Convocation Newsletter, Summer 2018

TechConnect Global Innovation Award Professor Wang Liqiu (right) and Dr Zhu Pingan 朱平安 (PhD 2017) from the Mechanical Engineering Department showcase the liquid repellent material they innovated, which was one of ZIRI’s 14 research achievements. Their research won a TechConnect Global Innovation Award at the TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo in the United States in May 2018. www.ziri.hku.hk 5 Major Areas 3 Research Teams 14 Highlighted Achievements The Physical Internet (π-Lab) 工業物聯網研究所 led by Professor George Q Huang 黃國全 1 Smart Manufacturing 製造物聯網 2 Smart Warehousing 電商倉儲物物聯網 3 Smart Construction 建造物聯網 4 Active Indoor Positioning 室內主動定位 Aerodynamics and Acoustics 氣動力學與聲學研究所 led by Professor Huang Lixi 黃立錫 5 Indoor Sound Absorption 室內環保吸聲技術 6 Tunnel Noise Control 隧道交通噪聲控制 7 Cooling Tower Noise Control 重工業雜聲控制範圍 – 冷卻塔 Nanofluids and Thermal Engineering 納米流體與熱能工程研究所 led by Professor Wang Liqiu 王立秋 8 Automatic Generator of Embolic Microparticles 栓塞微球 9 Microfluidic Fabrication of Bionic Artificial Blood Vessels 人工血管 10 Bioinspired Cavity-microfibers for Efficient Water Collection 蜘蛛網式空躻纖維 11 Microfluidic 3D Bioprinting 3D 生物打印 12 Manipulator of Micro/Nano Droplets 微納液滴操控表面 13 Bioinspired Durable Liquids-repellent Surfaces 疏液表面 14 Heat Transfer with Thermal Waves/Resonance 熱超導材料 Alternative Energy 新能源 Smart Materials 智能材料 Advanced Manufacturing 先進製造 Biomedical Interfaces 生物醫學界面 Sustainable Environment 可持續發展的環境 CONVOCATION NEWSLETTER 29