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HKU Engineering- Harvard SEAS MoU signing on establishing a Laboratory for Instrumentation for Precision Medicine

The Faculty of Engineering and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science signed a Memorandum of Understanding on December 2, 2018, to set up a Laboratory for Instrumentation for Precision Medicine.
“Think Big, Think HKU Engineering” – Information Day for Undergraduate Admissions 2018

The University’s Information Day for Undergraduate Studies 2018 was held on November 3, 2018 and it attended by over 100,000 students, parents, teachers, as well as members of the public. With a theme “Think Big, Think HKU Engineering”, the Faculty’s exhibition at Haking Wong Building Podium was very impressive, projecting an image of a contemporary and cohesive faculty with different departments and disciplines.
The Faculty showcased research achievements at “The Future of Living” Expo

The Faculty was honoured to join “The Future of Living” exhibition to showcase our achievements to the public. Visitors were excited to know more about the Faculty and meet “ATLAS”, one of the world’s most advanced humanoid robots.
Four engineering academics were named “Highly cited Researchers 2018”

Four Engineering academics have been named by Clarivate Analytics in the list of "Highly Cited Researchers 2018" among the world's top researchers.
HKU scientists revealed how material viscosity modulates living cells behavior and functioning - A significant breakthrough in tissue engineering for cultivating human tissues and organs

Dr Lin Yuan and his student Dr Gong Ze from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, in collaboration with researchers from University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia and Stanford University, have made a significant breakthrough in the area of cell mechanics which marks a major step in furthering scientists’ fundamental understanding of how cells perform their biological duties in vivo.
HKU showcased cutting edge technologies at InnoCarnvial 2018

InnoCarnival 2018, organised by the Innovation and Technology Commission, was held from November 3 to 11, 2018, at the Hong Kong Science Park under the theme "Innovate for a Smart Future". " Two engineering projects, namely "A Robotic Catheter System for MRI-guided Cardiac Electrophysiological Intervention" and "Highly-Efficient Membranes & Products", were shown at the exhibition.
Assistant Professor at HKU made the list of top 10 young Innovators under 35 Asia Pacific

Dr Ruibang Luo, an Assistant Professor of Computer Science, is named as one of the top 10 young Innovators under the age of 35 in Asia Pacific by MIT Technology Review.
Harvard Medical School and HKU Mechanical Engineering won First Prize Paper Award in the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics (TPEL)

In collaboration with the Harvard Medical School (HMS), an HKU engineering team led by Dr Kwok Ka-wai of Mechanical Engineering, the Faculty of Engineering, was conferred the First Prize Paper Award for 2017 in the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics (TPEL).
Project Mingde Dabao Project won 2018 Architecture Master Prize under the category of ‘Educational Buildings’

Congratulations to Project Mingde on its continuing success! Dabao Primary School & Cultural Community Centre was named one of the winners in Architectural Design / Other Architecture, Winner in Architectural Design / Educational Buildings in the Architecture MasterPrize™ (AMP) – Architecture Design Award Program.
Student Achievements

HKU teams won top prizes at the 18th Asia Pacific Information and Communication Technology Alliance (APICTA) Awards “Tale”, a student project on an A.I. enabled solution for the coaching of presentation...
Staff news

Conferment of Taikoo Professor of Engineering Professor Norman C. Tien conferred as Taikoo Professor of Engineering New appointments Professor Thomas Ng, Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning – TPG),...

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