Research & Innovation

Prof. Kevin Chen has successfully fabricated a first-of-its-kind hybrid field-effect transistor which harnesses the complementary merits of gallium nitride and silicon carbide.
Prof. Kevin Chen has successfully fabricated a first-of-its-kind hybrid field-effect transistor which harnesses the complementary merits of gallium nitride and silicon carbide. 
Prof. Jack Cheng (left), Director of HKUST BIM Lab and Associate Head & Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, and Mr. Rankin Ng (right), CEO of Modern Living Investments Holdings Limited and Director of Modern Proptech Limited, signed a memorandum of understanding on developing digital twin-based property management technology on December 18, 2023.
Prof. Jack Cheng (left), Director of HKUST BIM Lab and Associate Head & Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, and Mr. Rankin Ng (right), CEO of Modern Living Investments Holdings Limited and Director of Modern Proptech Limited, signed a memorandum of understanding on developing digital twin-based property management technology on December 18, 2023. 
Prof. Yang Zhengbao’s versatile, reconfigurable, and damage-tolerant single-wire sensor array could optimize the application of sensor arrays in fields such as robotics, aviation, healthcare, and industrial machinery.
Prof. Yang Zhengbao’s versatile, reconfigurable, and damage-tolerant single-wire sensor array could optimize the application of sensor arrays in fields such as robotics, aviation, healthcare, and industrial machinery. 
Optimizing Application of Sensor Arrays in Multiple Fields
From left: Prof. Zhou Yuanyuan, Prof. Shen Yajing, Prof. Wang Shuai, Prof. Zhou Xiaofang
From left: Prof. Zhou Yuanyuan, Prof. Shen Yajing, Prof. Wang Shuai, Prof. Zhou Xiaofang 
Promoting Research Collaboration with Mainland
Prof. Yang Zhengbao (right), Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at HKUST, and his research team
Prof. Yang Zhengbao (right), Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at HKUST, and his research team 
Practical Implications for Biological Electromechanical Applications
(From left) Prof. Ben Chan Yui-Bun, Director of the School of Engineering’s Center for Engineering Education Innovation and Associate Professor of Engineering Education in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and students of the Engineering Team Design Experience common core course Xie Sze-Wing and Kwok Sze-Ling
(From left) Prof. Ben Chan Yui-Bun, Director of the School of Engineering’s Center for Engineering Education Innovation and Associate Professor of Engineering Education in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and students of the Engineering Team Design Experience common core course Xie Sze-Wing and Kwok Sze-Ling 
Championing Education Innovation
Head and Chair Professor Zhang Limin (third right) and Associate Professor Lu Mengqian (third left), both from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, faculty members from Business School and HKUST (Guangzhou) as well as a government representative attended the Research Grants Council’s media briefing on funding results.
Head and Chair Professor Zhang Limin (third right) and Associate Professor Lu Mengqian (third left), both from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, faculty members from Business School and HKUST (Guangzhou) as well as a government representative attended the Research Grants Council’s media briefing on funding results. 
Prof. Ma Xiaojuan, Associate Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, HKUST
Prof. Ma Xiaojuan, Associate Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, HKUST 
HKUST PhD graduate Alexandru Tiliță has co-founded the start-up 3DK Tech.
HKUST PhD graduate Alexandru Tiliță has co-founded the start-up 3DK Tech. 
Two research projects led by Prof. Chau Ying (second from left) are acclaimed at the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva. One team with Dr. Yu Yu (far right) works on advanced polymer-based therapeutics for chronic disease, while another team with Dr. Melody Chung (far left) and Dr. Laurence Lau (second from right) is developing an artificial cell.
Two research projects led by Prof. Chau Ying (second from left) are acclaimed at the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva. One team with Dr. Yu Yu (far right) works on advanced polymer-based therapeutics for chronic disease, while another team with Dr. Melody Chung (far left) and Dr. Laurence Lau (second from right) is developing an artificial cell.