香港科技大學
2009-2010
年報
46
HKUST 2009-2010 Annual Report
47
研究與發展
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
O
ur research mission, drawn from the Laws of Hong
Kong by which HKUST was established, focuses
on human resource development with an emphasis on
postgraduate education. We maintain excellence across
our chosen fields of endeavor and contribute to the
economic and social development of Hong Kong.
Our strategy is to attract the best faculty and students,
to expect and reward their best performance in research,
to assist economic and social development through
knowledge transfer, and to stimulate entrepreneurship.
HKUST continues to mature as a research-intensive
university. The University has been ranked among
the top 100 universities in the world in all its fields of
intellectual endeavor for the past four years by
the
Times
Higher Education Supplement
.
Locally, the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) in Hong
Kong provides another indicator of our excellence
in research. Whereas the research capabilities and
performance of all tertiary institutions in Hong Kong
have improved, HKUST still remains at the top, retaining
the highest overall research index.
The University has helped to redefine the academic and
R&D culture of Hong Kong. It has grown from a vision
to become a force for change and a catalyst in Hong
Kong’s transition to a knowledge-based society. In
just 19 years, the University has established its position
and found recognition on the world stage of research
universities.
Scholarship, research and its development and
application are central to the mission and strategy of
HKUST. A selection of research highlights featured below
covers the spectrum from the most basic research to
commercialization and business development. It clearly
demonstrates that HKUST is building on its achievements
as a world-class research university, making an impact,
and producing regional benefits.
Research Highlights
HKUST has built on its strengths to move into a position
of global leadership and exert maximum influence in five
根
據創立科大的《香港法例》，科大的研究使命是致力
培育人才，特別是研究生教育。我們在所選學術領域
力臻卓越，促進香港經濟與社會發展。
我們的策略是招攬頂尖的教師及學生，期望他們在研究領
域中爭取佳績並給予獎勵，以及透過知識轉移推動經濟與
社會發展，同時激發創業精神。
作為一所研究型大學，科大不斷邁向成熟。根據《泰晤士
報高等教育專刊》，科大在過去四年在所有學術領域均佔據
在全球前一百名位置。
除國際排名外，本港的研究評審工作亦足以顯示科大的研
究實力。雖然香港各高等院校整體研究水平均有所提升，
但科大的整體研究指數仍然處於領先地位。
科大亦致力推動香港的學術及研究文化，為香港轉化為知
識型社會作出貢獻。科大創校短短19年已在國際研究型大
學的舞台上佔一席位，並贏得國際廣泛認同。
high-impact areas. We have spearheaded research in
Nano-Science and Nano-Technology, Biological Sciences
and Biotechnology, Electronics, Wireless and Information
Technology, Environment and Sustainable Development,
as well as Management Education and Research. Our
researchers continue to make substantial contributions
at the forefront of their disciplines, in both basic and
applied research. Here are a few examples:
•
Prof Che-Ting Chan, Department of Physics, has
outstanding achievements in the theory of photonic
crystals, nanomaterials and metamaterials which
belong to a new class of advanced materials
designed to have superb control of waves including
electromagnetic waves and sound waves. He and
his team have achieved breakthroughs in exploring
theories with the possibility of making materials
invisible since the materials cannot be detected
by waves. The team has also designed conceptual
devices which can create optical illusions. In addition,
he explores the physical properties of nanomaterials
such as carbon nanotubes and the interaction of
nano-sized particles with light.
•
Prof Kei-May Lau, Department of Electronic and
Computer Engineering, has developed compound
semiconductor materials and devices for nano-
photonic and nano-electronic applications. Under her
leadership, the Photonic Technology Center at HKUST
has invented the LED on Silicon (LEDoS) technology
which consists of high-resolution and high-brightness
individually addressable emissive elements on a
silicon-based active-matrix substrate with the use of
flip-chip technology. LEDoS display panels have many
potential applications such as micro-display in mobile
electronics, portable micro-projectors, bio-sensor
arrays and programmable lighting sources.
•
Prof Nancy Ip, Department of Biochemistry, has
made a ground-breaking discovery by identifying a
signaling protein that is essential for proper motor
function. Using multiple approaches, her research
team has demonstrated that mice lacking cytoskeletal
regulator ephexin1 exhibit muscle weakness,
and have severe defects in the maturation of the
neuromuscular junction. These exciting findings
provide important clues in our understanding of the
學術、研究及其發展及應用是科大的核心使命及發展策略
方向。下列的研究亮點包括最基礎的科學研究，乃至科研
成果商品化以至業務推廣。這清楚顯示科大作為一所世界
級研究型大學，矢志憑藉本身的優勢，造福社會。
科研亮點
科大憑藉其優勢致力躋身全球領先高等院校，銳意提升於
五項研究重點領域的影響力。這五個重點包括納米及納米
科技、生物科學及生物技術、電子學、無線通訊及資訊科
技、環境及可持續發展，以及工商管理教育及研究。我們
的研究人員不斷在其領域的基礎及應用研究上作出重大貢
獻，其中包括：
•
物理學系陳子亭教授在光子晶體、納米材料及超穎材
料的理論上取得傑出成就。這些材料屬於全新類別的
先進材料，對電磁波及聲波等有極佳的操控能力。他
和其團隊基於材料無法被波探測的特性，在探索製造
隱形物料的可能性的理論層面取得重大突破。他們還
設計出可產生視覺錯覺的概念裝置。此外，他亦致力
鑽研納米炭管等納米材料的物理性質，以及納米粒子
與光的相互作用。
