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Major Research Areas
Design and manufacture:
Geometric modeling applications; featurebased systems; haptics-based modelling; intelligent design systems; geometric feature recognition; rapid prototyping; layered manufacturing of multiple material objects; product development technologies; design theory and methodology; green product development; axiomatic design; concurrent engineering; evolutionary design; inventive problem solving methods; heterogeneous components design; design for product life-cycle cost; simulation modeling.
Contact Person
Professor S.T. Tan
Tel: 2859 7909
Fax: 2858 5415
Email: sttan@hku.hk
Dynamics, control and robotics :
Automatic detection of joint leakage; inertial sensor for parts inspection; mechatronics; model reduction; robust control system design; generalized systems; delay systems; fault detection; reliable control; artificial intelligent control; compensation for actuator nonlinearities; neurofuzzy networks for modeling and control; robotics applications; vibration.
Contact Person
Professor J. Lam
Tel: 2859 2805
Fax: 2858 5415
Email: james.lam@hku.hk
Materials and solids :
Nanocrystalline materials, mechanical properties and mechanisms of nanometer and sub-micron sized materials; transmission electron microscopy of defects; atomistic modeling of materials; structure and properties of plastics and fibre-reinforced composites; micro/nano mechanics of deformation and fracture; electromagnetic solid mechanics; multi-scale modeling; advanced finite element methods; modeling of smart structures; fabric drape simulation; fracture / damage mechanics; biomechanics.
Contact Person
Professor A.K. Soh
Tel: 2859 8061
Fax: 2858 5415
Email: aksoh@hku.hk
Natural and built environment :
Indoor and outdoor air/noise pollution; environmental impact assessment; pollutant and dispersion modeling; bio-aerosols; renewable energy and fossil fuel; building energy efficiency; natural ventilation; healthy buildings; dynamic computer modeling of HVAC and BIPV systems; building automation systems; intelligent control strategies and fault detection; CFD; heat transfer; smoke spread and fire safety modeling; vehicle noise; noise source modeling; aeroacoustics; vibroacoustics; flow induced vibration and noise control.
Contact Person
Dr Y.G. Li
Tel: 2859 2625
Fax: 2858 5415
Email: liyg@hku.hk
Thermofluids :
Turbulent boundary layer and shear layer flow interaction problems; flow past porous media; two-body interaction hydrodynamics; free-surface far wake of a self-propelled body; nonlinear water waves; innovative harbour design and research; hydrodynamic stability; vortex dynamics; thermodynamics; environmental fluid mechanics; multi-scale transport phenomena; micro-scale transport phenomena; interfacial transport phenomena, multiplicity and stability in transport phenomena; solar energy applications.
Contact Person
Dr K.W. Chow
Tel: 2859 2641
Fax: 2858 5415
Email: kwchow@hkusua.hku.hk
Medical engineering :
Processing, structure and properties of new biomaterials; surface modification of metallic biomaterials; bioceramics; biocomposites; in vitro and in vivo evaluation of biomaterials; tissue engineering scaffolds; bone tissue engineering; biomechanics of hard and soft tissues; structure and properties of biological materials; photochemical crosslinking; tissue engineering and regeneration; biosurgery; drug delivery.
Contact Person
Dr M. Wang
Tel: 2859 8903
Fax: 2858 5415
Email: memwang@hku.hk
Postgraduate Admissions Advisor |
Professor J. Lam
Tel:
2859 2805
Fax:
2858 5415
Email: james.lam@hku.hk |
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