Chemical and Biological Engineering

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
The lead corresponding author Prof. Zhou Yuanyuan (right) and co-first author Dr. Guo Pengfei (left) are showing a perovskite solar cell prototype made for a proof-of-concept demonstration of the novel laminate-structured interface.
The lead corresponding author Prof. Zhou Yuanyuan (right) and co-first author Dr. Guo Pengfei (left) are showing a perovskite solar cell prototype made for a proof-of-concept demonstration of the novel laminate-structured interface. 
Fundamentals-Oriented Device Innovation
Inspired by Laminate: HKUST and PolyU Researchers Synthesize a Laminate-Structured Material Interface to Improve Perovskite Solar Cells
The second “Industry Connects University” biannual forum and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering’s Industry Engagement cum Alumni Day on March 28, 2025, drew nearly 100 industry partners, faculty members, alumni and students to meaningful exchanges and networking opportunities.
The second “Industry Connects University” biannual forum and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering’s Industry Engagement cum Alumni Day on March 28, 2025, drew nearly 100 industry partners, faculty members, alumni and students to meaningful exchanges and networking opportunities. 
Exploring Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Energy, Materials, and Environment
I-Connect-U Forum and CBE Industry Engagement cum Alumni Day Fostered Industry-Academia Connections
Prof. Frank Lam (center, left picture) and Dr. Khawar Sarfraz (center, right picture) received the Thetos Teaching Award Honorable Mention and Thetos Early Career Teaching Award Honorable Mention respectively from Provost Prof. Guo Yike (first right of both pictures) and Associate Provost (Teaching & Learning) Prof. Jimmy Fung (first left of both pictures).
Prof. Frank Lam (center, left picture) and Dr. Khawar Sarfraz (center, right picture) received the Thetos Teaching Award Honorable Mention and Thetos Early Career Teaching Award Honorable Mention respectively from Provost Prof. Guo Yike (first right of both pictures) and Associate Provost (Teaching & Learning) Prof. Jimmy Fung (first left of both pictures). 
Recognizing Contributions of Teaching-Track Faculty
Prof. Frank LAM and Dr. Khawar SARFRAZ Received Honorable Mentions of Thetos Distinguished Teaching Award 2024-25
Food With Benefits, a start-up founded by HKUST alumni Matey Svetlan Yordanov (right) and Francis So Ka-Hei (left), distinguished itself from over 130 projects and won the championship of the Hong Kong Social Enterprise Challenge 2024-25.
Food With Benefits, a start-up founded by HKUST alumni Matey Svetlan Yordanov (right) and Francis So Ka-Hei (left), distinguished itself from over 130 projects and won the championship of the Hong Kong Social Enterprise Challenge 2024-25. 
Transforming Food Surplus into High-Value and Functional Food Products
HKUST Alumni’s FoodTech Start-Up Crowned Champion at Hong Kong Social Enterprise Challenge 2024-25
Prof. Wang Yiwen (first left, front row) from the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Prof. Liu Kai (first right, front row) from the Division of Life Science and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, along with his research team
Prof. Wang Yiwen (first left, front row) from the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Prof. Liu Kai (first right, front row) from the Division of Life Science and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, along with his research team 
Revealing Mechanisms of Functional Circuit Reconstruction Following Central Nervous System Injury
Prof. WANG Yiwen and Prof. LIU Kai Collaborated on Establishing an Intracranial Optic Tract Injury Model
Prof. Zhou Yuanyuan (left) and Dr. Hao Mingwei (right) demonstrate a stability test of their newly developed cation-homogenized perovskite solar cells.
Prof. Zhou Yuanyuan (left) and Dr. Hao Mingwei (right) demonstrate a stability test of their newly developed cation-homogenized perovskite solar cells. 
Future of Green Energy
HKUST Engineering Unveils Critical Nanoscale Phenomena for More Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells
Success in Key Funding Initiative
Three Professors Awarded HK$12.6 Million in RGC’s Collaborative Research Fund 2024/25
Demonstrating Significant and Broad Influence in Research
Three HKUST Engineering Scholars Named Highly Cited Researchers 2024 by Clarivate
Prof. Lim Chwee-Teck (left), chair of the 18th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering 2024 (ICBME 2024), and Prof. Hsing I-Ming (right), President of the Asia Pacific Biomedical Engineering Consortium (APBEC) and Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at HKUST, presented the APBEC Young Scholar Award to Prof. Hnin Y. Y. Nyein at ICBME 2024.
Prof. Lim Chwee-Teck (left), chair of the 18th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering 2024 (ICBME 2024), and Prof. Hsing I-Ming (right), President of the Asia Pacific Biomedical Engineering Consortium (APBEC) and Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at HKUST, presented the APBEC Young Scholar Award to Prof. Hnin Y. Y. Nyein at ICBME 2024. 
Rising Star Recognized
Prof. Hnin Y. Y. NYEIN Named Young Scholar of Asia Pacific Biomedical Engineering Consortium and Sensors & Diagnostics Emerging Investigator 2023 by Royal Society of Chemistry
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