Ready Through Cross-Disciplinary Studies and International Exposure
The research team found that despite the number of epitopes encompassing Omicron mutations are nonetheless notably higher than other virus variants, Omicron, like other variants, is still unlikely to escape human's T cell responses.
The research team found that despite the number of epitopes encompassing Omicron mutations are nonetheless notably higher than other virus variants, Omicron, like other variants, is still unlikely to escape human's T cell responses. 
Fighting COVID-19
T Cells Fit to Tackle Omicron, Suggests New Study
The project of Prof. Shao Minhua on “Development of High Performance and Long Life Hydrogen Fuel Cell Stacks” received the largest amount of funding in the 14 projects approved to date in the Hong Kong government’s Green Tech Fund.
The project of Prof. Shao Minhua on “Development of High Performance and Long Life Hydrogen Fuel Cell Stacks” received the largest amount of funding in the 14 projects approved to date in the Hong Kong government’s Green Tech Fund.  
Improving Performance and Durability of Fuel Cells
Project Led by Prof. SHAO Minhua Received the Largest Grant in Green Tech Fund
Prof. Charles Ng
Prof. Charles Ng 
Rising to Climate Challenges on Infrastructure, Slopes and Constructions
Prof. Charles NG Wins 2020 State Natural Science Award
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