Our Faculty
HKUST is home to many leading experts in their respective fields.
Star Faculty
Meet our forerunners of academics.
Head and Chair Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director of Digital Cities and Smart Hazard Mitigation Laboratory
Associate Director of GREAT Smart Cities Institute
Composer, 2023-2024 Guggenheim Fellow in Composition
Lecturer in Music and Digital Art Division of Humanities
Research Professor, Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas
Associate Professor, Department of Management
Dr Chung Sze-Yuen Associate Professor of Business
Professor, Division of Humanities
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Associate Director of HKUST Energy Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management (ISOM)
Chair Professor, Division of Environment and Sustainability; Department of Mathematics
Chair Professor, Department of Physics
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Division of Life Science; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Division of Life Science
Chair Professor, Department of Finance
Citi Professor of Business
Associate Professor, Division of Social Science
Professor, Division of Environment and Sustainability
Chair Professor, Department of Physics
Dr William M W Mong Professor of Nanoscience
Chair Professor, Department of Chemistry
Head and Chair Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director of Digital Cities and Smart Hazard Mitigation Laboratory
Associate Director of GREAT Smart Cities Institute
Composer, 2023-2024 Guggenheim Fellow in Composition
Lecturer in Music and Digital Art Division of Humanities
Associate Professor, Department of Management
Dr Chung Sze-Yuen Associate Professor of Business
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Associate Director of HKUST Energy Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management (ISOM)
Chair Professor, Division of Environment and Sustainability; Department of Mathematics
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Division of Life Science; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Division of Life Science
Chair Professor, Department of Finance
Citi Professor of Business
Associate Professor, Division of Social Science
Professor, Division of Environment and Sustainability
Chair Professor, Department of Physics
Dr William M W Mong Professor of Nanoscience
Named Professorships
A named professorship is a significant recognition bestowed upon eminent academics, enabling HKUST to attract and retain the best scholars from around the world.
Chair Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Director, Guangzhou HKUST Fok Ying Tung Research Institute
Cheng Professor of Science
Professor, Division of Life Science, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Director of SIAT-HKUST Joint Laboratory for Brain Science
Associate Director of HKUST-Nan Fung Life Sciences Joint Laboratory
Associate Director of Laboratory Animal Facility
Chair Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Director, Aerodynamics & Acoustics Facility
Head and Chair Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Director of HKUST Energy Institute
Chair Professor, Department of Management
Director, Center for Business Strategy and Innovation
Chair Professor, HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies
IAS Sin Wai Kin Professor of Chinese Culture
2021 RSL International Writer
Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
IAS Helmut & Anna Pao Sohmen Professor-at-Large
2010 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
Associate Professor, Department of Management
Dr Chung Sze-Yuen Associate Professor of Business
Vice-President of HKUST (Guangzhou)
Chair Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dean of HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School
Past President, International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (2017-2022)
Head and Chair Professor, Department of Accounting
Chair Professor,HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies
Chair Professor, Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management
Chair Professor, Department of Finance
Citi Professor of Business
Associate Head and Professor, Division of Life Science
Director of Biotechnology Research Institute
Director of HKUST-MGI Joint Research Center
Director of HKUST-Nan Fung Life Sciences Joint Laboratory
Associate Director of Biosciences Central Research Facility
Associate Director of HKUST-Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Joint Research Center for Brain Science
Chair Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Chair Professor, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering
Awards & Recognitions
Our relentless pursuit of academic excellence lays the foundation for future generations to bring positive changes to society.
