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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Wan CHAN, 陳雲
- Department of Chemistry - Professor
- Division of Environment and Sustainability - Professor
Person: HKUST Staff
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Qing CHEN, 陳擎
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - Associate Professor
- Department of Chemistry - Associate Professor
Person: HKUST Staff
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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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Yong HUANG, 黃湧
- Office of the Dean of Science - Associate Dean of Science (Research and Graduate Studies)
- Department of Chemistry - Professor
Person: HKUST Staff
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Development and Fabrication of High Efficient and Stable All-polymer Solar Cells
YAN, H. (PI) & YU, H. (CoI)
Innovation and Technology Commission, PIE Coating Technology (Shenzhen) Co. LTD.
1/02/26 → 31/01/28
Project: Research
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Designing Functionalised Bio-carbons to Propel a Biorenewable Hydrogen Economy
EAKALAK, K. (CoPI), Tsang, C. W. (PI), KHANAL, S. K. (CoPI), LO, I. M. C. (CoPI), XU, C. C. (CoPI), HALPERT, J. E. (CoPI), SHANG, J. (CoPI) & MATUS, K. (CoPI)
RGC - Collaborative Research Fund
1/02/26 → 31/01/29
Project: Research
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Understanding the Reaction Chemistry and Catalysis of Cobalt Metal Complexes through DFT Calculations
LIN, Z. (PI)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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Biomimetic catalysis of polyphosphate-based nanostructures
ZHAO, J. (PI) & HUANG, Y. (PI)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) / Research Grants Council (RGC)
1/01/26 → 31/12/29
Project: Research
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Identification and exploration of effective and eco-friendly disinfectants from halophenolic DBPs/compounds
CHUNG, D. W. K. (CoI), CHEN, G. (CoPI), TUN, H. M. (CoI), HAN, J. (CoI), LEUNG, K. M. Y. (CoPI), LI, L. (CoI), RICHARDSON, S. (CoI), LEUNG, K.S.-Y. (CoPI), ZHANG, X. (PI), HUANG, Y. (CoPI) & ZHANG, T. (CoPI)
RGC - Theme-based Research Scheme
1/01/26 → 31/12/30
Project: Research
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Chemical Weather Observations of Carbon Chemistry in Greater Bay Area
QIN, Y. (CoPI), CHEUNG, T. F. V. (CoI), WANG, T. (CoPI), LAU, A. K. H. (CoI), YU, J. (PI), HUANG, X.-F. (CoPI), LIN, C. (CoI), GU, D. (CoPI), HU, D. (CoPI), WANG, Z. (CoPI), BRASSEUR, G. (CoPI), LIAO, K. C. (CoI), FUNG, J. C. H. (CoI), WANG, M. (CoI), YING, Q. (CoPI), LEE, S. (CoPI), LU, X. (CoPI), LI, Y. (CoPI) & YOU, Y. (CoPI)
RGC - Theme-based Research Scheme
1/01/26 → 31/12/30
Project: Research
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New regulations, same old story: Analyzing impacts on green innovation in the chemical industry from regulatory overhaul
HALPERT, J. E. (CoI) & MATUS, K. (PI)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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Synthesis of air-stable four-membered boracycles and their potential as synthons
QUAN, Y. (PI)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
Research output
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A Binary Catalytic System for Enantioselective Annulation of 3-Amino Oxetanes with Isocyanates Leading to Antiviral Chiral 2-Iminothiazolidines
Han, Z., Duan, M., Wan, Q., Chen, C., Yang, W., Lai, Z., Yu, P., Huang, H., He, M. L., Houk, K. N. & Sun, J., 16 Jan 2026, In: ACS Catalysis. 16, 2, p. 1585-1593 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Additive-Induced Fibrillation of Acceptor Enhances the Efficiency of Sequentially Deposited Organic Solar Cells Approaching 20%
Liu, Z., Fu, Y., Zheng, W., Wu, J., Zhao, M., Liu, J., Yan, H. & Xie, Z., 2 Feb 2026, In: Advanced Functional Materials. 36, 10, 13 p., e16060.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Advances in Zr-Catalyzed Radical Transformations
OGAWA, H. & NAKAMURA, H., 2026, In: Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 22, p. 71-87 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Advances in Zr-mediated radical transformations and applications to total synthesis
Ogawa, H. & Nakamura, H., Jan 2026, In: Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 22, 1, p. 71-87 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Aerosol organic nitrogen across the global marine boundary layer: distribution patterns and controlling factors
Sun, N., Yu, X., Yu, J. Z., Zhang, B., Li, Y., Hu, Y., Li, Z., Chen, Z. & Shi, G., 3 Feb 2026, In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 26, 3, p. 1699-1712 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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A Formal Aldehydic C-H Borylation
Lin, J. & Quan, Y., Feb 2026, In: Synlett. 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Aggregation-Induced-Emission Luminogens Functionalized MXene Nanosheets for Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogel in Pyroptosis-Mediated Choroidal Melanoma Therapy
Xu, Y., Wang, F., Liu, W., Lin, R., Liu, C., Zhao, Q., He, G., Yuan, G., Yin, W., Yu, F., Sun, J., Kwok, R. T. K., Lam, J. W. Y., Ren, L., Zhao, X., Yuan, J. & Tang, B. Z., 13 Mar 2026, In: Nano-Micro Letters. 18, 1, 22 p., 282.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Aggregation-Induced Emission Molecular Design for Mitigating Non-Radiative Energy Loss in Organic Solar Cells
Zhang, Y., Zhou, R., Rong, M., Zeng, X., Ng, H. M., Ma, R., Lai, J. Y. L., Li, C., Qiu, S., Liu, H., Xia, H., Zhu, L., Zhang, G., Lu, X., Zheng, Z., Liu, J., Yan, H., Pun, S. H. & Li, G., 25 Feb 2026, In: Advanced Materials. 38, 12, 10 p., e19588.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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A "Jack-of-All-Trades" Phototheranostic System Enabled by Strategic Regulation of Ferroptosis and PANoptosis for Cancer Therapy
Lu, X., Xie, L., Yu, H., Zuo, Y., He, G., Wang, J., Yu, H., Yan, H., Kwok, R. T. K., Sun, J., Li, L., Ma, H., Lam, J. W. Y. & Tang, B. Z., 10 Feb 2026, In: ACS Nano. 20, 5, p. 4527-4541 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Two are better than one? Performance of a two-channel GC-EI-TOF-MS with two-stage thermal desorption pre-concentration for online ambient air VOC monitoring / Author
VORWERK, A. M. (Speaker)
22 Aug 2026 → 28 Aug 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Contributed
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Fantastic GC-MS and where to find them: Insights into a GC-MS instrumentation used for online ambient air VOC measurements / Author
VORWERK, A. M. (Speaker)
9 May 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Contributed
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Drug discovery inspired by natural product total synthesis
TONG, R. (Invited speaker)
22 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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Synthetic methods enabled by new boron active centers
QUAN, Y. (Invited speaker)
18 Dec 2025 → 20 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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Pacifichem Symposium
NAKAMURA, H. (Invited speaker)
18 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Plenary
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Revealing molecular interactions and structural heterogeneity in α-synuclein phase separation and aggregation through single-molecule force-coupled Raman spectroscopy
HUANG, J. (Invited speaker)
18 Dec 2025 → 21 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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O-H and C-H oxidation by tetravalent cerium complexes with Kläui’s tripod ligand
LEUNG, W. H. (Contributor)
17 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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Targeting hyperglycosylation in metastatic cancer cells using lectin-directed protein aggregation therapy (LPAT)
VONG, K. (Invited speaker)
15 Dec 2025 → 20 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Contributed
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Pacifichem Symposium
NAKAMURA, H. (Invited speaker)
15 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
Awards
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Best Poster Award in the 32nd Symposium on Chemistry Postgraduate Research in Hong Kong
ZHU, Z. (Recipient), 2026
Prize: Other Research Award and Prize
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HKUST RedBird Academic Excellence Award
ZHU, Z. (Recipient), 2026
Prize: Other Research Award and Prize
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HKUST RedBird Academic Excellence Award for Continuing PhD Students in 2025-26
OGAWA, H. (Recipient), 2026
Prize: Honorary Award
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HKUST RedBird Academic Excellence Award for Continuing PhD Students in 2025-26
ZHU, X. (Recipient), 2026
Prize: Honorary Award
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Lo Family Postgraduate Scholarship 2025/26
ZHU, Z. (Recipient), 2026
Prize: Other Research Award and Prize
Press/Media
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13 HKUST Research Projects Secure Top Funding from RGC Collaborative Research Fund and Research Impact Fund
WANG, D., WANG, S., CHEN, S., TSANG, C. W., ZHAI, Y., ZHANG, F., LI, M., MENG, Z., WANG, G., YANG, Y., LU, H., LI, X. & CHENG, K.-T. T.
7/01/26
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Courses
Datasets
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Dry and wet nitrogen deposition observation in coastal Hong Kong from September 2023 to November 2024
YU, X. (Owner) & YU, J. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 5 Dec 2025
Dataset
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Hourly POC and SOC and other PM2.5 major components (July 2020-December 2021) at the HKUST Supersite, Hong Kong
YU, J. (Owner) & WANG, S. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 20 Sept 2023
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Aerosol pH and sensitivity test at Yuen Long site from July 2013 to June 2017
ZHANG, Z. (Owner) & YU, J. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, Dec 2025
Dataset
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PM2.5 major components and select tracers during eleven pollution episodes (30 Aug.-31 Dec. 2020) at the HKUST Air Quality Research Supersite, Hong Kong
YU, J. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 25 Apr 2022
Dataset
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Online measurements data of organic molecular markers and other pollutants at SAES supersite during 2019-2020 wintertime episodes
ZHU, S. (Owner) & YU, J. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 1 Dec 2022
Dataset
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North China Plain and Sichuan Basin OC&EC, IN&ON data during winter 2023-2024
Cao, C. (Owner), YU, J. (Owner) & Wang, G. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 19 Mar 2025
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Hourly data three sugars and meteorological parameters @HKUST
YU, J. (Owner) & WANG, Q. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 28 Feb 2025
Dataset
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Raw data and code on the SERS characterization of proteins
HUANG, J. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 29 Nov 2020
Dataset
Student theses
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(A) Synthesis of adamantylidene adducts of C₆₀ ; and (B) Calixarene derivatives as potential modifiers in nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis
Cheung, J. Y. S. (Author), 1997Student thesis: Master's thesis
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"Ionic Diels-Alder reactions in the synthesis of analogues of the potent Chinese antimalarial drug Qinghaosu (Artemisinin)"
Lam, K. P. (Author), 1997Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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2,3-anti-selective aldol of benzylic nitriles
Lo, K. M. (Author), 1995Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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3D printing-replication microfabrication techniques and an integrated, individually-addressable microfluidic single-cell array chip
WANG, Q. (Author), WU, H. (Supervisor), 2022Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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A cellular immune response marker : neopterin and its potential applications
Leung, M. F. (Author), 2008Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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A chemical model for mode of antimalarial action of artemisinin
Pai, H. H. O. (Author), 1998Student thesis: Master's thesis
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Achmatowicz rearrangement in total syntheses of diarylheptanoid natural products
LI, Z. (Author), 2017Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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Achmatowicz rearrangement in total synthesis of siladenoserinols and berkeleyacetals
MARQUEZ CADENA, M. A. (Author), TONG, R. (Supervisor), 2021Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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A Cyclodepsipeptide Nature Product from Saccharothrix Syringae Targets DNA in Its Mode of Action
DU, K. (Author), GUO, Z. (Supervisor), 2026Student thesis: Doctoral thesis