Postgraduate

New Beginnings
Orientation Activities for New Engineering Students
A group photo of HKUST Council Chairman Prof. Harry Shum (fifth left, front row) and President Prof. Nancy Ip (fourth left, front row) with the delegation led by Tsinghua’s Party Secretary Prof. Qiu Yong (fifth right, front row), Tsinghua Council Deputy Chairman Prof. Yang Bin (fourth right, front row), and other senior management members from both universities, before the signing ceremony.
A group photo of HKUST Council Chairman Prof. Harry Shum (fifth left, front row) and President Prof. Nancy Ip (fourth left, front row) with the delegation led by Tsinghua’s Party Secretary Prof. Qiu Yong (fifth right, front row), Tsinghua Council Deputy Chairman Prof. Yang Bin (fourth right, front row), and other senior management members from both universities, before the signing ceremony. 
Launch of Integrated Master-PhD Program in ECE and Joint Research Fund
HKUST and Tsinghua Sign Three Agreements to Deepen Collaboration on Research and Education
Mr. Steven Ying (front row, center), Director of the Foundation for Amazing Potentials, Prof. Shao Minhua (front row, third right), Director of HKUST Energy Institute, and the inaugural recipients of the Steven Ying PhD Research Award Liu Guimei (front row, first right), PhD student of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Zhao Chen (front row, second right), PhD student of Ocean Science
Mr. Steven Ying (front row, center), Director of the Foundation for Amazing Potentials, Prof. Shao Minhua (front row, third right), Director of HKUST Energy Institute, and the inaugural recipients of the Steven Ying PhD Research Award Liu Guimei (front row, first right), PhD student of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Zhao Chen (front row, second right), PhD student of Ocean Science 
Recognizing Excellence in Sustainability and Environment Research
Steven Ying PhD Research Award Presentation Ceremony 2025
Award winner Dr. Ma Pingchuan shared his research journeys – including both challenges and triumphs – with current research postgraduate students at the PhD Research Excellence Award Ceremony on June 2, 2025.
Award winner Dr. Ma Pingchuan shared his research journeys – including both challenges and triumphs – with current research postgraduate students at the PhD Research Excellence Award Ceremony on June 2, 2025. 
Celebrating Research Excellence
Computer Science and Engineering PhD Graduate Recognized for Solving Real-World Data Management and Cybersecurity Challenges
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. 
Materials Science Innovators Recognized
Prof. FAN Zhiyong Earned Scientist Award at International Conference on Frontier Materials 2025
Prof. Abhishek Srivastava (front row, third right) and Electronic and Computer Engineering PhD students Cheng Ming (front row, first right), Kumar Mallem (front row, second right), Chen Zhaoyi (front row, second left), and Cheng Yuechu (front row, third left)
Prof. Abhishek Srivastava (front row, third right) and Electronic and Computer Engineering PhD students Cheng Ming (front row, first right), Kumar Mallem (front row, second right), Chen Zhaoyi (front row, second left), and Cheng Yuechu (front row, third left) 
Achieving the Highest Number of Awards Among Universities Worldwide
Electronic and Computer Engineering Team Garnered Four Awards at SID Display Week 2025
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
SENG Students Bagged Three Awards at 2025 HKUST Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition
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. 
Unveiling Thermal Transport Mechanisms in Superionic Crystals
Prof. ZHOU Yanguang’s Research on Energy Transport in Superionic Crystals Published in Physical Review Letters
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. 
Advancing Green Technology
Prof. Dan TSANG and PhD Student ZHANG Yuying Won Bronze Award at Hong Kong Green Innovations Awards 2023
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. 
Demonstrating Exemplary Use of openBIM in Built Asset Industry
Prof. Jack CHENG’s Team Won Grand Award in Student Research Category of buildingSMART International openBIM Awards 2024
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