Faculty of Engineering, HKU

HKU launches the Department of Materials and Energy to address global challenges in advanced materials, clean energy, sustainability, microchips, and advanced manufacturing.

The teams Sapientia and Virtus of the HKU Robocon group from the Faculty of Engineering at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) clinched multiple awards at this year's "Robocon Hong Kong Contest 2026", winning the Championship, Second Runner-up respectively, and Best Team Spirit Award and Best Performance Award.

Packed with exciting updates, this latest volume features our research achievements, faculty events, student and staff successes, and key developments across the Faculty of Engineering. We invite you to discover the inspiring stories that continue to shape our vibrant engineering community.

Nanorobots have shown great promise in precision medicine over the past few decades. Yet one key challenge remains: how to track and guide these tiny devices in real time as they move through complex physiological environments.

Researchers from Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering under the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Centre for Advanced Semiconductors and Integrated Circuits (CASIC), have achieved a major breakthrough in cryogenic electronics. The team have developed a programmable neuromorphic hardware platform that operates near absolute zero, providing a potential solution for scaling up quantum computers and enabling deep-space exploration.

A research team led by Professor Zhiqin Chu, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Professor Yuan Lin, Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), has reported a significant piezoelectric effect in ultrathin and ultra-flexible polycrystalline diamond membranes. This pioneering discovery challenges a century-long scientific dogma that diamonds are strictly non-piezoelectric.

The Faculty of Engineering will organise the Faculty-based in-person 217^th Congregation on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at the Grand Hall of Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre, The University of Hong Kong in three sessions.

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) extends its warmest congratulations to alumna Dr Lai Ka-ying on her being selected as a crew member of the Shenzhou-23 manned spaceflight mission. As the first Hong Kong payload specialist to journey into orbit, her mission marks a new chapter of deep participation by Hong Kong’s scientific community in the national space programmes. HKU wishes the Shenzhou-23 mission every success and wishes Ka-ying a safe and triumphant return upon the completion of the historic mission.

From the control tower of Hong Kong’s busy airport to the frontlines of delivering humanitarian aid, Deaky Wong’s journey exemplifies how engineering can foster much-needed change.

Ir Professor Paul Poon Wai Yin, Honorary Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been awarded the Honorary University Fellowship 2025 in recognition of his contributions to the field of power and electrical engineering, as well as his service to the University and the Hong Kong community.

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The inaugural HKU Engineering Recognition Ceremony (Undergraduate Students 2024–25) was held on April 29, 2026 at the Rayson Huang Lecture Theatre. Nearly 200 awardees, along with their families, friends, faculty members gathered to celebrate the exceptional academic achievements of our undergraduate students, as well as their leadership, and accomplishments beyond the classroom.

HKU Engineering have secured funding for three projects in the third round of the Research, Academic and Industry Sectors One-plus (RAISe+). This success highlights the Faculty's robust commitment to translating world-class research into practical, market-ready solutions that address pressing global challenges.

Professor Jiawei Zhou, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering has been honoured with the 2026 Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award for his groundbreaking research in thermal management.

We are delighted to announce the launch of the MSc Student Commons, a state-of-the-art facility designed exclusively for taught postgraduate (TPG) students of the Faculty of Engineering.

Cutting-edge engineering research projects led by Professors in the Faculty of Engineering are exhibited in the Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing Two. Free Admissions. Welcome to visit!