MPhil/PhD in Mechanical Engineering 機械工程學哲學碩士/博士學位課程

Introduction

As one of the founding departments of the University in 1937, the Department of Mechanical Engineering has been at the forefront of the vast evolvement of its field.

The Department takes pride of its focus on grand challenges in the international arena and is actively collaborating with various overseas institutions addressing these challenges. Our global connections broaden the perspectives of the future generations opening their minds to discover new knowledge that benefits the society. The Department’s world-class faculty and internationally renowned programmes draw students across the globe. The Department has also published numerous important research findings in world-leading journals.

The Department has made significant achievements in International University Rankings by discipline in recent years, based on its academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact.

INTERNATIONAL RANKINGS GRADUATE DEVELOPMENT APPLY FOR ME RESEARCH STUDENTSHIP

Research Areas

Advanced Materials and Processing Aerospace Engineering Clean Energy and Energy Storage Robotics and Control Sound and Vibration Thermofluids and Combustion

Supervisor	Specialization
Prof. GH CHEN	Electrode materials R&D; Materials green production; Chemical vapor deposition
Prof. MW FU	Advanced materials processing; Computational materials science; Damage and fracture of materials; Finite element modelling and simulation; Micro-mechanics of materials
Dr ZB JIAO	Advanced structural materials; High-temperature and high-strength alloys; Nanostructured and nanocrystalline alloys; Material processing and mechanical behavior; 3D Atom probe tomography characterization
Prof. Wallace WF LEUNG	Novel nanofiber technology for filtering and disinfecting COVID-19 virus; Nanofibers for tissue engineering; Semiconductor nanofibers with superb charge conductivity for solar cells, harmful gas breakdown and disinfection
Dr Q LIU	Green Chemical Vapor Deposition, Conformal polymer coating for lithium-ion battery materials, Conductive polymers, LIBs material interfacial engineering
Dr Y MA	Haptics metamaterials, micro/nano fabrication of textured surfaces for human-machine interactions, multi-physics modeling of material interfaces, biomechanics
Dr HH RUAN	Non-equilibrium materials engineering; Amorphous materials and nanomaterials; Dynamic behavior of materials; Theory of non-equilibrium phase transformation; Constitutive modeling of advanced materials
Dr HM YAO	Bio-inspired Mechanics & Structures; Soft Robotics; Multiscale Computational Mechanics; Adhesion Mechanics; Fracture Mechanics
Dr XL YU	Advanced electrode materials development; Nanostructured materials; Carbon based materials; Interface design of composite materials
Dr GP ZHENG	Computational materials science; Atomistic modeling and simulation; Amorphous alloys; Nanostructured materials; Two-dimensional materials
Dr X ZHANG	Structural engineering of novel 2D nanomaterials; Earth-abundant catalysts

Supervisor	Specialization
Prof. L CHENG	Acoustics: sound propagation, noise control, passive and active control; Vibration: modelling, control and vibration reduction of structures. Structural wave manipulations; Structural health monitoring: vibration and wave-based damage detection methods; Smart structures with embedding sensor technology; Fluid-structure-sound interaction
Dr YS CHOY	Structural health diagnosis by non-contact method; Turbine blade-tip clearance assessment; Engine noise and vibration measurement; Airport noise assessment; Engine noise control
Dr XJ JING	Vibration based fault detection; Structure health monitoring; Micro-vibration/vibration control
Prof. Wallace WF LEUNG	Novel nanofiber technology for filtering and disinfecting COVID-19 virus; Nanofibers for tissue engineering; Semiconductor nanofibers with superb charge conductivity for solar cells, harmful gas breakdown and disinfection
Dr Randolph CK LEUNG	Aeroacoustics and aircraft noise; Aeronautical flow-induced noise and vibration; Computational aeroacoustics and CFD; Active flow noise control; Aeroacoustics source identification
Dr Y LIU	Turbulence modeling; Fluid-structure interaction; Dissipative particle dynamics; CFD
Prof. ZQ SU	Structural health monitoring (SHM); Non-destructive evaluation (NDE); Smart materials and structures; Advanced composite materials; Sensor and sensor network
Dr H TANG	Aerodynamics; Active flow control
Dr P ZHANG	Theoretical and numerical combustion; Chemical kinetics; Droplet and spray dynamics; Rarefied gas dynamics

Supervisor	Specialization
Dr L AN	Fuel cells; Batteries; Advanced energy materials
Prof. GH CHEN	Lithium ion batteries; Lithium sulfur battery; Electrochemical energy conversion
Prof. Wallace WF LEUNG	Novel nanofiber technology for filtering and disinfecting COVID-19 virus; Nanofibers for tissue engineering; Semiconductor nanofibers with superb charge conductivity for solar cells, harmful gas breakdown and disinfection
Dr MY LI	Energy Meteorology, Solar energy resourcing and forecasting, Remote sensing, Radiative heat transfer, Mass transfer, Renewable power systems, Large scale energy storage, Passive cooling, Desalination
Dr Q LIU	Lithium-ion batteries, Electrochemical energy storage materials
Dr H TANG	Wind / marine energy extraction
Dr HM YAO	Mechanical behaviors of energy-storage materials
Dr XL YU	Lithium ion batteries; Lithium sulfur battery; Lithium metal battery
Dr GP ZHENG	Nanoporous electrode materials; Solid-state refrigeration; Piezoelectric energy conversion
Dr X ZHANG	Electrochemical reactor design; CO2 capture and conversion; Electrochemical conversion of small molecules (e.g., H2O, O2, CO2, and N2, etc.) to high-value chemical/fuel feedstocks; Membrane electrode assembly technology

Supervisor	Specialization
Dr Henry KH CHU	Contact and Non-contact Manipulation; Vision-based Control and Automation; Microsystem Design and Fabrication; Robotic Microassembly; Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
Dr XJ JING	Navigation and motion planning; Control & structural design of robots; Mobile robot systems; Construction robots; Exoskeleton; Intelligent systems; Robust control; Nonlinear signal processing; Nonlinear system identification; Nonlinear analysis and design; Nonlinear frequency domain methods
Dr Y MA	Haptics, wearable electronics, sensing and actuation for human-machine interactions, application of artificial intelligence to human-machine interface
Dr David NAVARRO-ALARCON	Adaptive robot behaviour; Sensor-based control; Multimodal perception
Dr YX SUN	Autonomous Driving, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Robotic Perception, Autonomous Navigation, Localization and Mapping, Mobile Robots, Unmanned Systems

Supervisor	Specialization
Prof. L CHENG	Acoustics: sound propagation, noise control, passive and active control; Vibration: modelling, control and vibration reduction of structures. Structural wave manipulations; Structural health monitoring: vibration and wave-based damage detection methods; Smart structures with embedding sensor technology; Fluid-structure-sound interaction
Dr YS CHOY	Vibroacoustics ; Environmental noise control; Fan and duct noise control; Sound source identification; Soundscape and sound quality of product
Dr XJ JING	Nonlinear vibration control / isolation / suppression; Nonlinear vibration energy harvesting; Anti-vibration structures; Sensor design; Quasi-zero or zero stiffness; Nonlinear damping; Nonlinear dynamics
Dr Randolph CK LEUNG	Low noise design for fans and turbomachinery; Metamaterial duct flow silencer; Urban and environmental noise simulation and control; CPX technology for tyre/road noise control; Product sound quality and design
Dr Tuo LIU	Physical acoustics, acoustic metamaterials, non-Hermitian acoustics
Prof. ZQ SU	Structural health monitoring (SHM); Wave propagation; Non-destructive evaluation (NDE); Sensor and sensor network; Smart materials and structures
Dr WO WONG	Structural analysis; Vibration diagnostics; Vibration absorber design and optimization; Laser diagnostics; Laser interferometry
Dr HM YAO	Bio-inspired Mechanics & Structures; Soft Robotics; Multiscale Computational Mechanics; Adhesion Mechanics; Fracture Mechanics

Supervisor	Specialization
Prof. TL CHAN	Multiphase and multi-component complex systems with micro- and nanoscale; Aerosol science & technology; Transport and formation of nano / microparticles and gaseous pollutants; Combustion & emissions formation; Thermal-fluids science & engineering
Prof. Wallace WF LEUNG	Novel nanofiber technology for filtering and disinfecting COVID-19 virus; Nanofibers for tissue engineering; Semiconductor nanofibers with superb charge conductivity for solar cells, harmful gas breakdown and disinfection
Dr Y LIU	Cell adhesion; Microflow; Molecular signaling; Lung and airway; Molecular dynamics;
Dr H TANG	Fluid-structure interaction; Multiphase flow
Dr CL WANG	Fluid-structure interaction; Flow control; Computational fluid dynamics; Lattice Boltzmann method
Dr P ZHANG	Theoretical and numerical combustion; Chemical kinetics; Droplet and spray dynamics; Rarefied gas dynamics

Admission Information

Admission Requirement for MPhil Admission Requirement for PhD Normal Period of Study Note to Applicant Enquiries

A student shall hold a Bachelor’s degree with first or second class honours of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University or a recognized university; or other academic qualifications which are deemed to be equivalent.

A student shall normally hold a postgraduate degree containing a significant research component, such as a dissertation, conferred by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University or a recognized university.

	MPhil	PhD	Remarks
Full-time	24 months	36 months*	* 48 months for students admitted on the basis of a Bachelor’s degree
Part-time	48 months	72 months**	** 96 months for students admitted on the basis of a Bachelor’s degree

For full-time UGC quota PhD admission, preference will be given to applicants who apply for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme, for which the application period starts in early September each year. All research postgraduate applicants are recommended to approach potential supervisors and preferably, put their names on the applications.

Ms Lily Tam

Email: lily.tam@polyu.edu.hk

Tel: (852) 2766 6643

Distinguished Scholars

The Department’s reputation for all-round excellence is fortified by the remarkable achievements of its internationally reputed faculty members.

The Department has organised/co-organised a series of symposiums and international conferences to pursue knowledge through interactions among the world’s foremost scientists and scholars. To further elevate its research quality and academic standing, the Department has also invited top-notch scholars to serve as visiting chair professors under the Distinguished Chair Professor Scheme.

VISITING SCHOLARS STAFF ACHIEVEMENTS

Research Facilities

The Department aims to provide advanced teaching and research accommodation for both undergraduates and postgraduates in state-of-the-art laboratories and facilities.


Centre & Consortiums	Laboratories

Exchange Opportunities

The Department offers student exchange opportunities to enhance students’ global outlook, languages skills and personal development. Every year, the Department arranges research attachments (from three to six months) for students to visit overseas universities with financial support.

With the aim of advancing research by exchanging knowledge and ideas within the field of Mechanical Engineering, the Department also provides additional financial support to research students to attend international conferences.

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