Postgraduate

Chair Professor Fan Zhiyong (center) was honored with a Scientist Award at ICFM 2025, while postdoctoral fellow Dr. Ding Yucheng (left) and PhD student Cao Yang (right) received Graduate Student Awards.
Chair Professor Fan Zhiyong (center) was honored with a Scientist Award at ICFM 2025, while postdoctoral fellow Dr. Ding Yucheng (left) and PhD student Cao Yang (right) received Graduate Student Awards. 
Prof. Abhishek Srivastava (front row, third right) and Electronic and Computer Engineering PhD students Cheng Yuechu (front row, third left), Cheng Ming (front row, first right), Kumar Mallem (front row, second right), and Chen Zhaoyi (front row, second left)
Prof. Abhishek Srivastava (front row, third right) and Electronic and Computer Engineering PhD students Cheng Yuechu (front row, third left), Cheng Ming (front row, first right), Kumar Mallem (front row, second right), and Chen Zhaoyi (front row, second left) 
Achieving the Highest Number of Awards Among Universities Worldwide
The 2025 HKUST Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition saw three out of four awardees from the School of Engineering.
The 2025 HKUST Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition saw three out of four awardees from the School of Engineering. 
Cultivating Presentation and Research Communication Skills
Prof. Zhou Yanguang (right) and his PhD student Liu Wenxiang (left) proposed a rigorous concept based on the Onsager reciprocal theorem to describe the thermal transport behaviors in superionic crystals.
Prof. Zhou Yanguang (right) and his PhD student Liu Wenxiang (left) proposed a rigorous concept based on the Onsager reciprocal theorem to describe the thermal transport behaviors in superionic crystals. 
Civil Engineering PhD student Zhang Yuying, supervised by Prof. Dan Tsang, received the Bronze Award of Hong Kong Green Innovations Awards at the award presentation ceremony.
Civil Engineering PhD student Zhang Yuying, supervised by Prof. Dan Tsang, received the Bronze Award of Hong Kong Green Innovations Awards at the award presentation ceremony. 
Civil Engineering PhD students Gong Xingbo (left) and Xu Yuqing (center) in Prof. Jack Cheng’s team received the grand award in the Student Research Category of buildingSMART International openBIM Awards 2024 at the banquet of buildingSMART International Summit cum CIB W78 Conference.
Civil Engineering PhD students Gong Xingbo (left) and Xu Yuqing (center) in Prof. Jack Cheng’s team received the grand award in the Student Research Category of buildingSMART International openBIM Awards 2024 at the banquet of buildingSMART International Summit cum CIB W78 Conference. 
The team was presented with the champion certificate by Ir Louis Szeto (center).
The team was presented with the champion certificate by Ir Louis Szeto (center). 
Wood-Based Electric Delivery Vehicle Earned Top Prize
Award winner Dr. Shao Jiawei shared his valuable research experiences and the challenges he faced with current research postgraduate students at the PhD Research Excellence Award Ceremony on May 30.
Award winner Dr. Shao Jiawei shared his valuable research experiences and the challenges he faced with current research postgraduate students at the PhD Research Excellence Award Ceremony on May 30. 
Prof. Zhou Yanguang (second right), Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at HKUST, and his PhD students Fan Hongzhao (first left), Wang Guang (second left) and Li Jiawang (first right)
Prof. Zhou Yanguang (second right), Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at HKUST, and his PhD students Fan Hongzhao (first left), Wang Guang (second left) and Li Jiawang (first right)