ME-Annual Report (2014-15)

OUR PEOPLE
Annual Report 2014-2015
Associate Head and Professor
LEUNG Chun Wah (Prof.)
BSc (CNAA); MSc (Cran IT); PhD (CNAA); CEng; RPE; FHKIE;
FIMarEST; FIMechE; MCIBSE
WEN Chih-Yung (Prof.)
BEng (National Taiwan University); MSc (Caltech, U.S.A.); PhD
(Caltech, U.S.A.); AFAIAA
Heat transfer; Fuel and combustion; Internal combustion engine emissions
and their control
Aerodynamics of hypersonic vehicles; UAV/MAV; Active flow control;
CFD Simulation of Urban Environment; Magnetic fluid flows; Fuel cell
technologies
WONG Wai On (Dr)
BEng; MSc; PhD (HK PolyU); MIMechE; CEng; MHKIE
ZHENG Guang Ping (Dr)
BS., MS. (Sun Yat-sen University); Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University)
Visiting Associate Professor
FUNG Hoi Kwun Eric (Dr)
BSc; PhD (HKU); CEng; RPE; MHKIE; MIMechE; FInstM&C
Laser diagnostics; Structural dynamics; Signal processing
Computational materials science (multiscale methods: first-principles,
molecular dynamics and phase- field modeling and simulations);
Syntheses and applications of functional nanomaterials
Professor
CHEUNG Chun Shun (Prof.)
BSc; MSc (HKU); PhD (HK PolyU); CEng; RPE; MHKIE; MIMarEST
LAU Kin Tak Alan (Prof.)
BEng; MEng (RMIT); PhD (HK PolyU); CEng; CPEng; RPE;
FIEAust; FIMechE; FIMMM; FIED; FHKIE; FRAeS
ZHOU Limin (Prof.)
BEng; MEng (Harbin); PhD (Syd)
Internal combustion engine; Engine emissions
Advanced Composites; Aviation Engineering; Aeronautical Engineering;
Product Engineering Design
Electrospun nanofibers/nanotubes for energy storages; Dye/quantumdot
sensitized solar cells; Recyclable and reusable high performance
structural composites; Functional composites; Structure health monitoring
technology
WONG Tsun Tat Eric (Dr)
MSc (Lough); PhD (Leics); CEng; RPE; FRAeS; MIMechE;
MHKIE; CMILT; FHKQMA
Assistant Professor
CHU Kar Hang Henry (Dr)
BASc (University of Waterloo); MASc and
PhD (University of Toronto)
Dynamics and control; Industrial automation and mechatronics; Intelligent
systems; Precision measurement; Robotics
Civil aviation operations and safety; Airport engineering and hazard
assessment; Air transport logistics; Aircraft engineering education and
training; Marine technology; Quality management of Picture Archiving and
Communications System
Robotic manipulation; Vision-based control and automation; Micro-system
design and Tissue engineering
Associate Professor
CHAN Tat Leung (Dr)
BSME; MSME; PhD; Ir; Eur Ing; CEng; P.E.(Wis, USA);
FIMechE; FHKIE; FSAE; SrMCMES; MASME; MASHRAE
CHOY Yat Sze (Dr)
BEng; PhD (HK PolyU); MIOA
FU Ming Wang (Dr)
BEng; MEng (Xi’an Northwestern PolyU);
PhD (National Univ. of Singapore)
JING Xingjian (Dr)
Bsci (Zhejiang Univ.); PhD/MEng (CAS); PhD (Univ. of Sheffi eld)
LEUNG Chi Kin Randolph (Dr)
PhD; Senior MAIAA; MASME; MIED; MIOA; MHKIE; MHKIOA
LIU Yang (Dr)
BSc (UST, China); MPhil (Beijing Inst of Chem Tech); PhD (Syd);
MHKIE
SU Zhong Qing (Dr)
BSc (BUAA); MEng (BUAA); PhD (Syd.,)
Multiphase and multi-component complex systems with micro- and
nanoscale; Transport and formation of nano/microparticles and gaseous
pollutants; On-road vehicle emission measurement, control and modelling
techniques; Environmental/Aerosol science & technology; Engine
combustion & emissions formation; Thermal-fluids science & engineering
Sound induced vibration; Duct noise control; Building and room acoustics;
Environmental noise measurement and control; Aeroacoustics; Sound
Sources identification; Sound quality of product and its assessment;
Soundscape study, planning and design
Product design and development; CAD and CAE; Manufacturing
technologies; Nano-processing of bulk materials and micro-realization of
micro product/systems
Frequency domain methods for nonlinear systems; Nonlinear system
identification and signal processing; Nonlinear sound and vibration control;
Robust learning/control methods; Intelligent computing and optimization;
Robotics
Computational aeroacoustics and gas dynamics; Wind turbine
aerodynamics; Flow-induced sound and structural vibration; Aviation
science; HVAC compressor and system design; Product sound and
vibration quality
Biomechanics; CFD; Flow-induced vibration and thermal management
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM); Non-destructive Evaluation (NDE);
Elastic wave propagation; Smart materials & structures; Sensors &
sensor networks; Digital signal processing & data fusion; Vibration & noise
control; Advanced composite materials
RUAN Haihui (Dr)
PhD (HKUST)
TANG Hui (Dr)
BEng, MEng (Tsinghua University); PhD (University of Manchester)
YAO Haimin (Dr)
BEng, MEng (Tsinghua University); Dr.rer.nat.(Universität Stuttgart)
ZHANG Peng (Dr)
BSc (USTC); MSc (IMCAS); PhD (Princeton)
ZHU Jie (Dr)
BSc, MSc (Nanjing University); PhD (The Pennsylvania State University)
Teaching Fellow
TAM Wai Yin Eunice (Dr)
BEng (HK PolyU); MEng (HK PolyU); PhD (UNO)
TONG Yu Chee (Dr)
BEng (RMIT); Ph.D. (Syd.)
Anand VYAS (Dr)
BSc; MSc (R.D.V, India); MPhil (HKU); PhD (CityU HK)
Solid mechanics; Plasticity; Constitutive modeling; Amorphous materials;
Nanomaterials; Impact; Collision and crashworthiness
Aerodynamics; Hydrodynamics; Active flow control; Fluid-structure
interaction; Multiphase flow
Bio-inspired mechanics and materials; Nanomechanics; Contact
mechanics; Mechanical characterizations of biomaterials
Theoretical and numerical combustion; Chemical kinetics; Droplet
dynamics; Rarefied gas dynamics
Structured acoustic materials and metamaterials; Acoustic imaging
technology and system; Piezoelectric material and acoustic transducers;
Experimental acoustics.
Composite and application; Composite manufacturing; Nanocomposite
(carbon nanotube/polymer) structure
Structural risk and reliability methods; Fatigue and fracture mechanics;
Aircraft structures
Thin film; Nanomaterials materials; Materials characterization; Hard
multilayer coatings and their mechanical & tribological properties; High
temperature superconductivity
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