Chemical and Biological Engineering

The research team (from right) – Prof. Matthew McKay, Professor at HKUST’s Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering and Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering; Dr. Ahmed Abdul Quadeer, Research Associate at the Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering; and Mr. Syed Faraz Ahmed, PhD student – recently identified a set of potential vaccine targets which could be helpful for the development of a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
The research team (from right) – Prof. Matthew McKay, Professor at HKUST’s Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering and Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering; Dr. Ahmed Abdul Quadeer, Research Associate at the Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering; and Mr. Syed Faraz Ahmed, PhD student – recently identified a set of potential vaccine targets which could be helpful for the development of a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. 
Data Analytics to Guide Experimental Efforts
Prof. Tom Luo Zhengtang
Prof. Tom Luo Zhengtang 
Innovation in Graphene and 2D Materials
The champion team received the award at a ceremony on January 8, 2020: Prof. Frank Lam, Lau Siu-Mei, Fung Hiu-Tung (from second left to fourth left), and Wong Hon-Fai (second right).
The champion team received the award at a ceremony on January 8, 2020: Prof. Frank Lam, Lau Siu-Mei, Fung Hiu-Tung (from second left to fourth left), and Wong Hon-Fai (second right). 
Prof. Albert C. S. Chung
Prof. Albert C. S. Chung 
2019 NSFC Excellent Young Scientists: Prof. Anthony Leung (left) and Prof. Wang Jiguang
2019 NSFC Excellent Young Scientists: Prof. Anthony Leung (left) and Prof. Wang Jiguang 
By providing laboratories and state-of-the-art equipment for the team to carry out experiments and tests, HKUST seeks to aid early-stage entrepreneurs. From left: Yang Zhongguang, Wang Ri, and Wong Ka-Chin.
By providing laboratories and state-of-the-art equipment for the team to carry out experiments and tests, HKUST seeks to aid early-stage entrepreneurs. From left: Yang Zhongguang, Wang Ri, and Wong Ka-Chin. 
Smart Hydrogel for Biomedical Applications
(From right) Prof. Vincent LAU and Prof. Lionel NI received the prizes at the award presentation ceremony on June 19, 2019.
(From right) Prof. Vincent LAU and Prof. Lionel NI received the prizes at the award presentation ceremony on June 19, 2019. 
National Honors for Faculty’s Outstanding Research Output
Recipients of the 2018-19 HKUST School of Engineering Research Excellence Awards have demonstrated the joys of discovery.
Recipients of the 2018-19 HKUST School of Engineering Research Excellence Awards have demonstrated the joys of discovery.  
Applauding Research Achievements, of the Distinguished and the Promising
2014 graduate Samantha Kong is inspiring the next generation to implement sustainable living.
2014 graduate Samantha Kong is inspiring the next generation to implement sustainable living.  
Prof Fei Sun and the new protein-based hydrogel developed by his team.
Prof Fei Sun and the new protein-based hydrogel developed by his team.