Scholarly Publications

Showcasing Breakthroughs in Materials Science
CBE Faculty Led Guest-Edited Special Issue of Advanced Materials to Celebrate 35 Years of Research Excellence
Latest research led by Prof. Lu Mengqian (left) and Dr. Cheng Tat-Fan (right) from HKUST’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering reveals that as the climate warms, the increase in fast-propagating MJO events will heighten the risk of “subseasonal precipitation whiplashes,” – sudden swings between extremely dry and wet weather – as early as 2028.
Latest research led by Prof. Lu Mengqian (left) and Dr. Cheng Tat-Fan (right) from HKUST’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering reveals that as the climate warms, the increase in fast-propagating MJO events will heighten the risk of “subseasonal precipitation whiplashes,” – sudden swings between extremely dry and wet weather – as early as 2028. 
Paving the Way for Improved Subseasonal Forecasts
HKUST Study Warns of Accelerating Climate Threat: “Precipitation Whiplashes” Could Strike as Early as 2028
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
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. Charles Ng (center) received the R.M. Quigley Award at the Canadian Geotechnical Conference, which was held on September 15-18, 2024, in Montreal, Quebec.
Prof. Charles Ng (center) received the R.M. Quigley Award at the Canadian Geotechnical Conference, which was held on September 15-18, 2024, in Montreal, Quebec. 
Recognizing a Geotechnical Best Paper
Prof. Charles NG Received R.M. Quigley Award of Canadian Geotechnical Society
Prof. Shen Yajing (left) and co-first author Dr. Yang Xiong (right) with the magnetic actuation platform for microswimmer control in front.
Prof. Shen Yajing (left) and co-first author Dr. Yang Xiong (right) with the magnetic actuation platform for microswimmer control in front. 
Making Greater Contributions to Human Health
HKUST Engineering Researchers Develop Groundbreaking Platform for One-Step Production of Sperm-Like Micro-Robots to Enhance Precise Drug Delivery
(From left) Prof. Yoonseob Kim, Assistant Professor of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at HKUST, and his PhD students: Huang Jun (the first author of the paper), Li Chen and Luo Hang
(From left) Prof. Yoonseob Kim, Assistant Professor of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at HKUST, and his PhD students: Huang Jun (the first author of the paper), Li Chen and Luo Hang 
Enhancing Energy Storage Applications
HKUST Engineering Researchers Develop Advanced Solid-State Electrolytes for High-Performance All-Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries
Prof. Shen Yajing (left) and co-first author Dr. Yang Xiong (right) with the magnetic actuation platform for microswimmer control in front.
Prof. Shen Yajing (left) and co-first author Dr. Yang Xiong (right) with the magnetic actuation platform for microswimmer control in front. 
Pioneering a New Approach for Precise Drug Delivery
Prof. SHEN Yajing’s Research on One-Step Strategy for Sperm-Like Micro-Robots Published in Nature Communications
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) 
Progressing Toward Net Zero
HKUST Researchers Enhance Performance of Eco-Friendly Cooling Applications by Developing Sustainable Strategy to Manipulate Interfacial Heat Transfer
(From left) Prof. Yoonseob Kim, PhD student Huang Jun (first author of the paper), PhD student Li Chen, postdoctoral fellow Ki-Taek Bang, and PhD student Luo Hang
(From left) Prof. Yoonseob Kim, PhD student Huang Jun (first author of the paper), PhD student Li Chen, postdoctoral fellow Ki-Taek Bang, and PhD student Luo Hang 
Developing Advanced Solid-State Electrolytes
Prof. Yoonseob KIM’s Research on High-Performance All-Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries Published in Advanced Energy Materials
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