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2021 FAST award_1560x1112

Faculty Awards for Outstanding Achievement 2021

Congratulations to Dr. Biao ZHANG for being awarded as 2021 Research and Scholarly Activities: Outstanding Young Researcher.
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6 AP Members ranked as Top 2% Scientists Worldwide

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2022 Departmental Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award

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Clarivate Prof Feng Yan

Professor Feng YAN ranked Clarivate 2021 Highly Cited Researchers™

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2022 US News & Report Best Global Universities Subject Rankings

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Innovations in New Materials Synthesis wins TechConnect 2021 Global Innovation Award

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AP obtained outstanding performance in Research Assessment Exercise 2020

AP obtained outstanding performance in RAE 2020

AP is proud to report its outstanding performance in the latest Research Assessment Exercise 2020 (RAE 2020) of the University Grants Committee (UGC). Among our…

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Our Programme

We cover specialist areas of applied and engineering physics, which are crucial to the industries in Hong Kong.

Study at AP

6 students do optoelectronic experiments

BSc (Hons) Engineering Physics
teacher in blue shirt answers question from a female student in yellow t-shirt

BSc (Hons) Physics with a Secondary Major in AIDA / IE
Female student looks at Laser Molecular Beam Epitaxy (LMBE)

Research Postgraduate Programme
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Best Universities for
Condensed Matter Physics

2022 U.S. News & World Report

72

Best Universities for
Materials Science

2022 U.S. News & World Report

68

Best Universities for
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

2022 U.S. News & World Report
57

Best Universities for
Optics

2022 U.S. News & World Report

101-125

Physical Sciences

Times Higher Education (THE)

World University Rankings 2022 by subject 

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AP Members

2021 The world’s top 2% of the most-cited
scientists ranking
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Materials Science

The Times Higher Education (THE)

China Subject Ratings 2020

World Rankings

We commits to pursue world-leading research and innovations that bears impact on the scientific community and regional industries.

World Rankings

We commits to pursue world-leading research and innovations that bears impact on the scientific community and regional industries.

World Rankings

We commits to pursue world-leading research and innovations that bears impact on the scientific community and regional industries.

World Rankings

We commits to pursue world-leading research and innovations that bears impact on the scientific community and regional industries.

World Rankings

We commits to pursue world-leading research and innovations that bears impact on the scientific community and regional industries.

World Rankings

We commits to pursue world-leading research and innovations that bears impact on the scientific community and regional industries.

World Rankings

We commits to pursue world-leading research and innovations that bears impact on the scientific community and regional industries.

Introduction of PolyU AP

News & Events

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NEWS

2022 Departmental Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award

14 Dec 2021

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NEWS

6 AP Members ranked as Top 2% Scientists Worldwide

8 Dec 2021

24Nov

Clarivate Prof Feng Yan

NEWS

Professor Feng YAN ranked Clarivate 2021 Highly Cited Researchers™

24 Nov 2021

EVENT

Online briefing session of Borderless Lab 365

24 Jan 2022

EVENT

Mass Robot Programming for New World Record

22 Aug 2021

EVENT

The 3rd International Symposium on Memory Devices for Abundant Data Computing

26 - 29 May 2021

EVENT

Online briefing session of Borderless Lab 365

24 Jan 2022

EVENT

The 3rd International Symposium on Memory Devices for Abundant Data Computing

26 - 29 May 2021

EVENT

New Laser Technology and Applications (Speaker: Dr Peter TSANG)

27 Mar 2021

EVENT

Mass Robot Programming for New World Record

22 Aug 2021

EVENT

*CANCELLED* mBot Workshop - Fun Science with Coding

27 Mar 2021

EVENT

A Student Centered Learning Science Experiment Platform to Enhance STEM Education (Speaker: Dr CL MAK)

20 Mar 2021

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