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HKUST 2011-2012 Annual Report
Enhancing global connections
During the year, the Division of Biomedical Engineering
signed agreements with Chiba University, Japan, to
establish an academic and research partnership. The
Division collaborated with the University of Tokyo and
co-organized a joint university workshop in Biomedical
Engineering in January 2012. The event attracted
participants from the two universities, MIT and sister
institutions.
The Division of Environment established joint research
laboratories with Xiamen University and South China
University of Technology and actively collaborated with
Mainland research institutes in environmental research and
education.
To further promote research opportunities, the Office’s
divisions organized a number of forums, distinguished
lectures, and seminars. The Environmental Forum on
Climate Change Adaptations featured speakers from
the University of Illinois in the US and Academic Sinica
in Taiwan. The Division of Environment co-sponsored
a Distinguished Lecture with the HKUST Institute for
Advanced Study on “Pollen, Mold and Aeroallergens” by
Prof Richard Flagan of Califorinia Institute of Technology.
The Division of Biomedical Engineering also co-sponsored
IAS Distinguished Lectures on “How to Hit HIV Where It
Hurts” by Prof Arup Chakraborty, MIT, and “Perspectives
in Biomedical Engineering” by Prof Shu Chien, University
of California, San Diego.
Ground-breaking environmental
initiative
The first Air Quality Research Supersite, launched by the
Division of Environment, continued to enhance air quality
research and to tackle air pollution problems in Hong
Kong and the Pearl River Delta. The research facility,
funded by the UGC Special Equipment Fund and the
Environment and Conservation Fund, is equipped with
state-of-art instrumentation for real-time characterization
of particulate pollutants.
