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Pop Up Counter for Engineering UG Students ๐Ÿ’œTake 10 minutes to share your learning experience at HKU and get rewarded!๐Ÿ“ ...
09/04/2026

Pop Up Counter for Engineering UG Students ๐Ÿ’œ

Take 10 minutes to share your learning experience at HKU and get rewarded!

๐Ÿ“ Upper U-Street
๐Ÿ“… April 13โ€“17 (Monโ€“Fri)
๐Ÿ•š 11:30โ€“13:30
๐Ÿ•“ 16:30โ€“18:30

Why drop by?
Our friendly ambassadors will assist you in filling out the HKU Student Learning Experience Questionnaire (SLEQ).

Right after submission, youโ€™ll receive a limited-edition Faculty souvenir๐Ÿงธand a redemption coupon for a $25 coffee shop gift certificate โ˜•๏ธ

Your feedback helps us enhance your learning experienceโ€”come visit the SLEQ Pop Up Counter and take the bear home! ๐Ÿ’ฌ

You are invited to complete the SLEQ for your courses.โœEngineering UG students (Year 1, Year 2 & Final Year) and TPG stu...
08/04/2026

You are invited to complete the SLEQ for your courses.โœ

Engineering UG students (Year 1, Year 2 & Final Year) and TPG students will receive a HK$50 coffee shop gift certificate upon completion of your SLEQ forms.โ˜•๏ธ

You are invited to participate in this questionnaire to reflect on your learning experience and learning outcomes at the University. Your feedback will be most invaluable to us in our continuous efforts for curriculum improvement.

* Survey period: APR - JUN 2026
Please click https://engg.hku.hk/2025-26-Student-Learning-Experience-Questionnaire.

โ€œEngineering technology is the essential engine driving the development of human society.โ€ At the University of Hong Kon...
02/04/2026

โ€œEngineering technology is the essential engine driving the development of human society.โ€

At the University of Hong Kong (HKU) Department of Mechanical Engineering, this isn't just a statementโ€”itโ€™s our mission. We are thrilled to announce the X-Dimension: Frontiers in Engineering Science Forum, a landmark event designed to explore the future of multi-dimensional innovation.

Why this forum is a must-attend:

โ€ข World-Class Leadership: Co-founded and chaired by Prof. Gang CHEN (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Prof. David SROLOVITZ (The University of Hong Kong), and Prof. Zhigang SUO (Harvard University).
โ€ข Breaking Boundaries: A deep dive into cross-scale phenomena and the trends of multidisciplinary integration.
โ€ข Elite Networking: A rare gathering where world-leading scholars, industry pioneers, and emerging young researchers share strategic breakthroughs.
โ€ข A Platform for the Future: We are providing an international stage to inspire the next generation of "X-Dimension" thinkers.

From a single spark of inspiration to a galaxy of interdisciplinary wisdom, join us in Hong Kong to witness the boundless possibilities of engineering science.

๐Ÿ“… Date: April 12โ€“13, 2026 ๐Ÿ“ Venue: Wang Gungwu Lecture Hall, HKU

๐Ÿ”— Register here: https://events.mech.hku.hk/

Letโ€™s redefine the dimensions of the future, together.โœจ

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Four scholars from the Mechanical Engineering have been named to Clarivate Analyticsโ€™ Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list...
16/01/2026

Four scholars from the Mechanical Engineering have been named to Clarivate Analyticsโ€™ Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list.

According to Clarivate Analytics, a total of 6,868 scholars from 60 countries and regions worldwide have been named Highly Cited Researchers in 2025. Highly Cited Researchers are selected for their exceptional research performance, determined by production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for their fields and publication year in Web of Science over the past decade.

The following scholars from Mechanical Engineering have been named Highly Cited Researchers 2025:

Cross-Field:
Professor Yuguo Li

Materials Science:
Professor Lain-Jong Li
Professor Chunyi Zhi

Physics:
Dr Yuan Wang

[Professor Mingxin Huang among newly elected HKAE Fellows 2025]Professor Mingxin Huang of the Department of Mechanical E...
16/01/2026

[Professor Mingxin Huang among newly elected HKAE Fellows 2025]

Professor Mingxin Huang of the Department of Mechanical Engineering has been named among the Newly Elected Fellows of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences (HKAE) for 2025, for his pioneering inventions in advanced steels, including anti-COVID stainless steel and ultra-corrosion-resistant alloys for green hydrogen.๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰

Fifty scholars from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong have been recognised by Clarivate Analytic...
16/01/2026

Fifty scholars from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong have been recognised by Clarivate Analytics as among the worldโ€™s top 1% of researchers by citations, according to data drawn from the Essential Science Indicators (ESI).
This recognition highlights the global impact and excellence of HKU Engineeringโ€™s research community. ย The following 11 scholars from the Department of Mechanical Engineering are included on the list:ย 

Professor James Lam
Professor Dennis Yiu Cheong Leung
Professor Yong Hua Chen
Professor Yue Chen
Professor Philip Chi Yung Chow
Professor Xuanlai Fang
Professor Mingxin Huang
Professor Yuguo Li
Professor Yang Lu
Professor Fu Zhang
Professor Xiang Zhang

[Student Feedback on Teaching and Learningโœ๏ธโœ๏ธ]You are invited to complete the SFTL for your courses. ๐Ÿ“Engineering UG st...
11/11/2025

[Student Feedback on Teaching and Learningโœ๏ธโœ๏ธ]

You are invited to complete the SFTL for your courses. ๐Ÿ“

Engineering UG students will receive a HK$25 coffee shop gift certificate upon completion of 65% or above of your SFTL forms. โ˜•๏ธ

You are invited to participate in this questionnaire to reflect on your learning experience at the University. Your feedback will be most invaluable to us in our continuous efforts for improving courses and teaching at HKU.

๐Ÿ“ŒSurvey period: 7 Nov - 5 Dec, 2025
Please click : https://sftl.hku.hk

Posted  โ€ข  โœจๆธฏๅคงๅทฅ็จ‹ๅญธ้™ขๅ†ๆฌกๆ”œๆ‰‹ๆ•™่‚ฒๅฑ€๏ผŒไธ€้ฝŠ่ˆ‰่พฆๆฉŸๆขฐไบบไธป้กŒๅทฅไฝœๅŠ๏ผไปŠๆฌกๆœ‰ๅ››้–“ๆœฌๅœฐไธญๅญธๅ˜…ๅŒๅญธ้ฝŠ่šไธ€ๅ ‚๏ผŒ่ถ…้Ž70ไฝๅญธ็”Ÿไธ€ๅŒๆŽข็ดขๆฉŸๆขฐไบบๅŒๅทฅ็จ‹็†่ซ–ๅ˜…ๅฅ‡ๅฆ™ไธ–็•Œ๏ผ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ› ๏ธ็”ฑ้›ถ่ตทๆญฅ๏ผŒๅคงๅฎถๅญธ็ฟ’ๅŸบๆœฌๅ˜…ๆฉŸๆขฐๅทฅ็จ‹็†่ซ–๏ผŒๅ†ไธ€ๆญฅๆญฅๅ‹•ๆ‰‹็ต„่ฃๆฉŸๆขฐไบบ๏ผŒๆ›ดๅฏไปฅ้‹็”จ...
03/09/2025

Posted โ€ข โœจๆธฏๅคงๅทฅ็จ‹ๅญธ้™ขๅ†ๆฌกๆ”œๆ‰‹ๆ•™่‚ฒๅฑ€๏ผŒไธ€้ฝŠ่ˆ‰่พฆๆฉŸๆขฐไบบไธป้กŒๅทฅไฝœๅŠ๏ผไปŠๆฌกๆœ‰ๅ››้–“ๆœฌๅœฐไธญๅญธๅ˜…ๅŒๅญธ้ฝŠ่šไธ€ๅ ‚๏ผŒ่ถ…้Ž70ไฝๅญธ็”Ÿไธ€ๅŒๆŽข็ดขๆฉŸๆขฐไบบๅŒๅทฅ็จ‹็†่ซ–ๅ˜…ๅฅ‡ๅฆ™ไธ–็•Œ๏ผ๐Ÿค–

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ็”ฑ้›ถ่ตทๆญฅ๏ผŒๅคงๅฎถๅญธ็ฟ’ๅŸบๆœฌๅ˜…ๆฉŸๆขฐๅทฅ็จ‹็†่ซ–๏ผŒๅ†ไธ€ๆญฅๆญฅๅ‹•ๆ‰‹็ต„่ฃๆฉŸๆขฐไบบ๏ผŒๆ›ดๅฏไปฅ้‹็”จ็ทจ็จ‹็Ÿฅ่ญ˜๏ผŒๆ“ๆŽงๆฉŸๆขฐไบบ้€ฒ่กŒ็ทŠๅผตๅˆบๆฟ€ๅ˜…ๆฏ”่ณฝ๏ผ็พๅ ดๆฐฃๆฐ›่ถ…็†ฑ้ฌง๏ผŒๅ…จๅ ดๅธซ็”ŸๆŠ•ๅ…ฅ็‚บ่‡ชๅทฑๆŽงๅˆถๅ˜…ๆฉŸๆขฐ่œ˜่››ๆ‰“ๆฐฃ๏ผŒๅฑ•็พๅœ˜้šŠๅˆไฝœ่ˆ‡ๅ‰ตๆ–ฐ็ฒพ็ฅž๏น— ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ

๐Ÿ’กๆˆ‘ๅ“‹ๆœชไพ†ไปฒๆœƒๆŽจๅ‡บๆ›ดๅคšไธๅŒไธป้กŒๅ˜…STEMๅทฅไฝœๅŠ๏ผŒ็นผ็บŒๆŽจๅ‹•ๅทฅ็จ‹ๆ•™่‚ฒ๏ผŒ็ช็ ดๅ‰ตๆ–ฐ็•Œ้™๐Ÿš€

๐Ÿค– What a thrilling day at HKU Engineeringโ€™s Robotic Spider Workshop! ๐Ÿคฉ

๐Ÿ› ๏ธWe were excited to welcome students from four local secondary schools to dive into the amazing world of robotics and engineering at the HKU Engineering X EDB Robotic Spider Workshop! This hands-on workshop fuelled their curiosity and creativity as they built their very own fully functional crawling robotic spiders from scratch. The atmosphere buzzed with excitement as participants delved into cutting-edge engineering concepts and brought their creations to life! โš™๏ธโœจ

โœจThe climax of the workshop is a heart-pounding competition. Students get to control their self-built robotic spiders to navigate the racing lane and push a ball across the finish line, showcasing their innovation and teamwork!

๐Ÿ’ก Stay tuned as we continue to make engineering accessible, inclusive, and inspiring for all! Letโ€™s keep pushing the boundaries of innovation together! ๐Ÿš€

#้ฆ™ๆธฏๅคงๅญธ #ๆธฏๅคงๅทฅ็จ‹

Posted  โ€ข  ๐ŸŒŸ [๐—›๐—ž๐—จ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†] ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ’šMeet ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ป...
15/08/2025

Posted โ€ข ๐ŸŒŸ [๐—›๐—ž๐—จ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†] ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ’š

Meet ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด, Chair Professor of Materials Technology and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, whoโ€™s shaking up the future of clean energy! โšก๏ธIntroducing SS-H2โ€”a world-record breaking, revolutionary super stainless steel thatโ€™s stronger, tougher, and highly resistant to corrosion!

Thanks to โ€œdislocation engineering,โ€ Prof. Huangโ€™s innovative team developed SS-H2, reducing costs by replacing expensive metals in hydrogen production. This game-changing breakthrough aligns perfectly with Hong Kong and Chinaโ€™s 2050 carbon neutrality goals! ๐ŸŒ

๐Ÿ™๏ธ Through collaboration with his students and a surprising discovery about manganeseโ€™s impact, the team unlocked SS-H2โ€™s full potentialโ€”paving the way for cleaner, greener energy solutions. Already patented and producing tons of wire, Prof. Huangโ€™s work is bringing us closer to a sustainable future where hydrogen energy is within everyoneโ€™s reach! ๐ŸŒฑ

๐Ÿ‘‰ Read the full story: https://shorturl.at/Ws2iR

The ๐—›๐—ž๐—จ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† series highlights the inspiring research of our brilliant scholars, showcasing how their work is transforming lives and driving positive social change. Stay tunedโ€”more impactful stories are coming your way!

#้ฆ™ๆธฏๅคงๅญธ

๐ŸŒŸ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ-๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐ŸŒฟCome join us for an exciting lecture with Professor Xu Liang! ๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿ”Discover ...
10/06/2025

๐ŸŒŸ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ-๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐ŸŒฟCome join us for an exciting lecture with Professor Xu Liang! ๐Ÿ”ฌ

๐Ÿ”Discover the evolution of modern Land Surface Models (LSMs), the cool integration of plant physiology insights, and the fun challenges of model complexity. Professor Liang will also introduce CyberWater - a groundbreaking platform that makes collaboration a breeze, allows open model coupling, and offers advanced data assimilation for large-scale applications. Donโ€™t miss out on this enlightening event!๐Ÿ’“

๐Ÿ’กThe past, present and future of Land Surface Modeling: A Personal Perspective
Date: June 12, 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 4:00pm
Venue: Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing Two, G/F Run Run Shaw Building, HKU
Speaker: Professor Xu Liang, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Moderator: Professor Ji Chen, Department of Civil Engineering, HKU Engineering
Register now: https://shorturl.at/Ki2Rf

โ˜บ๏ธLetโ€™s come together to explore the future of ecosystem modeling and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Posted  โ€ข  ๐ŸŒŸ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ-๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ๐ŸŒžDiscover the future of sustainable technology with Professor Fe...
13/05/2025

Posted โ€ข ๐ŸŒŸ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ-๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ๐ŸŒžDiscover the future of sustainable technology with Professor Feng Gao at our upcoming lecture on Solar Cells and LEDs. Professor Gao will highlight how sustainability drives the development of next-generation perovskite-based solar cells and LEDs, offering insights from environmental, economic, and technical perspectives.๐Ÿ“š

๐ŸŒฑ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜-๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐——๐˜€๐Ÿ’ก
Date: May 20, 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:00pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre A, G/F, Chow Yei Ching Building (CB-A), HKU
Speaker: Professor Feng Gao, Linkoฬˆping University, Sweden
Moderator: Professor Wallace Choy, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, HKU Engineering
Register now: https://shorturl.at/Lsjhq

๐Ÿ“Reserve your spot now and be part of this enriching knowledge exchange event. Letโ€˜s learn and grow together! ๐Ÿง 

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