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HKUST Impact Case Studies

As part of UGC's Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) in assessing the performance of the UGC-funded universities, HKUST submits impact case studies to showcase the University's local, regional and global research impact in health, technology, business, society and beyond, driven by world-class faculty and research excellence.

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Novel Approaches and Therapeutic Strategies for Meeting the Challenges of Dementia

  • Field: Biological Sciences
  • Faculty Involved: Prof Nancy Ip, Prof Karl Herrup
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Sustaining the Bird's Nest Industry and Development of Skincare and Skin Repair Products through Biotechnology

  • Field: Biological Sciences
  • Faculty Involved: Prof Karl Tsim, Prof Raymond W K Wong 
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Nurturing Future Scientists and Engineers through Outreach Science Education

  • Field: Physics and Astronomy
  • Faculty Involved: Prof Michael Kwok Yee Wong, Prof Iam Keong Sou 
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Aggregation-induced Emission Luminogens: Smart Materials with Hi-tech Applications

  • Field: Chemistry
  • Faculty Involved: Prof Benzhong Tang
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Tracking air pollution in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta - Foundation Laying for Evidence-based Air Quality Control Policies

  • Field: Chemistry
  • Faculty Involved: Prof Jianzhen Yu 
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Addressing Pollution and Climate Change in Hong Kong's Marine Ecosystem and South China Waters Through Ocean Modeling

  • Field: Mathematics and statistics
  • Faculty Involved: Prof Jianping Gan
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Creating a High-resolution Air Quality Forecasting System for Hong Kong

  • Field: Mathematics and Statistics
  • Faculty Involved: Prof Jimmy FUNG 
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Statistical and Computational Methods for Analyzing Genetic Data of East Asian Populations

  • Field: Mathematics and statistics
  • Faculty Involved: Prof Can Yang
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Innovative Location-based Technologies to Enable a Smart City: Wherami, Streamphony and Lavinet

  • Field: Computer studies/science
  • Faculty Involved: Prof Gary Chan
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IoT-based Healthcare Exploiting Novel Sensing and Asymmetric Communication System

  • Field: Computer studies/science
  • Faculty Involved: Prof Qian Zhang
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Implementation and Dissemination of LED Solid-state Lighting Enabled by Research on Advanced Packaging and Assembly Technologies

  • Field: Mechanical engineering
  • Faculty Involved: Prof Ricky Lee
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Geometric Optimization for Value Engineering in Architectural Design

  • Field: Mechanical engineering
  • Faculty Involved: Prof Ajay Joneja
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Towards the Future of Smart Green Buildings

  • Field: Mechanical engineering
  • Faculty Involved: Prof Christopher Chao, Prof Huihe Qiu
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Environmental Health Technologies for Healthier Living

  • Field: Chemical engineering
  • Faculty Involved: Prof King Lun Yeung
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The SANI® ™ Process – A Paradigm-shift Technology for Hong Kong Sewage Management

  • Field: Civil engineering
  • Faculty Involved: Prof Guanghao Chen
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Improving Equity Investment Practice in China's Financial Sector and Regulation of US Financial Disclosure

  • Field: Accountancy
  • Faculty Involved: Prof Haifeng You
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Corporate Governance Regulation

  • Field: Economics and Finance
  • Faculty Involved: Prof Kasper Meisner Nielsen
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Enhancing Education and Productivity by Addressing Myopia Among Rural School Children in China

  • Field: Economics & Finance
  • Faculty Involved: Prof Albert Park
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Informing Central Banks and Policymakers on Corporate Finance and the Real Economy

  • Field: Economics & Finance
  • Faculty Involved: Prof Vidhan Goyal
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Direct Marketing Regulation

  • Field: Business
  • Faculty Involved: Prof Kai Lung Hui
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Marketplace Implications of Consumer Beliefs About Obesity

  • Field: Business
  • Faculty Involved: Prof Anirban Mukhopadhyay
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Novel Quantitative Tools to Manage Viral Marketing Campaigns

  • Field: Business
  • Faculty Involved: Prof Ralf van der Lans
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Opening China’s Telecommunications Market for Hong Kong Investors

  • Field: Business
  • Faculty Involved: Prof Yan Xu