Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong

News and Events (2013 and before)

Past news and events	Date
2013
Faculty eNews (December 2013)	Dec 23
From Geometry to Startups — Challenges and Opportunities of Robotic Research in Hong Kong Engineering Distinguished Lecture by Professor Zexiang Li	Nov 26
Inheriting and Evolving the Infrastructure for Systems and Devices of Humanoid and Home Assistance Faculty Distinguished Lecture by Professor Masayuki Inaba	Dec 4
CIC Conference 2013: "Construction Innovation: Productivity and Technology"	Nov 29
A New Law of Thermodynamics Faculty seminar by Professor Leon Chua	Nov 26
Energetics of Nanophase Oxides - Implications for Materials, Environmental, and Earth Science William Mong Distinguished Lecture by Professor Alexandra Navrotsky	Nov 25
Visualize and Quantify Living Biological Systems: Present and Emerging Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologies William Mong Distinguished Lecture by Professor Jürgen Hennig	Nov 18
Fast Visual Simulation of Complex Multiscale Phenomena William Mong Distinguished Lecture by Professor Ming C. Lin	Nov 15
Healthcare Engineering: Making Regenerative Medicines William Mong Distinguished Lecture by Prof. David John Williams	Oct 16
Meeting the Energy Challenge William Mong Distinguished Lecture by Professor M. Mercedes Maroto-Valer	Sep 26
Faculty eNews (September 2013)	Sep 19
Symposium on High-performance and Emerging Technologies: Green Power Electronics and 3D Packaging	Aug 30
New promise seen in eye treatment Weekly Technology Column in The Standard by Dr. Anderson H C Shum	Aug 20
Gordon Research Conference on Nano-mechanical Interfaces	Aug 4-9
Quasi-Continuum Theory for Confined Fluids Lecture by Prof. N.R. Aluru, Hung Hing Ying Distinguished Visiting Professor in Science & Technology	Jul 30
Media coverage on Robotics Technology	Jul 29
New Faculty of Engineering Video	Jul 15
HKU Robotics Team among world’s top nine to enter international Robotics Challenge	Jul 14
mHealth: Leveraging every day mobile phones to personalize healthcare William Mong Distinguished Lecture by Professor Deborah Estrin	May 29
The "P vs. NP" problem: efficient computation, Internet security, and the limits to human knowledge William Mong Distinguished Lecture by Professor Avi Wigderson	May 22
HKU Civil Engineering and Computer Science Soars to Top Ten in 2013 QS University Subject Rankings in Engineering & Technology	May 8
Unmasking criminals in quick time Weekly Technology Column in The Standard by Dr. Dirk Schnieders	May 7
Internet of Things (IoT) Symposium – Enabling Hong Kong as a Smart City	Apr 17
Powerful ID system with no strings attached Weekly Technology Column in The Standard by Dr. Lijun Jiang	Mar 26
Trends on the Application of Emerging Nonvolatile Memory (Processors and Programmable Devices) Engineering Distinguished Lecture by Professor Lionel Torres	Mar 18
Understanding Composite Interfaces and Improving Delamination Resistance of Composite Structures Engineering Distinguished Lecture by Professor Mai Yiu-Wing	Mar 15
Seminar on “Improving society through technology” Mrs. Regina Ip, Member of the Executive Council and the Legislative Council of the HKSAR	Feb 8
The road to building human tissue Weekly Technology Column in The Standard by Dr. Barbara P. Chan	Feb 5
Full Marks for Soft Homework Solution Weekly Technology Column in The Standard by Dr. Wilton W. T. Fok	Jan 15
Press Conference on “Major Breakthrough in Smart Grid Technology” Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Professor Ron Hui, Dr. Chi Kwan Lee Professor Felix Wu, Dr. Siew-Chong Tan	Jan 9
2012
Probing mechanical principles of cell-nanomaterial interactions Engineering Distinguished Lecture by Professor Huajian Gao	Dec 14
Faculty of Engineering Graduation Ceremony 2012	Dec 12
Faculty of Engineering Prize Presentation Ceremony 2011-2012	Dec 1
HKU Information Day for Undergraduate Admissions 2012	Nov 10
ENGINEERING CENTENARY PUBLICATION Engineering at HKU: A Century of Excellence	Nov 6
ENGINEERING CENTENARY GALA DINNER Hong Kong Convention and Exhbition Centre	Nov 6
*ENGINEERING CENTENARY DISTINGUISHED LECTURE* Bing Dialog Model: Intent, Knowledge and Interaction Dr Harry Shum, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Corporation, FIEEE, FACM	Oct 29
Metallic Muscles at work William Mong Distinguished Lecture by Professor Jeff Th. M. De Hosson	Oct 24
*ENGINEERING CENTENARY DISTINGUISHED LECTURE* How we are where we are today Ir BLAKE, Ronald James,GBS, OBE, JP	Oct 5
In Memory of Mr. KOO Man Cheung (2010 Graduate, BEng) and Mr. LEUNG Ka Kit (2010 Graduate, BEng)	Oct 4
Engineering Summer Programme July 2012	Jul 2012
Visibility Measurement Method Design Competition 能見度測量方法設計比賽 Award Presentation Ceremony	Jul 7
Faculty Newsletter - June 2012 (PDF)	Jun 2012
*ENGINEERING CENTENARY DISTINGUISHED LECTURE* Passion, Professionalism and Collaboration – in Support of Sichuan Reconstruction 援助四川重建 - 專業‧協力‧同心 Ir Mak Chai Kwong, GBS, JP	Jun 27
Progress Towards Autonomous Robotics: An Overview Faculty Seminar by Professor Wyatt Newman	Jun 22
Dripping, jetting, drops and wetting: the magic of microfluidics William Mong Distinguished Lecture by Professor David A. Weitz	Jun 12
*ENGINEERING CENTENARY DISTINGUISHED LECTURE* Shaping a City - Hong Kong Architects' Impact on Society Mr Edward S T Ho	May 24
Workshop on Frontiers of Biomedical Imaging and Modeling	May 3
*ENGINEERING CENTENARY DISTINGUISHED LECTURE* Hong Kong's Role in Development of PRD in China's 12th Five-Year Plan Dr Victor Fung Kwok-king	May 2
Exploring Reinforcements of Different Scales in Polymer Composites William Mong Distinguished Lecture by Professor Yiu-Wing Mai	Apr 19
Teaching in Engineering – ∑ (the right elements) towards a scholarly approach Faculty Seminar by Dr Cecilia Chan	Apr 16
Towards a low carbon transition for the energy system: a UK perspective Engineering Distinguished Lecture by Professor Geoffrey P Hammond	Feb 23
Visibility Measurement Method Design Competition 能見度測量方法設計比賽 Talk on Visibility and its measurement 「能見度及其測量方法」講座 Conference Hall, Centenary Building, Hong Kong Observatory 134A Nathan Road	Jan 18
Faculty of Engineering Graduation Ceremony 2011	Jan 9
2011
*ENGINEERING CENTENARY LECTURE SERIES* From Bridges to Brain Injury – An Engineering Transformation Professor Albert I. King	Dec 15
Wireless Power Transfer: Historical Development and Modern Applications Faculy Seminar Series by Professor Ron Hui	Nov 25
Faculty of Engineering Prize Presentation Ceremony 2010-2011	Nov 19
A Night at the Science Museum Hong Kong Science Museum	Nov 18
HKU Faculty of Engineering Centenary Exhibition Shatin Town Hall (Exhibition Gallery)	Nov 14-16
Faculty Newsletter - Fall 2011 (PDF)	Fall 2011
A Night at the Science Museum Hong Kong Science Museum	Nov 11
Outcomes Based Accreditation and Innovation in Engineering Education Professor David K. Holger	Nov 10
HKU Faculty of Engineering Centenary Exhibition Hong Kong Cultural Centre (Exhibition Gallery)	Nov 7-9
Highly Efficient Organic Devices Engineering Distinguished Lecture by Professor Karl Leo	Oct 21
ENGINEERING CENTENARY LECTURE SERIES Fluid Mechanics and Public Policy Including Natural Disasters and Climate Change Professor Lord Julian Hunt	Oct 14
ENGINEERING CENTENARY LECTURE SERIES: William Mong Distinguished Lecture What's Hot in Computing Professor Jeannette M. Wing	Oct 11
ENGINEERING CENTENARY LECTURE SERIES DeepQA: The Technology Behind Watson W. Scott Spangler, STSM and Master Inventor, IBM Almaden Research Center	Sep 22
ENGINEERING CENTENARY LECTURE SERIES An Integrated System for Accurate Regional Earthquake Impact Analysis Professor Amr S. Elnashai	Sep 15
Fundamentals of Fluids at Nanoscale Lecture by "Hung Hing Ying Distinguished Visiting Professorship in Science and Technology" Professor N R Aluru	Aug 12
Towards a science and technology policy for Hong Kong: why, what and how Engineering Distinguished Seminar by Professor Yu Wing-Yin	Jul 27
Engineering Summer Camp July 25-28, 2011 (4 days 3 nights)	Jun 25-28
Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers for Distributed Convex Optimization Engineering Distinguished Lecture by Professor Stephen Boyd	Jul 21
HKU Faculty of Engineering Centenary Exhibition Covered Piazza, Times Square, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong	July 1-3
Faculty Newsletter - May 2011 (PDF)	May 2011
Summer Programs: Engineering the Climate Change and Engineering in China July 11-15, 2011 (9:30-17:00) (5 days 4 nights)	May 15 (deadline)
Excellence in Teaching = f(x) What is f(x)? Faculy Seminar Series by Prof Ben Young	May 13
From exploring Mars to opening Pyramid doors Faculty Talk by Dr Ng Tze Chuen	May 11
「環保建築綠帽罩大屋」 Technology column in Metro Daily	Apr 28
Nuke wake-up call for us all Technology column in The Standard	Apr 26
Queueing Theory Revisited Faculy Seminar Series by Professor Victor O K Li & Prof Guang-Liang Li	Apr 21
Successful Business Leaders to Share Insights on Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Talk by Young Entrepreneurs Development Council (YDC)	Apr 21
ENGINEERING CENTENARY LECTURE SERIES Some recent developments in the design and analysis of large driven piles William Mong Distinguished Lecture by Prof Richard Jardine	Apr 18
Winners of Centenary Photo Contest: Engineering in a snapshot	Apr 15
Centenary Kick-off Ceremony	Apr 15
「電動車路遙遙」 Technology column in Metro Daily	Apr 14
「海浪發電新希望」 Technology column in Metro Daily	Apr 11
「港可再生能源發展路漫漫」 Technology column in Singtao	Apr 7
「向福島工程師致敬」 Technology column in Metro Daily	Mar 31
Engineers can learn from selfless nuclear plant workers Technology column in SCMP	Mar 30
「新科技室內化病氣」 Technology column in Metro Daily	Mar 24
「從地震看救援工程」 Technology column in Metro Daily	Mar 17
Chipping in Technology column in The Standard	Mar 15
「核洩漏銫即是凶」 Technology column in Metro Daily	Mar 14
「超級認人機黑工必現形」 Technology column in Metro Daily	Mar 10
Dealing with: Reporters, Clients and Lawyers Faculty Seminar Series by Ir Dr George Greene	Mar 9
Research challenges and software tools for image-based biomedical modeling, simulation and visualization Engineering Distinguished Lecture by Professor Chris Johnson	Mar 1
「預算案令教育e起來」 Technology column in Metro Daily	Feb 24
Revitalizing Engineering Through Innovation and Entrepreneurship Faculty Seminar Series by Professor Paul Y S Cheung	Feb 22
Fake busters Technology Column in The Standard	Feb 22
港大新發明A貨網剋星 Technology column in Metro Daily	Feb 17
新電子書應用讓課堂更互動 Technology Column in Metro Daily	Feb 10
科技可助鍛煉馬拉松 Technology Column in Metro Daily	Feb 1
Shaping up the high-tech way Technology Column in The Standard	Jan 25
Vehicle dynamics, engineering thought-experiments and Formula One racing William Mong Distinguished Lecture by Professor Malcolm Smith	Jan 13
Quantum dots: Genesis, the excitonic zoo, and nano-photonics Engineering Distinguished Lecture by Professor Dieter H Bimberg	Jan 10
2010
Centenary Photo Contest: Engineering in a snapshot (Deadline: Dec 31, 2010)	Dec 31
Faculty Newsletter - December 2010 (PDF)	Dec 2010
The Rwandan Invasion: How a Group of Undergraduate Students Try to Change a Country Faculty Talk by Professor Peter Y K Cheung	Dec 17
Internet-Scale Data Distribution: Some Research Problems William Mong Distinguished Lecture by Professor M. Tamer Özsu	Dec 13
Research and Development of Wind Turbine Technologies for Harnessing Wind Energy Faculty Seminar Series by Professor Dennis Y C Leung	Dec 13
Sharing session: Professor John Mok to share insights on entrepreneurship	Dec 1
Power CMOS Modeling for W-Band Amplifiers & Transistor Laser - Open a New Frontier Engineering Distinguished Lecture by Professor Milton Feng	Nov 29
Faculty of Engineering Graduation Ceremony 2010	Nov 24
ME Student won British Council FameLab Contest (Nov 2010)	Nov 20
Simulation Optimization of Industrial Operation with Artificial Immune Systems Faculty Seminar Series by Dr H Y K Lau	Nov 19
Letter to CE of HKSAR from the Engineering Deans Council of HK Universities (PDF)	Nov 15
Faculty of Engineering Prize Presentation Ceremony 2009-10	Nov 6
Microscale Transport Phenomena in the Thermal Processing of New and Emerging Advanced Materials and Devices William Mong Distinguished Lecture by Prof Yogesh Jaluria	Oct 26
Multiphysics and Multiscale Analysis of MEMS/NEMS Engineering Distinguished Lecture by Professor N.R. Aluru	Oct 12
Outlook of Electric Vehicles and Smart Grid Faculty Seminar Series by Prof C C Chan	Oct 8
HKU Faculty of Engineering Ranked No.19 in the World's Top Engineering & Technology Universities	Oct 5
Faculty Newsletter -September 2010 (PDF)	Sep 2010
Research Directions for High-performance Concrete Faculty Seminar Series by Prof Albert K.H. Kwan	Sep 17
Waves and Finite Elements Engineering Distinguished Lecture by Professor Brian Mace	Sep 7
Success Stories: Professor Yau Kai Cheung.	Jul 1
Curriculum Reform in Engineering Education in USA Faculty Special Talk by Prof Daniel Hastings	Jun 30
Let Darwin and the Bees Help Improve your Designs: Nature Inspired Optimization Techniques in Engineering Engineering Distinguished Lecture by Professor Yahya Rahmat-Samii	Jun 22
Hydraulics and the Environment Faculty Seminar Series by Prof Joseph Hun-wei Lee	May 26
Control of Quantum Light Emission and Quantum Coherent in Nano-Structures Special Engineering Faculty Seminar by Prof Xue-Hua Wang	May 25
Faculty Newsletter - April 2010 (PDF)	Apr 2010
Repeated Patterns in Bioinformatics Faculty Seminar Series by Prof Francis Y L Chin	Apr 9
Success Stories: Prof. C.C. Chan.	Mar 7
Overview of Electric Vehicle Research Faculty Seminar Series by Prof K T Chau	Mar 5
Mesoscopic studies of ferroelectric/ferromagnetic materials with defects Faculty Seminar Series by Prof A K Soh	Feb 19
Success Stories: Professor Vincent W.S. Leung.	Jan 20
Systems Theory: A Retrospective and Prospective View William Mong Distinguished Lecture by Prof Sanjoy K Mitter	Jan 18
Modeling, simulation, inversion and Chang E data validation for microwave observation in China's lunar project Engineering Distinguished Lecture by Prof Ya-Qiu Jin	Jan 13
Faculty of Engineering Graduation Ceremony 2009	Jan 12
Selected topics in Nanomechanics of Engineering and Biology Systems William Mong Distinguished Lecture by Professor Huajian Gao	Jan 6
RFID-Enabled Wireless Manufacturing Supply Chain Faculty Seminar Series by Professor George Q Huang	Jan 5
2009
Faculty Newsletter - December 2009 (PDF)	Dec 2009
Design, processing and integration of new nanomaterials for advanced mechanical systems Engineering Distinguished Lecture	Dec 8
The Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics of Articular Cartilage William Mong Distinguished Lecture	Nov 23
Faculty of Engineering Prize Presentation Ceremony 2008-09 (Photos available)	Nov 21
The Three Gorges Project Faculty Seminar Series	Nov 17
Optical Fiber and the Role of Electromagnetic Theory Seminar	Oct 30 and Nov 13
The prediction of turbulence and its effects in water flows William Mong Distinguished Lecture	Nov 11
On Nature of Earthquakes with One Hypothesis Faculty Seminar Series	Oct 12
Faculty Newsletter - September 2009 (PDF)	Sep 2009
Bio-hydrogen production from wastewater led by Prof Herbert H P Fang to be showcased at HK Science Museum in September 2009	Sep 2009
Smart Grid of the Future Faculty Seminar Series	Sep 23
Educating and Licensing Engineers Who Specialise in Software William Mong Distinguished Lecture	Aug 31
First Runner-Up and Best Artistic Design Award in the ABU Robotcon Contest The robot team of HKU Faculty of Engineering took the First Runner-Up and Best Artistic Design Award in the ABU Robotcon Contest held on Saturday, August 22, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.	Aug 31
Awards presented for Anemometer Design Competition	Jul 4
The Magneto-Electric Dipole Antenna Engineering Distinguished Lecture	Jun 15
Secure Computation on Encrypted Database Faculty Seminar Series	May 25
Faculty Newsletter - April 2009 (PDF)	Apr 2009
Engineering Research at HKU for Sustainable Water Environment Faculty Seminar Series	Apr 29
Most 2008 HKU Graduates Secured Jobs before Financial Turmoil	Apr 16
High Performance Computing (HPC) initiative - the stimulation of innovation and technology	Apr 16
From Quantum Mechanics to Nanophotonics William Mong Distinguished Lecture	Apr 8
Mathematical Modeling of Nitric Oxide Transport in the Microcirculation Faculty of Engineering Distinguished Lecture	Mar 17
Nanomechanics Research at HKU Faculty Seminar Series	Mar 13
Visualization of Living Biology – MRI Technology, Caveates and Future Directions Faculty Seminar Series	Feb 9
Chemical Reaction Inspired Metaheuristic for Optimization Faculty Seminar Series	Jan 15
Faculty of Engineering Graduation Ceremony at HK Cultural Centre	Jan 14
2008
Faculty Newsletter - December 2008 (PDF)	Dec 2008
Fundamental Performance Possibilities and Limits of Quantum Sensors Faculty of Engineering Distinguished Lecture	Dec 11
Land Building in the Delta of the Mississippi River: Is It Feasible? William Mong Distinguished Lecture	Dec 9
Algorithmic DNA Self-Assembly Faculty of Engineering Distinguished Lecture	Dec 9
Faculty of Engineering Prize Presentation Ceremony 2007-2008	Nov 29
The Specifications for Biomaterials for Advanced Medical Technologies Faculty of Engineering Distinguished Lecture	Nov 28
Introductory Seminar of Incu-Tech Programme	Nov 26
HK Science Park Recruitment Talk for Engineering Students	Nov 6
Technological Integration of Engineering and Medical Science Faculty of Engineering Distinguished Lecture	Nov 5
Improving the Photonic Integration Density and Functionalities with Nanostructures & Nanoparticles Faculty of Engineering Distinguished Lecture	Oct 8
B.Eng Timetables for 2008-2009	Sep 1
Faculty Newsletter - June 2008 (PDF)	Jun 2008
Numerical Algorithms for Modeling Multi-Physics Phenomena in Biological and Engineering Systems Faculty of Engineering Seminar	Jun 26
Bicycles, Motorcycles and Feedback William Mong Distinguished Lecture	May 28
Strengthening metals by means of nano-scale twins Faculty Distinguished Lecture	Apr 11
Offshore Geotechnical Design - Recent Advances and Trends for Deep Water Developments William Mong Distinguished Lecture	Apr 7
Sampling Sampling William Mong Distinguished Lecture	Mar 27
2007
LivePCs: Consumerizing PCs, from Research to Product William Mong Distinguished Lecture	Dec 20
Faculty of Engineering Graduation Ceremony	Dec 13
Faculty of Engineering Prize Presentation Ceremony 2006-07	Nov 10
Construcal Theory Faculty of Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series	Oct 11
Weekly Technology Column in The Standard	Sep 27
Common Admission for Bachelor of Engineering 6963	Sep 20
U-Radio (Internet Radio) Interviewing Prof. W.C.Chew, Dean of Engineering, HKU	Sep 12
Nanotherapeutics William Mong Distinguished Lecture	Sep 8
Symposium on Current Trends in Higher Education	Sep 5
Championship of Robocon 2007 Hong Kong Contest goes to HKU	Jun 29
Engineering Summer Camp 2007 - July 16 -20, 2007.	May 15
HKU Double-Degree Programme in BEng/BBA	Apr 20
2006
Photo Album - Faculty Prize Presentation Ceremony 2005-06	Nov 13
Photo Album - Engineering 95th Anniversary Reunion Dinner	Nov 8
Use of English requirement for BEng Programmes. JUPAS applicants with Grade E in AS Use of English will be accepted for admission to BEng Programmes.	Jun 8
Engineering The Future - Faculty Brochure (pdf)	Nov 4
Faculty Newsletter - July 2006 (PDF)	Jul 2006