CUEngineering

Feb 2026 Issue 28


	Powering up to a Renewable Future
	As the world accelerates its transition toward cleaner and more resilient energy systems, the demand for safe, scalable and cost effective storage technologies has never been more urgent....Professor Lu Yi-chun of the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering has been pioneering next generation solutions....


			AI-Enabled Actuation Modeling and Autonomous Navigation of Magnetic Microrobots Magnetic microrobots offer unprecedented potential in targeted drug delivery, minimally invasive surgery, and biological monitoring, while smaller sizes also bring bigger challenges. When robots shrink to the micrometer or even nanometer scale—about a fraction of a hair's diameter—traditional control methods hit their limits: The hydrodynamic models and collective motion mechanisms in the microcosmic world remain incompletely understood, posing challenges to traditional modeling approaches; even minor environmental disturbances can derail navigation systems; and in-body tracking gets drowned in noise interference.


			Using Stochasticity from Memristors to Make Computing More Resistant to Noise Memristors are emerging microelectronic devices for next-generation AI computing due to their ability to simultaneously store and process data with minimal energy cost. However, the stochastic electrical switching behavior of memristors, arising from inherent switching mechanisms, typically hinders themselves in high-precision computing. Writing in Nature Communications, Dr Lekai Song and Professor Guohua Hu and colleagues propose an approach to harness, rather than suppress, the inherent switching stochasticity to implement stochastic computing based on probabilistic principles for lightweight error-tolerant image processing.


	Intelligent Laser Sensing: Instant, Precise, Powerful Professor Ren Wei and his team have developed an intelligent laser sensing system that breaks through the limits of traditional gas detection. With ultra-high sensitivity, it enables real-time, in-site, and online monitoring of oil, gas and hydrogen leaks, providing advanced solutions for energy safety and the zero-carbon transition! The project has been chosen for the second round of the Hong Kong government’s Research, Academic and Industry Sectors One-plus Scheme (RAISe+). The team is preparing to advance the commercialisation of the technology, conducting large-scale testing and application in areas such as intelligent monitoring of oil and gas fields, safety inspection of gas pipeline networks, and hydrogen energy storage and transportation.




	Professor Huang Jie Elected CAE International Member Professor Huang Jie, Choh-Ming Li Research Professor of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, and Associate Dean (Research) of the Faculty of Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), has been elected an International Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), in recognition of his remarkable contributions in the field of control science and engineering.




	CUHK Engineering Professors Honoured with Prestigious AIMBE, Optica, and SPIE Fellowships 2026 Five distinguished Professors from the Faculty of Engineering have been elected Fellows of three prestigious professional societies—AIMBE, Optica, and SPIE—reflecting the Faculty’s growing impact in biomedical engineering, optics, photonics, and electronic engineering.




	Multiple Best Paper Awards Across Premier International Conferences The Faculty of Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) continues to demonstrate exceptional research excellence on the global stage, as students, faculty members, and research teams across multiple departments have earned Best Paper Awards at leading international conferences in 2025.




	Six Engineering Projects Funded by 2025/26 NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme and Collaborative Research Scheme The Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong announced the funding results of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)/RGC Joint Research Scheme (JRS) and Collaborative Research Scheme (CRS) 2025/26. Six projects led by Engineering Professors received funding from JRS (five projects) and CRS (one project) with a total amount of over HK8.7 million.




	Engineering Professors’ Projects Receive RGC’s Research Impact Fund and Collaborative Research Fund 2025/26 The Faculty of Engineering has achieved significant success in securing major competitive research funding for 2025/26 from the Research Grants Council (RGC). Professor Ren Wei received HK$7.14 million from the RGC’s Research Impact Fund (RIF). In parallel, three Engineering professors, Professor Dou Qi, Professor Martin Stolterfoht and Professor Yan Zhenyu were awarded over HK$14 million through the Collaborative Research Fund (CRF).




	CUHK Engineering Students Achieve Outstanding Success in Global Competitions and Research Awards Students from the Faculty of Engineering have achieved remarkable success across international competitions and prestigious research awards, underscoring their innovation, technical excellence, and growing global impact.




	CUHK Faculty of Engineering Received Donation from Sophie and Sean Foundation to Advance Education and Technological Innovation The Faculty of Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has received an initial donation from the newly established Sophie and Sean Foundation (“the Foundation”), founded by Ms. Yang Qiumei, Sophie. The donation supports national goals in advancing education, science, technology, and talent cultivation.




	CUHK Engineering Scholars Earn Dual Global Recognitions for Research Excellence The Faculty of Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has achieved significant international recognition in 2025. A total of 96 Engineering scholars were listed among the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University, highlighting the Faculty’s strong global research impact. In addition, six CUHK Engineering professors were named Highly Cited Researchers 2025 by Clarivate Analytics.




	Engineering Professors Lead Three Newly Inaugurated Jockey Club STEM Labs to Advance Pioneering Research The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has received latest donation of HK$39.8 million from The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust (the Trust) to establish four Jockey Club (JC) STEM Labs. An inauguration ceremony for four new JC STEM Labs was held on 13 November 2025, with Professor Isabella Poon Wai-yin, CUHK’s Provost, and Ms Elsie Tsang, Executive Manager of Charities (Children & Youth in Families) for the Trust being the officiating guests.

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