Research Centers
HKUST’s research centers make up an essential part of the University's research infrastructure, by enhancing synergy and fostering collaboration for interdisciplinary research within each research focus.
Atmospheric Research Center
- Prof Alexis Lau (Director)
- Prof Jimmy Fung (Associate Director)
- Prof Jianzhen Yu (Associate Director)
Center for Advanced Microsystems Packaging
- Prof Ricky S W Lee (Director)
- Prof David Lam (Associate Director)
- Dr Jeffery CC Lo (Assistant Director)
Center for Artificial Intelligence Research (CAiRE)
- Prof Pascale Fung (Director)
- Prof Kellee Tsai (Associate Director)
Center for Applied Social and Economic Research
- Prof Xiaogang Wu (Director)
- Prof John Ma (Associate Director)
- Prof Albert Park (Associate Director)
Center for Business Strategy and Innovation
- Prof Jiatao Li (Director)
- Prof Yan Xu (Associate Director)
Center for Cancer Research
- Prof Chun Liang (Director)
- Prof Robert Z Qi (Associate Director)
Center on China's Transnational Relations
- Prof David Zweig (Director)
- Prof Kellee Tsai (Associate Director)
Center for Chinese Medicine R&D
- Prof Karl Tsim (Director)
- Prof Robert Ko (Associate Director)
Center for Display Research
- Prof Hoi Sing Kwok (Director)
- Prof Man Wong (Associate Director)
Center for Economic Development
- Prof Edwin Lai (Director)
- Prof Amber Li (Associate Director)
Center for Epigenomics Research
- Prof Danny Leung (Director)
- Prof Angela Wu (Associate Director)
Center of Integrated Micro Systems
- Prof Qingping Sun (Director)
- Prof Yi Kuen Lee (Associate Director)
Center for Investing
- Prof Chu Zhang (Director)
Center for Marketing and Supply Chain Management
- Prof Hongtao Zhang (Director)
- Prof Ying Zhao (Associate Director)
Center for Metamaterials Research
- Prof Che Ting Chan (Director)
- Prof Jensen Li (Associate Director)
Center for Quantum Materials
- Prof Ning Wang (Director)
- Prof Kam Tuen Law (Associate Director)
Center for Stem Cell Research
- Prof Zhenguo Wu (Director)
- Prof Amy Fu (Associate Director)
Center for Wireless Information Technology (CenWIT)
- Prof Khaled Ben Letaief (Director)
- Prof Vincent Lau (Associate Director)
Global China Center
- Prof Ching Kwan Lee (Director)
- Prof David Chang (Associate Director)
HKUST-BGI Joint Research Center
- Prof Tom Cheung (Director)
- Prof Danny Leung (Associate Director)
HKUST The Big Data for Bio Intelligence Laboratory
- Prof Yang Wang (Director)
- Prof Lei Chen (Associate Director)
Hong Kong Branch of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou)
- Prof Peiyuan Qian (Director)
Integrated Circuits Design Center
- Prof Philip Mok (Director)
- Prof Patrick Yue (Associate Director)
Intelligent Autonomous Driving Center
- Prof Ming Liu (Director)
- Prof Qifeng Chen (Associate Director)
Molecular Neuroscience Center
- Prof Yung Hou Wong (Director)
- Prof Amy Fu (Associate Director)
SSCI-IAS Super-resolution Imaging Center
- Prof Karl Herrup (Director)
- Prof Shengwang Du (Associate Director)
South China Research Center
- Prof Tik Sang Liu (Director)
- Prof Siu Woo Cheung (Associate Director)
Tanoto Center for Asian Family Business and Entrepreneurship Studies
- Prof Roger King (Director)
- Prof Winnie Peng (Associate Director)
Thompson Center for Business Case Studies
- Prof Roger King (Director)
- Prof Winnie Peng (Associate Director)
Tongyi Industrial Group Center for Electronic Commerce
- Prof Kar Yan Tam (Director)
Water Technology Center
- Prof Guanghao Chen (Director)
- Prof Chii Shang (Associate Director)
Nansha
Atmospheric Research Center (ARC)
- Prof Alexis Lau (Director)
- Prof Jimmy Fung (Associate Director)
- Prof Jianzhen Yu (Associate Director)
Building Energy Research Center (BERC)
- Prof Huihe Qiu (Director)
- Prof Shuhuai Yao (Associate Director)
- Prof Francesco Ciucci (Associate Director)
Center for Engineering Materials and Reliability (CEMAR)
- Prof Jinglei Yang (Director)
- Dr Haibin Chen (Assistant Director)
Center for Polymer Processing and Systems (CPPS)
- Prof Furong Gao (Director)
- Prof Ping Gao (Associate Director)
Digital Life Research Center (DLRC)
- Prof Qian Zhang (Director)
Ocean Dynamics and Modeling Program (ODMP)
- Prof Jianping Gan (Director)
Pan-Pearl River Delta Research Station, South China Research Center, HKUST (SCRC)
- Prof Tik Sang Liu (Director)
- Prof Siu Woo Cheung (Associate Director)
- Prof Jianxiong Ma (Assistant Director)
Wastewater Technology Laboratory (WTL)
- Prof Guanghao Chen (Director)
