HKUST Materials Forum 2026 cum the Department of Materials Establishment Ceremony
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This event marks the inaugural major academic gathering following the establishment of the HKUST Department of Materials. Distinguished scholars, heads of university materials departments, and cutting-edge researchers from the field of materials science in Hong Kong, mainland China, the United States, South Korea, and other regions will gather at HKUST to witness the inauguration of the Department of Materials and engage in discussions on the frontiers and future opportunities in materials science.
New Materials, New Beginnings
Materials science serves as a vital bridge connecting basic science, engineering technology, and industrial innovation, and is a fundamental driver for breakthroughs in fields such as energy, information, artificial intelligence, health, and sustainable development.
The newly established Department of Materials at HKUST will leverage HKUST's strengths in science, engineering, and interdisciplinary research. It will focus on developing energy and information materials, and health and biomaterials, as well as sustainable engineered structural materials. Furthermore, it will establish advanced characterization and computational simulation platforms, and an AI-driven materials research platform to foster cross-disciplinary innovation and talent cultivation in materials science.
Invited Speakers
This forum invites scholars with significant international influence. Topics will cover cutting-edge areas such as AI and materials design, advanced materials characterization, functional oxides and 3D integration, energy and information materials, perovskites and organic photovoltaics, and sustainable materials.
Confirmed speakers/ guests include:
- Yike Guo (Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering) Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Antonio Facchetti (Member of the National Academy of Engineering) Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
- Jiannian Yao (Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences) Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences / Fuzhou University
- Yongfang Li (Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences) Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Tongyi Zhang (Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences) Shanghai University / HKUST(GZ)
- David B. Mitzi Duke University, USA
- Alex Jen City University of Hong Kong
- Mingzhen Liu (Standing Committee Member of CAST, Vice Dean of the School of Materials and Energy) University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- Byungha Shin (Head of Department of Materials Science and Engineering) KAIST, South Korea
- Yongmook Kang (Head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering) Korea University, South Korea
- Woo Chul Jung (Associate Head of Department of Material Science and Engineering) Seoul National University, South Korea
- Lijun Zhang (Dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering) Jilin University
- Xiaocheng Zeng (Head of Department of Materials Science and Engineering) City University of Hong Kong
- Donghoe Kim Korea University, South Korea
- YongJoo Kim Korea University, South Korea
- Gwan-Hyoung Lee Seoul National University, South Korea
- Lianzhou Wang The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Sangho Lee KAIST, South Korea
- Tae-Woo Lee Seoul National University, South Korea
More guests and a detailed agenda will be announced soon.
The forum is free to attend and will include coffee breaks and networking sessions. Researchers, young scholars, students, and industry professionals in materials science and related fields are warmly invited to participate.