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R E S E A R C H @ H K U S
Materials Characterization and Preparation
Facility: a core facility throughout the
University’s history. New platforms
include the HKUST-Raith Nanotechnology
Laboratory, Super-resolution Electron
Microscopy Platform, and Center for 1D/2D
QuantumMaterials.
Nanosystem Fabrication Facility: the first
and only complete nanofabrication facility set
up in a tertiary institution in Hong Kong.
Biosciences Central Research Facility:
provides state-of-the-art communal
equipment, training, and other activities to aid
R&D in all areas of biological sciences.
CLP Power Wind/Wave Tunnel Facility:
world-class experimental facility to test wind
effects on structures and the environment.
Design and Manufacturing Services Facility:
provides unique service such as design and
fabrication of sophisticated mechanical
and electronic parts/equipment, nano
measurements, computer-aided engineering
analysis, 5-axis metrology, and reverse
engineering.
Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility: physical
modeling of engineering problems using the
world first in-flight 2D shaking table and the
state-of-the-art 4-axis robotic manipulator.
Central Research Facilities
The concept of centralized research facilities provided the University’s researchers with opportunities for collaboration and joint research with
other institutions and industry. The cutting-edge nature of many of them has also aided HKUST researchers in setting the pace in many fields.
They include:
One of the distinctive features of HKUST’s founding vision in 1991 was to encourage interdisciplinary research from the University’s earliest
days. Recognizing the complexity of a globalized world and the cross-field challenges that issues such as climate change and sustainability
presented, the University made key infrastructural provisions to assist top minds in working together to build solutions.
Research Infrastructure
• HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study
• William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology
• Institute for the Environment
• Energy Institute
• Robotics Institute
• Big Data Institute
• Institute for Emerging Market Studies
• Institute for Public Policy
Research Institutes and Centers
A centrally located Academic Building assisted in keeping many faculty members in different fields in close proximity to each other and created
the opportunity for natural and frequent interaction. The establishment of research institutes and centers, now numbering 12 and more than 50
respectively, fostered cooperation across traditional boundaries. Key research institutes are:
