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Professor Alfonso Ngan elected as an International Fellow by the UK Royal Academy of Engineering

Professor Alfonso H.W. Ngan, Kingboard Endowed Professsor in Materials Engineering, and Chair Professor in Material Sciences and Engineering of the Department of Mechanical Engineering has been elected as an International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) in the U.K. He is the only international fellow from Asia named by the Academy this year.
Generalized and scalable trajectory inference in single-cell omics data with VIA

Professor Kevin K.M. Tsia of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and his team had worked on a research topic “Generalized and scalable trajectory inference in single-cell omics data with VIA”. The research was published by Nature Communications on September 20, 2021.
HKU Engineering and Dentistry collaborative study revealed Nanodiamonds to be an effective agent in tackling oral infections

Diamonds are precious stones used for jewelleries and industrial purposes. But in the not-too-distant future, diamond nanoparticles, or nanodiamonds (NDs), may become the solution to everyone’s oral health.
Professor L.Q. Wang's team made a key breakthrough in droplet manipulation

Researchers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering have made a key breakthrough in droplet manipulation. They have discovered an innovative way to navigate liquids on a surface in the absence of external force or energy.
A research team led by Professor Anderson H.C. Shum discovered a new approach to unveil the Origin of Life: By evaporation

A research team led by Professor Anderson H.C. Shum of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, discovered that evaporation could facilitate compartmentalization of biochemical compounds relevant to the living cells, providing an environment within which early evolution could have started.
Professor Huang Mingxin won 2021 Xplorer Prize

Two HKU academics won 2021 Xplorer Prize and Professor Huang Mingxin of the Department of Mechanical Engineering was one of the awardees. Professor Huang research interests focus on the fundamentals of microstructure-property relationship and phase transformation of advanced steels and alloys, and the development of lightweight materials for automotive applications.
A research team led by Professor Victor Li awarded in the Healthy Longevity Global Competition

Professor Victor O.K. Li of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and his team awarded the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards.
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Dr Ke Jintao, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, with effect from October 1, 2021.

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