The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering hosted the “CBE 30th Anniversary Conference: Future Research and Education in Chemical and Biological Engineering” during June 12-14, as a major event of the department’s 30th anniversary celebration.
Guests officiate at the opening ceremony: (from left) Prof. CHEN Wen-Chang, Dean of Engineering of NTU; Prof. CHUA Kee-Chaing, Dean of Engineering of NUS; Prof. Tim CHENG, Dean of Engineering of HKUST; HKUST President Prof. Wei SHYY; Ms. Teresa CHENG Yeuk-Wah, Secretary for Justice; Prof. Sabrina LIN, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement of HKUST; Prof. Tatsuya OKUBO, Dean of Engineering of UTokyo; Prof. CHAR Kookheon, Dean of Engineering of SNU; and Prof. Mark HOFFMAN, Dean of Engineering of UNSW Sydney.
Female-Focused Workshop Showcasing Careers in Higher Education in Engineering
Mrs Carrie Lam (fifth left), The Chief Executive of HKSAR, officiates at the closing ceremony of Xiangshan Science Conference and the launching ceremony of HKSAIR. Other officiating guests are (from left): Mr Chen Lin, Director General of Youth Affairs Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in HKSAR; Dr Sunny Chai, Chairman of HKSTP; Mr Nicholas Yang, Secretary for Innovation and Technology of HKSAR; Mr Chen Dong, Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in HKSAR; Prof Yang Qiang, Founding President of HKSAIR; Prof Nancy Ip, Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies, HKUST; Dr Tan Tieniu, Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in HKSAR; Prof Li Deyi, President of the China Association for Artificial Intelligence; and Prof Gao Wen, Peking University.
Dr Tieniu Tan, Vice Minister of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in HKSAR (7th from right), HKUST President Prof Tony F Chan (6th from right), Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies Prof Nancy Ip (7th from left), Dean of Engineering Prof Tim Cheng (5th from right), Prof Qiang Yang, Head of the Department of Computer Science & Engineering and Director of the Big Data Institute (4th from right), with world-class academic and industry leaders in Big Data and AI fields, and HKUST faculty
Representatives of participating companies and professional institutions in the aviation industry pose for a photo after souvenir presentation by Swire Professor of Aerospace Engineering Prof Xin Zhang (3rd from left, front row), Chair Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, also with Ms Candy Nip (6th from right, front row), Principal Assistant Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport), Prof Tim Kwang Ting Cheng (5th from right, front row), Dean of Engineering, and Prof Christopher Chao (1
Engineering faculty members from Peking University and HKUST participated in a three-day discussion forum in February to explore collaborative research opportunities.
Collaborations Envisioned on Materials, Bioengineering and Aerospace Engineering
