All PhD applicants for ME Research Studentship must also apply for the HK PhD Fellowship Scheme.
Application Deadline: 2 Dec 2019
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 is proud of its international focus and active collaborations with overseas institutions. Its global connections open the minds and broaden the perspectives of the future generations to uncover knowledge that benefits mankind. The Department’s world-class faculty and internationally renowned programmes draw students from across the globe. The Department has also published numerous research reports in top-class international publications.
The Department has achieved promising results in International University Rankings by discipline in recent years, based on its academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact.
Research Areas
| 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 | Nanofibers for tissue engineering; Semiconductor nanofibers with superb charge conductivity |
| 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 |
| Prof. SQ SHI | Advanced materials development; Computational materials design & modeling; Nanomaterials and nanotechnology; Environmental degradation of materials |
| Dr HM YAO | Bio-inspired mechanics & materials; Contact mechanics; Fracture mechanics; Multiscale mechanical characterizations; Computational material science |
| Dr GP ZHENG | Computational materials science; Atomistic modeling and simulation; Amorphous alloys; Nanostructured materials; Two-dimensional materials |
| Prof. LM ZHOU | Advanced composite materials; Nano material and nanotechnology; High performance thermoplastic composites; Electrospinning; Smart materials and structures |
| Dr J ZHU | Structured materials; Material characterizations |
| 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 | Engine cooling |
| 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 |
| Prof. CY WEN | Aerothermodynamics and boundary layer transition of hypersonic / supersonic vehicles; Shock / droplet and shock / bubble interactions; Detonation; UAV/MAV technology research and development; Experimental fluid mechanics and CFD |
| Dr P ZHANG | Rarefied gasdynamics; Supersonic combustion and detonation |
| Prof. LM ZHOU | Aircraft composites; Lightening damage protection; Failure analysis of aircraft structures; Structural health monitoring |
| 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 | Dye sensitized solar cells; Perovskite solar cells |
| Prof. SQ SHI | Nuclear materials; Hydrogen storage |
| Dr H TANG | Wind / marine energy extraction |
| Dr HM YAO | Mechanical behavior of energy materials; Lithium-ion batteries |
| Dr GP ZHENG | Nanoporous electrode materials; Solid-state refrigeration; Piezoelectric energy conversion |
| Prof. LM ZHOU | Nano materials and technology for energy conversions and storages; Materials for batteries/supercapacitors; Materials for solar cells; Structural composite battery/supercapacitor; Mechanics modeling and failure analysis of battery materials |
| 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 David NAVARRO-ALARCON | Multimodal perception; Sensor-based motion; Adaptive robot behaviour |
| 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 |
| 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 | Thermally-induced vibration |
| Dr J ZHU | Acoustic metamaterials; Acoustic metasurface; Physical acoustics; Ultrasound; Transducers |
| 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. CS CHEUNG | Internal combustion engine; Alternative fuels; Combustion and emissions characteristics; Pollution control; Diesel particulate characterization |
| Prof. Wallace WF LEUNG | Filtration of particulates and nano-aerosols by nanofiber filter; Photocatalytic oxidation of harmful gas by nanofiber photocatalyst; Micromixing in micro- and milli-chamber and micro-channels |
| Dr Y LIU | Cell adhesion; Microflow; Molecular signaling; Lung and airway; Molecular dynamics; |
| Dr H TANG | Fluid-structure interaction; Multiphase flow |
| Prof. CY WEN | Active flow control; Urban environment simulation |
| Dr P ZHANG | Theoretical combustion; Theoretical chemical kinetics of combustion reactions; Combustion chemistry of petroleum fuels, biofuels and rocket propellants; Droplets and sprays; Fire dynamics |
Admission Information
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.
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.
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.
