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UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Profiles
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H.I. Malinda M. ABEYNAYAKE
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering - Lecturer II
Person: HKUST Staff
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Guohua CHEN, 陳國華
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering - Chair Professor
Person: HKUST Staff
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Hao CHEN, 陳浩
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering - Assistant Professor
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering - Assistant Professor
- Division of Life Science - Assistant Professor
Person: HKUST Staff
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Shensheng CHEN, 陳伸升
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering - Assistant Professor
Person: HKUST Staff
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Sherry Lixue CHENG, 程立雪
- Department of Chemistry - Assistant Professor
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering - Assistant Professor
Person: HKUST Staff
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King Lau CHOW, 周敬流
- Division of Life Science - Professor
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering - Professor
- Division of Public Policy - Professor
Person: HKUST Staff
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Zhiyong FAN, 范智勇
- Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering - Chair Professor
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering - Chair Professor
Person: HKUST Staff
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Environmental and Conservation Fund: Investigating the influence of local soil conditions and microbial communities on water main corrosion: Development of corrosion-resistant ceramic epoxy coatings
YEUNG, K. L. (PI) & HAN, W. (CoI)
Environment and Conservation Fund / Woo Wheelock Green Fund
1/07/26 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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Development of Highly Efficiency and Durable Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers
CHEN, G. (Team member), LIU, J. (Team member), XIAO, F. (CoI), SHAO, M. (PI), FARHADPOUR, M. (Team member), WEI, N. (Team member) & SUN, Y. (Team member)
1/05/26 → 30/04/28
Project: Research
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Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Technologies
SHAO, M. (PI) & WANG, T. (CoPI)
China National Postdoctoral Council under the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, UGC - Research Infrastructure Grant
14/01/26 → 13/01/28
Project: Research
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Engineering Novel Adeno-associated Viral Vectors (AAVs) for Therapeutic Modulation of Microglial Function
ZHU, B. D. (PI)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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Probing Ionic Micro-Environment at Electrochemical Interfaces
LI, M. (PI) & LI, D. (CoI)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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CRISPR/Cas and isothermal amplification-based nucleic acid sensing platform with semi-quantitative capabilities for sensitive and ultrafast at-home testing of viral pathogens
LUI, G. C. Y. (CoI) & HSING, I.-M. (PI)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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Dynamic on-surface coordination assembly of single-layer conjugated metal-organic frameworks on TMDC substrates
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
Research output
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2D perovskites featuring intralayer bidentate ligands
He, L. & Zhou, Y., Feb 2026, In: Nature Chemistry. 18, 2, p. 221-222 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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3D SA-LoIFM: A three-dimensional framework for segmentation-assisted learning of informative feature matching in liver CT-3D US rigid registration
He, B., Wu, T., Zhang, Y., Luo, H., Chen, H. & Jia, F., 1 Jun 2026, In: Biomedical Signal Processing and Control. 118, 109664.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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A composite film and preparation method and application thereof: [China]
AN, K. J. (Key Inventor), SUN, J. (Inventor) & LI, X. (Inventor), 10 Apr 2026, IPC No. B01D 69/12, B01D 61/36, B01D 67/00, B01D 69/02, B01D 71/26, B01D 71/32, B01D 71/34, B01D 71/36, B01D 71/42, B01D 71/52, B01D 71/64, B01D 71/66, B01D 71/68, B01D 71/72, B01D 71/76, C02F 1/44, 25 Dec 2025, Priority date 31 Dec 2024, Priority No. US63/740,321Research output: Patent
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A correction symbol Granger causality approach to root cause diagnosis of non-stationary industrial processes
Chen, R., Ali, H., Liang, S., Zhou, Y. & Gao, F., 1 Feb 2026, In: Computers and Chemical Engineering. 205, Part 1, p. 1-14 14 p., 109479.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Adaptive transfer learning with C-P-T sensor fusion for few-shot anomaly diagnosis in injection molding process
Hu, G., Zheng, W., Ali, H., Dong, H., Ding, W., Zhang, Z. & Gao, F., 15 Jan 2026, In: Chemical Engineering Science. 320, 122562.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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A dual-twisted molecular strategy achieves dramatic quantum-yield enhancement in NIR-II AIEgen for high-performance bioimaging
Yang, S., Guo, L., Ou, X., Yao, J., Zheng, J., Zheng, M., Jin, G., Zhou, S. & Tang, B. Z., Dec 2026, In: Biomaterials. 335, 10 p., 124404.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Advanced electronic noses for future robotic olfaction
ZHANG, W., TANG, W., WAN, Z. & FAN, Z., 21 Jan 2026, In: npj Robotics. 3, p. 1-26 26 p., 11.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Advanced engineered materials for emerging contaminant remediation toward water treatment
Wang, X., Wang, H., Yang, X., Wang, X., Li, Y., Meng, X., Mamba, B. B., An, A. K. & Shao, L., 15 Jul 2026, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 540, p. 1-25 25 p., 177481.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A generative spike prediction model using behavioral reinforcement for re- establishing neural functional connectivity
WU, S., SONG, Z., ZHANG, X., HUANG, Y., CHEN, S., SHEN, X., TAN, J., LI, M., WANG, Z., CHEN, Y., LIU, K., Farina, D., Principe, J. C. & WANG, Y., Feb 2026, In: Nature Computational Science. 6, 2, p. 179-192 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Carbon catalysts for sustainable biorefinery
Tsang, C. W. (Contributor)
Oct 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Plenary
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Sustainable and functional biochar-enhanced construction materials
Tsang, C. W. (Contributor)
Oct 2026 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Keynote
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Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Process Safety in Industry 4.0 Era
ALI, H. (Invited speaker)
27 Apr 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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Smart Hydrogel Technologies for Sustained and Effective Control of Pathogens and Malodor in Water and Wastewater Systems
LUK, L. T. (Invited speaker)
14 Apr 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Keynote
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Electrochemical Energy Storage: Current Status and Future Perspectives
CHEN, G. (Invited speaker)
24 Feb 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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oCVD/iCVD Coating of Polymeric Materials for Enhanced Performance of High-Ni NMC Cathodes
CHEN, G. (Invited speaker)
20 Jan 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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On the Electrochemical Energy Storage
CHEN, G. (Invited speaker)
17 Jan 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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Biomimetic Optoelectronics and Sensing Devices for Future Embodied AI
FAN, Z. (Invited speaker)
31 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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Biomimetic Optoelectronics and Sensing Devices for Future Embodied AI
FAN, Z. (Invited speaker)
29 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
Awards
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Engineering and Technology in China Leader Award (National Ranking #1; World Ranking #12)
Tsang, C. W. (Recipient), May 2026
Prize: Honorary Award
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Environmental Sciences in China Leader Award (National Ranking #1; World Ranking #22)
Tsang, C. W. (Recipient), May 2026
Prize: Honorary Award
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HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund – Endeavour Merit Award (EMA)
ALI, H. (Recipient), 24 Mar 2026
Prize: Other Research Award and Prize
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HKUST RedBird Academic Excellence Award
XIN, Z. (Recipient), 4 May 2026
Prize: Other Research Award and Prize
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HKUST RedBird Academic Excellence Award for Continuing PhD Students in 2025-26
LI, Y. (Recipient), 4 May 2026
Prize: Honorary Award
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HKUST RedBird Academic Excellence Award for Continuing PhD Students in 2025-26
LI, Y. (Recipient), 4 May 2026
Prize: Others
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HKUST RedBird Academic Excellence Award for Continuing PhD Students in 2025-26
WU, Y. (Recipient), May 2026
Prize: Other Research Award and Prize
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Courses
Student theses
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3D current collector for stable lithium metal anode
LI, Q. (Author), 2017Student thesis: Master's thesis
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3D printing of porous flexible sol-gel materials for biological and chemical applications
LOPEZ NAVAS, J. (Author), YEUNG, K. L. (Supervisor), 2022Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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A balancing act for axonal outgrowth and synaptic differentiation at the neuromuscular junction
Meng, M. (Author), 2010Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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A bayesian approach to de-noise peptide tandem mass spectra
Shao, W. (Author), 2010Student thesis: Master's thesis
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A calcitonin gene-related peptide-induced signaling pathway directs the synaptic expression of collagen-tail subunit (ColQ) of acetylcholinesterase in muscle
Ting, K. L. (Author), 2005Student thesis: Master's thesis
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A capacitive transducer for process and quality monitoring in injection molding
Fung, K. T. (Author), 2006Student thesis: Master's thesis
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A capacitive transducer for solidification rate monitoring of polymer in injection molding
Wong, H. Y. (Author), 2007Student thesis: Master's thesis
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A cascade solar powered photocatalytic reactor for wastewater treatment
Chan, H. C. (Author), 2001Student thesis: Master's thesis
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A catalytic architecture composed of titanium silicalite-1 and nanostructured support for oxime synthesis
Yip, C. K. (Author), 2009Student thesis: Doctoral thesis