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Update Your Profile While the University has encouraged its members to pursue any field of intellectual curiosity and challenge, it has also focused on several specific fields to establish areas of core impact and excellence. These include: advanced materials and manufacturing, biotechnology, e-commerce, environment, executive education, infrastructure, IC electronic packaging design, internet and information technology, logistics, microelectronics and microsystems, molecular neuroscience, nano technology, social survey studies, South China research, traditional Chinese medicine, transportation, and wireless communication.

This publication highlights the research activities of HKUST faculty members. It is the University's objective to engage in the forefront of global research as well as in areas of significant relevance to Hong Kong. We hope this publication will serve as a useful reference to benchmark our progress toward this goal.

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THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

REPORT ON RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, 2004-05 to RESEARCH GRANTS COUNCIL

RGC REPORT ONE - OVERVIEW

1. YEAR IN REVIEW

HKUST is now in its fourteenth year. As a maturing university, it has a solid foundation of research culture, infrastructure and accomplishments, and a faculty that has established a reputation for excellence. HKUST is now firmly on the global map of research universities, and was ranked No. 42 university in the world by the Times (of London) Higher Educational Supplement in 2004.

Our research mission, drawn from the 1987 Ordinance by which HKUST was established, is to focus on human resource development with an emphasis on postgraduate education, to maintain excellence across our chosen fields of endeavor, and to make a contribution to the economic and social development of Hong Kong.

Our strategy is to attract the best faculty and students, to expect and reward their best performance in disciplinary (and multidisciplinary when appropriate) research, and to assist economic and social development through service, technology diffusion/transfer to regional industry, and the stimulation of entrepreneurship.

Scholarship, research and its development and application are therefore central to the mission of HKUST. The selection of highlights presented below covers the spectrum from the most basic research to commercialization and business development. These achievements demonstrate that HKUST is building on its achievements as a world-class research university with regional benefits and impact.

Basic/ Fundamental Research & Scholarship

HKUST researchers continue to make rich contributions at the forefront of their disciplines.

• Prof. Mingjie Zhang’s research team made a series of discoveries in elucidating the mechanistic basis of integrating multiple components in neuronal signal transduction pathways by so-called scaffold proteins. Zhang’s lab found that multi-modular scaffold proteins are not just a simple attachment of “beads” on a “string”, but often represent “supramodules” spatially organized for organizing signaling proteins into specific and efficient supra-molecular complexes.

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• A research team led by Prof. Nancy Ip has recently identified a novel signaling mechanism underlying the formation/maintenance of the neuromuscular junction. The studies are facilitating research on synapse development and neuromuscular disease.

• Prof. Shengcai Lin’s group discovered a novel mechanism of activation of the tumor suppressor p53, which is mutated in over 50% of cancers. They found that Axin, which is known to play a central role in axis formation during development, serves as a scaffold of p53 and the serine/threonine kinase HIPK-2 and thereby facilitates p53 phosphorylation and activation. This finding has established that Axin is a major scaffold for multiple signaling pathways.

• The discovery that artemisinin acts on a specific target, the malarial parasite P-type calcium transporter, Pf ATP6 confirmed our earlier prediction. However, considerable controversy was aroused because the Ki values (ca. 170 nanomolar) for inhibition of the enzyme did not correlate with the IC50 values required to kill the parasite. In collaborative research artemisone, developed in Prof. Richard Haynes’ lab, was shown to inhibit the enzyme with a Ki of 1.7 nanomolar, which correlates with IC50. Interestingly in the ortholog of the malarial parasite Plasmodium vivax, artemisone Ki IS 73 picomolar! This work will assist in showing the way for rational development, given that the nature of the binding in the active site has been partially clarified.

• The Mathematics department, in collaboration with the Physics department, received a donation of HK$1M from the Croucher Foundation to establish The Croucher Laboratory on Multiscale Modeling and Simulation. The mission of the lab is to promote cutting- edge interdisciplinary research on multiscale phenomena. The Lab is headed by Dr. Xiao- Ping Wang of Mathematics.

• Important advances in the understanding of quasi one-dimensional carbon nanotubes were derived from the experimental discovery of effective visible photoluminescence, in strong contrast to the behavior of conventional three-dimensional metallic materials, and theoretical determination of strong electron-phonon coupling, with implications for novel nanotube superconductive behavior.

• Through combined theoretical and experimental study, Physics researchers have demonstrated for the first time that an ultrasonic phononic crystal can exhibit very large negative refraction, leading to a focusing effect with large focal depth.

• Atomic resolution scanning tunneling microscopy revealed metal adsorption sites on a semiconductor surface that challenges previous understanding, and was used to develop a powerful new method for studying surface diffusion in these and other systems that is orders of magnitude faster than existing related techniques.

• Quantum well resonances were discovered and were exploited in low energy electron microscopy to detect remarkable quantum size effects in the stability and physical properties of metallic films in the nanometer scale thickness regime.

• A new mechanism for electromagnetic wave tunneling through classically opaque materials was proposed and confirmed experimentally by the observation of extraordinarily high transmittance through negative permittivity media.

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• Profs Mordecai Golin and Hyeon-Suk Na generalized the well-known Kraft-McMillan Inequality, which is a simple formula that decides if certain code lengths are allowed in a prefix free code, restricted to contain certain patterns which occur commonly in applications.

• Profs Kalok Chan and Angela Ng investigated the impact of investibility on emerging market volatility. They found a positive relation between return volatility and the investibility, and that a highly investible emerging market portfolio is subject to larger world market exposure than a non-investible portfolio.

• Prof. Jie Gan has examined the relationship between banking market structure and financial stability. Using data on thrifts around the Texas real estate collapse in the 1980s, she found that competition reduces franchise value, which induces risk taking.

• In a collaborative study conducted by Prof. Chuan-yang Hwang, it was found that a stock’s current price coupled with a readily available piece of information (the 52-week high price) explains a large portion of the profits from momentum investing. Results indicate that short-term momentum and long-term reversals are largely separate phenomena.

• Prof. Yilin Wu conducted a study on the impact of information asymmetry and monitoring of managers on the choice between public offerings and private placements. She found that private placement firms have higher information asymmetry than public offering firms.

• Prof. Lancelot James has developed a new Poisson process partition calculus that has application to a wide range of problems in statistics and finance.

• Faculty members in Humanities participated in setting up a new international society in comparative philosophy, entitled "International Society for Comparative Studies of Chinese and Western Philosophy" (ISCWP), in USA three years ago. The ISCWP international conference held in Beijing in Summer 2004 was the first time that there was philosophy engagement between Donald Davidson, one of the top-ten philosophers in the world, and some of the first-rate scholars in Chinese philosophy.

• In cooperation with ISCWP and the American Philosophy Association (APA), the Division of Humanities has organized an international conference (Searle's Philosophy and Chinese Philosophy: Constructive Engagement) as another platform for dialogue between some of the first-rate Chinese philosophers and one of the main figures in Western philosophy. John Searle of Berkeley, another top-ten philosopher in the world, was a keynote speaker and discussant at the conference.

Applied Research

Examples of successful applied research are evident across most disciplines of the University:

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• Artemisone, an anti-malaria drug developed by Prof. Richard Haynes, has completed the first Phase II clinical trial in malaria patients in Thailand. Cure rate is 100% at a dose regimen of half that of the current most active malaria chemotherapy, which was used as a control in the trial.

• A commissioning test of the co-combustion pilot plant developed by Prof. Gordon McKay under load conditions was conducted in April 2005. An objective was to demonstrate the pilot plant capability of meeting the EPD licence requirements. Dioxin emissions, one of the most critical concerns among the public, was well below the licence limit. The pilot plant has been successfully demonstrated as a safe system in terms of emissions.

• Prof. Dekai Wu has directly investigated a subject of much recent debate: do word sense disambigation models help statistical machine translation quality? Wu and his team presented empirical results casting significant doubt on this common, but unproved, assumption. Using a state-of-the-art Chinese word sense disambiguation model to choose translation candidates for a typical IBM statistical MT system, they found that word sense disambiguation does not yield significantly better translation quality than the statistical machine translation system alone.

• A team of researchers from the Vision and Graphics Group in Computer Science have recently developed a hair modeling method that automatically reconstructs hair geometry, fiber by fiber, of a person from images captured at multiple views.

• Prof. Chiew-Lan Tai and research assistant Nelson Siu-Hang Chu have developed an ink flow model for real-time simulation of ink dispersion in absorbent paper. Coupled with their previously developed brush model, their work makes possible the spontaneous creation of expressive Chinese brushwork using a computer.

• The Center for Economic Development is collaborating with Tsinghua University's "Center for China in the World Economy" to construct an econometric forecasting model for China. The first set of forecasts was announced in Beijing.

• Under the leadership of Prof. Soo Hong Chew, an inter-continental research initiative was launched to study aspects of decision making with the help of brain imaging technology.

• Prof. Sudipto Dasgupta and Jie Gan have worked with Standard Chartered Bank on “Estimation of Housing Price Index and Prediction of Real Estate Bubbles in Hong Kong”.

• Profs Larry Farh and Anne Tsui sponsored and co-hosted The Chinese Management Scholar Research Methods Workshop, 2005 in Xian, China. This is a joint venture along with IACMR (International Association of Chinese Management Research) and Xian Jiaotong University, to provide training and insights for junior researchers and professionals on Chinese management.

• The Survey Research Center conducted its first annual data analysis workshop to train quantitative analysts for the Chinese Mainland, with a group of 25 scholars from leading higher-education institutions and the national statistical bureau.

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Developmental Activities

Towards the development end of the R&D spectrum, there have been many achievements:

• Over the past six years, Prof. Howard Huang has been developing innovative and cost- effective waste treatment technologies for applications in crowded municipalities, including a hybrid biological reactor with sludge recycling and short sludge age operation. Such a reactor has been demonstrated to double the treatment capacity as compared with the normal activated sludge process being utilized in Hong Kong. In addition, the nitrification capacity has also been greatly improved. The DSD has now allocated funding to build a new full-scale plant in Lantau to utilize this technology.

• The Department of Computer Science is teaming up with San Jose-based, NASDAQ- listed WebEx Communications Inc. to establish a HK$29.2 million information technology institute, co-funded by ITF, with the objective of developing the next generation multimedia collaboration system to enhance online collaboration between remote parties across the world. The technologies include speech recognition, image and video transcoding, as well as multimedia data indexing.

• UWB (Ultra Wideband) is an advanced system target for short range personal area network applications. It supports a maximum of 480 Mb/s and is very suitable for high- quality multi-media streaming or wireless USB applications. Researchers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering are developing an advanced UWB PHY based on the MB- OFDM standard. The key features of the system involve low power and ultra-long range performance relative to conventional UWB systems.

• Prof. Hoi Sing Kwok has invented two kinds of displays that can keep patterns/images at power off: truly bistable twisted nematic LCD and truly bistable bend-splay LCD. Advantages are wide viewing angle, power saving and no additional manufacturing cost. This technology can be applied to E-books and large commercial advertisement boards.

Commercialization and Business Development

HKUST is striving to make a contribution to economic development in Hong Kong and the region by human resource development, technology diffusion and transfer processes, intellectual property protection and licensing, and the incubation of start-up companies.

Human resources are considered the most effective means of technology diffusion. Many of the 870 Masters and 103 doctoral graduates from HKUST in 2004 moved into the private and public sectors, taking with them in-depth knowledge of their discipline, know- how and an ability to be creative and innovative. These graduates, and indeed those at the bachelor’s level, are a force for change and can play a major role in the transition of Hong Kong to a knowledge-based society.

To highlight our partnerships with industry, we note that:

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¾ HKUST has been allocated $340 million in ITF funding over the six-year period 1999- 2005 (i.e., since the beginning of the ITF program) - - substantially more than any other institution in Hong Kong

¾ Over this same period, HKUST has received $234 million in industrial funding for contract research and collaborative R&D

The University’s Technology Transfer Center (TTC) and the HKUST R and D Corporation Ltd (RDC) work together to establish university-industry collaboration, R&D partnerships, and the protection and licensing of intellectual property. Examples include:

• HKUST applied part of a major donation from The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust towards partnering with San Francisco-based Geron Corporation to establish a biotechnology company in Hong Kong, TA Therapeutics Limited. HKUST and Geron scientists are conducting joint research, predominantly in Hong Kong, to develop telomerase activator drugs that restore the regenerative and functional capacity of cells to help fight against age-related and neurodegenerative diseases.

• The Cyberspace Center in Computer Science provided a revamp of iService for Bank of China Credit Card (International) Ltd. It involved the design of an enterprise-level multiple tier banking system to provide 24/7 non-stop services in HK and China. The new iService was introduced in April 2004 and has ongoing enhancements such as HK SmartID card and VISA VbV bill payment through mobile phone. Through this project, the Cyberspace Center has provided expertise such as security and scalable enterprise system design for BOCCC. The iService of BOCCC is now one of the highest volume bill payment transaction systems in HK.

• A novel color Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) using conventional TN fabrication process has been developed by Prof. Hoi Sing Kwok. Its advantages are vivid colors, no color filters, simple processing and low cost. It has many applications in small appliances such as watches, calculators, game players, electronic notice boards, etc. This technology has been transferred to a local LCD manufacturing company for mass production.

• A new method to modify the ITO mode has been introduced by Prof. Kwok to increase the out-coupling efficiency of OLEDs. This gives a better power efficiency and lifetime, easier fabrication process for large area display and lighting devices. Technology has been transferred to an OLED manufacturer in mainland China.

In 2004-05 alone :

¾ TTC evaluated 32 invention disclosures from HKUST researchers

¾ TTC arranged for the filing of 53 patent applications, including full and provisional applications with the US Patent Office, CIP, international filings, etc.

¾ HKUST received notification of the granting of 11 patents

¾ RDC signed 107 R&D contracts with industrial clients, worth more than $31.7 million

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¾ RDC signed 8 license agreements for the transfer of intellectual property to regional companies

¾ RDC continues to incubate 19 start-up companies based on expertise and technology developed at HKUST

Awards and Recognition

Recognition of the accomplishments of individual researchers and of HKUST as an institution are increasingly evident:

• Prof. Nancy Y. Ip has received the Outstanding Women Professionals Award from the Hong Kong Women Professionals and Entrepreneurs Association. The Association applauded Prof. Ip for her unceasing effort to promote science in Hong Kong, particularly in building Hong Kong as a world center for neuroscience research.

• Prof. Maria Li Lung and Prof. Hannah H. Xue were each awarded a Croucher Senior Research Fellowship for 2005-06. This Fellowship scheme recognizes research achievements made by local scientists.

• Prof. Mingjie Zhang has been appointed Overseas Expert by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The Academy established the Overseas Experts Scheme in 1998 to recruit outstanding overseas academics to help promote research collaboration, conduct evaluation, and award research projects. Of the 84 Overseas Experts elected by the CAS in the latest cohort, only four are from Hong Kong.

• Prof. Nancy Y. Ip has been presented with one of ten “Most Influential Chinese Women of the Year” awards by “China Women” magazine in February 2005. The award recognizes Prof. Ip’s outstanding achievements in her professional career as well as her significant contributions to the community.

• Prof. Irene Lo has been selected by the American Society of Civil Engineers as the recipient of the 2004 James Croes Medal.

• Prof. Moe Cheung has been elected as Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.

• Prof. Charles Ng has been elected as Overseas Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge. Churchill College is renowned for its scientific excellence and its Overseas Fellowships are only offered to world-class academics from outside the UK.

• Prof. Yu-Hsing Wang and his co-authors have been chosen as recipients of the Hogentogler Award for 2005, by the ASTM Committee D18 on Soil and Rock.

• The Geotechnical Group in Civil Engineering is ranked No. 1 according to the Web of Science for the total number of papers published between January 2001 to April 2005 in the four most prestigious geotechnical journals worldwide, i.e. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE; Canadian Geotechnical Journal; Geotechnique; and Soils and Foundations.

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• Prof. Lionel Ni was appointed by IEEE Computer Society as a Distinguished Visitor for Region 10 (Asia/Pacific) for a three-year term.

• Prof. Bo Li received the Outstanding Overseas Young Scientist Award, Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). This is a prestigious award for Chinese scholars under the age of 45.

• Prof. Qiang Yang, in collaboration with researchers from the Chinese Academy of Science and the Institute of Computing, received the championship of the ACM KDDCUP Data Contest. ACM KDDCUP is the most rigorous annual competition in the field of predictive technology and data mining. The contest consisted of 59 teams worldwide solving a difficult and practical problem in data mining from biological databases, for knowledge discovery that is of interest to biologists.

• Prof. Hoi Sing Kwok has been elected a Fellow of the Society for Information Display (SID). SID recognizes his “contributions to the development of liquid crystal on silicon microdisplays and related optical systems, and for the development of bistable twisted nematic liquid crystal displays”.

• Prof. Chung-Yee Lee received the Best Paper Award for his paper “Designing an assembly process with stochastic material arrivals” (co-authored with Sitong Tan and Houmin Yan) in the IIE Transactions for the focus issue on Operations Engineering in 2004.

• Prof. Chung-Yee Lee has been elected as a Fellow of Institute of Industrial Engineers in U.S. for his professional leadership and outstanding contributions to industrial engineering.

• Prof. Christopher Chao was presented the Ralph G. Nevins Physiology and Human Environment Award at ASHRAE’s 2005 Annual Meeting. The Award is granted to an individual for significant accomplishment in the study of physiology and human response to the environment.

• The Department of Accounting ranked among the top ten globally in research articles appearing in the top three accounting academic journals in 2004 for the fourth time in five years, a record matched only by University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania (Wharton), and USC.

• Prof. In Choi received the “Plura Scripsit Award” from the academic journal “Econometric Theory”.

• Prof. Vidhan Goyal received the Best Paper Award for his paper “Capital Structure Decisions: Which Factors are Really Important” (co-authored with Murray Frank) at the 2004 NTU International Conference on Finance in Taipei, Taiwan.

• Prof. John Wei received the Best Paper Award for his paper “Individualism and Momentum around the World” (co-authored with Andy Chui and Sheridan Titman) at the 12th SFM Conference in Kaoshiung, Taiwan.

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• Prof. John Wei received the Best Paper Award for his paper “Corporate Governance, Agency Costs, and Expected Stock Returns: Evidence from Analysts’ Earnings Forecasts” (co-authored with Kevin Chen and Zhihong Chen) at the 2004 NTU International Conference on Finance in Taipei, Taiwan.

Research Funding

In the RGC Competitive Earmarked Research Grants program announced in June 2005, HKUST researchers were awarded $88.5 million - - 22% of the total awarded to Hong Kong’s tertiary institutions. In this annual internationally peer-reviewed competition, HKUST can claim:

¾ the highest success rate (61%), for the thirteenth consecutive year

¾ the highest funding per eligible faculty ($194,100)

¾ the highest total funding and the largest number of new projects from the Engineering panel

¾ the highest individual award in Engineering to Prof. Kei May Lau of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, for III-Nitride LEDs ـ grown on Si substrates by MOCVD ($1.34 million)

¾ the highest participation rate (35% of eligible faculty were awarded funding)

Noting that success in this competition is dependent on the quality of proposals, as perceived by international peers, and on the track record of the applicants, these funding results are testimony to the excellence of research and scholarship at HKUST.

HKUST has achieved much. It has helped to redefine the academic and R&D culture of Hong Kong. It has grown from a vision to become a dynamo for change, a force and catalyst in Hong Kong’s transition to a knowledge-based society. And it has found recognition on the world stage of research universities in just fourteen short years.

2. INSTITUTIONAL POLICY ON RESEARCH

While the foundation research policies have served the University well, we continue to review and fine-tune our operational practices to ensure that resources are used effectively towards achieving our mandate to serve economic, social and technological development in Hong Kong and the region.

Research is integral to the mission of the University. HKUST’s research policies are formulated to achieve both world-class excellence and techno-economic benefits to Hong Kong through quality, focus and synergy.

Quality is achieved through human and physical resources. HKUST has attracted, and continues to attract, senior faculty of great distinction and established reputation, junior

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faculty of proven research capability, and postgraduate students with great promise. The University has created an environment that is both supportive and demanding. Our strong record of publication, success in winning competitive grants, and growing international reputation attest to the quality of research being conducted at HKUST.

Focus is achieved as a result of the identification of strategic areas of research and the recruitment of faculty to build strengths in these areas. Synergy is fostered by establishing research units that provide both support and coordination. Entities such as the Hongkong Telecom Institute of Information Technology, Sino Software Research Institute, Biotechnology Research Institute, Center for Display Research, and the Cyberspace Center are showing that collaboration can be effective to stimulate research excellence and to build strengths in areas that are important for Hong Kong and the region.

3. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RESEARCH POLICY AND OTHER INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES

It is difficult to segregate research and other policies, as research (like education) is woven into the fabric of the University. Research plays a major role in personnel policies and represents a principal criterion in the appointment, advancement and retention of faculty. It is an integral component of educational programs, not just for PhD and MPhil students, but also at the senior undergraduate level. Faculty at the leading edge of their disciplines enrich undergraduate programs, and participation in research by undergraduates is encouraged and opportunities to do so are provided throughout the year.

The timely application of the output of research to serve societal needs and to create economic development opportunities is central to the mission of the University. In this regard, HKUST encourages and assists researchers to recognize the value of intellectual property, and the University has a well-established Technology Transfer Center and business arm, the HKUST R and D Corporation Ltd., to assess, protect, market and license intellectual property with commercial potential.

4. ORGANIZATION OF RESEARCH FUNDING

Each academic unit has a mentoring and peer review process to assist in the development of research proposals. Draft applications are reviewed by Schools for intellectual merit and by the Office of Contract and Grant Administration (OCGA) for compliance and presentation. Research proposals are finally approved and signed by senior administrative officers of the University for submission to the appropriate agency.

The University also has internal competitions for project and equipment funding from the Block Grant, direct allocation and private gifts. Proposals for such funding are reviewed and adjudicated by the Senate Research Committee for institution-wide funds, or by the Research Committees of the Schools for funds earmarked for such units.

OCGA provides extensive administrative and support services for faculty, both in preparing proposals and in managing the awards and reporting processes.

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5. CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING PRIORITIES

All academic Departments and Schools and organised research units have well- established processes for determining priorities. Each School has an external advisory board that provides counsel on academic programs and research priorities. Within this framework, each department has a dynamic planning process, which includes strategic recruitment to achieve its largely research-based objectives. Each organized research unit also has its own Advisory Committee or Board with external representation to assist in identifying needs, opportunities and developmental directions.

Internal research funding tends to be used to help junior faculty to achieve their potential, to meet the modest research program needs of some faculty, and to provide seed funding for strategic new initiatives. Excellence or potential for excellence is the dominant criterion in internal funding decisions.

6. USAGE OF DIRECT ALLOCATION GRANT

In 2004-05, HKUST received a Direct Allocation Grant from RGC of $8 million. The funding was allocated to Schools on a formula basis for allocation by the Research Committees of these Schools.

In total, the four Schools and other qualifying units at HKUST allocated funding of $8.55 million to 137 projects from the Direct Allocation Grant and carry-over monies, as follows:

School of Science 26 ($1.61 million) School of Engineering 38 ($3.06 million) School of Business & Management 57 ($3.13 million) School of Humanities & Social Science 16 ($0.75 million)

Consistent with the guidelines established by RGC and HKUST’s Senate Research Committee, the above resources were committed to assist newly appointed staff and junior faculty in developing their initial research activities and to support new and on-going research programs for which funding requirements are below the threshold amounts of RGC grants.

In addition, UGC funding in the amount of $1.2 million was allocated for Research Travel Grants. This funding was adjudicated on a competitive basis to assist senior postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows to present the results of their research at international conferences.

7. EFFORTS MADE TO ATTRACT PRIVATE FUNDS

Many of the organised research units at HKUST were established through major gifts made in the early days of the University. Efforts to obtain major gifts for research continue and have been extended to establishing collaborative activities and contract research with the private sector, as well as an involvement in civil and commercial projects. An increasingly significant component is contributed by the private sector in Hong Kong. Our engagement

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with the private sector demonstrates both the commitment of HKUST to foster techno- economic development in Hong Kong and the recognition by industry of the value of developing partnerships with researchers at HKUST.

Commercial activities are still developing; in time we anticipate that they will provide a significant source of funds for research at HKUST.

8. OPPORTUNITIES AND DIFFICULTIES IN INTER-INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION

Academics can and do collaborate well, and applications to programs such as the China/Hong Kong, Germany/Hong Kong and France/Hong Kong Joint Research Schemes show that the availability of resources can stimulate joint research programs.

Collaboration exists at the inter-institutional level and between research groups and individual researchers. We have established partnerships with a number of leading research universities in Mainland China, North America and Europe.

Collaboration with our sister institutions in Hong Kong is growing. Under the right circumstances, such collaboration can reduce duplication, foster synergy among institutions and create an atmosphere of mutual assistance that is highly beneficial to both research and education and that can yield better value to the community from the investment of public resources. When sharing of resources or joint work is mandated or highly encouraged by funding agencies, collaboration can be fruitful, but it also requires careful management to ensure that such linkages are mutually beneficial, productive and sustainable, rather than just opportunistic.

9. ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

HKUST is a research university that seeks to undertake research of the highest quality and impact from an international perspective, but in the context of equally strong commitments to education and application to assist in the economic development of Hong Kong and the region. These are compatible and synergistic goals, but they do impose a high work load on faculty. Major inhibiting factors remain the modest number of PhD students per faculty member and availability of external resources to support research in Hong Kong. This is related to the perceived lack of need and career opportunities for persons with doctoral degrees in Hong Kong and to the modest amount of funding accessible from the Competitive Earmarked Research Grant.

Nevertheless, we feel that HKUST is advancing, as should be evident from its profile in global rankings of universities. The excellence and productivity of research at HKUST and the effectiveness with which resources provided by UGC, RGC and other agencies have been utilized should be evident from this Annual Report of our research output.

12 The twenty-first century will bring forth a phenomenal transformation of the socio-economic structure of the mankind. We will witness the full bloom of the knowledge-based society in which science and technology will be recognized as the engine of economic growth. Research and development will gain increased prominence among all human endeavors. Through research and development, knowledge will be generated, disseminated and utilized to benefit society at a very fast pace previously unimagined.

A research university is distinguished by the quality and accomplishment by its faculty, staff and students. It is also characterized by the leadership it demonstrates in bringing forth the fruits of research to impact the society. HKUST, since its inception in 1991, has strived to excel and to attain world-class standing in its chosen fields of pursuit.

While the University has encouraged its members to pursue any field of intellectual curiosity and challenge, it has also focused on several specific fields to establish areas of core impact and excellence. These include: advanced materials and manufacturing, biotechnology, e-commerce, environment, executive education, infrastructure, IC electronic packaging design, internet and information technology, logistics, microelectronics and microsystems, molecular neuroscience, nano technology, social survey studies, South China research, traditional Chinese medicine, transportation, and wireless communication.

This publication highlights the research activities of HKUST faculty members. It is the University's objective to engage in the forefront of global research as well as in areas of significant relevance to Hong Kong. We hope this publication will serve as a useful reference to benchmark our progress toward this goal.

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ATMOSPHERIC, MARINE & COASTAL ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM Department of Biochemistry

Nancy Yuk-Yu IP, Professor and Department Head; Associate Dean of Science; Director, BRI and Co-Director, Molecular Neuroscience Center

Yung Hou WONG, Professor and Associate Director of Biotechnology Research Institute

Mingjie ZHANG, Professor

Jerry H C WANG, Adjunct Professor and Professor Emeritus; Co-Director, Molecular Neuroscience Center

Jeffrey Tze-Fei WONG, Adjunct Professor

Yifan HAN, Associate Professor

Robert K M KO, Associate Professor

Chun LIANG, Associate Professor

Shengcai LIN, Associate Professor

Randy Yat Choi POON, Associate Professor

Wan-Keung R WONG, Associate Professor

Zhenguo WU, Associate Professor

Hong XUE, Associate Professor and Director, Hong Kong Bioinformatics Center

Guang ZHU, Associate Professor

Raymond S C WONG, Adjunct Associate Professor and Director, Animal and Plant Care Facility

Kenny K K CHUNG, Assistant Professor

Robert Zhong QI, Assistant Professor

Shui Ying TSANG, Visiting Assistant Professor

Jun XIA, Assistant Professor Nancy Yuk-Yu IP Professor and Department Head; Associate Dean of Science; Director, BRI and Co- Director, Molecular Neuroscience Center

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PhD (1983) and Postdoctoral Fellow (1983-84), Harvard Medical School Laboratory Head, Medical Genetics, Lifecodes Corporation (1987-89) Senior Staff Scientist, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (1989-93) Academician, CAS (2001- )

Current Research Activities: The functional roles of trophic factors in neuronal differentiation and synapse formation, and their potential applications in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Mapping signal transduction networks by a genomic approach RGC - Central Allocation Vote HK$2,300,00001 Apr 2004 Croucher forum on molecular neuroscience Croucher Foundation HK$95,000 01 Jun 2005 Molecular neuroscience: Basic research and drug discovery Office of the Dean of Science, HKUST HK$1,500,00012 Jul 2005 Modernization of chinese medicine: from clinical efficacy to drug production-two innovative formulate for comprehensive research (GHP/037/05) Innovation and Technology Commission & Industries HK$1,060,00001 May 2006 Molecular medicine UGC - High Impact Area HK$1,000,00001 Dec 2005 Probing the functional roles of Cdk5/p35 in transcriptional regulation RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$939,968 01 Dec 2004 Characterization of the functional roles of Pctaire1 in neural development RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,473,00001 Nov 2003 Understanding the postsynaptic signaling mechanisms of Eph receptor in muscle RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,089,95701 Nov 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Liu, Yu Xin, Cheng, Kai, Gong, Ke, Fu, Amy K. Y., Ip, Nancy Y. (2006) "Pctaire1 phosphorylates N- Ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein: implications in the regulation of its hexamerization and exocytosis", J. Biol. Chem., 281: 9852-9858.

Ng, Yu Pong, Cheung, Zelda H. Y., Ip, Nancy Y. (2006) "STAT3 as a downstream mediator of Trk signaling and functions", J. Biol. Chem., 281: 15636-15644.

Cheung, Zelda H. Y., Fu, Amy K. Y., Ip, Nancy Y. (2006) "Synaptic roles of Cdk5: implications in higher cognitive functions and neurodegenerative diseases", Neuron, 50: 13-18.

Fu, Amy K. Y., Ip, Fanny C. F., Fu, Ada W. Y., Cheung, Janet H. N., Wang, Jerry H. C., Yung, Wing Ho, Ip, Nancy Y. (2005) "Aberrant motor axon projection, acetylcholine receptor clustering and neurotransmission in cyclin-dependent kinase 5 null mice", Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 102: 15224- 15229.

Xu, Xiao Hua, Fu, Amy K. Y., Ip, Fanny C. F., Wu, Chien Ping, Duan, Shu Min, Poo, Mu Ming, Yuan, Xiao Bing, Ip, Nancy Y. (2005) "Agrin regulates growth cone turning of Xenopus spinal motoneurons", Development, 132: 4309-4316.

Long, Jia Fu, Feng, Wei, Wang, Rui, Chan, Joanne L. N., Ip, Fanny C. F., Xia, Jun, Ip, Nancy Y., Zhang, Mingjie (2005) "Autoinhibition of X11/Mint Scaffold proteins revealed by the closed conformation of the PDZ tandem", Nat. Struct. Biol., 12: 722-728.

Lo, Kin Yip, Chin, Wing Hong, Ng, Yu Pong, Cheng, Wu, Cheung, Zelda H. Y., Ip, Nancy Y. (2005) "SLAM-associated protein as a potential negative regulator in Trk signaling", J. Biol. Chem., 280: 41744- 41752.

He, Wei, Gong, Ke, Smith, David K., Ip, Nancy Y. (2005) "The N-terminal cytokine binding domain of LIFR is required for CNTF binding and signaling", FEBS letters, 579: 4317-4323.

Yung Hou WONG Professor and Associate Director of Biotechnology Research Institute

(2358 7328 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Cambridge (1988)

Current Research Activities: The role of G-proteins in cell proliferation, differentiation and the development of drug tolerance; cell- based high throughput drug screening.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Delineating the signal transduction mechanisms of hematopoietic-specific G proteins RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,792,000 01 Sep 2004 Deciphering the role of Gaz in cell differentiation RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,928,100 01 Nov 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Wu, Eddy H.T., Wong, Yung H. (2006) "Activation of muscarinic M4 receptor augments NGF-induced pro-survival Akt signaling in PC12 cells.", Cell. Signal., 18: 285-293.

Wu, Eddy H.T., Tam, Becky H.L., Wong, Yung H. (2006) "Constitutively active alpha subunits of Gq/11 and G12/13 families inhibit activation of the pro-survival Akt signaling cascade.", FEBS J., 273: 2388-2398.

New, David C., An, Huijin, Ip, Nancy Y., Wong, Yung H. (2006) "GABAB heterodimeric receptors promote Ca2+ influx via store-operated channels in rat cortical neurons and transfected CHO cells.", Neurosci., 137: 1347-1358.

Yeung, Patrick K.K., Wong, Yung H., Wong, Joseph T.Y. (2006) "Involvement of calcium mobilization from caffeine-sensitive stores in mechanically induced cell cycle arrest in the dinoflagellate Crypthecodinium cohnii.", Cell Calcium, 39: 259-274.

Tso, Prudence H., Wong, Yung H. (2006) "Opioid receptor-like (ORL1) receptor utilizes both GoA and GoB for signal transduction.", Protein Peptide Letts., 13: 437-441.

Lo, Rico K.H., Wise, Helen, Wong, Yung H. (2006) "Prostacyclin receptor induces STAT1 and STAT3 phosphorylations in human erythroleukemia cells: a mechanism requiring PTX-insensitive G proteins, ERK and JNK.", Cell. Signal., 18: 307-317.

Chan, Anthony S.L., Pang, Haihong, Yip, Eric C.H., Tam, Yun K., Wong, Yung H. (2006) "The aqueous extract of Radix Glycyrrhizae stimulates mitogen-activated protein kinases and nuclear factor- kappaB in Jurkat T-cells and monocytic THP-1 cells.", Am. J. Chin. Med., 34: 263-278.

Wu, Eddy H.T., Wong, Yung H. (2005) "Activation of delta-, kappa-, and mu-opioid receptors induces phosphorylation of tuberin in transfected HEK 293 cells and native cells.", Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 334: 838-844.

Mingjie ZHANG Professor

(2358 8709 ; [email protected] ; http://bcz102.ust.hk)

PhD, University of Calgary (1993)

Current Research Activities: High resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and biochemical studies of regulatory proteins in neuronal signal transductions.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: CAS-HKUST Life Science and Biotechnology Joint Laboratory UGC - Collaboration with Mainland Institutions HK$320,000 19 Nov 2003 Structural basis and biological significance of the auto-inhibited conformation of X11s/mints family neuronal scaffold proteins RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$2,198,00001 Sep 2004 Structural and biochemical basis of Lin-2,-7(L27) domain-mediated membrane targeting of neuronal signaling proteins RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,511,00001 Sep 2003 Solution structure and biological functions of the novel N-terminal multimerization domain of Par-3 RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,915,51401 Nov 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Long, Jia-fu, Feng, Wei, Wang, Rui, Chan, Ling-Nga, Ip, Fanny, Xia, Jun, Ip, Nancy, Zhang, Mingjie (2005) "Auto-inhibition of X11s/Mints Scaffold Proteins Revealed by the Closed Conformation of the PDZ Tandem", Nat. Struct. & Mol. Biol., 12, 722-728.

Yan, Jing, Wen, Wenyu, Xu, Weiguang, Long, Jia-fu, Adams, Marvin E, Froehner, Stanely C, Zhang, Mingjie (2005) "Structure of the Split PH domain and Distinct Lipid Binding Properties of the PH- PDZ Supramodule of alpha-Syntrophin", EMBO J., 24, 3985-3995.

Feng, Wei, Long, Jiafu, Zhang, Mingjie (2005) "A unified assembly mode revealed by the structures of tetrameric L27 domain complexes formed by mLin-2/mLin-7 and Patj/Pals1 scaffold proteins", Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 102, 6861-6866.

Long, Jiafu, Feng, Wei, Wang, Rui, Chan, Ling-Nga, Ip, Fanny, Xia, Jun, Ip, Nancy, Zhang, Mingjie (2005) "Auto-inhibition of X11s/Mints Scaffold Proteins Revealed by the Closed Conformation of the PDZ Tandem", Nat. Struct. & Mol. Biol., 12, 722-728.

Feng, Wei, Long, Jiafu, Fan, Jing-Song, Tetsuya, Suetake, Zhang, Mingjie (2004) "Hetero- tetrameric L27 (Lin-2, Lin-7) domain complexes as organization platforms for supra-molecular assemblies", Nat. Struct. & Mol. Biol., 11, 475-480.

Zhang, Mingjie, Wang, Wenning (2003) "Organization of Signaling Complexes by PDZ-Domain Scaffold Proteins", Acc. Chem. Res., 36, 530-538.

Feng, Wei, Shi, Yawei, Li, Ming, Zhang, Mingjie (2003) "Tandem PDZ repeats in glutamate receptor interacting proteins have a novel mode of PDZ domain-mediated target binding", Nat. Struct. Biol., 10, 972-978.

Tochio, H, Tsui, Marco M. K., Banfiel, David K., Zhang, Mingjie (2001) "An Auto-Inhibitory Mechanism for Non-Syntaxin SNARE Proteins Revealed by the Structure of Ykt6p", Science, 293, 698- 702. Jerry H C WANG Adjunct Professor and Professor Emeritus; Co-Director, Molecular Neuroscience Center

(2358 8701 ; [email protected])

PhD, Iowa State University (1965) Professor of Biochemistry (1982-94), University of Calgary Director, MRC Signal Transduction Group (1990-94)

Current Research Activities: Enzymology of signal transduction; novel signal transduction processes in neurons; protein kinases and protein phosphatases.

Representative Research Publications:

Fu, Amy K. Y., Fu, Ada W. Y., Ng, Alberto K. Y., Chien, Winnie W. Y., Ng, Yu Pong, Wang, Jerry H., Ip, Nancy Y. (2004) "Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 phosphorylates STAT3 and regulates its transcriptional activity", Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 101:6728-6733.

Song, Yongcheng, Kesuma, Djohan, Wang, Jian, Deng, Yu, Duan, Jinao, Wang, Jerry H., Qi, Robert Z. (2004) "Specific inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinases and cell proliferation by harmine", Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 317(1):128-132.

Qi, Robert Z., Ching, Yick-Pang, Kung, Hsiang-Fu, Wang, Jerry H. (2004) "alpha-Chimaerin exists in a functional complex with the Cdk5 kinase in brain", FEBS Lett., 561(1-3):177-180.

Wang, Jian, Liu, Shu Hong, Fu, Yang Ping, Wang, Jerry H., Lu, You Ming (2003) "Cdk5 activation induces hippocampal CA1 cell death by directly phosphorylating NMDA receptors", Nature Neuroscience, 6:1039-1047.

Deng, Yu, Pang, Andy S.H., Wang, Jerry H.C. (2003) "Regulation of mammalian STE20-like kinase 2 (MST2) by protein phosphorylation/dephosphorylation and proteolysis", J Biol Chem, 278(14): 11760-7.

Cheng, K, Li, Z, Fu, W.Y., Wang, Jerry H.C., Fu, K.Y., Ip, Nancy Y (2002) "Pctaire1 Interacts with p35 and Is a Novel Substrate for Cdk5/p35", J Biol Chem, 277: 31988-93.

Song, Y., Wang, Jian, Teng, S.F., Kesuma, D., Deng, Yu, Duan, J., Wang, J.H., Qi, R.Z., Sim, M.M. (2002) "Beta-carbolines as specific inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases", Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 12: 1129-1132.

Ching, Y.-P., Pang, A.S.H., Lam, W.-H., Qi, R.Z., Wang, J.H. (2002) "Identification of a neuronal Cdk5 activator-binding protein as Cdk5 inhibitor", J. Biol. Chem., 277: 15237-15240.

Jeffrey Tze-Fei WONG Adjunct Professor

(2358 7288 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Toronto (1963)

Professor of Biochemistry, University of Toronto (1976-90)

Current Research Activities: Origin of genetic coding; evolution of codon usages; identity elements of transfer RNA.

Representative Research Publications:

Wong, J.T. (2005) "Coevolution theory of the genetic code at age thirty", BioEssays, 27, 416-425. Tong, K.L., Wong, J.T. (2004) "Anticodon and wobble evolution", Gene, 333,169-177. Tong, Ka-Lok, Wong, J. T.-F. (2004) "Anticodon and wobble evolution", Gene, 333: 169-177. Xue, Hong, Ka-lok, Tong, Marck, Christian, Grosjean, Henri, Wong, J. Tze-Fei (2003) "Transfer RNA Paralogs: Evidence for Genetic Code-Amino Acid Biosynthesis Coevolution and an Archaeal Root of Life.", Gene, 310, 59-66.

Wong, J. Tze-Fei (2002) "Mutation and Expansion of the Genetic Code", Engineering Enzymes for Biocatalysis by Using Directed Evolution, Pasteur Institute, Paris, France.

Xue, Hong, Tong, Ka-Lok, Wong, J. Tze-Fei (2002) "Sequence Identities Between Extremely Slow- Evolving Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetase and Transfer RNA Paralogs: Evidence for Genetic Code-Amino Acid Biosynthesis Coevolution and an Archaeal Root of Life", The 4th International Congress on Extremophiles 2002, Complesso Universitario, Monte Sant'Angelo, University Federico II of Naples,

Naples, Italy, L54, p. 84.

Gong, Qingguo, Guo, Qing, Tong, Ka-Lok, Zhu, Guang, Wong, Tze-Fei Jeffrey, Xue, Hong (2001- 2002) "NMR analysis of bovine tRNATrp. Conformation dependence of Mg2+ binding.", J. Biol. Chem., 277, 20694-20701.

Guo, Qing, Gong, Qingguo, Tong, Ka-Lok, Vestergaard, Bente, Costa, Annie, Desgres, Jean, Wong, Mansim, Grosjean, Henri, Zhu, Guang, Wong, Tze-Fei Jeffrey, Xue, Hong (2001-2002) "Recognition by tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetases of discriminator base on the tRNATrp from three biological domains.", J. Biol. Chem., 277, 14343-14349.

Yifan HAN Associate Professor

(2358 7293 ; [email protected])

PhD, Medical College of Ohio (1991)

Visiting Scientist, Hoechst AG (1985-86)

Current Research Activities: Molecular mechanisms of learning and memory; neuropsychopharmacologic research and development of anti-Alzheimer's agents, including those from Chinese medicinal herbs.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Novel dimeric AChE inhibitors: Signaling mechanisms of neuroprotections against excitotoxins associated with Alzheimer's disease RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$57,000 01 Dec 2005 Novel dimeric AChE inhibitors: Probing antiapoptotic functions against neurodegeneration following cerebral ischemic and ß-amyloid insults RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,118,00001 Oct 2003

Representative Research Publications:

PAN, S.Y., DONG, H., HAN, Y.F., LI, W.Y., ZHAO, X.Y., KO, K.M. (2006) "A novel experimental model of acute hypertriglyceridemia induced by schisandrin B", Eur J Pharmacol., 537(1-3):200-4.

HU, X.D., GE, Y.X., HU, N.W., ZHANF, H.M., ZHOU, L.J., ZHANG, T., LI, W.M., HAN, Y.F., LIU, X.G. (2006) "Diazepam inhibits the induction and maintenance of LTP of C-fiber evoked field potentials in spinal dorsal horn of rats", Neuro-pharmacology, 50 (2): 238-44.

XU, Z., ZHENG, H., LAW, S.L., DONG, S.D., HAN, Y.F., XUE, H. (2006) "Effects of a memory enhancing peptide on cognitive abilities of brain-lesioned mice: additivity with huperzine A and relative potency to tacrine", J Pept Sci., 12(1):72-8.

LI, W.M., LEE, N.T.K., FU, H.J., KAN, K.K.W., PANG, Y.P., LI, M., TSIM, K.W.K., LI, X.Y., HAN, Y.F. (2006) "Neuroprotection via inhibition of nitric oxide synthase by bis(7)-tacrine", NeuroReport, 17(5): 471- 474. Shi, L.Y., Gong, S.F., Yuan, Z.M., Ma, C., Liu, Y.L., Wang, C.F., Li, W.M., Pi, R.B., Huang, S.J., Chen, R.Z., Han, Y.F., Mao, Z.X., Li, M.T. (2004-2005) "Activity deprivation-dependent induction of the proapoptotic BH3-only protein Bim is independent of JNK/c-Jun activation during apotosis in cerebellar granule neurons", Neuroscience Letters 2005, 375:7-12.

Pan, S.Y., Han, Y.F. (2004-2005) "Comparison of the inhibitory efficacy of four belladonna drugs on gastrointestinal movement and cognitive function in food-deprived mice", Pharmacology 2004, 72: 177- 183.

Luo, J.L., Zhang, Jian, Guan, B.C., Pang, Y.P, Han, Y.F., Li, Z.W. (2004) "Inhibition by bis(7)-tacrine of 5-HT-activated current in rat TG neurons", neuroreport 2004, 15(8):1335-1338.

Pi, R.B., Li, W.M., Lee, N.T.K., Chan, H.N., Pu, Y., Chan, L.N., Sucher, N.J., Chang, D.C., Li, M.T., Han, Y.F. (2004) "Minocycline prevents glutatame-in-duced apoptosis of cerebellar granule neurons by differential regulation of P38 and Akt pathways", J Neurochemistry 2004, 91:1219-1230.

Robert K M KO Associate Professor

(2358 7298 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of British Columbia (1990)

Current Research Activities: Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury and carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity; protection against such injuries by antioxidants; antioxidant properties of traditional Chinese medicine.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Hepato-and cardioprotective mechanism of schisandrin B: Role of mitochondrial permeability transition RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$778,000 01 Sep 2004 Representative Research Publications:

PAN, S.Y., YANG, H., HAN, Y.F., ZHAO, X.Y., LI, W.Y., KO, K.M. (2006) "A novel experimental model ofacute hypertriglyceridemia induced by schisandrin B.", Eur. J. Pharmacol., 537: 200-204.

KO, K.M., CHIU, P.Y. (2006) "Biochemical basis of the 'Qi-invigorating' action of Schisandra berry (Wu- Wei-Zi) in Chinese medicine", Amer. J. Chinese Med., 34: 171-176.

CHIU, P.Y., LEUNG, H.Y., POON, M.K.T., MAK, D.H.F., KO, K.M. (2006) "Effects of schisandrin B enantiomers on cellular glutathione and menadione toxicity in AML12 hepatocytes", Pharmacology, 77:63- 70.

DU, Y., KO, K.M. (2006) "Oleanolic acid protects against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury by enhancing mitochondrial antioxidant mechanism mediated by glutathione and Alpha -tocopherol in rats", Planta Med., 72: 222-227.

KO, K.M., CHAN, K., SHEK, L., YEUNG, J., CHUI, S.H. (2005) "A 'Yang-invigorating' Chinese herbal suppository preparation relieves symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease. MEDIMOND (International Proceedings) New Trends in Alzheimer and Parkinson Related Disorders", ADPD, 243-246.

LEUNG, H.Y., CHIU, P.Y., POON, M.K.T., KO, K.M. (2005) "A Yang-invigorating Chinese herbal formula enhances mitochondrial functional ability and antioxidant capacity in various tissues of male and female rats", Rejuven. Res., 8: 238-247.

DU, Y., KO, K.M. (2005) "Effects of emodin treatment on mitochondrial ATP generation capacity and antioxidant components as well as susceptibility to ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat hearts: Single versus multiple doses and gender difference", Life Science, 77: 2770-2782.

Mak, Duncan H.F., Chiu, P.Y., Poon, Michel K.T., Ng, Timothy T.L., Ng, Y.K., Lam, Brian Y.H., Du, Y., Ko, K.M. (2004-2005) "A Yang promoting Chinese herbal suppository preparation enhances the antioxidant status of red cells in male human subjects", Phytotherapy Res. 2004, 18: 525-530.

Chun LIANG Associate Professor

(2358 7296 ; [email protected])

PhD, Brown University (1993)

Current Research Activities: Mechanism and cell cycle control of DNA replication in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae; regulation of DNA replication in normal and cancer cells; molecular cancer detection and anticancer agents.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Development of novel anticancer drugs from Chinese medicinal herbs with DNA replication-initiation proteins as the targets RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$57,000 01 Dec 2005 Functional and mechanistic analyses of novel initiation proteins for DNA replication in budding yeast RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$2,076,00001 Sep 2004 Studies on the newly discovered protein involved in both cell growth and division, Noc3p, in yeast and human cells RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,623,00001 Sep 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Feng, Daorong, Tu, Zheng, Yu, Zhiling, Lu, Yongjun, Chan, Tszchoi, Zhai, Yuanliang, Zou, Lan, Hu, Yun, Wu, Xing, Zhong, Shan, Zhang, Wei, Xu, Anlong, Liang, Chun (2005) "DNA Replication- initiation Proteins as Novel Anticancer Targets", Croucher Advanced Study Institute on 'Molecular Genetics & Cell Signaling in Cancers', The University of Hong Kong, Jan. 2005.

Feng, Daorong, Tu, Zheng, Yu, Zhiling, Zhnog, Shan, Zhang, Wei, Lee, Trcey, Liang, Chun (2004) "DNA Replication-initiation Proteins as Novel Anticancer Targets", 9th World Congress on Advances in Oncology and 7th International Symposium on Molecular Medicine, Crete, Greece, 10.2004.

Yu, Zhiling, Feng, Daorong, Liang, Chun (2004) "Pairwise Interactions of the Six Human MCM Protein Subunits", J. Mol. Biol., 340: 1197-1206.

LIANG, Chun, ZHANG, Yuexuan, YU, Zhiling, FU, Xinrong, FENG, Daorong, TU, Zheng, ZHAI, Yanliang, CHAN, Tszchoi, LU, Yongjun, MA, Lijuan, CHEN, Yanhong (2004) "Studies of Initiation Proteins for DNA Replication and Their Potential Applications in Cancer", Annual Meeting of the Young and Middle Age Chinese Microbiologists, Guangzhou, China, 12.2004.

Zou, Lan, Zhong, Shan, Zhang, Wei, Lee, Tracy, Xu, Anlong, Liang, Chun (2004) "Studies on the Human Homolog of the Yeast Noc3 in Human Cells", 9th World Congress on Advances in Oncology and 7th International Symposium on Molecular Medicine, Crete,Greece, 10.2004;. Yu, Zhiling, Feng, Daorong, Liang, Chun (2004) "Pairwise Interactions of the Six Human MCM Protein Subunits", The Cell Cycle Meeting, Cold Spring Harbor Lab., USA, May.

Tu, Zheng, Tong, Tommy Sw, Li, Kamming, Huo, Lin, Sou, Kelvin K.L., Liang, Chun (2004) "RT- PCR Detection of Bladder Carcinoma in Voided Urine Cells using DNA Replication-initiation proteins as the Markers", The Cell Cycle Meeting, Cold Spring Harbor Lab., USA, May.

Chan, Tszchoi, Lu, Yongjun, Fu, Xinrong, Leung, Ivy, Lu, Gan, Zhai, Yanliang, Yu, Zhiling, Liang, Chun (2003) "A Novel Phenotypic screen for Dna replication-Initiations in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: the IDR (Initiation of DNA Replication) Screen", Eukaryotic DNA Replication Meeting, Cold Spring Harbor Lab., USA, Sept.

Shengcai LIN Associate Professor

(2358 7294 ; [email protected])

PhD, Texas Southwestern Medical Center (1991)

Senior Scientist, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, National University of Singapore (1995-2001)

Current Research Activities: Molecular mechanism of cell growth control and development; mechanism of TNF-mediated cell necrosis.

Representative Research Publications:

Liu, Wei, Rui, Hongliang, Wang, Jifeng, Lin, Shuyong, He, Ying, Chen, Mingliang, Li, Qinxi, Ye, Zhiyun, Zhang, Suping, Chan, Siu C., Chen, Ye-G., Han, Jiahuai (2006) "Axin is a scaffold protein in TGF- beta signaling that promotes degradation of Smad7 by Arkadia", The EMBO Journal, 25: 1646-1658.

LIN, Shengcai, LUO, Wen, ZOU, Haiying, JIN, Lihua, LIN, Shuyong, LI, Qinxi, YE, Zhiyun, RUI, Hongliang (2005) "Axin Contains Three Separable Domains That Confer Intramolecular, Homodimeric, and Heterodimeric Interactions Involved in Distinct Functions", The Journal of Biological Chemistry, Vol. 280, No. 6, Issue of February 11, pp. 5054-5060, 2005.

LIN, Shengcai, JING, Qing, HUANG, Shuang, GUTH, Sabine, ZARUBIN, Tyler, MOTOYAMA, Andrea, CHEN, Jianming, PADOVA, Franco Di, GRAM, Hermann, HAN, Jiahuai (2005) "Involvement of MicroRNA in AU-Rich Element-Mediated mRNA Instability", Cell, Vol. 120, 623-634, March 11, 2005. LIN, Shengcai, RUI, Yanning, XU, Zhen, LIN, Shuyong, LI, Qinxi, RUI, Hongliang, LUO, Wen, ZHOU, Hai-Meng, CHEUNG, Po-Yan, WU, Zhenguo, YE, Zhiyun, LI, Peng, HAN, Jiahuai (2004) "Axin stimulates p53 functions by activation of HIPK2 kinase through multimeric complex formation", European Molecular Biology Organization Journal, Vol 23, p.4583-4594.

LIN, Shengcai, LI, Peng (2004) "CIDE-A, a novel link between brown adipose tissue and obesity", Molecular Medicine, Vol. 10, No. 9 September 2004.

LIN, Shengcai, WONG, Chung Kai, LUO, Wen, DENG, Ying, ZOU, Haiying, YE, Zhiyun (2004) "The DIX Domain Protein Coiled-coil-DIX1 Inhibits c-Jun N-terminal Kinase Activation by Axin and Dishevelled through Distinct Mechanisms", The Journal of Biological Chemistry, Vol. 279, No. 38, Issue of September 17, pp. 39366-39373, 2004.

Luo, Wen, Ng, Wilson W., Jin, Li-Hua, Ye, Zhiyun, Han, Jiahuai, Lin, Sheng-Cai (2003) "Axin utilizes distinct regions for competitive MEKK1 and MEKK4 binding and JNK activation", Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278 (39): 37451-37458.

Jin, Li-Hua, Shao, Qiu-Jie, Luo, Wen, Ye, Zhi-Yun, Li, Qing, Lin, Sheng-Cai (2003) "Detection of point mutations of the axin1 gene in colorectal cancers", Int. J. Cancer, 107: 696-699.

Randy Yat Choi POON Associate Professor

(2358 8703 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Cambridge (1994)

Current Research Activities: Molecular basis of cell cycle control in normal and cancer cells.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Signaling in cell growth & differentiation Croucher Foundation HK$600,000 16 Sep 2005 Wiring in cell cycle and differentiation UGC - High Impact Area HK$1,029,000 01 Nov 2003 Functions and regulation of human DBF4-CDC7 during normal cell cycle and checkpoints RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,927,000 01 Sep 2004 Functions and proteolytic regulation of cyclin A and cyclin F during G2 phase and mitosis RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,206,000 01 Sep 2003 The molecular basis of immortalization and transformation of serum-free mouse embryonic fibroblasts RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,858,014 01 Sep 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Ho, C.C., Siu, W.Y., Lau, Anita, Chan, W.M., Arooz, Talha, Poon, Randy Y.C. (2006) "Stalled replication induces p53 accumulation through distinct mechanisms from DNA damage checkpoint pathways", Cancer Res., 66: 2233-41.

Woo, Richard Aleston, Poon, Randy Yat Choi (2003-2004) "Activated oncogenes promote and cooperate with chromosomal instability for neoplastic transformation", Genes and Development, 18: 1317- 1330.

Woo, Richard Aleston, Poon, Randy Yat Choi (2003-2004) "Cyclin-dependent kinases and S phase control in mammalian cells", Cell Cycle, 2: 316-324.

Chow, Jeremy Pak Hong, Siu, Wai Yee, Fung, Tsz Kan, Chan, Wan Mui, Lau, Anita, Arooz, Talha, Ng, Chuen-Pei, Yamashita, Katsumi, Poon, Randy Yat Choi (2003-2004) "DNA damage during the spindle-assembly checkpoint degrades CDC25A, inhibits cyclin-CDC2 complexes, and reverses cells to interphase", Molecular Biology of the Cell, 14: 3189-4002.

Chow, Jeremy Pak Hong, Siu, Wai Yee, Ho, Horace Tsun-Bond, Ma, Ken Hoi Tang, Ho, Chiu Chiu, Poon, Randy Yat Choi (2003-2004) "Differential contribution of inhibitory phosphorylation of CDC2 and CDK2 for unperturbed cell cycle control and DNA integrity checkpoints", Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278: 40815-40828.

Ng, Chuen-Pei, Lee, Hung Chiu, Ho, Chung Wai, Arooz, Talha, Siu, Wai Yee, Lau, Anita, Poon, Randy Yat Choi (2003-2004) "Differential mode of regulation of the checkpoint kinases CHK1 and CHK2 by their regulatory domains", Journal of Biological Chemistry, 279: 8808-8819.

Chan, Wan Mui, Siu, Wai Yee, Lau, Anita, Poon, Randy Yat Choi (2003-2004) "How many mutant p53 molecules are needed to inactivate a tetramer?", Molecular and Cellular Biology, 24: 3536-3551.

Fung, T.K., Siu, W.Y., Yam, C.H., Lau, A., Poon, R.Y.C. (2002) "Cyclin F is degraded during G2-M by mechanisms fundamentally different from other cyclins", Journal of Biological Chemistry, 277(38): 35140- 35149. Wan-Keung R WONG Associate Professor

(2358 7299 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of British Columbia (1986)

Project Leader, Allelix Biopharmaceuticals Inc (1988-90)

Current Research Activities: Development of microbial host systems for extracellular production of valuable proteins; production and reconstitution of recombinant cellulases.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Investigation of cell death triggered by high levels of secretory expression of an exoglucanase in E. coli RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$57,000 01 Jan 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Wong, W.K.R. (2006) "Applications of recombinant epidermal growth factors", Guangdong Nanfang Lee Kum Kee Health Products Co Ltd Guangzhou China, March 2006.

Wong, W.K.R. (2006) "Applications of recombinant skin growth factors", United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong, June 2006.

Wong, W.K.R. (2006) "Efficient bacterial systems for extracellular production of recombinant cellulases for commercial applications", Technology Transfer Center, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Hong Kong, June 2006.

Chen, X., Xu, Z., Cen, P., Wong, W.K.R. (2006) "Enhanced plasmid stability and production of hEGF by immobilized recombinant E. coli JM101", Biochemical Engineering Journal, 28: 215-219.

Wong, W.K.R. (2006) "Production recombinant skin growth factors for pharmaceutical applications", Shanghai Roche Pharmaceuticals Ltd Shanghai China, March 2006.

Wong, W.K.R. (2005) "An overview of the biological functions and applications of hEGF", China Nansha Technology Enterprises Ltd Nansha China, October 2005.

Wong, W.K.R. (2005) "Cell death caused by hyper-expression of a secretory exoglucanase in Escherichia coli", Department of Molecular Microbiology Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri USA, November 2005. Fu, Z.B., Wong, W.K.R. (2005) "Cell death caused by hyper-expression of a secretory exoglucanase in Escherichia coli", Joint Meeting of the 3 Divisions of the International Union of Microbiological Societies 2005 San Francisco, California USA, July 2005.

Zhenguo WU Associate Professor

(2358 8704 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Western Ontario (1995)

Current Research Activities: Elucidation of cellular signaling pathways involved in skeletal muscle differentiation and Epstein-Barr virus- mediated cell transformation.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Investigation of the impact on cellular signaling pathways and cytokine/chemokine gene expression by SARS-corona virus-encoded proteins with unknown function Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases HK$805,000 01 Sep 2004 Elucidation of the JNK and NF-KB pathways mediated by Epstein-Barr virus-encoded latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1) RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,772,25001 Sep 2004 Characterization of Akt/mTOR/GSK3-responsive genes involved in muscle differentiation and hypertrophy RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$854,000 01 Sep 2003 Characterization of MEF2 acetylation during muscle differentiation RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,102,95701 Oct 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Chan, Jonathan K.l, Sun, Luguo, Yang, Xiang-Jiao, Zhu, Guang, Wu, Zhenguo (2002-2003) "Functional characterization of an amino terminal region of HDAC4 that possesses MEF2 binding and transcriptional repressive activity.", J. Biol. Chem., in press.

Wan, Jun, Zhang, Wei, Wu, liming, Bai, Ting, Zhang, Mingjie, Lo, Kwok-wai, Chui, Yiu-loon, Cui, Yan, Yamamoto, Masahiro, Akira, Shizuo, Wu, Zhenguo (2006) "BS69, a specific adaptor in the latent membrane protein 1-mediated cJun N-terminal kinase pathway.", Mol. Cell. Biol., 26: 448-456.

Wu, Liming, Nakano, Hiroyasu, Wu, Zhenguo (2006) "The C-terminal Activating Region 2 of the Epstein-Barr Virus-encoded Latent Membrane Protein 1 Activates NF- B through TRAF6 and TAK1.", J. Biol. Chem., 281: 2162-2169.

Ma, Kewei, Chan, Jonathan, KL, Zhu, Guang, Wu, Zhenguo (2005) "Myocyte enhancer factor 2 acetylation by p300 enhances its DNA binding activity, transcriptional activity and myogenic differentiation.", Mol. Cell. Biol., 25: 3575-82.

Cheung, Po-yan, Zhang, Yi, Long, Jiafu, Lin, Shengcai, Zhang, Mingjie, Jiang, Yong, Wu, Zhenguo (2004) "p150Glued, dynein and microtubules are specifically required for activation of MKK3/6 and p38 MAPKs", J. Biol. Chem., 279: 45308-45311.

Sun, Luguo, Liu, Lanying, Yang, Xiang-Jiao, Wu, Zhenguo (2004) "Akt binds Prohibitin 2 and relieves its repression on MyoD and muscle differentiation", J. Cell. Sci., 117: 3021-3029.

Wan, Jun, Sun, Luguo, Mendoza, Jennifier W., Chui, Yiu Loon, Huang, Dolly P, Chen, Zhijian J, Suzuki, Nobutaka, Suzuki, Shinobu, Yeh, Wen-Chen, Akira, Shizuo, Matsumoto, Kunihiro, Liu, Zheng-

Gang, Wu, Zhenguo (2004) "Elucidation of the JNK pathway mediated by Epstein-Barr virus encoded latent membrane protein 1", Mol. Cell Biol., 24: 192-199.

Xu, Qing, Yu, Lu, Liu, Lanying, Cheung, Ching Fung, Li, Xue, Yee, Siu-Pok, Yang, Xiang-Jiao, Wu, Zhenguo (2001-2002) "p38 Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase-, Calcium-Calmodulin-dependent Protein Kinase-, and Calcineurin-mediated Signaling Pathways Transcriptionally Regulate Myogenin Expression", Mol Biol Cell, 13(6): 1940-52. Hong XUE Associate Professor and Director, Hong Kong Bioinformatics Center

(2358 8707 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Toronto (1993)

Current Research Activities: Neural receptor structures and functions; bioinformatics and evolution.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Identification and characterization of alternative splicing in GABA(A) receptor family of genes: A comparative study of vertebrate genomes RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$57,000 30 Jun 2006 Exploring the therapeutic spectrum of naturally occurring neuroactive flavonoids: Towards high throughput studies of structure-activity relationships RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,755,00031 Dec 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Ng, Siu-Kin, Xue, Hong (2006) "Alu-Associated Enhancement of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Human Genome", Gene, 368: 110-116.

Ng, Siu-K., Xue, Hong (2006) "Alu-Associated Enhancement of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Human Genome", 1st International Conference/Workshop Genomic Impact of Eukaryotic Transposable Elements. The Asilomar conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA, USA, March 31 - April 4, 2006.

Yu, Zhiliang, Chen, Jianhuan, Shi, Haifeng, Stoeber, Gerald, Tsang, Shui Y., Xue, Hong (2006) "Analysis of GABRB2 association with schizophrenia in German population with DNA sequencing and one-label extension method for SNP genotyping", Clinical Biochemistry, 39: 210-218.

Xu, Zhiwen, Wang, Feng, Tsang, Shui Y., Ho, Kwan H., Zheng, Hui, Yuen, Chun T., Chow, Chun Y., Xue, Hong (2006) "Anxiolytic-like effect of baicalin and its additivity with other anxiolytics", Planta Medica, 72: 189-192.

Xue, Hong (2006) "Association of SNPs and haplotypes in GABRB2 with schizophrenia in Japanese and German-Caucasians", Experimental Biology 2006 Moscone Convention Center, Exhibit Hall San Francisco, USA, 4 April 2006.

Xu, Zhiwen, Zheng, Hui, Law, Sek L., So, Donna D., Han, Yifan, Xue, Hong (2006) "Effects of a memory enhancing peptide on cognitive abilities of brain-lesioned mice: additivity with huperzine A and relative potency to tacrine", Journal of Peptide Science, 12: 72-8.

Ng, Siu-K., Xue, Hong (2006) "Enhancement of human genome polymorphism by Alu retroelements", Asis Pacific Bioinformatics Conference (APBC2006) Taipei Taiwan, Feb 13-16, 2006.

Dodd, P.R., Renshaw, G.M., Wise, G., Xue, Hong (2006) "Improved hypoxia tolerance after hypoxic preconditioning may be mediated by increasing GABAA receptor number", American Society for Neurochemistry 37th annual meeting Portland, Oregon., March 11-15, 2006.

Guang ZHU Associate Professor

(2358 8705 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Maryland, College Park (1992)

Research Associate, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park (1993-94)

Current Research Activities: Structure and function study of biomacromolecules by multidimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy; development and improvement of multidimensional NMR experimental techniques and data processing procedures.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Structural basis, mechanism, and regulation of monomethylation of histone H4 lysine 20 by Set8 RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$57,000 01 Dec 2005 Structural and functional studies of the SET domain of H4-K20 methyltransferase, SET8 RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,004,000 15 Sep 2003 Representative Research Publications:

Yin, yinliang, Liu, changdong, Tsai, SauNa, Zhou, Bo, Ngai, saiming, Zhu, guang (2005) "SET8 recognizes the sequence RHRK20VLRDN within the N terminus of histone H4 and mono-methylates lysine 20.", Journal of Biological chemistry, 280(34), 30025-31, 2005.

Ma, Kewei, Chan, Jonathan, zhu, guang, Wu, Zhenguo (2005) "Myocyte Enhancer Factor 2 Acetylation by p300 Enhances Its DNA Binding Activity, Transcription Activity, and Myogenic Differentiation", Mol. And Cell. Biol, (2005) 3575-3582.

yin, yinliang, Liu, changdong, TSAI, Helen, Zhou, Bo, NGAI, Sai Ming, ZHU, Guang (2005) "SET8 Recognizes the Sequence RHRK20VLRD within the N-terminus of Histone H4 and Mono-methylates Lysine 20", J. Biol Chem, 280, 30025-31.

Xia, youlin, ZHU, guang, Gao, Xiaolian (2004) "(3,2)D GFT-NMR Experiments for Fast Collection of Protein Data", J. Biomol. NMR,, 29 (4): 467-476.

ZHU, Guang, Xia, Youlin, Lin, Donghai, Gao, Xiaolian (2004) "TROSY-based NMR experiments for the study of macromolecular dynamics and hydrogen bonding,", chapter 11, Methods in Molecular Biology/Molecular Medicine, Humana Press, 161-184.

Xia, Y, Zhu, G, Veeraraghavan, S, Gao, X (2004) "(3,2) D GFT-NMR experiments for fast data collection from proteins", J. Biomol. NMR, 29 (4): 467-476.

Yao, Y, Zhang, Q, Yan, X, Zhu, G, Wang, E (2004) "E. Coli tRNA4Arg (UCU) induces a constrained conformation the crucial Ă-loop of arginyl-tRNA synthetase", Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 313 129-134.

Chen, H, Haynes, R, Scherkenbeck, J, Zhu, G (2004) "Elucidation of Solution Conformations of Loloatin C by NMR Spectroscopy Combined with Molecular Simulation", European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 31-37.

Raymond S C WONG Adjunct Associate Professor and Director, Animal and Plant Care Facility

(2358 7271 ; [email protected])

PhD, South Dakota State University (1975)

Chief Biochemist, Allelix Crop Technologies (1988-90) Current Research Activities: Plant bioengineering through genetic manipulation and microspore culture system for the improvement of oilseed as well as Chinese vegetable crops (Brassics spp).

Kenny K K CHUNG Assistant Professor

(2358 8019 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Cambridge (1999)

Current Research Activities: Molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration; functional studies of genes that are linked to familial Parkinson's disease.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Identification of a factor that enhance parkin S-nitrosylation RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$150,000 01 Jun 2006

Robert Zhong QI Assistant Professor

(2358 7273 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Calgary (1996)

Assistant Professor & Principal Investigator, Proteomics Group & Protein Chemistry Facility, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore (1999-2002) Current Research Activities: Proteomics and proteomic technology, neural signal transduction.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Functional proteomics to decipher protein complexes of the cell regulatory machinery in model systems UGC - High Impact Area HK$400,000 16 Sep 2004 Investigation of the role of Cdk5 in p70S6k signaling and the regulation of Cdk5 by protein kinase CK2 RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,208,40001 Sep 2004 Proteomic analysis of neuronal Cdk5/p35 signaling complexes and characterization of the Cdk5/p35 function in microtubule dynamics RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,623,00001 Sep 2003 Identification of distinct nuclear import mechanisms for the neuronal kinase Cdk5/p35 RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,102,95701 Oct 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Yew, Elaine, Cheung, Nam Sang, Choy, Meng Shyan, Robert, Qi, Alan, Lee, Zhao Feng, Peng, Alirio, Melendez, Jayapal, Manikandan, Evelyn, Koay, Lily-Lily, Chiu, Wooi Loon, Ng, Matthew, Whiteman, Jeyaseelan, Kandiah, Barry, Halliwell (2005) "Proteasome inhibition by lactacystin in primary neuronal cells induces both potentially neuroprotective and pro-apoptotic transcriptional responses: a microarray analysis", J. Neurochem., 94, 943-956.

Brown, M., Jacobs, T., Eickolt, B., Ferrari, G., Teo, M., Monfries, C., Qi, R.Z., Leung, T., Lim, L., Hall, C. (2004) "Alpha2-Chimaerin, Cdk5/p35 and its target CRMP-2 are essential components in Sema 3A- induced growth-cone collapse", J. Neurosci., 24(41), 8994-9004.

Lim, A.C.B., Hou, Z., Goh, C.P., Qi, R.Z. (2004) "Protein kinase CK2 is an inhibitor of the neuronal Cdk5 kinase", J. Biol. Chem., 279(45), 46668-46673.

Zhu, Y., Stolz, D.B., Guo, F., Ross, M.A., Watkins, S.C., Tan, B.J., Qi, R.Z., Manser, E., Li, Q.T., Bay, B.H., Teo, T.S., Duan, W. (2004) "Signaling via a novel integral plasma membrane pool of a serine/threonine protein kinase PRK1 in mammalian cells", FASEB J., 18(14), 1722-1724.

Qi, Robert Z., Ching, Y.P., Kung, H.F., Wang, J.H. (2003-2004) "Alpha-Chimaerin exists in a functional complex with the Cdk5 kinase in brain", FEBS Lett., 561, 177-180.

Lim, A.C.B., Qi, Robert Z. (2003-2004) "Cyclin-dependent kinases in neural development and degeneration", J. Alzheimer's Dis., 5(4), 329-335. Lim, A.C.B., Tiu, S.Y., Li, Q., Qi, Robert Z. (2003-2004) "Direct regulation of microtubule dynamics by protein kinase CK2", J. Biol. Chem., 279, 4433-4439.

Lim, A.C.B., Qu, D., Qi, Robert Z. (2003-2004) "Protein-protein interactions in Cdk5 regulation and function", Neurosignals, 12, 230-238.

Shui Ying TSANG Visiting Assistant Professor

(2358 8708 ; [email protected])

Current Research Activities:

Jun XIA Assistant Professor

(2358 8714 ; [email protected])

PhD, The Johns Hopkins University (2001)

Current Research Activities: Molecular mechanism of learning and memory; organization of synapse and regulation of synaptic transmission; molecular and cellular bases of neurological and psychiatric diseases.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: An investigation of PICK1's role in molecular mechanism of cocaine addiction using the knockout mice strategy RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$939,968 01 Jan 2005 Dissecting molecular mechanism of PICK1-mediated AMPA receptors trafficking and synaptic plasticity RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,623,00001 Oct 2003 An investigation of PICK1's role in ASIC function using the knockout mice strategy National Natural Science Foundation of China / Research Grants Council HK$392,939 01 Jan 2005 Joint Research Scheme Department of Biology

H Benjamin PENG, Head of Department and Chair Professor

Donald C CHANG, Professor

Maria LI LUNG, Chair Professor; Director of Cooperative Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research Center; Director of Center for Cancer Research

Peiyuan QIAN, Professor and Assoc Director, Atmospheric, Marine and Coastal Environment Program; Director, Coastal Marine Laboratory

Karl W K TSIM, Professor

Madeline C S WU, Professor

Shain Dow KUNG, Adjunct Professor and Professor Emeritus

David K BANFIELD, Associate Professor

King Lau CHOW, Associate Professor

Kevin A W LEE, Associate Professor

Ning LI, Associate Professor

Peng LI, Associate Professor

Andrew L MILLER, Associate Professor

Wenxiong WANG, Associate Professor

Joseph T Y WONG, Associate Professor

Yong XIE, Associate Professor

Pingbo HUANG, Assistant Professor

Siu Chun HUNG, Visiting Assistant Professor

Hongbin LIU, Assistant Professor H Benjamin PENG Head of Department and Chair Professor

(2358 7302 ; [email protected])

PhD (1976) and Postdoctoral Fellow (1976-78) Purdue University

Assistant Professor to Associate Professor, University of Illinois College of Medicine (1978-85) Associate Professor to Full Professor, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1985-2000)

Current Research Activities: Molecular and cellular neuroscience; cell biology; developmental biology.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: The function of a tyrosine phosphatase in synaptic induction RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,335,000 01 Dec 2003 The cytoskeletal scaffold of the developing postsynaptic apparatus RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,343,914 01 Dec 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Madhavan, Raghavan, Peng, H. Benjamin (2006) "HGF induction of postsynaptic specializations at the neuromuscular junction", J. Neurobiol, 66:134-147.

Madhavan, Raghavan, Peng, H. Benjamin (2005) "Molecular regulation of postsynaptic differentiation at the neuromuscular junction", IUBMB Life, 57:719-730.

Geng, L.L., Peng, H. Benjamin (2005) "Visualization of ACh receptor clustering with quantum dots", Washington DC: Society for Neuroscience, Program No. 369.2.

Madhavan, Raghavan, Zhao, Xiaotao, Ruegg, M.A., Peng, H. Benjamin (2005) "Tyrosine phosphatase signaling in MuSK-mediated acetylcholine receptor clustering", Mol. Cell. Neurosci., 28:403- 416.

Zhao, Xiaotao, Madhavan, Raghavan, Peng, H. Benjamin (2004) "Tyrosine phosphatase regulation of MuSK-dependent ACh receptor clustering", J. Neurochem, Supplement 1, P33-13.

Madhavan, Raghavan, Peng, H. Benjamin (2003) "A synaptic balancing act: Local and global signaling in the clustering of ACh receptors at vertebrate neuromuscular junctions", Journal of Neurocytology, 32, 685-696.

Madhavan, R., Zhao, X.T., Chan, F., Wu, Z.G., Peng, H.B. (2003) "The involvement of calcineurin in acetylcholine receptor redistribution in muscle", Mol. Cell. Neurosci., 23: 587-599.

Peng, H. Benjamin, Yang, Jie-Fei, Dai, Zhengshan, Lee, Chi Wai, Hung, Hiu Wai, Feng, Zhi Hua, Ko, Chien-Ping (2003) "Differential Effects of Neurotrophins and Schwann Cell-Derived Signals on Neuronal Survival/Growth and Synaptogenesis", The Journal of Neuroscience, 23(12): 5050-5060.

Donald C CHANG Professor

(2358 7326 ; [email protected])

PhD, Rice University (1970)

Summer Investigator, Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole (1976-94) Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine (1985-91)

Current Research Activities: Molecular biophysics; calcium signaling; cellular structure and function by laser microscopy; mechanisms of cell division and apoptosis; gene transfer and cell fusion using an electric field.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Using single cell analysis to study the apoptotic mechanisms mediated by Bax RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,632,91401 Jan 2006 Research on novel regulators of the Bc1-2 family proteins in apoptosis National Natural Science Foundation of China / Research Grants Council HK$800,000 01 Jan 2006 Joint Research Scheme Representative Research Publications:

Guo, J., Pu, Y.M., Chang, D.C. (2005) "Calcium signalling and apoptosis", Acta Biophys. Sinica, 21:1- 18.

Zhou, L.L., Zhou, L.Y., Luo, K.Q., Chang, D.C. (2005) "Smac/DIABLO and Cytochrome c are released from mitochondria through a similar mechanism during UV-induced apoptosis", Apoptosis, 10:289-299.

Chang, Donald C. (2004) "Electroporation and electrofusion", In Robert A. Meyer (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Molecular Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine,Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, Vol. 4, pp.135-157.

Luo, Kathy Q., Chang, Donald C. (2004) "The gene-silencing efficiency of siRNA is strongly dependent on the local structure of mRNA at the targeted region", Biochem Biophys Res Comm, 318:303- 310.

Chang, Donald C., Xu, Naihan, Luo, Kathy Q. (2003) "Degradation of cyclin B is required for the onset of anaphase in mammalian cells", J. Biol. Chem, 278:37865-37873.

Gao, Wenhua, Pu, Yongmei, Luo, Kathy Qian, Chang, Donald C. (2001) "Temporal relationship between cytochrome c release and mitochondrial swelling during UV-induced apoptosis in living HeLa cells", Journal of Cell Science, 114: 2855-2862.

Li, C. J., Heim, R., Lu, P., Pu, Y. M., Tsien, R. Y., Chang, D. C. (1999) "Dynamic redistribution of calmodulin in HeLa cells during cell division as revealed by a GFP-calmodulin fusion protein technique", J. Cell Sci, 112(10): 1567-1577.

Chang, D. C., Meng, C. (1995) "A localized elevation of cytosolic free calcium is associated with cytokinesis in zebrafish embryo", J. Cell Biol, 131:1539-1545.

Maria LI LUNG Chair Professor; Director of Cooperative Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research Center; Director of Center for Cancer Research

(2358 7307 ; [email protected])

PhD, Stanford University (1978) Lecturer, University of Hong Kong (1980-91) Current Research Activities: Molecular oncology; cancer genomics; epidemiology of cancer.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Cooperative nasopharyngeal carcinoma research center RGC - Central Allocation Vote HK$2,400,00001 Apr 2004 Identification of key tumor suppressor genes mapping to 3p21.3 and global gene expression changes resulting from their critical loss in NPC RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,806,00001 Aug 2004 Molecular and functional investigation of two thrombospondin type 1 repeat candidate tumor suppressor genes mapping to critical regions involved in esophageal carcinoma RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$932,500 01 Aug 2006 Investigation of the DEC1 candidate tumor suppressor gene (TSG) and other candidate TSGs associated with critical loss of 9q33-q34 in esophageal carcinoma RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,084,95701 Sep 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Lung, Hong Lok, Bangarusamy, Dhinoth Kumar, Xie, Dan, Cheung, Arthur Kwok Leung, Cheng, Yue, Kumaran, Mande Kuppusamy, Miller, Lance, Liu, Edison Tak-Bun, Guan, Xin-Yuan, Sham, Jonathan Shuntong, Fang, Yan, Li, Liqiong, Wang, Nancy, Protopopov, Alexey I., Zabarovsky, Eugene

R., Tsao, Sai Wah, Stanbridge, Eric J., Lung, Maria Li (2005) "THY1 is a candidate tumour suppressor gene with decreased expression in metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma", Oncogene, 24: 6525-32.

Ko, Josephine MY, Yau, Wing Lung, Chan, Pui Ling, Lung, Hong Lok, Yang, Lichun, Lo, Paulisally HY, Tang, Johnny CO, Srivastava, Gopesh, Stanbridge, Eric, Lung, Maria Li (2005) "Functional evidence of decreased tumorigenicity associated with monochromosome transfer of chromosome 14 in esophageal cancer and the mapping of tumor-suppressive regions to 14q32", Genes Chromosomes and Cancer, 43: 284-293.

Yang, Lichun, Leung, Alfred CC, Ko, Josephine MY, Lo, Paulisally HY, Tang, Johnny CO, Srivastava, Gopesh, Oshimura, Mitsuo, Stanbridge, Eric J, Daigo, Yataro, Nakamura, Yusuke, Tang,

Cecilia MC, Lau, Kwok W, Law, Simon, Lung, Maria Li (2005) "Tumor suppressive role of a 2.4 Mb 9q33- q34 critical region and DEC1 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma", Oncogene, 24: 697-705.

Lung, Hong Lok, Cheng, Yue, Kumaran, Mande Kuppusamy, Liu, Edison TB, Murakami, Yoshinori, Chan, Cheuk Yu, Yau, Wing Lung, Ko, Josephine Mun Yee, Stanbridge, Eric J, Lung, Maria Li (2004) "Fine mapping of the 11q22-23 tumor suppressive region and involvement of TSLC1 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma", International Journal of Cancer, 112: 628-635.

Cheng, Y, Lung, H. L., Wong, P. S., Hao, D. C., Chim, S. M., Stanbridge, E. J., Lung, M. L. (2004) "Chromosome 13q12 region critical for the viability and growth of nasopharyngeal carcinoma hybrids", Int J Cancer, 109: 357-362.

Lung, Maria (2003) "Functional approaches to localize and identify tumor suppressive regions required for development of nasopharyngeal carcinoma", Cancer Reviews: Asia Pacific, 1: 21-30.

Cheng, Yue, Ko, Josephine M.Y., Lung, Hong Lok, Lo, Paulisally H.Y., Stanbridge, Eric J., Lung, Maria L. (2003) "Monochromosome transfer provides functional evidence for growth-suppressive genes on chromosome 14 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma", Genes, Chromosomes and Cancer, 37: 359-368.

Cheng, Yue, Chakrabarti, Rita, Garcia-Barcelo, Merce, Ha, Thomas J., Srivatasan, Eri, Stanbridge, Eric J., Lung, Maria Li (2002) "Mapping of nasopharyngeal carcinoma tumor-suppressive activity to a 1.8 megabase region of chromosome band 11q13", Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer, 34: 97-103.

Peiyuan QIAN Professor and Assoc Director, Atmospheric, Marine and Coastal Environment Program; Director, Coastal Marine Laboratory

(2358 7331 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Alberta (1991)

Current Research Activities: Larval ecology; anti-fouling; marine aquaculture; benthic ecology; marine natural products.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Centre for marine environmental research and innovative technology (MERIT) UGC - Areas of Excellence HK$2,366,00001 Apr 2004 Bioactive substances from marine microbes RGC - Central Allocation Vote HK$3,470,00001 Jun 2005 Isolation and purification of marine bioactive compounds from marine organisms from Sanya Bay CAS-Croucher Funding Scheme for Joint Laboratories HK$800,000 01 Oct 2004 Isolation and purification of marine bioactive compounds from marine organisms from Sanya Bay HKUST Matching Funds HK$180,000 01 Oct 2004 Discovery of less toxic antifouling compounds from marine extremophiles China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association HK$1,401,75001 Jul 2004 Comparative study of bacterial community composition in marine sponges from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans with focus on the roles of bacteria in the production of metabolites with antibacterial and antifouling activities RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$939,968 01 Jul 2004 Effects of the culture conditions of marine microbes on the production and antifouling bioactivity of microbial metabolites RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,397,91401 Jan 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Jin, T, Qian, Pei-Yuan (2005) "Amino acid exposure modulates the bioactivity of biofilms for larval settlement of Hydroides elegans by altering bacterial community components.", Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 297:169-179.

Dobretsov, SV, Dahms, HU, Tsoi, MMY, Qian, Pei-Yuan (2005) "Chemical control of epibiosis by Hong Kong sponges: the effect of sponge extracts on micro- and macrofouling communities.", Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 279:119-129.

Hung, OS, Thiyagarajan, V, Wu, RSS, Qian, Pei-Yuan (2005) "Effects of ultraviolet radiation on films and subsequent settlement of Hydroides elegans.", Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 304:155-166.

Dahms, HU, Qian, Pei-Yuan (2005) "Exposure of biofilms to meiofaunal copepods affects the larval settlement of the polychaete Hydroides elegans (Polychaeta).", Mar. Dcol. Prog. Ser., 297:203-214.

Thiyagarajan, V, Hung, OS, Chiu, MY, Wu, RSSR, Qian, Pei-Yuan (2005) "Growth and survival of juvenile barnacle Balanus amphitrite: interactive effects of cycrid energy reserve and habitat.", Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 299: 229-237.

Lam, C, Harder, T, Qian, Pei-Yuan (2005) "Growth conditions of benthic diatoms affect quality and quantity of extracellular polymeric larval settlement cues.", Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 294:109-116.

Lau, SCK, Thiyagarajan, V, Cheung, SCK, Qian, Pei-Yuan (2005) "Roles of bacterial community composition in biofilms as a mediator for larval settlement of three marine invertebrates.", Aquatic Microbial Ecology., 38: 41-51.

Qiu, JW, Thiyagarajan, V, Cheung, SCK, Qian, Pei-Yuan (2005) "Toxic effects of copper on larval development of the barnacle Balanu.", Bull. Mar. Sci., 51:688-693.

Karl W K TSIM Professor

(2358 7332 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Cambridge (1987)

Current Research Activities: Molecular neurobiology of synaptogenesis; moleular genetic analysis of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Fractionation and identification of anti-osteoporosis activity from Danggui (Radix Angelica Sinensis) RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$57,000 01 Jan 2006 Research in Chinese medicine and further development Office of the Dean of Science, HKUST HK$150,000 12 Jul 2005 Role of the transmembrane form of the heparansulfate proteoglycan agrin in axonal growth and regeneration Germany / Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme HK$18,200 01 Jan 2006 ATP induces the post-synaptic gene expression in neuron-neuron synapses: Probing the molecular signaling mechanism and transcriptional regulation RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,689,00001 Sep 2004 Determination of synapse-specific and muscle fiber-type-specific expressions of transcript encoding collagen-tailed (ColQ) subunit of AChE RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,210,00001 Sep 2003 PRiMa, a membrane-anchoring protein of globular form acetylcholinesterase (AChE) in brain and muscle: Probing the signaling mechanisms of regulation and restricted localization at synapses RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,447,91401 Sep 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Tsim, K.W.K. (2006) "ATP Induces Post-Synaptic Specializations in Synapses: Transduction and Transcription control", Croucher Advanced Study Institution (ASI): Signaling in Cell Growth and Deifferentitaion, 16-20 Jan, 2006.

Dong, T.T.X., Zhao, K.J., Gao, Q.T., Ji, Z.N., Zhu, T.T., Li, J., Duan, R., Cheung, A.W.H., Tsim, K.W.K. (2006) "Chemical and biological assessment of a Chinese herbal decoction prepared from Radix Astragali and Radix Angelicae Sinensis: determination of drug ratio in having optimized properties", J. Agric. Food Chem., 54: 2767-2774.

Xia, Q., Dong, T.T.X., Tsim, K.W.K., Huang, Z., Zhang, P. (2006) "HPLC-ELSD determination of platycodin E in Radix Platcodonis of different sources", Chin. J. Pharm. Anal., 26:637-639.

Li, S.P., Zhang, G. H., Zeng, Q., Huang, Z. G., Wang, Y.T., Dong, T.T.X., Tsim, K.W.K. (2006) "Hypoglycemic activity of polysaccharide, with antioxidation, isolated from cultured Cordyceps mycelia", Phytomedicine, 13:428-433.

Kung, S.D., Tsim, K.W.K. (2006) Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine-A Prospect From Western Medicine (±q¦è¤è«äºû¬Ý¤¤ÃIJ{¥N¤Æ), Joint Publishing (HK) Co. Ltd..

Li, W., Lee, N.T., Fu, H., Kan, K.K., Pang, Y., Li, M., Tsim, K.W.K., Li, X., Han, Y.F. (2006) "Neuroprotection via inhibition of nitric oxide synthase by bis(7)-tacrine", NeuroReport, 17:471-474.

Li, S.P., Tsim, K.W.K. (2006) "Quality control of Cordyceps sinensis, a valued traditional Chinese medicine", In: Recent Progress in Medicinal Plants, Govil ed. Studium Press LLC, USA.

Carles, M., Cheung, M.K.L., Moganti, S., Dong, T.T.X., Tsim, K.W.K., Ip, N.Y., Sucher, N.J. (2005) "A DNA microarray for the authentication of toxic traditional Chinese medicinal plants", Planta Medica, 71:580-584.

Madeline C S WU Professor

(2358 7301 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Texas, Austin (1966)

Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland (1987-93) Current Research Activities: Algal and bacterial biotechnology; genetic variation of stress response genes.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Pharmacogenomic/pharmacogenetic-guided and related development of therapeutics for cancers and lupus erythematosus Innovation and Technology Commission & Industries HK$6,480,00001 Dec 2003 Comparative genomic study of colorectal cancer (CRC) associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in Chinese and Indonesian UPH-MSG Foundation, Jakartak, Indonesia HK$468,000 01 Aug 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Lau, Ken W. K.,, Ng, Connie Y. M., Ren, Jianping, Lau, Simon C.L, Qian, Pei-Yuan, Wong, Po- Keung, Lau, T.C., Wu, Madeline (2005) "Owenweeksia hongkongensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel marine bacterium of the phylum Bacteroidetes", International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 55:1051-1057. (2005).

Zheng, Zhengui, Wu, Madeline (2004) "Cadmium treatment enhances the production of alkaloid secondary metabolites in Catharanthus roseus", Plant Science, 166, 507-514.

Vladimirov, Vladimir, Wu, Madeline, Pedley, Tim, Denissenko, Peter, Zakhidova, Samuel (2004) "Measurement of cell velocity distributions in populations of motile algae", J of Exptl Biol, 207, 1203-1216.

Wu, Shuangxiu, Zu, Yuangang, Wu, Madeline (2003) "High yield production of salidroside in the suspension culture of Rhodiola sachalinesis", J. Biotechnology, 106, 33-43.

Wu, Shuangxiu, Zu, Yuangang, Wu, Madeline (2001) "Cadmium response of the hairy root culture of the endangered species, Adenophora lobophylla", Plant Science, 160, 551-562.

Hu, Shengxi, Lau, Ken, Wu, Madeline (2001) "Cadmium sequestration in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii", Plant Science, 161, 987-996.

Qian, Pei-Yuan, Wu, Madeline, Ni, I-Hsun (2001) "Comparison of nutrient release among fish feed, fish, scallops, mussels and abalone", Aquaculture, 200: 305-316.

Yin, Kedong, Qian, Pei-Yuan, Wu, Madeline, Chen, Jay, Huang, Liangmin, Song, Xiuxian, Jian, Weijun (2001) "Shift from P to N limitation of phytoplankton biomass across the Pearl River Estuarine plume during summer", Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., Vol 221, P. 17-28. Shain Dow KUNG Adjunct Professor and Professor Emeritus

(2358 7527 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Toronto (1968).Research Cell Biologist/ Biochemist, University of

California, Los Angeles (1971-74). Acting Provost, Maryland Biotechnology Institute, University of Maryland (1989-91) Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (1992-98)

Current Research Activities: Molecular evolution of chloroplast genomes; structure and function of Rubisco; molecular mechanism of genetic tumors.

David K BANFIELD Associate Professor

(2358 8633 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of British Columbia (1991)

Current Research Activities: Intracellular protein trafficking and secretory organelle maintenance.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Studies on the structure and function of SNARE longin domains RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$991,600 01 Sep 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Rossi, Valeria, Banfield, David K., Vacca, Marcella, Dietrich, Lars, Ungermann, Christian, D'Esposito, Maurizio, Galli, Thierry, Filippini, Francesco (2004-2005) "Longins and their longin domains: regulated SNAREs and multifunctional SNARE regulators.", Trends in Biochemical Sciences, Volume 29, pages 682 - 688.

Tai, William, Banfield, David Karl (2002) "Genes that allow cells to grow in the absence of the Golgi SNARE Sft1p: Identification of new components of the vesicle budding machinery.", European Science Foundation meeting 'EXOCYTOSIS: Membrane structure and dynamics.'.

Banfield, David Karl, Tochio, Hidehito, Tsui, Marco, Zhang, Mingjie (2001) "An Auto-Inhibitory Mechanism for Non-Syntaxin SNARE Proteins Revealed by the Structure of Ykt6p.", the Cold Spring Harbor Yeast Cell Biology Meeting.

Tochio, Hidehito, Tsui, Marco Man Kin, Banfield, David Karl, Zhang, Mingjie (2001) "An Auto- Inhibitory Mechanism for Nonsyntaxin SNARE Proteins Revealed by the Structure of Ykt6p", Science, 293, 698-702.

Tai, William, Banfield, David Karl (2001) "AtBS14a and AtBS14b two Bet1 / Sft1-like SNAREs from Arabidopsis thaliana that Complement Mutations in the Yeast SFT1 Gene", FEBS Letters, 500, 177-182.

King Lau CHOW Associate Professor

(2358 7342 ; [email protected])

PhD, Baylor College of Medicine (1990)

Research Associate, Molecular Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Current Research Activities: Pattern formation and differentiation of sensory organ in animal; tissue remodeling and morphogenesis; genetic diseases associated with sensory function; functional genomics in model organism.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Developmental genomics & skeletal research UGC - Areas of Excellence HK$1,722,00021 Apr 2004 Formulation of high quality traditional Chinese medicinal products and development of the corresponding manufacturing processes with product quality assurance Innovation and Technology Commission & Industries HK$1,120,00001 Apr 2006 Characterizationof sin3-like as a mab-21-dependent dbl/sma signal transducer for C. elegans sensory organ differentiation RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,523,00015 Dec 2003 Genome-wide analysis of components required for differentiation and morphogenesis of Caenorhabditis elegans male tail sensory organs RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$2,327,64015 Dec 2004 Molecular genetic analysis of C. elegans mab-22(tbx-2) gene and its role in the ray structural cell for sensory ray organogenesis RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,360,95715 Dec 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Tang, Ce Mun, Hui, Wing Sze, Wong, Yan Fung, Choy, Siu Wah, Tsang, Shun Wa, Lam, Yiu Man, Chow, King L. (2006) "A discovery-based molecular genetics undergraduate lab course using Caenorhabditis elegans.", The 65th Annual Meeting of the Society of Developmental Biology at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.

Chan, Wai Hung, Yip, Shu Yan, Cheng, Albert Wu, Wong, Yan Fung, Chow, King L. (2006) "A transcriptional network controlling male sensory organ development in C. elegans.", The 65th Annual Meeting of the Society of Developmental Biology at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.

Wong, Yan Fung, Ko, Chi Fat, Chow, King L. (2006) "CRM-1 facilitates BMP signaling in Caenorhabditis elegans.", The 65th Annual Meeting of the Society of Developmental Biology at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.

Tam, Chung Nga, Hui, Wing Sze, Chow, King L. (2006) "Characterization of Cuticular Collagen gene ram-2 in Sensory Ray Morphogenesis.", The 65th Annual Meeting of the Society of Developmental Biology at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.

Yip, Shu Yan, Cheng, Albert Wu, Chow, King L. (2006) "Distal-less homolog ceh-43 and Iroquois homolog irx-1 control male sensory organ assembly in C. elegans.", The European Worm Meeting at Hersonissos, Crete, Greece..

So, Wai Kar, Chan, Chung Man, Wu, Mei Yee, Yeung, Wai Shan, Chow, King L. (2006) "Sex pheromone in nematode: developmental synthesis, perception and evolutionary implication.", EMBO Workshop: The study of Evolutionary Biology with Caenorhabditis elegans and closely related species, at

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal.

So, Wai Kar, Chan, Chung Man, Wu, Mei Yee, Yeung, Wai Shan, Chow, King L (2006) "Sex pheromone production in dioecious nematodes and the perception pathway delineated by genetics.", The European Worm Meeting at Hersonissos, Crete, Greece..

Chan, Wai Hung, Wong, Yan Fung, Chow, King L (2006) "mab-22 defines a key component controlling sensory ray assembly in Caenorhabditis elegans.", The European Worm Meeting at Hersonissos, Crete, Greece..

Kevin A W LEE Associate Professor

(2358 8636 ; [email protected])

PhD, McGill University (1985)

Research Scientist, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, UK (1988-95)

Current Research Activities: Mammalian transcription factors; nucleic acid¡Vprotein interactions; Ewings sarcoma oncogene; cancer therapeutics. Representative Research Publications:

Alex, Deepa, Lee, Kevin (2005) "RGG-boxes of the EWS oncoprotein repress a range of transcriptional activation domains", Nucleic Acids Research, 33(4): 1323-1331.

Li, Kim K. C., Goodall, Jane, Goding, Colin R., Liao, S-K., Wang, C-H., Lin, Y-C., Hiraga, H., Nojima, T., Nagashima, K., Schaefer, Karl-Ludwig, Lee, Kevin A. W. (2003) "The melanocyte inducing factor MITF is stably expressed in cell lines from clear cell sarcoma", British Journal of Cancer, 89: 1072-1078.

Feng, L., Lee, K. A. W. (2001) "A Repetitive Element Containing a Critical Tyrosine Residue is Required for Transcriptional Activation by the Ewings Sarcoma Oncogene", Oncogene, 20: 4161-4168.

Huiqing, Z., Lee, K. A. W. (2001) "An hsRPB4/7-dependent yeast assay for trans-activation by the EWS oncogene", Oncogene, 20: 1519-1524.

Lung, R., Lee, K. A. W. (2000) "The cellular Oncogene EWS/ATF1 does not activate adenovirus borne promoters: Implications for cytotoxic pro-drug therapy of MMSP", Cancer Gene Therapy, 7: 396-406.

Li, K. K. C., Lee, K. A. W. (2000) "Transcriptional activation by the EWS oncogene can be cis- repressed by the EWS RNA-binding-domain", J. Biol. Chem, 275: 23053-23058.

Li, K. K. C., Lee, K. A. W. (1998) "MMSP tumor cells expressing the EWS/ATF1 oncogene do not support cAMP-inducible transcription", Oncogene, 16: 1325-1331.

Pan, S., Koh, Y. M., Dunn, T., Li, K. K. C., Lee, K. A. W. (1998) "The EWS/ATF1 fusion protein contains a dispersed activation domain that functions directly", Oncogene, 16: 1625-1631.

Ning LI Associate Professor

(2358 7335 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Washington (1989)

Research Associate, USDA/ARS/PSI Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory (1989-93) Current Research Activities: Plant hormone signal transduction; plant functional genomics; genetic engineering.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Investigation of how the hothead mutations in Arabidopsis promote this plant to repair its defective genes at a "Hot" frequency - A revival of new hopes for development of applicable gene therapy in medicine RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$57,00001 Dec 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Chen, Gu, Wang, Xiaoli, Wong, Waishing, Li, Ning (2005) "Application of 3' untranslated region (UTR) sequence-based amplified polymorphism analysis in rapid authentication of Radix Astragali.", Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 53, 8551-8556.

Chen, Mingjie, V, Vijaykumar, Lu, Bingwen, Li, Ning (2005) "Cis- and trans-cinnamic acids have differential effects on the catalytic properties of Arabidopsis Phenylalanine ammonia lyases PAL1, PAL2 and PAL4.", Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 47, 67-75.

Chen, Gu, Bi, Yurong, Li, Ning (2005) "EGY1 encodes a membrane-associated and ATP- independent metalloprotease that is required for chloroplast development.", The Plant Journal, 41, 363- 375.

Li, Jianfeng, Li, Ning (2005) "Isolation of tomato protease that may be involved in proteolysis of 1- aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase.", Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 47, 1220-1227.

Li, Jianfeng, Qi, Robert Z., Li, Ning (2005) "Multiple cleavages at the carboxyl-terminus of the tomato ACC synthase isomer, LeACS2, by a 64-kDa tomato metalloprotease produce a truncated but active enzyme.", Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 47, 1352-1363.

Wong, Waishing, Guo, Di, Wang, Xiaoli, Yin, Zhiqi, Li, Ning (2005) "Study of cis-cinnamic acid in Arabidopsis thaliana.", Plant Physiology & Biochemistry, 43, 929-937.

Wang, Ningning, Li, Ning (2005) "The GUS reporter-aided analysis of the promoter activities of Arabidopsis ACC synthase genes AtACS4, AtACS5 and AtACS7 induced by hormones and stresses.", Journal of Experimental Botany, 56, 909-920.

Li, Jianfeng, Li, Ning (2005) "Tyr152 plays a central role in catalysis of 1-aminocyclopropane-1- carboxylate synthase.", Journal of Experimental Botany, 56, 2203-2210. Peng LI Associate Professor

(2358 8634 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, San Diego (1995)

Research Associate, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (1997) Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore (1997-2002)

Current Research Activities: Molecular and cellular biology; molecular physiology; molecular mechanism of obesity and diabetes; apoptosis and cancer treatment.

Representative Research Publications:

Volbracht, Christiane, Chua, Boon Tin, Ng, Chee Peng, Bahr, Ben A, Hong, Wanjing, Li, Peng (2005) "The critical role of calpain versus caspase activation in excitotoxic injury induced by nitric oxide", J. Neurochem., 93:1280-1292.

Lin, Shengcai, Li, Peng (2004) "CIDE-A, a novel link between brown adipose tissue and obesity (invited review)", Trends in Mollecular Medicine, 10: 434-439.

Li, Peng (2004) "Cidea, brown fat and obesity.", Mech. Ageing Dev., 125(4):337-8. Zhou, Zhihong, Toh, Shen Y, Chen, Zheng M, Guo, Ke, Ng, Chee P, Ponniah, Sati, Lin, Sheng Cai,

Hong, Wan J, Li, Peng (2003) "CIDE-A deficient mice exhibit lean phenotype and are obesity resistant", Nature genetics, 35: 49-56.

Chua, Boon T, Volbracht, Christiane, Tan, Kee O, Li, Rong, Yu, Victor, Li, Peng (2003) "Mitochondrial translocation of cofilin is an early step in apoptosis induction", Nature Cell Biology, 5:1083-1089. Andrew L MILLER Associate Professor

(2358 8631 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Dundee (1986)

Principal Investigator, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole (1992-95)

Current Research Activities: Calcium signaling during early development; calcium imaging techniques; transgenic model systems for imaging calcium ions in living organisms.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Analysis of cytokinetic protein interactions essential for the terminal phase of cytokinesis RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$30,000 01 Jan 2006 Exploring the role of calcium signaling in normal muscle development and in duchenne muscular dystrophy using intact zebrafish as an animal model RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$939,968 01 Jan 2005 An investigation of calcium signalling in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease using zebrafish and xenopus as animal models RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,221,00001 Sep 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Lee, Karen, Webb, Sarah, Miller, Andrew (2006) "Requirement for a localized, IP3R-generated Ca2+ transient during the furrow positioning process in zebrafish zygotes", Zygote, 14, 143-155.

Cheung, Chris, Webb, Sarah, Meng, Anming, Miller, Andrew (2006) "Transient expression of apoaequorin in zebrafish embryos: extending the ability to image calcium transients during later stages of development", International Journal of Developmental Biology, 50(6), 561-569.

Ho, Sarah, Moreau, Marc, Leclerc, Catherine, Miller, Andrew (2005) "Calcium transients and neural induction in vertebrates", Cell Calcium, 37: 375-385.

Lee, Karen, Ho, Steven, Wong, Carey, Ho, Sarah, Miller, Andrew (2004) "Characterization of mid- spindle microtubules during furrow positioning in early cleavage period zebrafish embryos", Zygote, 12: 221-230.

Cheng, Jackie, Miller, Andrew, Ho, Sarah (2004) "Organization and Function of Microfilaments During Late Epiboly in Zebrafish Embryos", Developmental Dynamics, 231: 313-323.

Lee, Karen, Webb, Sarah, Miller, Andrew (2003) "Ca2+ released via IP3 receptors is required for furrow deepening during cytokinesis in zebrafish embryos", International Journal of Developmental Biology, 47: 411-421.

Webb, Sarah, Miller, Andrew (2003) "Calcium signalling during embryonic development", Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 4: 539-551.

Leclerc, Catherine, Lee, Michelle, Webb, Sarah, Moreau, Marc, Miller, Andrew (2003) "Calcium transients triggered by planar signals induce the expression of ZIC3 gene during neural induction in Xenopus", Developmental Biology, 261: 381-390.

Wenxiong WANG Associate Professor

(2358 7346 ; [email protected] ; http://www.ust.hk/~webbo/faculty/Dr.W.Wang/index.html)

PhD, State University of New York at Stony Brook (1996) Visiting Researcher, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK (1989-91)

Current Research Activities: Metal ecotoxicology and biogeochemistry; marine pollution; physiological ecology.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Centre for marine environmental research and innovative technology (MERIT) UGC - Areas of Excellence HK$490,000 01 Apr 2004 Trace metal and food chain interactions in Hong Kong Coastal waters RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$868,957 01 Jul 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Wang, Wenxiong (2002) "Interaction of trace metals with different marine food chains", Marine Ecology Progress Series, 243: 295-309.

Yan, Q., Wang, W.X. (2002) "Metal exposure and bioavailability to a marine deposit-feeding sipuncula Sipunculus nudus", Environmental Science and Technology, 36: 40-47.

Xu, Y., Wang, W.X. (2002) "The assimilation of detritus-bound metals by marine copepod Acartia spinicauda", Limnology and Oceanography, 47: 604-610.

Yu, R., Wang, W.X. (2002) "Trace metal assimilation and release budget in Daphnia magna", Limnology and Oceanography, 47: 495-504.

Blackmore, G., Wang, W.X. (2002) "Uptake and efflux of Cd and Zn by the green mussel Perna viridis after metal preexposure", Environmental Science and Technology, 36: 989-995.

Wang, W-X., Dei, R. C. H., Xu, Y. (2001) "The responses of Zn assimilation by coastal plankton to macronutrients", Limnology and Oceanography, 46: 1524-1534.

Wang, W-X., Guo, L. (2000) "Influences of natural colloids on metal bioavailability to two marine bivalves", Environmental Science and Technology, 34: 4571-4576.

Wang, W-X., Fisher, N. S. (1999) "Assimilation efficiencies of chemical contaminants in aquatic invertebrates: A synthesis", Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 18: 2034-2045.

Joseph T Y WONG Associate Professor

(2358 7343 ; [email protected] ; http://www.ust.hk/~webbo/faculty/index.html)

PhD, University of Stirling (1988)

Research Fellow and Senior Scientific Officer, Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom (1990-94)

Postdoctoral Fellow, NERC Institute of Virology, Oxford (1988-89)

Postdoctoral Fellow, Imperial Cancer Research Fund Cell Cycle Control Group,Biochemistry Department, Oxford University (1989-92) Current Research Activities: Liquid crystal DNA, histone-like proteins,chromosome topology in dinoflagellates; cell size control, cellulose synthesis & deposition, nanobiotechnology.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Development of pre-bloom fluorimetric assays for the monitoring of harmful algal blooms Environment and Conservation Fund / Woo Wheelock Green Fund HK$960,000 01 Jul 2005 Nanobiotechnology of natural polymers UGC - High Impact Area HK$900,000 10 Sep 2005 Regulation and metabolism of a liquid crystal genome RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,351,500 01 Oct 2004 Replicating minicircles among giant circles RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,102,957 01 Jan 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Yeung, Patrick K.K., Lam, Connie M.C., Ma, Zhi Yi, Wong, Yung hou, Wong, Joseph Tin Yum (2006) "Involvement of calcium mobilization from caffeine-sensitive stores in mechanically-induced cell cycle arrest in the dinoflagellate Crypthecodinium cohnii.", Cell Calcium, 39:259-274.

Kwok, Alvin C.M., Wong, Joseph T.Y. (2005) "Lipid biosynthesis and its coordination with cell cycle progression.", Plant & Cell Physiology, 12:1973-1986.

Wong, Joseph Tin Yum, Kwok, A.C.M. (2005) "Proliferation of Dinoflagellates: Blooming or Bleaching.", BioEssays, 27: 730-740.

Mak, Carmen Ka Man, Hung, Victor K.L., Wong, Joseph Tin Yum (2005) "Type II Topoisomerase activities in both G1 and G2/M phases of the dinoflagellate cell cycle.", Chromosoma, 114:420-431.

Alvin, Kwok, Joseph, Wong (2003) "Cellulose Synthesis is Coupled to Cell Cycle Progression at G1 in the Dinoflagellate Crypthecodinium cohnii", Plant Physiology, 131:1681-1691.

Wong, Joseph, New, David, Wong, Johnny, Hung, Victor (2003) "Histone-Like Proteins of the Dinoflagellate Crypthecodinium cohnii Have Homologies to Bacterial DNA-Binding Proteins", Eukaryotic Cell, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 646-650.

Yeung, Patrick, Wong, Francis, Wong, Joseph (2002) "Mimosine, the allelochemical from Lucaena, selectively stimulates cell proliferation in dinoflagellates", Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 68: 5160-5163. Yeung, P. K. K., New, D., Leveson, A., Yam, C., Poon, R., Wong, J. T. Y. (2000) "The spindle checkpoint in the dinoflagellate Crypthecodinium cohnii", Experimental Cell Research, 254: 120-129.

Yong XIE Associate Professor

(2358 7340 ; [email protected])

PhD, Cornell University (1998)

Current Research Activities: Molecular immunology (including vaccine development for cancer and infectious diseases; antibodies and recombinant antibodies etc).

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Study of immunogenic T cell epitopes in Nucleocapsid (N) protein of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus to develop prevention and treatment of SARS infection Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases HK$770,00001 Feb 2005 Study of human immunogenic T cell epitopes in nucleoprotein (NP) of human influenza A (H5N1) virus Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases HK$800,00001 Aug 2006 Identification of MHC class II-restricted T cell epitopes in a CT antigen HCA-661 RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$57,000 01 Dec 2005 Study of the formation, modulation, and functional consequence of the immunological synapse in B lymphocytes UGC - High Impact Area HK$650,00016 Sep 2004 Study of human CT antigen HCA-661: Its relationship to malignant tumors and its application in tumor immunotherapy National Natural Science Foundation of China / Research HK$221,58701 Jan 2005 Grants Council Joint Research Scheme Representative Research Publications:

Zhong, XF, Yang, HG, Guo, ZF, Sin, WY, Chen, W, Xu, JJ, Fu, L, Wu, J, Mak, CK, Cheng, CS, Yang, YZ, Cao, SY, Wong, TY, Lai, ST, XIE, Y, Guo, ZH (2005) "B cell responses in patients who have recovered from severe acute respiratory syndrome target a dominant site in the S2 domain of the surface spike glycoprotein", Journal of Virology, 79,3401-3408.

QIN, Y, WANG, XH, CUI, HL, CHEUNG, YK, HU, MH, ZHU, SG, XIE, Y (2005) "Human papillomavirus (HPV) type16 E7 peptide38-61 linked with an immunoglobulin G fragment provides protective immunity in mice", Gynecologic Oncology, 96: 475-483.

CHAN, Ray C-F, XIE, Yong (2004) "CD80 transfected human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells activate cytotoxic T lymphocytes to target HCC cells with shared tumor antigens.", Oncology Reports, 12(2): 435-442.

CHEUNG, YK, CHENG, CS, SIN, WY, XIE, Y (2004) "Plasmid encoding papillomavirus Type 16 (HPV16) DNA constructed with codon optimization improved the immunogenicity against HPV infection.", Vaccine, 23 (5);629-638.

Wang, Yue-Dan, Sin, Wan-Yee Fion, Xu, Guo-Bing, Yang, Huang-Hua, Wong, Tin-Yau, Pang, Xue- Wen, He, Xiao-Yan, Zhang, Hua-Gang, Ng, Joice Na Lee, Cheng, Chak-Sum Samuel, Ju, Jing, Meng, Li, Yang, Rui-Feng, Lai, Sik-To, Guo, Zhi-Hong, Yong, Xie, Chen, Wei-Feng (2004) "T-Cell Epitopes in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Coronavirus Spike Protein Elicit a Specific T-Cell Immune Response in Patients Who Recover from SARS", Journal of Virology, p. 5612-5618.

Chan, Chun Fai, Ray, Pang, Xue Wen, Wang, Yue Dan, Chen, Wei Feng, Xie, Yong (2004) "Transduction of dendritic cells with recombinant adenovirus encoding HCA 661 avtivates antologous cytotoxic T lymphocytes to target hepatoma cells", British Journal of Cancer, 90:1636-1643.

Chan, Ray, Xie, Hong, Zhao, Guo Ping, Xie, Yong (2002) "Dendritomas formed by fusion of mature dendritic cells with allogenic human hepatocellular carcinoma cells active autologous cytotoxic T lymphocytes", Immunology Letter, 83(2), pp. 101-109.

Wong, Ho Tsun, Cheng, Samuel Chak-Sum, Sin, Wai-Yee, Chan, Wai-Ching, Sheng, Zu-Tian, Xie, Yong (2002) "A DNA vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease elicits an immune response in swine which is enhanced by co-administration with interleukin-2", Vaccine, 20, 2641-2647. Pingbo HUANG Assistant Professor

(2358 7305 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Cincinnati (1993)

Research Associate, CF Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1997- 2002)

Current Research Activities: Signal transduction in the regulation of ion channels.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Development of carbon nanotube-based amperometric ATP biosensor RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$30,000 01 Jan 2006 Investigation of the role of soluble AC in the modulation of CFTR RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,052,957 01 Oct 2005 Investigation of the role of soluble AC in the modulation of CFTR University of Cincinnati HK$39,000 01 May 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Huang, Pingbo, Gilmore, Elaine, Kultgen, Patricia, Barnes, Paul, Milgram, Sharon, Stutts, M. Jackson (2004) "Local Regulation of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator and Epithelial Sodium Channel in Airway Epithelium", Proceeding of American Thoracic Society, Volume 1, page 33-37.

Huang, P., Lazarowski, E. R., Tarran, R., Milgram, S. L., Boucher, R. C., Stutts, M. J. (2001) "Compartmentalized autocrine signaling to CTTR at the apical membrane of airway epithelial cells", Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 98(24), 14120-14125.

Huang, P., Trotter, K., Boucher, R. C., Milgram, S. L., Stutts, M. J. (2000) "PKA holoenzyme is functionally coupled to CFTR by AKAPs", Am. J. Physiol, 278, C417-C422. Siu Chun HUNG Visiting Assistant Professor

(2358 7303 ; [email protected])

Current Research Activities:

Hongbin LIU Assistant Professor

([email protected])

PhD, University of Hawaii at Manoa (1997)

Senior Research Associate, Lousiana Universities Marine Consortium (2000-05)

Current Research Activities: Plankton ecology; marine microbial food web structure and trophic dynamics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Effects of nutrient limitation, grazing, and viral infection on phytoplankton photosynthesis RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$150,000 01 Jan 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Dagg, Michael, Liu, Hongbin, Thomas, A. C. (2006) "Effects of mesoscale phytoplankton variability on the copepods Neocalanus flemingeri and N. plumchrus in the coastal Gulf of Alaska", Deep-Sea Research I, 53, 321-332.

Liu, Hongbin, Dagg, Michael, Strom, Suzanne (2005) "Grazing by the calanoid copepod Neocalanus cristatus on the microbial foodweb in the coastal Gulf of Alaska", Journal of Plankton Research, 27, 647- 662. Department of Chemistry

Xiaoyuan LI, Head of Department and Professor

Chris Chi Kwong CHANG, Professor

Richard HAYNES, Professor

Guocheng JIA, Professor

Reinhard RENNEBERG, Professor

Ben Zhong TANG, Professor

Yundong WU, Professor

Yijing YAN, Professor

Shihe YANG, Professor

Wei Min DAI, Associate Professor

Wa Hung LEUNG, Associate Professor

Zhenyang LIN, Associate Professor

Ian D WILLIAMS, Associate Professor

Bing XU, Associate Professor

Jianzhen YU, Associate Professor

Lam Lung YEUNG, Adjunct Associate Professor

Song GAO, Assistant Professor

Zhihong GUO, Assistant Professor Xiaoyuan LI Head of Department and Professor

(2358 7356 ; [email protected])

PhD, Princeton University (1988)

Research Associate, National Research Council of Canada (1989-91)

Current Research Activities: Biophysical, bioinorganic and bio-analytical chemistry; materials science.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Molecule-specific Detection of Biomarkers by Nanoparticle-bioconjugate-guided Surface-enhanced Resonance Raman Microspectroscopy RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$613,60001 Jan 2006 Exited State Vibronic Propertis of Push-Pull Porphyrins: A Study by Resonance Raman and Resonance Hyper Raman Spectroscopies RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$283,00001 Jan 2005 Vibronic properties of two-photon accessible excited states of 2^n-polar (n = 2, 3, 4) chromophores: A study by resonance hyper Raman and surface-enhanced resonance hyper Raman spectroscopies RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$80,000 01 Jan 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Zhang, H., Cai, J.W., Feng, X-L., Liu, J.Z., Li, X-Y., Ji, L-N. (2001-2002) "Assembly of Tris(2- aminoethyl)amines and Its Unusual Conversion by Silver(I)-Ions", Inorg. Chem. Commun., 4(5), 241-244.

Yang, W.J., Li, X-Y., Yu, N-T. (2001-2002) "Bifunctional Electrocatalytic Films with Gold Nanoparticles and Metalloporphyrin: Preparation and Characterization", Mat. Res. Soc. Proc. 'Synthesis, Functional Properties, and Applications of Nanostructures', 676, Y3.26.1 - Y3.26.6.

Chen, J.X., Wang, S.H., Li, X-Y., Yan, Y-J., Yang, S.H., Yang, S.L., Wang, J.N., Ge, W. (2001-2002) "Fast Interfacial Charge Separation I Chemically Hybridized CdS-PVK Nanocomposites Studied by Photoluminescence and Photoconductivity Measurements", Chem. Phys. Lett., 333, 375-380.

Guo, L., Huang, Q., Li, X-Y, Yang, S-H (2001-2002) "Iron Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications in Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering and Electrocatalysis", Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 3(9), 1661-1665.

Li, X-Y, Yao, G. (2001-2002) "Layer-by-layer Assembled Molecular Films - II: Monolayers of Metal Nanoclusters from Photochemical and sonochemical Conversion of Multilayered Ionic Films", Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 371, 99-102.

Li, X-Y., Pei, J-H. (2001-2002) "Layer-by-layer Assembled Molecular Films - III: Electrochemical Assembly and Electropolymerization of Noble Metal Complexes", Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 371, 103-106.

Chao, H., Li, R-H, Jiang, C-W, Li, H., Ji, L-N, Li, X-Y (2001-2002) "Mono-. di- and tetra-nuclear ruthenium(II) complexes containing1,4 bis( 1,10 phenanthroline- 5,6-d imidazol-2-yl)benzene: synthesis, characterization and third-order nonlinear optical properties", J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans, 1920-1926.

Chao, H., Yang, G., Xue, G.Q., Li, H., Williams, I. D., Ji, L.N., Chen, X-M., Li, X-Y (2001-2002) "Ruthenium(II) Complexes Containing Novel Asymmetric Tridentate Ligands: Synthesis, Structure, Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Properties", J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans, (8), 1326-1332.

Chris Chi Kwong CHANG Professor

(2358 7373 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, San Diego (1973)

Professor of Chemistry (1982-98) and Associate Chairman (1990-94), Michigan State University Visiting Professor, National Taiwan University (1991)

Current Research Activities: Synthesis of porphyrins and macrocyclic ligands; biological oxygen binding and activation; models of metalloenzymes; nitrite reduction; electrocatalysis; photodynamic cancer therapy.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Design and Synthesis of Porphyrin Based Crosslinkers for Small Molecule Hydrogels RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$579,80030 Dec 2004 Design and Synthesize the Conjugates of Porphyrin Derivatives and Iron Oxide Magnetic Nanoparticles RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$536,60019 Nov 2005 Design and synthesis of perfluorinated corroles and porphine derivatives for n-channel organic/molecular semiconductors RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$531,00001 Oct 2003 Open laboratory of chemical biology - Biological mechanism and chemical biology of metal ions Office of the Dean of Science, HKUST HK$150,00012 Jul 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Gu, Hong-Wei, Yang, Z., Gao, Jin-Hou, Chang, Chi K., Xu, Bing (2005) "Heterodimers of Nanoparticles: Formation at a Liquid-Liquid Interface and Particle-Specific Surface Modification by Functional Molecules", J. American Chemical Society, 127, 34 -36.

Lai, Siu-Wai, Hou, Yuan-Jun, Che, Chi-Ming, Pang, Hei-Leung, Wong, Kwok-Yin, Chang, Chi K., Zhu, Nianyong (2004) "Electronic Spectroscopy, Photophysical Properties, and Emission Quenching Studies of an Oxidatively Robust Perfluorinated Platinum Porphyrin", Inorganic Chemistry, 43, 3724 -3732.

Mak, Nai-Ki, Li, Kai-Man, Leung, Wing-Nang, Wong, Ricky N.-S., Huang, Dolly P., Lung, Maria Li, Lau, Yan-Kin, Chang, Chi K. (2004) "Involvement of Both Endoplasmic Reticulum and Mitochondria in Photokilling of NPC Cells by thePhotosensitizer Zn-BC-AM", Biochemical Pharmacology, 68, 2387-2396.

Chang, Chi K., Liu, Hai-Yang, Lai, Tat-Shing, Yeung, Lam-Lung (2003) "First Synthesis of Perfluorinated Corrole and Its Mn=O Complex", Organic Letters, 5(5), 617-620.

Lai, Tat-Shing, Lee, Stephen K.S., Yeung, Lam-Lung, Liu, Hai-Yang, Williams, Ian D., Chang, Chi K. (2003) "Remarkable axial ligand effect on regioselectivity towards terminal alkenes in epoxidation of dienes by a robust manganese porphyrin", JCS Chemical Communications, 5: 620-621.

Chang, Chi K., Lai, Tat-Shing, Ng, Kim-Ho, Liu, Hai-Yang, Yeung, Lam-Lung (2002) "Effect of Fifth Coordination in Catalytic Epoxidation by a Chiral Manganese Porphyrin", Synlett, 9, 1475-78.

Chang, Chi Kwong, Lam, Wison S.W., Lau, Yan-Kin, Mak, N.K. (2002) "Photodynamic Activities of Modified Porphycene and Benzochlorin on Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cells", 2nd International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, organized by Kyoto University and Society of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, Kyoto, Japan.

Chang, Chi Kwong, Lai, Tat-Shing, Liu, Hai-Yang, Che, Chi-Ming (2002) "Remarkable Rate Acceleration of Hydrocarbon Oxidation by Perfluorinated Oxometalloporphyrin", 5th International Symposium on Functional Pi-Electron Systems, organized by German Chemical Society, Max-Planck

Institute, and University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany. Richard HAYNES Professor

(2358 7364 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Western Australia (1970)

Reader in Organic Chemistry, University of Sydney (1989-92)

Current Research Activities: Total synthesis of clinical and pharmaceutical agents; naturally occurring drugs from Chinese plants; asymmetric catalysis.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Institute of molecular technology for drug discovery and synthesis UGC - Areas of Excellence HK$500,000 28 Nov 2005 Artemisinin (Qinghaosu): Towards rationally designed new peroxidic drugs RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$57,000 01 Dec 2005 Artemisinin (Qinghaosu): Towards rationally designed new peroxidic drugs RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$754,500 14 Aug 2006 Assessment of impurities in rectal artesunate World Health Organization HK$504,862 15 Nov 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Haynes, Richard K., Fugmann, Burkhard, Stetter, Joerg, Rieckmann, Karl, Heilmann, Hans-Dietrich, Chan, Ho-Wai, Cheung, Man-Ki, Lam, Wai-Lun, Wong, Ho Ning, Croft, Simon L, Vivas, Livia, Rattray, Lauren, Stewart, Lindsay, Peters, Wallace, Robinson, Brian L., Edstein, Michael, Kotecka, Barbara, Kyle, Dennis E., Beckermann, Bernard, Gerisch, Michael, Radtke, Michael, Steinke, Wolfram, Wollborn, Ute, Schmeer, Karl, Roemer, Axel (2006) "Artemisone - A Highly Active Antimalarial Drug of the Artemisinin Class.", Angewandte Chemie International Edition ., Vol. 45, 2006, pp. 2082-2088.

Haynes, Richard K. (2006) "From Artemisinin to New Artemisinin Antimalarials: Biosynthesis, Extraction, Old and New Derivatives, Stereochemistry and Medicinal Chemistry Requirements", Current Medicinal Chemistry, Vol. 13, 2006, pp. 509-537. Uhlemann, Anne-Catrin, Cameron, Angus, Eskstein-Ludwig, Ursula, Fischbarg, Jorge, Iserovich, Pavel,

Zuniga, Felipe, East, Malcolm, Lee, Anthony, Brady, Leo, Haynes, Richard, Krishna, Sanjeev (2005) "A Single Amino Acid Residue Determines Sensitivity of SERCAS To Artemisinins", Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, 2005, 12, 628-629.

Haynes, Richard, Chan, Ho-Wai, Ho, Wing-Yan, Ko, Cifford, Gerena, Lucia, Kyle, Dennis, Peters, Wallace, Robinson, Brian (2005) "Convenient Access Both to Highly Antimalaria Active 10- Arylaminoartemisinins, and to 10-Alkyl Ethers Including Artemether, Arteether, and Artelinate", ChemBioChem, 2005, 659-667.

Chen, He-Ru, Haynes, Richard, Scherkenbeck, Jurgen, Sze, Kong Hung, Zhu, Guang (2004) "Elucidation of Solution Conformations of Loloatin C by NMR Spectroscopy Combined with Molecular Simulation", European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 31-37.

Haynes, Richard, Ho, Wing Yan, Chan, Ho Wai, Fugmann, Burkhard, Stetter, Jorg, Croft, Simon, Vivas, Livia, Peters, Wallace, Robinson, Brian (2004) "Highly Antimalaria-Active Artemisinin Derivatives: Biological Activity Does Not Correlate with Chemical Reactivity", Angewandte Chemie International Edition, vol 43, pp. 1381 ¡V1385.

Chen, Heru, Haynes, Richard, Scherkenbeck, Juergen (2004) "Synthesis of Antibiotic Cyclic Hexapeptides Based on the Cyclic Decapeptide Loloatin C by a Novel in situ Non-directed Cyclization Method", European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 38-47.

Schmuck, Gabriel, Temerowski, Michael, Haynes, Richard, Fugmann, Burkhard (2003) "Identification of Non-neurotoxic Artemisinin Derivatives in vivo and in vitro", In: Research Advances in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Vol. 3, pp. 35-47.

Guocheng JIA Professor

(2358 7361 ; [email protected])

PhD, Ohio State University (1989)

Current Research Activities: Organometallic chemistry; materials synthesis; homogeneous catalysis; metal hydride chemistry.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Carbon-carbon Bond Formation Reactions Involving C-H Bond Activation RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$321,000 01 Jan 2006 Transition metal Mediated Transformation of Terminal Alkynes via Vinylidene Intermediates RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$283,000 01 Jan 2005 Catalytic cycloaddition reactions of alkynes with azides RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$20,000 01 Jan 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Xue, Peng, Zhu, Jun, Liu, Shenghua, Huang, Xin, Ng, Weng Sang, Sung, Herman H. Y., Wiliams, Ian D., Lin, Zhenyang, Jia, Guochen (2006) "Reactions of Cp*Ru(H2O)(NBD) + with Dihydrogen, Silanes, Olefins, Alkynes, and Allenes", Organometallics, 25, 2344-2354.

Zhang, H., Xia, H., He, G., Wen, Ting Bin, Gong, L., Jia, Guochen (2006) "Synthesis and Characterization of Stable Ruthenabenzenes", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 45, 2920-2923.

Zhu, Jun, Jia, Guochen, Lin, Zhenyang (2006) "Theoretical Investigation of Alkyne Metathesis Catalyzed by W/Mo Alkylidyne Complexes", Organometallics, 25, 1812-1819.

Yousufuddin, M., Wen, Ting Bin, Mason, S. A., McIntyre, G. J., Jia, Guochen, Bau, R. (2005) "Neutron Diffraction Study of OsH3Cl(PPh3)3, a Complex Containing a Highly ¡§Stretched¡¨ Dihydrogen Ligand: The Reaction Profile of Oxidative Addition to an H-H Bond", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 44, 7227- 7230.

Chen, Xingguo, Xue, Peng, Sung, Herman H. Y., Williams, Ian D, Peruzzini, Maruzio, Bianchini, Claudio (2005) "Ruthenium Promoted Z-Selective Head-to-Head Dimerization of Terminal Alkynes in Organic and Aqueous Medium", Organometallics, 24, 4330-4332.

Zhang, Li, Chen, Xingguo, Xue, Peng, Sung, Herman H. Y., Williams, Ian D., Sharpless, K. B., Fokin, V. V., Jia, Guochen (2005) "Ruthenium-Catalyzed Cycloaddition of Alkynes and Organic Azides", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127, 15998-15999.

Hu, Quanyuan, Lu, Wei Xin, Tang, Hongding, Sung, Herman H. Y., Wen, Ting Bin, Williams, Ian D., Wong, George K. L., Lin, Zhenyang, Jia, Guochen (2005) "Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Trimetallic Acetylide Complexes with a 1,3,5-Triazine Core", Organometallics, 24,3966-3973. Wen, Ting Bin, Hung, Wai Yiu, Sung, H. H. Y., Williams, Ian D., Jia, Guochen (2005) "Syntheses of Metallabenzynes from an Allenylcarbene Complex", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127, 2856-2857.

Reinhard RENNEBERG Professor

(2358 7387 ; [email protected])

PhD, Central Institute of Molecular Biology, Berlin (1979)

Head, Department of Immunosensors, Fraunhofer Institute of Chemical and Biosensors, Munster University, Germany (1991-95) Reader in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (1995-98), HKUST

Current Research Activities: Biosensors and bioelectronics; analytical biochemistry and biotechnology; environmental chemistry; medical diagnostics; protein engineering.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Nanocrystal Probes with Mega-Releasing Fluorophores for Signal-Amplified DNA Array RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$321,000 01 Aug 2005 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) in LbL-nanoengineered microcapsules for SARS virus counting RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$283,000 01 Oct 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Chan, Cangel P.Y., Lehmann, Matthias, Renneberg, Ilka, Ziegler, Jurgen, Cautherley, Geoge W.H., Glatz, Jan F.C., Renneberg, Reinhard (2006) "A Novel Credit-Card Style Assay for Beside Determination of Fatty Acid-Binding Protein", IVD Technology Magazine, 12, no. 2(2006):p. 51.

Sin, King-Keung, Chan, Cangel Pui-Yee, Pang, Ting-Huen, Seydack, Matthias, Renneberg, Reinhard (2006) "A highly sensitive fluorescent immunoassay based on avidin-labeled nanocrystals", Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry, 384(3):638-44, 2006. Kwan, Roger Cheuk Hung, Hon, Phoebe Yuen Ting, Leung, HF, Cheung, Henry C F, Hirota, Kazuo,

Renneberg, Reinhard (2006) "Biosensor for rapid determination of 3-hydroxybutyrate using bi-enzyme system", Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 1101-6, 2006.

Renneberg, Reinhard (2006) Biotechnologie fuer Einsteiger (Beginner s biotech), Biotechnologie fuer Einsteiger (Beginner s biotech). Elsevier-SAV, Muenich 2006.

Wen, Xiaogang, Xie, Yu-Tao, Mak, Martin Wing Cheung, Cheung, Kwan Yee, Li, Xiao-Yuan, Renneberg, Reinhard, Yang, Shihe (2006) "Dendritic nanostructures of silver: facile synthesis, structural characterizations, and sensing applications", Langmuir, 22(10):4836-42, 2006.

Chan, Cangel P.Y., Choi, Junet W.Y., Cao, Kai-Yuan, Wang, Ming, Gao, Yang, Zhou, Duan-Hua, Di, Biao, Xu, Hui-Fang, Leung, Man-Fai, Bergmann, Andreas, Lehmann, Matthias, Nie, Yong-Mei, Cautherley, George W.H., Renneberg, Reinhard, Zheng, Bo-Jian (2006) "Detection of serum neopterin for early assessment of dengue virus infection", Journal of Infection, 2006.

Zheng, Bojian, Cao, Kai-Yuan, Chan, Cangel P Y, Choi, Junet W Y, Leung, Wingman, Leung, Manfai, Duan, Zhao-Hui, Gao, Yang, Wang, Ming, Di, Biao, Hollidt, Jorg M, Bergmann, Andreas, Lehmann, Matthias, Renneberg, Ilka, Tam, John S L, Chan, Paul K S., Cautherley, George W H., Fuchs,

Dietmar, Renneberg, Reinhard (2005) "Serum neopterin for early assessment of severity of severe acute respiratory syndrome", Clinical Immunology, 116(1):18-26, 2005.

Kwan, Roger Cheukhung, Hon, Phoebe Yuenting, Mak, Karen Kawai, Renneberg, Reinhard (2004- 2005) "Amperometric determination of lactate with novel trienzyme/poly(carbamoyl) sulfonate hydrogel- based sensor", Biosensors & Bioelectronics, Jul 15, 2004, 19(12):1745-52.

Ben Zhong TANG Professor

(2358 7375 ; [email protected] ; http://home.ust.hk/~tangbenz)

PhD, Kyoto University (1988)

Senior Research Scientist, Neos Co Ltd (1989-94) Current Research Activities: Polymer chemistry; materials science; liquid crystals; chiral polymers; optical materials; light-emitting polymers; biomimetic materials; nanotechnology; hyperbranched polymers.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Macromolecular Construction by Acetylenic Coupling: Synthesis and Properties of Hyperbranched Conjugative Polydiynylenes RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$283,00031 Dec 2004 Synthesis of Light-Emitting Materials and Exploration of Their Sensory Applications RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$428,00001 Sep 2005 Conjugated organometallic polymers with linear and hyperbranched topological structures: Synthesis and their use as precursors to specialty nanomaterials RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$671,00031 Dec 2003 Tang's donation Ben Zhong Tang HK$20,607 22 Nov 2005 Carbon-rich metal-containing molecular and nano-scale functional materials RGC - Central Allocation Vote HK$320,00001 Mar 2006 AIE-active molecules: Synthesis, mechanistic investigation, and exploration of their electronic, photonic, and biotechnological applications RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$20,000 01 Dec 2005 Development of controllable crystalline organic-inorganic hybrids based on perovskite framework National Natural Science Foundation of China / Research Grants HK$572,80001 Jan 2004 Council Joint Research Scheme Representative Research Publications:

Li, Zhen, Dong, Yongqiang, Haeussler, Matthias, Lam, Jacky Wing Yip, Dong, Yuping, Wu, Lijun, Wong, Kam Sing, Tang, Ben Zhong (2006) "Synthesis of, Light Emission from, and Optical Power Limiting in, Soluble Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Functionalized by Disubstituted Polyacetylenes", The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2006, 110, 2302¡V2309.

Lai, Lo Ming, Lam, Jacky Wing Yip, Qin, Anjun, Dong, yongqiang, Tang, Ben zhong (2006) "Synthesis, Helicity, and Chromism of Optically Active Poly(phenylacetylene)s Carrying Different Amino Acid Moieties and Pendant Terminal Groups", The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2006, 110, 11128¡V11138.

Hua, Jianli, Lam, Jacky Wing Yip, Dong, Hongchen, Wu, Lijun, Wong, Kam Sing, Tang, Ben Zhong (2006) "Synthesis, Light Emission, and Photo-cross-linking of Luminescent Polyacetylenes Containing Acrylic Pendant Groups", Polymer, 2006, 47, 18¡V22.

Tong, Hui, Dong, Yongqiang, Haeussler, Matthias, Lam, Jacky Wing Yip, Sung, Herman Ho Yung, Williams, Ian D, Sun, Jingzhi, Tang, Ben Zhong (2006) "Tunable Aggregation-Induced Emission of Diphenyldibenzofulvenes", Chemical Communications, 2006, 1133¡V1135.

Li, Zhen, Qin, Anjun, Lam, Jacky Wing Yip, Dong, Yuping, Dong, Yongqiang, ye, Cheng, Williams, Ian D, Tang, Benzhong (2005) "Facile Synthesis, Large Optical Nonlinearity, and Excellent Thermal Stability of Hyperbranched Poly(aryleneethynylene)s Containing Azobenzene Chromophores", Macromolecules, 2006, 39, 1436¡V1442.

Haeussler, Matthias, Dong, Hong-chen, Lam, Jacky Wing Yip, Zheng, Rong-hua, Qin, An-jun, Tang, Ben-zhong (2005) "Hyperbranched Conjugative Macromolecules Constructed from Triple-Bond Building Blocks", Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 23, 6, 567¡V591.

Haeussler, Matthias, Sun, Qunhui, Xu, Kaitian, Lam, Jacky Wing Yip, Dong, Hongchen, Tang, Benzhong (2005) "Hyperbranched Poly(ferrocenylene)s Containing Groups 14 and 15 Elements: Syntheses, Optical and Thermal Properties, and Pyrolytic Transformations into Nanostructured Magnetoceramics", Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, 2005, 15, 67¡V81.

Hua, Jianli, Li, Zhen, Lam, Jacky Wing Yip, Xu, Haipeng, Sun, Jingzhi, Dong, Yuping, Dong, Yongqiang, Qin, Anjun, Yuan, Wangzhang, Chen, Hongzheng, Wang, Mang, Tang, Ben Zhong (2005) "Induced Chain Alignment, Efficient Energy Transfer, and Enhanced Light Emission in Functional Polyacetylene¡VPerovskite Hybrids", Macromolecules, 2005, 38, 8127¡V8130. Yundong WU Professor

(2358 7391 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Pittsburgh (1986)

Research Associate, University of California, Los Angeles (1989-91)

Current Research Activities: Theoretical organic, bioorganic and materials chemistry.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Development of anti HIV-1 drugs based on inhibiting gp120 binding to CD4 National Natural Science Foundation of China / Research Grants Council Joint HK$780,31901 Jan 2005 Research Scheme

Representative Research Publications:

Yang, D., Zhang, Y.H., Li, B., Chang, D.W., Chan, J.C.Y., Zhu, N.Y., Luo, S.W., Wu, Yun-Dong (2004) "Effect of side chains on turns and helices in peptides of beta(3)-aminoxy acids", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 126, 6956-6966.

Tang, Z., Jiang, F., Cui, X., Gong, L.Z., Mi, A.Q., Jiang, Y.Z., Wu, Yun-Dong (2004) "Enantioselective direct aldol reactions catalyzed by L-prolinamide derivatives", Proc. Nat. Aca. Sci. USA, 101, 5755-5760.

Chung, Lun Wa, Wu, Yun-Dong, Trost, Barry M., Ball, Zachary T. (2003) "A Theoretical Study on the Regio- and Stereo-selectivities of Hydrosilylation Catalyzed by Cationic Ruthenium Complexes", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125, 11578-11582.

Yang, D., Li, W., Qu, J., Luo, S.W., Wu, Yun-Dong (2003) "A new strategy to induce gamma-turns: Peptides composed of alternating alpha-aminoxy acids and alpha-amino acids", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125, 13018-13019.

Yang, D., Qu, J., Li, W., Wang, D.P., Ren, Y., Wu, Yun-Dong (2003) "A reverse turn structure induced by a D,L-alpha-aminoxy acid dimer", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125, 14452-14457.

Liu, H.C., Yang, S.H., Zhang, X.H., Wu, Yun-Dong (2003) "Unusual Chemistry of the Complex Mg¡P+(2-fluoropyridine) Activated by the Photoexcitation of Mg¡P+", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125, 12351- 12357.

Yu, Z. X., Wu, Y. D. (2003) "A DFT Study of Regio- and Stereochemistry of the Lewis-Acid-Catalyzed Reactions of 5-Alkoxyoxazoles with Aldehyde: Aryl Substituent at the 2 Position of 5-Alkoxyoxazole is Critical to the Formation of 4-Alkoxycarbonyl-2-Oxazoline", J. Org. Chem., 68, 421-432.

Zhao, Y-L., Wu, Y-D. (2002) "A Theoretical Study on Beta-Sheet Models: Is the Formation of Hydrogen Bond Network Cooperative?", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124, 1570-1571.

Yijing YAN Professor

(2358 7388 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Rochester (1989)

Research Chemist, University of California, San Diego (1992-93)

Current Research Activities: Quantum dissipation; charge transfer/transport in DNA and molecular wires; molecular nonlinear spectroscopy in condensed phases; computational methods in chemical physics of complex systems.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Relaxation and radiation of molecular complexes RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$233,000 01 Jan 2005 Electron correlation, inelastic scattering, and transient behavior in molecular electronics RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$231,000 01 Sep 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Han, Ping, Xu, RuiXue, Li, Baiqing, Xu, Jian, Cui, Ping, Mo, Yan, Yan, YiJing (2006) "Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Electron Transfer in Debye Solvents: An Analytical and Nonperturbative Reduced Density Matrix Theory", Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 110, 11438.

Cheng, Jing, Han, Shensheng, Yan, YiJing (2006) "Stimulated Raman Adiabatic Passage from Atomic to Molecular Bose-Einstein Condensates: Feedback Laser-Detuning Control and Suppression of Dynamical Instability", Physics Review A, 73, 035601.

Cheng, Jing, Han, Shensheng, Yan, YiJing (2005) "Transverse Localization and Slow Propagation of Light", Physics Review A, 72, 021801(R).

Wei, JianHua, Wang, L.X., Chan, K.S., Yan, YiJing (2005) "Trapping and Hopping of Bipolarons in DNA: Su-Schrieffer-Heeger Model Calculations", Physics Review B, 72, 064304. Xu, Rui-Xue, Cui, Ping, Li, Xin-Qi, Mo, Yan, Yan, YiJing (2005) "Exact quantum master equation via the calculus on path integrals", J. Chem. Phys., 122, 041103.

Yan, YiJing, Xu, Rui-Xue (2005) "Quantum Mechanics of Dissipative Systems", Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem., 56, 187-219.

Li, Xin-Qi, Luo, JunYan, Yang, Yong-Gang, Cui, Ping, Yan, YiJing (2005) "Quantum master-equation approach to quantum transport through mesoscopic systems", Phys. Rev. B, 71, 205304.

Li, Xin-Qi, Cui, Ping, Yan, YiJing (2005) "Spontaneous relaxation of a charge qubit under electrical measurement", Phys. Rev. Lett., 94, 066803.

Shihe YANG Professor

(2358 7362 ; [email protected])

PhD, Rice University (1988)

Current Research Activities: Gas phase clusters; nanomaterials; fullerene derivative materials.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Predictive nanofabrication of functional materials through chemistry: A new paradigm for device applications UGC - High Impact Area HK$600,00010 Sep 2005 Novel functional materials based on fullerene and metallofullerene derivatives: Synthesis, characterization and applications National Natural Science Foundation of China / Research Grants Council Joint HK$595,66401 Jan 2005 Research Scheme Representative Research Publications:

Wen, Xiaogang, Xie, Yu-Tao, Mak, Martin Wing Cheung, Cheung, Kwan Yee, Li, Xiao-Yuan, Renneberg, Reinhard, Yang, Shihe (2006) "Dendritic nanostructures of silver: Facile synthesis, structural characterizations, and sensing applications", Langmuir, 22(10), 4836-4842.

Liu, Haichuan, Hu, Yihua, Yang, Shihe, Guo, Wenyue, Fu, Qingtao, Wang, Ling (2006) "Photoreactions in the Gas-Phase Complexes of Mg·+-Dioxanes", J. Phys. Chem. A, 110(13), 4389-4396.

Fang, Yueping, Pang, Qi, Wen, Xiaogang, Wang, Jiannong, Yang, Shihe (2006) "Synthesis of ultrathin ZnO nanofibres aligned on a Zn substrate", Small, 2(5), 612-615.

Zhang, Hua, Fan, Louzhen, Fang, Yueping, Yang, Shihe (2005) "Electrochemistry of Composite Films of C60 and Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes: A Robust Conductive Matrix for the Fine Dispersion of Fullerenes", Chem. Phys. Lett., 413(4-6), 346-350.

Liu, Hai-Cuan, Hu, Yihua, Yang, Shihe, Guo, Wenyue, Lu, Xiaoqing, Zhao, Lianming (2005) "Experimental and computational studies of intra-complex reactions in Mg+(primary, secondary alkylamine) induced by photoexcitation of Mg+*", Chem. Eur. J., 11(21), 6392-6406.

Wu, Yueqin, Fan, Louzhen, Yang, Shihe (2005) "Studies of Metallofullerene (Dy@C82) Embedded in a DDAB Film in Aqueous Solution", J. Phys. Chem. B, 109(38), 17831-17836.

Wen, Xiaogang, Fang, Yueping, Pang, Qi, Yang, Chunlei, Wang, Jiannong, Weikun, Ge, Wong, Kam Sing, Yang, Shihe (2005) "ZnO Nanobelt Arrays Grown Directly from and on Zinc Substrates: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications", J. Phys. Chem. B, 109(32), 15303-15308.

Wen, Xiaogang, Wang, Suhua, Ding, Yong, Wang, Zhong Lin, Yang, Shihe (2005) "Controlled Growth of Large-Area, Uniform, Vertically Aligned Arrays of a-Fe2O3 Nanobelts and Nanowires", J. Phys. Chem. B, 109(1), 215-220.

Wei Min DAI Associate Professor

(2358 7365 ; [email protected] ; http://ihome.ust.hk/~chdai/index.html)

PhD, Kyoto University (1990)

Research Associate, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla (1990-1992) Current Research Activities: Enantioselective reactions and asymmetric catalysis; synthesis of biomedically interesting molecules; design and synthesis of DNA-cleaving enediynes and propargylic sulfones; diversity-oriented synthesis of heterocycles; solid phase organic synthesis; and microwave-assisted organic synthesis.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Study on microwave-assisted encoded split-pool combinatorial synthesis RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$209,000 01 Sep 2004 Novel atropisomeric amide-derived phosphine ligands for asymmetric catalysis RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$380,000 01 Sep 2003 Preparation of polymer-bound chiral reagents for solid-phase organic synthesis RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,387 01 Dec 2004 Preparation of functionalized monodentate chiral ligands RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$57,000 01 Dec 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Chen, Yile, Jin, Jian, Wu, Jinlong, Dai, Wei-Min (2006) "A New Synthesis of Tetrahydrofuran Fragment of Amphidinolides X and Y", Synlett, 1177-1180.

Zhang, Yan, Wang, Yongqiang, Dai, Wei-Min (2006) "Efficient Remote Axial-to-Central Chirality Transfer in Enantioselective SmI2-Mediated Reductive Coupling of Aldehydes with Crotonates of Atropisomeric 1-Naphthamides", Journal of Organic Chemistry, 71, 2445-2455.

Xing, Xinglong, Wu, Jinlong, Feng, Gaofeng, Dai, Wei-Min (2006) "Microwave-Assisted One-Pot Ugi- 4CR and Intramolecular O-Alkylation toward Heterocyclic Scaffolds", Tetrahedron, 62, 6774-6781.

Dai, Wei-Min, Zhang, Ye (2005) "A Family of Simple Amide-Derived Air-Stable P,O-Ligands for Suzuki Cross-Coupling of Unactivated Aryl Chlorides", Tetrahedron Letters, 46, 1377-1381.

Dai, Wei-Min, Guo, Dian-Shun, Sun, Li-Ping, Huang, Xiang-Hong (2003) "Microwave-Assisted Solid- Phase Organic Synthesis (MASPOS) as a Key Step for an Indole Library Construction", Organic Letters, 5, 2919-2922.

Dai, Wei-Min (2003) "Natural Product Inspired Design of Enediyne Prodrugs via Rearrangement of an Allylic Double Bond", Current Medicinal Chemistry, 10, 2265-2283.

Dai, Wei-Min, Yeung, Kelly Ka Yim, Liu, Jin-Ting, Zhang, Ye, Williams, Ian D. (2002) "A Novel Class of Nonbiaryl Atropisomeric P,O-Ligands for Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation", Organic Letters, 4, 1615-1618.

Dai, Wei-Min, Lai, Kwong Wah, Wu, Anxin, Hamaguchi, Wataru, Lee, Mavis Yuk Ha, Zhou, Ling, Ishii, Atsushi, Nishimoto, Sei-Ichi (2002) "DNA Cleavage Potency, Cytotoxicity, and Mechanism of Action of a Novel Class of Enediyne Prodrugs", Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 45, 758-761.

Wa Hung LEUNG Associate Professor

(2358 7360 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Hong Kong (1989)

Current Research Activities: Inorganic and organometallic synthesis; homogeneous catalysis; materials synthesis; bioinorganic chemistry.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Organometallic compounds of iridium with bipyridine ligands RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$321,00001 Jan 2006 Meta complexes in sulfur-rich coordination environments: functional models of metal sulfur containing enzymes RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$283,00001 Jan 2005 Molecular models of sulfated metal oxides RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$531,00031 Dec 2003 Synthesis of high oxidation state ruthenium imido complexes and their applications to organic synthesis RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$20,000 01 Jan 2006 Representative Research Publications:

Yi, Xiao Yi, Zhang, Qian Feng, Lam, T. C. H., Chan, E. Y. Y., Williams, Ian D., Leung, Wa Hung (2006) "Phosphato, chromato and perrhenato complexes of titanium(IV) and zirconium(IV) containing Klaui¡¦s tripodal ligand", Inorganic Chemistry, 45, pp. 328-225.

Zhang, Qian Feng, Lam, Tony C. H., Yi, Xiao Yi, Chan, Eddie Y. Y., Wong, Wai Yeung, Sung, Herman H. Y., Williams, Ian D., Leung, Wa Hung (2005) "Titanium(IV) and zirconium(IV) sulfato complexes containing the Klaui tripodal ligand: Molecular models of sulfated metal oxide surfaces", Chemistry A European Journal, 11, pp 101-111.

Zhang, Qian Feng, Lam, Tony C. H., Chan, Eddie Y. Y., Lo, Samuel M. F., Williams, Ian D., Leung, Wa Hung (2004) "A water-soluble tetranuclear Zr-IV compound supported by the Klaui tripodal ligand: A model of Zr-IV in aqueous media", Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 43, pp 1715-1718.

Chan, Eddie Y. Y., Zhang, Qian Feng, Sau, Yiu Keung, Lo, Samuel M. F., Sung, Herman H. Y., Williams, Ian D., Haynes, Richard K., Leung, Wa Hung (2004) "Chiral bisphosphinite metalloligands derived from a P-chiral secondary phosphine oxide", Inorganic Chemistry, 43, pp 4921-4926.

Zhang, Qian-Feng, Lam, Tony Chong Ho, Chan, Eddie, Lo, Samuel, Williams, Ian, Leung, Wa- Hung (2004) "A water-soluble tetranuclear Zr(IV) complexes supported by the Kläui tripodal ligand: a model of Zr(IV) in aqueous media", Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 43, 1715.

Lam, Tony, Mak, Wing-Leung, Wong, Wing-Leung, Kwong, Hoi-Lun, Sung, Herman Hy, Lo, Samuel Mf, Williams, Ian D, Leung, Wa-Hung (2004) "Synthesis and crystal structure of a chiral C3-symmetric oxygen tripod ligand and its applications to asymmetric catalysis", Organometallics, 23, 1247-1252.

Lai, Chui-Ying, Chan, Eddie Y. Y., Mak, Wing-Leung, Sau, Yiu-Keung, Zhang, Qian-Feng, Lo, Samuel M F, Williams, Ian, Leung, Wa-Hung (2003) "Ruthenium complexes with chiral tetradentate imino-sulfoxide ligands", Inorganic Chemistry, 42, 5863-5870.

Leung, Wa-Hung (2003) "Synthesis and reactivity of organoimido complexes of chromium", European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, No. 4, pp. 583-593. Zhenyang LIN Associate Professor

(2358 7379 ; [email protected] ; http://home.ust.hk/~chzlin)

PhD, Oxford University (1989)

Senior Research Associate, Texas A&M University (1990-93)

Current Research Activities: Theoretical inorganic chemistry; structure, bonding and computer modeling studies in inorganic, organometallic and solid state compounds.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Exploring the Feasibility of Using Late Transition Metal Carbyne Complexes as Catalysts for Alkyne Metathesis RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$579,80031 Dec 2004 Theoretical studies of insertion reactions of allenes RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$57,000 01 Jan 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Zhu, Jun, Jia, Guochen, Lin, Zhenyang (2006) "Theoretical Investigation of Alkyne Metathesis Catalyzed by W/Mo Alkylidyne Complexes", Organometallics, 25, 1812-1819.

Zhao, Haitao, Ariafard, Alireza, Lin, Zhenyang (2006) "¡§beta-Heteroatom versus b-Hydrogen Elimination: A Theoretical Study", Organometallics, 25, 812-819.

Ariafard, Alireza, Lin, Zhenyang (2005) "Stability of Heavier Group 14 Analogues of Vinylidene Complexes: A Theoretical Study", Organometallics, 24, 6283-6286.

Ariafard, Alireza, Lin, Zhenyang (2005) "Structure and Bonding of d8 Allyl Complexes M(£b3-allyl)L3 (M = Co,Rh, Ir; L = Phosphine or Carbonyl)", Organometallics, 24, 3800-3806.

Zhu, Jun, Lin, Zhenyang, Marder, Todd B. (2005) "The Trans Influence of Boryl Ligands and Comparison with C, Si and Sn Ligands", Inorg. Chem., 44, 9384-9390.

Ariafard, Alireza, Lin, Zhenyang, Jordan, Richard F. (2005) "Theoretical Studies of Cycloaddition Reactions of Cationic Aluminum £ ¡VDiketiminate Alkyl Complexes with Alkenes and Alkynes", Organometallics, 24, 5140-5146.

Bi, Siwei, Ariafard, Alireza, Jia, Guochen, Lin, Zhenyang (2005) "Isomerism of Cp-containing Transition Metal Allyl Complexes", Organometallics, 24, 680-686.

Ariafard, Alireza, Lin, Zhenyang (2005) "Mechanism of endo-exo Inter-conversion in h3-allyl Cp Complexes: A Long-standing Unresolved Issue", Organometallics, 24, 2241-2244.

Ian D WILLIAMS Associate Professor

(2358 7384 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Bristol (1983)

Research Associate, Materials Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University (1986-92)

Current Research Activities: Materials and solid state chemistry; X-ray crystallography; microporous materials; coordination polymers; hydrothermal synthesis.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: New Borate Solids from Flux Synthesis RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$428,000 01 Jul 2005

Bing XU Associate Professor

(2358 7351 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Pennsylvania (1996)

Current Research Activities: Our research focuses on the interdisciplinary frontier of materials chemistry. We integrate the knowledge and techniques in organic chemistry, materials science, surface chemistry, biochemistry, and nanotechnology to design new biofunctional materials for the exploration in molecular drug delivery, biomedical diagnostics, biomimetics, and other fundamental problems.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Study Enzymatic Reaction Trigged Hydrogelation of Small Molecules RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$613,600 01 Nov 2005 Carbon-rich metal-containing molecular and nano-scale functional materials RGC - Central Allocation Vote HK$240,000 01 Mar 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Gu, Hongwei, Xu, Keming, Xu, Chengjie, Xu, Bing (2006) "Biofunctional Magnetic Nanoparticles for Protein Separation and Pathogen Detection", Chem. Commun., 2006, 941-949.

Yang, Zhimou, Liang, Gaolin, Wang, Ling, Xu, Bing (2006) "Using a Kinase/Phosphatase Switch to Regulate a Supramolecular Hydrogel and Forming the Supramolecular Hydrogel in vivo", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 3038-3043.

Xu, Chenjie, Xu, Keming, Gu, Hongwei, Liu, Huijun, Zheng, Rongkun, Zhang, Xixiang, Guo, Zhihong, Xu, Bing (2004-2005) "Dopamine as a Robust Anchor to Immobilize Functional Molecules on the Iron Oxide Shell of Magnetic Nanoparticles", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 9938-9939.

Gu, Hongwei, Yang, Zhimou, Gao, Jinhao, Chang, Chris C. K., Xu, Bing (2004-2005) "Heterodimers of Nanoparticles: Formation at a Liquid-Liquid Interface and Particle-Specific Surface Modification by Functional Molecules", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 34-35.

Zhang, Yan, Yang, Zhimou, Yuan, Fang, Gu, Hongwei, Gao, Ping, Xu, Bing (2004) "Molecular Recognition Remolds the Self-Assembly of Hydrogelators and Increases the Elasticity of the Hydrogel by 106-Fold", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 15028-15029.

Gu, Hongwei, Zheng, R., Zhang, X. X., Xu, Bing (2004) "Facile One-Pot Synthesis of Bifunctional Heterodimers of Nanoparticles: A Conjugate of Quantum Dot and Magnetic Nanoparticles", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 126, 5664-5665.

Xu, Chenjie, Xu, Keming, Zhong, X., Guo, Zhihong, Zheng, R. K., Zhang, X. X., Xu, Bing (2004) "Nitrilotriacetic Acid Modified Magnetic Nanoparticles as a General Agent to Bind Histidine-Tagged Proteins", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 126, 3392-3393.

Zhang, Yan, Gu, Hongwei, Yang, Zhimou, Xu, Bing (2003) "Supramolecular Hydrogels Respond to Ligand-Receptor Interaction", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 13680-13681.

Jianzhen YU Associate Professor

(2358 7389 ; [email protected] ; http://landsea.ust.hk/~chjianyu)

PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1996)

Current Research Activities: Analytical method development for environmental applications; chemical characterization of urban and marine aerosols; chemical transformation of organic compounds in air; urban ozone formation chemistry.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Size distributions and formation mechanisms of water-soluble organic aerosols in a coastal environment RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$283,00001 Sep 2004 Ambient Measurement of Particle Size Distributions of Elemental Carbon and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$538,83601 Sep 2005 Chemical analysis of cooking fumes in Hong Kong Civic Exchange Limited HK$200,00008 Jan 2004 Analysis of atmospherically relevant aldehydes in their gem-diol forms by LCMS RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$20,000 01 Jan 2006 Representative Research Publications:

Yuan, Zibing, YU, Jian Zhen, Lau, Alexis K. H., Louie, Peter K. K., Fung, Jimmy C. H. (2006) "Application of Positive Matrix Factorization in Estimating Aerosol Secondary Organic Carbon in Hong Kong and Its Relationship with Secondary Sulfate", Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics, v6, 25-34.

Wan, Eric C. H., Yu, Jian Zhen (2006) "Determination of Sugar Compounds in Atmospheric Aerosols by Liquid Chromatography Combined with Positive Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry", Journal of Chromatography A, v1107,175-181.

Li, Yun-Chun, Yu, Jian Zhen (2005) "Simultaneous Determination of Mono- and Dicarboxylic Acids, w- Oxo-carboxylic Acids, Midchain Ketocarboxylic acids, and Aldehydes in Atmospheric Aerosol Samples", Environmental Science & Technology, v39, n19, 7616-7624.

YANG, Hong, YU, Jian Zhen, HO, Steven S. H., Xu, Jinhui, Wu, Wai Shing, Wan, Chun Hong, Wang, Xiaodong, Wang, Xiaorong, Wang, Liansheng (2005) "The chemical composition of inorganic and carbonaceous materials in PM2.5 in Nanjing, China", Atmospheric Environment, v39, n20, 3735-3749.

Yu, Jian Zhen, Huang, Xiao-Feng, Xu, Jinhui, HU, Min (2005) "When sulfate goes up, so does oxalate: Implication for the formation mechanisms of oxalate.", Environmental Science & Technology, V39, n1, 2005, 128-133.

HO, Steven S. H., Yu, Jian Zhen (2004) "In-injection port thermal desorption with subsequent gas chromatography-mass sepectrometric analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and n-alkanes in atmospheric aerosol samples.", Journal of Chromatography A, 2004, 1059 (1-2), 121-129.

Ho, Steven Sai Hang, Yu, Jianzhen (2004) "Determination of Airborne Carbonyls: Comparison of a Thermal Desorption /GC Method with the Standard DNPH/HPLC Method", Environmental Science & Technology, 38, 862-870.

Li, Qianfeng, Yu, Jianzhen (2004) "Determination of Total Aerosol Nitrogen by Thermal Evolution", Aerosol Science & Technology, 38, 382-390.

Lam Lung YEUNG Adjunct Associate Professor

(2358 7385 ; [email protected])

PhD, Imperial College of Science , Technology and Medicine, London (1992)

Current Research Activities:

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Air environmental study UGC - Government's Matching Grant Scheme HK$9,000 01 Nov 2003 Air environmental study ProNat Company Limited HK$280,000 01 Nov 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Au-yeung, Tin Lok, Chan, Ka Yee, Haynes, Richard K, Williams, Ian D., Yeung, Lam Lung (2001- 2002) "Completely stereoselective P-C bond formation via base-induced 1,3 - and 1,2 -intramolecular rearrangements of aryl phosphinates, phosphinoamidates and related compounds", Tetrahedron Letter, 42, 457.

Au-yeung, Tin Lok, Chan, Ka Yee, Haynes, Richard K, Williams, Ian D., Yeung, Lam Lung (2001- 2002) "Reactions of (RP)- and (SP)-tert-butylphenylphosphinobromidates and tert- butylphenylthionophosphinochloridates with heteroatom nucleophiles; preparation of P-chiral binol phosphinates and related compounds", Tetrahedron Letter, 42, 453.

Song GAO Assistant Professor

( 23587246 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Washington (2002)

Current Research Activities: Environmental analytical chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry. Zhihong GUO Assistant Professor

(2358 7352 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Minnesota (1998)

Research Associate, The Scripps Research Institute (1998-2000)

Current Research Activities: Bioorganic chemistry and chemical biology; combinatorial chemistry and biomedical engineering; Alzheimer's disease; protein engineering and molecular evolution.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: The role and catalytic activity of the terminal condensation domain in cyclosporine biosynthesis RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$455,800 01 Sep 2004 The 3a protein of SARS coronavirus: Probing its subcellular localization and its interaction with human host proteins RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,467,91401 Sep 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Zhong, Xiaofen, Guo, Zu-Feng, Yang, Huanghao, Peng, Lisheng, Xie, Yong, Wong, Tin-Yau, Lai, Sik-To, Guo, Zhihong (2006) "Amino terminus of the SARS coronavirus protein 3a elicited strong, potentially protective humoral responses in infected patients", Journal of General Virology, 87: 369¡V373.

Zhong, Xiaofen, Yang, Huanghao, Zufeng, Guo, Sin, Wan-Yee Fion, Chen, Wei, Xu, Junjie, Fu, Ling, Wu, Jie, Mak, Chun-Kit Gannon, Cheng, Chak-Sum Samuel, Yang, Yanzhen, Cao, Shuyong, Wong, Tin-Yau, Lai, Sik-To, Xie, Yong, Guo, Zhihong (2005) "B cell responses in patients who have recovered from severe acute respiratory syndrome target a dominant site in the S2 domain of the surface spike glycoprotein", J. Virol., 79, 3401¡V3408.

Cao, Shuyong, Yang, Yanzhen, Ng, Na Lee Joyce, Guo, Zhihong (2005) "Macrolactonization catalysed by the terminal thioesterase domain of the nonribosomal peptide synthase responsible for lichenysin biosynthesis.", Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 15, 2595¡V2599.

Qin, Chuanguang, Bu, Xianzhang, Wu, Xiaoming, Guo, Zhihong (2003-2004) "A chemical approach to generate molecular diversity based on the scaffold of cyclic decapeptide antibiotic tyrocidine A", Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry, 5, 353-355. Qin, Chuanguang, Zhong, Xiaofen, Bu, Xianzhang, Ng, Na Lee Joyce, Guo, Zhihong (2003-2004) "Dissociation of Antibacterial and Hemolytic Activities of an Amphipathic Peptide Antibiotic", Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 46, 4830-4833.

Qin, Chuanguang, Zhong, Xiaofen, Ng, Na Lee Joyce, Bu, Xianzhang, Chan, Wing Szed, Guo, Zhihong (2003-2004) "Facile Solid-phase Synthesis of Cyclic Decapeptide Antibiotic Streptocidins A-D", Tetrahedron Letters, 45, 217-220.

Qin, Chuanguang, Bu, Xianzhang, Zhong, Xiaofen, Ng, Na Lee Joyce, Guo, Zhihong (2003-2004) "Optimization of Antibacterial Cyclic Decapeptides", J. Comb. Chem., 6, 398-406.

Bu, Xianzhang, Wu, Xiaoming, Ng, Na Lee Joyce, Mak, Chun-Kit, Qin, Chuanguang, Guo, Zhihong (2003-2004) "Synthesis of Gramicidin S and its Analogues via an On-resin Macrolactamization Assisted by a Predisposed Conformation of the Linear Precursors", J. Org. Chem., 69, 2681-2685. Department of Mathematics

Jian-Shu LI, Professor and Department Head

Kwing Lam CHAN, Professor

Shiu-Yuen CHENG, Professor; Dean of Science

Jing-Song HUANG, Professor

Allen MOY, Professor

Qiman SHAO, Professor

Kun XU, Professor

Chung-Chun YANG, Professor

Kunrui YU, Professor

Kung Ching CHANG, Adjunct Professor

William K M LAU, Adjunct Professor

Jeffrey R CHASNOV, Associate Professor

Beifang CHEN, Associate Professor

Kani CHEN, Associate Professor

Yik Man CHIANG, Associate Professor

Jimmy C H FUNG, Associate Professor

Jishan HU, Associate Professor

Bing Yi JING, Associate Professor

Yue Kuen KWOK, Senior Lecturer

Kin Yin LI, Associate Professor

Weiping LI, Associate Professor

Guowu MENG, Associate Professor Mo MU, Associate Professor

Xiaoping WANG, Associate Professor

Man Yu WONG, Associate Professor

Lixin WU, Associate Professor

Min YAN, Associate Professor

Yongchang ZHU, Associate Professor

Alexis Kai-Hon LAU, Manager, Environmental Central Facility, Institute for the Environment; Adjunct Associate Professor, MATH/AMCE

Jianping GAN, Assistant Professor

Shiqing LING, Assistant Professor

Tiezheng QIAN, Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Yang XIANG, Assistant Professor Jian-Shu LI Professor and Department Head

(2358 7412 ; [email protected])

PhD, Yale University (1987)

Professor, University of Maryland, 1996-2000

Associate Professor, University of Maryland, 1992-1996

Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, 1989-1992.

Moore Instructor, MIT, 1987-1989.

Current Research Activities: Representation theory; automorphic forms.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Period integrals on Shimura varieties RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$557,690 01 Jul 2006 Theta correspondence over dyadic fields RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$463,600 01 Jul 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Li, Jianshu, Schwermer, Joachim (2003-2004) "On the Eisenstein Cohomology of Arithmetic Groups", Duke Math. Journal, Vol 123, No. 1, 141-169.

Li, Jian-Shu, Paul, A., Tan, E C, Zhu, C B (2003) "The Explicit Duality Correspondence of $(Sp(p,q),O^*(2n))$", Journal of Functional Analysis, Vol. 200, pp. 71-100.

Li, Jian-Shu, Schwermer, Joachim (2001-2002) "Automorphic Representations and Cohomology of Arithmetic Groups", Challenges for the 21st Century, proceedings of the International Conference on Fundamental Sciences, Singapore, 102-137.

Li, Jian-Shu (2001-2002) "On the first eigenvalue of Laplacian for locally symmetric manifolds", Proceedings of First ICCMAMS/IP Studies in Advanced Mathematics, 20, 271-278.

Li, Jian-Shu, Tan, Eng Chye, Zhu, Chengbo (2001-2002) "Tensor Product of Degenerate Principal Series and Local Theta Correspondence", Journal of Functional Analysis, 186: 381-431. Kwing Lam CHAN Professor

(2358 7424 ; [email protected])

PhD, Princeton University (1974)

Senior Scientist, Applied Research Corporation (1980-94)

Current Research Activities: Astrophysics; atmospheric dynamics; large-scale computation.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Numerical study of stellar core overshooting and mixing RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$250,000 01 Jul 2006 Supersonic convection in supergiant envelopes RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$52,000 01 Dec 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Deng, Licai, Xiong, DR, Chan, Kwing (2006) "An anisotropic nonlocal convection theory", Astrophysical Journal, 643 (1): 426-437.

Brandenburg, Axel, Chan, Kwing, Nordlund, Ake, Stein, Robert (2005) "Effect of the radiative background flux in convection", Astronomische Nachrichten, 326 (8): 681-692.

Chan, Kwing (2005) "Flow patterns and transitions in rotating convection", Proceedings of the the Workshop on 'Interdisciplinary Aspects of Turbulence', Max-Planck-Institut Fur Astrophysik MPA/P15.

Mayr, Hans, Mengel, John, Talaat, ER, Porter, Hayden, Chan, Kwing (2005) "Mesopherica non- migrating tides waves: II. Influence of planetary and gravity waves", Journal of atmospheric and solar- terrestrial physics, 67 (11): 981-991.

Mayr, Hans, Mengel, John, Talaat, ER, Porter, Hayden, Chan, Kwing (2005) "Mesospheric non- migrating tides generated with planetary waves: I. Characteristics", Journal of atmospheric and solar- terrestrial physics, 67 (11): 959-980.

Robinson, Francis, Demarque, Piere, Guenther, David, Kim, Yong, Chan, Kwing (2005) "Simulating the outer layers of Procyon A: a comparison with the Sun", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 362: 1031-1037. Mayr, HG, Mengel, JG, Talaat, ER, Porter, HS, Chan, KL (2004-2005) "Properties of internal planetary- scale inertio gravity waves in the mesosphere", Annales Geophysicae, 22: 3421-3435.

Chow, Kim, Chan, Kwing (2003-2004) "Angular momentum transport by moving spiral waves", J. Atmos. Sci., 60, 2004-2009.

Shiu-Yuen CHENG Professor; Dean of Science

(2358 7412 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Berkeley (1974)

Professor of Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles (1981-98) Professor of Mathematics, Chinese University of Hong Kong (1992-95)

Current Research Activities: Differential geometry; game theory; geometric partial differential equations.

Jing-Song HUANG Professor

(2358 7450 ; [email protected] ; http://www.math.ust.hk/~mahuang)

PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1989)

Member (1989-90), Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, USA Current Research Activities: Representation theory, Lie theory, noncommutative harmonic analysis.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Cubic Dirac operator, u-cohomology and characters of Harish-Chandra modules RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$308,000 01 Oct 2005 The geometry of admissible representations RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$411,000 01 Oct 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Huang, Jing-Song, Pandzic, Pavle (2005) "Dirac operators in representation theory", Representations of Real and p-adic Groups, Lecture Notes Series, Institute for Mathematical Sciences, National University of Singapore, Vol. 2, World Scientific, 2004, 163-219.

Huang, Jing-Song (2001-2002) "Admissible square quadruplets and semisimple symmetric spaces", Advances in Mathematics, 165, 101-123.

Huang, Jing-Song, Pandzic, Pavle (2001-2002) "Dirac cohomology, unitary representations and a proof of a conjecture on Vogan", Journal of AMS, 15, 185-202.

Huang, Jing-Song (2001-2002) "Invariant differential operators and eigenspace representations on an affine symmetric space", Annals of Mathematics, 154, 703-737.

Allen MOY Professor

(2358 7422 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Chicago (1982)

Gibbs Instructor in Mathematics, Yale University (1982-84) Associate Professor and Professor of Mathematics, University of Michigan (1990- 2001) Current Research Activities: Representation theory; Lie theory.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Investigations of the Bernstein Center of a Reductive Group RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$463,600 01 Jul 2005

Qiman SHAO Professor

(2358 7415 ; [email protected] ; http://www.math.ust.hk/~maqmshao)

PhD, University of Science and Technology of China (1989)

Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor of Mathematics, University of Oregon (1996-2005) Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, National University of Singapore (2002-04)

Current Research Activities: Limit theory in probability and statistics; Gaussian random fields; random matrices.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Asymptotic theory of studentized statistics RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$557,690 01 Jul 2006 Limiting distributions of non-central statistics RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$150,000 01 Dec 2005 Kun XU Professor

(2358 7433 ; [email protected])

PhD, Columbia University (1993)

Research Staff, Princeton University (1996) Visiting Scientist, NASA Langley Research Center (1998)

Current Research Activities: Computational fluid dynamics; gas kinetic schemes; rarefied gas; heat transfer.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Development and evaluation of kinetic models for translational-rotational-vibrational thermal nonequilibrium flows RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$538,83601 Oct 2005 Implicit gas-kinetic scheme and the accurate computation of heat transport for the hypersonic viscous flow RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$337,63101 Sep 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Xu, Kun, Josyula, Eswar (2006) "Continuum formulation for non-equilibrium shock structure calculation", Communications in Computational Physics, 1, pp. 425-450.

Que, Y.T., Xu, Kun (2006) "The study of roll-waves in inclined open channels and solitary wave run- up", Int. J. Numer. methods in fluids, 50, 1003-1027.

Li, Qi-Bin, Fu, Song, Xu, Kun (2005) "Application of BGK scheme with kinetic boundary condition in hypersonic flow", AIAA Journal, Volume 43, pp. 2170.

Li, Qi-Bin, Fu, Song, Xu, Kun (2005) "A compressible Navier-Stokes flow solver with scalar transport", Journal of computational Physics, 204, 692-714.

Xu, Kun, Mao, Mei-Liang, Tang, Lei (2005) "A multidimensional gas-kinetic BGK scheme for hypersonic visocus flow", Journal of Computational Physics, 203, 405-421.

Xu, Kun, Josyula, Eswar (2005) "A multiple translational temperature model and its shock structure solution", Physical Review E, 71, 056308.

xu, Kun, Li, Zhihui (2004) "Micro-channel flow in slip regime: gas-kinetic BGK-Burnett solution", Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 513, 87-110.

Xu, Kun, Tang, Lei (2004) "Non-equilibrium BGK model for nitrogen shock structure", Physics of fluids, 16, 3824.

Chung-Chun YANG Professor

(2358 7414 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison (1969)

Research Mathematician, Naval Research Laboratory (1970-90) Visiting Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology (1983-84)

Current Research Activities: Real and complex analysis; value distribution theory and its applications.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Value distribution of meromorphic functions. RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$300,000 01 Dec 2003 Value distribution theory and its applications RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$250,000 01 Jul 2006 Further results on functional and differential equations in the complex plane RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$231,000 01 Oct 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Hu, Pei-Chu, Yang, Chung-Chun (2004) "Nevanlinna theory and Diophantine approximations", Finite and infinite dimensional complex analysis , Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1-20.

Ha, Huy-Khaoi, Yang, Chung-Chun (2004) "On the functional equation P(f)=Q(g)", Value distribution theory and related topics, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 201-208.

Li, Ping, Yang, Chung-Chun (2004) "Some further results on the functional equation P(f)=Q(g)", Value distribution theory and related topics, KLuwer Academic Publishers, 219-232.

Barsegian, Grigor, Laine, Ilpo, Yang, Chung-Chun (2004) Value distribution theory and related topics, Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Escassut, Alain, Yang, Chung-Chun (2004) "The functional equation: P(f)=Q(g) in a p-adic field", J.Number Theory, V. 105 , no. 2, 344-360.

Hu, Pei-Chu, Li, Ping, Yang, Chung-Chun (2003) Unicity of meromorphic mappings, Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Liao, Liangwen, Su, Weiyi, Yang, Chung-Chun (2003) "A Malmquist-Yosida type of theorem for the second-order algebraic differential equations", J. Differential Equations, Vol. 187, 63-71.

Hu, Pei-Chu, Yang, Chung-Chun (2002) "A note on the abc Conjecture", Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics, LV, 1089-1103.

Kunrui YU Professor

(2358 7417 ; [email protected])

Dr rer nat, Universitat Bonn (1987)

Professor, Institute of Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (1988-91)

Current Research Activities: Transcendental number theory; diophantine approximation.

Representative Research Publications:

GRORY, KALMAN, YU, KUNRUI (2006) "Bounds for the Solutions of S-Unit Equations and Decomposable Form Equations", Diophantine Approximation and Heights, organised by D. W. Masser, H. P. Schlickewei and W. M. Schmidt, The Erwin Schrodinger International Institute for Mathematical

Physics, Vienna, May 2006.

GYORY, KALMAN, YU, KUNRUI (2005) "Bounds for the Solutions of S-Unit Equations", International Conference on Diophantine Equations, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India, December 2005.

Yu, Kunrui (2004) "P-adic Logarithmic Forms", The Brownawell Conference, organizer: Stewart, C. L., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 17-19 June.

Yu, Kunrui (2003) "New Progress in the Theory of P-adic Logarithmic Forms", Workshop Diophantine Approximation, organizer: Beukers, F. and Evertse, J-H., Leiden, The Netherlands, 28 July-2 August.

Yu, Kunrui (2002) "Progress in p-adic Logarithmic Forms", Groupe d'Etude sur les Problemes Diophantiens, 27 June, Chevaleret, Paris. Kung Ching CHANG Adjunct Professor

(2358 7444 ; [email protected])

Graduate from Peking University (1959).

Professor, Peking University (1983- )

Current Research Activities: Partial differential equations.

William K M LAU Adjunct Professor

(2358 7444 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Washington (1977).

Head, Climate and Radiation Branch, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (1991- )

Current Research Activities: Climate dynamics; tropical and monsoon meteorology; ocean-atmosphere interaction.

Jeffrey R CHASNOV Associate Professor

(2358 7448 ; [email protected])

PhD, Columbia University (1990)

Research Fellow, NASA Ames/Stanford Center for Turbulence Research (1991-93) Current Research Activities: Turbulence simulation and theory; evolutionary genetics; scientific computation.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Evolutionary transitions between mating systems: the worm as a model RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$318,000 01 Jan 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Chasnov, Jeffrey R., Chow, King L. (2002) "Why are there males in the hermaphroditic species Caenorhabditis elegans?", Genetics, 160, 983-994.

Beifang CHEN Associate Professor

(2358 7449 ; [email protected])

PhD, State University of New York at Buffalo (1991)

Instructor in Applied Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1991-93)

Current Research Activities: Discrete mathematics; combinatorics; geometric probability; computational geometry.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Circular colorings and integral flows on graphs RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$300,000 01 Sep 2003 Representative Research Publications:

Chen, Beifang (2004) "A simplified elementary proof of Hadwiger's volume theorem", Geometriae Dedicata, vol. 105, 107-120.

Chen, Beifang, Lau, Mankwong (2003) "On semi-Eulerian partially ordered sets with boundary", European Journal of Combinatorics, vol 24, 955-968.

Chen, Beifang (2003) "The Pick theorem and the proof of the reciprocity law for Dedekind sums", Annals of Combinatorics, Vol 7, 425-439.

Chen, Beifang, Lau, Mankwong (2003) "On the semi-Eulerian partially ordered sets with boundary", European journals of combinatorics, to appear.

Chen, Beifang (2001-2002) "Lattice points, Dedekind sums, and Ehrhart polynomials of lattice polyhedra", Discrete and Computational Geometry, 28, 175-199.

Kani CHEN Associate Professor

(2358 7425 ; [email protected])

PhD, Columbia University (1994)

Visiting Assistant Professor, Columbia University (1994)

Current Research Activities: Survival analysis; sequential analysis; boot-strapping; empirical process; stochastic modeling; missing data and EM algorithm.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Transformation models for nested case-control sampling RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$388,460 07 Aug 2006 Generalized case-cohort sampling RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$52,000 01 Dec 2005 Representative Research Publications:

chen, Kani, jin, Zhezhen (2005) "Local polynomial regression analysis of clustered data.", Biometrika, 95, 59-74.

Chen, Kani (2004) "Statistical estimation in the proportional hazards model with risk set sampling.", Annals of Statistics, To appear.

Chen, Kani (2003) "Linear minimax efficiency for local polynomial regression smoothers", Journal of nonparametric statistics, 15(3), 343-353.

Chen, Kani (2001-2002) "Parametric and semiparametric models for recapture and removal studies: a likelihood approach.", Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, 63(3), 607-619.

Chen, Kani (2001) "Generalized case-cohort sampling", Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, 63(4), 791-809.

Yik Man CHIANG Associate Professor

(2358 7441 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of London (1991)

Lecturer, Bolton Institute, UK (1991-92) Chief Research Assistant, University of Joensuu, Finland (1992)

Current Research Activities: Complex function theory; ordinary differential equations in the complex plane, orthogonal polynomials, difference equations.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Investigation of differential and functional equations in the complex plane and applications RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$388,46020 Jul 2006 Investigation into value distribution theory and closed form solutions of Schrodinger type and similar equations RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$20,000 01 Jan 2006 Representative Research Publications:

Chiang, Yik-Man, Ruijsenaars, Simon N. M. (2006) "On the Nevanlinna Order of Meromorphic Solutions to Linear Analytic Difference Equations", Studies in Applied Mathematics, Vol. 116 Issue 3, Page 257-287.

Chiang, Yik-Man, Feng, S. J. (2005) "On the growth of entire solutions to some difference equations", Computational Methods and Function Theory 2005, University of Joensuu, Finland, organized by St.

Ruscheweyh, E. B. Saff, O. Martio and I. Laine., 13--17th June 2005,.

Chiang, Yik-Man, Feng, S. J. (2005) "Some Nevanlinna-type estimates related to discrete equations", International Conference on Nonlinear Waves, Integrable Systems, and their Applications, in honor of Mark Ablowitz's sixtieth birthday, University of Colorado Spring, , organized by M. Kruskal, T. Fokas, S.

Chakravarty and R. Cascaval, 4--8th June 2005.

Chiang, Yik-Man, Hayman, W. K. (2004) "Estimates on the growth of entire and meromorphic solutions of linear differential equations", Commentarii Mathematici Helvetici, 79, pp. 451-470.

Chiang, Yik-Man, Ismail, Mourad E M (2004) "On The Location of Complex Zeros of Bessel Functions and Complex Oscillation Theory", American Mathematics Society, Joint Mathematics Meetings, Phoenix, AZ. Special Session in 'Value Distribution Theory in Classical and p-adic Function Theory', organized by

A. Escassut, I. Laine and C. C. Yang., January 7-10.

Chiang, Yik-Man, Halburd, R. G. (2003) "On the meromorphic solutions to an equation of Hayman", Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, Volume 281, pp. 663-677.

Chiang, Yik-Man, Ismail, M.E.H. (2002) "Complex oscillation theory and special functions", Mathematical Reports of the Academy of Science of Canada, Vol. 24, pp. 117-123.

Chiang, Yik-Man, Gao, Shian (2002) "On a problem in oscillation theory of periodic second order linear differential equations and some related perturbation results", Annales Academiae Scientiarum Fennicae. Series A I. Mathematica, 27, pp. 273-290.

Jimmy C H FUNG Associate Professor

(2358 7419 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Cambridge (1990)

Current Research Activities: Computational fluid dynamics; turbulence; environmental studies.

Representative Research Publications:

Lam, J.S.L., Lau, A.K.H., Fung, J.C.H. (2006) "Application of refined land-use categories for high resolution mesoscale atmospheric modelling", Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 119 (2) 263-288.

Huang, Jianping, Fung, Jimmy Chi Hung, Lau, Alexis Kai Hon, Qin, Yu (2005) "Numerical simulation and process analysis of typhoon-related ozone episode in Hong Kong", Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 110 (D5): Art. No. D05301.

Fung, Jimmy Chi Hung, Lau, Alexis Kai Hon, Lam, Job Sai-Lai, Yuan, Zibing (2005) "Observational and modeling analysis of a severe air pollution episode in western Hong Kong", Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 110 (D9): Art. No. D09105.

Fung, Jimmy Chi Hung, Vassilicos, John Christos (2003) "Inertial particle segregation by turbulence", Phys. Rev E, 68(4), 046309-1-6.

Lau, Alexis K.H., Fung, J.C.H., Li, C.C., Wu, W.M. (2003) "Aerosol, visibility, and sustainable development over China".

Fung, J.C.H., Hunt, J.C.R., Perkins, R.J. (2003) "Diffusivities and velocity spectra of small inertial particles in turbulent-like flows", Proceedings A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences of the Royal Society, Vol. 459, No. 2030, Issue 8, pp. 445-493.

Huang, Jason P.L., Fung, Jimmy C.H., Lau, Alexis K.H. (2002) "Study of microscale urban air dispersion by ADMS - Urban", Proceeding of Better Air Quality in Asian and Pacific Rim Cities (BAQ 2002), PS-44-1 - PS-44-6.

Sobnack, Binoy M., Matthias, John R., Fung, Jimmy C.H., Williams, Charles, D.H., Inkson, John C. (2002) "Roton backflow and quasiparticle scattering at 4He surfaces", Physical Review B, 65(184521), 1- 9. Jishan HU Associate Professor

(2358 7434 ; [email protected])

PhD, Princeton University (1991)

Visiting Assistant Professor, West Virginia University (1990-92)

Current Research Activities: Applied analysis; integrable systems.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Harmonic analysis approach to integrable systems RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$20,000 01 Jan 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Hu, Jishan, Yan, Min (2002) "A Link between two Fundamental Contributions of Kowalevski", The Kowalevski Property, CRM Proceedings & Lecture Notes, American Mathematical Society, Providence,

RI.

Bing Yi JING Associate Professor

(2358 7485 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Syndey (1993)

Current Research Activities: Resampling methods; asymptotic expansions.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Universal saddlepoint approximations for student's t-statistics RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$52,000 01 Oct 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Jing, Bing-Yi (2003) "Adjusted empirical likelihood method for quantiles", Zhou, Wang; Jing, Bing-Yi Ann. Inst. Statist. Math., Vol. 55, pp689--703.

Zhou, Wang, Jing, Bing-Yi (2003) "Adjusted empirical likelihood method for quantiles", Ann. Inst. Statist. Math., Vol. 55, pp689--703.

Qin, Gengsheng, Jing, Bing-Yi (2001) "Censored partial linear models and empirical likelihood", Journal of Multivariate Analysis, 78, 37-61.

Wang, Qi-Hua, Jing, Bing-Yi (2001) "Empirical likelihood for a class of functionals of survival distribution with censored data", Ann. Inst. Statist. Math., 53, 517-527.

Qin, Gengsheng, Jing, Bing-Yi (2001) "Empirical likelihood for censored linear regression", Scandinavian Journal of Statistics, 28, 661-673.

Yue Kuen KWOK Senior Lecturer

(2358 7418 ; [email protected])

PhD, Brown University (1985)

Assistant Professor, West Virginia University (1985-87) Assistant Professor, San Jose State University (1987-90)

Current Research Activities: Financial mathematics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Modeling default correlation using credit contagion approach RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$297,840 01 Aug 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Dai, Min, Kwok, Yue Kuen (2006) "Characterization of optimal stopping regions of American path dependent options", Mathematical Finance, vol. 16, p.63-82.

Leung, Seng Yuen, Kwok, Yue Kuen (2005) "Credit default swap valuation with counterparty risk", Kyoto Economics Review, vol. 25, p.25-45.

Dai, Min, Kwok, Yue Kuen, Wu, Lixin (2004) "Optimal shouting policies of options with reset right", Mathematical Finance, 14(3), p.383-401.

Dai, Min, Wong, Hoi Ying, Kwok, Yue Kuen (2004) "Quanto lookback options", Mathematical Finance, 14(3), p.445-467.

Dai, Min, Kwok, Yue Kuen (2004) "Knock-in American options", Journal of Futures Markets, vol. 24(2), p.179-192.

Chu, Chi Chiu, Kwok, Yue Kuen (2004) "Reset and withdrawal rights in dynamic fund protection", Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 34(2), p.273-295.

Dai, Min, Kwok, Yue Kuen, Wu, Lixin (2003) "Options with multiple reset rights", International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance, vol. 6(6), p.637-653.

Wong, Hoi Ying, Kwok, Yue Kuen (2003) "Sub-replication and replenishing premium: efficient pricing of multi-state lookbacks", Review of Derivatives Research, vol 6, p.83-106.

Kin Yin LI Associate Professor

(2358 7420 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Berkeley (1989)

Current Research Activities: Complex function theory; Hilbert space operator theory; functional analysis. Weiping LI Associate Professor

(2358 7432 ; [email protected])

PhD, Columbia University (1991)

Visiting Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University (1991-92)

Current Research Activities: Algebraic geometry.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Hilbert schemes of points on surfaces and integrable systems RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$308,000 01 Sep 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Li, Wei-Ping, Qin, Zhenbo, Wang, Weiqiang (2004) "Hilbert schemes, integrable hierarchies, and Gromov-Witten theory", International Mathematics Research Notices, no. 40, p. 2085--2104.

Li, Wei-Ping, Qin, Zhenbo, Wang, Weiqiang (2004) "Ideals of the cohomology rings of Hilbert schemes and their applications", Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, Vol. 356 (2004), no. 1, p245-- 265.

Li, Wei-Ping, Qin, Zhenbo (2003) "Stable rank-2 bundles on Calabi-Yau manifolds", International journal of mathematics, Volume 14, Numbers 10.

Li, Wei-Ping, Qin, Zhenbo, Wang, Weiqiang (2003) "Stability of the cohomology rings of Hilbert schemes of points on surfaces", Journal fŸr die Reine und Angewandte Mathematik, Vol. 554, pp. 217- 234.

Li, Wei-Ping, Qin, Zhenbo, Wang, Weiqiang (2002) "Vertex algebras and the cohomology ring structure of Hilbert schemes of points on surfaces", Mathematische Annalen, Vol. 324, No. 1, pp. 105- 133.

Li, Wei-Ping, Qin, Zhenbo, Wang, Weiqiang (2001-2002) "Generators for the cohomology ring of Hilbert schemes of points on surfaces", International Mathematics Research Notices, 20, 1057-1074.

Li, Wei-Ping, Qin, Zhenbo, Wang, Weiqiang (2001-2002) "Hilbert schemes and W algebras", International Mathematics Research Notices, 27, 1427-1456. Li, Wei-Ping, Qin, Zhenbo (2001-2002) "On 1-point Gromov-Witten invariants of the Hilbert schemes of points on surfaces", Turkish Journal of Mathematics, 26(1), 53--68.

Guowu MENG Associate Professor

(2358 7451 ; [email protected])

PhD, Brown University (1993)

Current Research Activities: Physical Mathematics and Mathematical Physics

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Investigation of some theoretical problems arising from the interaction of mathematics and physics RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$233,000 01 Jan 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Meng, Guowu (2006) "Legendre Transform, Hessian Conjecture and Tree Formula", Appl. Math. Lett., 19 (2006), 503-510.

Meng, Guowu (2003) "A path integral derivation of chi-y-genus", J. Phys. A: Math. Gen., 36(4), 1083- 1086.

Meng, Guowu (2003) "Geometric construction of the quantum Hall effect in all even dimensions", J. Phys. A: Math. Gen., 36, 9415-9423.

Mo MU Associate Professor

(2358 7446 ; [email protected])

PhD, Academia Sinica (1987)

Assistant Professor, Academia Sinica (1987) Research Associate, Purdue University (1987-93) Current Research Activities: Network computing; parallel computing; scientific simulation; numerical software; numerical solution to PDEs.

Representative Research Publications:

Mu, Mo (2002) "A Multiple-Heaps Algorithm for Parallel Simulation of Collision Systems", Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 179, 539-556.

Du, Qiang, Mu, Mo, Wu, Zi Niu (2001-2002) "Efficient Parallel Algorithms for Parabolic Problems", SIAM J. Numer. Anal., 39, pp. 1469 -- 1487, 2001.

Xiaoping WANG Associate Professor

(2358 7438 ; [email protected])

PhD, New York University (1990)

Current Research Activities: Applied and computational mathematics; nonlinear partial differential equations.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Advanced numerical methods for Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert System and applications RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$411,000 20 Dec 2003 Numerical Studies of Magnetic Nanowire Arrays RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$231,000 20 Dec 2005 Multi-phase fluid flow: Theory, simulation and experiments RGC - Central Allocation Vote HK$3,400,000 01 Feb 2006 Numerical simulation of propagation of ultrashort laser pulses RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$53,387 01 Dec 2004 Multi-scale modeling and computation UGC - High Impact Area HK$125,000 01 Nov 2003 Multi-phase fluid flow: Theory, simulation and experiments Office of the Vice-President for Academic Affairs, HKUST HK$600,000 07 Mar 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Wang, Xiao-Ping, Zhao, Sufeng, Han, Xiufeng (2006) "Micro-magnetic simulations of demagnetization curves for single phase nanocrystalline PrFeB magnet", Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 190, (2006) 142-150.

Qian, Tie-Zheng, Wang, Xiao-Ping, Sheng, Ping (2006) "Molecular hydrodynamics of the moving contact line in two phase immiscible flows;", Communications in Computational Physics, 1, (2006):1-52.

Wang, Xiao-Ping, Wang, Ke, E, Weinan (2006) "Simulations of 3-d domain wall structures in thin films", Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems B, 6, (2006):373-390.

Wang, Xiao-Ping, Wang, Ke, E, Weinan (2006) "Simulations of 3-d domain wall structures in thin films", Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems B, 6, (2006):373-390.

An, Ran, Wang, Xiao-Ping, Zhou, Lei (2005) " Spin dynamics studies of the field-induced phase transition for the spiral antiferromagnet Ba_2CuGe_2O_7", Physical Review B, 72, 214422 (2005).

Qian, Tie-Zheng, Wang, Xiao-ping, Sheng, Ping (2005) "Driven cavity flow: from molecular dynamics to continuum hydrodynamics,", Multiscale Modeling and Simulation, Vol. 3 ( 2005): 749-763.

Qian, Tie-Zheng, Wang, Xiao-ping, Sheng, Ping (2005) "Hydrodynamic slip boundary condition at chemically patterned surfaces: A continuum deduction from molecular dynamics", Phys. Rev. E, 72, 022501 (2005).

Liu, Yue, Wang, Xiao-Ping, Wang, Ke (2005) "Instability of solitary waves of the Schr\'odinger equation with inhomogeneous nonlinearity", Transactions of the AMS, 358, (2006) 2105-2122.

Man Yu WONG Associate Professor

(2358 7436 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of London (1990)

Lecturer, Hong Kong Polytechnic (1984-87) Statistician, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (1989-92) Current Research Activities: Error in variables model; statistical inference; generalized linear models; biological and medical statistics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Power and sample size calculations for a matched case-control study of gene-environment interaction RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$53,387 01 Jun 2005 Power and sample size calculations for generation studies RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$52,000 01 Jun 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Ekelund, U., Brage, S., Franks, P.W., Emms, S., Hennings, S., Wong, Man Yu, Wareham, N.J. (2005) "Physical activity energy expenditure predicts changes in body composition in middle-aged healthy Caucasians but these associations are modified by age", The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 81, .page 964-969.

Day, N.E., Wong, Man Yu, Bingham, S., Khaw, K.T., Luben, R., Michels, K.B., Welch, A., Wareham, N.J. (2004) "Correlated measurement error - implication in nutritional epidemiology", International Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 33, pp1-9.

Cox, D.R., Wong, Man Yu (2004) "A simple procedure for the selection of significant effects", Journal of the Royal Statistical Soceity, Series B, 66, 395-400.

Wong, M.Y., Day, N.E., Luan, J.A., Wareham, N.J. (2004) "Estimation of magnitude in gene- environment interactions in the presence of measurement error", Statistics in Medicine, Vol. 23, p. 987 - p. 998.

Wong, M.Y., Day, N.E., Luan, J.A., Chan, K.P., Wareham, N.J. (2003) "The detection of gene- environment interaction for continuous traits: should we deal with measurement error by bigger studies or better measurement?", International Journal of Epidemiology, 32, pp.51-57.

Zhang, S., Wong, M.Y. (2003) "Wavelet threshold estimation for additive regression model", Annals of Statistics, 31, pp.152-173.

Zhang, Shuanglin, Wong, Man Yu (2002) "Wavelet threshold estimation of regression function with random design", Journal of Multivariate Analysis, 80, 256-284.

Wong, Man Yu, Cox, David R. (2001) "A test of multivariate dependence based on a single factor model", Journal of Multivariate Analysis, 79, 219-225. Lixin WU Associate Professor

(2358 7435 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Los Angeles (1991)

Assistant Professor, University of California, Los Angeles (1991-92)

Current Research Activities: Numerical analysis; computational fluid dynamics; finance mathematics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Time-changed Levy Market Models RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$308,000 28 Jul 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Wu, Lixin, Zhang, Fan (2006) "LIBOR Market Model with Stochastic Volatility", Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization, Vol. 2, No. 2, 199-227.

Wu, Lixin (2005) "Understanding Credit Default Swaps", Quantitative Methods in Finance, 2006, Sydney.

Wu, Lixin, Zhang, Fan (2004) "Market Model with Stochastic Volatility: Pricing and Calibration", The 3rd Congress of Bachelier Financial Society, July 21 - 25.

Wu, Lixin (2003) "Fast at-the-money calibration of the LIBOR market model through Lagrange multipliers", Journal of Computational Finance, Vol. 6, No. 2, 39-77.

Avellaneda, Marco, Wu, Lixin (2001) "Credit contagion: pricing cross country risk in the Brady debt markets", Int'l J. of Theoret. and Appl. Fin., 4(6), 921-939.

Yu, Hong, Kwok, Yue-Kuen, Wu, Lixin (2001) "Early exercise policies of American floating and fixed strike lookback options", Nonlinear Analysis, 47, 4951-4602. Min YAN Associate Professor

(2358 7442 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Chicago (1990)

Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania State University (1990-91) Assistant Professor, University of Michigan (1991-92)

Current Research Activities: Integrable systems; Hopf algebra; geometric topology; combinatorics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Functoriality in Isovariant Surgery RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$231,000 31 Dec 2005 Transversality for several submanifolds RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$53,387 01 Jan 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Weinberger, Shmuel, Yan, Min (2005) "Equivariant periodicity for compact group actions", Adances in Geometry.

Yan, Min, Weinberger, Shmuel (2003-2004) "Equivariant Periodicity for Compact Group Actions", Advances in Geometry.

Yan, Min, Hu, Ji-Shan (2002) "An Elementary and Direct Proof of the Painleve Property for the Painleve Equations P1, P2 and P4", Journal d'Analyse, to appear.

Yan, Min, Hu, Jishan (2002) "A Link between two Fundamental Contributions of Kowalevski", The Kowalevski Property, CRM Proceedings & Lecture Notes, American Mathematical Society, Providence,

RI.

Yan, Min, Weinberger, Shmuel (2001) "Equivariant Periodicity for Abelian Group Actions", Advances in Geometry, 1, 49-70. Yongchang ZHU Associate Professor

(2358 7447 ; [email protected])

PhD, Yale University (1990)

Visiting Member, Max Planck Institute, Bonn (1994-95) Visiting Member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University (1993-94)

Current Research Activities: Infinite dimensional Lie algebras; algebras and quantum groups; vertex operator algebras; conformal field theory.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Frobenius-Schur Indicators of Hopf Algebras RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$233,000 10 Aug 2004

Alexis Kai-Hon LAU Manager, Environmental Central Facility, Institute for the Environment; Adjunct Associate Professor, MATH/AMCE

(2358 6944 ; [email protected] ; http://envf.ust.hk)

PhD, Princeton University (1991) Research Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Seattle (1993-94) Current Research Activities: Air Quality and Environmental studies; Atmospheric science; geophysical data analysis; numerical weather prediction.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Source Analyses of Fine Particulate Matter over Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$663,266 01 Sep 2005 Air Quality study for Hong Kong and Beijing Civic Exchange Limited HK$700,000 01 Aug 2006 Study of wind energy resources over Hong Kong CLP Research Institute Limited HK$704,918 01 Sep 2003 Integrated assessment system for renewable energy resources Innovation and Technology Commission & Industries HK$6,678,01827 Jun 2005 Study of wind energy resources over Hong Kong UGC - Government's Matching Grant Scheme HK$23,198 01 Sep 2003 Atmospheric research center Nansha Research Centers HK$6,224,00001 Jul 2006 Development of a fine mesh air quality forecasting system for megacities around the Pearl River Delta National Natural Science Foundation of China / Research Grants Council HK$800,000 01 Jan 2006 Joint Research Scheme

Representative Research Publications:

Yuan, Zibing, Yu, Jianzhen, Lau, Alexis Kai Hon, Louie, Peter Kwok Keung, Fung, Jimmy Chi Hung (2006) "Application of positive matrix factorization in estimating aerosol secondary organic carbon in Hong Kong and its relationship with secondary sulfate", Atmospheric CHemistry and Physics, 6, 25-34.

Lam, Job Sai Lap, Lau, Alexis Kai Hon, Fung, Jimmy Chi Hung (2006) "Application of refined land- use categories for high resolution mesoscale atmospheric modeling", Boudnary-Layer Meteorology, 119 (2), 263-288.

Yuan, Zibing, Lau, Alexis Kai Hon, Zhang, Hongyi, Yu, Jianzhen, Louie, Peter Kwok Keung, Fung, Jimmy Chi Hung (2006) "Identification and spatiotemporal variation of dominant PM 10 sources over Hong Kong", Atmospheric Environment, 40, 1805-1815.

Li, Chengcai, Lau, Alexis Kai Hon, Mao, Jietai, Chu, Allen D (2005) "Retrieval, validation, and application of the 1-km aerosol optical depth from MODIS measurements over Hong Kong", IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 43, 2650-2658.

Yu, Jianzhen, Tung, Joanne, Wu, Wai Man, Lau, Kai Hon, Louie, Peter Kwok Keung, Fung, Jimmy Chi Hung (2004) "Abundance and seasonal characteristics of elemental and organic carbon in Hong Kong PM10", Atmospheric Environment, 38, 1511-1521.

Lau, Kai Hon Alexis (2003) "The Number Trail: What the Data Tells Us", At the Epicentre: Hong Kong and the SARS outbreak, Chapter 6, 81-94.

Zhang, Qing Hong, Lau, Kai Hon, Kuo, Ying Hwa, Chen, Shoujun (2003) "A Numerical Study of a Mesoscale Convective System over the Taiwan Strait", Monthly Weather Review, 131, 1150-1170.

Lau, Kai Hon, Zhang, Zhongfeng, Lam, Hok Yin, Chen, Shoujun (2003) "Numerical simulation of a South China Sea typhoon Leo", Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 83, 147-161.

Jianping GAN Assistant Professor

(2358 7421 ; [email protected] ; http://www.mat.ust.hk/~magan)

PhD, McGill University, Montreal (Physical Oceanography) (1995)

Research Associate, College of Oceanic and Atmosphere Sciences, Oregon State University (1996-2003)

Current Research Activities: Ocean circulation and ecosystem modeling, ocean dynamics and coastal oceanography

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Investigation of coupled estuary-shelf circulation in the Pearl River Estuary and around Hong Kong waters during the upwelling season RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$428,00001 Oct 2005 A Three-dimensional Modelling Study of the South China Sea Circulation and its Influence on the Coastal Ocean off Southern China RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$455,80001 Oct 2004 Representative Research Publications:

Gan, Jianping, Li, Hui, Curchitser, Enrique, Haidvogel, Dale (2006) "Modeling South China Sea circulation: Response to seasonal forcing regimes", Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 111, C06034, doi:10.102/2005JC003298.

Gan, Jianping, Allen, John (2005) "Modeling upwelling circulation off the Oregon coast", Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 110, C10S07, doi:10.1029/2004JC002692.

Gan, Jianping (2004-2005) "Variability of circulation induced by the separation of Gaspe Current in Baie des Chaleurs", Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf, 61, 393-402.

Shiqing LING Assistant Professor

(2358 7459 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Hong Kong (1997)

Current Research Activities: Large sample theory; empirical processes; nonstationary time series; nonlinear time series; long memory time series; econometrics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: The Self-weighted LAD Estimation for Infinite Variance Time Series Models RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$231,000 01 Jul 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Koul, H., Ling, Shiqing (2006) "Fitting an error distribution in some heteroscedastic time series models.", Annals of Statistics, 34, 994-1012.

Ling, Shiqing (2005) "Self-weighted LAD estimation for infinite variance autoregressive models.", Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series B., 67, Part 3, pp. 381¡V393.

Ling, Shiqing, Tong, H. (2005) "Testing a linear MA model against threshold MA models.", Annals of Statistics, 33, 2529-2552 .

Wong, H, Li, WK, Ling, Shiqing (2005) "A cointegrated conditional heteroscedastic model with applications.", Ann. Inst. Statist. Math., 57, 83-103.

Wong, H, Ling, Shiqing (2005) "Mixed portmanteau tests for time series.", Journal of Time Series Analysis, 26 (4), 569-579.

Ling, Shiqing (2005) "Self-weighted LAD estimation for infinite variance autoregressive models.", Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series B., 67 (3), 381-393.

Ling, Shiqing, Peng, Liang (2004) "Hill's estimator for the tail index of an ARMA model", Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference, Volume 123, Issue 2 , Pages 279-293.

Ling, Shiqing (2004) "Estimation and testing stationarity for double-autoregressive models", J. R. Stat. Soc. Ser. B Stat. Methodol., 66 , no. 1, 63--78.

Tiezheng QIAN Assistant Professor of Mathematics

(23587443 ; [email protected] ; http://www.math.ust.hk/~maqian/)

PhD, Institute of Theoretical Physics (1997)

Visiting Scholar, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2000-2003)

Current Research Activities: molecular and continuum simulations of complex fluids, multiscale modeling and simulations, statstical physics

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Generalization and application of the string method for the study of quantum metastability RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$231,00001 Sep 2005 Meissner effect in nanotube-zeolite complex RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$318,00001 Jan 2005 Multi-phase fluid flow: Theory, simulation and experiments RGC - Central Allocation Vote HK$800,00001 Feb 2006 Molecular dynamics simulations and continuum hydrodynamic calculations of cavity flow: The slip boundary condition RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$105,60001 Nov 2003 Representative Research Publications:

Qian, Tiezheng, Wang, Xiao-Ping, Sheng, Ping (2006) "Molecular hydrodynamics of the moving contact line in two-phase immiscible flows", Communications in Computational Physics, Vol 1, 1.

Qian, Tiezheng, Ren, Weiqing, Sheng, Ping (2005) "Current dissipation in thin superconducting wires: A numerical evaluation using the string method", Physical Review B, Vol 72, 014512.

Qian, Tiezheng, Wang, Xiao-Ping, Sheng, Ping (2005) "Hydrodynamic slip boundary condition at chemically patterned surfaces: A continuum deduction from molecular dynamics", Physical Review E, Vol 72, 022501.

Qian, Tiezheng, Wang, Xiao-Ping (2005) "Driven cavity flow: from molecular dynamics to continuum hydrodynamics", Multiscale Modeling and Simulation, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 749-763.

Qian, Tiezheng, Wang, Xiao-Ping, Sheng, Ping (2004) "Power-law slip profile of the moving contact line in two-phase immiscible flows", Physical Review Letters, volume 93, number 9, 094501.

Qian, Tiezheng, Wang, Xiao-Ping, Sheng, Ping (2003) "Molecular scale contact line hydrodynamics of immiscible flows", Physical Review E, Vol 68, 016306.

Qian, Tiezheng, Wang, Xiaoping, Sheng, Ping (2003) "Generalized Navier boundary condition for the moving contact line", Communications in Mathematical Sciences, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 333-341.

Yang XIANG Assistant Professor

(2358 7430 ; [email protected])

PhD, New York University (2001)

Research Associate, Princeton University (2001-2003) Current Research Activities: Mathematical Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science, Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing, Image Processing

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Modeling and Simulation for Dislocation Dynamics and Plasticity RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$318,000 01 Sep 2004 A new active contour method for image segmentation and its application RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$52,000 01 Dec 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Quek, Siu Sin, Xiang, Yang, Zhang, Yong Wei, Srolovitz, David J., Lu, Chun (2006) "Level set simulation of dislocation dynamics in thin films", Acta Materialia, 54(9), pp.2371-2381.

Xiang, Yang (2006) "Modeling dislocations at different scales", Communications in Computational Physics, 1(3), pp.383-424.

Xiang, Yang, Chung, Albert C. S., Ye, Jian (2005) "A New Active Contour Method Based on Elastic Interaction", IEEE Computer Society International Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR 2005), San Diego, USA, June 20-25, Vol. 1, 452-457, 2005.

Xiang, Yang, Srolovitz, David J. (2004-2005) "Level Set Dislocation Dynamics Method", Handbook of Materials Modeling, edited by S. Yip, Springer, 2005, 2307-2323.

Xiang, Yang, E, Weinan (2004) "Misfit elastic energy and a continuum model for epitaxial growth with elasticity on vicinal surfaces", Physical Review B, 69, 035409.

Xiang, Yang, Srolovitz, David J., Cheng, Li-Tien, E, Weinan (2003-2004) "Level set simulations of dislocation-particle bypass mechanisms", Acta Materialia, Volume 52, Issue 7 , 19 April 2004, Pages 1745-1760. Department of Physics

Ping SHENG, Professor and Department Head; Director, Institute of Nano Science and Technology

Che Ting CHAN, Professor

Paul C W CHU, Professor and President of the University

Nelson CUE, Professor, Deparetment of Physics; Director, HKUST College of Lifelong Learning

Weikun GE, Professor

Michael M T LOY, Professor

Tai Kai NG, Professor; Associate Dean of Science

Zi Kang TANG, Professor

Penger TONG, Professor

George K L WONG, Professor and Director, Materials Characterization and Preparation Facility

Zhaoqing ZHANG, Professor

Michael S ALTMAN, Associate Professor

Bradley A FOREMAN, Associate Professor

Kwok Kwong FUNG, Senior Lecturer

Pak Wo LEUNG, Associate Professor

Iam Keong SOU, Associate Professor

Kwok Yip SZETO, Associate Professor

Wing Yim TAM, Associate Professor

Ophelia K C TSUI, Associate Professor

Jiannong WANG, Associate Professor

Ning WANG, Associate Professor

Xiangrong WANG, Associate Professor Weijia WEN, Associate Professor

Kam Sing WONG, Associate Professor

Michael K Y WONG, Associate Professor

Xudong XIAO, Associate Professor

Zhiyu YANG, Associate Professor and Director, Liquid Helium Facility

Xixiang ZHANG, Associate Professor Ping SHENG Professor and Department Head; Director, Institute of Nano Science and Technology

(2358 7506 ; [email protected] ; http://physics.ust.hk/department/staff.html)

PhD, Princeton University (1971).

Visiting Scholar, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University (1971-73) Senior Research Associate, Exxon Research and Engineering Co (1979-95)

Current Research Activities: Physics of disordered materials; complex fluids; liquid crystals; wave localization and multiple scattering; physics of meso-systems and nanomaterials.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Molecular scale contact line hydrodynamics of immiscible flows RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$486,000 01 Sep 2003 Carbon nanotube/AFI zeolite composite: superconductivity and Li storage application RGC - Central Allocation Vote HK$3,480,000 01 Mar 2005 Multi-phase fluid flow: Theory, simulation and experiments RGC - Central Allocation Vote HK$200,000 01 Feb 2006 CAS-HKUST Nanostructure Materials and Technology Joint Laboratory UGC - Collaboration with Mainland Institutions HK$350,000 19 Nov 2003 Carbon nanotube/AFI zeolite composite: superconductivity and Li storage application Office of the Dean of Science, HKUST HK$850,000 22 Jun 2005 Carbon nanotube/AFI zeolite composite: superconductivity and Li storage application Office of the Vice-President for Academic Affairs, HKUST HK$900,000 16 Mar 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Niu, Xize, Liu, Liyu, Wen, Weijia, Sheng, Ping (2006) "Active microfluidic mixer chip", Applied Physics Letters, 88, 153508-153510.

Mei, Jun, Liu, Zhengyou, Wen, Weijia, Sheng, Ping (2006) "Effective mass density of fluid-solid composites", Physical Review Letters, 96, 024301-024304.

Liu, Liyu, Niu, Xize, Wen, Weijia, Sheng, Ping (2006) "Electrorheological fluid-actuated flexible platform", Applied Physics Letters, 88, 173505-173507.

Pang, Yee Kwong, Lee, Jeffrey Chi Wai, Lee, Hung Fai, Tam, Wing Yim, Chan, Che Ting, Sheng, Ping (2005) "Chiral microstructures (spirals) fabrication by holographic lithography", Optics Express, 13, 7615-7620.

Sheng, Ping, Chan, Che Ting (2005) "Classical wave localization and spectral gap materials", Zeitschrift fuer Kristallographie, 220, 757-764.

Qian, Tiezheng, Ren, Weiqing, Sheng, Ping (2005) "Current dissipation in thin superconducting wires: A numerical evaluation using the string method", Physical Review B, 72, 014512.

Ng, Jack, Lin, Zhifang, Chan, Che Ting, Sheng, Ping (2005) "Photonic clusters formed by dielectric microspheres: Numerical simulations", Physical Review B, 72, 085130.

Wen, Weijia, Zhou, Lei, Hou, Bo, Chan, Che Ting, Sheng, Ping (2005) "Resonant transmission of microwaves through subwavelength fractal slits in a metallic plate", Physical Review B, 72, 153406.

Che Ting CHAN Professor

(2358 7487 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Berkeley (1985)

Postdoctoral Fellow, Ames Laboratory, United States Department of Energy (1986- 88) Associate Physicist and Physicist, Ames Laboratory, United States Department of Energy (1988-95) Current Research Activities: Electronic, structural and other physical properties of matter; surface physics; photonic band gaps; material physics; nanomaterials.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: "Negative" acoustic wave media RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$463,60001 Sep 2005 Thermal emission properties of photonic crystal slabs RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$461,00001 Sep 2003 First principles studies of the lattice dynamics and electron-phonon interaction of ultra-small radius nanotubes and their derivates Germany / Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme HK$28,700 01 Jan 2006 Optics and plasmonics at the nano-scale UGC - High Impact Area HK$700,00010 Sep 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Zhou, Lei, Wen, Weijia, Chan, Che Ting, Sheng, Ping (2005) "Electromagnetic-wave tunneling through negative-permittivity media with high magnetic fields", Phys. Rev. Lett., 94, 243905, 1-4.

Hu, Xinhua, Chan, Che Ting, Zi, Jian (2005) "Two-dimensional sonic crystals with Helmholtz resonators", Phys. Rev. E, 71, 055601(R), 1-4.

Zhou, Lei, Chan, Che Ting (2005) "Vortex-like surface wave and its role in the transient phenomena of meta-material focusing", Appl. Phys. Lett., 86, 101104, 1-3.

Li, Jensen, Chan, Che Ting (2004) "Double-negative acoustic metamaterial", Phys. Rev. E, 70, 055602(R), 1-4.

Yang, Suxia, Page, John Hilton, Liu, Zhengyou, Cowan, M L, Chan, Che Ting, Sheng, Ping (2004) "Focusing of sound in a 3D phononic crystal", Phys. Rev. Lett., 93, 024301, 1-4.

Bohnen, Klaus-Peter, Heid, R, Liu, Hui Jun, Chan, Che Ting (2004) "Lattice dynamics and electron- phonon interaction in (3,3) carbon nanotubes", Phys. Rev. Lett., 93, 245501, 1-4.

Hu, Xinhua, Chan, Che Ting (2004) "Photonic crystals with silver nanowires as a near-infrared superlens", Appl. Phys. Lett., 85, 1520-22.

Liu, Huijun, Li, Zhaoming, Liang, Qi, Tang, Zikang, Chan, Che Ting (2004) "Carbon nanotubes- zeolite complex: a Li-intercalated compound with high storage capacity", Applied Physics Letters, vol.84, no.14, pp.2649-51.

Paul C W CHU Professor and President of the University

(2358 6101 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, San Diego (1968)

TLL Temple Chair of Science (1987- ) Director, Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston (1987-2001)

Current Research Activities: Experimental solid state physics: superconductivity, magnetism and dielectrics.

Representative Research Publications:

Heilman, A.K., Xue, Y.Y., Lorenz, B., Campbell, B.J., Cmaidalka, J., Meng, R.L., Wang, Y.S., Chu, C.W. (2002) "Distinct insulating state below the Curie point in Pr0.7Ba0.3MnO3", Physics Review B, 65, 214423.

Lorenz, B., Xue, Y.Y., Meng, R.L., Chu, C.W. (2002) "Field dependence of the intragrain superconductive transition in RuSr2EuCu2O8", Physics Review B, 65, 174503.

Lorenz, B., Xue, Y.Y., Meng, R.L., Chu, C.W. (2001-2002) "Superconductivity in Pure and Electron- Doped MgB2: Transport Properties and Pressure Effects", NATO Science Series II, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, 67, 213.

Xue, Y.Y., Lorenz, B., Baikalov, A., Cao, D.H., Li, Z.G., Chu, C.W. (2001-2002) "Superconductivity, intragrain penetration depth, and Meissner effect of RuSr2(Gd,Ce)2Cu2O10+d", Physics Review B, 66, 014503.

Chen, X.H., Wang, Y.S., Xue, Y.Y., Meng, R.L., Wang, Y.Q., Chu, C.W. (2001) "Correlation between the residual resistance ratio and magnetoresistance in MgB2", Physics Review B, 65, 024502.

Xue, Y.Y., Cao, D.H., Lorenz, B., Chu, C.W. (2001) "Evidence for possible phase separations in RuSr2(Gd,Ce)2Cu2O10-d", Physics Review B, 65, 020511. Nelson CUE Professor, Deparetment of Physics; Director, HKUST College of Lifelong Learning

(2358 7505 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Washington (1967)

Associate Vice President for Academic Affacirs (1998-2002), HKUST; Founding Head of Physics (1990-97), HKUST; Professor of Physics (1982-90) and Chairman of Physics (1984-90), State University of New York at Albany.

Current Research Activities: Interactive learning; nanostructured materials; strong-field QED and coherent processes in aligned crystals; production of recombinant human proteins; technology transfer.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Nonlinear dynamics in ac driven GaAs/AlAs superlattices RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$455,800 31 Dec 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Gouanere, M., Spighel, M., Cue, N., Gaillard, M.J., Genre, R., Kirsch, R., Poizat, J.C., Remilleux, J., Catillon, P., Roussel, L. (2005) "Experimental observation compatible with the particle internal clock", Annales de la Fondation Louis de Broglie, Vol. 30, No.1, 2005.

Cue, Nelson (2003-2004) "PRS - Six Years Following its Introduction", The Teaching & Learning Symposium 2004 ¡V HKUST ¡V 17 May 2004 - organized by CELT, HKUST.

Wang, Sd, Sun, Zz, Cue, Nelson, Xu, Hq, Wang, Xr (2002) "Negative differential capacitance of quantum dots", PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 65 (12): art. no. 125307 MAR 15 2002.

Shi, B.R., Wang, X.S., Huang, H.J., Yang, S.H., Heiland, W., Cue, Nelson (2001) "Scanning tunneling microscopy of endohedral metallofullerene Tb@C-82 on C-60 film and Si(100) 2x1 surface", Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 105(46): 11414-11418. Weikun GE Professor

(2385 7491 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Manchester (1983)

Deputy Director, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences (1985- 86)

Current Research Activities: Semiconductor physics: heterostructures, nanostructures, defects and optical properties; new materials and devices in optoelectronics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Experimental studies of Rashba effect RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$65,387 01 Jan 2005 Experimental studies of the Rashba effect and its applications in spintronic devices RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$57,000 01 Apr 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Tan,, P. H., Luo, X. D., Xu, Z. Y., Zhang, Y., Mascarenhas, A., Xin, H. P., Tu, C. W., Ge, W. K. (2006) "Photoluminescence from the nitrogen-perturbed above-bandgap states in dilute GaAs1-xNx alloys: A microphotoluminescence study", Phys. Rev. B, 73, 205205.

Yang, C. L., He, H. T., Ding, Lu, Cui, L. J., Zeng, Y. P., Wang, J. N., Ge, W. K. (2006) "Spin photocurrent and converse spin polarization induced in an InGaAs/InAlAs two-dimensional electron gas", Phys. Rev. Lett., 96, 186605.

Yang, C. L., Hou, B., Li, Irene L., Li, Z. M., Tang, Z. K., Wang, J. N., Liu, H. J., Ge, W. K. (2005) "Photoreflectance of 0.4-nm single-walled carbon nanotubes", Phys. Rev,. B., 71, 233404.

Guo, Jiandong, Yang, Chunlei, Li, Z. M., Bai, Ming, Liu, H. J., Li, G. D., Wang, E. G., Chan, C. T., Tang, Z. K., Ge, W. K., Xiao, X. D. (2004) "Efficient Visible Photoluminescence from Carbon Nanotubes in Zeolite Templates", Phys. Rev. Lett., 93(1), Art. 017402.

Chen, X. D., Yang, C. L., Gong, M, Ge, W. K., Fung, S., Beling, C. D., Wang, J. N., Lui, M. K., Ling, C. C. (2004) "Low energy electron irradiation induced deep level defects in 6H-SiC: The implication for the microstructure of the deep levels E-1/E-2", Phy. Rev. Lett., 92(12), Art. No. 125504. Li, J. H., Moss, S. C., Zhang, Y, Pferffer, L. N., West, K. W., Ge, W. K., Bai, J. (2003) "Layer ordering and faulting in (GaAs)n/(AlAs)n ultra short-period superlattices", Phys. Rev. Lett., 91, P106103.

Li, Irene L., Tang, Z. K., Xiao, X. D., Yang, C. L., Ge, W. K. (2003) "Optical properties of organic dyes in nanoporous zeolite crystals", Appl. Phys. Lett., 83, P2438.

Xia, Jianbai, Ge, Weikun (2001) "Electronic states in GaAs-AlAs short-period superlattices: Energy levels and symmetry, Jian-Bai Xia and Weikun Ge", Nanomaterials and Magnetic Thin Films of Handbook of Thin Film Materials (ed. Nalwa H.S.), Academic Press, V(3), 99-139.

Michael M T LOY Professor

(2358 7267 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Berkeley (1971)

Senior Manager, IBM Research (1987-93)

Current Research Activities: Nonlinear optical propagation effects; two-photon coherent transients; nonlinear optical studies of surfaces; state-selective studies of molecule-surface interactions.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Optical properties of single semiconducting nanowires RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$613,600 01 Jan 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Zhang, Chun, Chen, Gang, Wang, Kedong, Yang, Hongwei, Su, Tao, Chan, C.T., Loy, M.M.T., Xiao, Xudong (2005) "Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Single Cu, Ag, and Au Atoms Adsorbed on Si(111)-(7x7)", Physical Review Letters, 94, 176104 (2005).

Wang, Kedong, Zhang, Chun, Loy, M.M.T., Xiao, Xudong (2005) "Time-Dependent Tunneling Spectroscopy for Studying Surface Diffusion Confined in Nanostructures", Physical Review Letters, 94, 036103 (2005).

Zheng, C.Z., Yeung, C.K., Loy, M.M.T., Xiao, Xudong (2004) "Step effects and coverage dependence of hydrogen atom diffusion on Pt(111) surfaces", Physical Review B, B 70, 205402 (2004).

Wang, X.P., Loy, M.M.T., Xiao, Xudong (2002) "Bundle Structure Formation on a Polymer Film at Various Temperature and AFM Scanning Velocity", Nanotechnology, 13(4), 478-483.

Cai, Lei, Xiao, Xudong, Loy, Michael (2001) "Desorption of polyatomic molecules from the Pt(111) surface by femtosecond laser radiation", Journal of Chemical Physics, 115, 9490-9495.

Cai, Lei, Xiao, Xudong, Loy, Michael (2001) "Femtosecond desorption of CO from metal surfaces: the role of the 2pi*-derived states", Surface Science, 492, L688-692.

Tai Kai NG Professor; Associate Dean of Science

(2358 7477 ; [email protected])

PhD, Northwestern University (1987)

Current Research Activities: Mesoscopic physics; non-equilibrium quantum mechanical phenomena; quantum spin systems; strongly correlated metals.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: The non-Bose-condensed state in slave-boson theory of t-J model RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$386,600 01 Jan 2006 Strongly correlated nano-structures RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$300,000 01 Sep 2003 Exploring novel electronics states in condensed matter RGC - Central Allocation Vote HK$300,000 01 Mar 2006 Representative Research Publications:

Ng, Tai-Kai, Dai, Lixin (2005) "Transport equation for 2D electron liquid under microwave radiation plus magnetic field and the Zero Resistance State", Physical Review B, Volume 72,p. 235333.

Ng, Tai-Kai (2005) "Spinon-Holon binding in t-J model", Physical Review B, Volume 71, Page 172509. Ng, Tai-Kai, Varma, Chandra (2004) "Experimental signatures for Time-reversal Violating superconductors", Physical Review B, Volumer 70, page 054514.

Ng, Tai-Kai, Cheung, Ho-Yin (2004) "Quantum transports in a model of granular conductors", Physics Review B, Volume 70, Page 172104.

Ng, Tai-Kai (2004) "Landau Transport equations in slave-boson mean-field theory of t-J model", PHysical Review B, Vol.69, 125112.

Ng, Tai-Kai (2003) "'Quasi-particles' in bosonization theory of interacting fermion liquids at arbitrary dimensions", Physical Review B (rapid Comm.), Vol.68, 041101.

Ng, Tai-Kai (2003) "Quasi-particles in Bosonization theory of Interacting fermions", The 3rd International Workshop on Novel Quantum Phenomena in Transition Metal Oxides and The 1st Asia-

Pacific Workshop on 'Strongly Correlated Electron Systems.

Lou, Jizhong, Qin, Shaojin, Ng, Tai-Kai, Su, Zhaobin (2002) "Topological effects at short antiferromagnetic Heisenberg chains", Physical Review B, 65, 104401.

Zi Kang TANG Professor

(2358 7972 ; [email protected])

PhD, Tohoku University (1992)

Senior Researcher, Photodynamics Research Centre, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (1992-94) Current Research Activities: Carbon nanotubes, nanostructured complex, optical and transport properties of of nanostructured materials; ZnO nanostructured thin films

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Physical properties of lithium-doped 0.4nm single-walled carbon nanotubes RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$671,000 20 Dec 2003 Optical study and p-type doping of ZnO thin films grown using MOCVD technique RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$65,387 01 Mar 2005 Study of structural phase transition of iodine molecular lines RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$57,000 02 May 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Zhai, J. P., Tang, Z. K., Li, Z. M., Li, I. L., Jiang, F. Y., Sheng, P., Hu, X. J. (2006) "Carbonization Mechanism of Tetrapropylammonium-hydroxide in Channels of AlPO4-5 Single Crystals", Chem. Mater, 18, 1505-1511 (2006).

Zhai, J. P., Li, Z. M., Liu, H. J., Li, I. L., Sheng, P., Hu, X. J., Tang, Z. K. (2006) "Catalyzation effect of metal cations on the formation of carbon nanotubes inside the channels of AlPO4-5 crystal", Carbon, 44, 1151-1157 (2006).

Ye, J. T., Tang, Z. K., Siu, G. G. (2006) "Optical properties of iodine clusters formed inside one- dimensional channels of the AlPO4-5 crystal", Appl. Phys. Letters, 88, 073114 (2006).

Li, I. L., Zhai, J. P., Launois, P., Ruan, S. C., Tang, Z. K. (2005) "Geometry, phase stability and electronic property of isolated Se chains incorporated in nanoporous matrix", J. Ame. Chem. Soci, 127, 16111 (2005).

Ye, J. T., Tang, Z. K. (2005) "Raman spectra and thermal stability analysis of 0.4 nm freestanding single-walled carbon nanotubes", Phys. Rev. B, 72, 045414 (2005).

Li, I. L., Li, Z. M., Zhai, J. P., Tang, Z. K. (2005) "Resonant Raman study of confined Se single helix and Se8 rings", Appl. Phys. Letters, 87, 071902 (2005).

Yang, C. L., Tang, Z. K., Ge, W. K., Wang, J. N. (2003) "Exciton diffusion in light-emitting organic thin films studied by photocurrent spectra", Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 83, No. 9, pp. 1737-1739.

Liang, W.Z., Chen, G.H., Li, Z.M., Tang, Z.K. (2002) "Absorption spectra and chirality of single-walled 0.4nm carbon nanotubes", Appl. Phys. Lett., 80, 3415. Penger TONG Professor

(2358 7498 ; [email protected] ; http://physics.ust.hk/penger/)

PhD, University of Pittsburgh (1988)

Assistant Professor of Physics, Oklahoma State University (1990-1995) Associate Professor of Physics, Oklahoma State University (1995-1999) Professor of Physics, Oklahoma State University (1999-2003) Visiting Professor in Applied Physics, Harvard University (2001)

Current Research Activities: Non-equilibrium dynamics and soft condensed matter physics, including experiment studies of turbulent thermal convection, interactions and structure formation in suspensions, polymer solutions, and other complex fluids.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Structures, dissipations, and local heat transport in turbulent thermal convection RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$561,000 01 Sep 2003 Development of dual-beam dynamic light scattering for two-particle microrheology of soft materials RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$428,000 01 Oct 2005 Hydrodynamic interactions, instabilities, and pattern formation in a rotating suspension of non-Brownian settling particles RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$283,000 01 Oct 2004 Multi-phase fluid flow: Theory, simulation and experiments RGC - Central Allocation Vote HK$1,200,00001 Feb 2006 Insertion of nanoparticles within bilayer films of surfactant Consulate General of France in Hong Kong HK$12,871 15 Jun 2006 Confinement and ordering in a monolayer of carbon nanotubes at an air-water interface, in a freestanding surfactant bilayer, and onto a solid substrate France / Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme HK$31,250 01 Jan 2006 Representative Research Publications:

Shang, X. D., Qiu, X.-L., Tong, P., Xia, K. Q. (2003) "Measured local heat transport in turbulent Rayleigh-Benard convection", Phys. Rev. Lett., 90, 074501.

Qiu, X. L., Xia, K. Q., Tong, Penger (2005) "Experimental study of velocity boundary layer near a rough conducting surface in turbulent natural convection", Journal of Turbulence, 6 (30), 1.

Chen, Wei, Tan, Susheng, Ng, Tai-Kai, Ford, Warren T., Tong, Penger (2005) "Long-ranged attraction between charged polystyrene spheres at aqueous interfaces", Physical Review Letters, 95, 218301.

Shang, X. D., Tong, Penger, Xia, K. Q. (2005) "Test of steady-state fluctuation theorem in turbulent Rayleigh-Benard convection", Physical Review E, 72, 015301(R).

Sun, Chao, Xia, Ke-Qing, Tong, Penger (2005) "Three-dimensional flow structures and dynamics of turbulent thermal convection in a cylindrical cell", Physical Review E, 72, 026302.

Matson, W. R., Kalyankar, M., Ackerson, B. J., Tong, Penger (2005) "Concentration and velocity patterns in a horizontal rotating suspension of non-Brownian settling particles", Physical Review E, 71, 031401.

Ching, Emily S. C., Guo, H., Shang, Xiao-Dong, Tong, Penger, Xia, Ke-Qing (2004) "Extraction of Plumes in Turbulent Thermal Convection", Physical Review Letters, 93, 124501.

Shang, X. D., Qiu, X. L., Tong, Penger, Xia, K. Q. (2004) "Measurements of the local convective heat flux in turbulent Rayleigh-Benard convection", Physical Review E, 70, 026308.

George K L WONG Professor and Director, Materials Characterization and Preparation Facility

(2358 7471 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Berkeley (1974)

Professor of Physics, Northwestern University (1989-96) Current Research Activities: Nonlinear optics; optical properties of Quantum wells and superlattices; nanostructures of semiconductors, ferroelectrics, polymers and organic materials.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Fabrication of photonic crystal microstructures in ZnMgSSe planar waveguides RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$380,000 01 Oct 2003 Magnetic Nanoparticles in Semiconductor Multilayers and Nanowires RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$453,358 01 Oct 2005

Representative Research Publications:

jiang, F.Y., lu, weixin, zhai, j.p., ye, j.t., wong, george k.l., han, j.r., tang, zikang (2006) "Assembly of disperse red 1 molecules in the channels of AlPO4-5 single crystals for second-harmonic generation", JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY, B 110, 8924-8927, 2006.

mak, l.s., chan, siu kong, wong, george k.l., sou, philip i.k. (2006) "Detectivity studies of SMD- packaged ZnSSe and ZnMgSUV detectors", JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, 35, 1322-1326, 2006.

chan, siu Kong, liu, na, cai, y, wang, ning, wong, george k.l., sou, philip i.k. (2006) "Molecular beam epitaxy-grown ZnSe nanowires", JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, 35 (6): 1246-1250 2006.

yang, hui, xie, ping, chan, siu kong, lu, weixin, zhang, zhao qing, sou, philip i.k., wong, george k.l., wong, kam sing (2006) "Simultaneous enhancement of the second- and third-harmonic generations in one-dimensional semiconductor photonic crystals", IEEE JOURNAL OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS, 42, 447-452, 2006.

yang, hui, xie, ping, chan, siu kong, zhang, zhao qing, sou, philip i.k., wong, george k.l., wong, kam sing (2005) "Efficienct second harmonic generation from large band gap II-VI semiconductor photonic crystal", Appl. Phys. Lett., 87, 131106-131109 (2005).

liao, hongbo, lu, weixin, yu, s.w., wen, weijia, wong, george k.l. (2005) "Optical characteristics of gold nanoparticle-doped multilayer thin film", JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B- OPTICAL PHYSICS, 22, 1923-1926, 2005.

YU, S W, LIAO, HongBo, WEN, Weijia, WONG, George KeLun (2005) "'Au/TiO2/SiO2 sandwich multilayer composite films with large nonlinear optical susceptibility'", Optical Materials, VOL 27, pp.1433- 1437, (2005).

Xia, Haiping, Wen, Ting Bin, Hu, Quan Yuan, Wang, Xin, Chen, Xingguo, Shek, Lai Yung, Williams, Ian D, Wong, Kam Sing, Wong, George K L, Jia, Guochen (2005) "'Synthesis and Characterization of Trimetallic Ruthenium and Bimetallic Osmium Complexes with Metal-vinyl Linkages.'", Organometallics, Vol 24, pp.562-569 (2005).

Zhaoqing ZHANG Professor

(2358 7482 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Pennsylvania (1974)

Research Professor, Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica (1986-89)

Current Research Activities: Many-body theory; fractals; electronic structure and transport properties in disordered systems; wave propagation and localization in random media; mesoscopic physics; photonic crystals; band gaps for acoustic and elastic waves; nonlinear photonic crystals.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Transport of elastic waves in random media: The ballistic to diffusive transition and energy equilibration RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$411,00031 Dec 2003 The enhancements of third order nonlinear optical effects in nonlinear periodic and quasiperiodic photonic crystals RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$245,00001 Sep 2004 Representative Research Publications:

Xie, Ping, Zhang, Zhao-Qing (2005) "Nondegenerate two-beam coupling in Kerr nonlinear photonic crystals", Phys. Rev. E, 72, 036607.

Cheung, Sai-Kit, Zhang, Zhao-Qing (2005) "The scaling behavior of classical wave transport in mesoscopic media at the localization transition", Phys. Rev. B, 72, 235102.

Xie, Ping, Zhang, Zhao-Qing (2005) "Large enhancement of third-harmonic generation induced by coupled gap solitons in Chi(3) nonlinear photonic crystals", Phys. Rev., E 71, 026610.

Chu, Qianjin, Luo, Xiangdong, Zhang, Zhao-Qing (2004) "Calculations of enhanced scattering peaks in disordered thin slabs with internal reflections", Phys. Rev. B, 70, 125110.

Cheung, Sai-Kit, Zhang, Xiangdong, Zhang, Zhao-Qing, Chabanov, Andrey A, Genack, Azriel (2004) "Impact of weak localization in the time domain", Physical Review Letters, 92, 173902.

Xie, Ping, Zhang, Zhao-Qing (2003) "Multifrequency gap solitons in nonlinear photonic crystals", Physical Review Letters, 91, 213904.

Chabanov, Andrey A, Zhang, Zhao-Qing, Geneck, Azriel Z (2003) "Breakdown of diffusion in dynamics of extended waves in mesoscopic media", Physical Review Letters, 90, 203903.

Kwan, Kai-Chong, Zhang, Xiangdong, Zhang, Zhao-Qing, Chan, Che-Ting (2003) "Effects due to disorder on photonic crystal-based waveguides", Applied Physics Letters, 82, 4414.

Michael S ALTMAN Associate Professor

(2358 7478 ; [email protected])

PhD, Brown University (1988)

Research Fellow, Technical University of Clausthal (1988-1990) Visiting Scientist, IBM Almaden Research Center (1990-91) Current Research Activities: Surface physics; diffusion and growth; surface step dynamics; structure, magnetism and quantum electronic properties of ultrathin films; electron spin physics; low energy electron microscopy and diffraction; field emission microscopy and spectroscopy.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Kinetic limitations in growth and decay at surfaces RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$776,000 01 Nov 2003 Laterally Resolved Measurements of Chemical Surface Diffusion Inhomogeneities RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$378,000 01 Dec 2004 Spin Resolved Energy Distributions in Vacuum Tunneling from Magnetic Thin Films RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$428,000 01 Nov 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Man, K.L., Guo, Q., Altman, Michael (2006) "The Growth and Oxidation of Cr Films on the W(100) Surface", Surface Science, Volume 600, pp. 1060-1070.

Wu, Y.Z., Schmid, A.K., Altman, M.S., Jin, X.F., Qiu, Z.Q. (2005) "Spin-dependent Fabry-Perot Interferometer of a Cu Thin Film Grown on fcc Co(001)", Physical Review Letters, Volume 94, pp. 027201, 1-4.

Man, K.L., Qiu, Z.Q., Altman, M.S. (2004) "Kinetic Limitations in Electronic Growth of Ag films on Fe(100)", Physical Review Letters, Volume 93, pp. 236104, 1-4.

Bryl, Robert, Altman, Michael (2003) "Spin Polarized Vacuum Tunnelling from Co-Coated W(111) Tips", Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 94, pp. 4670-4675.

Man, Ka Lun, Zdyb, R., Huang, S.F., Leung, T.C., Chan, Che Ting, Bauer, E., Altman, Michael S. (2003) "Growth Morphology, Structure and Magnetism of Ultrathin Co Films on W(111)", Physical Review B, Vol. 67, pp. 184402_1-11.

Chung, W.F., Feng, Yongjia, Poon, H.C., Chan, Che Ting, Tong, S.Y., Altman, Michael S. (2003) "Layer Spacings in Coherently Strained Epitaxial Metal Films", Physical Review Letters, Vol. 90, pp. 216105_1-4.

Chung, W.F., Altman, Michael S. (2002) "Kinetic Length, Step Permeability and Kinetic Coefficient Asymmetry on the Si(111) (7x7) Surface", Physical Review B, Vol. 66, pp. 075338_1-5.

Cai, Lei, Altman, M.S., Granato, E., Ala-nissila, T., Ying, S.C., Xiao, Xudong (2002) "Surface Diffusion Anomaly near a Substrate Phase Transition: H on W(100)", Physical Review Letters, Volume 88, pp. 226105_1-4.

Bradley A FOREMAN Associate Professor

(2358 7527 ; [email protected])

PhD, Cornell University (1995)

Current Research Activities: Theoretical semiconductor physics: electrons and phonons in low- dimensional systems; effects of strain in optoelectronic devices; envelope- function theory; high-speed semi- conductor lasers; quantum mechanics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: First-principles study of the Rashba effect in semiconductor nanostructures RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$231,000 01 Jan 2006 Semiconductor spintronics UGC - High Impact Area HK$350,000 01 Nov 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Foreman, Bradley A. (2006) "First-principles effective-mass Hamiltonian for semiconductor nanostructures in a magnetic field", Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Volume 18, pages 1335-1345.

Foreman, Bradley A. (2005) "First-principles envelope-function theory for lattice-matched semiconductor heterostructures", Physical Review B, Volume 72, article 165345, pages 1-23.

Foreman, Bradley A. (2005) "Quadratic response theory for spin-orbit coupling in semiconductor heterostructures", Physical Review B, Volume 72, article 165344, pages 1-19.

Foreman, Bradley Alan (2002) "Consequences of local gauge symmetry in empirical tight-binding theory", Physical Review B, Vol. 66, article 165212, pp. 1-22. Kwok Kwong FUNG Senior Lecturer

(2358 7473 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Bristol (1979)

Research Professor and Deputy Director, Beijing Laboratory of Electron Microscopy (1985-91)

Current Research Activities: Characterization of crystal structures and crystal defects by transmission electron microscopy; semiconductor nanostructures; epitaxial passive oxide films on nano-particles of metals.

Representative Research Publications:

Rao, Jiancun, Zhang, Xixiang, Qin, Boxiong, Fung, Kwok Kwong (2003) "High resolution transmission electron microscopy study of epitaxial passive films on nanocubes of chromium", Philosophical Magazine Letters, Vol. 83(6), pp. 395-401.

Li, Zongquan, Chen, Jiuling, Zhang, Xixiang, Li, Yongdan, Fung, K.K. (2002) "Catalytic synthesized carbon nanostructures from methane using nanocrystalline Ni", Carbon, 40, 409-415.

Fung, K.K. (2002) "Transmission electron microscopy study of epitaxial passive oxide films on nanoparticles of metals", J. Chinese Elec. Microsc. Soc., 21, 247-252.

Zhang, Xixiang, Qin, B.X., Wen, G.H., Kwok, Y.S., Fung, K.K. (2001) "Magnetic colloids composed of metal nanoparticles of Fe", Materials Science & Engineering C, C16, 119-21.

Wang, X.S., Zhai, G., Yang, J., Wang, L., Hu, Y., Li, Z., Tang, J.C., Wang, X., Fung, K.K., Cue, Nelson (2001) "Nitridation of Si(111)", Surf. Sci., 494, 83-94. Wang, Ning, Fung, Kwok Kwong, Wang, S, Yang, Sihe (2001) "Oxide-assisted nucleation and growth of copper sulphide nanowire arrays", Journal of Crystal Growth, 233, 226-232. Pak Wo LEUNG Associate Professor

(2358 7483 ; [email protected])

PhD, Cornell University (1990)

Current Research Activities: Computational condensed matter physics; low-dimension quantum spin systems.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Numerical study of novel aspects of t-J-like models and their possible connection to superconductivity RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$318,000 30 Dec 2004 Multi-disciplinary research using cluster computer UGC - High Impact Area HK$900,000 16 Sep 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Leung, P. W. (2006) "Charge carrier correlation in the electron-doped t-J model", PHYSICAL REVIEW B, Vol. 73, P. 75104.

Leung, P. W. (2006) "Hole correlation and antiferromagnetic order in the t-J model", PHYSICAL REVIEW B, Vol. 73, P. 14502.

Leung, Pak Wo (2004) "Absence of hole pairing in a simple t-J model on the Shastry-Sutherland lattice", Physical Review B, vol.69, pp.180403-1-4.

Leung, Pak Wo (2003) "Asymmetry in the hole-doped and electron-doped t-J model", International Journal of Modern Physics B, vol.17, pp.3367-9.

Lee, W.C., Lee, T. K., Ho, C. M., Leung, P. W. (2003) "Low-energy spectra in t-J-type models at low doping levels", Physical Review Letters, vol.91, pp.057001.

Leung, P.W. (2001-2002) "A numerical study of the staggered-flux and chiral orders in the t-J model", Physica C, 364-365, 117-19.

Leung, P.W. (2001-2002) "Low energy states with different symmetries in the t-J model with two holes on a 32-site lattice", Physical Review B, 65, 205101.

Basu, S., Gooding, R.J., Leung, P.W. (2001) "A model of pairing enhanced by stripelike correlations", Physica B, 312-313, 51-2. Iam Keong SOU Associate Professor

(2358 7476 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Illinois, Chicago (1990)

Current Research Activities: Thin film growth by molecular beam epitaxy; II-VI semiconductor quantum structures; magnetic nano- structures; UV and visible optoelectronic devices; structural and transport properties of thin films.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Fe-based magnetic quantum dot structures RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$65,387 01 Dec 2004 A double-barrier resonant tunneling structure embedded in nanowires RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$57,000 01 Dec 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Chan, S. K., Cai, Y., Wang, N., Sou, I. K. (2006) "Control of growth orientation for epitaxially grown ZnSe nanowires", Applied Physics Letters,, vol.88, 13108-1-3.

Yang, Hui, Xie, Ping, Chan, Siu Keung, Lu, Weixin, Zhang, Zhao-Qing, Sou, I. K., Wong, G. K. L., Wong, K. S. (2006) "Simultaneous enhancement of the second- and third-harmonic generations in one- dimensional semiconductor photonic crystals.", IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, vol.42, 447-52.

Cai, Yuan, Chan, Siu Keung, Sou, Iam Keong, Chan, Yu Fai, Su, Dang Sheng, Wang, Ning (2006) "The size-dependent growth direction of ZnSe nanowires", Advanced Materials, Vol. 18, 109-114.

Yang, H., Xie, P., Chan, S. K., Zhang, Z. Q., Sou, I. K., Wong, G. K. L., Wong, K. S. (2005) "Efficient second harmonic generation from large band gap II-VI semiconductor photonic crystal.", Applied Physics Letters, vol.87, 131106-1-3.

Chan, S.K., Liu, H.J., Chan, C.T., Zhang, Z.Q., Ge, W.K., Sou, I.K. (2005) "Te antisite incorporation in ZnSTe thin films", Physical Review B - Condensed Matter., vol 71, pp 195421, 1-5.

Chan, Y.F., Duan, X.F., Chan, S.K., Sou, I.K., Zhang, X.X., Wang, N. (2003) "ZnSe nanowires epitaxially grown on GaP(111) substrates by molecular-beam epitaxy", Applied Physics Letters, vol.83, no.13, pp.2665-7.

Sun, T., Fung, Bosco K.K., Sou, I.K., Wong, G.K.L., Wong, K.S., Lanzani, G. (2002) "Two-photon absorption autocorrelation of visible to ultraviolet femtosecond laser pulses using ZnS-based photodetectors", IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 14, 86-8.

Sou, I.K., Wu, Marcus C. W., Wong, K. S., Wong, G. K. L. (2001) "Molecular beam epitaxy grown ZnMgS ultraviolet photodetectors", Appl. Phys. Lett, 78, 1811-13.

Kwok Yip SZETO Associate Professor

(2358 7479 ; [email protected])

PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1985)

Assistant Professor of Physics, York University (1987-91)

Current Research Activities: Network; Evolutionary Computation; Pattern formation in complex systems; bioinformatics; quasi-crystal growth; frustrated spin systems; genetic algorithms; nonlinear forecasting; artificial life; point patterns and two-dimensional pattern evolution.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Interdisciplinary studies on the topological properties of DNA as a language network RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$324,00031 Dec 2003 Interdisciplinary studies on mathematical epidemiology: A multi-agent simulation for the interplay between the dynamics of infectious diseases and control measures using a statistical mechanics approach Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases HK$200,24011 Feb 2006 Interdisciplinary research on clustering coefficient and shell structure in social network RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$65,387 01 May 2005 Interdisciplinary research on the stability of complex systems with ring topology RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$57,000 30 Jun 2006 Representative Research Publications:

Szeto, Kwok Yip, Zhang, Jian (2006) "Adaptive Genetic Algorithm and Quasi-Parallel Genetic Algorithm: Application to low-dimensional Physics", I. Lirkov, S. Margenov, and J. Wasniewski (Eds.): LSSC 2005, June 2005, LNCS3743, pp.189-196, 2006. Springer-Verlag.

Ma, Chun Wai, Szeto, Kwok Yip (2006) "Linear relation on the correlation in complex networks", Physical Review E, 73,047101(2006).

Szeto, Kwok Yip (2002) "Adaptive Portfolio Managers in Stock Markets", Genetic Algorithms and Genetic Programming in Computational Finance, ed. By Shu-Heng Chen. Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 397-421.

Szeto, Kwok Yip, Fu, Xiiujun, Tam, Wing Yim (2002) "Universal Topological Properties of Two- dimensional Cellular Patterns", Phys.Rev. Lett., 138302-1 -138302-3.

Tam, W. Y., Zeitek, R., Szeto, K. Y., Stavans, J. (1997) "First-Passage Exponent in Two-Dimensions: Soap Froth vs. the Potts Model", Phys. Rev. Letters, 78, 1588-1591.

Shi, Q. W., Szeto, K. Y. (1997) "Series of Magnetoresistance Oscillation in a Two-dimensional Electron Gas under a Periodic Magnetic Modulation", Phys. Rev, B55, 4558-4562.

Aste, T., Szeto, K. Y., Tam, W. Y. (1996) "Statistical properties and Shell analysis in random cellular structures", Phys. Rev, E54, 5482-5492.

Szeto, K. Y., Villain, J. (1987) "Filling the Three Dimensional Space with Tetrahedra: a Geoometric and Crystallographic problem", Phys. Rev, B36, 4715-4724.

Wing Yim TAM Associate Professor

(2358 7490 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara (1985)

Assistant Professor, University of Arizona, Tucson (1988-93) Current Research Activities: Nonlinear dynamics and complex systems; cellular structures; complex fluids (electro-rheological fluids); photonic band gap materials; holographic lithography.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Fabrication of three dimensional meso-structured materials for photonic applications using one-photon holographic lithography RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$621,00001 Dec 2003 Fabrication of metallic meso-structures using supercritical fluid deposition RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$321,00001 Sep 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Wang, Xia, Xu, Jun, Pang, Yee Kwong, Tam, Wing Yim, Chan, Che Ting, Sheng, Ping (2006) "Realization of optical periodic quasicrystals using holographic lithography", Appl. Phys. Lett., 88, 051901 (2006).

Shi, Lihong, Tam, Wing Yim, Huang, XianXiang, Sheng, Ping (2006) "Static Shear-Modulus of Electrorheological Fluids", Phys. Rev. E, 73, 051501 (2006).

Pang, Yee Kwong, Lee, Jeffrey Chi Wai, Lee, Hung Fai, Tam, Wing Yim, Chan, Che Ting, Sheng, Ping (2005) "Chiral microstructures (spirals) fabrication by holographic lithography", Optics Express, 13, 7615-7620 (2005).

Kok, Mang Hin, Ma, Rui, Lee, Jeffrey Chi Wai, Tam, Wing Yim, Chan, Che Ting, Sheng, Ping, Cheah, Kok Wai (2005) "Photonic band gap effect and structural color from silver nano-particles gelatin emulsion", Phys. Rev. E, 72, 047601 (2005).

Li, Wenjiang, Sun, Gang, Tang, Fangqiong, Tam, Wing Yim, Li, Jensen, Chan, Che Ting, Sheng, Ping (2005) "Fabrication and optical characterization of gold infiltrated silica opals", J. of Phys.: Condens. Mat., 17 2177-2190 (2005).

Tam, Wing Yim (2004) "¤G•ªÎ¨mªwªj•¤O学", Soft Condensed Matter Physics, Beijing University Press. Wang, Xia, Ng, C.Y., Tam, Wing Yim, Chan, C.T., Sheng, Ping (2003) "Large area two-dimensional mesoscale quasicrystals", Adv. Materials, 15, 1526-1528.

Lau, Kai Chi, Shi, Lihong, Tam, Wing Yim, Sheng, Ping (2003) "Shear Enhanced Yield Stress in Electrorheological Fluids", Phys. Rev. E, 67, 0525021- 0525024. Ophelia K C TSUI Associate Professor

(2358 7472 ; [email protected] ; http://physics.ust.hk/phtsui/)

PhD, Princeton University (1996)

Current Research Activities: Instability of polymer films; liquid crystal alignment by inhomogeneous substrate patterning; nanotribology; nanolithography

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Surface Capillary Waves on Polymer Thin Films RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$354,700 01 Jul 2004 Stability of Polymer Films on Chemically Identical End-grafted Brushes RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$321,000 01 Sep 2005 Fabrication and anchoring properties of inhomogeneous liquid crystal alignment layer RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$402,059 15 Oct 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Wang, Y. J., Tsui, O. K. C. (2006) "Unconventional Spinodal Surface Fluctuations on Polymer Films", Langmuir, 22, 1959.

Zhao, Heping, Wang, Yong Jian, Tsui, Opheia K. C. (2005) "Dewetting induced by complete versus non-retarded dispersion forces", Langmuir, Vol. 21, 5817-5824.

Lee, Fuk Kay, Zhang, Baoshe, Sheng, Ping, Kwok, Hoi Sing, Tsui, Ophelia K. C. (2004) "Continuous liquid crystal pretilt control through textured substrates", Applied Physics Letters, 85, 5556.

Liu, Huijun, Lee, Fuk Kay, Zheng, Rong Kun, Zhang, X. X., Tsui, Ophelia K. C. (2004) "Extraordinary Hall Effect in (Ni80Fe20)x(SiO2)1-x Thin Films", Physical Review B, 70, 224431.

Tsui, Ophelia K. C., Lee, Fuk Kay, Zhang, Baoshe, Sheng, Ping (2004) "First-order liquid crystal orientation transition on inhomogeneous substrates", Physical Review E, Vol. 69, 021704-1 to 021704-7.

Tsui, O. K. C. (2004) "Reply by O. K.C. Tsui to the Commentary by U. Thiele", European Physical Journal E, Vol. 12, 429-430. Tsui, O. K. C, Wang, Y. J., Zhao, H., Du, Binyang (2004) "Some Views about the controversial dewetting morphology of polystyrene films", European Physical Journal E, Vol. 12, 417-425.

Zhang, Baoshe, Lee, Fuk Kay, Tsui, Ophelia K. C., Sheng, Ping (2003) "Liquid Crystal Orientation Transition on Microtextured Substrates", Phyiscal Review Letters, Vol. 91, 215501-1 to 215501-4.

Jiannong WANG Associate Professor

(2358 7497 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Bristol (1990)

Current Research Activities: Physics of semiconductor low-dimensional structures; magneto-transport and magneto-optical properties; fabrication of semiconductor nanostructures; novel device applications.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Magneto-transport and magneto-optical study of GaMnN-based structures RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$579,80031 Dec 2004 A study of ferromagnetic GaMnAs grown by LT-MBE RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$57,000 01 Dec 2005 A novel approach in spintronics using organic semiconductors and ferromagnetic half-metallic oxide hybrid structures

National Natural Science Foundation of China / Research Grants Council Joint HK$499,40001 Jan 2006 Research Scheme Representative Research Publications:

Lu, Shulong, Jiang, Desheng, Dai, Jianming, Yang, Chunlei, He, Hongtao, Ge, Weikun, Wang, Jiannong, Chang, Kai, Zhang, J.Y., Shen, D.Z. (2006) "Magneto-photoluminescence of Zn0.88Mn0.12Se grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition on GaAs substrates", J. Appl. Phys., vol. 99 073517.

Yang, Chunlei, He, Hongtao, Ding, Lu, Cui, L.J., Zeng, Y.P., Wang, Jiannong, Ge, Weikun (2006) "Spectral dependence of spin photocurrent and current-induced spin polarization in an InGaAs/InAlAs two- dimensional electron gas", Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 96 186605.

Pang, Qi, Zhao, Lijuan, Cai, Yuan, Nguyen, Duc Phuong, Regnault, N., Wang, Ning, Yang, Shihe, Ge, Weikun, Ferreira, Robson, Bastard, Gerald, Wang, Jiannong (2005) "CdSe nano-tetrapods: controllable synthesis, structure analysis, and electronic and optical properties", Chemistry Materials, 17, pp5263-5267.

He, Hongtao, Sun, Zhouzhou, Wang, Xiangrong, Wang, Yuqi, Ge, Weikun, Wang, Jiannong (2005) "External ac-signal-controlled dynamics of electric field domains in a GaAs/AlAs superlattice", Solid State Communications, vol.136 pp572¡V575.

He, Hongtao, Yang, Chunlei, Ge, Weikun, Wang, Jiannong, Dai, Xi, Wang, Yuqi (2005) "Resistivity minima and Kondo effect in ferromagnetic GaMnAs films", Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 87, 162506.

Yang, Chunlei, Ding, Lu, Wang, Jiannong, Fung, Kwok Kwong, Ge, Weikun, Liang, Hu, Yu, L.S., Qi, Y.D., Wang, D.L., Lu, Z.D., Lau, K.M. (2005) "Thermally activated carrier transfer processes in InGaN/GaN multi-quantum-well light-emitting devices", J. Appl. Phys., 98, 023703.

Sun, Baoquan, Wang, Jiannong, Jiang, Desheng (2005) "Transverse magnetic field effect on the current hysteresis of doped GaAs/AlAs superlattice", Semicond. Sci. Technol., vol. 20 pp947¡V951.

Yang, Chunlei, Hou, Bo, Li, Irene L, Li, Zhaoming, Tang, Zikang, Wang, Jiannong, Liu, H J, Ge, Weikun (2005) "Photoreflectance of 0.4-nm single-walled carbon nanotubes", Phys. Rev. B, 71, 233404.

Ning WANG Associate Professor

(2358 7489 ; [email protected] ; http://physics.ust.hk/phwang)

PhD, The University of Science and Technology, Beijing (1990)

Assistant Professor, City University of Hong Kong (1997-2000) Current Research Activities: One-dimensional nanomaterials synthesis and characterization; high-resolution electron microscopy; materials physics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Experimental Study of One-dimensional II-VI Semiconductor Nanostructures Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$378,00001 Jan 2005 Fabrication and study of membrane electroosmotic micropumps based on porous alumina films RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$321,00001 Nov 2005 Science & Technology of Silicon Nanowires (Renewal) RGC - Central Allocation Vote HK$500,00001 Feb 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Cai, Y, Chan, SK, Sou, IK, Chan, YF, Su, DS, Wang, N (2006) "The size-dependent growth direction of ZnSe nanowires", Adv. Mater., 18, 109.

Zhang, XY, Cai, Y, Miao, JY, Ng, KY, Chan, YF, Zhang, XX, Wang, N (2005) "Formation and phase transformation of selenium nanowire arrays in anodic porous alumina templates", Journal of Crystal Growth, 276, 674-679.

Jin, Kewang, Yao, Baodian, Wang, Ning (2005) "Structural characterization of mesoporous silica nanowire arrays grown in porous alumina templates", Chemical physics letter, 409, 172-176.

Chan, SK, Cai, Y, Sou, IK, Wang, N (2004-2005) "MBE-grown Au-island-catalyzed ZnSe nanowires", Journal of Crystal Growth, 278, 146-150.

Zhang, X.Y., Wen, G.H., Chan, Y.F., Zheng, R.K., Zhang, X.X., Wang, N. (2003) "Fabrication and magnetic properties of ultrathin Fe nanowire arrays", Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol.83, p2665-67.

Chan, Y.F., Duan, X.F., Chan, S.K., Sou, I.K., Zhang, X.X., Wang, N. (2003) "ZnSe nanowires epitaxially grown on GaP(111) substrates by molecular-beam epitaxy", Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol.83, p3341- 43.

Wang, N., Yao, Bd, Chan, Y. F., Zhang, Xy (2003) "Enhanced Photothermal Effect in Si Nanowires", Nano Letters, Vol. 3, pp. 475-477.

Yao, B.D., Chan, Y.F., Zhang, X.Y., Zhang, Weifeng, Yang, Zhiyu, Wang, Ning (2003) "Formation mechanism of TiO2 nanotubes", Applied Physics Letters, Vol.82, pp. 281-283. Xiangrong WANG Associate Professor

(2358 7488 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Rochester (1990)

Current Research Activities: Statistical physics; theoretical condensed matter physics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: A unified theory of temporal current self-oscillations with and without an ac bias RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$300,000 01 Sep 2003 Scaling and non-scaling in quantum Hall plateau transitions RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$392,000 01 Jan 2005 Quantum entanglement in solid state systems RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$57,000 31 Dec 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Xiang, Gang, Wang, X. R. (2006) "A direct calculation of critical exponents of two-dimensional anisotropic Ising model", Communication in Theoretical Phys., 45}, 932.

Yin, S, Sun, Z. Z., Lu, J., Wang, X. R. (2006) "Explanation to the resistance anomaly observed in nanowires", Appl. Phys. Lett., 88, 233110.

Sun, Z. Z., Wang, X. R. (2006) "Strategy to reduce minimal magnetization switching field for Stoner particles", Phy. Rev. B, 73, 092416.

Xiong, G., Wang, S. D., Niu, Q., Wang, Y.P., Xie, X. C., Tian, D. C., Wang, X. R. (2006) "The effect of inter-Landau-band mixing on extended states in quantum Hall system", J. of Phys.: Condensed Matter, 19, 2029-2055.

Xiong, G., Wang, X. R. (2005) "Absence of conductance in a double-chain tight-binding model for DNA with random sequence of nucleotides", Phys. Lett. A, 344, 64-70.

Cao, J.P, Sun, Z.Z., Yin, S., Wang, Y. P., Wang, X. R. (2005) "Entanglement in the XY spin chain with nonuniform external magnetic fields", International Journals of Quantum Information, 3, 569-577. He, H.T, Sun, Z.Z., Wang, X.R., Wang, Y.Q, Ge, W.K., Wang, J.N. (2005) "External ac-signal- controlled dynamics of electric field domains in a GaAs/AlAs superlattice", Solid State Communications, 136, 572-575.

Sun, Z. Z, Wang, S. D., Duan, S. Q., Wang, X.R. (2005) "Limit cycle theory of self-sustained current oscillations in sequential tunneling of superlattices", Superlattices and Microstructures, 38, 142.

Weijia WEN Associate Professor

(2358 7979 ; [email protected])

PhD, Chinese Academy of Sciences (1995)

Current Research Activities: Soft condensed matter physics; electro- rheological and magnetorheological fluids; field-induced pattern and structure transition; thin film physics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Optical properties of metal nano-clusters containing multilayer materials RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$380,00001 Sep 2003 The Giant Electroheological Effect: Corelation With Molecular Characteristics RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$442,00030 Dec 2004 The influence of the wetting ability of the liquid phase on electrorheological effect

RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$428,00030 Dec 2005 Nanoparticles fabrication and application in displays France / Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme HK$14,000 01 Jan 2006 Investigating for the mechanism and application of the giant electrorheological effect National Natural Science Foundation of China / Research Grants Council Joint HK$780,81601 Jan 2005 Research Scheme Representative Research Publications:

Wen, Weijia, Zhou, Lei, Hou, Bo, Chan, C.T (2005) "Resonant transmission of microwaves through subwavelength fractal slits in a metallic plate", PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 72 (15): Art. No. 153406 OCT 2005.

Wen, Weijia, Weisbuch, C, Phuong, D. M, Lu, G, Ge, Weikun, Chan, C. T, Sheng, Ping (2005) "Neutral nanoparticle-based display", NANOTECHNOLOGY, 16 (4): 598-601 APR 2005.

Hou, Bo, Xu, Gu, Wen, Weijia, Wong, G. K. L (2004-2005) "Diffraction by an optical fractal grating", Applied Physics Letters, 20 Dec 2004, 85 (25): 6125-6127.

Wen, Weijia, Huang, X.X, Sheng, Ping (2004-2005) "Particle size scaling of the giant electrorheological effect", Applied Physics Letters, 12 Jul 2004, 85 (2): 299-301.

Zhou, Lei, Wen, Weijia, Chan, C.T, Sheng, Ping (2004) "Electromagnetic wave tunneling through negative-permittivity media with high magnetic fields", Phys. Rev. Lett., 94, 243905 (2005).

Wen, Weijia, Yang, Zhiyu, Xu, Gu, Chen, Y. H., Zhou, Lei, Ge, Weikun, Chan, C. T., Sheng, Ping (2003) "Infrared passbands from fractal slit patterns on a metal plate", Applied Physics Letters, 83 (11): 2106-2108.

Wen, Weijia, Huang, Xixiang, Yang, Shihe, Lu, Kunquan, Sheng, Ping (2003) "The giant electrorheological effect in suspensions of nanoparticles", Nature Materials, 2 (11): 727-730.

Wen, Weijia, Zhou, Lei, Li, J., Ge, Weikun, Chan, C. T., Sheng, Ping (2002) "Subwavelength photonic band gaps from planar fractals", Physical Review Letters, Vol. 89, p. 223901.

Kam Sing WONG Associate Professor

(2358 7475 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Oxford (1987)

Current Research Activities: Ultrashort pulse lasers; time-resolved spectroscopy; semiconductor and polymer physics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Syntheses and characterization of photo-curable cross-linked light emitting polymer films and photonic devices fabricated by UV laser lithography RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$283,00001 Jul 2004 Semiconductor Single Nanowires:linear and nonlinear optical transitions probed by photoluminescence excitation and second harmonic generation RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$321,00001 Sep 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Ren, Yan, Lam, Jacky W.Y., Dong, Yongqiang, Tang, Ben Zhong, Wong, Kam Sing (2005) "Enhanced emission efficiency and excited state lifetime due to restricted intramolecular motion in silole aggregates", J. Phys. Chem. B, 109, 1135-1140.

Wu, Lijun, Zhong, Yongchun, Chan, Che Ting, Wong, Kam Sing, Wang, Guo Ping (2005) "Fabrication of large area two- and three-dimensional polymer photonic crystals using single refracting prism holographic lithography", Applied Physics Letters, 82, 241102-1-3.

Qiu, Zhiren, Wong, K.S., Wu, Mingmei, Lin, Wenjiao, Xu, Huifang (2004) "Microcavity lasing behavior of oriented hexagonal ZnO nanowhiskers grown by hydrothermal oxidation", Appl. Phys. Lett., 84, 2739.

Guo, Bing, Qiu, Zhiren, Wong, K.S. (2003) "Intensity dependence and transient dynamics of donor- acceptor pair recombination in ZnO thin film grown on (001) silicon", Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 82, No. 14, p. 2290.

Lyons, Benjamin P., Wong, Kam Sing, Monkman, Andrew P. (2003) "Study of the energy transfer processes in polyfluorene doped with tetraphenyl porphyrin", J. Chem. Phys., Vol. 118, No. 10, p4707.

Sun, Tao, Wong, K.S., Zhang, Wei-Li, Wang, Qing-Yue (2002) "Generation of the visible 13.5fs laser pulses by noncollinearly phase-matched optical parametric amplification", Acta Physica Sinica, Vol. 51, No. 10, p. 2281.

Wong, Kam Sing, Sun, Tao, Wong, George K.L. (2002) "Dynamics of stimulated emission and coherent backscattering of light from amplifying random medium", Ultrafast Phenomena in Semiconductors VI, Proceeding of SPIE, 4643, 173-180.

Sun, T., Fung, Bosco K. K., Sou, I.K., Wong, G.K.L., Wong, K.S., Lanzani, G. (2002) "Two-photon absorption autocorrelation of visible to ultraviolet femtosecond laser pulses using ZnS-based photodetectors", IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 14, 86-88.

Michael K Y WONG Associate Professor

(2358 7480 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Los Angeles (1986)

Current Research Activities: Machine learning; learning dynamics; econophysics; complex and disordered systems; optimization; telecommuncations network management.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Novel statistical physics approach to network routing and storage RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$57,000 01 Dec 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Chau, Tat Chung, Wong, K. Y. Michael, Li, Bo (2006) "Optimal Call Admission Control with QoS Guarantee in a Voice/Data Integrated Cellular Network", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Volume 5, 1133-1141.

Wong, Kwok Yee Michael, Lim, Sze Wah, Gao, Zhuo (2005) "Effects of Diversity on Multiagent Systems: Minority Games", Physical Review E, 71, 066103 (18 pages).

Wong, Kwok Yee Michael, Lim, Sze Wah, Gao, Zhuo (2004) "Dynamical Mechanisms of Adaptation in Multiagent Systems", Physical Review E, Volume 70, 025103R (4 pages).

Bodoff, David, Wu, Bin, Wong, K Wok Yee Michael (2003) "Relevance Data for Language Models Using Maximum Likelihood", Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 54, 1050-1061.

Luo, Peixun, Wong, Kwok Yee Michael (2003) "Dynamical and Stationary Properties of On-line Learning from Finite Training Sets", Phys. Rev. E, Vol. 67, 011906_1-13.

Wu, Si, Wong, Kwok Yee Michael, Li, Bo (2002) "A Dynamic Call Admission Policy with Precision QoS Guarantee Using Stochastic Control for Mobile Wireless Networks", IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 10, 257-271.

Luo, Peixun, Wong, Kwok Yee Michael (2001) "Cavity Approach to Noisy Learning in Nonlinear Perceptrons", Physical Review E, 061912.

Wong, Kwok Yee Michael, Li, Fuli (2001) "Optimization of Output Load in a Junction Model", Journal of Physics A, 34, L635-L642.

Xudong XIAO Associate Professor

(2358 7494 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Berkeley (1992)

Current Research Activities: Scanning probe microscopy; surface structure and dynamics; surface diffusion; nanoclusters; nanotribology; nonlinear optics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Atomistic processes of CO molecular diffusion on stepped surfaces RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$561,000 30 Nov 2003 Mapping the potential energy surface of silver atom on Si(111)7x7 RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$579,800 01 Sep 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Liang, Q., Li, Hongnian, Xu, Yabo, Xiao, Xudong (2006) "Friction and Adhesion between C60 Single Crystal Surfaces and AFM tips: Effects of the Orientational Phase Transition", J. Phys. Chem. B, 110, 403- 409.

Qian, Linmao, Sun, Qingping, Xiao, Xudong (2006) "Role of phase transition in the unusual microwear behavior of superelastic NiTi shape memory alloy", Wear, 260, 509-522.

Zuo, Lu, Xiong, Ye, Xie, Xincheng, Xiao, Xudong (2005) "Enhanced Lubricity in Mixed Alkanethiol Monolayers", J. Phys. Chem. B, 109, 22971-22975.

Zhang, Chun, Chen, Gang, Wang, Kedong, Yang, Hongwei, Su, Tao, Chan, C. T., Loy, M. M. T., Xiao, Xudong (2005) "Experimental and theoretical investigation of single Cu, Ag and Au atoms adsorbed on Si(111)-7x7", Phys. Rev. Lett., 94, 176104.

Bai, Ming, Li, Irene L., Tang, Z. K., Xiao, Xudong (2005) "Instability of 0.4 nm carbon nanotubes in a zeolite template under ultraviolet irradiation", Appl. Phys. Lett., 86, 093108.

Wang, Kedong, Zhang, Chun, Loy, M. M. T., Xiao, Xudong (2005) "Time dependent tunneling spectroscopy for studying surface diffusion confined in nanostructures", Phys. Rev. Lett., 94, 036103.

Guo, Jiandong, Yang, Chunlei, Li, Z. M., Bai, Ming, Liu, H. J., Li, G. D., Wang, E. G., Chan, C. T., Tang, Z. K., Ge, W. K., Xiao, Xudong (2004) "Efficient Visible Photoluminescence from Carbon Nanotubes in Zeolite Templates", Phys. Rev. Lett., 93, 017402.

Zheng, C. Z., Yeung, C. K., Loy, M. M. T., Xiao, Xudong (2004) "Step effects and coverage dependence of hydrogen atom diffusion on Pt (111) surfaces", Phys. Rev. B, 70, 205402.

Zhiyu YANG Associate Professor and Director, Liquid Helium Facility

(2358 7485 ; [email protected])

PhD, Purdue University (1988)

Senior Research Scientist, North Carolina State University (1988-92)

Current Research Activities: Optical properties of nanostructured materials; local resonant sonic crystals; polymer relaxation dynamics; semiconductor interfaces and quantum structures.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Tunable zone plate for sub-KHz sound RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$321,000 01 Jul 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Ho, Kin Ming, Yang, Zhiyu, Zhang, Xixiang, Sheng, Ping (2005) "Measurements of sound transmission through panels of locally resonant materials between impedance tubes", Applied Acoustics, 66, 751-765.

Zhang, Weifeng, Qin, Zongyi, Yang, Zhiyu (2005) "Reflectance difference spectroscopy microscope for nanometer step height detection", Journal of Applied Physics, 97, 74314.

Qin, Zongyi, Chen, Yonghai, Shiu, K. P., Yang, Z. (2004) "Molecular Segmental Distortion in Rubbed Polystyrene", Macromolecules, 37, 3378.

Ho, Kin Ming, Cheng, Chun Kwong, Yang, Z., Zhang, X. X., Sheng, Ping (2003) "Broadband locally resonant sonic shields", App. Phys. Lett., 83 (26), 5566.

Wen, Weijia, Yang, Z., Ge, Xu, Chen, Yonghai, Zhou, Lei, Ge, Weikun, Chan, C. T., Sheng, Ping (2003) "Infrared passbands from fractal slit patterns on a metal plate", Appl. Phys. Lett., 83 (11), 2106.

Yao, D., Chan, Y.F., Zhang, X.Y., Zhang, W.F., Yang, Zhiyu, Wang, Ning (2003) "Formation mechanism of TiO2 nanotubes", Applied Physics Letters, 82, 281-283.

Yang, Z. (2002) "The Applications of Reflectance Difference Spectroscopy in Semiconductors", Internation Conference on Electronic Materials, Xi'an.

Ye, Xiao-Lin, Chen, Yong-Hai, Wang, J.Z., Wang, Z.G., Yang, Z. (2001) "Determination of the value of hole-mixing coefficients due to interface and electric field in GaAs/Al(Ga)As superlattices", Phys. Rev. B, 63, 115317.

Xixiang ZHANG Associate Professor

(2358 7493 ; [email protected])

PhD, Universitat de Barcelona (1992)

Research Scientist, Universitat de Barcelona (1992-97) Current Research Activities: Magnetoelectronics; macroscopic quantum tunneling of magnetization; magnetocaloric effect and magneto- refrigerants; thin film fabrication by magnetron sputtering; nano-structural materials.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Low temperature dynamics of interacting magnetic nanoparticles RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$321,00015 Nov 2005 Fabrication of Sb and Bi based nano-granular films and studies of their quantum transport properties RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$455,80015 Nov 2004 Magnetic field induced metal-semiconductor transition and colossal magnetoresistance in magnetic Heuselar alloys RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$29,000 01 Dec 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Zheng, Rongkun, Gu, Hongwei, Xu, Bing, Zhang, Xixiang (2005) "Memory effects in a nanoparticle system: Low-field magnetization and ac susceptibility measurements", PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 72 (1): 14416.

Du, Jun, Li, Zhiqing, Lin, J.J., Liu, Huijun, Zheng, Rongkun, Chen, Peng, Rosenbaum, R., Zhang, Xixiang (2005) "Electronic transport studies on Sb1-x(SiO2)x films", Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter, 17 (17): 2553-2562.

Zheng, Rongkun, Gu, Hongwei, Zhang, Xixiang (2004) "Comment on ¡§Memory Effects in an Interacting Magnetic Nanoparticle System"", Phys. Rev. Lett., 93, 139702.

Zheng, Rongkun, Liu, Huijun, Zhang, Xixiang, Roy, V. A. L., Djurisic, A. B. (2004) "Exchange bias and the origin of magnetism in Mn-doped ZnO tetrapods", Appl. Phys. Lett., 85 (13): 2589-2591.

Gu, Hongwei, Zheng, Rongkun, Zhang, Xixiang, Xu, Bing (2004) "Facile One-Pot Synthesis of Bimodal Heterodimers of Nanoparticles: A Conjugate of Quantum Dot and Magnetic Nanoparticles (communication)", J. am. Chem. Soc., 126, 5664.

Liu, Hui, Zheng, Rongkun, Wen, Gehui, Zhang, Xixiang (2004) "Giant Hall Effect in Metal/Insulator Composite Films", Vacuum, 73, 603-610.

Zheng, Rongkun, Wen, Gehui, Fung, Kwok Kwong, Zhang, Xixiang (2004) "Giant exchange bias and the vertical shifts of hysteresis loops in £^-Fe2O3 Coated Fe Nanoparticles(communication)", J. Appl. Phys., 95, 5244. Wen, Gehui, Zheng, Rongkun, Fung, Kwok Kwong, Zhang, Xixiang (2004) "Microstructural and magnetic properties of passivated Co nanoparticle films", J. Magn. Magn. Matter, 270 (3): 407-412. Atmospheric, Marine & Coastal Environment Program

Paul James HARRISON, Professor and Director of AMCE Program

Yu-Fong YEN, Adjunct Associate Professor and Assistant Project Manager, Department of Chemistry

Arthur P S LAU, Assistant Research Scientist, Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development, and Applied Technology Center

Kedong YIN, Research Assistant Professor Paul James HARRISON Professor and Director of AMCE Program

(2358 7348 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Washington (1974)

Assistant Professor (1975-81) Associate Professor (1981-86) and Professor (1986-2002), University of British Columbia, Canada

Current Research Activities: Biological oceanography: ecophysiology of marine phytoplankton; primary productivity; nutrient uptake kinetics; eutrophication/nutrient pollution.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Centre for marine environmental research and innovative technology (MERIT) UGC - Areas of Excellence HK$2,327,00001 Apr 2004 Centre for marine environmental research and innovative technology (MERIT) Office of the Dean of Science, HKUST HK$300,000 13 Jul 2006 Phosphorus limitation and the oxygen consumption during bacterial decomposition of different algal species with different P nutritional status: Implications for the dissolved oxygen budget in the Pearl River estuary and adjacent coastal waters of HK RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$966,186 31 Dec 2003 Dynamics of dissolved oxygen (potential hypoxia) and benthic release of nutrients in the bottom layer: Effects of light penetration and tidal shoaling in shallow vs deep areas in Hong Kong waters RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,077,91401 Jul 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Harrison, Paul J., Berges, John A. (2005) "Algal Culturing Techniques", Marine Culture Media, pp. 21- 33. Academic Press.

Whitney, F. A., Crawford, W. R., Harrison, Paul J. (2005) "Physical processes that enhance nutrient transport and primary productivity in the coastal and open ocean of the subarctic NE Pacific", Deep-Sea Research II, 52: 681-706.

Harrison, Paul J., Whitney, Frank, Mackas, David, Beamish, Richard, Trudel, Marc, Perry, R. Ian (2004) "Changes in Coastal Ecosystem in the NE Ocean", Proceedings of International Symposium on Long-term Variations in the Coastal Environments and Ecosystems, Sept. 27-28, 2004, Matsuyama, Japan.

Marchetti, Adrian, Trainer, Vera L., Harrison, Paul J. (2004) "Environmental conditions and phytoplankton dynamics associated with Pseudo-nitzschia abundance and domoic acid in the Juan de Fuca eddy", Marine Ecology Progress Series, 281: 1-12.

Needoba, Joseph A., Harrison, Paul J. (2004) "Influence of low light and a light: dark cycle on NO3 uptake, intracellular NO3, and nitrogen isotope fractionation by marine phytoplankton", J. Phycol., 40: 505- 516.

Harrison, Paul J., Whitney, Frank A., Tsuda, Atsushi, Saito, Hiroaki, Tadokoro, Kazuaki (2004) "Nutrient and Plankton Dynamics in the NE and NW Gyres of the Subarctic Pacific Ocean", Journal of Oceanography, 60 (1): 93-117. Boyd, Philip W., Law, Cliff S., Wong, C. S., Nojiri, Yukihiro, Tsuda, Atsushi, Levasseur, Maurice,

Takeda, Shigenobu, Rivkin, Richard, Harrison, Paul J., Strzepek, Robert, Gower, Jim, McKay, R. Mike, Abraham, Edward, Arychuk, Mike, Barwell-Clarke, Janet, Crawford, William, Crawford, David, Hale, Michelle, Harada, Koh, Johnson, Keith, Kivosawa, Hiroshi, Kudo, Isao, Marchetti, Adrian, Miller, William, Needoba, Joe, Nishioka, Jun, Ogawa, Hiroshi, Page, John, Robert, Marie (2004) "The decline and fate of an iron-induced subarctic phytoplankton bloom", Nature, 428.

Needoba, Joseph A., Sigman, Daniel M., Harrison, Paul J. (2004) "The mechanism of isotope fractionation during algal nitrate assimilation as illuminated by the 15N/14N of intracellular nitrate", J. Phycol., 40: 517-522. Yu-Fong YEN Adjunct Associate Professor and Assistant Project Manager, Department of Chemistry

(2358 7395 ; [email protected])

PhD, Yale University (1991) Post-doctoral Fellow, Tulane University (1991-95)

Current Research Activities: Trace elements in sea water/air pollution; air quality.

Arthur P S LAU Assistant Research Scientist, Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development, and Applied Technology Center

(2358 6915 ; [email protected])

PhD, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology(1995)

Current Research Activities: Bioaerosols; environmental biomonitoring; biomarkers; environmental education.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Quantification of bacterial loading in ambient air by structural markers RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$50,000 01 Mar 2004 Representative Research Publications:

Feng, Jialiang, Hu, Min, Chan, Chak K., Lau, P.S., Fang, Ming, He, Lingyan, Tang, Xiaoyan (2006) "A comparative study of the organic matter in PM2.5 from three Chinese megacities in three different climatic zones", Atmospheric Environment, 40:3983-3994.

Lau, Arthur P.S., Lee, Alex K.Y., Chan, Chak K., Fang, Ming (2006) "Ergosterol as a biomarker for the quantification of the fungal biomasss in atmospheric aerosols", Atmospheric Environment, 40:249- 259.

Lau, P.S., Wong, H.L., Garrigues, Ph. (2004) "Seasonal variation in antioxidative responses and acetylcholinesterase activity in Perna viridis in eastern oceanic and western esturarine waters of Hong Kong", Continential Shelf Research, Special Issue - Pearl River Estuary Study, 24:1969-1987.

Lau, P.S., Lee, K.Y., Fang, M, Chan, Chak K. (2004) "The 3-OH fatty acids as bacterial marker in assessing mass loading and potential allergenic potential in ambient aerosols", Journal of Aerosol Science, Supplement 1 - Abstracts of European Aerosol Conference 2004, Supplement: S401-402.

Lee, Alex K.Y., Chan, Chak K., Fang, Ming, Lau, Arthur P.S. (2004) "The 3-hydroxy fatty acids as biomarkers for quantification and characterization of endotoxins and Gram-negative bacteria in atmospheric aerosols in Hong Kong", Atmospheric Environment, 38:6307-6317.

Lau, Pui Sang, Wong, Stanley, Chan, Chak Keung (2004) "Is air-borne fungi playing a role in atmospheric corrosion?", Abstract, The 3rd Asian Aerosol Conference, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, Jan 6-9, p. 255.

Lau, Pui Sang, Kwan, Frances (2004) "Plant antioxidant enzymes and metabolites as bioindicators to air pollutants", Abstract, The 3rd Asian Aerosol Conference, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, Jan 6-9, 2004, P274.

Lau, Pui Sang, Lee, King Yin, Chan, Chak Keung (2004) "The quantification of 3-OH fatty acids and ergosterol as markers in assessing the allergenic bacteria and fungi in ambient air in Hong Kong", Journal of Aerosol Science, Abstracts of European Aerosol Conference, 34, S2, 1427-1428. Kedong YIN Research Assistant Professor

(2358 7329 ; [email protected])

Current Research Activities:

Representative Research Publications:

Lee, Joseph, Harrison, Paul J, Kuang, C, YIN, Kedong (2006) "Eutrophication dynamics in Hong Kong Coastal Waters: Physical and Biological Interactions", The Environment in Asia Pacific Harbours, p187-206.

Chen, J, Li, Y, YIN, Kedong, Jin, H (2004) "Dynamics of Amino Acids in the Pearl River Estuary and Adjacent Waters: Sources and Variability", Continental Shelf Research, Volume 24(16): 1877-1894.

YIN, Kedong, Zhang, J, Qian, P.Y., Jian, W, Huang, L, Chen, J, Wu, MCS (2004) "Effect of Wind Events on Phytoplankton Blooms in the Pearl River Estuary During Summer", Continental Shelf Research, Volume 24(16): 1909-1923.

Chen, X, Li, Y.S., Liu, Z., Yin, Kedong, Li, Z, Onyx, WH, King, B (2004) "Integration of multi-source data for water quality classification in the Pearl River and coastal waters of Hong Kong", Continental Shelf Research, Volume 24(16): 1827-1843.

YIN, Kedong, Song, X, Sun, J, Wu, MCS (2004) "Potential P Limitation Leads to Excess N in the Pearl River Estuarine Coastal Plume", Continental Shelf Research, Volume 24(16): 1895-1907.

YIN, Kedong, LIN, Zhifeng, KE, Zhiyuan (2004) "Temporal and spatial distribution of low oxygen waters in the Pearl River discharge and adjacent coastal waters", Continental Shelf Research, Volume 24 (16): 1935-1948.

Mao, Q, Shi, P, YIN, Kedong, Gan, Jianping, Qi, Yiquan (2004) "Tides and tidal currents in the Pearl River estuary", Continental Shelf Research, Volume 24, 1797-1808. Home [CENG] [CIVL] [COMP] [ECE] [IELM] [MECH]

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Chi Ming CHAN, Acting Head of Department and Chair Professor

Ka Ming NG, Chair Professor

Po Lock YUE, Chair Professor and Director, Environmental Engineering Graduate Program

Ming FANG, Adjunct Professor

Edmond KO, Adjunct Professor

Otto C C LIN, Adjunct Professor

John P BARFORD, Associate Professor and Director, Bioengineering Graduate Program

Chak Keung CHAN, Associate Professor

Guohua CHEN, Associate Professor

Furong GAO, Associate Professor

Ping GAO, Associate Professor

I-Ming HSING, Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering; Program Coordinator, Bioengineering Graduate Program

Xijun HU, Associate Professor

David Chi-Wai HUI, Associate Professor

Gordon MCKAY, Associate Professor

Yongli MI, Associate Professor

King Lun YEUNG, Associate Professor

Ying CHAU, Assistant Professor

Kathy Q LUO, Visiting Assistant Professor Chi Ming CHAN Acting Head of Department and Chair Professor

(2358 7125 ; [email protected])

PhD, California Institute of Technology (1979)

Project Manager and Senior Scientist, Raychem Corporation (1979-92)

Current Research Activities: Surface and interface science; polymer blends and alloys; conductive composite polymers; crosslinking of polymers; adhesion phenomena.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Crystallization processes and surface properties of poly(bisphenol A-co-octane) Oligomers and copolymers with various sequence lengths RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$321,00001 Jan 2006 In-situ study of the annealing and melting behaviors of semi-crystalline polymers RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$380,00031 Dec 2003 Crystallization processes and surface properties of poly(bisphenol A-co-octane) oligomers and polymers RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$69,000 01 Jan 2005 High performance polymer composites containing micro and nano fillers UGC - High Impact Area HK$800,00016 Oct 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Cheung, Zhuo-Lin (2005) "Morphology-Driven Surface Segregation in a Blend of Poly(e-caprolactone) and Poly(vinyl chloride)", Langmuir, 21, 7968-7970.

Wang, Yong, Chan, Chi-Ming, Yong, Jiang, Li, Lin, Ng, Kai Mo (2004) "Real-time Observation of the Lamellar Branching Induced by an AFM Tip and the Stability of Induced Nuclei", Langmuir, 20, 8220- 8223.

Jiang, Yong, Yan, Da-Dong, Han, Charles C., Jin, Xi-Gao, Li, Lin, Wong, Yong, Chan, Chi-Ming (2003) "Lamellar Branching of Poly(bisphenol A-co-decane) Spherulites at Different Temperatures Studied by High-temperature AFM", Macromolecules, 36, 3652-3655.

Luo, Yan-Hong, Liu, Hong-Wei, Xi, Fu, Jin, Xi-Gao, Han, Charles C, Li, Lin, Chan, Chi-Ming (2003) "Supramolecular Assembly of Poly(phenylene vinylene) with Crown-Ether Substitutes to Form Nanoribbons", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125, 6447-6451.

Liu, Shiyong, Chan, Chi-Ming, Weng, Lu-Tao, Li, Lin, Jiang, Ming (2002) "Surface Characterization of Poly(styrene-co-p-hexafluorohydroisopropyl-a-methyl styrene)/Poly(4-vinyl-pyridine) Blends Spanning the Immisciblity-Miscibility-Complexation Transition by XPS, ToF-SIMS, and AFM", Macromolecules, 35, 5623-5629.

Lei, Yu-Gao, Chan, Chi-Ming, Li, Jianxiong, Ng, Kai Mo, Jiang, Yong, Li, Lin (2002) "The Birth of an Embryo and Development of the Founding Lamella of Spherulites as Observed by Atomic Force Microscopy", Macromolecules, 35, 6751-6753.

Chan, Chi-Ming, Weng, Lu-Tao (2002) "Applications of Surface Analysis Techniques in Surface Characterization of Polymers Surfaces and Interfaces", Journal of the Adhesion Society of Japan, 38, 173- 192.

Chan, Chi-Ming, Wu, Jingshen, Li, Jina-Xiong, Cheung, Ying-Kit (2002) "Polypropylene/calcium carbonate nanocomposites", Polymer, 43, 2981-2992.

Ka Ming NG Chair Professor

(2358 7238 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Houston (1980)

Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1980- 2000) Visiting Scientist, MIT (1989)

Visiting Research Engineer, DuPont Central R&D (1995-96) Current Research Activities: Development of processes with multiphase reactions, separation and purification using extraction and crystallization, solids processing; applications in manufacture of pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Synthesis of Nanoparticles for Pharmaceutical Applications Using Supercritical Precipitation of Compressed Anti-solvent Technology RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$321,00001 Oct 2005 Linking microscopic phenomena, material properties, and operations to product attributes in granulation RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$380,00001 Nov 2003 Linking Polymorph Control to SLE Phase Diagrams RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$283,00001 Oct 2004 Research on nanotechnology-enabled products CHEVRON HK$78,000 01 Jan 2006 Research on chiral crystallization Chiral Sciences & Technologies Pte Ltd. HK$10,000 20 Jun 2004 Processing of nanomaterials, advanced materials and pharmaceuticals research ClearWaterBay Technology, Inc. HK$78,000 01 Feb 2005 Nano and advanced materials for dyes, pigments, and related processes and applications Fong's National Engineering Company Limited HK$500,00001 Apr 2005 Research on air remediation and related issues UGC - Government's Matching Grant Scheme HK$8,000 01 Dec 2003 General research and development of salt production Green Salt Group Limited HK$112,00010 Jun 2004 Process design for selective polymorph production Germany / Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme HK$29,800 01 Jan 2006 Development of pharmaceutical products J.I.C. Technology Company Limited HK$70,000 01 May 2004 Solid products and processes including nanomaterials Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation HK$68,760 31 Mar 2004 Crystallization and solids processing, including integrated manufacturing technologies for nanomaterials Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation HK$408,00001 Apr 2004 Research on crystallization and solids processing, including integrated manufacturing technologies for nanomaterials Mitsubishi Chemical Research Corporation HK$136,00001 Apr 2006 Research on air remediation and related issues STL Electronics Limited HK$80,000 01 Dec 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Schroer, Joseph, Ng, Ka Ming (2003) "Process Paths of Kinetically Controlled Crystallization: Enantiomers and Polymorphs", Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 42(10), 2230-2244.

Fung, Ka Y., Ng, Ka Ming (2003) "Product-Centered Process Synthesis and Development: Pharmaceutical Tablets and Capsules", AIChE J., 49(5), 1193-1215.

Ng, Ka Ming (2002-2003) "Design and Development of Solids Processes-a Systems Engineering Perspective", Powder Tech., 126, 205-210.

Singh, Divya, Samant, Ketan, Ng, Ka Ming (2002) "Design of Homogeneous Biphasic Catalytic Processes", AIChE Journal, 48(9), 1991-2005.

Kelkar, Vaibhav, Ng, Ka Ming (2002) "Development of Fluidized Catalytic Reactors- Screening and Scale-up", AIChE Journal, 48(7), 1486-1506.

Wibowo, Christianto, Samant, Ketan, Ng, Ka Ming (2002) "High-Dimensional Solid-Liquid Phase Diagrams Involving Compounds and Polymorphs", AIChE Journal, 48(10), 2179-2192.

Ng, Ka Ming (2002) "Teaching Chemical Engineering to Business and Science Students", Chem. Eng. Edu., 222-225, Summer.

Wibowo, Christianto, Ng, Ka Ming (2002) "Workflow for Process Synthesis and Development: Crystallization and Solids Processing", Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 41(16), 3839-3848.

Po Lock YUE Chair Professor and Director, Environmental Engineering Graduate Program

(2358 8370 ; [email protected])

PhD, McGill University (1971)

Reader, University of Bath (1991) Current Research Activities: Detoxification of hazardous waste and wastewater; advanced oxidation and membrane separation; waste minimization; novel reactor engineering and applied catalysis; artificial intelligence.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: A Falling Film Reactor for Wastewater Treatment by Photochemically Enhanced Fenton Reactions on a Heterogeneous Nanocomposite Catalyst RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$283,00001 Jan 2005 Innovations in chemical reaction engineering Fong's National Engineering Company Limited & Others HK$68,802 08 Oct 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Maira, A.J., Yeung, K.L., Lee, C.Y., Chan, K.C., Yue, P.L. (2002) "Photo-remediation of volatile chlorinated C2 compounds on nanostructured TiO2 Catalysis", Croucher Advanced Study Institute for Nano Science and Technology - Novel Structures and Phenomena, January, Hong Kong.

Li, Puma G., Yue, P.L. (2001) "A novel fountain photocatalytic reactor: model development and experimental validation", Chem. Eng. Sci., 56, 2733-2744.

Wang, X., Hsing, I-M., Yue, P.L. (2001) "Electrochemical characterization of binary carbon supported electrode in polymer electrolyte fuel cells", J. Power Sources, 96, 282-287.

Maira, A.J., Yeung, K.L., Lee, C.Y., Chan, K.C., Yue, P.L. (2001) "In-situ FTIR investigation of photocatalytic oxidations of volatile chlorinated C2 compounds on nanostructured TiO2", The 6th International Conference on TiO2 PHotocatalytic Purification and Treatment of Water and Air, 26-29 June,

Niagara Falls.

Bossmann, S.H., Oliveros, E., Gob, G, Kanter, M., Gopert, A., Braun, A.M., Lei, L., Yue, P.L. (2001) "Oxidative degradation of polyvinyl alcohol by the photochemically enhanced Fenton. Evidence for the formation of super-macromolecules", Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism, 26, 113-137.

Ji, M., Yu, J., Chen, H., Yue, P.L. (2001) "Removal of slowly biodegradable COD in combined thermophilic UASB and MBBR systems", Environmental Technology, 22, 1069-1079.

Liu, G., Yue, P.L., Gao, P. (2001) "Study of mixing dynamics and their effects on photodegradation efficiency within an oscillatory flow photocatalytic reactor (OFPR)", 6th International Conference on TiO2 Photocatalytic Purification and Treatment of Water and Air, 26-29 June, Niagara Falls, Canada.

Li, Puma G., Yue, P.L. (2001) "The modelling of a fountain photocatalytic reactor with a parabolic profile", Chem. Eng. Sci., 56, 721-726.

Ming FANG Adjunct Professor

(2358 6916 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Illinois (1970)

Current Research Activities: Air pollution characterization and control; environmental catalysis; coastal water quality monitoring.

Representative Research Publications:

Fang, Ming, Chan, Chak K., Feng, J.L., Hu, Min, He, Y.L., Tang, X.Y. (2006) "A comparative study of the organic matter in PM2.5 from three Chinese megacities in three different climatic zones", Atmospheric Environment, 40, 3983¡V3994.

Chan, Chak K., Yao, X.H., Ling, M., Fang, Ming (2006) "Comparison of thermodynamic predictions for in-situ pH in PM2.5", Atmospheric Environment, 40, 2835-2844.

Lau, A.P.S., Lee, A.K.Y., Chan, Chak K., Fang, Ming (2006) "Ergosterol as biomarker for quantification of fungal biomass in atmospheric aerosols", Atm. Env., 40, 249-259.

Fang, Ming, Chan, Chak, Feng, J.L., Hu, Min, Tang, X.Y., He, Y.L. (2006) "The impact of meteorology and energy-structure on the SEOC characteristics of PM2.5 in Beijing", Chemosphere, 61, 632-32, 2005(71) Feng, J.L, Fang, Ming and Chan, Chak K., et al.,, 61, 632-32, 2005.

Fang, Ming, Chan, Chak K., Yao, X.H., Lau, N.T. (2006) "Use of stationary and mobile measurements to study power plant emissions", J. Air and Waste Management Assoc., 56, 144-151.

Fang, Ming, Chan, Chak K., Yao, X.H., Lau, N.T. (2005) "Real-time observation of the transformation of ultrafine atmospheric particle modes", Aerosol Science & Technology, 39, 831-841.

Yao, X.H., Chan, Chak K., Fang, Ming (2004) "A preliminary report of the MAP data collected in 2002- 03", 11th National Air Pollution Conference, Jinan, China, 23-25 October 2004.

Guo, Z.G., To, K.L., Fang, Ming, Wang, F. (2004) "An upwind/downwind comparative study of solvent extractable organic compounds in PM2.5 in Hong Kong", AAQR, 4, 1-16. Edmond KO Adjunct Professor

(2358 8355 ; [email protected])

PhD, Stanford University (1980)

Current Research Activities: Sol-gel preparation of solid materials; heterogeneous catalysis; acidity of mixed oxides.

Otto C C LIN Adjunct Professor

(2358 6161 ; [email protected])

PhD, Columbia University (1967)

Vice-President (1983-88) and President (1988-94), Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan Dean of Engineering and Professor, National Tsing-Hua University (1977-79, 1983- 95)

Current Research Activities: Management of R&D and innovation; science-technology and national competitiveness; technology diffusion; polymers for electronics applications.

Representative Research Publications:

Lin, Otto C.C. (2003) "Formulation of a Vision; Chemical Engineering in the 21st Century", In: Chemical Engineering: Vision of the World. Editor, R. C. Darton, R.G.H. Prince and D.G. Wood. Elsevier

Science B.V, Chapter 6.

Lin, O.C.C. (2003) "National Innovation System and the Role of the Institute", Six Countries Programme Conference, Industry Canada, Vancouver, June. John P BARFORD Associate Professor and Director, Bioengineering Graduate Program

(2358 7237 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of New South Wales (1979)

Associate Professor, University of Sydney (1979-98) Visiting Professor, National University of Singapore (1989)

Current Research Activities: Mathematical modeling of biochemical / wastewater processes; metabolic engineering.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: The application of BOD and phosphate biosensors to the treatment of textile and other wastes in a sequencing batch reactor France / Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme HK$13,50001 Jan 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Kwan, Roger, Leung, Ho Fai, Han, Pheobe, Barford, John, Renneberg, Reinhard (2005) "A Screen- printed Biosensor Using Pyruvate Oxidase For Rapid Determination of Phosphate in Synthetic Wastewater", Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 66(4), 377-392.

CHOY, Keith, Barford, John, McKay, Gordon (2005) "Production of Activated Carbon From Bamboo Scaffolding Waste ¡V Process Design, Evaluation and Sensitivity Analysis", Chemical Engineering Journal, 109 (2005) 147-165.

Kwan, C.H. Roger, Leung, Ho Fai, Hon, Y.T. Phoebe, Barford, John Patrick, Renneberg, Reinhard (2005) "A Screen Printed Biosensor Using Pyruvate Oxidase For Rapid Determination of Phosphate in Synthetic Water", Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 66,377-383.

Jang, Jae Deog, Barford, John Patrick, Lindawati, Lindawati, Renneberg, Rienhard (2004) "Application of Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) Sensor For Optimisation of Biological Carbon and Nitrogen Removal From Synthetic Wastewater in a Sequencing Batch Reactor System", Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 19,233-237.

Lindawati, Lindawati, Barford, John Patrick (2004) "Complete Nutrient Removal (Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorous) by Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) - Operational, Control and Economic Issues", 4th International Conference on Wastewater Treatment For Nutrient Removal and Reuse (ICWNR 4),

Bangkok, 155-159.

Lindawati, Lindawati, Barford, John Patrick (2004) "Effect of External Carbon Addition on Post Dentrification in a Second Anoxic Period of a Complete SBR Cycle", 3rd IWA Specialised Conference on Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) Technology, Noosa, Australia, 144-149.

Li, Lu-Lu, Cai, Hong, Lee, Ming-Hung Thomas, Barford, John Patrick, Hsing, I-Ming (2004) "Electrochemical Detection of PCR Amplicons Using Electroconductive Polymer Modified Electrode and Multiple Nanoparticle Labels", Electroanalysis, 16,1-2,81-87.

Barford, John Patrick, Wong, Chiew Hiet, Barton, Geoff W. (2004) "Systematic Design of SBR for Biological Nutrient Removal", 3rd IWA Specialised Conference on Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR)Technology, Noosa, Australia, 167-171.

Chak Keung CHAN Associate Professor

(2358 7124 ; [email protected] ; http://ihome.ust.hk/~keckchan)

PhD, California Institute of Technology (1992)

Process Engineer, Ralph M Parsons Company (1991-92)

Current Research Activities: Aerosol physics and chemistry; air pollution; light scattering and spectroscopy.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Study of atmospheric heterogeneous reactions of organic compounds using single particle levitation. RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$776,000 31 Dec 2003 The role of polymorphs of ammonium nitrate in atmospheric aerosols RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$285,000 31 Dec 2004 Phase Transitions of Atmospheric Organic Aerosols RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,103,640 31 Dec 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Huff Hartz, Kara, Tischuk, Joshua, Chan, Man, Chan, Chak, Donahue, Neil, Pandis, Spyros (2006) "Cloud Condensation Nuclei Activation of Limited Solubility Organic Aerosol", Atmospheric Environment, 40, 605-617.

Yao, Xiao, Lau, Ngai, Fang, Ming, Chan, Chak (2006) "Combining Stationary and Mobile Measurements to Track Primary and Secondary Air Pollutants from Power Plants", Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, 56, 144-151.

Feng, Jia, Chan, Chak, Fang, Ming, Hu, Min, He, Le, Tang, Xiao (2006) "Comparative Study of the Organic Matter in PM2.5 from Three Chinese Megacities in Three Different Climatic Zones", Atmospheric Environment, 40, 3983-3994.

Yao, Xiao, Ling, Tsz, Fang, Ming, Chan, Chak (2006) "Comparison of Thermodynamic Predictions for In-situ pH in PM2.5", Atmospheric Environment, 40, 2835-2844.

Lau, Arthur, Lee, Alex, Chan, Chak, Fang, Ming (2006) "Ergosterol as a Biomarker for Quantification of Fungal Biomass for Atmospheric Bioaerosols", Atmospheric Environment, 40, 249-259.

Feng, Jia, Chan, Chak, Fang, Ming, Hu, Min, He, L, Tang, Xiao (2006) "Impact of Meteorology and Energy Structure on Solvent Extractable Organic Compounds of PM2.5 in Beijing, China", Chemosphere, 61, 623-632.

Chan, Man, Chan, Chak (2005) "Mass Transfer Effects in Hygroscopic Measurements of Aerosol Particles", Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 5, 2703-2712.

Yao, Xiao, Lau, Ngai, Fang, Ming, Chan, Chak (2005) "Real-Time Observation of the Transformation of Ultrafine Atmospheric Particle Mode", Aerosol Science and Technology, 39, 831¡V841.

Guohua CHEN Associate Professor

(2358 7138 ; [email protected])

PhD, McGill University (1994)

Current Research Activities: Environmental management; industrial wastewater treatment; solid waste treatment; drying of solids.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Microwave freeze-drying of aqueous solution of high value products with variable initial porosity RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$378,000 01 Jan 2005 Development and characterization of high activity and high stability boron doped diamond electrode on silicon coated titanium substrate for anodic oxidation of refractory pollutants in wastewater RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$380,000 01 Sep 2003 Combined Electrochemical process and Membrane Biological Reactor (MBR) for Treatment and Reuse of Restaurant Wastewater RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$684,906 01 Jan 2006 Electrophotooxidation of organic pollutants in wastewater RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 30 Jun 2006 Innovative synthesis, formulation, production and application of environmental friendly paint for coatings of woodenware Innovation and Technology Commission & Industries HK$5,812,78020 Jun 2005 Nanoparticle materials fabrication Topin Battery (Chian) Ltd. HK$120,000 05 Aug 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Hu, Jing, Lo, Irene, Chen, Guohua (2005) "Fast Adsorption and Recovery of Cr (VI) using surface- modified Jacobsite (MnFe2O4) Nanoparticles", Langmuir, 21(24) 11173-11179.

Wang, Wei, Chen, Guohua (2005) "Heat And Mass Transfer Model In Dielectric-Material-Assisted Microwave Freeze Drying Of Skim Milk, A Porous Hygroscopic Material", Chemical Engineering Science, 60(23), 6542-6550.

Hu, Jing, Chen, Guohua, Lo, Irene (2005) "Removal and Recovery of of Cr (VI) from Electroplating Wastewater by Maghemite Nanoparticles.", Water Research, 39(18), 4528-4536.

Wang, Wei, Chen, Guohua (2005) "Theoretical Study on Microwave Freeze-Drying of an Aqueous Pharmaceutical Excipient with the Aid of Dielectric Material", Drying Technology ¡V An International Journal, 23(9-11), 2147-2168.

Chen, Xueming, Gao, Furong, Chen, Guohua (2005) "Comparison of Ti/BDD and Ti/SnO2-Sb2O5 Electrodes for Pollutant Oxidation", Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 35, 185-191.

Wang, Wei, Chen, Guohua, Gao, Furong (2005) "Effect of Dielectric Material on Microwave Freeze- Drying of Skim Milk", Drying Technology - An International Journal, 23(1&2), 317-340.

Gao, Ping, Chen, Xueming, Shen, Feng, Chen, Guohua (2005) "Removal of Chromium (VI) from Wastewater by Combined Electrocoagulation-Electroflotation Without a Filter", Separation & Purification Technology, 43 (2) 117-123.

Chen, Xueming, Chen, Guohua (2004) "Improvement of ATO Electrode Stability by Doping With a Trace Amount of Ir", Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters, 7(9) J33-J35.

Furong GAO Associate Professor

(2358 7139 ; [email protected])

PhD, McGill University (1993)

Senior Research Engineer, Moldflow International Ltd (1993-95)

Current Research Activities: Process modeling, control and monitoring; polymer processing; applications of neural networks, fuzzy systems and expert systems.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Batch process on-line monitoring methods RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$233,000 01 Jan 2005 Polymer processing control and monitoring Jiangsu Shanhu Cable Co., Ltd. HK$360,000 25 Apr 2006 Development of integrated advanced computer control system for injection molding machines Innovation and Technology Commission & Industries HK$5,648,600 01 Oct 2003 Representative Research Publications:

Shi, Jia, Gao, Furong, Wu, Tiejun (2006) "A Robust Iterative Learning Control Design for Batch Processes with Uncertain Perturbations and Initialization", AIChE Journal, Vol. 52, No. 6, pp 2171-2187,.

Yang, Yi, Gao, Furong (2006) "Injection molding product weight: Online prediction and control based on a nonlinear principal component regression model", POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE, 46 (4): 540-548.

Lu, Ningyun, Gao, Furong (2006) "Stage-based online quality control for batch processes", INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH, 45 (7):.

Shi, Jia, Gao, Furong, Wu, Tie-jun (2005) "Robust design of integrated feedback and iterative learning control of a batch process based on a 2D Roesser system", JOURNAL OF PROCESS CONTROL, 15 (8): 907-924.

Lu, Ningyun, Yao, Yuan, Gao, Furong, Wang, Fuli (2005) "Two-dimensional dynamic PCA for batch process monitoring", AICHE JOURNAL, 51 (12): 3300-3304.

Chen, Xi, Gao, Furong (2005) "On-line Detection of Gate Freezing-off Time for Injection Molding", Polymer Engineering & Science, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 33-41.

Chen, XI, Chen, Guohua, Gao, Furong (2004) "Capacitive transducer for in-mold monitoring of injection molding", Polymer Engineering and Science, Vol. 44, No. 8, pp. 1571-1578.

Lu, Ningyun, Gao, Furong, Wang, Fuli (2003-2004) "A sub-PCA modeling and on-line monitoring strategy for batch processes", AIChE Journal, Vol. 50, pp 255-259.

Ping GAO Associate Professor

(2358 7126 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Cambridge (1990)

Current Research Activities: Diffusion in polymers; rheology of liquid crystalline polymers and polymer blends; cold extrusion of ultra- high molecular weight polyethylene.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Preparation of proton conducting self-humidfying nanocomposite polymer electrolyte membranes RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$614,57631 Dec 2005 Improving the creep responses in the highly oriented ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene using carbon nanotubes RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$390,65131 Dec 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Fang, Liming, Leng, Yang, Gao, Ping (2005) "Processing of Hydroxyapatite Reinforced Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene for Biomedical Applications", Biomaterials, 26, 3471-3478.

Gao, Ping, Shen, Feng, Chen, Xueming, Chen, Guohua (2005) "Removal of Chromium (VI) From Wastewater by Combined Electrocoagulation and Electrofloatation", Separation and Purification Science and Technology, 43, pp. 117-123.

Yang, Zhimou, Gu, Hongwei, Fu, Degang, Gao, Ping, Jing, Kwok Lam, Xu, Bing (2004) "Enzymatic Formation of Supramolecular Hydrogels", Advanced Materials, 16, 1440-1444.

Zhang, Yan, Yang, Zhimou, Yuan, Fang, Gu, Hongwei, Gao, Ping, Xu, Bing (2004) "Molecular Recognition Remodes the Self-Assembly of Hydrogelators and Increases the Elasticity of the Hydrogel by 106 -Fold", Journal of American Chemical Society, 126, 15028-15029.

Gao, Ping (2003) "Modelling of Viscosity Reduction in Molten Polyethylene Containing a Small Amount of TLCP", 3rd Polymer Annual Conference, China.

Ruan, Shilun, Gao, Ping, Yu, Tongxi, Yang, Xugang (2003) "Toughening High Performance Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Using Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes", Polymer, 44, 5643-5654.

Zhang, Wei, He, Gaohong, Gao, Ping, Chen, Guohua (2003) "Development and Characterization of Composite Nanofiltration Membranes and Their Application in Concentration of Antibiotics", Separation and Purification Technology, 30, 27-35.

Shen, Feng, Chen, Xueming, Gao, Ping, Chen, Guohua (2003) "Electrochemical removal of fluoride ions from industrial wastewater", Chemical Engineering Science, 58, 987-993. I-Ming HSING Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering; Program Coordinator, Bioengineering Graduate Program

(2358 7131 ; [email protected] ; http://ihome.ust.hk/~kehsing)

PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1997)

Current Research Activities: Bioanalytical Microsystem, DNA Detection, Electrochemistry and Fuel Cell

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Rapid Determination of Cell Viability on the Lab on a Chip Platform RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$321,00001 Jan 2006 Development of nanoparticle-based strategies for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) isolation and electrochemical hybridization detection: their application in multiplexed DNA identification on microchip platforms RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$455,80001 Jan 2005 Feasibility study of fuel cell technology in Hong Kong CLP Research Institute Limited HK$75,000 01 Nov 2003 Pulsed electric field flow fractionation: Theory development and its application for the separation of DNA molecules RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$92,000 01 Jan 2004 Feasibility study of fuel cell technology in Hong Kong UGC - Government's Matching Grant Scheme HK$7,500 01 Nov 2003 Electrochemical micromachining technology UGC - Government's Matching Grant Scheme HK$3,750 01 Sep 2005 Novel DNA-Aptamer based bioanalytical microsystem UGC - High Impact Area HK$550,00010 Sep 2005 Electrochemical micromachining technology Raymond Industrial Limited HK$150,00001 Sep 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Lee, Ming Hung Thomas, Cai, Hong, Hsing, I-Ming (2005) "Effects of gold nanoparticle and electrode surface properties on electrocatalytics silver deposition for electrochemical DNA hybridization detection", Analyst, 130,364-369.

Lao, Ieng Kin Alex, Hsing, I-Ming (2005) "Flow-based and sieving matrix-free DNA differentiation by a miniaturized field flow fractionation device", Lab Chip, 5,687-690.

Lee, Ming Hung Thomas, Cai, Hong, Hsing, I-Ming (2004) "Gold Nanoparticle-Catalyzed Silver Electrodeposition on an Indium Tin Oxide Electrode and Its Application in DNA Hybridization Transduction", Electroanalysis, 16, 19.

Ge, Shanhai, Li, Xuguang, Hsing, I-Ming (2004) "Water Management in PEMFCs Using Absorbent Wicks", Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 151 (9), B523-B528.

Li, Xuguang, Ge, Shanhai, Hui, C.L., Hsing, I-Ming (2004) "Well-Dispersed Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Supported Platinum Nanocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction", Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters, 7, (9) A286-A289.

Wang, Xin, Hu, Jiming, Hsing, I-Ming (2004) "Electrochemical investigations of formic acid electro- oxidation and its crossover through nafion membrane", Journal of Electroanaltytical Chemistry, 562, 73- 80.

Lao, Ieng-Kin, Lee, Yi-Kuen, Hsing, I-Ming (2004) "Mechanistic Investigation of Nanoparticle Motion in Pulsed Voltage Miniaturized Electrical Field Flow Fractionation Device by In-Situ Fluorescence Imaging", Analytical Chemistry, 76, 2719-2724.

Lee, Thomas, Carles, Maria, Hsing, I-Ming (2003) "Microfabricated PCR-Electrochemical Device for Simultaneous DNA Amplification and Detection", Lab on a Chip, 3, 100-105.

Xijun HU Associate Professor

(2358 7134 ; [email protected] ; http://home.ust.hk/~kexhu)

PhD, University of Queensland (1993)

Research Officer, University of Queensland (1993-94) Engineer, Guangzhou R&D Base of Biotechnology (1985-88) Current Research Activities: Development of heterogeneous nano-porous catalyst by chemical vapour deposition (CVD) and its application in wastewater treatment by catalytic wet oxidation, photo-oxidation; Nanocomposite particles of Fe/clay as catalyst for photo-Fenton reaction; Continuous wastewater treatment by catalytic wet oxidation using a trickle bed reactor; Modified MCM-41 materials for efficient storage and rapid release of hydrogen; Multicomponent adsorption equilibrium and kinetics in heterogeneous porous media; Characterization of microporous solids; fabrication of Meso-Structured Crystals for Electrical and Optical Applications.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Novel clay-based metal nanocomposite as catalysts for the photo-assisted degradation of organic pollutants in water RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$380,000 31 Dec 2003 An ink-bottle structured novel adsorbent for efficient and rapid adsorption of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$319,028 01 Jan 2006 A combined adsorptive and catalytic system for the removal of pollutants emitted from motor vehicles and diesel power plants Innovation and Technology Commission & Industries HK$1,999,97520 Mar 2006 Preparation of catalytic architecture composed of titanium silicate and carbon nanofiber National Natural Science Foundation of China / Research Grants Council HK$547,900 01 Jan 2006 Joint Research Scheme

Representative Research Publications:

Yip, Alex C.K., Lam, Frank L.Y., Hu, Xijun (2005) "Chemical-vapor-deposited copper on acid- activated Bentonite clay as an applicable heterogeneous catalyst for the photo-Fenton-like oxidation of textile organic pollutants", Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 44, 7983-7990.

Yip, Alex Chi-Kin, Lam, Frank Leung-Yuk, Hu, Xijun (2005) "A novel heterogeneous acid-activated clay supported copper catalyst for the photobleaching and degradation of textile organic pollutant using Photo-Fenton-like reaction", Chemical Communications, 3218 - 3220.

Guan, Jianyu, Zeng, Rong, Long, Chunxia, Hu, Xijun (2005) "Dynamic simulation of pressure swing adsorption system with the electrical network", Chemical Engineering Science, 60, 4635-4645. Feng, Jiyun, Hu, Xijun, Yue, Po Lock (2004) "Discoloration and Minerlization of Orange II Using Different Heterogeneous Catalysts Containing Fe: A Comparative Study", Environmental Science & Technology, 38, 5773-5778.

Wang, Kean, Qiao, Shizhang, Hu, Xijun (2004) "Study of Isosteric Heat of Adsorption and Activation Energy for Surface Diffusion of Gases on Activated Carbon Using Equilibrium and Kinetics Information", Separation & Purification Technology, 34, 165-176.

Lam, Frank L Y, Hu, Xijun (2003) "A New System Design for the Preparation of Copper/Activated Carbon Catalyst by Metal-organic Chemical Vapor Deposition Method", Chemical Engineering Science, 58, 687-695.

Qiao, Shizhang, Hu, Xijun (2003) "Using Local IAST with Micropore Size Distribution to Predict Desorption and Displacement Kinetics of Mixed Gases in Activated Carbon", Separation & Purification Technology, 31, 17-28.

Hu, Xijun, Lam, Frank L.Y., Cheung, Lok M., Chan, Ka F., Zhao, Xiu S., Lu, Gao Q. (2001) "Copper/MCM-41 as catalyst for photochemically enhanced oxidation of phenol by hydrogen peroxide", Catalysis Today, 68, 129-133.

David Chi-Wai HUI Associate Professor

(2358 7137 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (1991)

Senior Consultant, Mitsubishi Chemical Corp (1992-97)

Current Research Activities: Energy conservation; steam and power system design and optimization; production planning and scheduling; site-modeling and waste minimization.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Flexibility Study for Process Industry RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$512,868 01 Jan 2006 Integrating production, inventory and logistics for batch production RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 01 Jun 2006 Representative Research Publications:

Hirata, K, Sakamoto, H, O'Young, L, Cheung, K.Y., Hui, C.W. (2004) "Multi-site utility integration - an industrial case study", Comput. & Chem. Engng., 28/1-2 pp. 139-148.

Choy, K.K.H., Ko, D.C.K., Cheung, W.H., Fung, J.S., Hui, C.W., Porter, J.F., McKay, G. (2004) "Municipal Solid Waste Utilization for Integrated Cement Processing with Waste Minimization - A Pilot Scale Proposal", Trans IChemE, 82(B3), 200-207.

Choy, K.K.H, Porter, J.F., Hui, C.W., McKay, G. (2004) "Process Design and Feasibility Study for Small Sale MSW Gasification", Chemical Engineering Journal, 105 (1-2), 31-41.

Li, Wenkai, Hui, C.W., Li, Pu, Li, Anxue (2004) "Refinery Planning under Uncertainty", Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 43, 6742-6755.

Cheung, K.Y., Hui, C.W., Hirata, K, Sakamoto, H, O'Young, L (2004) "Short-term site-wide maintenance scheduling", Comput. & Chem. Engng., 28/1-2 pp. 91-102.

Li, W, Hui, C.W. (2004) "Debottlenecking and Retrofitting for a Refinery Using Marginal Value Analysis, Sensitivity Analysis and Parametric Programming", PSE2003, Kunming, China, June 22-27 2003.

Cheung, K., Hui, C.W., Sakamoto, K., Hirata, H. (2004) "Electricity Contract Optimization for a Large- Scale Chemical Production Site", PSE2003, Kunming, China, June 22-27 2003.

Li, Weimin, Li, W., Hui, C.W. (2004) "Integrating Neural Network Models for Refinery Planning", PSE2003, Kunming, China, June 22-27 2003.

Gordon MCKAY Associate Professor

(2358 8412 ; [email protected])

PhD (1970) and DSc (1992), Bradford University

Reader, Queen's University, Belfast (1986) Managing Director, CPE (1987-92) Senior Process Specialist, Foster Wheeler (1992-95) Current Research Activities: Wastewater treatment for dyes and metals using adsorption, ion exchange and ozonation; biopolymers from crab and prawn shells; process design; ions; dioxin removal; MSW processing; production of new adsorbents.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Production and Environmental Applications of Nanochitosans RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$445,784 01 Dec 2005 Removal of arsenic from drinking water using adsorption RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$69,000 01 Jan 2005 Integrated co-combustion pilot plant Green Island Cement Co. Ltd. HK$600,000 01 Mar 2004

Representative Research Publications:

M, Valix, W.H., Cheung, G., McKay (2006) "Roles of the textural and surface chemical properties of activated carbon in the adsorption of acid blue dye", Langmuir, 22, 4574-4582.

W.H., Cheung, K.K.H., Choy, D.C.W., Hui, J.F., Porter, G., McKay (2006) "Use of municipal solid waste for integrated cement production", Developments in Chemical Engineering and Mineral Processing, 14, 193-202.

D.C.K., Ko, J.F., Porter, G., McKay (2005) "Application of the concentration-dependent surface diffusion model on the multicomponent fixed-bed adsorption systems", Chemical Engineering Science, 60, 5472-5479.

Choy, Keith Kim Hung, Porter, John Francis, Mckay, Gordon (2004) "Film - pore diffusion models - analytical and numerical solutions", Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 59, pp. 501 - 512.

Choy, Keith Kim Hung, Ko, Danny Chun Kin, Cheung, Chun Wai, Porter, John Francis, Mckay, Gordon (2004) "Film and intraparticle mass transfer during the adsorption of metal ions onto bone char", Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol. 271 (2), pp. 284 - 295.

Wong, Yiu Chiu, Szeto, Yau Shan, Cheung, Wai Hung, Mckay, Gordon (2003) "Equilibrium studies for acid dye adsorption onto chitosan", Langmuir, Vol. 19 pp. 7888 - 7894.

Ko, Danny Chun Kin, Porter, John Francis, Mckay, Gordon (2003) "Mass transport model for the fixed bed sorption of metal ions on bone char", Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 42 (14), pp.3459 - 3469. Ko, Danny Chu Kin, Tsang, David Hin Kit, Porter, John Francis, Mckay, Gordon (2003) "Applications of multipore model for the mechanism identification during the adsorption of dye on activated carbon and bagasse pith", Langmuir, Vol. 19, pp. 722-730.

Yongli MI Associate Professor

(2358 7127 ; [email protected])

PhD, Syracuse University (1991)

Current Research Activities: Bio-templating preparation of nano materials; glass transition of polymer nano particles; functional polymers; high-performance polymer blends; macromolecular condensed state of the single-molecule single chains of polymers.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: The Preparation of Nano-Magnetic Supermatrix Templated by DNA Self-Assembly RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$321,000 29 Dec 2005 DNA-inspired/DNA-mediated construction of nanostructures for micro-electronic applications RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$561,000 31 Dec 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Wei, Diming, Mi, Yongli (2005) "A new triple crossover triangle (TXT) motif for DNA self-assembly", BIOMACROMOLECULES, volume 6, page 2528-2532.

Wei, Diming, Mi, Yongli (2005) "A New Triple Crossover Triangle (TXT) Motif for DNA Self-Assembly", The 11th International Meeting on DNA Computing London, Ontario, Canada, June 6-9, 2005.

Lu, Xiaolin, Mi, Yongli (2005) "Characterization of the interfacial interaction between polyacrylamide and silicon substrate by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy", Macromolecules, 38 (3): 839-843.

Chan, Yannie, Mi, Yongli (2004) "A study of the versatile micropatterns of diblock copolymer micelles: the effect of copolymer concentration, substrate, film thickness and micelles morphology", Polymer, POLYMER 45 (10): 3473-3480 May 11.

Chan, Yannie, Lu, Xiaolin, Chen, Er-Qiang, Mi, Yongli (2004) "Micropatterning from drying micelle solution of diblock copolymers: strap-structure, quadrate farmland-structure and biomimetic structure", Polymer, POLYMER 45 (10): 3465-3471 May 11.

Mi, Yongli, Xue, Gi, Lu, Xiaolin (2003) "A new perspective of the glass transition of polymer single- chain nanoglobules", MACROMOLECULES, 36 (20): 7560-7566 OCT 7.

Mi, Yongli, Lu, Xiaolin, Zhou, Jim (2003) "Gas diffusion in glassy polymers by a chain relaxation approach", MACROMOLECULES, 36 (18): 6898-6902 SEP 9.

Mi, Yongli, Xue, Gi, Wang, Xiaorong (2002) "Glass Transition of Nano-Sized Polymer Globules", Polymer, 43, 6701-6705.

King Lun YEUNG Associate Professor

(2358 7123 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Notre Dame (1993)

Current Research Activities: Synthesis of advanced materials for thin film coating, membranes and sensors; membrane and catalyst technology for waste minimization and pollution control; advanced reactor design and analysis.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Zeolite micromembrane for microfuel cell application RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$531,000 31 Dec 2003

Base catalysis in membrane and catalytic membrane microreactors for fine chemical syntheses RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$300,000 01 Aug 2006 Zeolite membrane-enclosed microstructures for chemical storage and release RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$50,000 01 Jan 2006 Environmentally-friendly nanosorbents for recovery of precious metals from waste effluents Environment and Conservation Fund / Woo Wheelock Green Fund HK$149,250 01 Feb 2006 Membrane technology for a cleaner environment France / Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme HK$18,000 01 Jan 2006 A membrane process for water and waste water applications UGC - Government's Matching Grant Scheme HK$10,000 01 Sep 2003 A membrane process for water and waste water applications Veolia Water South China Ltd. & Anjou Recherche HK$300,000 01 Sep 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Wan, Yu Shan Susanna, Chau, Joseph Lik Hang, Gavriilidis, Asterios, Yeung, King Lun (2004- 2005) "1-pentene epoxidation in catalytic microfabricated reactors", Journal of Catalysis, 223, 241-249.

Heng, Samuel, Lau, Pui Sze, Yeung, King Lun, Djafer, Malik, Schrotter, Jean-Christophe (2004- 2005) "Low-temperature ozone treatment for organic template removal from zeolite membrane", Journal of Membrane Science, 243, 69-78.

Leung, Adrian Yat Lai, Yeung, King Lun (2004) "Microfabricated ZSM-5 zeolite micromembranes", Chemical Engineering Science, 59, 4809-4817.

Lam, Koon Fung, Ho, Ka Yee, Yeung, King Lun, McKay, Gordon (2004) "Selective adsorbents from chemically modified ordered mesoporous silica", Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 154, 2981- 2986.

Zhang, Xiongfu, Lai, Sau Man, Martin-aranda, Rosa, Yeung, King Lun (2004) "An investigation of Knoevenagel condensation reaction in microreactors using new zeolite catalysts", Applied Catalysis A, 261, 109-118.

Wan, Yu Shan, Chau, J. Lik Hang, Gavriilidis, Asterios, Yeung, King Lun (2004) "Titanium silicalite-1 microreactors for 1-pentene epoxidation", Journal of Catalysis, 223, 241-249.

Ho, Ka Yee, Mckay, Gordon, Yeung, King Lun (2003-2004) "Selective adsorbents from ordered mesoporous silica", Langmuir, 19, 3019-3024.

Chau, J. Lik Hang, Leung, A. Yat Lai, Yeung, King Lun (2003-2004) "Zeolite Micromembranes", Lab- on-a-Chip, 3, 53-55. Ying CHAU Assistant Professor

(2358 8935 ; [email protected])

PhD (2005), and Postdoctoral Associate (2005), Massachusetts Institute of

Technology Biochemical Engineer, Merck Research Labs (1995-99)

Current Research Activities: Biomedical engineering; drug delivery; cancer targeting; tissue engineering; biomaterial; polymer and peptide design.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Self-assembly peptide hydrogel containing biological signals as new biomaterials RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$100,000 01 Mar 2006

Kathy Q LUO Visiting Assistant Professor

(2358 8434 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of British Columbia (1995)

Research Associate, Department of Biology, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (1998-2003)

Current Research Activities: Using novel biosensor to screen anti-cancer drugs from traditional Chinese Medicine; study the mechanisms of drug action; purification and development of natural compounds into health care products.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Purification and application of isoflavones from soybeans as a substitute for treating women with post menopausal symptoms RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$77,00001 Jun 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Chang, Donald C., Zhou, Liying, Luo, Kathy Q. (2005) "Using GFP and FRET technologies for studying signaling mechanisms of apoptosis in a single living cell", In: Shen, X. and Wijk, R.V. (eds.) Biophotonics-Optical Science and Engineering for the 21st Century, Springer, New York. pp 25-38. Department of Civil Engineering

Moe M S CHEUNG, Professor and Department Head

Tony R EASTHAM, Professor; Associate Vice President for Research & Development; President/CEO, HKUST R and D Corporation Ltd

Howard Ju-Chang HUANG, Professor

Kenny Chung Sau KWOK, Professor; Director, CLP Power Wind/Wave Tunnel Facility

Christopher K Y LEUNG, Professor; Director, Advanced Engineering Materials Facility

Charles W W NG, Professor of Civil Engineering; Director of Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility

Wilson H TANG, Professor

Yeou-Koung TUNG, Professor

Hai YANG, Professor

Kwok Leung CHUNG, Adjunct Professor

Chun Man CHAN, Associate Professor

Chihchen CHANG, Associate Professor

Guanghao CHEN, Associate Professor

Mohamed S GHIDAOUI, Associate Professor

Lambros KATAFYGIOTIS, Associate Professor

Jun Shang KUANG, Associate Professor

Kin-Man LEE, Associate Professor

Xiangsong LI, Associate Professor

Zongjin LI, Associate Professor

Hong Kam LO, Associate Professor Irene Man-Chi LO, Associate Professor and Associate Director, Environmental Engineering Graduate Program

Limin ZHANG, Associate Professor; CIEM MSC Program Director

Zhenhua HUANG, Visiting Assistant Professor

Chii SHANG, Assistant Professor

Yu-Hsing WANG, Assistant Professor Moe M S CHEUNG Professor and Department Head

(2358 7152 ; [email protected])

Ph.D., The University of Calgary, Canada (1971)

Director, Ottawa-Carleton Bridge Research Institute, University of Ottawa (1995- 2003) Director, Technology, Public Works & Government Services Canada (1996-2003)

Current Research Activities: Finite element & finite strip methods; static & dynamic analysis of bridges and buildings; composite materials & fiber- reinforced polymers; reliability-based structural assessments; and durability of concrete structures.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Service life prediction and management/maintenance of physical infrastructures RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$375,454 31 Dec 2005 Finite Strip Analysis and Probability - based Assessment of Highway Bridges NSERC Research Grant - Can $25,000 per year

Representative Research Publications:

Naumoski, Nove, Cheung, M.S., Foo, Simon (2002) "Dynamic Characteristics of the Confederation Bridge", Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol.29, Number 3, June 2002(pp448-458).

Cheung, Mo Shing, Chan, Yui Bun (2006) "Vehicle-Wind-Long Span Bridge Interaction and Its Effect on Speed Limit and Vehicle Stability", The Joint International Conference on Computing and Decision Making in Civil and Building Engineering, Montreal, Canada, June 14-16, 2006.

Cheung, Mo Shing, Chan, King-Sze, Yang, Cheng-Yu (2005) "3-D Nonlinear Finite Element Modeling of Cable-Stayed Bridge", 1st Canadian Conference on Effective Design of Structures, Hamilton, Canada, July 10-13, 2005.

Cheung, Mo Shing (2005) "Integrated Health Monitoring and Life Cycle Management Systems for Civil Engineering Infrastructures", Third International Symposium on Life-Cycle Science and Engineering, Osaka, Japan, October 24-25, 2005 (Key-note paper).

Ahmad, Syed Iftikhar, Cheung, Mo Shing (2005) "Strengthening/rehabilitation of Reinforced Concrete Structures with Prestressed GFRP Sheets", First International Conference on Structural Condition Assessment, Monitoring and Improvement, Perth, Australia, December 12-14, 2005 (Key-note paper).

Cheung, M S, Song, Z (2004) "Fracture Analysis of Plate Structures by Spline Finite Strip Method", Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and

Computation, Cape Town, 5-7 July 2004(CD-ROM).

Cheung, M S, Noruziaan, Bahman (2004) "Health Monitoring for Management/Maintenance of Infrastructures", Proceedings of the 3rd China-Japan-US Symposium on Structural Health Monitoring and Control, Dalian, 13-16, October, 2004 (CD-ROM-paper Group B4-2).

Cheung, M S (2004) "Health Monitoring of the Confederation Bridge", Proceedings of the T.Y. Lin Forum, Taipei,(Invited Key-note paper), November 19, 2004.

Tony R EASTHAM Professor; Associate Vice President for Research & Development; President/CEO, HKUST R and D Corporation Ltd

(2358 6177 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Surrey, UK (1969) Visiting Professor, The University of Tokyo, Japan (1995) Special Advisor, University Research Policy Directorate, Government of Canada, Ottawa (1996) Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (1984-96); Director of Research Services and Director of International Programs (1985-95); Associate Dean,

Graduate Studies & Research (1990-95), Queen's University, Canada

Current Research Activities: Advanced ground transportation; research and development policy issues. Representative Research Publications:

Eastham, Anthony R (2005) "The Evolving Role of Universities in National Innovation Systems", Conference on 'Innovation Systems in Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland', The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, 7-8 January 2005.

He, Shiwei, Song, Rui, Eastham, Tony (2004) "Train Headway Models and Carrying Capacity of Super- Speed Maglev System", JSME Int Journal, Series C, Vol.47, No.2, pp.518-522.

Eastham, Tony R. (2003) "Entrepreneurship in Hong Kong: Universities as agents for technology transfer and societal transition", Asia Pacific Tech Monitor, Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 36-41.

Patchell, Gerald R., Eastham, Tony R. (2003) "Governance for University-Industry Collaboration in Hong Kong", In: Economic Geography of Higher Education: Knowledge, Infrastructure and Learning Regions, Routledge, Chapt. 3, pp. 42-68, ISBN 0-415-26772-2.

Eastham, Tony R. (2003) "Running off the Rails", IEEE Spectrum, Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 66-69. Masada, E., Eastham, Tony, Mizuma, T. (2002) "Comparison between Short-stator and Long-stator Linear Drives of Maglev Systems for Regional Transport", Proc. 17th Int. Conf. on Maglev Systems and Linear Drives, Lausanne, 3-5 September, Paper No. 03107 (on CD).

Eastham, Tony R. (2002) "Maglev: The Challenging Questions", Proc. 4th World Congress on High Speed Rail, Madrid, 23-25 October, Paper No. C2/2 (on CD).

Kwok, Lai-Kuen, Eastham, A. R. (2002) "Network Services for Education", In: Handbook on Information Technologies for Education and Training, Springer, Chapt. 35, pp. 557-575.

Howard Ju-Chang HUANG Professor

(2358 7165 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Texas, Austin (1967)

Professor of Civil Engineering (1975-92) and Director of Environmental Research Center (1979-92), University of Missouri-Rolla Current Research Activities: Innovative and space-saving wastewater treatment, including enhanced primary treatment with sludge recycling, nucleated precipitation for heavy metal removal, intensified biological systems for high rate organic removal, aerated biological filter and hybrid biological reactor for rapid and effective removal of C & N.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Compact Treatment Technologies Pilot Trial Study (through HKUST RandD Corporation Ltd) Drainage Services Department, HKSAR HK$1,083,400 01 Dec 2003 Pilot Trial for Improved Primary Wastewater Treatment (through HKUST RandD Corporation Ltd) Drainage Services Department, HKSAR HK$1,450,000 15 Aug 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Khanal, Samir Kumar, Huang, Ju-Chang (2003) "Anaerobic Treatment of High Sufate Wastewater with Oxygenation to Control Sulfide Toxicity", Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, In press.

Sun, Jingmei, Shang, Chii, Huang, Ju-Chang (2002-2003) "Co-removal of Hexavalent Chromium with Copper Precipitation", Environmental Science & Technology, In press.

Huang, Ju-Chang, Khanal, S.K. (2005) "Continuous Sulfide Oxidation in Recirculating Biogas During Anaerobic Treatment of High Sulfate Organic Wastewater", Proceedings of the International Conference on Anaerobic Digestion of solid Wastes, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, pp. 397-402 (Sept 30-Oct 3, 2005).

Yang, X., Shang, Chii, Huang, Ju-Chang (2005) "DBP Formation in Breakpoint Chlorination of Wastewater", Water Research, Vol 39, pp. 4755-4767.

Khanal, S. K., Huang, Ju-Chang (2005) "Effect of High Influent Sulfate on Anaerobic Wastewater", Journal of Water Environmental Research, Vol 77, No. 4 (July/August 2005).

Khanal, S. K., Huang, Ju-Chang (2005) "Online Oxygen Control for Sulfide Oxidation in Anaerobic Treatment of High Sulfate Wastewater", Journal of Water Environment Research, Vol 77, No.5 (Sept- October 2005).

Sharma, Keshab, Huang, Ju-Chang (2004) "High Rate Treatment by Aerobic Upflow Sludge Blanket (AUSB) with External Oxygenation", Water Science and Technology, Vol 50, No. 8, 722-730.

Khanal, Samir K., Huang, Ju-Chang (2003) "Anaerobic Treatment of High Sufate Wastewater with Oxygenation to Control Sulfide Toxicity", Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 129, No. 12, pp.1104-1111.

Kenny Chung Sau KWOK Professor; Director, CLP Power Wind/Wave Tunnel Facility

(2358 7152 ; [email protected])

PhD, Monash University (1978)

Associate Dean and Director of Graduate School of Engineering (1997-98), Professor of Wind Engineering (1999-2002), University of Sydney

Current Research Activities: Wind effects on building and structures; wind tunnel modeling; structural dynamics; vibration control; environmental fluid mechanics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Innovative design technologies for tall buildings in a typhoon prone urban environment RGC - Central Allocation Vote HK$3,450,00030 Jun 2005 Direct measurement of the self-excited forces of vibrating bluff bodies RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 30 Jun 2006 Field measurement and wind tunnel model study of wind-induced external and internal pressures in high- rise residential buildings with window openings RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$826,399 31 Dec 2003 The value and costs of wind engineering tall buildings in Hong Kong RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$740,583 01 Jan 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Tse, KT, Kwok, Kenny, Hitchcock, Peter, Chan, CM, Denoon, Roy (2006) "Building Economics of Wind-engineered Tall Structures: Part 1 ¡V Empirical Response Formulae of Corner-modified Buildings", 12th Australasian Wind Engineering Society Workshop, Queenstown, New Zealand, February 2006.

Burton, Melissa, Kwok, Kenny, Hitchcock, Peter, Denoon, Roy (2006) "Frequency Dependence of Human Response to Wind-induced Building Motion", Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 132, No. 2, 2006, pp. 296-303.

Kwok, Kenny, Burton, Melissa, Hitchcock, Peter (2005) "Human Perception of Building Motion in Strong Wind Environments", 6th Asia Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering, Seoul, Korea, Full paper on CD-ROM, 12-14 September 2005.

Burton, Melissa, Hitchcock, Peter, Kwok, Kenny (2005) "Acceptability Curves Derived from Motion Simulator Investigations and Previous Experience with Building Motion", Proceedings of 10th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering, Baton Rouge, 30 May-4 June 2005, pp. 286-287 (Full paper on CD- ROM).

Campbell, Shawn, Kwok, Kenny C. S., Hitchcock, Peter A. (2005) "Dynamic Characteristics and Wind-induced Response of Two High-rise Residential Buildings during Typhoons", Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Vol. 93, pp. 461-482.

Tang, Timothy, Kwok, Kenny (2004) "Interference excitation mechanisms on a 3-DOF Aeroelastic CAARC Building Model", Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Vol. 92, 2004, pp. 1299-1314.

Samali, B, Al-dawod, M, Kwok, K C S, Naghdy, F (2004) "Active Control of Cross Wind Response of 76-Story Tall Building Using a Fuzzy Controller", Journal of Engineering Mechanics, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 130, No. 4, April, pp. 492-498.

Samali, B, Mayol, E, Kwok, K C S, Mack, A, Hitchcock, P A (2004) "Vibration Control of the Wind- Excited 76-Story Benchmark Building by Liquid Column Vibration Absorbers", Journal of Engineering Mechanics, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 130, No. 4, April, pp. 478-485. Christopher K Y LEUNG Professor; Director, Advanced Engineering Materials Facility

(2358 8183 ; [email protected])

PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1990)

Assistant and Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1992-97)

Current Research Activities: Construction materials; fiber-reinforced concrete; composites in civil engineering; composite micro- mechanics; fracture mechanics; optical fiber sensors.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: An Optical Fiber Sensor for Steel Corrosion in Concrete Structures RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$613,49401 Nov 2005 A new approach for shear strengthening of concrete beams RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 01 Feb 2006 Development of permanent formwork with pseudo-ductile cementitious composites and glass fiber reinforced plastics reinforcements RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$381,63701 Jan 2005 Pre-cast pseudo-ductile cementitious components to resist high local stresses in concrete structures RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$695,51401 Sep 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Leung, Christopher K.Y., Olson, Noah, Wan, Kai Tai, Meng, Aidong (2005) "Theoretical Modelling of Signal Loss vs Crack Opening for a Novel Crack Sensor", ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, vol.131, No.8, pp.777-790.

Leung, Christopher, Lee, Augustus, lai, Raymong (2005) "A New Testing Procedure for Shrinkage Cracking of Fiber Reinforced Shotcrete", ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Accepted.

Leung, Christopher, Ng, Mandy, Luk, Herman (2005) "An Empirical Approach for the Determination of Ultimate FRP Strain in FRP-Strengthened Concrete Beams", ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction, Accepted.

leung, Christopher, Yang, Yong (2005) "An Energy-based Model for Debonding of FRP Plate from Concrete Substrate", ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Accepted.

Leung, Christopher, Klenke, Marcus, Tung, Wang Kei, Luk, Herman (2005) "Determination of Nonlinear Softening Behavior for the FRP Composite/Concrete Interface", ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Accepted.

Xu, Ying, Leung, Christopher K Y, Yang, Zhenglin, Tong, Pin, Lee, Stephen (2003) "A New Fiber Optic Based Method for Delamination Detection in Composites", Structural Health Monitoring, Vol.2, No.3, pp.205-223.

Gao, B., Kim, J. K., Leung, C. K. Y. (2003) "Effect of rubber modifier on interlaminar fracture toughness of CFRP-concrete interface", Composites Science & Technology, Vol.63, No.6, pp. 883-892.

Leung, C.K.Y. (2001) "Delamination Failure in Concrete Beams Retrofitted with a Bonded Plate", ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol.13, No.2 pp.106-113.

Charles W W NG Professor of Civil Engineering; Director of Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility

(2358 8760 ; [email protected] ; http://www.ce.ust.hk/faculty/cecwwng.asp)

PhD, University of Bristol (1992)

Independent Consultant, Mott MacDonald Group (1993) Ove Arup & Partners (1995) Housing Department (1999) Scott Wilson (2000) MCA (2000)

Current Research Activities: Centrifuge modeling; numerical analysis and constitutive models; slope stability; soil-structure interaction problems such as piles, retaining walls, excavations and tunnels; unsaturated soils.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Land development by environmental vacuum preloading technique RGC - Central Allocation Vote HK$900,000 01 Jun 2004 Instrumentation on Deep Foundation Chun Wo Construction & Engineering Co. Ltd. HK$500,000 10 Jul 2006 Mechanisms of rockfall/debris flows RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$50,000 01 Feb 2006 Geotechnical centrifuge modelling Geotech Engineering Limited HK$150,000 01 Sep 2005 Geotechnical centrifuge modelling UGC - Government's Matching Grant Scheme HK$3,750 01 Sep 2005 Geotechnical centrifuge facility PVL Technologies, Inc. HK$195,000 01 Apr 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Zhou, R Z B, Take, A, Ng, C W W (2006) "A Case Study in Tensiometer Interpretation: Centrifuge Modelling of Unsaturated Slope Behaviour", The 4th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils, Arizona, USA, Vol 2, page 2300-2311.

Ng, C W W, Chen, R (2006) "Advanced Suction Control Techniques for Testing Unsaturated Soils", Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Vol 28. No 2, page 123-128.

Chan, S H, Lam, S Y, Ng, C W W, Leung, C F (2006) "Axial Load Effect on Piles with Locked-in Negative Skin Friction in Consolidating Soil.", Proceeding of 6th International Conference Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (TC2), Hong Kong, Vol. 2, page 807-813.

Lee, N L, Ng, C W W (2006) "Centrifuge Modelling of Vacuum Preloading with Vertical Sand Drain", Proceeding of 6th International Conference Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (TC2), Hong Kong, Vol. 1, page 545-551.

Ho, K M Y, Ng, C W W, Ho, K K S, Tang, W H (2006) "State-dependent Soil-water Characteristic Curves of Weathered Soils", The 4th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils, Arizona, USA, Vol 2, page 1302-1313.

Zhang, L M, Ng, C W W, Chan, F, Pang, H W (2006) "Termination Criteria for jacked Pille Construction in Weathered Soils.", Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol 132, No 7, page 819-829.

Zhou, R Z B, Ng, C W W, Zhang, E M, Pun, W K, Shiu, Y K, Chang, G W K (2006) "The Effects of Soil Nails in a Dense Steep Slope subjected to Rising Groundwater.", Proceeding of 6th International Conference Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (TC2, Hong Kong, Vol 1, page 397-402.

Zhang, M, Ng, C W W, Take, W A, Pun, W K, Shiu, Y K, Chan, G W K (2006) "The Role and Mechanism of Soil Nails in Liquefied Loose Sand Fill Slopes.", Proceeding of 6th International Conference Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (TC2), Hong Kong, Vol 1, page 391-396.

Wilson H TANG Professor

(2358 8700 ; [email protected])

PhD, Stanford University (1969)

Professor (1980-95) and Associate Head (1989-91), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering,HKUST(1996-2001)

Current Research Activities: Risk, reliability and decision analysis of engineering systems; uncertainty modeling.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Evaluation of model error from field and centrifuge test RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$77,000 01 Jun 2005 Reliability of deteriorating slopes RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$506,447 01 Jan 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Li, Dianqing, Zhang, Limin, Tang, W H (2006) "Cost-benefit analysis of routine quality assurance for bored piles", Geotechnical Special Publication No 153, page 90-97.

Li, Dianqing, Tang, W H, Zhang, Limin (2006) "Determination of number of files for integrity test", International Conference on Structural Safey and Reliability, Italy, June 2006.

Li, D, Zhang, Limin, Tang, W H (2006) "Evaluation of Reliability of Cross-hole Sonic Logging Piles", Journal Geotech Geoenviron Engineering, ASCE, Vol 131, No 9, page 1130-1138.

Zhang, Limin, Li, Dianqing, Tang, W H (2006) "Impact of rountine quality assurance on reliability piles", Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol 132, No 5, page 622-630.

Zhang, Limin, Li, Dianqing, Tang, W H (2006) "Reliability of bored pile foundations conside: failure criteria", Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol 42, No 4, page 1086-1093.

Xu, Y, Zhang, Limin, Tang, W H (2006) "Sensitivity analysis of settlement of single piles", Geotechnical Special Publication No 153, Foundation Analysis and Design - Innovative Methods, ASCE, pag 35-41.

Ho, K M Y, Ng, Charles W W, Tang, W H (2006) "State-dependent Soil-water Characteristics Curve of Weathered Soils", Conference on Unsaturated Soils, Phoenix, Arizon, USA, April 2006, Vol 2, page 1302- 1313.

Ang, A H-S, Tang, W H (2005-2006) Probability Concepts in Engineering: Emphasis on Application Environmental Engineering, John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2nd Edition.

Yeou-Koung TUNG Professor

(2358 8764 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Texas, Austin (1980)

Professor of Statistics and Statistical Hydrologist, University of Wyoming, Laramie (1985-96)

Current Research Activities: Water resources systems analysis; urban drainage and water distribution systems; reliability and uncertainty analyses applied to water resources/quality management and hydraulic structural designs.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Investigating Rainstorm Characteristics Relationships of Varying Time-Scales in Hong Kong Region RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$613,612 31 Dec 2005 Stochastic modeling of surface flow systems RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$69,000 01 Apr 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Tung, Yeou-Koung, Yen, Ben-Chie, Melching, Charles S. (2006) Hydrosystems Engineering Reliability Assessments and Risk Analysis, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 2006. 495pp..

Wu, Shiang-Jen, Yang, Jinn-Chuang, Tung, Yeou-Koung (2006) "Identification and stochastic generation of representative rainstorm temporal patterns in Hong Kong Territory", J. of Stochastic Environmental Research & Risk Assessment, 20(3): 171-183.

Wang, Ying, Tung, Yeou-Koung (2006) "Stochastic generation of GIUH-based flow hydrograph", J. of River Basin Management, IAHR, 4(1): 49-56, 2006.

Tung, yeou, Yen, Ben-Chie (2005) Hydrosystems Engineering Uncertainty Analysis, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 2005. 273pp.

Tung, Y.K. (2005) "Flood defense systems design by risk-based approaches", Water International, IWRA, 30(1): 50-57.

Tung, Y.K., Yen, B.C. (2005) Hydrosystems Engineering Uncertainty Analysis, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 2005.

Tung, Yeou-Koung (2004) "Methodologies for reliability analysis", In: Water Supply System Security, edited by L.W. Mays. McGraw-Hill Book Company, Chapter 7.

Tung, Yeou-Koung, Chen, Xingyuan (2004) "Third-order polynomial normal transform applied to water resource engineering uncertainty & reliability analysis", 6th Int. Conf. on Hydroscience and Engineering, Brisbane, Australia, Vol. VI, May 30-June 3 (on CD).

Hai YANG Professor

(2358 7178 ; [email protected])

PhD, Kyoto University (1992)

Current Research Activities: Transportation economics; bi-level mathematical programming and applications; traffic control; road pricing; intelligent transportation systems.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Competitive Network Design Problems with Equilibrium Constraints RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$359,224 01 Jan 2006 Trial-and-error implementation of congestion pricing with unknown demand functions RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$69,000 30 Jun 2005 Development of multi-period dynamic models of urban taxi services RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$324,000 31 Dec 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Wang, J.Y.T., Yang, Hai (2005) "A game-theoretical analysis of competition in a deregulated bus market", Transportation Research, 41E, No.4, 329-355.

Yang, Hai, Huang, Haijun (2005) Mathematical and Economic Theory of Road Pricing, Elsevier. Yang, Hai, Yang, Chao, Gan, Liping (2005) "Models and algorithms for the screen-line-based traffic counting location problem", Computers and Operations Research, Vol.33, No. 3, 836-858.

Gan, Liping, Yang, Hai, Wong, S.C. (2005) "Traffic counting location and error bound in origin- destination matrix estimation problems", Journal of Transportation Engineering, ASCE, Vol.131, No.7, 524- 534.

Yang, Hai, Ye, Min, Tang, W.H., Wong, S.C. (2005) "A multi-period dynamic model of taxi services with endogenous service extensity", Operations Research, Vol.53, No.3, 501-515.

Zhang, X.N, Yang, Hai, Huang, H.J., Zhang, M.H. (2005) "Integrated scheduling of daily work activities and morning/evening commutes with bottleneck congestion", Transportation Research, Vol.39A, No.1, 41- 60.

Yang, Hai, Ye, Min, Tang, W.H., Wong, S.C. (2005) "Regulating taxi services in the presence of congestion externalities", Transportation Research, Vol.39A, No.1, 17-40.

Wang, J.Y.T., Yang, Hai, Lindsey, R. (2004) "Locating and pricing park-and-ride facilities in a linear monocentric city with deterministic mode choice", Transportation Research, Vol.38B, No.8, 709-731. Kwok Leung CHUNG Adjunct Professor

(2358 7180 ; [email protected])

MSc, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (1988)

Deputy Director, Drainage Services Department, HKSAR (1996-1999) Project Manager, Works Bureau, HKSAR (1999-2001)

Current Research Activities: Project implementation; contract management; construction site work; consultant practices; engineers in society; new town development; sustainable development; flood control and environmental protection.

Chun Man CHAN Associate Professor

(2358 7173 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Waterloo (1993)

Structural Engineer (1985-87) and Director of Computer Operations (1987-89), Office of Irwin G Cantor Assoicate(2001-02), Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited

Current Research Activities: Structural optimization of tall buildings; computer aided engineering; wind effects on buildings; seismic performance-based design, design of steel and composite structures.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: An evolutionary structural form optimization for the design of high-rise residential builidings RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$337,631 01 Sep 2004 Representative Research Publications:

CHAN, Chun-Man, WONG, Kin-Ming (2006) "Evolutionary Optimization of Braced Steel Frameworks for Tall Buildings using a Hybrid OC-GA Method", An International Conference on Advances in Engineering Structures, Mechanics & Construction, May 14-17, 2006.

CHAN, Chun-Man, WANG, Qian (2006) "Nonlinear Stiffness Design Optimization of Tall Reinforced Concrete Buildings under Service Loads", Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 132, No. 6, 978-990.

CHAN, Chun-Man, CHUI, J.K.L. (2006) "Wind-induced Response and Serviceability Design Optimization of Tall Steel Buildings", Journal of Engineering Structures, Vol. 28, No. 4, 503-513.

CHAN, Chun-Man, Huang, Mingfeng (2005) "An Automatic Computer Based Technique for Integrated Wind-Induced Response Analysis and Serviceability Design Optimization of Tall Buildings", 7th International Conference on Multi-purpose High-Rise Towers and Tall Buildings, Dubai, United Arab

Emirates, Dec. 10-11, 2005.

ZOU, Xiao-Kang, CHAN, Chun-Man (2005) "An Optimal Resizing Technique for Seismic Drift Design of Concrete Buildings Subjected to Response Spectrum and Time History Loadings¡¨, Computers and Structures", Computers and Structures, Vol. 83, Nos. 19-20, 1689-1704.

ZOU, Xiao-Kang, CHAN, Chun-Man (2005) "Optimal Seismic Performance-Based Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings Using Nonlinear Pushover Analysis", Journal of Engineering Structures, Vol. 27, No. 8, 1289-1302.

Chan, Chun-Man (2004) "Advances in Structural Optimization of Tall Buildings in Hong Kong", Third China-Japan-Korea Joint Symposium on Optimization of Structural and Mechanical Systems, Kanazawa,

Japan, Oct. 30 ¡V Nov. 2, 2004, 49-57 (Invited keynote paper).

Chan, Chun-Man, Zou, Xiao-Kang (2004) "Elastic and Inelastic Drift Performance Optimization for Reinforced Concrete Buildings under Earthquake Loads", Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol. 33, 929-950. Chihchen CHANG Associate Professor

(2358 7201 ; [email protected])

PhD, Purdue University (1993)

Current Research Activities: Structural health monitoring; vibration control of structures; wind and earthquake effects on structures; dynamic measurement and system identification; structural dynamics; bridge dynamics; artificial intelligence.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Wavelet-based techniques for health monitoring of structures with nonlinear damages RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$377,077 01 Jan 2006 Digital videogrammetric technique for dynamic measurement of bridge cables RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$810,172 29 Dec 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Sun, Z., Chang, C.C. (2006) "Covariance-driven wavelet technique for structural damage assessment", Smart Structures and Systems, Vol. 2, No. 2, April 2006, 127-140.

Chang, Chih Chen, Sun, Zhi (2005) "Structural damage localization using spatial wavelet packet signature", Smart Structures and System, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 29-46.

Sun, Zhi, Chang, Chih Chen (2004) "A statistical wavelet-based method for structural health monitoring", Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 130, No. 7, pp. , 1055-1062.

Tse, Tim, Chang, Chih Chen (2004) "A shear-mode rotary MR damper for small-scale structural control experiments", Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 130, No. 6, 904-911.

Zhou, Li, Chang, Chih Chen, Wang, Lixin (2003) "Adaptive fuzzy control for a nonlinear building-MR damper system", Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 129, No. 7, pp. 905-913.

Sun, Zhi, Chang, Chih Chen (2003) "Structural degradation monitoring using covariance-based wavelet packet signature", Structural Health Monitoring, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 309-326.

Chang, Chih Chen, Gu, Ming, Tang, Kam Hang (2003) "Tuned mass dampers for control of suspension bridges in coupled-mode buffeting vibration", Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 237-240.

Zhou, Li, Chang, Chih Chen (2003) "Optimal control of vibration using MR dampers", Journal of Vibration Engineering, Vol. 15, Issue 1.

Guanghao CHEN Associate Professor

(2358 8752 ; [email protected])

DEng, Kyoto University (1990)

Technical Manager, Unix Co Ltd, Japan (1990-92) Research Scientist, Department of Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore (1992-94)

Current Research Activities: Biological treatment processes; biosewer development; minimization of excess sludge in activated sludge processes; MBR processes

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Towards development of a sustainable sewage management system for Hong Kong-a study on denitrification of nitrified urine in sewer RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$716,00001 Aug 2006 A low-cost approach to reduce treatment cost of high ammonia laden wastewater and the sewer corrosion RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 01 Jan 2006 Integration of anaerobic, anoxic, and aerobic treatment to achieve low-cost excess sludge minimization for Hong Kong sewage RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$760,94301 Jul 2004 Representative Research Publications:

Guang, Xiao-hong, Chen, Guang-Hao, Shang, Chii (2006) "Competitive Adsorption of organic matter with phosphate on aluminum hydroxide.", Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 296(1), pp.51-58.

38. Lau, G. N., Sharma, K.R., Chen, Guang-Hao, Loosdretch, Mark C. M. (2006) "Integration of sulfate reduction, autotrophic denitrification and nitrification to achieve low-cost excess sludge minimization for Hong Kong sewage.", Water Science and Technology, 53(3), pp.227-235.

Tam, H. L. S., Tang, D. T. W., Sharma, K.R., Chen, Guang-Hao (2006) "Pilot study of a membrane bio-reactor in treating fresh water sewage and saline sewage in Hong Kong.", Separation Science and Technology, 41, pp.1-12.

Guan, Xiao-hong, Chen, Guang-Hao, Shang, Chii, Zhu, Jun (2005) "ATR-FTIR Investigation on the Complexation of Myo-inositol Hexaphosphate with Aluminum Hydroxide.", Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 293(2), pp. 296-302.

Wong, M.H., Shang, Chii, Chen, Guang-Hao (2005) "Bacteriophage MS-2 Removal by Submerged Membrane Bioreactor.", Water Research, 39 (17), 4211-4219.

Guan, Xiao-hong, Chen, Guang-Hao, Shang, Chii (2005) "Competitive adsorption between orthophosphate and other phosphates on aluminum hydroxide.", Soil Science, 70(5), 340-349.

Leung, Derek H.W., Chen, Guang-Hao, Sharma, K.R. (2005) "Effect of attached/re-suspended solids from sewer sediment on sewage phase bacterial activity.", Water Science and Technology, 52(3), pp.147- 152.

Guan, Xiao-hong, Liu, Qing, Chen, Guang-Hao, Shang, Chii (2005) "Reuse of water treatment works sludge to enhance particulate pollutant removal from sewage", Water Research, 39(15), 3433- 3440.

Mohamed S GHIDAOUI Associate Professor

(2358 7174 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Toronto (1993)

Current Research Activities: Modeling in hydraulics and environmental fluids; unsteady friction; inverse analysis; flow stability; turbulence behavior in unsteady flows.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Pipe flow hydraulics: Flow structure and behavior under transient conditions RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$377,149 31 Dec 2003 Investigation of island wake hydraulics RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$686,715 01 Jan 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Liang, J H, Ghidaoui, M S (2006) "A BGK Model for Three-dimensional Shallow Water Problems", XVI International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources, Copenhagen, Demark, 19-22 June 2006.

Chan, F C, Ghidaoui, M S, Kolyshkin, A A (2006) "Can the Dynamics of Shallow Wakes be Reproduced from a Single Time-averaged Profile?", Physics of Fluids, American Institute of Physics, Vol 18, pp 048105-1 to 048105-4.

Ghidaoui, M S, Zhao, Ming, McInnis, D A, Axworthy, H H (2005) "A Review of Waterhammer Theory and Practice", Applied Mechanics Review, Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 58, 49-76.

Leon, A S, Ghidaoui, M S, Schmidt, A R, Garcia, M H (2005) "Importance of Numerical Efficiency for Real Time Control of Transient Gravity Flows in Sewers", XXXI International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research Congress, IAHR, Seoul Korea, September.

Chan, C F, Ghidaoui, M S (2005) "Nonlinear Analysis of Shallow Wake Flows", XXXI International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research Congress, IAHR, Seoul, Korea, September.

Schmidt, A R, Ghidaoui, M S, Leon, A S, Garcia, M H (2005) "Review of Sewer Surcharging Phenomena and Models", XXXI International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research Congress, IAHR, Seoul, Korea, September.

Ghidaoui, M S, Kolyshkin, A A (2005) "Transient Turbulent Flow in a Pipe", Center of Mathematical Research, Montreal, Canada, CRM-3176.

Ghidaoui, M S, Zhao, Ming, McInnis, D A, Axworthy, H H (2005) "Unsteady Flows in Closed Conduits: From Theory to Practice", Applied Mechanics Review, ASME, 58, 49-76. Lambros KATAFYGIOTIS Associate Professor

(2358 8750 ; [email protected])

PhD, California Institute of Technology (1991)

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Akron (1991-94)

Current Research Activities: Structural dynamics, control and reliability; computational stochastic mechanics; system identification; damage detection; random vibrations; earthquake and wind engineering.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Novel algorithms for calculating the reliability of complex dynamical systems with applications in seismic analysis and structural optimization RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$359,22401 Jan 2006 Novel algorithms for calculating the reliability of complex dynamical systems with applications in seismic analysis and structural optimization RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$89,066 01 Jan 2005 Development of novel simulation methods for reliability-based seismic analysis and design of structures RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$324,00010 Sep 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Lam, Heung Fai, Katafygiotis, Lambros S., Mickleborough, Neil (2004) "Application of a Statistical Model Updating Approach for Phase I of the IASC-ASCE SHM Benchmark Study", Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 130(1), 34-48.

Johnson, Erik A., Lam, Heung Fai, Katafygiotis, Lambros S., Beck, James L. (2004) "The Phase I IASC-ASCE Structural Health Monitoring Benchmark Problem Using Simulated Data", Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 130(1), 3-15.

Yuen, Ka Veng, Katafygiotis, Lambros (2003) "Bayesian Fast Fourier Transform Approach for Modal Updating Using Ambient Data", Advances in Structural Engineering - An International Journal, 6(2), pp. 81- 95.

Katafygiotis, Lambros, Cheung, Sai Hung (2002) "A New Efficient MCMC Based Simulation Methodology for Reliability Calculations", Proc. Fifth World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM V).

Katafygiotis, Lambros, Cheung, Sai Hung, Joseph (2002) "A Novel Markov Chain Monte Carlo Based Simulation Method for Solving Structural Reliability Problems", Proc. Fifth European Conference on Structural Dynamics (EURODYN 2002), 789-794.

Papadimitriou, Costas, Katafygiotis, Lambros (2001-2002) "A Bayesian Methodology for Structural Integrity and Reliability Assessment", International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems, 4(1), 93- 100.

Yuen, Ka Veng, Katafygiotis, Lambros (2001-2002) "Bayesian Modal Updating Using Complete Input and Incomplete Response Noisy Measurements", Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 128(3), 340- 350.

Katafygiotis, Lambros, Yuen, Ka Veng (2001-2002) "Bayesian Spectral Density Approach for Modal Updating Using Ambient Data", Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 30(8), 1103-1123.

Jun Shang KUANG Associate Professor

(2358 7162 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Hong Kong (1988); PhD, Cambridge University (1991)

Current Research Activities: Analysis and design of structural systems; earthquake-resistant design; reinforced concrete structures; tall buildings; large-scale experimental evaluation of concrete structures and components.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Seismic resistance of non-seismically designed reinforced concrete frame structures: Experimental and analytical studies RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,12501 Jan 2006 Kin-Man LEE Associate Professor

(2358 7158 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Western Ontario (1989)

Technical Consultant, K Y Lo Inc, Ontario (1984-91) Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Western Ontario (1989-91)

Current Research Activities: Innovative geo-materials development by recycling scrap tires and other solid waste; tunneling in soft ground; hydraulic filling and land reclamation; soil-structural interaction; application of geosynthetics in engineering problems.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Use of lightly cemented waste rubber tire chips as lightweight geo-material for substainable slope design RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$581,52301 Jan 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Lee, Kin Man, Zhu, G. F, Tang, Danise, Cheung, Brain K.W., Yip, Carol, L.Y. (2002) "A new LGM for construction of embankments, fill slopes and retaining walls", Proceedings of the International Workshop on Lightweight Geo-material, 253-260.

Lee, Kin Man, Cheung, Brian K.W., Yip, Carol L.Y. (2002) "Lightly cemented scrap rubber tire chips as lightweight geo-materials", Proceedings of the International Workshop on Lightweight Geo-materials, Tokyo, Japan, The Japanese Geotechnical Society, 237-244.

Lee, Kin Man (2001-2002) "Cemented scrap tire chips as lightweight backfills for earth structures", ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Accepted.

Lee, Kin Man (2001-2002) "Geotechnical performance of cemented rubber tire chips as lightweight geo-materials", ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Accepted.

Xiao, Z. R., Lee, Kin Man (2001-2002) "Load-settlement behaviours of large pile-groups under vertical loads", Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Accepted.

Lee, Kin Man, Xiao, Z.R. (2001) "A nonlinear approach for pile-group settlement analysis in multilayered soils", Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 38(5).

Lee, Kin Man, Cheung, Brian K.W., Yip, Carol L.Y. (2001) "The use of recycled scrap rubber tires for construction of earth structures", HKIE Annual Seminar ¡V Environmentally Friendly Structures, Hong Kong.

Lee, Kin Man, Cheung, Brian K.W., Tang, Danise (2001) "The use of scrap rubber tires for building embankment on soft soil ground", The Third International Conference on Soft Soil Engineering, 1, 531- 536.

Xiangsong LI Associate Professor

(2358 7177 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Davis (1990)

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis (1992-93)

Current Research Activities: Soil mechanics; soil dynamics; geotechnical earthquake engineering; constitutive modeling; computational mechanics; signal processing; instrumentation and control systems.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Thermodynamics-based constitutive model for unsaturated soil RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$570,000 01 Jul 2006 Thermodynamically admissible constitutive model for unsaturated soils RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$50,000 01 Jan 2006 The impact of fabric anisotropy in liquefiable soil on the seismic response of earth dams RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$607,185 31 Dec 2004 Representative Research Publications:

Li, Xiang Song (2006) "A continuum framework for three-phase soils including micro-structural effects", Geomechanics and Geoengineering, 1(2), June issue but still in print.

Li, X.S. (2004-2005) "Modelling of Hysteresis Response for Arbitrary Wetting/Drying Paths", Computers and Geotechnics, 32(2):133-137.

Ming, H.Y., Li, X.S. (2004-2005) "Numerical Investigation of Seepage Effects on De-formation of Earth Dam", Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 24(12):979-992.

Dafalias, Y.F., Paradimitriou, A.G., Li, X.S. (2004-2005) "Sand Plasticity Model Accounting for Inherent Fabric Anisotropy", Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 130(11):1319-1333.

Li, Xiang Song, Dafalias, Yannis F. (2004) "A Constitutive Framework for Anisotropic Sand Including Noncoaxial Deformation", Géotechnique, 54(1):41-55.

Li, Xiang Song (2004) "Incorporation of a Fabric Tensor in Sand Model", International Conference on Cyclic Behavior of Soils & Liquefaction Phenomena, Bochum, Germany.

Yang, Jun, Li, Xiang Song (2004) "State-Dependent Strength of Sands from the Perspec-tive of Unified Modeling", Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engi-neering, ASCE, 130(2):186-198.

Li, Xiang Song (2003) "Effective Stress in Unsaturated Soil - A Microstructural Analysis", Geotechnique, Vol. 53, No. 2, p. 273-277.

Zongjin LI Associate Professor

(2358 8751 ; [email protected])

PhD, Northwestern University (1993)

Research Associate, Department of Civil Engineering, Northwestern University (1993- 94) Current Research Activities: Fiber-reinforced cementitious composites; durability of concrete; non-destructive test of infrastructure; using extrusion technique to develop new building products; functional material development.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Development of sustainable geopolymer coating materials RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$82,000 01 Apr 2004 Monitoring and interpretation of hydration process of cement-based materials using non-contacting resistivity measurement RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$658,84715 Sep 2003 Sustainable materials development Si Design Technologies Limited HK$100,00001 Nov 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Ding, Zhu, Li, Zongjin, Xing, Feng (2006) "Chemical durability investigation of magnesium phosphosilicate cement", Key Engineering Materials, 302-303:275-281.

Dong, Biqin, Li, Zongjin (2005) "Cement-based piezoelectric ceramic smart composites", Journal of Composite Science and Technology, 65(9):1363-1371.

Xiao, Lianzhen, Li, Zongjin, Wei, Xiaosheng (2005) "Early setting and hardening process of young concrete using the resistivity measurement", Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 33(10):1271-1275.

Ding, Zhu, Li, Zongjin (2005) "High Early Strength Magnesium Phosphate Cement with Fly Ash", ACI Materials Journal, 103(6):375-381.

Li, Zongjin, Zhang, Yunsheng, Zhou, Xiangming (2005) "Short fiber reinforced geopolymer composites manufactured by extrusion", Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 17(6):624-631.

Ding, Zhu, Li, Zongjin (2005) "Study of high early strength cement based on fly ash, magnesia and phosphate", Materials Technology, 20(3):136-141.

Li, Zongjin, Chau, CK, Zhou, Xiangming (2005) "Accelerated Assessment and Fuzzy Evaluation of Concrete Durability", Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 17(3): 257-263.

Zhou, Xiangming, Li, Zongjin (2005) "Characterization of Rheology of Fresh SFRCC through Ram Extrusion", Materials and Structures, RILEM, 38: 17-24. Hong Kam LO Associate Professor

(2358 8742 ; [email protected] ; http://ihome.ust.hk/~cehklo/)

PhD, Ohio State University (1991)

Assistant Research Engineer, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Berkeley (1993-96)

Current Research Activities: Transportation systems modeling; intelligent transportation systems; dynamic traffic assignment; traffic simulation; traffic signal control; traffic flow theory.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Integrated planning of urban development with sustainable public transit services RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$359,224 31 Dec 2005 Planning transport network improvements over time RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$594,824 30 Dec 2003 Transportation planning models for over-saturated networks RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$506,447 01 Sep 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Lo, H (2006) "A Reliability Framework for Traffic Signal Control", IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 7(2), 250-260.

Lo, H, Luo, X W, Siu, B (2006) "Degradable Transport Network: Travel Time Budget of Travelers with Heterogeneous Risk Aversion", Transportation Research B, 40, 792-806.

Szeto, W Y, Lo, H (2006) "Transportation Network Improvement and Tolling Strategies: The Issue of Intergeneration Equity", Transportation Research A, 40, 227-243.

Lo, H, Yip, C W, Mak, B (2005) "Passenger Route Guidance System for Multi-modal Transit Networks", Journal of Advanced Transportation, 39(3), 271-288.

Lo, H, Szeto, W Y (2005) "Road Pricing Modeling for Hyper-congestion", Transportation Research A, 705-722.

Szeto, W Y, Lo, H (2004) "A Cell-based Simultaneous Route and Departure Time Choice Model with Elastic Demand", Transportation Research B, 38, 593-612. Lo, H, Chow, H F (2004) "Control Strategies for Over-Saturated Traffic", ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, 130, 466-478.

Lai, M F, Lo, H (2004) "Ferry Service Network Design: Optimal Fleet Size Routing and Scheduling", Transportation Research A, 38, 305-328.

Irene Man-Chi LO Associate Professor and Associate Director, Environmental Engineering Graduate Program

(2358 7157 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Texas, Austin (1992) Visiting Associate Professor, Technical University of Denmark (1999) Senior Engineer, Golder Associates (1999) Visiting Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison (2000)

Current Research Activities: Clay liners for waste disposal facilities; remediation of contaminated lands; chemical (hazardous) waste treatment; pollutant transport in saturated and unsaturated soils; geotechnical centrifuge modeling.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Zero valent iron for water treatment Concentric Construction Limited and Others HK$8,993 01 Jun 2004 Non-equilibrium solute transport and its influence on site remediation RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,000 01 Jun 2004 Innovative technologies for conversion of MSW and C&D waste into various forms of valuable products UGC - High Impact Area HK$1,700,000 16 Sep 2004 Chemically enhanced washing of contaminated soils and chemical recovery from washing solutions RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$494,040 01 Jan 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Hu, L.M., Lo, I.M.C., Meegoda, J.N. (2006) "Centrifuge Testing of LNAPL Migration and Soil Vapor Extraction for Soil Remediation", ASCE Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste Management, USA, 10(1), 33-40.

Lai, C.K., Lo, I.M.C., Birkelund, V., Kjeldsen, P. (2006) "Field Monitoring of Permeable Reactive Barrier for removal of Chlorinated Organics", ASCE J. of Environmental Engrg., USA, 132(2), 199-210.

Hu, J., Chen, G.H., Lo, I.M.C. (2006) "Selective removal and recovery of various heavy metals by maghemite nanoparticles", ASCE J. Environmental Engineering, 132(7), 709-715.

Lo, I.M.C., Lam, S.C., Lai, C.K. (2005) "Competitive Effects of TCE on Cr(VI) Removal by Zero-valent Iron", ASCE J. of Environmental Engrg., USA, 131(11), 1598-1606.

Hu, J., Lo, I.M.C., Chen, G.H. (2005) "Fast removal and recovery of Cr(VI) using surface-modified jacobsite (MnFe2O4) nanoparticles", Langmuir, 21, 11173-11179.

Lo, I.M.C., Hu, L.M., Meegoda, J.N. (2005) "Feasibility Study of Using Centrifuge for Investigating LNAPL Migration in Unsaturated Soils", Soil and Sediment Contamination, 14(1), 85-103.

Hu, J., Chen, G.H., Lo, I.M.C. (2005) "Removal and Recovery of Cr (VI) from Electroplating Wastewater by Maghemite Nanoparticles", Water Research, 39, 4528-4536.

Lo, I.M.C., Zhang, W.H. (2005) "Study on the Optimal Conditions for the Recovery of EDTA from Soil Washing Effluents", ASCE J. of Environmental Engrg., USA, 131(11), 1507-1513.

Limin ZHANG Associate Professor; CIEM MSC Program Director

(2358 8720 ; [email protected] ; http://ihome.ust.hk/~cezhangl)

PhD, Sichuan University (1989)

Visiting Scientist, Karlsruhe University (1995) Post-doc Associate, University of Florida (1996-1998) Current Research Activities: Pile foundations; embankments and slopes; multi-phase flow; centrifuge modeling; geotechnical risk and reliability-based design.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Ship impact tests on large bridge pile foundations up to failure RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 01 Jan 2006 Emerging geohazards in Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta due to climate changes UGC - High Impact Area HK$750,00016 Sep 2004 A reliability-based displacement criterion for design of pile foundations RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$776,92301 Dec 2003 Large-scale geotechnical hazards caused by environmental actions: Impact of rainfall and reservoir filling National Natural Science Foundation of China / Research Grants Council Joint HK$590,00001 Jan 2004 Research Scheme

Representative Research Publications:

Zhang, Limin, Li, D.Q., Tang, W.H. (2006) "Impact of routine quality assurance on reliability of bored piles", Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 132(5), 622-630.

Chen, Q., Zhang, Limin (2006) "Three-dimensional analysis of water infiltration into the Gouhou rockfill dam using saturated-unsaturated seepage theories", Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 43(5), 449-461.

Zhang, Limin, Ng, A. M. Y. (2005) "Probabilistic limiting tolerable displacements for serviceability limit state design of foundations", Geotechnique, 55(2), 151-161.

Zhang, Limin (2004) "Reliability verification using proof pile load tests", J. Geotech. Geoenviron. Engrg., ASCE, 130(11), 1203-1213.

Zhang, Limin (2004) "Risk management in foundation engineering in the framework of reliability based design. Keynote Lecture Paper", Uncertainty and Reliability in Geotechnical Engineering, Korean Geotechnical Society, Seoul, 129-177.

Zhang, Limin, Tang, Wilson H, Zhang, Lulu, Zheng, J.G. (2004) "Reducing uncertainty of prediction from empirical correlations", J. Geotech. Geoenviron. Engrg., ASCE, 130(5), 526-534.

Zhang, L.M. (2003) "Behavior of laterally loaded large-section barrettes", Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 129(7), 639-648.

Zhang, L.M., Liu, J.L., Zhang, Z.M. (2003) "The Chinese Limit State Design Code for Building Pile Foundations JGJ 94-94: a comparative study", Proc. of the International Workshop on Limit State Design in Geotechnical Engineering Practice, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 26 June, CD- Rom.

Zhenhua HUANG Visiting Assistant Professor

(2358 8763 ; [email protected])

PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Current Research Activities: Water waves; Wave-structure interaction; Environmental Hydraulics; Coastal Engineering

Representative Research Publications:

Huang, Zhenhua (2006) "A method to study interactions between narrow banded random waves and multi-chamber perforated structures", Acta Mechanica Sinica (English Edition), In Press.

Huang, Zhenhua (2006) "An experimental study of wave scattering by a vertical slotted barrier in the presence of a current", Ocean Engineering, In Press.

Huang, Zhenhua (2005-2006) "An experimental study of the surface drift currents in a wave flume", Ocean Engineering, To appear.

Huang, Zhenhua, Mei, Chiang C. (2005-2006) "Wave-induced longitudinal vortices in a shallow current", Jounral of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 551, pp 323 - 356.

Huang, Zhenhua (2005) "Effects of surface waves on wind-driven current in a shallow water", Proceedings of of the OCEANS 2005 MTS/IEEE (ISBN CD-ROM: 0-933957-33-5), Washington, USA, 7 pages, September 18-23, 2005.

Huang, Zhenhua, Ding, Lei (2005) "Time-Mean Velocity for Waves Propagating against a Turbulent Current over a Rough Bed", Proceedings of XXXI IAHR Congress (CD-ROM), Seoul, Korea, 8 pages, September 11-16, 2005.

Huang, Zhenhua, Mei, Chiang C. (2004) "Longitudinal vortices in a water of finite depth in the absence of wind", in Environmental Hydraulics and Sustainable Water Management (ed. J. H.W. Lee & K. M. Lam), Volume 1, pp. 121-126. Huang, Zhenhua, Mei, Chiang C. (2003-2004) "Effects of surface waves on a turbulent current over a smooth or rough seabed", Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 497, pp. 253-287.

Chii SHANG Assistant Professor

(2358 7885 ; [email protected])

PhD, Purdue University (1999)

Research Associate of Agricultural Engineering, National Taiwan University (1999- 2000)

Current Research Activities: Physico/chemical processes; environmental chemistry/ instrumentation; disinfection processes/DBPs; heavy metal removal; subsurface contaminant transport remediation.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Organic Cation-Modified Iron Oxide-Coated Sand for Nature Organic Matter and Anionic Pollutant Adsorption RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$722,77601 Nov 2005 Assessment of deficiency of fish tank water UV disinfection and remedial measures Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases HK$775,00001 Jan 2005 The role of dissolved organic nitrogen in drinking water chloramination - monochloramine loss and by- product formation RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$576,22101 Sep 2004 Representative Research Publications:

Guan, Xiao-Hong, Shang, Chii, Chen, Guang-Hao (2006) "Competitive adsorption of organic matter with phosphate on aluminium hydroxide", Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 296, 51-58.

Fang, Qian, Shang, Chii, Chen, Guohua (2006) "MS2 inactivation by chloride-assisted electrochemical disinfection", Journal of Environmental Engineering, 132(1), 13-22.

Liu, Wei, Cheung, Lo-Man, Yang, Xin, Shang, Chii (2006) "THM, HAA and CNCl formation from UV irradiation and chlor(am)ination of selected organic waters", Water Research, 40, 2033-2043.

Shang, Chii, Wong, Hiu Man, Chen, Guang-Hao (2005) "Bacteriophage MS-2 removal by submerged membrane bioreactor", Water Research, 39(17), 4211-4219.

Yang, Xin, Shang, Chii (2004-2005) "Chlorination byproduct formation in the presence of humic acid, model nitrogenous organic compounds, ammonia and bromide", Environmental Science & Technology, 38(19), 4995-5001.

Yang, Xin, Shang, Chii (2004-2005) "Quantification of aqueous cyanogen chloride and cyanogen bromide in environmental samples by MIMS", Water Research, 39(9), 1709-1718.

Xie, Li, Shang, Chii (2004-2005) "Role of humic acid and quinone model compounds in bromate reduction by zero valent iron", Environmental Science & Technology, 39(4), 1092-1100.

Sun, Jing-Mei, Shang, Chii, Huang, Ju-Chang (2003-2004) "Co-removal of hexavalent chromium with copper precipitation", Environmental Science and Technology, 37(18), 4281-4281.

Yu-Hsing WANG Assistant Professor

(2358 8757 ; [email protected] ; http://ihome.ust.hk/~ceyhwang/)

PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology (2001)

Engineer, Taiwan Area National Expressway Engineering Bureau, Taiwan (1996-97) Current Research Activities: Stochastic resonance and friction; damping mechanisms in particulate media; wave-based characterizations; physico-chemical soil behavior.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Understanding clay behavior at the particle level with the aid of complementary wave-based characterizations RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$77,00001 Jan 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Wang, Yu-Hsing, Siu, Wai-Kwan (2006) "Structure characteristics and mechanical properties of kaolinite soils I. surface charges and structural characterizations", Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 43, No. 6, pp. 587-600.

Wang, Yu-Hsing, Siu, Wai-Kwan (2006) "Structure characteristics and mechanical properties of kaolinite soils II. effects of structure on mechanical properties", Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 43, No. 6, pp. 601-617.

Dong, Xiaobo, Wang, Yu-Hsing (2006) "Wave-based characterizations of sand behavior under the K0- condition", Geotechnical Special Publication No. 149, Site and Geomaterial Characterization, pp.167-173.

Santamarina, Carlos, Rinald, Victor, Fratta, Dante, Klein, Katherine, Wang, Yu-Hsing, Cho, Gye-Chun, Cascante, Giovanni (2005) "The Properties of near-surface soils in relation to elastic and electromagnetic wave Parameters", Near-Surface Geophysics, pp.71-87.

Wang, Yu-Hsing, Giovanni, Cascante, Santamarina, Carlos (2003) "Resonant Column Testing: the Inherent Counter emf Effect", Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM, Vol. 26, No.3. pp. 342-352.

Wang, Yu-Hsing, Fredlund, Delwin (2003) "Towards a Better Understanding of the Role of the Contractile Skin", 2nd Asian Conference on Unsaturated Soils, 419-424.

Wang, Yu-Hsing, Santamarina, Carlos (2002) "Non-Linear Dynamic Effects in Frictional Geomaterials - Stochastic Resonance", Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 128, No. 11, pp. 952-962.

Santamarina, Carlos, Klein, Katherine, Wang, Yu-Hsing, Prencke, Eileen (2002) "Specific Surface: Determination and Relevance", Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 39(1). Department of Computer Science & Engineering

Lionel M NI, Chair Professor and Department Head

Roland T CHIN, Professor and Vice-President for Research and Development

Mounir HAMDI, Professor

Andrew B HORNER, Professor

Dik Lun LEE, Professor

Frederick H LOCHOVSKY, Professor

Ting Chuen PONG, Professor and Associate Vice-President for Academic Affairs

Long QUAN, Professor

Vincent Y SHEN, Professor of Computer Science; Manager of W3C Office in Hong Kong

Derick WOOD, Professor

Heung Yeung SHUM, Adjunct Professor

Sunil ARYA, Associate Professor

Gary Shueng-Han CHAN, Associate Professor

Siu Wing CHENG, Associate Professor

Shing Chi CHEUNG, Associate Professor; Associate Director of Cyberspace Center

Cunsheng DING, Associate Professor

Mordecai J GOLIN, Associate Professor

Bo LI, Associate Professor

Fangzhen LIN, Associate Professor

Brian Kan-Wing MAK, Associate Professor

Jogesh K MUPPALA, Associate Professor

Dimitris PAPADIAS, Associate Professor Helen C SHEN, Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Engineering

Chiew-Lan TAI, Associate Professor

Chi-Keung TANG, Associate Professor

Dekai WU, Associate Professor

Qiang YANG, Associate Professor

Dit-Yan YEUNG, Associate Head & Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Lianwen (Nevin) ZHANG, Associate Professor

Qian ZHANG, Associate Professor

Brahim BENSAOU, Assistant Professor

Lei CHEN, Assistant Professor

Albert Chi-Shing CHUNG, Assistant Professor

Chi Wing FU, Visiting Assistant Professor

Zonghua GU, Assistant Professor

James Tin-Yau KWOK, Assistant Professor

An Chow LAI, Visiting Assistant Professor

Xin LI, Visiting Assistant Professor

Yunhao LIU, Assistant Professor

Qiong LUO, Assistant Professor

Wilfred Siu Hung NG, Assistant Professor

Huamin QU, Assistant Professor

David ROSSITER, Visiting Assistant Professor Fan ZHANG, Visiting Assistant Professor Lionel M NI Chair Professor and Department Head

(2358 7009 ; [email protected])

PhD, Purdue University (1980)

Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Michigan State University (1981- 2002) Director of Microelectronic Systems Architecture Program, US National Science Foundation (1995-96)

Current Research Activities: Pervasive computing; computer architecture; computer networking; Internet technologies; interconnection networks; distributed systems; operating systems; wireless communications.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: RF-based Localization for Wireless Sensor Networks RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$424,144 01 Oct 2005 The establishment of the CAS-HKUST joint center for information technology research UGC - Collaboration with Mainland Institutions HK$230,000 01 Feb 2004 Pervasive computing UGC - High Impact Area HK$400,000 16 Oct 2003 Building scalable and secure peer-to-peer systems RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$653,244 01 Sep 2004 Operating system courseware using Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Research Asia HK$195,000 01 Dec 2004 Internet technology research Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Asia Limited HK$250,000 18 Mar 2004 Digital Life Research Center Nansha Research Centers HK$8,384,000 01 Jul 2006 Next generation online multimedia collaboration system Innovation and Technology Commission & Industries HK$14,422,484 01 Dec 2004 Representative Research Publications:

Zhu, Feng, Mutka, Matt, Ni, Lionel Ming-Shuan (2006) "A Private, Secure, and User-centric Information Exposure Model for Service Discovery Protocols", IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 418-429.

Liao, Xiaofei, Jin, Hai, Liu, Yunhao, NI, Lionel, Deng, Dafu (2006) "AnySee: Scalable Live Stream-ing Service Based on Inter-Overlay Optimization", INFOCOM 2006, Barcelona Spain.

Zhu, Yanmin, Xiao, Lijuan, Xu, Zhiwei, NI, Lionel Ming-Shuan (2006) "Incentive-based scheduling in Grid computing", Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience.

Zhou, Hongbo, Mutka, Matt, Ni, Lionel Ming-Shuan (2006) "Reactive ID assignment for wireless sensor networks", International Journal of Wireless Information Networks.

Zhu, Feng, Zhu, Wei, Mutka, Matt, Ni, Lionel Ming-Shuan (2006) "The Master Key: A Private Authentication Ap-proach for Pervasive Computing Environments", 2006 IEEE Annual Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom 2006), Pisa, Italy.

Pan, Qunhua, Li, Minglu, Ni, Lionel Ming-Shuan, Wu, Min-You (2005) "A Semantic-based Architecture for Sensor Networks", Annals of Telecommunications, Vol. 60, No. 7/8, pp. 928-943.

Xiao, Li, Liu, Yunhao, Ni, Lionel Ming-Shuan (2005) "Improving Unstructured Peer-to-Peer Systems by Adaptive Connection Establishment", IEEE Transactions on Computers, Vol. 54, No. 9, pp. 1091-1103.

Hu, Chunmin, Zhu, Yanmin, Huai, Jinpeng, Liu, Yunhao, NI, Lionel Ming-Shuan (2005) "S-Club: An Overlay Based Efficient Service Discovery Mechanism in CROWN Grid", 2005 IEEE International Confer- ence on e-Business Engineering (ICEBE 2005), Beijing, China.

Roland T CHIN Professor and Vice-President for Research and Development

(2358 6161 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia (1979)

Analyst, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (1979-81) Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison (1981-95) Current Research Activities: Computer vision; image processing; pattern recognition; digital signal processing.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Limited (NAMI) Innovation and Technology Commission HK$61,400,000 20 Apr 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Ngai, E.C.H., Lyu, Michael, Chin, Roland (2004) "An authentication service against dishonest users in mobile ad hoc networks", IEEE Aerospace Conference, March.

Wong, P.H.W., Hung, R.T.W., Lee, J.Y.B., Liew, S.C., Kim, C.S., Chin, Roland (2003-2004) "Rate estimation for H.264/AVC spatial resolution reduction", International Conference on Image Processing.

Cheung, K. W., Yeung, D. Y., Chin, R. T. (2002) "Bidirectional deformable matching with application to handwritten character extraction", IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, PAMI- 24, no. 8.

Cheung, K. W., Yeung, D. Y., Chin, R. T. (2002) "On deformable models for visual pattern recognition", Pattern Recognition, Vol 35, no. 7.

Ngo, C.W., Pong, T.C., Chin, R.T. (2001) "Exploiting image indexing techniques in DCT domains", Pattern Recognition, 34(9).

Ngo, C.W., Pong, T.C., Zhang, H.J., Chin, R.T. (2001) "On clustering and retrieval of video shots", ACM Multimedia Modeling, Ottawa, Canada.

Ngo, C.W., Pong, T.C., Chin, R.T. (2001) "Video partitioning through temporal slice coherency", IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, 11(8).

Mounir HAMDI Professor

(2358 6984 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Pittsburgh (1991)

Current Research Activities: High-speed networking; ATM packet switching; wireless communications; parallel computing; high- performance computer architectures.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Multi-stage architectures for high-capacity Internet routers RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$50,000 01 Jan 2006 Scheduling optical switch fabrics with reconfiguration delay RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$324,000 31 Dec 2003 Scalable scheduling architecture for high-performance packet switches RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$339,414 01 Jan 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Xia, Q., Hamdi, Mounir (2006) "A Practical Rate Adaptation Algorithm for Multirate IEEE 802.11 WLANs", IEEE International Conference on Communications, 2006.

Lin, Xi, Mhamdi, Lotfi, Hamdi, Mounir (2006) "Architectures of Internet Switches and Routers", High- Performance Packet Switching Architectures, 2006.

Zhou, Z., Hamdi, Mounir (2006) "Greedy Maximal Weighted Scheduling for Optical Packet Switches", IEEE Workshop on High Performance Switching and Routing, 2006.

Wang, Lixin, Hamdi, Mounir, Manivasakan, R, Tsang, Danny (2006) "Multimedia - MAC Protocol: Its Performance Analysis and Applications to WDM Networks", IEEE Transactions on Communications.

Lin, Xi, Hamdi, Mounir (2006) "Non-Violation Set Scheduling for Two-Dimensional Optical MEMS Switches", IEEE Communications Letters, 2006.

Wang, Feng, Hamdi, Mounir (2006) "Scalable Central-stage Buffered Clos-network Packet Switches with QoS,", IEEE Workshop on High Performance Switching and Routing, 2006.

Wang, Feng, Hamd, Mounir (2006) "Scalable Router Memory Architecture Based on Interleaved DRAM", IEEE Workshop on High Performance Switching and Routing, 2006.

Lee, Jack, Li, Victor, Hamdi, Mounir (2006) "Turbo-Slice-and-Patch : An Algorithm for Metropolitan Scale VBR Video Streaming", IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, 2006. Andrew B HORNER Professor

(2358 6998 ; [email protected] ; http://www.cs.ust.hk/~horner)

PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (1993)

Current Research Activities: Computer music; audio engineering; psychoacoustics; musical acoustics; genetic algorithms.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Detection of Time-Varying Alteration in Spectrally Interpolated Musical Instrument Tones RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$318,408 01 Jan 2006 Discrimination of sustained musical instrument sounds resynthesized with random spectrum alteration RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$324,000 01 Sep 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Horner, Andrew, Beauchamp, James, So, Richard (2006) "A Search for Best Error Metrics to Predict Discrimination of Original and Spectrally Altered Musical Instrument Sounds", Journal of the Audio Engineering Society,, 54(3), 140-156.

Lui, Simon, Horner, Andrew, Ayers, Lydia (2006) "An Intelligent SP-MIDI Polyphonic Reduction Algorithm", IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, 13(2), 52-59.

Wun, Simon, Horner, Andrew (2005) "Evaluation of Iterative Methods for Wavetable Matching", Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 53(9), 826-835.

Horner, Andrew, Wun, Simon (2005) "Low Peak Amplitudes for Group Additive Synthesis", Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 53(6), 475-484.

Horner, Andrew, Beauchamp, James, So, Richard (2004) "Detection of Random Alterations to Time- Varying Musical Instrument Spectra", Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 116(3), pp. 1800- 1810.

So, Clifford, Horner, Andrew (2004) "Wavetable Matching of Pitched Inharmonic Instrument Tones", Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, vol. 52(5), pp. 516-529.

Horner, Andrew (2003) "Auto-Programmable FM and Wavetable Synthesizers", Contemporary Music Review, vol. 22(3), pp. 21-29. Horner, Andrew, Ayers, Lydia (2002) Cooking with Csound Part 1: Woodwind and Brass Recipes, Madison Wisconsin: A-R Editions (Computer Music and Digital Audio Series).

Dik Lun LEE Professor

(2358 7017 ; [email protected] ; http://www.cs.ust.hk/~dlee/)

PhD, University of Toronto (1985)

Associate Professor, Ohio State University (1991-94)

Current Research Activities: Database systems; information retrieval; mobile computing.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Proactive Caching in Mobile Environments RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$692,480 01 Aug 2005 Processing of continuous queries with updates in main-memory sensor databases RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$162,000 01 Jul 2004 Intelligent search engines for personalized search RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 01 Jan 2006 Querying moving objects on mobile platforms RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$375,082 01 Aug 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Zhao, Jing, Lee, Dik Lun, Luo, Qiong (2006) "DPTree: A Distributed Pattern Tree Index for Partial- Match Queries", Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Extending Database Technology (EDBT 2006), 515-532.

Hu, Haibo, Lee, Dik Lun, Xu, Jianliang (2006) "Fast Nearest Neighbor Search on Road Networks", Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Extending Database Technology (EDBT 2006), 186- 203.

Hu, Haibo, Lee, Dik Lun (2006) "Range Nearest Neighbor Query", IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering (TKDE), Vol. 18, No. 1, 78-91.

Zhu, Manli, Lee, Dik Lun, Zhang, Jun (2006) "k-Closest Pair Query Monitoring Over Moving Objects", Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Mobile Data Management (MDM'06), 14-21.

Tan, Qingzhao, Lee, Wang-Chien, Zheng, Baihua, Liu, P, Lee, Dik Lun (2005) "Balancing Performance and Confidentiality in Air Index", Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM '05), 800-807.

Hu, Haibo, Lee, Dik Lun (2005) "Energy-Efficient Monitoring of Spatial Predicates over Moving Objects", Data Engineering Bulletin, Vol. 28, No 3, 19-26 (Invited Paper).

Hu, Haibo, Lee, Dik Lun (2005) "GAMMA: A Framework for Moving Object Simulation", Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Spatial and Temporal Databases (SSTD05), 37-54.

Hu, Haibo, Xu, Jianliang, Lee, Dik Lun (2004-2005) "A Generic Framework for Monitoring Continuous Spatial Queries over Moving Objects", Proceedings of the 24th ACM SIGMOD International Conference on Management of Data (SIGMOD 05), Baltimore, Maryland, June 2005, 479-490.

Frederick H LOCHOVSKY Professor

(2358 6996 ; [email protected] ; http://www.cs.ust.hk/~fred)

PhD, University of Toronto (1978)

Professor of Computer Science, University of Toronto (1988-94)

Current Research Activities: Information systems design; database design; data and knowledge base integration; Web information management.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Dimensions of web data quality: Metrics and application RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 01 Oct 2005 Information discovery, extraction and integration for the deep web RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$339,414 01 Aug 2004 Representative Research Publications:

Su, Weifeng, Wang, Jiying, Lochovsky, Frederick (2006) "Holistic schema matching for web query interfaces", Proc. 10th Intl. Conf. on Extending Database Technology, Munich, Germany, 77-94.

Pun, Joshua C.C., Lochovsky, Frederick (2005) "Finding high-quality web pages using cohesiveness", Proc. 10th Intl. Conf. on Information Quality, Cambridge, U.S.A., 247-261.

Liu, Kaiyang, Lochovsky, Frederick (2004) "AC-Tree: an adaptive structural join index", Proc. 5th Intl. Conf. on Web Information Systems Engineering, 325-336.

Wang, Gang, Lochovsky, Frederick, Yang, Qiang (2004) "Feature selection with conditional mutual information maximin in text categorization", Proc. 13th ACM Conf. on Information and Knowledge Management, 342-349.

Wang, Jiying, Wen, Ji-Rong, Lochovsky, Frederick, Ma, Wei-Ying (2004) "Instance-based schema matching for web databases by domain-specific query probing", Proc. 30th Intl. Conf. on Very Large Data Bases, 408-419.

Pun, Joshua, Lochovsky, Frederick (2004) "Ranking search results by web quality dimensions", Journal of Web Engineering, 3(3&4), 216-235.

Liu, Kaiyang, Lochovsky, Frederick (2003) "Efficient computation of aggregate structural joins", Proc. 4th Intl. Conf. on Web Information Systems Engineering, Rome, Italy (10-12 December, 2003), 21- 30.

Wang, Jiying, Lochovsky, Frederick (2003) "Data extraction and semantic assignment for Web databases", Proc. 12th Intl. World Wide Web Conference, 20-24 May, Budapest, Hungary, 187-196.

Ting Chuen PONG Professor and Associate Vice-President for Academic Affairs

(2358 6974 ; [email protected])

PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1984)

Associate Professor of Computer Science, University of Minnesota (1990-95) Current Research Activities: Computer vision; artificial intelligence; pattern recognition; robotics; image analysis.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Hong Kong virtual university campus Restructuring and Collaboration Fund HK$7,000,000 01 Mar 2005 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program UGC - Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program HK$800,000 30 Aug 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Wang, Feng, Ngo, C.W., Pong, T.C. (2005) "Exploiting Self-Adaptive Posture-base Focus Estimation for Lecture Video Editing", ACM Multimedia Conference, Singapore.

Kato, Zoltan, Pong, T.C. (2003) "Unsupervised Segmentation of Color Textured Images Using a Multi- Layer MRF Model", International Conference on Image Processing.

Ngo, C.W., Pong, T.C., Zhang, H.J. (2003) "Motion Analysis and Segmentation through Spatio- Temporal Slices Processing", IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 341-355.

Ngo, C.W., Pong, T.C., Zhang, H.J. (2002) "Motion-based Video Representation for Scene Change Detection", International Journal of Computer Vision, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 127-142.

Ngo, C.W., Pong, T.C., Chin, R. (2001) "Exploiting Image Indexing Techniques in DCT Domain", Pattern Recognition, 34.

Ngo, C.W., Pong, T.C., Zhang, H.J. (2001) "On Clustering and Retrieval of Video Shots", ACM Multimedia, Vol. 1.

Ngo, C.W., Pong, T.C., Zhang, H.J. (2001) "Recent Advances in Content-based Video Analysis", International Journal of Image and Graphics, 1.

Ngo, C.W., Pong, T.C., Chin, R. (2001) "Video Partitioning by Temporal Slice Coherency", IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, 11. Long QUAN Professor

(2358 7018 ; [email protected])

PhD, INPL-INRIA (1989)

Senior Research Scientist, CNRS/INRIA, France (1990-2001)

Current Research Activities: Computer vision; 3D reconstruction; image-based modeling and rendering.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Fine-Scale Geometry Reconstruction from Multiple Images RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$486,00001 Oct 2005 Dynamic 3D reconstruction from multiple cameras RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$356,00001 Jul 2006 Surface reconstruction from multiple images RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$486,00001 Jul 2004 Dynamic fine-scale geometry modeling from multiple views Microsoft Research Asia HK$80,000 01 Jul 2005 Machine learning and information fusion approach to face recognition National Natural Science Foundation of China / Research Grants Council Joint HK$500,60001 Jan 2006 Research Scheme

Representative Research Publications:

Paris, Sylvain, Sillion, Francois, Quan, Long (2006) "A Surface Reconstruction Method Using Global Graph Cut Optimization", International Journal of Computer Vision, volume 66, number 2, pages 141-162.

Wei, Yichen, Ofek, Eyal, Quan, Long, Shum, Harry (2005) "Modeling Hair from Multiple Views", ACM Transactions on Graphics, volume 24, number 3, pages 816-820.

Lhuillier, Maxime, Quan, Long (2005) "A quasi-dense approach to surface reconstruction from uncalibrated images", IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, volume 27, number 3, pages 418-433.

Wei, Yichen, Quan, Long (2005) "Asymmetrical occlusion handling using graph cut for multi-view stereo", IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, volume 2, pages 902-909, June 2005.

Zeng, Gang, Matsushita, Yasuyuki, Quan, Long, Shum, Heung-Yeung (2005) "Interactive shape from shading", IEEE conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, volume 1, pages 343-350, June 2005.

Jiang, Guang, Wei, Yichen, Quan, Long, Tsui, Hung-tat, Shum, Heung-Yeung (2005) "Outward- looking circular motion analysis of large image sequences", IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, volume 27, number 2, pages 271-277.

Jiang, Guang, Quan, Long, Tsui, Hung-Tat (2004) "Circular Motion Geometry Using Minimal Data", IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, volume 26, number 6.

Wei, Yichen, Quan, Long (2004) "Region-Based Progressive Stereo Matching", Proceedings of IEEE Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, volume 1, pages 106-113.

Vincent Y SHEN Professor of Computer Science; Manager of W3C Office in Hong Kong

(2358 7010 ; [email protected] ; http://www.cs.ust.hk/~shen)

PhD, Princeton University (1969)

Assistant & Associate Professor of Computer Sciences, Purdue University (1969-85) Manager & Program Director, Microelectronics & Computer Technology Corp (1985- 90) Science Advisor, Innovation & Technology Commission, The Government of Hong Kong SAR (2000-03)

Current Research Activities: Software productivity and quality; Internet computing; computer-aided instruction.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: World wide web consortium office for China Sino Software Research Institute HK$532,000 01 Mar 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Chen, Benfeng, Shen, Vincent Y. (2006) "Transforming Web Pages to Become Standard-Compliant through Reverse Engineering", Proceedings of the International Cross-Disciplinary Workshop on Web Accessibility, WWW2006, Edinburgh, 14-22, May 2006.

Hong, Dan, Yuan, Mingxuan, Shen, Vincent (2005) "Dynamic Privacy Management: a Plug-in Service for the Middleware in Pervasive Computing", Proceedings of MobileHCI¡¦05, September 2005, Salzburg, Austria, pp. 1-8., pp.1-8, September 2005.

Chen, Shan, Hong, Dan, Shen, Vincent Y. (2005) "An Experimental Study on Validation Problems with Existing HTML Webpages", Proceedings of The 2005 International Conference on Internet Computing (ICOMP'05: June 27-30, 2005, Las Vegas, USA), Volume and page numbers not yet available. The conference period is June 27-30.

Liu, Alan, Shen, Vincent, Muppala, Jogesh (2002) "Security issues on server-side credit-based electronic payment systems", Third International Symposium on Electronic Commerce (ISEC02), Research Triangle Park, NC, USA, 18-19 October, pp. 47-57.

Derick WOOD Professor

(2358 6988 ; [email protected])

PhD, Leeds University (1968)

Professor of Computer Science, University of Waterloo (1982-92) Professor of Computer Science, University of Western Ontario (1991-96)

Current Research Activities: Document engineering; data structures and algorithms; computational formal-language theory; computational geometry. Representative Research Publications:

Han, Yo-Sub, Wood, Derick (2005) "A New Linearizing Restriction in the Pattern Matching Problem", The 15th International Symposium on Fundamentals of Computation Theory, FCT 2005, LNCS 3623, 552- 562, 2005.

Han, Yo-Sub, Trippen, Gerhard, Wood, Derick (2005) "Simple-Regular Expressions and Languages", The 7th International Workshop on Descriptional Complexity of Formal Systems, DCFS 2005, 146-157.

Han, Yo-Sub, Wang, Yajun, Wood, Derick (2004-2005) "Prefix-Free Regular Expression Matching", The Sixteenth Annual Symposium on Combinatorial Pattern matching 2005, Jeju Island, Korea,, CPM 2005, June 19-22, 298-309.

Salomaa, Kai, Wood, Derick (2004-2005) Structural equivalence of regularly extended E0L Grammars: An automata theoretic proof, Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 3113, 259- 267, 2004. Theory is Forever: Essays dedicated to Arto Salomaa on the occasion of his 70th birthday.

Brueggemann-Klein, Anne, Wood, Derick (2004) "Balanced Context-Free Grammars, Hedge Grammars and Pushdown Caterpillar Automata", Extreme Markup Languages 2004, Montr'eal, Canada, August 2-6,.

Han, Yo-Sub, Wood, Derick (2004) "The Generalization of Generalized Automata: Expression Automata", 9th International Conference, CIAA 2004, July 2004, 156-166.

Brueggemann-klein, Anne, Wood, Derick (2004) "A Conceptual Model for XML", Digital Documents: Systems and Principles, DDEP-PODDP 2000, Peter King and Ethan Munson, Munich, Germany, SVLNCS 2023, 176-189.

Giammarresi, Dora, Ponty, Jean-Luc, Wood, Derick, Ziadi, Djelloul (2004) "A characterization of Thompson digraphs", Discrete Applied Mathematics, 134, 317-337.

Heung Yeung SHUM Adjunct Professor

(2358 7000 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Carnegie Mellon (1996)

Current Research Activities: Computer vision; computer graphics; multimedia; human-computer interface; robotics.

Sunil ARYA Associate Professor

(2358 8769 ; [email protected] ; http://www.cs.ust.hk/~arya)

PhD, University of Maryland, College Park (1995)

Current Research Activities: Computational geometry; data structures; approximation algorithms.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Approximate voronoi diagrams RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$339,414 01 Dec 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Arya, Sunil, Malamatos, Theocharis, Mount, David (2006) "On the importance of idempotence", 38th Annual ACM Symposium on the Theory of Computing (STOC), Seattle, WA, USA., 564-573.

Arya, Sunil, Malamatos, Theocharis, Mount, David (2006) "The effect of corners on the complexity of approximate range searching", 22nd Annual ACM Symposium on Computational Geometry (SoCG), Sedona, Arizona, USA., 11-20.

Arya, Sunil, Mount, David (2005) "Computational geometry: proximity and location", Handbook of data structures and applications, Chapter 63.

Arya, Sunil, Malamatos, Theocharis, Mount, David (2005) "Space-time tradeoffs for approximate spherical range counting", 16th ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrte Algorithms (SODA), Vancouver, 535- 544.

Arya, Sunil, Fu, Ho-Yam Addy (2002-2003) "Expected-case complexity of approximate nearest neighbor searching", SIAM Journal on Computing, 32(3):793-815.

Arya, Sunil (2002) "Binary space partitions for axis-parallel line segments: size-height tradeoffs", Information Processing Letters, 84(4): 201-206.

Arya, Sunil, Malamatos, Theocharis (2002) "Linear-size approximate Voronoi diagrams", 13th ACM- SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA), San Francisco., 147-155.

Arya, Sunil, Malamatos, Theocharis, Mount, David (2002) "Space-efficient approximate Voronoi diagrams", 34th Annual ACM Symposium on the Theory of Computing (STOC), Montreal..

Gary Shueng-Han CHAN Associate Professor

(2358 6990 ; [email protected] ; http://www.cs.ust.hk/~gchan)

PhD, Stanford University (1999)

Visiting Assistant Professor, University of California, Davis (1998-99)

Current Research Activities: Internet technologies; multimedia networking; video and wireless communication networks; peer-to-peer networks

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: A unified approach for multi-hop wireless LAN RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 30 Jun 2006 Application-level multicast for scalable multimedia delivery: Tree construction issues RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$377,149 01 Sep 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Yiu, Wai-Pun, Wong, Kin-Fung, Chan, Shueng-Han Gary, Wong, Wan-Ching, Zhang, Qian, Zhu, Wen-Wu, Zhang, Ya-Qin (2006) "Lateral Error Recovery for Media Streaming in Application-Level Multicast", IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, pp. 219-232, Vol. 8, No. 2, April 2006.

Chan, Shueng-Han Gary, Zheng, Xing, Zhang, Qian, Zhu, Wen-Wu, Zhang, Ya-Qin (2006) "Video Loss Recovery With FEC and Stream Replication,' IEEE Transactions on Multimedia", IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, pp. 370-381, Vol. 8, No. 2, April 2006.

Chen, Jiancong, Chan, S.-H. Gary, Li, Victor (2004) "Multipath Routing for Video Delivery over Bandwidth-Limited Networks", IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications special issue on Design, Implementation and Analysis of Communication Protocols, pp. 1920-1932, Vol. 22, No. 10, December 2004.

Chen, Jiancong, Chan, S. H. Gary, Li, O. K. Victor (2003-2004) "Multipath Routing for Video Delivery over Bandwidth-Limited Networks", IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications special issue on Design, Implementation and Analysis of Communication Protocols.

Chen, Jiancong, Chan, S.-H. Gary, Zhang, Qian, Zhu, Wenwu, Chen, Jin (2003) "PASA: Power Adaptation for Starvation Avoidance to Deliver Wireless Multimedia", IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications special issue on Wireless Multimedia, Vol. 21, No. 10, pp. 1663-1673, December.

Lee, Tak Wan, Chan, Shueng-Han Gary, Zhang, Qian, Zhu, Wen-Wu, Zhang, Ya Qin (2002) "Allocation of Layer Bandwidths and FECs for Video Multicast over Wired and Wireless Networks", IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, Vol. 12, No. 12, pp. 1059-1070.

Chan, Kin Ching, Chan, Shueng-Han Gary (2002) "Distributed Servers Approach for Large-Scale Secure Multicast", IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications special issue on Network Support for Multicast Communications, Vol. 20, No. 8, pp. 1500-1510.

Chan, S.-H. Gary, Tobagi, F. (2001) "Trade-off Between System Profit and User Delay/Loss in Providing Near Video-on-Demand Service", IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, 11(8), 916-927.

Siu Wing CHENG Associate Professor

(2358 6973 ; [email protected] ; http://www.cs.ust.hk/faculty/scheng)

PhD, University of Minnesota (1992)

Current Research Activities: Computational geometry, mesh generation, manifold reconstruction, data structures, design and analysis of algorithms.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Provable Shape Dimension Detection from Point Samples RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$318,384 01 Sep 2005 Algorithms for curve and surface reconstruction RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$377,149 01 Sep 2003 Quality meshing of curved surfaces RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$339,414 01 Jan 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Cheng, Siu-Wing, Dey, Tamal, Ramos, Edgar, Wenger, Raphael (2006) "Anisotropic Surface Meshing", Proceedings of the 17th Annual ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms, 2006, 202- 211.

Cheng, Siu-Wing, Dey, Tamal, Ramos, Edgar, Ray, Tathagata (2005) "Quality Meshing for Polyhedra with Small Angles", International Journal on Computational Geometry and Applications, 15 (2005), 421- 461.

Cheng, Siu-Wing, Funke, Stefan, Golin, Mordecai, Kumar, Piyush, Poon, Sheung-Hung, Ramos, Edgar A. (2005) "Curve Reconstruction from Noisy Samples", Computational Geometry: Theory and Applications, 31, 63-100.

Cheng, Siu-Wing, Dey, Tamal K., Ramos, Edgar A. (2005) "Manifold Reconstruction from Point Samples", Proceedings of the 16th Annual ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms, 2005, 1018- 1027.

Cheng, Siu-Wing, Cheong, Otfried, Everett, Hazel, van Oostrum, Rene (2004) "Hierarchical Decompositions and Circular Ray Shooting in Simple Polygons", Discrete and Computational Geometry, 32, 401-415.

Cheng, Siu-Wing, Dey, Tamal, Ramos, Edgar, Ray, Tathagata (2004) "Sampling and Meshing a Surface with Guaranteed Topology and Geometry", Proceedings of the 20th Annual ACM Symposium on Computational Geometry, 280-289.

Cheng, Siu-Wing, Dey, Tamal (2003) "Quality Meshing with Weighted Delaunay Refinement", SIAM Journalon Computing, volume 33, 69-93.

Cheng, Siu-Wing, Dey, Tamal K., Edelsbrunner, Herbert, Facello, Michael A., Teng, Shang-Hua (2000) "Sliver Exudation", Journal of Association of Computer Machinery, 47, 883-904.

Shing Chi CHEUNG Associate Professor; Associate Director of Cyberspace Center

(2358 7016 ; [email protected] ; http://www.cs.ust.hk/~scc)

PhD, University of London (1994)

Current Research Activities: Software engineering issues related to services computing, object design patterns, testing, pervasive computing, wireless sensor networks, RFID systems, embedded systems, and digital rights management.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Fingerprinting digital entertainment contents in Internet-based delivery RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$82,000 30 Jun 2004 Effective deployment of design patterns for software extensibility RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$50,000 01 Jun 2006 M-services collaboration and integration RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$339,414 31 Dec 2004 Cross-organizational process exceptions RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$377,149 31 Dec 2003 Representative Research Publications:

Xu, Chang, Cheung, S.C., Chan, W.K. (2006) "Incremental Consistency Checking for Pervasive Context", 28th International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE 2006), Shanghai, China, May 20- 28, 2006, pp. 292-301.

Ye, Chunyang, Cheung, S.C., Chan, W.K. (2006) "Publishing and Composition of Atomicity- equivalent Services for B2B Collaboration", 28th International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE 2006), Shanghai, China, May 20-28, 2006,pp. 351-360.

Chiu, Dickson K.W., Cheung, S.C., Hung, Patrick C.K., Chiu, Sherina Y.Y., Chung, K.K. (2005) "Developing e-Negotiation Support with a Meta-modeling Approach in a Web Services Environment", Decision Support Systems, vol. 40, number 1, July 2005, pp. 51-69.

Ng, T.H., Cheung, S.C. (2005) "Enhancing Class Commutability in the Deployment of Design Patterns", Information and Software Technology, vol. 47 (12), 2005, pp. 797-804.

Xu, Chang, Cheung, S.C. (2005) "Inconsistency Detection and Resolution for Context-Aware Middleware Support", Joint 10th European Software Engineering Conference and 13th ACM SIGSOFT Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (ESEC/FSE 2005), Lisbon, Portugal, September 5-9, 2005, pp. 336-345.

Chiu, Dickson, Kok, Danny, Lee, Alex, Cheung, S.C. (2005) "Integrating Legacy Sites into Web Services with WebXcript", International Journal of Cooperative Information Systems (IJCIS), vol. 14, number 1, pp. 25-44.

Cheung, S.C., Chanson, Samuel, Xu, Zhendong (2004) "Applying Generic Timing Tests for Distributed Multimedia Software Systems", IEEE Transactions on Reliability, vol. 5, no.3-4, pp. 329-341.

Xu, Chang, Cheung, S.C., Xiao, Xiangye (2004) "Semantic Interpretation and Matching of Web Services", 23rd International Conference on Conceptual Modeling (ER 2004), LNCS 3288, pp. 542-554.

Cunsheng DING Associate Professor

(2358 7021 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Turku, Finland (1997)

Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore (1997-2000) Current Research Activities: Cryptography; coding theory; computer security.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Constant Composition Codes RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$359,224 01 Sep 2005 Secret sharing schemes from linear codes RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$339,414 01 Sep 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Yuan, Jin, Ding, Cunsheng (2006) "Secret sharing schemes from three classes of linear codes", IEEE Trans. Information Theory, Vol. 52, No. 1, pp. 206--212.

Yuan, Jin, Carlet, Claude, Ding, Cunsheng (2006) "The weight distribution of a class of linear codes from perfect nonlinear functions", IEEE Trans. Information Theory, Vol. 52, No. 2, pp. 712--717.

Ding, Cunsheng, Yuan, Jin (2005) "A family of optimal constant composition codes", IEEE Trans. Information Theory, Vol. 51, No. 10, pp. 3668--3671.

Ding, Cunsheng, Yin, Jianxing (2005) "Combinatorial constructions of constant composition codes", IEEE Trans. Information Theory, Vol. 51, No. 10, pp. 3671--3674.

Ding, Cunsheng, Wang, Xuesong (2005) "A coding theory construction of new systematic authentication codes", Theoretical Computer Science, vol. 330, no. 1, pp. 81-99.

Ding, Cunsheng, Yin, Jianxing (2005) "Algebraic and constructions of constant composition codes", IEEE Trans. Information Theory, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 1585-1589.

Carlet, Claude, Ding, Cunsheng, Yuan, Jin (2005) "Linear codes from highly nonlinear functions and their secret sharing schemes", IEEE Trans. Information Theory, vol. 51, no. 6, pp. 2089- 2102.

Ding, Cunsheng, Salomaa, Arto, Sole, Patrick, Tian, Xiaojian (2005) "Three constructions of authentication/secrecy codes", J. of Pure and Applied Algebra, vol. 196, pp. 149-168. Mordecai J GOLIN Associate Professor

(2358 6993 ; [email protected] ; http://www.cs.ust.hk/~golin/)

PhD, Princeton University (1990)

Researcher, Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (1990- 92)

Current Research Activities: Design and analysis of algorithms; computational geometry; combinatorics; information theory.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Counting Structures in Recursive Graphs RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$525,852 01 Jan 2006 Online maintenance of dynamic programming speedups RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$496,329 01 Dec 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Bein, Wolf, Golin, Mordecai, Larmore, Larry, Zhang, Yan (2006) "The Knuth-Yao Quadrangle Inequality Speedup is a Consequence of Total Monotonicity", Proceedings of The 2006 ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA'06), 31-40.

Cheng, Siu-WIng, Funke, Stefan, Golin, Mordecai, Kumar, Piyush, Poon, Sheung-Hung, Ramos, Edgar (2005) "Curve reconstruction from noisy samples", Computational Geometry: Theory and Applications, Volume 31, pp 63-100.

Golin, Mordecai, Na, Hyeon-Suk (2005) "Generalizing the Kraft-McMillan Inequality to Restricted Languages", Proceedings of The 2005 IEE Data Compression Conference, March 2005, pp. 163-172.

Biedl, Therese, Chan, Timothy, Demaine, Erik, Fleischer, Rudolf, Golin, Mordecai, King, James, Munro, Erik (2004) "Fun-Sort--or the Chaos of Unordered Binary Search", Discrete Applied Mathematics, 144, pp. 231-236.

Golin, Mordecai, Yong, Xeurong, Zhang, Yuanping, Sheng, Li (2004) "New upper and lower bounds on the channel capacity of read/write isolated memory", Discrete Applied Mathematics, Volume 140 (2004) pp. 35-48.

Ahn, H-K, Cheng, Siu-Wing, Choeng, Otfried, Golin, Mordecai, Oostrum, R. Van (2003-2004) "Competitive facility location: the Voronoi game", Theoretical Computer Science, (310) 1-3 457-467.

Ding, Cunsheng, Golin, Mordecai, Klove, Torliev (2003-2004) "Meeting the Welch and Karystinos- Pados Bounds on DS-CDMA Binary Signature Sets", Designs, Codes and Cryptography, (30) 73-84.

Golin, Mordecai, Naa, Hyeonsuk (2003) "On the Average Complexity of 3D-Voronoi Diagrams of Random Points On Convex Polytopes", Computational Geometry: Theory and Applications, Vol. 25, pp. 197-231.

Bo LI Associate Professor

(2358 6976 ; [email protected] ; http://www.cs.ust.hk/faculty/bli/index.html)

PhD, University of Massachusetts at Amherst (1993)

Member of Technical Staff, IBM Networking System adjunct researcher, Microsoft Research Asia

Current Research Activities: Mobile communications; video multicasting; optical lightwave networks; system performance evaluation; web caching; peer-to-peer communications.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Content-based Overlay Networks for Efficient Live Media Streaming RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$644,000 01 Sep 2005 Mobility and dynamic bandwidth management in cellular systems RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$339,414 01 Oct 2004 Representative Research Publications:

Wang, Chonggang, Li, Bo, Daneshmand, M., Sohraby, Kazem, Hu, Y. (2006) "A Survey of Transport Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks", IEEE Networks, 29(3):2-8.

Zhang, Jihui, Li, Bo, Liu, Jiangchuan (2006) "An Efficient Adaptive Cell Sectoring Technique for Non- Uniform Traffic in DS-CDMA Systems", ACM/Kluwer Journal of Wireless Networks, 12(3), 345-355.

Yin, Hao, Lin, Chuang, Qiu, F., Li, Bo (2006) "CASM: A Content-Aware Protocol for Secure Video Multicast", IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, 8(2):270-277.

Zhang, Jihui, Li, Bo, Zhang, Qian, Zhu, Wenwu (2006) "Energy Efficient Routing in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks: Mobility Assisted Case", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 55(1):369- 379.

Wang, Chonggang, Liu, Jiangchuan, Li, Bo, Sohraby, Kazem, Hou, Thomas (2006) "LRED: A Robust and Responsive AQM Algorithm using Packet Loss Ratio", IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, accepted and to appear 2006.

Chau, T.-C., Wong, Michael, Li, Bo (2006) "Optimal Call Admission Control with QoS Guarantee in a Voice/Data Integrated Cellular Network", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, accepted and to appear 2006.

Liu, Jiangchuan, Li, Bo, Zhang, Ya-Qin (2006) "Optimal Stream Replications for Video Simulcasting", IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, 8(1):162 - 169.

Wang, Chonggang, Li, Bo, Sivalingam, Krishna, Sohraby, Kazem (2006) "Scalable Multiple Channel Scheduling with Optimal Utility in Wireless Local Area Networks", ACM/Kluwer Journal of Wireless Networks, 12(2), pp. 189-198.

Fangzhen LIN Associate Professor

(2358 6975 ; [email protected])

PhD, Stanford University (1991)

Current Research Activities: Artificial intelligence; knowledge representations; robotics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Answer set programming RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$339,414 01 Jan 2005

Representative Research Publications:

LIN, Fangzhen, CHEN, Yin (2005) "Discovering classes of strongly equivalent logic programs", Nineteenth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, 30 JULY - 5 AUGUST 2005.

Joohyung, Lee, Fangzhen, Lin (2004) " Loop formulas for circumscription", National Conference of American Association for Artificial Intelligence, San Jose, CA, pp. 281-286, July 2004.

Fangzhen, Lin, Zhao, Yuting (2004) "ASSAT: Computing answer sets of a logic program by SAT solvers.", Artificial Intelligence, 157(1-2): 115-137.

Fangzhen, Lin, Xishun, Zhao (2004) "On odd and even cycles in normal logic programs.", National Conference of American Association for Artificial Intelligence, San Jose, CA, July 2004, pp 80-85.

Lin, Fangzhen, Zhao, Yuting (2002) "ASSAT: Computing answer sets of a logic program by SAT solvers", Eighteenth National Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Fourteenth Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 28 July - 1 August, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. AAAI

Press, pp. 112-118.

Lin, Fangzhen, You, Jia-Huai (2002) "Abduction in logic programming: A new definition and an abductive procedure based on rewriting", Artificial Intelligence, 140 (1/2) 175-205.

Lin, Fangzhen (2002) "Reducing Strong Equivalence of Logic Programs to Entailment in Classical Propositional Logic", International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, Toulouse, France, 170-176.

Lin, Fangzhen, Reiter, Raymond (2001) "A New Semantics For Logic Programs", Handbook of Defeasible Reasoning and Uncertainty Management Systems (eds. D.M. Gabbay and P.H. Smets),

Kluwer Academic Publishers, 6, 217-248. Brian Kan-Wing MAK Associate Professor

(2358 7012 ; [email protected] ; http://www.cs.ust.hk/~mak)

PhD, Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology (1998)

Current Research Activities: Speech recognition; acoustic modeling; machine learning; computer-aided learning.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Kernel eigenvoice for fast speaker adaptation in automatic speech recognition RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$89,06601 Jan 2005 Joint optimization of the frequency-domain and time-domain transformations in deriving generalized static and dynamic mel-frequency cepstral coefficients RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$50,00001 Jan 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Tsang, Ivor, Kwok, James T., Mak, Brian, Zhang, Kai, Pan, Jeffrey J. (2006) "Fast Speaker Adaptation via Maximum Penalized Likelihood Kernel Regression", Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing 2006, May 14-19, 2006, Toulouse, France.

Mak, Brian, Au Yeung, S. K., Lai, Y. P., Siu, Manhung (2005) "High-density Discrete HMM with the Use of Scalar Quantization Indexing", Proceedings of the European Conference on Speech Communication and Technology 2005, Sept, 2005, Lisbon, Portugal.

Mak, Brian, Kwok, J. T., Ho, S. (2005) "Kernel Eigenvoice Speaker Adaptation", IEEE Transactions on Speech and Audio Processing, volume 13, number 5, pages 984-992, September, 2005.

Mak, Brian, Chan, Kin Wah (2005) "Pruning Hidden Markov Models with Optimal Brain Surgeon", IEEE Transactions on Speech and Audio Processing, volume 13, number 5, pages 993-1003, September, 2005.

Hsiao, Roger, Mak, Brian (2005) "Kernel Eigenspace-based MLLR Adaptation Using Multiple Regression Classes", Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, Philadelphia, USA, volume 1, pages 985-988, March 18-23, 2005.

Mak, Brian, Tam, Yik-Cheung, Li, Qi (2003-2004) "Discriminative Auditory-based Features for Robust Speech Recognition", IEEE Transactions on Speech and Audio Processing, volume 12, number 1, pages 27--36.

Mak, B., Bocchieri, E. (2001) "Direct Training of Subspace Distribution Clustering Hidden Markov Model", IEEE Transactions on Speech and Audio Processing, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 378-387.

Bocchieri, E., Mak, B. (2001) "Subspace Distribution Clustering Hidden Markov Model", IEEE Transactions on Speech and Audio Processing, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 264-275.

Jogesh K MUPPALA Associate Professor

(2358 6978 ; [email protected] ; http://www.cs.ust.hk/~muppala/)

PhD, Duke University (1991)

Technical Staff, Software Productivity Consortium (1991-92)

Current Research Activities: Embedded Systems Software; High-speed networking; Performance evaluation; Stochastic Petri nets; Internet in education.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Control-theoretic approaches to power management in embedded processors RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 01 Jan 2006 Cooperative management of data and quality of service in variable topology networks RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$339,414 31 Dec 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Chang, Xiaolin, Lin, Xiaoyang, Muppala, Jogesh K. (2006) "A Control-Theoretic Approach to Improving Fairness in DCF Based WLANs", Proc. 25th Int. Performance, Computing and Communications Conference (IPCCC 2006), Phoenix, AZ, USA, Apr. 2006.

Zhang, Lei, Muppala, Jogesh K., Chanson, Samuel T. (2006) "Integrated Location Management and Location-Aided Routing System for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks", Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Vol. 66, No. 3, 2006, pp 367-378.

Chang, Xiaolin, Lin, Xiaoyang, Muppala, Jogesh K. (2005) "An Adaptive Queue Management Mechanism for Improving TCP Fairness in the Infrastructure WLAN", 16th Ann. Int. Symposium on Personal Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2005), Berlin, Germany, Sep. 2005.

Muppala, Jogesh K. (2005) "Experience with an Embedded Systems Software Course", ACM SIGBED Review Special Issue on the First Workshop on Embedded Systems Education (WESE 2005), Vol. 2, No. 5, Oct. 2005, pp. 29-33.

Chang, Xiaolin, Muppala, Jogesh K. (2005) "On Improving Bandwidth Assurance in AF-based DiffServ Networks Using a Control Theoretic Approach", Computer Networks, Vol. 49, No. 6, pp. 816-839.

Lin, Xiaoyang, Chang, Xiaolin, Muppala, Jogesh K. (2005) "VQ-RED: An Efficient Virtual Queue Management Approach to Improve Fairness in Infrastructure WLAN", Fifth International IEEE Workshop on Wireless Local Networks (WLN 2005), Sydney, Australia, Nov. 2005, pp. 632-638.

Chang, Xiaolin, Muppala, Jogesh K. (2005) "Applying Adaptive Virtual Queue to Improve the Performance of the Assured Forwarding Service", Proc. 2005 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2005), Seoul, South Korea, May 2005.

Zhang, Lei, Muppala, Jogesh K., Chanson, Samuel T. (2005) "Provisioning Virtual Private Networks in the Hose Model with Delay Requirements", 2005 Int. Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP 2005), Oslo, Norway, Jun. 2005, 211-218.

Dimitris PAPADIAS Associate Professor

(2358 6971 ; [email protected])

PhD, NTU Athens (1994)

Assistant Professor, University of Maine (1995-96) ERCIM Fellow, German National Research Center for Information Technology (1996) Current Research Activities: Data and knowledge base systems; spatial databases; spatio-temporal databases; constraint satisfaction algorithms; data warehouses.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Continuous Monitoring of Spatial Queries RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$788,778 01 Sep 2005 Advanced query processing in spatial network and obstacle databases RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$509,121 01 Sep 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Papadias, Dimitris, Tao, Yufei, Mouratidis, Kyriakos, Hui, Kit (2005) "Aggregate Nearest Neighbor Queries in Spatial Databases", ACM Transactions on Database Systems (TODS), 30(2), 529-576, June, 2005.

Tao, Yufei, Papadias, Dimitris (2005) "Historical Spatio-Temporal Aggregation", ACM Transactions on Information Systems (TOIS), 23(1), 61-102, 2005.

Papadias, Dimitris, Tao, Yufei, Fu, Greg, Seeger, Bernhard (2005) "Progressive Skyline Computation in Database Systems", ACM Transactions on Database Systems (TODS), 30(1), 41-82, 2005.

Tao, Yufei, Sun, Jimeng, Papadias, Dimitris (2003) "Analysis of Predictive Spatio-Temporal Queries", ACM Transactions on Database Systems (TODS), 28(4): 295-336, 2003.

Tao, Yufei, Papadias, Dimitris (2003) "Spatial Queries in Dynamic Environments", ACM Transactions on Database Systems (TODS), 28(2), pp. 101-139.

Tao, Yufei, Papadias, Dimitris, Zhang, Jun (2002) "Cost Models for Overlapping and Multi-Version Structures", ACM Transactions on Database Systems (TODS), 27(3): 299-342.

Bernstein, Philip, Ioannidis, Yannis, Ramakrishnan, Raghu, Papadias, Dimitris (2002) Proceedings of Very Large Data Bases Conference (VLDB02), Hong Kong, August 20-23, 1118 pages.

Mamoulis, Nikos, Papadias, Dimitris (2001) "Multiway Spatial Joins", ACM Transactions on Database Systems, 26(4), 424-475. Helen C SHEN Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Engineering

(2358 6987 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Waterloo (1982)

Current Research Activities: 3D object reconstruction; computer vision; medical imaging; multisenor-based systems; biometrics.

Representative Research Publications:

Kumar, Ajay, Wong, David C.M., Shen, Helen C., Jain, Anil K. (2006) "Personal authentication using hand images", Pattern Recognition Letters, 27, 1478-1486.

Wang, Jingdong, Kwok, James T., Shen, Helen C., Quan, Long (2005) "Data-dependent kernels for high-dimensional data classification", International Joint Conferences on Neural Networks, pp. 102-107, July 31-August 4, 2005.

Poon, Carmen, Wong, David C.M., Shen, Helen C. (2004-2005) "A New Method in Locating and Segmenting Palmprint into Region-of-Interest", Proc. 17th Int. Conf. on Pattern Recognition (ICPR) 2004, Cambridge, U.K., August, 2004, Vol.42_4_01.

Poon, Carmen, Wong, David C.M., Shen, Helen C. (2004-2005) "Personal Identification and Verification: Fusion of Palmprint Representations", Int. Conf. on Biometric Authentication (ICBA-2004), Hong Kong, July 2004, pp.782-788,.

Kumar, Ajay, Wong, David C.M., Shen, Helen C., Jain, Anil K. (2003) "Personal Verification using palmprint and hand geometry biometric", Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Audio- and Video-based Person Authentication, June 9-11, Guildford, U.K..

Kumar, Ajay, Shen, Helen C. (2002) "Recognition of palmprint using wavelet-based features", Proceedings of the 6th World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Orlando,

Florida, USA, July. Chiew-Lan TAI Associate Professor

(2358 7020 ; [email protected] ; http://www.cs.ust.hk/~taicl/)

PhD, University of Tokyo (1997)

Current Research Activities: Geometric modeling; computer graphics; interpretation of architectural drawings.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Real-time Ink Dispersion on Absorbent Paper RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$525,852 01 Jul 2005 Implicit surface modeling and processing based on medial axis transform RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$339,414 01 Sep 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Au, Oscar Kin-Chung, Tai, Chiew-Lan, Liu, Ligang, Fu, Hongbo (2006) "Dual Laplacian editing for meshes", IEEE Transaction on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 12(3): 386-395, MAY/JUNE, 2006.

Chu, Nelson Siu-Hang, Tai, Chiew-Lan (2006) "MoXi: real-time ink dispersion in absorbent paper", ACM Transactions on Graphics (SIGGRAPH 2005), 24(3): 504--511, 2005.

Lu, Tong, Tai, Chiew-Lan, Su, Feng, Cai, Shijie (2005) "A new recognition model for electronic architectural drawings", Computer Aided Design, 37(10): 1053-1069.

Chu, Nelson Siu Hang, Tai, Chiew-Lan (2004) " Real-time painting with an expressive virtual Chinese brush", IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 24(5):76-85.

Tai, Chiew-Lan, Wang, Guo-Jin (2004) "Interpolation with slackness and continuity control and convexity preservation using singular blending", Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 172(2): 337-361.

Au, Oscar Kin-Chung, Tai, Chiew-Lan (2004) "Sampling-sensitive multiresolution hierarchy for irregular meshes", Visual Computer, 20(7): 479-493,.

Lin, Hong-Wei, Tai, Chiew-Lan, Wang, Guo-Jin (2004) "A mesh reconstruction algorithm driven by intrinsic property of point cloud", Computer-Aided Design, 36(1):1-9.

Wang, Guo-Jin, Tang, Kai, Tai, Chiew-Lan (2004) "Parametric representation of a surface pencil with a common spatial geodesic", Computer-Aided Design, 36(5):447-459.

Chi-Keung TANG Associate Professor

(2358 8775 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Southern California (2000)

Current Research Activities: Computer vision; computer graphics; visualization technology.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Methods for Reflectance and Illumination Separation from Images/Videos RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$359,224 31 Dec 2005 New directions in tensor voting: Texture synthesis and on-demand reconstruction RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$377,149 01 Oct 2003 Image and video repairing RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$339,414 31 Dec 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Wu, Tai Pang, Tang, Chi Keung (2006) "Dense Photometric Stereo by Expectation Maximization", 9th European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV).

Tai, Yu Wing, Tong, Wai Shun, Tang, Chi Keung (2006) "Perceptually-Inspired and Edge-Directed Color Image Super-Resolution", IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR).

Wu, Tai Pang, Tang, Chi Keung (2006) "Visible Surface Reconstruction from Normals with Discontinuity Consideration", IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR).

Wu, Tai Pang, Tang, Chi Keung (2005) "A Bayesian Approach for Shadow Extraction from a Single Image", 10th IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV), pp. 480-487.

Tang, Kam Lun, Tang, Chi Keung, Wong, Tien Tsin (2005) "Dense Photometric Stereo Using Tensorial Belief Propagation", IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), vol. 1, 2005, pp. 132-139.

Wu, Tai Pang, Tang, Chi Keung (2005) "Dense Photometric Stereo Using a Mirror Sphere and Graph Cut", IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), vol. 1, 2005, 140-147.

Jia, Jiaya, Tang, Chi Keung (2005) "Eliminating Structure and Intensity Misalignment in Image Stitching", 10th IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV), pp. 1651-1658.

Tai, Yu Wing, Jia, Jiaya, Tang, Chi Keung (2005) "Local Color Transfer via Probabilistic Segmentation by Expectation-Maximization", IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), vol. 1, 2005, pp. 747-754.

Dekai WU Associate Professor

(2358 6989 ; [email protected] ; http://www.cs.ust.hk/~dekai)

PhD, University of California, Berkeley (1992)

Current Research Activities: Statistical and corpus-based natural language processing; machine translation; language modeling; speech recognition; dialog systems; Internet information processing.

Representative Research Publications:

Wu, Dekai, Fung, Pascale (2005) "Inversion Transduction Grammar Constraints for Mining Parallel Sentences from Quasi-Comparable Corpora", Second International Joint Conference on Natural Language Processing (IJCNLP-2005), Jeju, Korea: Oct 2005.

Wu, Dekai, Su, Weifeng, Carpuat, Marine (2004-2005) "A Kernel PCA Method for Superior Word Sense Disambiguation", 42nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL- 2004). Barcelona, Jul 2004.

Wu, Dekai, Shen, Yihai (2004-2005) "An Efficient Algorithm to Induce Minimum Average Lookahead Grammars for Incremental LR Parsing", ACL-2004 Workshop on Incremental Parsing: Bringing Engineering and Cognition Together. Barcelona, Jul 2004.

Carpuat, Marine, Su, Weifeng, Wu, Dekai (2004-2005) "Augmenting Ensemble Classification for Word Sense Disambiguation with a Kernel PCA Model", Third International Workshop on the Evaluation of Systems for the Semantic Analysis of Text (Senseval-3). ACL-2004 Workshop. Barcelona, Jul 2004.

Wu, Dekai (2004-2005) "Recognizing Paraphrases and Textual Entailment using Inversion Transduction Grammars", ACL-2005 Workshop on Empirical Modeling of Semantic Equivalence and Entailment. Ann Arbor, MI, Jun 2005.

Wu, Dekai, Ngai, Grace, Carpuat, Marine (2004-2005) "Why Nitpicking Works: Evidence for Occam's Razor in Error Correctors", 20th International Conference on Computational Linguistics (COLING-2004). Geneva, Aug 2004.

Carpuat, Marine, Wu, Dekai (2004-2005) "Word Sense Disambiguation vs. Statistical Machine Translation", 43rd Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL-2005), Ann Arbor, MI, Jun 2005.

Fung, Pascale, Yi, Liu, Yang, Yongsheng, Wu, Dekai (2004) "A Grammar-Based Chinese to English Speech Translation System for Portable Devices", 8th International Conference on Spoken Language Processing (INTERSPEECH 2004 - ICSLP). Jeju, Korea, Oct 2004.

Qiang YANG Associate Professor

(2358 8768 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Maryland (1989)

Current Research Activities: Web mining and data mining; artificial intelligence; case-based reasoning, planning and machine learning.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Scaling up probabilistic plan recognition in an indoor, wireless LAN environment RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 01 Jan 2006 Location-based plan recognition for pervasive computing RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$339,414 01 Jan 2005 Research for new generation web search and mobile computing NEC Labs China HK$1,000,000 01 Dec 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Yang, Qiang, Huang, J., Ng, M. (2003) "A Data Cube Model for Prediction-Based Web Prefetching", Journal of Intelligent Information Systems. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 20(1): 11-30.

Yang, Qiang, Cheng, Hong (2003) "Case Mining from Large Data Bases", Proceedings of the International Conference on Case-based Reasoning. Trondheim, Norway, June, LNCS, Springer.

Shen, Y., Yang, Qiang, Zhang, Z., Lu, H.J. (2003) "Mining the Customer's Up-to-Moment Preferences for E-commerce Recommendation", Proceedings of Pacific Asia Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Conference (PAKDD 2003), South Korea, May, 2003.

Yang, Qiang, Cheng, Hong (2003) "Planning for Marketing Campaigns", Proceedings of the International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling, Trento, Italy, June.

Yang, Qiang, Zhang, H. (2003) "Web-Log Mining for Predictive Web Caching", IEEE Transactions of Knowledge and Data Engineering, Vol. 15, Issue 4, 1050-1053.

Yang, Qiang, Li, T.Y., Wang, K. (2002) "Building Association Rule Based Sequential Classifiers for Web Document Prediction", Journal of Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.

Yang, Qiang, Cheng, Hong (2002) "Case Mining for Action Recommendations", Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM02) Conference. Japan, December.

Shen, Y., Zhang, Z., Yang, Qiang (2002) "Objective-Oriented Data Mining", Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM02) Conference. Japan, December.

Dit-Yan YEUNG Associate Head & Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering

(2358 6977 ; [email protected] ; http://www.cse.ust.hk/~dyyeung/)

PhD, University of Southern California Assistant Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology Current Research Activities: Models, algorithms and applications of machine learning and pattern recognition

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Robust Manifold Clustering and Embedding with Application to Image Manifold Learning and Content- Style Separation RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$622,81601 Jan 2006 Explorations in the supervised-unsupervised learning continuum RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$339,41401 Dec 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Yeung, Dit-Yan, Chang, Hong (2006) "Extending the relevant component analysis algorithm for metric learning using both positive and negative equivalence constraints", Pattern Recognition, 39(5):1007-1010, May 2006.

Zhang, Zhihua, Kwok, James T., Yeung, Dit-Yan (2006) "Model-based transductive learning of the kernel matrix", Machine Learning, 63(1):69-101, April 2006.

Chang, Hong, Yeung, Dit-Yan (2006) "Robust locally linear embedding", Pattern Recognition, 39(6):1053-1065, June 2006.

Xiong, Yimin, Yeung, Dit-Yan (2004) "Time series clustering with ARMA mixtures", Pattern Recognition, 37(8):1675-1689.

Yeung, Dit-Yan, Ding, Yuxin (2003) "Host-based intrusion detection using dynamic and static behavioral models", Pattern Recognition, 36(1):229-243.

Cheung, Kwok-Wai, Yeung, Dit-Yan, Chin, Roland T. (2002) "Bidirectional deformable matching with application to handwritten character extraction", IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, 24(8):1133-1139.

Cheung, Kwok-Wai, Yeung, Dit-Yan, Chin, Roland T. (2002) "On deformable models for visual pattern recognition", Pattern Recognition, 35(7):1507-1526.

Cheung, Kwok-Wai, Yeung, Dit-Yan, Chin, Roland (1998) "A Bayesian framework for deformable pattern recognition with application to handwritten character recognition", IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, 20(12): 1382-1388. Lianwen (Nevin) ZHANG Associate Professor

(2358 7015 ; [email protected])

PhD, Beijing Normal University (1989) PhD, University of British Columbia (1994)

Current Research Activities: Artificial intelligence; knowledge representation; Bayesian networks; decision networks; planning and control under uncertainty; traditional Chinese medicine.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Learning Hierarchical Latent Class Models RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$525,852 01 Sep 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Zhang, Nevin L., Guo, Haipeng (2006) Introduction to Bayesian Networks, Science Press, Beijing. Chen, Tao, Kocka, Tomas, Zhang, Nevin L. (2005) "Effective Dimensions of Partially Observed Polytrees", International Journal of Approximate Reasoning., 38(3), 311-332.

Zhang, Weihong, Zhang, Nevin L. (2005) "Restricted Value Iteration: Theory and Algorithms", Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, 23, 123-165.

Zhang, Nevin L. (2004) " Hierarchical latent class models for cluster analysis", Journal of Machine Learning Research, 5(6):697-723.

Zhang, Nevin L., Kocka, Tomas (2004) "Efficient Learning of Hierarchical Latent Class Models", Proc. Of the 16th IEEE International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI-2004), Boca Raton,

Florida, November 15-17.

Zhang, Nevin L., Kocka, Tomas (2004) "Effective Dimensions of Hierarchical Latent Class Models", Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, Volume 21, pages 1-17.

Poole, David, Zhang, Nevin L. (2003) "Exploiting Contextual Independence In Probabilistic Inference", Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, v. 18, pp 263-313.

Zhang, Nevin L., Nielsen, Thomas D., Jensen, Finn V. (2003) "Latent variable discovery in classification models", Artificial Intelligence in Medicine,, 30(3),283-299. Qian ZHANG Associate Professor

(2358 8766 ; [email protected])

PhD, Wuhan University (1999)

Researcher, Microsoft Research Asia (1999-2004) Research Manager, Wireless and Networking Group, Microsoft Research Asia (2004- 05)

Current Research Activities: Wireless communications and networking; pervasive computing and mobile computing; peer-to-peer computing; multimedia networking; embedded system.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Collaborative and cognitive networking for radio resource management in next generation wireless networks RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$100,00001 Apr 2006 Collaborative and cognitive networking Microsoft Research Asia HK$240,00001 May 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Tan, Kun, Song, Jingmin, Zhang, Qian, Sridharan, M. (2006) "A Compound TCP Approach for High- speed and Long Distance Networks", IEEE Infocom 2006.

Wu, Yunnan, Xia, Xiang-Gen, Zhang, Qian, Zhu, Wenwu, Zhang, Ya-Qin (2006) "Collision probability and throughput analysis in a power-controlled DS-CDMA wireless network", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Volume 55, Issue 1, Jan. 2006 Page(s):350 - 359.

Zhang, Jihui, Zhang, Qian, Li, Bo, Luo, Xiaonan, Zhu, Wenwu (2006) "Energy-efficient routing in mobile ad hoc networks: mobility-assisted case", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Volume 55, Issue 1, Jan. 2006 Page(s):369 - 379.

Wu, Qi, Xiong, Yongqiang, Zhang, Qian, Guo, Zihua, Xia, Xiang-Gen, Li, Zhongcheng (2006) "Joint routing and topology formation in multihop UWB networks", IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Volume 24, Issue 4, Part 1, April 2006 Page(s):843 - 849. Wang, Dan, Zhang, Qian, Liu, Jiang-Chuan (2006) "Partial Network Coding: Theory and Application in Continuous Sensor Data Collection", IEEE IWQoS 2006.

Zhao, Yao, Li, Bo, Zhang, Qian, Zhu, Wenwu (2005) "Efficient hop ID based routing for sparse ad hoc networks", 13th IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols, 2005. ICNP 2005., 6-9 Nov. 2005 Page(s):10 pp.

Guo, Chuanxiong, Wu, Haitao, Tan, Kun, Zhang, Qian, Song, Jingmin, Zhou, Junfeng, Huitema, Christian, Zhu, Wenwu (2005) "End-system-based mobility support in IPv6", IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Volume 23, Issue 11, Nov. 2005 Page(s):2104 - 2117.

Tian, Ruixiong, Zhang, Qian, Xiang, Zhe, Xiong, Yongqiang, Li, Xing, Zhu, Wenwu (2005) "Robust and efficient path diversity in application-layer multicast for video streaming", IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, Volume 15, Issue 8, Aug. 2005 Page(s):961 - 972.

Brahim BENSAOU Assistant Professor

(2358 7014 ; [email protected] ; http://www.cs.ust.hk/~csbb)

PhD, University of Paris VI, France (1993)

Senior Member of Technical Staff, Center for Wireless Communications, Singapore (1997-2000)

Current Research Activities: Computer communications; quality of service engineering in wired and wireless networks; mobile ad-hoc networks, Wireless LAN.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Routing for maximum data collection in energy-constrained wireless sensor networks RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$50,000 01 Jan 2006 Cross-layer protocol design for mobile ad-hoc networks: Routing, MAC and power control France / Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme HK$31,250 01 Jan 2006 Adaptive scheduling for wireless local area networks based on the IEEE 802.11e enhanced distributed coordination function RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$339,41401 Jan 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Kong, Zhenning, Tsang, Danny H.K., Bensaou, Brahim, Gao, Deyun (2004-2005) "Saturation Performance Analysis of IEEE 802.11E Enhanced Distributed Coordination Function (EDCF)", IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), December 2004, Vol. 22, Issue 10.

Kong, Peng Yong, Chua, Kee Cahing, Bensaou, Brahim (2003-2004) "A novel scheduling scheme to share dropping ratio while guaranteeing a delay bound in a MultiCode-CDMA network", IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, Vol 11, Issue 6, PP:994-1006.

Fang, Zuyuan, Bensaou, Brahim (2003-2004) "Fair Bandwidth Sharing Algorithms based on Game Theory Frameworks for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks", The 23th Conference of the IEEE Communications Society (INFOCOM).

Hei, Xiaojun, Zhang, Jun, Cheung, Chi Chung, Bensaou, Brahim (2003-2004) "Wavelength converter placement in least-load-routing based optical networks using genetic algorithms", OSA Journal of Optical Networking, Vol. 3, No. 5, pp. 363 - 378.

Fang, Zuyuan, Bensaou, Brahim (2003) "A Novel Topology-blind Fair Medium Access Control for Wireless LAN and Ad Hoc Networks", IEEE International Conference on Communications, Anchorage, Alaska, May, Vol. 2, 11-15, pp. 1129-1134.

Kong, Peng Yong, Chua, Kee Chaing, Bensaou, Brahim (2003) "A novel scheduling scheme to share dropping ratio while guaranteeing a delay bound in a MultiCode-CDMA network", IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, To appear October 2003.

Bensaou, Brahim, Tsang, Danny H.K., Chan, King Tung (2001-2002) "Credit-based fair queueing (CBFQ): a simple service-scheduling algorithm for packet-switched networks", IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON), 9(5), 591 - 604.

Huang, Xiaolong, Bensaou, Brahim (2001-2002) "On max-min Fairness and Scheduling in Wireless ad-hoc networks: Analytical framework and Implementation", Proceedings of the 2001 ACM International Symposium on Mobile ad hoc Networking & Computing, Long Beach, CA, USA, 221 - 231. Lei CHEN Assistant Professor

(2358 6980 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Waterloo (2005)

Research Assistant (2000-05), and Lecturer (2005), University of Waterloo

Current Research Activities: Multimedia databases; data management over sensor network and P2P network; stream data management; data mining; machine learning.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Continually monitoring data over wireless sensor networks RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$100,000 01 Jan 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Lian, Jie, Chen, Lei, Naik, Kshirasagar, Ozsu, Tamer, Agnew, Gordon (2006) "BBS: An Energy- efficient Localized Routing Scheme for Query Processing in Wireless Sensor Networks", International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, 2, (1), 23--54.

Xue, Wenwei, Luo, Qiong, Chen, Lei, Liu, Yunhao (2006) "Contour Map Matching For Event Detection in Sensor Networks", ACM International Conference on Management of Data, 2006.

Lian, Xiang, Chen, Lei (2006) "Similarity Search in Future Stream Time Series", International Conference on Scientific and Statistical Database Management, 2006.

Albert Chi-Shing CHUNG Assistant Professor

(2358 8776 ; [email protected] ; http://cs.ust.hk/~achung)

DPhil, University of Oxford (2001)

Visiting Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A. (Aug. 2001 - Feb. 2002) Current Research Activities: Medical image processing and analysis; computer vision; statistical signal modeling.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Imaginary Disease-free Vessels for Endovascular Treatment Planning and Quantitative Analysis of Vascular Abnormalities RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$359,224 01 Nov 2005 Multi-modal vascular registration based on expected joint class histograms RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$89,066 01 Jan 2005 2D-3D multi-modal data fusion for endovascular treatments RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$377,149 02 Oct 2003 Lo Kwee-Seong medical image analysis laboratory K. S. Lo Foundation HK$2,100,00001 Dec 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Wong, Wilbur C. K., Chung, Albert C. S., Yu, Simon C. H. (2004-2005) "Augmented Vessels for Pre- operative Preparation in Endovascular Treatments", The Seventh International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention 2004 (MICCAI¡¦04), Rennes, Saint-Malo, France, Sept. 26 ¡V 30, LNCS 3217, pp. 602 ¡V 609.

Gan, Rui, Wu, Jue, Chung, Albert C. S., Yu, Simon C. H., Wells III, William M. (2004-2005) "Multiresolution image registration based on Kullback-Leibler distance", The Seventh International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention 2004 (MICCAI¡¦04),

Rennes, Saint-Malo, France, Sept. 26 ¡V 30, LNCS 3216, pp. 599 ¡V 606.

Chung, Albert C. S., Noble, J. Alison, Summers, Paul (2004-2005) "Vascular Segmentation of Phase Contrast Magnetic Resonance Angiograms Based on Statistical Mixture Modeling and Local Phase Coherence", IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, Vol. 23, No. 12, pp. 1490 ¡V 1507, December, 2004.

Xiang, Yang, Chung, Albert C. S., Ye, Jian (2004) "A New Active Contour Method based on Elastic Interaction", IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2005 (CVPR¡¦05), San Diego, CA, USA, June 20 ¡V 26, 2005, Vol. 1, pp.452 ¡V 457.

Chan, H.M., Yu, Simon C.H., Wells Iii, William M., Chung, Albert C.S. (2004) "2D-3D Vascular Registration between Digital Subtraction Angiographic (DSA) and Magnetic Resonance Angiographic (MRA) Images", IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, April (ISBI'04), Arlington, VA, USA, April 15-18., pp. 708 ¡V 711.

Wong, Wilbur C.K., Chung, Albert C.S. (2004) "A Non-linear and Non-iterative Noise Reduction Technique for Medical Images: Concept and Methods Comparison", Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, The 18th International Congress and Exhibition, June (CARS'04), Chicago, USA, June 23 ¡V 26, pp. 171 - 176.

Wong, Wilbur C.K., Chung, Albert C.S., Yu, Simon C.H. (2003-2004) "Local Orientation Smoothness Prior for Vascular Segmentation of Angiography", The 8th European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV'04), Prague, May 11-14, Volume 2, pp. 353 - 365.

Chung, Albert C.S., Noble, J. Alison, Sumers, Paul (2001-2002) "Fusing Speed and Phase Information for Vascular Segmentation of Phase Contrast MR Angiograms", Medical Image Analysis, 6, 109-128.

Chi Wing FU Visiting Assistant Professor

(2358 6991 ; [email protected] ; http://www.cs.ust.hk/~cwfu)

PhD, Indiana University

Current Research Activities: Texture synthesis, Tile-based modeling and rendering, Image-based relighting, Large-scale astronomical visualization

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Large-Scale Visualization Methodologies for Exploring the Physical Universe RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$336,000 01 Jan 2006 Representative Research Publications:

Fu, Chi Wing, Hanson, Andrew (2006) "A Transparently Scalable Visualization Architecture for Exploring the Universe", IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, accepted for publication.

Hanson, Andrew, Fu, Chi Wing (2005) "Applications of MDL to Selected Families of Models", Advances in Minimum Description Length: Theory and Applications, MIT Press, pp. 125 - 150,.

Fu, Chi-Wing, Leung, Man-Kang (2005) "Texture Tiling on Arbitrary Topological Surfaces using Wang Tiles", Eurographics Symposium on Rendering 2005, June 29 - July 1, 2005, pp. 99-104.

Zonghua GU Assistant Professor

([email protected])

Current Research Activities: Real-time embedded systems

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: An integrated framework for design, implementation synthesis and runtime adaptation of component- based real-time embedded software RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$100,00015 Feb 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Gu, Zonghua, Shin, Kang (2005) "Synthesis of Real-Time Implementations from Component-Based Software Models", IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium (RTSS 2005), pp. 167 ¡V 176. James Tin-Yau KWOK Assistant Professor

(2358 7013 ; [email protected])

PhD, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (1996)

Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University (1997-2000)

Current Research Activities: Artificial neural networks; pattern recognition; machine learning.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Scaling up Kernel Methods for Data Mining RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$359,224 01 Jan 2006 Learning in one-class support vector machines RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$82,000 01 Jan 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Cheung, Pak-Ming, Kwok, James (2006) "A regularization framework for multiple-instance learning", International Conference on Machine Learning. Pittsburgh, USA, 193-200. June.

Tsang, Ivor, Kwok, James (2006) "Efficient hyperkernel learning using second-order cone programming", IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, 17(1):48-58.

Zhang, Zhihua, Kwok, James, Yeung, Dit-Yan (2006) "Model-based transductive learning of the kernel matrix", Machine Learning, 63(1):69-101.

Mak, Brian, Kwok, James, Ho, Simon (2005) "Kernel eigenvoice speaker adaptation", IEEE Transactions on Speech and Audio Processing, 13(5):984-992.

Tsang, Ivor, Kwok, James, Cheung, Pak-Ming (2005) "Core vector machines: Fast SVM training on very large data sets", Journal of Machine Learning Research, 6:363-392.

Kwok, James, Tsang, Ivor (2004) "The pre-image problem in kernel methods", IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, 15(6):1517-1525.

Li, Shutao, Kwok, James, Zhu, Hailong, Wang, Yaonan (2003-2004) "Texture classification using support vector machines", Pattern Recognition, 36(12):2883-2893.

Kwok, James T., Tsang, Ivor W. (2003) "Linear dependency between epsilon and the input noise in epsilon-support vector regression", IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, 14(3):544-553. An Chow LAI Visiting Assistant Professor

(2358 6992 ; [email protected])

PhD, Purdue University (2002)

Platform Architect, Intel Corporation (2002-05)

Current Research Activities: High performance processor and memory architecture; power-aware architecture; parallel and distributed systems.

Xin LI Visiting Assistant Professor

(2358 6972 ; [email protected])

PhD, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2005)

Current Research Activities: Router design; switch scheduling; routing; traffic management; quality of service guarantees; VLSI/circuit design; optical networks. Yunhao LIU Assistant Professor

(2358 7019 ; [email protected])

PhD, Michigan State University (2004)

Deputy Director of E-Post office, and Technology Head of National Electronic Post Savings and Remittance System of China, China Post, Ministry of Information Industry (1999-2001)

Current Research Activities: Peer-to-Peer systems; network security; pervasive computing; distributed systems; embedded systems; internet and e-commerce technologies.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Security studies in P2P systems RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$50,000 01 Jan 2006 Trustworthy distributed computing Microsoft Research Asia HK$470,000 01 Jul 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Liao, Xiaofei, Jin, Hai, Liu, Yunhao, Ni, Lionel M, Deng, Dafu (2006) "AnySee: Peer-to-Peer Live Streaming System", IEEE INFOCOM 2006, Barcelona, Spain, April 2006.

Xue, Wenwei, Luo, Qiong, Chen, Lei, Liu, Yunhao (2006) "Contour Map Matching for Event Detection in Sensor Networks", ACM SIGMOD 2006, Chicago, USA, June 2006.

Oleszkiewicz, John, Xiao, Li, Liu, Yunhao (2006) "Effectively Utilizing Global Cluster Memory for Large Data-Intensive Parallel Programs", IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, Vol. 17, No. 1, January 2006, Pages 66-77.

Liu, Xiaomei, Xiao, Li, Kreling, Andrew, Liu, Yunhao (2006) "Optimizing Overlay Topology by Reducing Cut Vertices", ACM NOSSDAV 2006, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, May, 2006.

Xiao, Li, Zhuang, Zhenyun, Liu, Yunhao (2005) "Dynamic Layer Management in Super-peer Architectures", IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, Vol. 16, No. 11, November 2005, Pages 1078-1091.

Xiao, Li, Liu, Yunhao, Ni, Lionel M (2005) "Improving Unstructured Peer-to-Peer Systems by Adaptive Connection Establishment", IEEE Transactions on Computers, Vol. 54, No. 9, September 2005, Pages 1091-1103.

Liu, Yunhao, Xiao, Li, Liu, Xiaomei, Ni, Lionel M, Zhang, Xiaodong (2005) "Location Awareness in Unstructured Peer-to-Peer Systems", IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, Vol. 16, No. 2, Pages 163-174, February 2005.

Ni, Lionel M, Liu, Yunhao, Lau, Yiu Cho, Patil, Abhishek (2004) "LANDMARC: Indoor Location Sensing Using Active RFID", ACM Wireless Networks, Volume 10, Issue 6, November 2004, Pages 701- 710.

Qiong LUO Assistant Professor

(2358 6995 ; [email protected] ; http://www.cs.ust.hk/~luo)

PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2002)

Current Research Activities: Database systems; query processing in pervasive computing and sensor networks; distributed information retrieval.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Cache-conscious automata for XML filtering RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 01 Jan 2006 Proxy caching for database-backed web sites RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$377,149 01 Sep 2003 Action-oriented pervasive query processing RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$339,414 01 Jan 2005 WinyDB: An embedded query processor for sensor networks Microsoft (China) Co., Ltd. HK$156,000 01 May 2004 Representative Research Publications:

Wu, Hejun, Luo, Qiong, Xue, Wenwei (2006) " Distributed Cross-Layer Scheduling for In-Network Sensor Query Processing", the 4th International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PERCOM'06), Pisa, Italy, March 13-17, 2006, pp 180-189.

Xue, Wenwei, Luo, Qiong, Chen, Lei, Liu, Yunhao (2006) "Contour Map Matching for Event Detection in Sensor Networks", ACM SIGMOD International Conference on Management of Data (SIGMOD'06), Chicago, Illinois, USA,, June 26-29, 2006.

Xiao, Xiangye, Luo, Qiong, Hong, Dan, Fu, Hongbo (2005) "Slicing*-Tree Based Web Page Transformation for Small Displays", ACM Fourteenth Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM 2005), Bremen, Germany,, October 31 - November 5, 2005, pp. 303-304.

Xue, Wenwei, Luo, Qiong (2005) "Action-Oriented Query Processing for Pervasive Computing", The Second Biennial Conference on Innovative Data Systems Research (CIDR), Asilomar, CA, USA, Jan 2005.

Gao, Wen, Ni, Lionel M., Xu, Zhiwei, Cheung, S.C., Cui, Li, Luo, Qiong (2005) "BLOSSOMS: Building Lightweight Optimized Sensor Systems on a Massive Scale", Journal of Computer Science and Technology, Volume 20, Number 1, January 2005.

He, Bingsheng, Luo, Qiong, Choi, Byron (2005) "Cache-Conscious Automata for XML Filtering", IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE), Tokyo, Japan, April 2005.

Luo, Qiong (2004) "Proxy Caching for Database-Backed Web Sites", Web Content Delivery (Web Information Systems Engineering and Internet Technologies Book Series). Edited by Samuel Chanson,

Xueyan Tang, and Jianliang Xu. Springer..

Luo, Qiong, Xue, Wenwei (2004) "Function Proxy: Template-Based Proxy Caching for Table-Valued Functions", IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE), pp. 850.

Wilfred Siu Hung NG Assistant Professor

(2358 6979 ; [email protected] ; http://www.cse.ust.hk/~wilfred)

PhD, University of London (1997)

Current Research Activities: Semantic Data Modeling; Data Warehousing; Web Data Mining; Web Searching; Temporal databases; XML Databases; XML Data Compression.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Query processing on compressed XML data RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$89,066 01 Jan 2005 Developing the nested ordered relational model for merging XML data RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$377,149 31 Dec 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Ng, Wilfred, Lam, Wai Yeung, Cheng, James (2005) "A Comparative Analysis of XML Compression Technologies.", World Wide Web Journal, Vol. 9(1), pp 5-33.

Yiping, Ke, Lin, Deng, Ng, Wilfred, Lee, Dik-Lun (2005) "Web Dynamics and their Ramifications for the Development of Web Search Engines.", Computer Networks Journal, Vol 50, pp. 1430-1447.

Lam, Wai Yeung, Ng, Wilfred (2005) "XCQ: A Queriable XML Compression System.", An International Journal of Knowledge and Information Systems.

Tan, Qingzhao, Chai, Xiaoyung, Ng, Wilfred, Lee, Dik-Lun (2004) "Applying Co-training to Clickthrough Data for Search Engine Adaptation.", International Conference of Database Systems for Advanced Applications DASFAA 2004, Jeju Island, Korea, Lecture Notes of Computer Science Vol. 2973, page 519-532.

Lu, An, Ng, Wilfred (2004) "Managing Merged Data by Vague Functional Dependencies.", International Conference on Conceptual Modeling ER 2004, Shanghai, China, Lecture Notes of Computer Science Vol. 3288, page 259-272.

Cheng, Sheung Chak James, Ng, Wilfred (2004) "Querying Compressed XML Using Structural Indexing.", International Conference on Extending Database Technology EDBT 2004, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Lecture Notes in Computer Science Vol.2992, pp. 219-236.

Ng, Wilfred (2001-2002) "An Extension of the Relational Data Model to Incorporate Ordered Domains", ACM Transactions on Database Systems, 26(3), 344-383.

Ng, Wilfred, Levene, Mark (2001-2002) "The Development of Ordered SQL Packages to Support Data Warehousing", Journal of Database Managment, 12(4), 26-39. Huamin QU Assistant Professor

(2358 6985 ; [email protected])

PhD, Stony Brook University (2004)

Current Research Activities: Computing graphics; visualization; virtual reality; medical imaging.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Sample-Based Pervasive Visualization RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$486,000 01 Sep 2005 GPU-accelerated visualization using O-buffers RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$100,000 30 Jun 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Chan, Ming-Yuen, Wu, Yingcai, Qu, Huamin, Chung, Albert, Wong, Wilbur (2006) " MIP-Guided Vascular Image Visualization with Multi-Dimensional Transfer Function", Computer Graphics International 2006, June 25-28, 2006.

David ROSSITER Visiting Assistant Professor

(2358 8771 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of York, UK (1995)

Current Research Activities: Multimedia; Internet technologies; computer graphics; computer sound; computer music; human- computer interaction.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Wavelet based determination of BPM for MP3 format audio RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$36,160 01 Jan 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Lam, Gibson, Rossiter, David (2006) "Enhancing Language Learning with the Gong Web Voice System", International Conference on Tertiary/College English Teaching: IT in ELT, 1st June - 2nd June 2006, Shenyang, China and 5th June - 6th June 2006, Hong Kong, page 107.

Rossiter, David, Lam, Gibson, Cheng, Vivying (2005) "The Gong System: Web-based Learning for Multiple Languages, with Special Support for the Yale Representation of Cantonese", The 4th Internet Conference on Web-based Learning, 31st July - 3rd August 2005, Hong Kong SAR, China, Lecture Notes in Computer Science vol. 3583, Springer-Verlag, 2005, pp. 209-220.

Fan ZHANG Visiting Assistant Professor

(2358 6992 ; [email protected])

PhD, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2005)

Current Research Activities: Power-aware computing and communications; real-time systems; embedded systems; wireless networks. Representative Research Publications:

Tao, Meixia, Liang, Ying-Chang, Zhang, Fan (2006) "Adaptive Resource Allocation for Delay Differentiated Traffics in Multiuser OFDM Systems", Proceedings of ICC 2006.

Zhang, Fan, Chanson, Samuel T. (2005) "Improving Communication Energy Efficiency in Wireless Networks Powered by Renewable Energy Sources", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, pages 2125-2136, Nov. 2005. Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering

Khaled BEN LETAIEF, Professor and Department Head; Director, HK Telecom Institute of IT and Center for Wireless IT

Xiren CAO, Professor

Philip C H CHAN, Professor and Dean of Engineering; Director, Microelectronics Fabrication Facility

Ping Keung KO, Professor

Hoi Sing KWOK, Professor and Director, Center for Display Research

Kei May LAU, Professor and Director, Photonics Technology Center

Chin Tau LEA, Professor

Zexiang LI, Professor

Ross D MURCH, Professor

Johnny K O SIN, Professor; Director, Microelectronics Fabrication Facility; Director, Semiconductor Product Analysis and Design Enhancement Center

Oscar C L AU, Associate Professor; Director, Computer Engineer; Director, Multimedia Technology Research Center

Man Sun CHAN, Associate Professor; Director of EEE Department Undergraduate Study Program; Deputy Director of Micro-Fabrication Facility

Kevin J CHEN, Associate Professor

Roger S K CHENG, Associate Professor

Vladimir G CHIGRINOV, Associate Professor

Pascale N FUNG, Associate Professor

Ho-Chi HUANG, Associate Professor

Vincent K N LAU, Associate Professor Howard C LUONG, Associate Professor

Philip K T MOK, Associate Professor

Li QIU, Associate Professor

Jianan QU, Associate Professor

Bertram Emil SHI, Associate Professor

Danny H K TSANG, Associate Professor

Chi Ying TSUI, Associate Professor

Lixin WANG, Associate Professor

Albert Kai Sun WONG, Visiting Associate Professor

Man WONG, Associate Professor

Bing ZENG, Associate Professor

Jack LAU, Adjunct Associate Professor

Amine BERMAK, Assistant Professor

Andrew Wing On POON, Assistant Professor

Vincent M C POON, Visiting Assistant Professor

Pengcheng SHI, Assistant Professor

Man Hung SIU, Assistant Professor

Dennis T K TONG, Assistant Professor

Kam Tim WOO, Visiting Assistant Professor

Ted Chi Wah KOK, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Director of Programmable Logic Center Khaled BEN LETAIEF Professor and Department Head; Director, HK Telecom Institute of IT and Center for Wireless IT

(2358 7064 ; [email protected])

PhD, Purdue University (1990) Assistant Professor, University of Melbourne (1990-93)

Current Research Activities: Mobile communications; OFDM; space-time processing; broadband wireless networks; multiuser detection; wireless multimedia; CDMA systems.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Frequency Domain Equalization for Single-Carrier Broadband Wireless Communications RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$359,224 01 Jan 2006 Proposed MDC-CenWIT joint laboratory UGC - Collaboration with Mainland Institutions HK$50,000 01 Jan 2004 Capacity enhancement technologies for the XG wireless networks RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 30 Jun 2006 Multiple-access design and performance for ultra-wideband wireless communications RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$377,149 31 Dec 2003 Integrated layer adaptation and design for wideband OFDM packet networks with QoS provisioning RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$974,719 01 Jan 2005 Wireless IC System Design Center Nansha Research Centers HK$8,876,000 01 Jul 2006 Representative Research Publications:

Minn, Hlaing, Bhargava, Vijay K., Letaief, Khaled Ben (2006) "A combined timing and frequency synchronization and channel estimation for OFDM", IEEE Transactions on Communications, Vol. 54, No. 3, pp. 416 - 422, March 2006.

Chen, W., Letaief, Khaled Ben, Cao, Z. (2006) "A cross-layer method for interference cancellation and network coding", in Proc. of IEEE ICC'06, Istanbul, Turkey, June 2006.

Dai, Lin, Chen, W., Letaief, Khaled Ben, Cao, Z. (2006) "A fair multiuser cooperation protocol for increasing the throughput in energy-constrained ad-hoc networks", in Proc. of IEEE ICC'06, Istanbul, Turkey, June 2006.

Zhu, Yu, Letaief, Khaled Ben (2006) "A hybrid time-frequency domain equalizer for single carrier broadband MIMO systems", in Proc. of IEEE ICC'06, Istanbul, Turkey, June 2006.

Huang, Weilan, Letaief, Khaled Ben, Zhang, Ying-Jun (2006) "CSIT-Adaptive Multiuser Resource Management for Space-Time Coded MIMO/OFDM Systems", in Proc. of IEEE ICC'06, Istanbul, Turkey, June 2006.

Huang, Defeng, Letaief, Khaled Ben (2006) "Carrier frequency offset estimation for OFDM systems using subcarriers", IEEE Transactions on Communications, Vol. 54, No. 5, pp. 813 - 823, May 2006.

Boubaker, Nejib, Letaief, Khaled Ben (2006) "MMSE multipath diversity combining for multi-Access TH-UWB in the presence of NBI", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 5, No. 5, pp. 712 - 719, April 2006.

Zhang, J., Letaief, Khaled Ben, Fan, P. (2006) "Network Coding with Low Complexity in Wireless Ad Hoc Multicast Networks", in Proc. of IEEE ICC'06, Istanbul, Turkey, June 2006.

Xiren CAO Professor

(2358 7048 ; [email protected])

PhD, Harvard University (1984)

Manager and Consultant Engineer, Digital Equipment Corporation (1986-93) Current Research Activities: Discrete event system theory and applications; optical communications; signal processing; queuing theory; optimization.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Optimal Control of Stochstic Dynamic Systems with performance Potentials RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$538,836 01 Jan 2006 Performance sensitivity analysis and optimization of hierachical and hybrid systems RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$377,149 31 Dec 2003 Event-based performance optimization of Markov systems RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$506,447 01 Jan 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Gu, Guoxiang, Cao, Xi-Ren, Badr, Hesham (2006) "Generalized LQR Control and Kalman Filtering with Relations to Computation of Inner-outer and Spectral Factorizations", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2006.

Zhao, J.A., Li, Bo, Cao, Xi-Ren, Ahmad, Ishfaq (2006) "Matrix Analytic Solution for DBMAP/PH/1 Priority Queues", Queueing Systems: Theory and Applications, Vol. 53, 127-145, 2006.

Li, Xia, Cao, Xi-Ren (2006) "Relationship Between Perturbation Realization Factors with Queueing Models and Markov Models", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2006.

Chen, Han-Fu, Cao, Xi-Ren, Fang, Hai-Tao, Zhu, Jie (2005) "Nonlinear adaptive blind whitening for MIMO channels", IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, Part I, Vol. 53, No. 8, 2635-2647, August 2005.

Wan, Yat-wah, Cao, Xi-Ren (2005) "The Control of a Two-Level Markov Decision Process by Time Aggregation", Automatica, Vol. 42, 393-403, 9 October 2005.

Cao, Xi-Ren (2005) "Basic Ideas for Event-Based Optimization of Markov Systems", Discrete Event Dynamic Systems: Theory and Applications, Vol. 15, pp. 169-197.

Cao, Xi-Ren, Guo, Xianping (2004) "A Unified Approach to Markov Decision Problems and Sensitivity Analysis with Discounted and Average Criteria: the Multichain Case", Automatica, Vol. 40, pp. 1749-1759.

Li, Bin, Li, Lizhong, Li, Bo, Sivalingam, Krishna, Cao, Xi-Ren (2004) "Call Admission Control for Voice/Data Integrated Cellular Networks: Performance Analysis and Comparative Study", IEEE Journal on Selected Areas of Communications, special issue on all-IP wireless networks, Vol. 22, pp. 706-718. Philip C H CHAN Professor and Dean of Engineering; Director, Microelectronics Fabrication Facility

(2358 6952 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (1978)

Program Manager, Technology Development (1981-90) and Principal Engineer, Design Technology (1990-91), Intel Corporation

Current Research Activities: VLSI devices, circuits and systems; microelectronics; electronic packaging; integrated sensors.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: The investigation of carbon nanotube as the filling material for integrated circuit contacts and vias RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$603,756 01 Jan 2006 CAS-HKUST joint laboratory and collaborative projects on microelectronics UGC - Collaboration with Mainland Institutions HK$60,000 01 Dec 2003 A novel high aspect ratio FinFET double gate MOSFET RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$89,066 01 Jan 2005 High Q inductors for RF front-end integrated circuits RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$810,172 01 Sep 2003 Greater China semiconductor IP trading center: Phase I - SIP quality measures and legal framework Innovation and Technology Commission & Industries HK$4,058,500 01 Apr 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Gong, Jengfeng, Chan, Philip C.H., Lee, Ricky S.W. (2006) "A Reliability Comparison of Electroplated and Stencil Printed Flip-Chip Solder Bumps Based on UBM Related Intermetallic Compound Growth Properties", IEEE Transactions on Componenets and Packaging Technologies, pp. 164-172, Vol. 29, No. 1, March 2006.

Colinge, J.P., Wu, Xusheng, Chan, Philip C.H., Orozco, A., Vazquez, A., Chaudhry, A. (2006) "Dose Irradiation Effects in FinFETs", Solid-State Electronics, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 287-290, Feb 2006.

Zhang, Min, Huo, Xiao, Chan, Philip C.H. (2006) "Radio-frequency Characterization for the Single- walled Carbon Nanotubes", Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 88, No. 16, pp. 163109-1-3, 17 April 2006. Wu, Xusheng, Chan, Philip C.H., Zhang, Shengdong, Chan, Mansun (2005) "A Capped Trimming Hard-Masking Patterning Technique for Integration of Nano-Devices and Conventional Integrated Circuits", IEEE Conference on Electron Devices and Solid-State Circuits, pp. 781-4, December 2005.

Wu, Xusheng, Chan, Philip C.H., Zhang, Shengdong, Feng, Chuguang, Chan, Mansun (2005) "A Three-Dimensional Stacked Fin-CMOS Technology for High Density ULSI circuits", IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, pp. 1998-2003, Vol. 52, No. 9, September 2005.

Hai, F.B., Chung, P.W.C., Yuen, Matthew M.F., Chan, Philip C.H. (2005) "An Energy-based Failure Criterion for Delamination Initiation in Electronic Packaging", Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, Vol 19, No. 15, pp. 1375-86, 2005.

Guo, B., Bermak, Amine, Chan, Philip C.H., Yan, G. (2005) "An Integrated Micromachined Gas Sensor Array with On-chip Multiplexing Circuitry", IFIP International Conference on Very Large Scale Integrated System-on-Chip, pp. 565-9, 2005.

Zhang, Ailing, Chan, Kam Tai, Demokan, M.S., Chan, V.W.C., Chan, Philip C.H., Chan, A.H.P. (2005) "Annealing Effects on the Loss and Birefringence of Silicon Oxynitride Rectangular Optical Waveguides", Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 87, No. 10, pp. 101105-1-3, 5 September 2005.

Ping Keung KO Professor

(2358 7055 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Berkeley (1982)

Professor and Vice Chair of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley (1990-93)

Current Research Activities: High-speed VLSI devices, technology, and circuits; MOS device modeling for circuit simulation; CAD tools for integrated circuit design. Representative Research Publications:

Lam, S., Wang, H., Lee, W.K., Ko, Ping Keung, Chan, Man Sun (2002) "A Comparative Study of RF Noise Characteristics of Different Submicron SOI MOSFET Structures on SIMOX Technology", 60th Annual Device Research Conference Digest, June, Santa Barbara, USA, 65-66.

Lam, S., Ki, Wing Hung, Ko, Ping Keung, Chan, Man Sun (2002) "An Enhanced Compact Waffle MOSFET for RF Integrated Circuits", 60th Annual Device Research Conference Digest, 24-26 June, Santa Barbara, 73-74.

Ng, Allen Fai Lun, Ko, Ping Keung, Chan, Man Sun (2002) "Determining the onset frequency of nonquasistatic effects of the MOSFET in AC simulation", IEEE Electron Device Letters, 23(1), 37-39.

Zhang, X., Lam, S., Ko, Ping Keung, Chan, Man Sun (2002) "High-Speed Mixed Signal and RF Circuits Design with Compact Waffle MOSFET", IEEE Hong Kong Electron Devices Meeting Proceedings, 22 June, Hong Kong, 79-82.

Shen, C., Xu, C., Huang, R., Ko, Ping Keung, Chan, Man Sun (2001) "A New Active Pixel Sensor (APS) Architecture on SOI Substrate for Low Voltage Operation", Proceedings of 9th International Symposium on IC Technology, Systems & Applications, 3-5 September, Singapore, 275-278.

Xue, M., Xu, W., Lu, G., Carles, M., Sucher, Nikolaus J., Ip, Nancy Y., Ko, Ping Keung, Chan, Man Sun (2001) "A Study of the Spectral Sensitivity of Photodiode from a Standard CMOS Process for DNA Detection", Proceedings of 9th International Symposium on IC Technology, Systems & Applications, 3-5 September, Singapore, 303-306.

Chan, Man Sun, Ko, Ping Keung (2001) "Development of a Viable 3D Integrated Circuit Technology", Science in China, Information Science, Vol. 44, No. 4, August 2001, pp. 241-248.

Ng, A.F.L., Ko, Ping Keung, Chan, Man Sun (2001) "Evaluation of the Impact of Non-Quasi-Static Effects in RF Applications", Extended Abstract of 2001 International Conference on Solid State Devices and Materials, 26-28 September, Tokyo, Japan, 446-447. Hoi Sing KWOK Professor and Director, Center for Display Research

(2358 7056 ; [email protected])

PhD, Harvard University (1978)

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo (1986-92)

Current Research Activities: Display technologies; thin film materials; organic light emitting devices.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Application of nano-technology to the development of a fast liquid crystal display for television applications RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$543,16401 Oct 2005 Carbon-rich metal-containing molecular and nano-scale functional materials RGC - Central Allocation Vote HK$230,00001 Mar 2006

Representative Research Publications:

PENG, H J, ZHU, X L, SUN, J X, YU, X M, WONG, Man, KWOK, H S (2006) "Efficiency improvement of phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes using semitransparent Ag as anode", Applied Physics Letters, vol. 88, pp.033509, 2006.

YEUNG, F S Y, KWOK, H S (2006) "Fast-response no-bias-bend liquid crystal displays using nanostructured surfaces", Applied Physics Letters, vol. 88, pp. 063505, 2006.

YEUNG, F S Y, LI, Y W, KWOK, H S (2006) "Pi-cell liquid crystal displays at arbitrary pretilt angles", Applied Physics Letters, vol. 88, pp. 041108, 2006.

YEUNG, F S Y, HO, Y L, LI, Y W, XIE, F C, TSOI, O K, SHENG, P, KWOK, H S (2006) "Variable liquid crystal pretilt angles by nanostructured surfaces,", Applied Physics Letters, vol. 88, pp. 051910, 2006.

PENG, H J, HO, Y L, YU, X J, WONG, Man, KWOK, H S (2005) "Coupling Efficiency Enhancement in Organic Light-Emitting Devices Using Microlens Array¡XTheory and Experiment", IEEE Journal of Display Technology, vol 1, pp 278-282, 2005.

SUN, J X, ZHU, X L, PENG, H J, WONG, Man, KWOK, H S (2005) "Effective intermediate layers for highly efficient stacked organic light-emitting devices", Applied Physics Letters, vol 87, pp 093504, 2005. PENG, H J, ZHU, X L, SUN, J X, XIE, Z L, XIE, SHUANG, WONG, Man, KWOK, H S (2005) "Efficient organic light emitting diode using semitransparent silver as anode", Applied Physics Letters, vol 87, pp 173505, 2005.

ZHU, X L, SUN, J X, PENG, H J, MENG, Z G, WONG, Man, KWOK, H S (2005) "Vanadium pentoxide modified polycrystalline silicon anode for active matrix organic light emitting diodes", Applied Physics Letters, vol 87, pp 153508, 2005.

Kei May LAU Professor and Director, Photonics Technology Center

(2358 7049 ; [email protected])

PhD, Rice University (1981)

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1982-2000)

Current Research Activities: Compound semiconductor materials and devices for photonic and high-frequency applications; organometallic chemical vapor deposition.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: III-Nitride LEDs Grown on Si Substrates by MOCVD RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,341,680 01 Jan 2006 LEDs for automotive applications: From indicators to illuminators Innovation and Technology Commission & Industries HK$4,598,680 01 Apr 2005 III-nitride growth on silicon by MOCVD for electron device applications RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$507,295 31 Dec 2004 Representative Research Publications:

Zhu, Ronming, Zhou, Yugang, Chen, Kevin J, Lau, Kei May (2003) "Admittance Characterization and Analysis of Trap States in AlGaN/GaN Heterostructures", 5th International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors, Professor Fumio HASEGAWA, University of Tsukuba, Institute of Applied Physics

Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8573 JAPAN Location, Nara, Japan, Conference Proceeding. Yu, Lisheng, Qiao, Yudong, Lau, Ss, Qi, Yundong (2001-2002) "A Study of Schottly Barrier of Ni on p- GaN", Applied Physics Letters, vol. 79, p.4536 ¡V4538.

Chin Tau LEA Professor

(2358 7090 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Washington (1982)

Professor of Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (1991-96)

Current Research Activities: Broadband and wireless network architectures; high-speed electronic and photonic switching; network protocols.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: New control-plane architecture for QoS IP networks Innovation and Technology Commission & Industries HK$3,475,970 01 Mar 2005 Routing in emerging information networks RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$324,000 01 Oct 2003 Representative Research Publications:

Lea, Chin-Tau (2005) "Expanding the switching capabilities of optical crossconnect", IEEE Trnas. on Communications, vol 52, no. 11, pp. 1940-1945.

Meng, Z, Lea, Chin Tau (2004) "On the Mobility/Capacity conversion in wireless networks", IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Techology.

Chen, An, Lea, Chin Tau (2004) "Routing and Time-Slot Assignment in Optical TDMNetworks", IEEE JSAC, November 2004, Vol. 22, No. 9, pp. 1648-1657.

Fleisher, Rudolf, Golin, Mordecai, Lea, Chin Tau (2004) "Maximum residual energy routing algorithms", Information Processing Letter, Vol 89, issue 2, Jan, pp. 57-63.

Lai, Wangyang, Lea, Chin Tau (2003) "A programmable finite state approach architecture for packet processing", IEEE Micro, pp. 32-42, July.

Jiang, Xie, Lea, Chin Tau (2003) "Speedup and buffer division in input/output queuing ATM switches", IEEE Trans. on Communications, pp1195-1203, July.

Xie, Jiang, Lea, Chin-Tau (2003) "Speedup and buffer division in input/output queuing ATM switches", IEEE Transactions on Communications, Vol. 51, Issue 7, pp. 1195-1203.

Ho, C-J., Copeland, J., Lea, C-T., Stuber, G. (2001-2002) "Call admission control for CDMA wireless networks", IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technology, 50(6), 1328-1343.

Zexiang LI Professor

(2358 7051 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Berkeley (1989)

Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Robotics Research Laboratory, New York University (1990-92) Current Research Activities: Robot manipulation; multifingered robotic hands; geometric analysis of robotic mechanisms; intelligent control and nonlinear systems; motion control and manufacturing.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Parallel Manipulator Design for Optimal Workspace RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$434,964 01 Oct 2005 A geometric theory for analysis and synthesis of sub-6 DoF parallel manipulators RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$400,407 01 Oct 2004 Optimal parallel manipulator design as linear matrix inequality problems RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$717,049 31 Dec 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Xiong, Z.H., Li, Z.X. (2003) "On the Discrete Symmetric Localization Problem", International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture, 43(9):863-870.

Xiong, Z.F., Li, Z.X. (2003) "Probe radius compensation of workpiece localization", ASME Trans. on Manufact. Science and Technology, 125(1):100-104.

Liu, G.F., Xu, J.J., Li, Z.X. (2002) "Automatic real-time grasping force determination for multifingered manipulation: Theory and experiments", IEEE/RSJ Intl. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, pp. 1675-1680.

Yiu, Yiu Kuen, Li, Zexiang (2002) "Control of parallel mechanisms - A geometric approach", American Control Conference, Anchorage, USA, 4720-4725.

Liu, Guanfeng, Li, Jie, Li, Zexiang (2002) "Coordinated manipulation of objects by multifingered robotic hand in contact space and active joint space", IEEE Int'l conference on Robotics and Automation, Washington, USA, 3743-3748.

Liu, Guanfeng, Yiu, Yiu Kuen, Li, Zexiang (2002) "Inertia equivalence principle and adaptive control of parallel manipulators with redundant actuation", American Control Conference, Anchorage, USA, 3196- 3201.

Liu, Guanfeng, Wu, X.Z., Li, Zexiang (2002) "Inertia equivalence principle and adaptive control of redundant parallel manipulators", IEEE Int'l conference on Robotics and Automation, Washington, USA, 835-840.

Xiong, Zhenhua, Li, Zexiang (2002) "On the discrete synmetric localization problem", IEEE Int'l Conference on Robotics and Automation, Washington, USA, 4161-4166.

Ross D MURCH Professor

(2358 7044 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Canterbury (1990)

Current Research Activities: Wireless communication systems; MIMO antenna systems; antenna design; ultra wide band (UWB) systems; wireless LANs.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Reconfigurable MIMO Multi-system Antennas for Wireless Communications RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$575,354 01 Jan 2006 Miniaturization technology for wireless communication RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 01 Feb 2006 MIMO antenna systems for future generation wireless LAN's RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$378,313 01 Sep 2003 Enhancement of multiple antenna MIMO wireless systems using cross-layer optimization RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$337,631 01 Jan 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Weng, Lingfan, Au, Edward K. S., Chan, Peter W. C., Murch, Ross D., Cheng, Roger S., Mow, Wai Ho, Lau, Venicent K. N. (2006) "Effect of Carrier Frequency Offset on Channel Estimation for SISO/MIMO-OFDM systems", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.

Wang, Cheng, Murch, Ross D. (2006) "Investigation into MU-MISO Transmission with limited feedback", IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2006), 3-6 April 2006.

Wang, Cheng, Au, Edward K. S., Murch, Ross D., Mow, Wai-Ho, Cheng, Roger S., Lau, Vincent K. N. (2006) "On Performance of the MIMO Zero-forcing Receiver in the presence of Channel Estimation error", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.

Chu, Xiaoli, Murch, Ross D. (2006) "Performance Analysis of DS-MA Impulse Radio Communications Incorporating Channel-Induced Pulse Overlap", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.

Song, C. T., Mak, A., Wong, P. B., George, D., Murch, Ross D. (2005) "Compact Low Cost Dual Polarized Adaptive Planar Phased Array for WLAN", IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation (Special Issue on Antennas and Propagation Applications), No. 5, Vol. 53, pp. 2406-2416.

Wang, Cheng, Murch, Ross D. (2005) "Effect of Channel Correlation and CSI accuracy on Multiuser MIMO Wireless Systems", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.

Chu, Xiaoli, Murch, Ross D. (2005) "Multidimensional Modulation for Ultra-Wideband Wireless Multiple-Access Thorugh Multipath Channels", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 4, No. 5, pp. 2373-2386.

Wang, Cheng, Murch, Ross D. (2005) "Optimal Downlink Multi-user MIMO Scheduling for Wireless Communications", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.

Johnny K O SIN Professor; Director, Microelectronics Fabrication Facility; Director, Semiconductor Product Analysis and Design Enhancement Center

(2358 7052 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Toronto (1988) Senior Member of Research Staff, Philips Laboratories, New York (1988-91)

Current Research Activities: Power semiconductor devices and ICs; thin film transistors; RF SOI devices; integrated sensor and MEMS devices; semiconductor failure analysis.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Metal Gate Power MOSFETs for Fast Switching Applications RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$774,983 01 Sep 2005 Improved gate structure trench vertical double-diffused MOS transistors RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$424,584 01 Dec 2004 Representative Research Publications:

Guan, L., Sin, J.K.O., Liu, H., Xiong, Z. (2006) "A Fully Integrated SOI RF MEMS Technology for System-on-a-chip Applications", IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Vol. 53, No. 1, pp. 167-172.

Xiong, Z., Liu, H., Zhu, C., Sin, J.K.O. (2005) "A New Polysilicon CMOS Self-Aligned Double-Gate TFT Technology", IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Vol. 52, No. 12, pp. 2629-2633.

Li, J.F., Sun, X.W., Qi, G.J., Sin, J.K.O., Huang, Z.H., Zeng, X.T. (2005) "Geometric Effect of Nickel Source on Low-temperature Polycrystalline Silicon Thin-Film Transistors by Metal-Induced Lateral Crystallization", IEEE Electron Device Letters, Vol. 26, No. 11, pp. 814-816.

Suligoj, T., Sin, J.K.O., Wang, K.L. (2005) "Horizontal Current Bipolar Transistor (HCBT) Process Variations for Future RF BiCMOS Applications", IEEE Transactions Electron Devices, Vol. 52, No. 7, pp. 1392-1398.

Suligoj, T., Biljanovic, P., Sin, J.K.O., Wang, K.L. (2005) "A New Horizontal Current Bipolar Transistor (HCBT) with a Partially Etched Collector", IEEE Electron Device Letters, 2005, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 200- 202.

Guan, L., Sin, J.K.O., Xiong, Z., Liu, H. (2005) "A Novel Draft Region Self-Aligned SOI Power MOSFET Using a Partial Exposure Technique", International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs, Santa Barbara, CA, USA, May 2005, pp. 171-174.

Guan, L., Sin, J.K.O., Xiong, Z., Liu, H. (2005) "A Novel SOI Lateral Power MOSFET with a Self- Aligned Drift Region", IEEE Electron Device Letters, Vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 264-266.

Suligoj, T., Sin, J.K.O., Wang, K.L. (2005) "Horizontal Current Bipolar Transistor (HCBT) Process Variations for Future RF BiCMOS Applications", IEEE Transactions Electron Devices.

Oscar C L AU Associate Professor; Director, Computer Engineer; Director, Multimedia Technology Research Center

(2358 7053 ; [email protected] ; http://www.ee.ust.hk/~eeau/)

PhD, Princeton University (1991) Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton University; Consultant, ASTRI/Hutchison/HKBN/ICAC/HK Police Current Research Activities: Video/image compression (MPEG-1/2/4, H.261/3/L/4, JPEG, JPEG-2000, animated GIF), fast motion estimation, mode selection, rate control, transcoding, de-noising, de-blocking, error concealment, watermarking. Inverse halftoning. Variable speed speech/audio playback.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Next generation motion compensated hybrid video coding beyond H.264 RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$69,000 01 Jan 2005 Real-time video quality enhancement system for advanced mobile communications Innovation and Technology Commission & Industries HK$4,700,00001 May 2006 Subjective and objective evaluation of video quality for developing video compression and transcoding techniques Germany / Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme HK$29,800 01 Jan 2006 Advance media adaptation technologies for mobile MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) communication Innovation and Technology Commission & Industries HK$3,560,00001 Mar 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Yeung, Y.M., Au, O.C. (2005) "Efficient Rate Control for JPEG2000 Image coding", IEEE Trans. On Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 335-344, Mar 2005.

Wong, Peter H.W., Au, Oscar C. (2003) "A Capacity Estimation Technique for Jpeg-to-Jpeg Image Watermarking", IEEE Trans. On Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, Vol. 13, No. 8, pp. 746-752, Aug.

Wong, Peter H.W., Au, Oscar C. (2003) "A Novel Blind Multiple Watermarking Technique for Images", IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, Vol. 13, No. 8, Aug.

Wong, Peter H.W., Au, Oscar C., Yeung, Yick Ming (2003) "Fast SOLA-based Time Scale Modification using Envelope Matching", J. of VLSI Signal Processing, Vol. 35, No. 1, Aug.

Tourapis, Alexis, Au, Oscar C., Liou, Ming (2002) "Highly Efficient Predictive Zonal Algorithms for Fast Block-Matching Motion Estimation", IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, Vol. 12, No. 10, pp. 934-947.

Fu, Ming Sun, Au, Oscar C. (2002) "Data Hiding Watermarking for Halftone Images", IEEE Trans. on Image Processing, 11, 477-484.

Tourapis, Alexis M., Au, Oscar C., Liou, Ming L. (2001-2002) "Highly Efficient Predictive Zonal Algorithms for Fast Block-Matching Motion Estimation", to appear in IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology., to appear in IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology.

Fu, Ming Sun, Au, Oscar C. (2001) "Halftone Image Data Hiding with Intensity Selection and Connection Selection", Signal Processing: Image Communication, August, 16(10), 909 - 930.

Man Sun CHAN Associate Professor; Director of EEE Department Undergraduate Study Program; Deputy Director of Micro-Fabrication Facility

(2358 8519 ; [email protected] ; http://www.ee.ust.hk/~mchan)

PhD, University of California, Berkeley (1995)

Current Research Activities: Nanometric device physics; SOI technology for high-speed circuits; compact device modeling (BSIM); automated device characterization systems; biosensors; RF circuits; multimedia applications.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Micro-Electro-Array Technology for Cell Level Biological Signal Processing RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,021,84101 Dec 2005 Micro-electro-DNA detection system by microfabrication techniques RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,068,47201 Sep 2003 Modeling of ultra-thin-body nano-CMOS devices RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$928,904 01 Sep 2003 2-D modeling of non-planar nano-CMOS devices RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$464,879 31 Dec 2004 Providing the basic methods and tools required for developing circuit simulation models, and applying them for developing a circuit simulation model for multi-gate MOSFETs New Energy and Industrial Technology Development HK$652,800 01 Oct 2005 Organization Representative Research Publications:

Xu, Chen, Li, Jiong, Wang, YiJin, Cheng, Lu, Lu, Zuhong, Chan, Mansun (2005) "A CMOS Compatible DNA Microarray Using Optical Detection Together with a Highly Sensitive Nano-Metallic Particle", IEEE Electron Device Letters, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 240-242.

Li, Jiong, Xu, Chen, Wang, YiJin, Pang, Huajun, Lu, Zuhong, Chan, Mansun (2005) "A DNA- Detection Platform with Integrated Photodiodes on a Silicon Chip", Sensor and Actuator B: Chemical, Vol. 106, Issue 1, pp. 378 - 382.

Xu, Chen, Shen, Cao, Wu, Wen, Chan, Mansun (2005) "Backside-Illuminated Lateral PIN Photodiode for CMOS Image Sensor on SOS Substrate", IEEE Trans. on Electron Devices, Vol. 52, No. 6, pp. 1110 - 1115.

Zhang, Shengdong, Han, Ruqi, Lin, Xinnan, Wu, Xusheng, Chan, Mansun (2004) "A Stacked CMOS Technology on SOI Substrate", IEEE Electron Device Letters, Vol. 25, No. 9, pp. 661-663.

Cheng, Chun Fai, Jagar, Singh, Poon, M C, Kok, C W, Chan, Mansun (2004) "A Statistical Model to Predict the Performance Variation of Polysilicon TFTs Formed by Grain-Enhancement Technology", IEEE Trans. on Electron Devices, Vol. 51, No. 12, pp. 2061 - 2068.

Zhang, Zhikuan, Zhang, Shengdong, Feng, Chuguang, Chan, Mansun (2004) "Analysis and Optimization of SDOI Structure to Maximize the Intrinsic Performance of Extremely Scaled MOSFETs", IEEE Trans. on Electron Devices, Vol. 51, No. 7, pp. 1095-1100.

Samanta, Piyas, Chan, Mansun (2004) "Effects of Gate Material on Fowler-Nordheim Stress Induced Thin Silicon Dioxide Degradation Under Negative Gate Bias", Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 96, No. 3, pp. 1547-1555.

Chan, Alain Chun Keung, Man, Tsz Yin, He, Jin, Yuen, Kam Hung, Lee, Wai-Kit, Chan, Mansun (2004) "SOI Flash Memory Scaling Limit and Design Consideration Based on 2-D Analytical Modeling", IEEE Trans. on Electron Devices, Vol. 51, No. 12, pp. 2054 - 2060. Kevin J CHEN Associate Professor

(2358 8969 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Maryland (1993)

Research Engineer, NTT LSI Laboratories, Japan (1994-96) Assistant Professor, City University of Hong Kong (1996-98) Member of Technical Staff, Agilent Technologies, Inc. (1998-2000)

Current Research Activities: RF/microwave devices and circuits: design, fabrication and characterization; GaN-based microwave power transistors; RF/microwave power amplifiers; RF micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS).

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: High-Linearity III-Nitride Composite-Channel High Electron Mobility Transistors (HEMT) for RF/Microwave Applications RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$852,88701 Nov 2005 Channel engineering of III-nitride heterostructure field-effect transistors for wireless communications RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$89,066 01 Jan 2005 Development of deep submicron gallium nitride heterostructure field-effect transistors for high-power low- noise RF/microwave applications National Natural Science Foundation of China / Research Grants Council HK$781,41101 Jan 2005 Joint Research Scheme

Representative Research Publications:

Liu, Jie, Zhou, Yugang, Zhu, Jia, Lau, Kei May, Chen, Kevin J. (2006) "AlGaN/GaN/InGaN/GaN Double Heterojunction HEMTs with an InGaN-Notch for Enhanced Carrier Confinement", IEEE Electron Device Letters, vol. 27, No.1, pp. 10-12, Jan. 2006.

Zhang, Hualiang, Chen, Kevin J. (2006) "Bandpass Filters with Reconfigurable Transmission Zeros Using Varactor-Tuned Tapped Stubs", IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 16, No. 5, pp. 249-251, May 2006.

Leung, Lydia L. W., Chen, Kevin J. (2006) "CAD Equivalent Circuit Modeling of Attenuation and Cross-Coupling for Edge-Suspended Coplanar Waveguides on Lossy Silicon Substrate", IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 54, No. 5, pp. 2249-2255, May 2006.

Yang, Zhenchuan, Wang, Ruonan, Wang, Deliang, Zhang, Baoshun, Lau, Kei May, Chen, Kevin J. (2006) "Mechanical Characterization of Suspended GaN Microstructures by GaN-on-Patterned-Silicon Technique", Applied Physics Letters, vol. 88, 041913, Jan. 2006.

Zhang, Hualiang, Chen, Kevin J. (2006) "Miniaturized Coplanar Waveguide Bandpass Filters Using Multi-Section Stepped Impedance Resonators", IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 54, No. 3, pp. 1090-1095, Mar. 2006.

Cai, Yong, Zhou, Yugang, Chen, Kevin J., Lau, Kei May (2005) "High-Performance Enhancement- Mode AlGaN/GaN HEMTs using Fluoride-based Plasma Treatment", IEEE Electron Device Letters.

Leung, Lydia L. W., Chen, Kevin J. (2005) "Microwave Characterization and Modeling of High Aspect Ratio Through-Wafer Interconnect Vias in Silicon substrates", IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 53, No. 8, pp. 2472-2480, Aug. 2005.

Chu, Chun San, Zhou, Yugang, Chen, Kevin J, Lau, Kei May (2005) "Q-Factor Characterization of Radio-Frequency GaN-based Metal-Semiconductor-Metal Planar Inter-Digitated Varactors", IEEE Electron Device Letters, Vol. 26, No. 7, pp. 432-434, 2005.

Roger S K CHENG Associate Professor

(2358 7072 ; [email protected])

PhD, Princeton University (1991)

Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder (1991-95)

Current Research Activities: Wireless communications; Multiuser MIMO OFDM systems; Resource Allocation; information theory and coding; digital VLSI implementation of communication algorithm.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Multiuser diversity gain in MIMO-OFDM systems RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 01 Jan 2006 Representative Research Publications:

Tao, M., Cheng, Roger (2004) "Generalized Layered Space-Time Codes For High Data Rate Wireless Communications", IEEE Trans. Wireless Communications, vol. 3, pp. 1067-75.

So, K.C, Cheng, Roger (2004) "Iterative EM Receiver for Space Time Coded Systems in MIMO Frequency Selective Fading Channels with Channel Gain and Order Estimation", IEEE Transaction on Wireless Communications, Vol. 3, pp.1928-35.

Tao, M., Cheng, Roger (2004) "Diagonal Block Space-Time Code Design for Diversity and Coding Advantage over Flat Fading Channels", IEEE Trans. Signal Processing, Vol.52, pp. 1012-20.

Tsang, Yui Ming, Cheng, Roger (2004) "Optimal Resource Allocation in SDMA/Multi-Input-Single- Output/OFDM Systems under QoS and Power Constraints", WCNC 2004, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Tsang, Yui Ming, Cheng, Roger (2004) "Rate Maximization in Space-Division Multiple Access (SDMA)/Multi-Input-Single Output (MISO)/OFDM Systems under QoS and Power Constraints", ICC 2004, Paris, France.

Z., Xu, R. S., Cheng (2003) "A Robust Rank Estimation algorithm of Group-blind MMSE Multiuser Detector for CDMA Systems", IEEE Trans. Communications, Vol. 51, pp. 547-52.

Tao, M., Cheng, R.S. (2003) "Trellis-Coded Differential Unitary Space-Time Modulation Over Flat Fading Channels", IEEE Trans. Communications, vol. 51, pp. 587-96.

Tao, Meixia, Cheng, Roger (2001) "Improved Design Criteria and New Trellis Codes for Space-Time Coded Modulation in Slow Flat Fading Channels", IEEE Communications Letters, 5, 313-315.

Vladimir G CHIGRINOV Associate Professor

(2358 8522 ; [email protected])

PhD, Russian Academy of Sciences (1978)

Leading Scientist, Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography, Moscow (1996- ) Current Research Activities: Electrooptical effects in liquid crystals (LCs); LC surface alignment; optical elements and materials for LC devices (LCDs); modeling and optimization of LCD response; new LCD configurations; LC application in fiber optics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Surface interaction of liquid crystals with photoalignment layers RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 01 Jan 2006 Development of passive elements for fiber optical communication systems based on liquid crystal and photonic crystal structures RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$496,69101 Jan 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Xu, Peizhi, Li, Xihua, Chigrinov, Vladimir (2006) "Double Cells Achromatic Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Displays Using Photoalignment Technology", Jpn. J. Appl. Phys, 45, No.1A, pp. 200-202 (2006).

Yaroshchuk, Oleg, Chigrinov, Vladimir, Nadtoka, Oleg, Kwok, Hoi Sing (2006) "Factors in liquid crystal photoalignment on polymer films:photoorientation versus self-assembly", Liquid Crystals, Vol. 33, no.2, pp. 149-157 (2006).

Xu, Peizhi, Li, Xihua, Chigrinov, Vladimir, Studentsov, Sergey (2006) "Fast and high-contrast liquid- crystal shutters with low power consumption based on an optical-mode-interference cell", Appl. Opt., Vol.45,No. 17, pp. 4020-4025 (2006).

Li, Xihua, Kozenkov, Vladimir, Yeung, Fion, Xu, Peizhi, Chigrinov, Vladimir, Kwok, Hoi Sing (2006) "Liquid-Crystal Photoalignment by Superthin Azo Dye Layer", Jpn. J. Appl. Phys, 45, No.1A, pp. 203-205 (2006).

Chigrinov, Vladimir, Yakovlev, Dmitry (2006) "Optimization and Modeling of Liquid Crystal Displays", Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst, Vol. 453, pp. 107-121 (2006).

Pozhidaev, Eugene, Chigrinov, Vladimir, Li, Xihua (2006) "Photoaligned Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Passive Matrix Display with Memorized Gray Scale", Jpn. J. Appl. Phys, 45, No.2A, pp. 875-882 (2006).

Pasechnik, Sergey, Chigrinov, Vladimir, Shmeliova, Dina, Tsvetkov, Valentin, Kremenetsky, Vlad, Liu, Zhijian, Dubtsov, Alexander (2006) "Slow relaxation processes in nematic liquid crystals at weak surface anchoring", Liquid Crystals, Vol. 33, no.2, pp. 175-185 (2006).

Muravski, Anatoli, Chigrinov, Vladimir, Muravsky, Alexander, Yeung, Fion, Ho, Jacob, Kwok, Hoi Sing (2005) "Determination of liquid-crystal polar anchoring energy by electrical measurements", Physical Review E, 71, pp.061707-1-061707-5 (2005).

Pascale N FUNG Associate Professor

(2358 8537 ; [email protected])

PhD, Columbia University (1997)

Current Research Activities: Speech and speaker recognition; understanding and dialogue strategies in speech recognition; multilinguality in speech and language; machine translation; cross-language information processing.

Representative Research Publications:

Carpuat, Marine, Ngai, Grace, Fung, Pascale (2002) "Creating a Bilingual Ontology: A Corpus-Based Approach for Aligning WordNet and HowNet", Proceedings of the 1st Global WordNet Conference.

Wong, Ping Wai, Fung, Pascale (2002) "Nouns in WordNet and HowNet: an Analysis and Comparison of Semantic Relations", Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Global WordNet Conference.

Liu, Yi, Fung, Pascale (2001) "Estimating Pronunciation Variations from Acoustic Likelihood Score for HMM Reconstruction", Eurospeech.

Ho-Chi HUANG Associate Professor

(2358 7046 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Washington (1991)

Current Research Activities: Integrated guided-wave optics; silicon-based optoelectronic technologies; CMOS AMLCD technology; ASIC design.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Micro color filter technology for silicon microdisplays RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 01 Jan 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Zhang, Baolong, Li, KuenKuen, CHIGRINOV, Vladimir, Kwok, Hoi-Sing, Huang, Ho-Chi (2005) "Application of Photoalignment Technology to Liquid-Crystal-on-Silicon Microdisplays", Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 44, No. 6A, pp. 3983–3991.

Huang, Ho-Chi, Zhang, Baolong, Kwok, Hoi-Sing, Cheng, Po-Wing, Chen, Yen-Chen (2005) "Color Filter Liquid-Crystal-on-Silicon Microdisplays", Society for Information Display, International Symposium, May 20-22, 2005, pp. 880-883.

Zhang, Baolong, Peng, Hua-Jun, Kwok, Hoi-Sing, Huang, Ho-Chi (2005) "Three-dimensional Optical Analyses of Fringing Effect in Small Color Pixels", Society for Information Display, international Symposium, 20-22 May, 2005, pp. 1302-1305.

Zhang, Baolong, Li, Kuen Kuen, Huang, Ho-Chi, Kwok, Hoi-Sing (2003) "Application of photo- alignment technology on silicon microdisplay", The 23rd International display research conference, Sept 15-18.

Vincent K N LAU Associate Professor

(2358 7066 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Cambridge (1997)

System Engineer, Hong Kong Telecom (1992-95). Member of Technical Staff, Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies (1997-99 & 2001-03). Assistant Professor, The University of Hong Kong (1999-2001, 2003-2004). Technology Consultant, ASTRI (2003-) Current Research Activities: Wireless communications; information theory with partial feedback; multi-user OFDM/MIMO cross layer scheduling; baseband ASIC algorithm and architecture design.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Optimal OFDM/MIMO Communications with N-bit Partial CSI Feedback for Single User and Multi-user Systems RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$359,224 01 Jan 2006 On the design of OFDM/MIMO partial CSI feedback for point-to-point wireless link RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$100,000 01 Jun 2005 Ultra-wideband wireless communications for multimedia applications UGC - High Impact Area HK$1,550,00016 Sep 2004 On the design of multi-user schedulers for wireless communications with multiple antennae RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$506,447 01 Jan 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Lau, Kin, Kwok, Ricky (2006) Channel Adaptive Technologies and Cross Layer Designs for Wireless Systems with Multiple Antennas, John Wiley and Sons (NY).

Lau, Vincent (2005) "On the Performance of Multi-cell Wireless Systems with Multiuser Detection and Multiple Antennas - Uplink Analysis", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol 4, issue 4, pp 1388 - 1393.

Lau, Vincent (2005) "Optimal Downlink Space-Time Scheduling Design with Convex Utility Functions - Multiple Antenna Systems with Orthogonal Beamforming", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol 54, issue 4, pp 1322 - 1333.

Lau, Vincent (2005) "Proportional Fair Space Time Scheduling for Wireless System with partial feedback", IEEE Transactions on Communications, Volume 53, Issue 8, Page(s):1353 ¡V 1360, Aug 2005.

Lau, Kin Nang (2004) "A theoretical framework of uplink macroscopic optimization for multicell systems with multiuser detection", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Volume: 53, Issue: 6, pp.1769-1779.

Lau, Kin Nang (2004) "An analytical comparison of partial power-feedback designs for MIMO block fading channels", IEEE Transactions on Communication, vol.52, no.5, pp 691-693. Lau, Kin Nang (2004) "Analytical Framework for multiuser uplink MIMO Uplink Space-Time Scheduling Design with Convex Utility Functions", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications,, vol. 3, no.5, pp.1832-1843.

Lau, Kin Nang, Liu, YouJian, Chen, TaiAnn (2004) "Capacity of Memoryless Channels and Block- Fading Channels with Designable Cardinality-Constrained Channel State Feedback", IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol.50, no.9, pp.2038-2049.

Howard C LUONG Associate Professor

(2358 8514 ; [email protected] ; http://www.ee.ust.hk/~eeluong)

PhD, University of California, Berkeley (1994)

Current Research Activities: Low-power, low-voltage, high-speed analog integrated circuits; RF integrated circuits for wireless communications.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Enabling technologies for single-chip passive UHF RFID tags and readers Innovation and Technology Commission & Industries HK$7,120,000 01 May 2005 Design and integration of a single-chip CMOS cable TV tuner RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$464,879 01 Jan 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Wu, Patrick, Cheung, Vincent, Luong, Howard (2006) "A 1-V 100MS/s 8-bit CMOS Switched-Opamp Pipelined ADC Using Loading-Free Architecture", 2006 Symposium on VLSI Circuits, Hawaii, USA, June 2006.

Ng, Alan, Leung, Gerry, Kwok, Ka-Chun, Leung, Lincoln, Luong, Howard (2006) "A 1-V 24-GHz 17.5-mW Phase-Locked Loop in a 0.18-um CMOS Process", IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits (JSSC).

Ng, Alan, Luong, Howard (2006) "A 1V 17GHz 5mW Quadrature CMOS VCO Using Transformer Coupling", IEEE International Solid-State Circuit Conference 2006 (ISSCC), San Francisco, USA, February 2006. Wang, Dan, Lau, Dennis, Lou, Shuzou, Wang, Evelyn, Luong, Howard (2005) "A 1.8-V 531-mW Single-Chip Single-Conversion CMOS Cable TV Tuner", 2005 Asian Solid-State Circuit Conference (ASSCC), Taiwan, November 2005.

Zheng, Tay, Lou, Shouzou, Leung, Lincoln, Luong, Howard (2005) "RF System Architectures and Circuit Techniques for Wideband Transceivers", IEEE Radio-Frequency Integration Technology 2005 (RFIT), Singapore, November 2005.

Ng, Kenneth, Luong, Howard (2005) "A 28-MHz Wideband Switched-Capacitor Bandpass Filter with Transmission Zeros for High Attenuation", IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits (JSSC), March 2005, Vol. 40, pp. 785-790.

Luong, Howard, Leung, Gerry (2004) Low-Voltage RF CMOS Frequency Synthesizers, Cambridge University Press, August 2004.

Kwok, Ka-Chun, Luong, Howard (2004) "Ultra-Low-Voltage High-Performance VCO Using Transformer Feedback", IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, March 2005, Vol. 40, pp. 652-660.

Philip K T MOK Associate Professor

(2358 8517 ; [email protected] ; http://www.ee.ust.hk/~eemok)

PhD, University of Toronto (1995)

Current Research Activities: Analog integrated circuits for telecommunications and power electronics applications; power management integrated circuits and systems.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: On-Chip Power Management Circuits for Thermal-Aware Multiprocessor-on-a-Chip Design RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$575,62401 Sep 2005 Development of monolithic CMOS switched-capacitor power converter with high accuracy and fast load transient response RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$435,35101 Sep 2003 Representative Research Publications:

Man, Tsz Yin, Mok, Philip K.T., Chan, Mansun (2006) "A CMOS-Control Rectifier for Discontinuous- Conduction Mode Switching DC-DC Converters", IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, San Francisco, CA, USA, pp. 358-359, Feb 5-9, 2006.

Siu, Man, Mok, Philip K.T., Leung, Ka Nang, Lam, Yat-Hei, Ki, Wing-Hung (2006) "A Voltage-Mode PWM Buck Regulator with End-Point Prediction", IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems - II, Vol. 53, No. 4, pp. 294-298, April 2006.

Leung, Chi Yat, Mok, Philip K.T., Leung, Ka Nang (2005) "A 1-V Integrated Current-Mode Boost Converter in Standard 3.3/5-V CMOS Technologies", IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Vol. 40, No. 11, pp. 2265-2274, Nov 2005.

Leung, Chi Yat, Mok, Philip K.T., Leung, Ka Nang, Chan, Mansun (2005) "An Integrated CMOS Current-Sensing Circuit for Low-Voltage Current-Mode Buck Regulator", IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems - II, Vol. 52, No. 7, pp. 394-397, July 2005.

Lee, Hoi, Mok, Philip K.T., Leung, Ka Nang (2005) "Design of Low-Power Analog Drivers Based on Slew-Rate Enhancement Circuits for CMOS Low-Dropout Regulators", IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems - II, Vol. 52, No. 9, pp. 563-567, Sept 2005.

Lee, Hoi, Mok, Philip K.T. (2005) "A Switched-Capacitor DC-DC Converter with Pseudo-Continuous Output Regulation using a Three-Stage Switchable Opamp", IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, San Francisco, CA, USA, Feb 2005, pp. 288-289.

Lee, Hoi, Mok, Philip K.T. (2005) "Switching Noise and Shoot-Through Current Reduction Techniques for Switched-Capacitor Voltage Doubler", IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, May 2005, Vol. 40, No. 5, pp. 1136-1146.

Lee, Hoi, Mok, Philip K.T. (2004) "Advances in Active-Feedback Frequency Compensation with Power Optimization and Transient Improvement", IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems - I, Sept 2004, Vol. 51, No. 9, pp. 1690-1696. Li QIU Associate Professor

(2358 7067 ; [email protected] ; http://www.ee.ust.hk/~eeqiu)

PhD, University of Toronto (1990)

Research Associate, Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications, University of Minnesota (1992-93)

Postdoctoral Fellow, the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences, Canada (1992)

Current Research Activities: Systems control theory; signal processing; motor control.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Mixed H-2/H-infinity optimization with order constraint RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 01 Jan 2006 Linear optimal and robust control: A neoclassical approach RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$337,631 01 Jan 2005 Further study on fundamental performance limitations of feedback control RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$377,149 31 Dec 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Ding, Z., Qiu, L. (2003) "Blind MIMO channel identification from second order statistics using rank deficient channel convolution matrix", IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, Vol. 51, Issue 2, pp. 535- 544.

Gan, W.C., Qiu, Li (2003) "Design and analysis of a plug-in robust compensator: an application to indirect field-oriented control induction machine drives", IEEE Trans. on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 50, pp. 272-282.

Toker, O., Chen, J., Qiu, Li (2002) "Tracking performance limitations in LTI multivariable discrete-time systems", IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems, Part I: Fundamental Theory and Applications, 49, 657-670.

Qiu, L., Chen, T. (1999) "Multirate sampled-data systems: all H∞ suboptimal controllers and the minimum entropy controller", IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, 44, pp. 537-550, 1999.

Chen, T., Qiu, L., Bai, E. (1998) "General multirate building blocks and their application in nonuniform filter banks", IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems, Part II: Analog and Digital Signal Processing, Vol. 45, pp.948-958, 1998.

Qiu, L., Bernhardsson, B., Rantzer, A., Davison, E.J., Young, P.M., Doyle, J.C. (1995) "A formular for computation of the real stability radius", Automatica, 31, pp. 879-890, 1995.

Qiu, L., Davison, E.J. (1993) "Perfomance limitations of non-minimum phase systems in the servomechanism problem", Automatica, 29, pp. 337-349, 1993.

Qiu, L., Davison, E.J. (1992) "A unified apporach for the stability robustness of polynomials in a convex set", Automatica, vol. 28, pp. 945-959, 1992.

Jianan QU Associate Professor

(2358 8541 ; [email protected])

PhD, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

(1991) Research Fellow, British Columbia Cancer Research Center (1992-94) Staff Scientist, Ontario Laser and Lightwave Research Centre (1995-97)

Current Research Activities: Applications of optics in medicine; biomedical instrumentation; analytical laser spectroscopy; laser technology and optical design.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Imaging tissue pathology with the combination of diffuse reflectance and autofluorescence RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$92,000 01 Jan 2004 Optical biopsy based on depth-resolved autofluorescence spectroscopy RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$852,917 01 Jan 2006 Representative Research Publications:

Wu, Yicong, Qu, Jianan (2006) "Combined depth- and time-resolved autofluorescence spectroscopy of epithelial tissue", Optics Letters, 31, 1833-1835.

Wu, Yicong, Qu, Jianan (2005) "Two-photon autofluorescence spectroscopy and second-harmonic generation of epithelial tissue", Optics Letters, 30, 3045-3047.

Wu, Yicong, Xi, Peng, Cheung, TH, Yu, May-yung, Qu, Jianan (2005) "Depth-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy of normal and dysplastic cervical tissue", Optics Express, V.13, 382-388.

Wu, Yicong, Xi, Peng, Cheung, Tak-Hong, Yu, Mei-Yung, Qu, Jianan (2004) "Depth-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy reveals layered structure of tissue", Optics Express, V.12, 3218-3223.

Lin, Wumei, Yuen, Wingpo, Yuan, Xing, Sham, Jonathan, Shi, Pengcheng, Wei, William I., Qu, Jianan (2003-2004) "Classification of in vivo autofluorescence spectra using support vector machine", Journal of Biomedical Optics, V.9, 180-186.

Qu, Jianan (2003) "Miniaturized three-dimensional endoscopic imaging system based on active stereovision", Applied Optics, Vol. 42, Issue 10, pp. 1888-1898.

Wu, Tao, Qu, Jianan, Cheung, Tak-Hong, Lo, Keith Wing-Kit, Yu, Mei-Yung (2003) "Preliminary study of detecting neoplastic growths in vivo with real time calibrated autofluorescence imaging", Optics Express, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 291-298.

Qu, Jianan (2002) "Fluorescence spectral imaging for characterization of tissue based on multivariate statistical analysis", Journal of the Optical Society of America, A, V.19, 1823-1831.

Bertram Emil SHI Associate Professor

(2358 7079 ; [email protected] ; http://www.ee.ust.hk/~eebert)

PhD, University of California, Berkeley (1994)

Current Research Activities: Analog VLSI neural networks; cellular neural networks; neuromorphic and biologically inspired engineering; computer vision; image, speech and signal processing; nonlinear dynamics; nonlinear circuit theory.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Modulatory Feedback in Multi-chip Neuromorphic Networks RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$553,984 01 Jan 2006 A silicon model of multidimensional selectivity in the visual cortex RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$595,043 01 Nov 2003 Neuromorphic integration of disparity and motion cues RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$714,322 01 Jan 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Fung, Chun Him, Shi, Bertram (2006) "A biomimetic active stereo system with torsional control and saccade-like speed", Proc. IEEE / RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, Pisa, Italy, Feb. 2006.

Shi, Bertram (2006) "An Eight Layer Cellular Neural Network for Spatio-Temporal Image Filtering", International Journal of Circuit Theory and Its Applications, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 141-164, Jan./Feb. 2006.

Shi, Bertram, Tsang, Eric, Lam, Stanley, Meng, Yicong (2006) "Expandable hardware for computing cortical maps", Proc. IEEE Intl. Symp. on Circuits and Systems, Island of Kos, Greece, May 2006.

Choi, Thomas, Merolla, Paul, Arthur, John, Boahen, Kwabena, Shi, Bertram (2005) "Neuromorphic implementation of orientation hypercolumns", IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems -I: Regular Papers, Jun. 2005, Vol. 52, No. 6, pp. 1049-1060.

Tsang, Eric, Shi, Bertram (2004) "A preference for phase-based disparity in a neuromorphic implementation of the binocular energy model", Neural Computation, Aug. 2004, vol. 16, no. 8, pp. 1579- 1600.

Choi, Thomas, Shi, Bertram, Boahen, Kwabena (2004) "An ON¡VOFF orientation selective address event representation image transceiver chip", IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems-I: Regular Papers, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 342-353, Feb.

Shi, Bertram (2004) "Oriented spatial pattern formation in a four layer CMOS cellular neural network", International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 1209-1221, Apr. Shi, Bertram, Luo, Tao (2004) "Spatial Pattern Formation via Reaction-Diffusion Dynamics in 32 x 32 x 4 CNN Chip", IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems¡XI: Regular Papers, 51, no. 5, pp. 939-947, May.

Danny H K TSANG Associate Professor

(2358 7045 ; [email protected] ; http://www.ee.ust.hk/~eetsang)

PhD, University of Pennsylvania (1989)

Principal Architect, Sycamore Networks, U.S.A. (2000-2001) Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Statistics & Computing Science, Dalhousie University (1989-92)

Current Research Activities: Video streaming over Internet, IPTV, VoIP, CDN, and P2P networks; congestion controls; quality of services guarantee in Internet; IP multicast; multimedia networking; wireless networks.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Performance analysis and CAC in IEEE 802.11e WLANs RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$339,414 01 Jan 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Luan, H., Tsang, D. H. K. (2006) "A Simulation Study of Block Management in BitTorrent", International Workshop on Peer to Peer Information Management, Hong Kong.

Kwong, K. W., Tsang, D. H. K. (2006) "A congestion-aware search protocol for heterogeneous peer-to- peer networks", Journal of Supercomputing, Vol. 36, Issue 3 , pp. 265-282.

Luan, H., Kwong, K. W., Tsang, D. H. K. (2006) "Media Overlay Construction via a Markov Chain Monte Carlo Method", Sigmetrics/Performance MAMA 2006 Workshop, Saint-Malo, France.

Wang, L., Hamdi, M., Manivasakan, R., Tsang, D. H. K. (2006) "Multimedia - MAC Protocol : Its Performance Analysis and Applications for WDM Networks", IEEE Transactions on Communications, Vol. 54, No. 3, pp. 518-531.

Ni, J., Tsang, D. H. K., Tatikonda, S., Bensaou, B. (2006) "Optimal and Structured Call Admission Control Policies for Resource-Sharing Systems", IEEE Transactions on Communications. Zhang, J., Bensaou, B., Hei, X. J., Tsang, D. H. K. (2005) "Max Routes Coverage: a Heuristic Wavelength Converters Placement Algorithm on WDM Optical Networks", International Teletraffic Congress, Beijing, China, 19 August 2005.

Hei, X. J., Bensaou, B., Tsang, D. H. K. (2005) "Model-based end-to-end available bandwidth inference using queueing analysis", Elsevier Computer Networks Journal.

Hei, X. J., Bensaou, B., Tsang, Danny H. K. (2005) "A Light-Weight Available Bandwidth Inference Methodology in a Queueing Analysis Approach", IEEE ICC, May 2005.

Chi Ying TSUI Associate Professor

(2358 7071 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Southern California (1994)

Current Research Activities: VLSI design and CAD algorithms for energy efficient high-performance microprocessors; low-power embedded systems; low-energy wireless multimedia systems.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Ultra-low power digital circuit and system design methodology for energy-harvesting applications RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$594,55901 Sep 2005 Designing energy efficient embedded multiprocessor core system-on-chip using voltage scaling and battery-aware methodology RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$435,35101 Sep 2003 An energy-aware Network-on-a-chip (NoC) design methodology using multiple variable-voltage supplies RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$448,97301 Jan 2005 Representative Research Publications:

SHao, Hui, Tsui, Chi Ying, Ki, Wing-hung (2006) "A Novel Charge Based Computation System and Control Strategy for Energy Harvesting Applications", IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Klos, Greece, May 2006.

Lam, Yat Hei, Ki, Wing Hung, Tsui, Chi-ying (2006) "Adaptively-biased capacitor-less CMOS low dropout regulator with direct current feedback", IEEE ASP Design Automation Conference, Japan, pp. 104-105, Jan, 2006.

Lam, Yat Hei, Ki, Wing Hung, Tsui, Chi-ying (2006) "An Integrated 1.8V to 3.3V Regulated Voltage Doubler using Active Diodes and Dual-Loop Voltage Follower for Switch-Capacitive Load", IEEE Symposium on VLSI Circuits, Hawaii, June 2006.

Liu, Feng, Tsui, Chi Ying (2006) "Energy-Aware Optimal Workload Allocation Among the Battery- Powered Devices to Maximize the Co-Operation Life Time", IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Klos, Greece, May 2006.

Lam, Hing Mo Jeff, Tsui, Chi Ying (2006) "HIGH PERFORMANCE LOW POWER COMPLETION DETECTION CIRCUIT", IEE Electronic Letters, vol. 42, No. 2, pp. 75-77, Jan., 2006.

Lam, Yat Hei, Koon, S.C., Ki, Wing-hung, Tsui, Chi Ying (2006) "Integrated direct output current control switching converter using symmetrically-matched self-biased current sensors", IEEE ASP Design Automation Conference, Japan, pp. 102-103, Jan. 2006.

Tsui, Chi-ying, SHao, Hui, Ki, Wing-hung, Su, Feng (2006) "Ultra-low voltage power management circuit and computation methodology for energy harvesting applications", IEEE ASP Design Automation Conference, pp. 96-97, Jan. 2006.

Liu, Feng, Tsui, Chi Ying (2005) "A Data Discarding Framework for Reducing the Energy Consumption of Viterbi Decoder in Decoding Broadcasted Wireless Multi-Resolution JPEG2000 Images", IEEE ESTIMEDIA, New Jersey, pp. 21-26, September 2005.

Lixin WANG Associate Professor

(2358 7069 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Southern California (1992)

Current Research Activities: Intelligent control; fuzzy systems; industrial process control; data mining.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Analysis and Design of Fuzzy Systems in High-Dimensional Spaces RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$359,224 01 Jan 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Wang, Li-Xin (2003) "The WM Method Completed: A Flexible Fuzzy System Approach to Data Mining", IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, Vol. 11, No. 6, pp. 768-782.

Wang, Li-Xin (2001) "A fuzzy projection pursuit model for prediction in high-dimensional space with fuzzily dependent inputs", IEEE International Conf. on Fuzzy Systems, Melbourne.

Wang, Li-Xin, Wan, Feng (2001) "Generating persistently exciting inputs for nonlinear dynamic system identification using fuzzy models", IEEE International Conf. on Fuzzy Systems, Melbourne.

Wan, Feng, Wang, Li-Xin (2001) "How to determine the minimum number of rules to achieve given accuracy", IEEE International Conf. on Fuzzy Systems, Melbourne.

Albert Kai Sun WONG Visiting Associate Professor

(2358 7065 ; [email protected])

PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1988)

Member of Technical Staff (1988-93), Distinguish Member of Technical Staff (1993- 96), Technical Manager (1996-98) and Director, Sales & Technical Marketing (1998- 2000), Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies; Chief Operating Officer, Transtech Services Group (2000-01); Vice President, Wireless Communication Systems, ASTRI (2002-04)

Current Research Activities: Data and optical networking; telecommunications; convergence protocols; R&D Management Man WONG Associate Professor

(2358 7057 ; [email protected])

PhD, Stanford University (1988)

Technical Staff, Semiconductor Process and Design Center, Texas Instruments (1989-92)

Current Research Activities: Advanced device fabrication technology; thin film transistors and general device physics; micro- electromechanical systems; organic light-emitting diodes.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Design and realization of a single-wafer power scavenger RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 03 Jan 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Peng, Huajun, Zhu, X. L., Sun, J. X., Yu, X., Wong, Man, Kwok, Hoi Sing (2006) "Improvement of Phosphorescent Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Using Semitransparent Ag as Anode.", Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 88(3), Jan/2006. 033509:3 pages.

Qiu, Cheng Feng, Xie, Zhi Liang, Chen, Hai Ying, Tang, Ben Zhong, Wong, Man, Kwok, Hoi Sing (2004) "Electrophosphorescent Organic Light-Emitting Diode Using Aluminum Bis(2-Methyl-8-Quinolinato) 4-Phenylphenolate as an Electron-Transport Layer", The IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, Vol. 10(1), Jan, Feb, pp.101-106.

Wong, Man, Meng, Zhi Guo, Kwok, Hoi Sing (2004) "Metal-Induced Laterally Crystallized Polycrystalline Silicon: Technology, Devices and Systems", Proceedings of the 8th Asian Symposium on Information Display (ASID'04). Nanjing, China, Feb 15-17, pp. 20-25.

Li, Gang, Zohar, Yitshak, Wong, Man (2004) "Piezoresistive Microphone with Integrated Amplifier Realized Using Metal-Induced Laterally Crystallized Polycrystalline Silicon", The 17th IEEE Conference on Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems. Maastricht, the Netherlands, Jan 25-29, pp. 548-551.

Wong, Man, Meng, Zhi Guo, Shi, Xue Jie (2003) "Characteristics and Stability of Improved Re- Crystallized Metal-Induced Laterally Crystallized Polycrystalline-Silicon Thin-Film Transistors for Display Applications", The Journal of the Society for Information Display, Vol. 11(4), pp. 633-637.

Shi, Xue Jie, Henttinen, K, Suni, T, Suni, L, Lau, S.S., Wong, Man (2003) "Characterization of Low- Temperature Processed Single-Crystalline Silicon Thin-Film Transistor on Glass", The IEEE Electron Device Letters, Vol. 24(9), Sept, pp. 574-576.

Ma, Wei, Zohar, Yitshak, Wong, Man (2003) "Design and Characterization of Inertia Activated Electrical Micro-Switches Fabricated and Packaged Using Low Temperature Photo-Resist Molded Metal- Electroplating Technology", Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, the Institute of Physics, Vol. 13(6), Nov, pp. 892-899.

Chan, Yick Chuen, Carles, Maria, Sucher, Nikolaus J., Wong, Man, Zohar, Yitshak (2003) "Design and Fabrication of an Integrated Microsystem for Microcapillary Electrophoresis", Design and Fabrication of an Integrated Microsystem for Microcapillary Electrophoresis, Vol. 13(6), Nov, pp. 914-921.

Bing ZENG Associate Professor

(2358 7058 ; [email protected])

PhD, Tampere University of Technology (1991)

Current Research Activities: Digital signal and image processing; image and video coding; arbitrarily-shaped object representation and coding; real-time streaming of multimedia contents over Internet and wireless; texture synthesis and its applications.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Adaptive Video Communications over Wireless LANs RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$359,224 01 Oct 2005 Real-time texture synthesis and its applications RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$377,149 01 Sep 2003 Representative Research Publications:

Shen, Guobin, Zeng, Bing, Liou, M. L. (2003) "Adaptive Vector Quantization with Codebook Updating Based on Locality and History", IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, Vol. 12, pp. 283-295.

Yu, Andy, Zeng, Bing, Au, Oscar (2002) "A novel motion estimation algorithm for arbitrarily shaped video coding", IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME-2002), Lausanne, Switzerland, August, Vol. 1, pp. 649-652.

Cai, Hua, Shen, Guobin, Wu, Feng, Li, Shipeng, Zeng, Bing (2002) "Error concealment for fine granularity scalable video transmission", IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME- 2002), Lausanne, Switzerland, August.

Cai, Hua, Shen, Guobin, Li, Shipeng, Zeng, Bing (2002) "Optimal rate allocation for macroblock-based progressive fine granularity scalable video coding", IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP-2002), Rochester, New York, USA, September.

Cai, Hua, Shen, Guobin, Xiong, Zixiang, Li, Shipeng, Zeng, Bing (2002) "An Optimal Packetization Scheme for Fine Granularity Scalable Bitstream", IEEE Int. Symposium on Circuits and Systems.

Zeng, Bing (2002) "Digital Image and Video Compression and Processing", Readings in Multimedia Computing and Networking, Edited by Kevin Jeffay and Hong-Jiang Zhang, published by Morgan

Kaufmann.

Yu, Andy, Au, Oscar C., Zeng, Bing (2002) "Removing of Blocking Artifacts using Error-compensation Interpolation and Fast Adaptive Spatial-Varying Filtering", IEEE Int. Symposium on Circuits and Systems.

Lam, W.L., Zeng, Bing (2001) "Fast Texture Synthesis by Feature Matching", IEEE Int. Conference on Image Processing, October.

Jack LAU Adjunct Associate Professor

(2358 7043 ; [email protected])

PhD, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (1994)

Current Research Activities: Consumer electronics; high frequency analog integrated circuits for wireless applications. Representative Research Publications:

Tsui, Hau-Yiu, Lau, Jack (2003) "A 5GHz 56dB Voltage Gain 0.18um CMOS LNA with Built-in Tunable Channel Filter for Direct Conversion 802.11a Wireless LAN Receiver", IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium.

Tsui, Hau-Yiu, Lau, Jack (2003) "Experimental Results and Die Area Efficient Self-Shielded On-Chip Vertical Solenoid Inductors for Multi-GHz CMOS RFIC", IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium.

Liu, Yu, Lau, Jack (2002) "A Power-Based Source Routing for Wireless Mobile Ad Hoc Communications", Fourth IEEE Conference on Mobile and Wireless Communications Networks.

Liu, Yu, Lau, Jack (2002) "A novel link state routing protocol and TCP performance investigation in ad hoc networks", IEEE International Conference on networks.

Zhang, Zhaofeng, Lau, Jack (2001) "A flicker-noise-free DC-offset-free harmonic mixer in a CMOS process", 2001 IEEE Radio and Wireless Conference, 113 -116.

Amine BERMAK Assistant Professor

(2358 8992 ; [email protected])

PhD, Paul Sabatier University (1998)

Senior Lecturer, Edith Cowan University (2002)

Current Research Activities: VLSI circuits and systems; packaging technologies; CMOS image senors; smart vision systems; VLSI implementation of artificial neural networks.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: A computationally Extensive Biomimetic Address Inter-Event Representation CMOS Image Sensor RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$685,81501 Nov 2005 Temperature-modulated tin oxide sensors and biologically inspired processing for electronic nose applications France / Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme HK$24,000 01 Jan 2006 Low-power and high-throughput reconfigurable arithmetic operations for field programmable gate array (FPGA) Germany / Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme HK$22,400 01 Jan 2006 Integrated smart biometrics systems UGC - High Impact Area HK$450,00010 Sep 2005 A smart vision sensor with focal plane data conversion and pulse sensory image processing operations RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$473,76401 Nov 2003 Robust pattern recognition algorithms for electronic nose applications RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$331,26815 Sep 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Chen, Shoushun, Bermak, Amine, Boussaid, Farid (2006) "A Compact Reconfigurable Counter Memory for Spiking Pixels", IEEE Electron Device Letter, Vol. 27, Issue 4, pp. 255-257, April 2006.

Bermak, Amine, Yung, YatFung (2006) "A DPS Array with programmable Resolution and reconfigurable Conversion Time", IEEE Transaction on Very Large Scale Integration (TVLSI), Vol. 14, Issue 1, pp. 15-22 Jan. 2006.

Bermak, Amine, Brahim-belhouari, Sofiane (2006) "Bayesian Learning using Gaussian Process for Gas Identification", IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurements, Volume 55, Issue 3, pp. 787-792, June 2006.

Kitchen, Alistair, Bermak, Amine, Bouzerdoum, Abdessellam (2005) "A Digital Pixel Sensor Array with Programmable Dynamic Range", IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Volume 52, Issue 12, pp. 2591- 2601, Dec. 2005.

Brahim-Belhouari, Sofiane, Bermak, Amine, Shi, Minghua, Chan, Philip (2005) "Fast and Robust Gas Identification System Using an Integrated Gas Sensor Technology and Gaussian Mixture Models", IEEE Sensors Journal, Volume 5, Issue 6, pp. 1433-1444, Dec. 2005.

Bermak, Amine, Brahim-Belhouari, Sofiane, Shi, Minghua, Martinez, Dominique (2005) "Pattern Recognition Techniques for Odor Discrimination in Gas Sensor Array", The Encyclopedia of Sensors, Craig A. Grimes , Elizabeth C. Dickey , Michael V. Pishko (editors),, SBN : 1-58883-056-X, American Scientific Publishers, 2005.

Chen, Shoushun, Bermak, Amine (2004-2005) "A low power CMOS imager based on time-to-first- spike encoding and Fair arbitration", IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems ISCAS2005, Kobe, Japan, May 2005, pp. 5306-5309. Brahim-Belhouari, Sofiane, Bermak, Amine (2004-2005) "Gas identification using density models", Pattern Recognition Letters, May 2005, 26 (6): 699-706.

Andrew Wing On POON Assistant Professor

(2358 7905 ; [email protected])

PhD, Yale University (2001)

Current Research Activities: Silicon micro-photonics; micro-cavity optics; optical communications.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Silicon-on-insulator optical waveguides: Nonlinearities and functional elements RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$40,000 15 Sep 2005 Silicon Mach-Zehnder interferometer-coupled optical microresonator devices using Fano resonances RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$586,44414 Jul 2005 Silicon-based spiral optical microdisk resonator devices RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$464,90101 Jul 2006 Clock recovery from high-speed non-return-to-zero (NRZ) signals using an electroabsorption modulator- based phase-locked loop RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$731,59901 Sep 2003 Silicon-on-insulator based micropillar cavity-coupled waveguide cross-connects RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$356,71801 Sep 2004 Representative Research Publications:

Tsia, Kevin K, Poon, Andrew W (2004-2005) "Dispersion-guided resonances in two-dimensional photonic-crystal-embedded microcavities", Optics Express, 12, pp. 5711 - 5723.

Li, Chao, Poon, Andrew W (2004-2005) "Experimental demonstration of waveguide-coupled round- corner octagonal microresonators in silicon nitride", Optics Letters, 30, pp. 546 - 548.

Lee, Ho-Tong, Zhou, Linjie, Poon, Andrew W (2004-2005) "Fano resonances in prism-coupled multimode square micropillar resonators", Optics Letters, 30, pp. 1527 - 1529.

Ma, Ning, Li, Chao, Poon, Andrew W (2004-2005) "Laterally coupled hexagonal micropillar resonator add-drop filters in silicon nitride", IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 16, pp. 2487 - 2489.

Fong, Chung Yan, Poon, Andrew W (2004-2005) "Planar corner-cut square microcavities: ray optics and FDTD analysis", Optics Express, 12, pp. 4864 - 4874.

Lee, Ho Tong, Poon, Wing On Andrew (2004) "Fano resonances in prism-coupled square micropillars", Opt. Lett, Opt. Lett. 29, p. 5-7, Jan.

Li, Chao, Poon, Wing On Andrew (2004) "Waveguide-coupled octagonal microdisk channel add-drop filters", Opt. Lett., Opt. Lett. 29, pp. 471-473, March.

Fong, Chun Yan, Poon, Wing On Andrew (2003) "Mode field patterns and preferential mode coupling in planar waveguide-coupled square microcavities", Opt. Express, Opt. Express 11, pp.2897-2904, Nov.

Vincent M C POON Visiting Assistant Professor

(2358 7047 ; [email protected])

PhD, Chinese University of Hong Kong (1989)

Lecturer in Electronic Engineering, City Polytechnic of Hong Kong (1988-91) Visiting Scholar, University of California, San Diego (1997)

Current Research Activities: Advanced microelectronic devices: physics, technology, modeling, characterization, design and fabrication. Representative Research Publications:

Yuen, Chi Yeung, Poon, Ming Cheong, Chan, Wai Yat (2002) "Investigation of grain formation and growth in nickel-induced lateral crystallation process", Journal of Applied Physcis, Vol. 29, No. 10, pp. 6291-5.

Cheng, Chun Fai, Poon, Ming Cheong, Chan, Mansun, Kok, Chi Wa (2002) "Modeling of Metal- Induced-Lateral-Crystallization Mechanism for Optimization of High Performance Thin-Film-Transistor Fabrication", IEEE Int. Elect. Dev. Meeting (IEDM), San Francisco, USA.

Cheng, Chun Fai, Poon, Ming Cheong, Kok, Chi Wa, Chan, Mansun (2002) "Modeling of Metal- Induced-Lateral-Crystallization Mechanism in High Performance Low Temperature Thin-Film-Transistor Application", 2002 International Conference on Solid State Devices and Materials (SSDM), Nagoya, Japan.

Cheng, Chun Fai, Cheung, Wai Man, Poon, Ming Cheong, Chan, Mansun, Kok, Chi Wah (2002) "High Precision Physical Model For Nickel MILC", Proceedings of Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, A22.8.

Cheng, Chun Fai, Zhan, Nian, Poon, Min Cheong, Kok, Chi Wah, Chan, Mansun, Wong, Hei (2002) "High Quality HfO2 Film and its Applications in Novel Poly-Si Devices", Proceeding of Materials Research Society, Spring Meeting.

Qin, Ming, Poon, Ming Cheong, Fan, Lu Jia, Chan, Mansun, Yuen, Chi Yeung, Chan, Wai Yat (2002) "Study of grain growth of polysilicon formed by nickel-induced-lateral-crystallization of amorphous silicon and subsequent high temperature annealing", Thin Solid Films, 406, 17-22.

Shivani, Singla, Cheng, Chun Fai, Poon, Ming Cheong, Chan, Mansun (2001-2002) "Effects of process conditions on the performance of large grain poly-silicon on insulator (LPSOI) MOSFET for advanced CMOS", Proceeding of of Materials Research Society 2001 Fall Meeting, Boston.

Cheng, Chun Fai, Poon, Ming Cheong, Qin, Ming, Chan, Mansun (2001) "New MENS Technology Using Multi-Layer NILC Poly-Si And NiSi Films", Proceeding of Materials Research Society 2001 Fall Meeting, Boston. Pengcheng SHI Assistant Professor

(2358 8529 ; [email protected] ; http://www.ee.ust.hk/~eeship/)

PhD, Yale University (1996)

Current Research Activities: Visual information processing and its biomedical applications: medical imaging; computer vision; image analysis; virtual and augmented reality.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Microcalcification detection: Algorithm development and clinical validation on mammograms of Chinese women RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 01 Jan 2006 Robust estimation of myocardial kinematics and material properties RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$618,10501 Sep 2003 Meshfree particle strategies for medical image analysis RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$530,30601 Nov 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Wong, Chun Lok, Shi, Pengcheng (2004-2005) "Finite Deformation Guided Nonlinear Filtering for Multiframe Cardiac Motion Analysis", Lecture Notes in Computer Science: MICCAI'2004, 3216: 867-874.

Ho, Hon Pong, Chen, Yunmei, Liu, Huafeng, Shi, Pengcheng (2004-2005) "Level Set Active Contours on Unstructured Point Cloud", IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), San Diego, June 2005, pp. 690-697 (Vol II).

Liu, Huafeng, Shi, Pengcheng (2004-2005) "Motion and Elasticity Characterization with Iterative Sequential H-infinity Criteria", Lecture Notes in Computer Science: MICCAI'2004, 3216: 33-40.

Yuan, Xin, Shi, Pengcheng (2004-2005) "Physics Based Contrast Marking and Inpainting Based Local Texture Comparison for Clustered Microcalcification Detection", Lecture Notes in Computer Science: MICCAI'2004, 3216: 814-821.

Liu, Huafeng, Sinusas, Albert, Shi, Pengcheng (2004) "State Space Analysis of Cardiac Motion with Biomechanical Constraints", IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, In press. Liu, Huafeng, Shi, Pengcheng (2003) "Meshfree Representation and Computation: Applications to Cardiac Motion Analysis", Lecture Notes in Computer Science: IPMI, 2732:560-572.

Shi, Pengcheng, Liu, Huafeng (2003) "Stochastic Finite Element Framework for Joint Estimation of Cardiac Kinematic Functions and Material Parameters", Medical Image Analysis, 7(4): 445-464.

Liu, Huafeng, Shi, Pengcheng (2003) "Simultaneous Estimation of Left Ventricular Motion and Material Properties with Maximum a Posteriori Strategy", IEEE Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR'03), Madison, 161-168.

Man Hung SIU Assistant Professor

(2358 8027 ; [email protected])

PhD, Boston University (1998)

Current Research Activities: Pattern recognition; digital speech processing, speech and speaker recognition; spoken language systems; information extraction; neural networks.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Improved Polynomial segment models for large vocabulary continuous speech recognition RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$359,224 01 Sep 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Ka-Yee, Leung, Mak, Man-wai, Siu, Manhung, Kung, S-Y. (2006) "Adaptive Articulatory Feature-based Conditional Pronunciation Model for Speaker Verification", Speech Communication, vol. 48, issue 1, pages 71-84.

Zhai, Lu-Feng, Siu, Manhung, Yang, Xi, Gish, Herbert (2006) "Discriminatively trained Language Models Using Support Vector Machines for Language Identification", IEEE Odyssey 2006:The Speaker and Language Recognition Workshop, 28-30 June 2006, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Au-yeung, Siu-Kai, Siu, Manhung (2006) "Reference Speaker Weighting Adaptation for Sub-phonetic Polynomial Segment Models", International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, IEEE, France. Siu, Manhung, Au-Yeung, Siu-Kai (2006) "Robust Large Vocabulary Continuous Speech Recognition using Polynomial Segment Model with Unsupervised Adaptation", International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, IEEE, France.

Ng, Tim, Siu, Manhung, Ostendorf, Mari (2005) "A Quantitative Assessment of the Importance of Tone in Mandarin Speech Recognition", IEEE Signal Processing Letters, vol. 12, no. 12, pages 867-870,.

Chan, Arthur, Siu, Manhung (2005) "Efficient Computation of the Frame-based Extended Union Model and its Application in Speech Recognition against Partial Temporal Corruptions", Computer, Speech and Language, vol. 19, issue 3, pages 301-319, July 2005.

Au Yeung, Siu-Kei, Li, Chak-Fai, Siu, Manhung (2004-2005) "Sub-phonetic Polynomial Segment Model for Large Vocabulary Continuous Speech Recognition", International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, March 18-23, 2005, volume 1, pages 193-196.

Au Yeung, Siu-Kei, Siu, Manhung (2004) "Improved Performance of Aurora 4 Using HTK and Unsupervised MLLR Adaptation", International Conference on Spoken Language Processing, Oct. 2004, pages 161-164.

Dennis T K TONG Assistant Professor

(2358 8029 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Los Angeles (1998)

Senior Member of Technical Staff, Tellium Inc. (2000-02) Member of Technical Staff, Bell Labs (1998-2000)

Current Research Activities: Optical communication; high-speed optelectronics; microwave photonics; optical switching systems.

Representative Research Publications:

Poon, Andrew, Li, Chao, Ma, Ning, Tong, Dennis, Lau, Siu Lik, Chigrinov, Vladimir (2004) "Photonics Filters, Switches and Subsystems for Next-generation Optical Networks", HKIE Transactions, Vol 11, No 2. Kam Tim WOO Visiting Assistant Professor

(2358 8540 ; [email protected])

PhD, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2005)

Current Research Activities: Data clustering; automatic modulation recognition; automatic control; wireless communications.

Ted Chi Wah KOK Adjunct Assistant Professor; Director of Programmable Logic Center

(2358 8540 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison (1997)

Senior Engineer, Sony US Research Labs (1998-99) Visiting Scholar, Stanford University (1998-99) Visiting Fellow, Keio University, Japan (2000)

Current Research Activities: Signal processing and multirate techniques, and their applications in wireless and multimedia communications.

Representative Research Publications:

Kok, C.W., Kwan, Man-Wai (2003) "Band Edges Pairing for Minimum Rate Sampling", IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory.

Kwan, Man-Wai, Kok, C.W. (2003) "Channel Noise Robust Transmit Power Optimized Linear Precoder for ISI Channel with Minimal Complexity Equalizer", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Accepted.

Fong, Y. T., Kok, C.W. (2003) "Iterative Least Squares Design of DC-Leakage Free Paraunitary Cosine Modulated Filter Banks", IEEE Transaction Circuits and Systems - II : Analog and Digital Signal Processing, pp. 238-243. Li, M., Kok, C.W. (2003) "Linear Phase Filter Bank Design using LMI based H inf Optimization", IEEE Transaction Circuits and Systems II: Analog and Digital Signal Processing, pp. 143-149.

Kwan, Man Wai, Kok, C.W. (2003) "MMSE FIR Zero-Forcing Equalizer for Shorten Length Trailing Zero Precoder", IEEE International Conference on Communications, Vol. 4, pp. 2365-2369.

Zhao, Ji-An, Li, Bo, Kok, C.W., Ahmad, Ishfaq (2003) "MPEG-4 Video Transmission over Wireless Networks: a Link Level Performance Study", ACM Journal of Wireless Networks, Accepted.

Chan, Siu Ping, Kok, C.W., Wong, A.K. (2003) "Multimedia Streaming Gateway with Jitter Detection", IEEE International Conference on Communications, Vol. 3, pp. 1875-1879.

Li, M., Kok, C.W. (2003) "Norm Induced QMF Banks Design Using LMI Constraints", IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, Vol. 6, pp. 493-496. Dept of Industrial Engg & Logistics Management

Chung-Yee LEE, Professor and Department Head; Director, Logistics and Supply Chain Management Institute

Mitchell M TSENG, Professor and Director, Advanced Manufacturing Institute

Hau L LEE, Adjunct Professor

Raymond K M CHEUNG, Associate Professor

Ravindra S GOONETILLEKE, Associate Professor

Ajay JONEJA, Associate Professor

Neville K S LEE, Associate Professor and Associate Department Head

Andrew LIM, Associate Professor

Liming LIU, Lecturer, Associate Professor

Richard H Y SO, Associate Professor

Fugee Tsung, Associate Professor

Rachel Q ZHANG, Associate Professor

Jeff L HONG, Assistant Professor

Xiangtong QI, Assistant Professor

Kaijie ZHU, Assistant Professor Chung-Yee LEE Professor and Department Head; Director, Logistics and Supply Chain Management Institute

(2358 7092 ; [email protected])

PhD, Yale University (1984) Rockwell Professor, Texas A&M University (1996-2001)

Current Research Activities: Logistics management; production scheduling; production and operations management.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: 2006 INFORMS international conference - Hong Kong Croucher Foundation HK$100,00025 Feb 2006 Modeling the contract manufacturers' strategic crossroad: Opportunities, risks, and operational implications RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 01 Jun 2006 Logistics scheduling and management under disruptions RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$377,14931 Dec 2003 Effective inventory/production management in an assemble-to-order system RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$506,44701 Sep 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Cetinkaya, S., Mutlu, F., Lee, C.-Y. (2006) "A Comparison of Outbound Dispatch Policies for Vendor- Managed Inventory Systems", European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 171, pp. 1094-1112.

Lee, C.-Y, Leung, J., Yu, G. (2006) "Two Machine Scheduling under Disruptions with Transportation Consideration", Journal of Scheduling, Vol. 9, pp 35-48.

Wang, H., Lee, C.-Y. (2005) "Production and Transport Logistics Scheduling with Two Transport Mode Choices", Naval Research Logistics, Vol. 52, pp.796-809.

Lee, C.-Y., Strusevich, V.A. (2005) "Two-Machine Shop Scheduling with an Uncapacitated Interstage Transporter", IIE Transactions, Vol. 37, pp. 725-736.

Jaruphongsa, W., Cetinkaya, S., Lee, C.Y. (2005) "A Dynamic Lot-Sizing Model with Multi-Mode Replenishments", IIE Transactions, Vol. 37, pp.453-467. Li, C.L., Vairaktarakis, G, Lee, C.Y. (2005) "Machine Scheduling with Deliveries to Two Customer Locations", European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 164, pp. 39-51.

Jaruphongsa, W., Cetinkaya, S., Lee, C.Y. (2004) "A Two-Echelon Inventory Lot-Sizing Problem with Demand Time Windows", Journal of Global Optimization, Vol. 30, pp. 347-366.

Lee, C.Y. (2004) "Inventory Replenishment Model: Lot Sizing versus Just-in-Time Delivery", Operations Research Letters, Vol. 32, pp. 581-590.

Mitchell M TSENG Professor and Director, Advanced Manufacturing Institute

(2358 7091 ; [email protected])

PhD, Purdue University (1975)

Group Manager, Applied Intelligent Systems Group, Digital equipment Corp (1982- 90) US Area Engineering Manager, Digital Services (1990-93)

Current Research Activities: Mass customization; manufacturing systems design; service systems engineering.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Product platform development for Astec power supply ASTEC Custom Power (HK) Ltd. HK$360,00001 Mar 2004 The theory, methods and key technology of production organization and management for mass customization National Natural Science Foundation of China / Research Grants Council Joint HK$521,80101 Jan 2005 Research Scheme Supply chain design and modeling for Ricoh finished product in Asia and Oceania region Ricoh Hong Kong Limited HK$97,500 01 Jul 2004 Representative Research Publications:

Gupta, Avaneesh, Loedding, Hermann, Tseng, Mitchell M. (2006) "An Approach of Capability Representation for Improving Capacity Planning", International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 44, No. 17, pp. 3419-3431, 2006.

Piller, Frank T., Reichwald, Ralf, Tseng, Mitchell M. (2006) "Competitive Advantage Through Customer Centric Enterprises", International Journal of Mass Customization, Volume 1, Issue 2/3, 2006.

Kurniawan, Sri Hartati, So, Richard H.Y., Tseng, Mitchell M. (2006) "Consumer Decision Quality in Mass Customization", International Journal of Mass Customization and Personalization, Volume 1, Issue 2/3, pp.176-194, 2006.

Du, Leding, Tseng, Mitchell M. (2006) "Design of Micro Direct Methanol Fuel Cell By Axiomatic Design", Proceedings of ICAD 2006, The Fourth International Conference on Axiomatic Design, Firenze,, 13-16 June 2006.

Chen, Zhaoxun, Wang, Liya, Tseng, Mitchell M. (2005) "A Framework for Generic Activity-Based Costing to Support Variety Cost Calculation in Mass Customization", Proceedings of the 2005 World Congress on Mass Customization and Personalization, Hong Kong, Sept 18-21, 2005.

Zhang, Mei, Chen, Yongjiang, Tseng, Mitchell M. (2005) "Distributed Knowledge Management for Product and Process Variety in Mass Customization", IJCAT-International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology, Vol 23, Issue 1; p.13-30, 2005.

Zeng, Qinglong, Tseng, Mitchell M. (2005) "Product Family Architecture Based Production Planning for Mass Customization", Proceedings of the 2005 World Congress on Mass Customization and Personalization, Hong Kong, Sept 18-21, 2005.

Jiao, Jianxin, Tseng, Mitchell M. (2005) "Product Family Driven Configure-to-Order Platforms for Global Manufacturing Supply Chain Management", Proceedings of the 2005 World Congress on Mass Customization and Personalization, Hong Kong, Sept 18-21, 2005.

Hau L LEE Adjunct Professor

(2358 8231 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Pennsylvania (1983).

Kleiner Perkins, Mayfield, Sequoia Capital Professor, Stanford University (1977- ) Current Research Activities: E-business; supply chain management; inventory systems; global logistics systems design and control; manufacturing strategy.

Raymond K M CHEUNG Associate Professor

(2358 7111 ; [email protected])

PhD, Princeton University (1993)

Assistant Lecturer in Mathematics, Hong Kong Polytechnic (1985-87) Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering, Iowa State University (1993-96)

Current Research Activities: Transportation systems management; logistics and distribution planning; network modeling and optimization; stochastic and dynamic optimization.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Improving the connectivity at inter-modal freight transportation hubs RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$337,631 01 Jan 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Cheung, Raymond, Hang, Darren, Shi, Ling (2004-2005) "A Labeling Method for Resource-Task Assignment under Uncertain Task Durations", Operations Research Letters, 33, 411-420.

Xu, Dongsheng, Shi, Ning, Cheung, Raymond (2004-2005) "Multi-trip Vehicle Routing Problem with Stochastic Demands", Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Atlanta, May 15- 19, 2005.

Cheung, Raymond (2004-2005) "The connectivity of freight flow for an international hub", Proceedings of Internatioal Workshop on Intelligent Logistics Systems, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea, March 24, 2005, 213-227.

Cheung, Raymond, Shi, Ning, Chung, Carl (2004) "Composite resource scheduling problems for inter-modal freight operations", Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Atlanta, May 15-19, 2005.

Guan, Yongpei, Cheung, Raymond (2003-2004) "The Berth Allocation Problem: Models and Solution Methods", OR Spectrum, V26, 75-92.

Cheung, Raymond, Tong, Judy, Slack, Brian (2003-2004) "The Transition from Freight Consolidation to Logistics: The Case of Hong Kong", Journal of Transport Geography, 11, 245-253.

Cheung, Raymond, Hang, Darren (2003) "A Time-window Sliding Procedure for Driver-task Assignment with Random Service Times", IIE Transaction, 35(5), 433-444.

Cheung, Raymond, Hang, Darren (2003) "Multi-attribute Label Matching Algorithms for Vehicle Routing Problems with Time Windows and Backhauls", IIE Transaction, 35(3), 191-205.

Ravindra S GOONETILLEKE Associate Professor

(2358 7109 ; [email protected] ; http://www-ieem.ust.hk/dfaculty/ravi)

PhD, State University of New York at Buffalo (1990)

Senior Ergonomist, Biomechanics Corporation of America (1990-91) Human Factors Manager/Researcher, NIKE Sports Research Lab (1991-94)

Current Research Activities: Human performance modeling; human-computer interaction; product development.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Plantar Foot Shape for Footwear Platform Design RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$448,489 31 Dec 2005 Differentiating cultural and cognitive effects on human performance in process control RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$92,000 01 Jan 2004 Representative Research Publications:

Luximon, Ameersing, Goonetilleke, Ravindra Stephen, Zhang, Ming (2005) "3D foot shape generation from 2D information", Ergonomics, 48(6), 625-641.

Au, Yim Lee Emily, Goonetilleke, Ravindra Stephen (2005) "Comfort characteristics of ladies' dress shoes", 3rd Interdisciplinary World Congress on Mass Customization and Personalization, Hong Kong., 18-21 September, 2005 CD-ROM.

Goonetilleke, ravindra Stephen (2005) "From potato chips to shoes: Have we forgotten the basics?", 3rd Interdisciplinary World Congress on Mass Customization and Personalization, Hong Kong., 18-21 September, 2005 CD-ROM.

Zhang, Yan, Goonetilleke, Ravindra Stephen (2005) "The cultural effects of time usage and process complexity on control performance", 11th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2005, Las Vegas, USA., 22-27 July, 2005. CD-ROM.

Zhang, Yan, Goonetilleke, Ravindra Stephen, Plocher, Thomas, Liang, Sheau-Farn Max (2005) "Time-related behaviour in multitasking situations", International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 62, pp. 425-455.

Cabrera, Javier, Tsui, Kwok L., Goonetilleke, Ravindra S (2004) "A Scale Model for Fitting Object Shape from Fixed Location Data", IIE Transactions, November 2004, vol. 36, no. 11, pp. 1099-1105.

Witana, Channa P., Feng, Jiejian, Goonetilleke, Ravindra S. (2004) "Dimensional differences for evaluating the quality of footwear fit.", Ergonomics, 47(12), 1301-1317.

Luximon, Ameersing, Goonetilleke, Ravindra S (2004) "Foot Shape Modelling", Human Factors, 46, 304-315.

Ajay JONEJA Associate Professor

(2358 7119 ; [email protected])

PhD, Purdue University (1993)

Research Assistant, NSF Engineering Research Center for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, Purdue University (1988-93) Current Research Activities: CAD/CAM integration for manufacturing processes; computer-aided process planning; mass customization; rapid prototyping.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: A new shape deformation operation with applications in footwear design RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$363,282 01 Jan 2006 Some constrained shape modification operations and their applications to footwear design RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$92,000 30 Jun 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Liu, Yongjin, Tang, Kai, Joneja, Ajay (2006) "An efficient implementation of RBF-based progressive point-sampled geometry", Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 4077, pp. 637-642, 2006.

Jia, Jinyuan, Joneja, Ajay, Tang, Kai (2006) "New Decomposition Scheme of Canal Surfaces for Planar Sections Computing", Computer-Aided Design and Applications, v. 3, n 1-4.

Liu, Yongjin, Tang, Kai, Joneja, Ajay (2006) "Robustly computing intersection curves of two canal surfaces with quadric decomposition", Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 3992, pp. 342-349, 2006.

Liu, Yongjin, Tang, Kai, Joneja, Ajay (2005) "2D sketch-based shape modeling with a fast and stable numerical engine", Computer and Graphics, v 29, n 5.

Joneja, Ajay, Fu, Jing, Tang, Kai (2005) "Modeling Wrinkles on Smooth Surfaces for Footwear Design", Computer-Aided Design, v 37, n 8.

Liu, Yongjin, Tang, Kai, Joneja, Ajay (2005) "Multi-resolution shape modeling and editing in reverse engineering", International Journal of Image and Graphics, v 5, n 4, pp. 765-787.

Li, Guo, Joneja, Ajay (2005) "Gap filling using a blend of morphing and extension with applications to footwear design", Computer-Aided Design and Applications (published from CAD'05 conference), Vol. 2, Nos. 1-4.

Li, Guo, Joneja, Ajay (2004-2005) "A Morphing-Based Surface Blending Operator for Footwear CAD", Proceedings of the Symposium on Computational Geometry, Design and Manufacturing, 2004 ASME

IMECE Conference, Anaheim, CA, USA, Nov 13-19. Neville K S LEE Associate Professor and Associate Department Head

(2358 7104 ; [email protected])

PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1973)

Senior Consultant Engineering and Technical Program Manager, Digital Equipment Corp (1989-94)

Current Research Activities: Low cost precision manufacturing technology; ultra-precision manufacturing system; agile manufacturing; management of product development.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Feasibility study on a new tool path compensation technique for improving the machining accuracy of computer numerical control (CNC) machines RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$77,00001 Jun 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Lee, Neville K.S., Lau, Leo P.F. (2006) "Capacitive Sensor Systems for Industrial Applications", Encyclopedia of Sensors by American Scientific Publishers, Volume 1, pp 463-485.

Lee, Neville K., An, Yingfei, Tsung, Fugee (2005) "Studying Effects of Screw-Fastening Process On Assembly Accuracy", Int. J. of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol 25, pp.491-499, (2005).

Lee, Neville K.S., Li, Z.Q. (2004) "Effect of Securing Processes on Precision Assembly", ASPE 2004 Annual Conference in Orlando, Flordia, ASPE 2004 Annual Conference Proceeding.

Lee, Neville K.S., Li, Z.Q. (2004) "Pushing the Precision Level of Mechanical Alignment System into the Nano Meter Region", ASPE 2004 Annual Conference in Orlando, Flordia, ASPE 2004 Annual Conference Proceeding.

Lee, Neville K. S., Yu, Grace, Chen, J. J., Joneja, Ajay (2003) "Effect of Mechanical Alignment System on Assembly Accuracy", ASME Journal of Mfg. Science and Engineering, Vol 125 , pp. 595-608.

Lee, Neville (2002) "An Ultra-precision Alignment System for Micro Machining", IEEE Conference on Industrial Engineering, Bangkok, Thailand.

Yu, Grace, Lee, Neville, Ceglarek, Derek (2002) "Budding Assembly Accuracy in The Presence of Workpiece Surface Roughness and Dimensional Error", 7th Annual Design for Manufacture Conference, ASME International DETC, Montreal, Canada.

Lee, Neville K., Yu, Grace (2002) "Design Considerations of High Precision Mechanical Alignment System-with Performance Moving into the nm Region", 2002 CIRP Design Seminar, Hong Kong.

Andrew LIM Associate Professor

(2358 7116 ; [email protected] ; http://andrew.computational-logistics.com)

PhD, University of Minnesota (1992)

Officer, National Service (1992-1994) Singapore Armed Forces, Singapore; Member of Technical Staff (1994-1997), National Computer Board (Singapore); Senior Lecturer (1997-2000) and Associate Professor (2000-02), National University of Singapore

Current Research Activities: Combinatorial optimization; decision support in supply chains; artificial intelligence; software architecture; design patterns.

Representative Research Publications:

Li, Yanzhi, Lim, Andrew, Rodrigues, Brian (2004-2005) "Manpower Allocation with Time Windows and Job Teaming Constraints", Naval Research Logistics, Volume 52 (4), June 2005, 302-311.

Lim, Andrew, Rodrigues, Brian, Thangarajoo, Ramesh, Xiao, Fei (2004) "A Hybrid Framework for Over-Constrained Generalized Resource Project Scheduling Problems", Artificial Intelligence Review, Volume 22, Issue 3, 211-243.

Chen, Ping, Fu, Zhaohui, Lim, Andrew, Rodrigues, Brian (2004) "Port Yard Optimization Problem", IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, Volume 1, No 1, 26-37.

Lim, Andrew, Rodrigues, Brian, Xiao, Fei, Zhu, Yi (2004) "Crane Scheduling with Spatial Constraints", Naval Research Logistics, Volume 51, Issue 3, April, 386-406.

Lim, Andrew, Rodrigues, Brian, Zhang, Xingwen (2004) "Meta-Heuristics with Local Search Techniques for Retail Shelf Space Optimization", Management Science, Vol 50, No. 1, January, pp. 117- 131.

Cheang, Brenda, Li, Haibing, Lim, Andrew, Rodrigues, Brian (2003) "Nurse Rostering Problems-A Bibliographic Survey (Invited Review)", European Journal on Operational Research, Volume 151, No 3, December, 447-460.

Chen, Qun, Lim, Andrew, Ong, Kian Win (2003) "D(K)-Index: An Adaptive Structural Summary for Graph-Structure Data", ACM Management of Data International Conference, 134-144.

Goh, Kaisong, Lim, Andrew, Rodrigues, Brian (2003) "Sexual Selection For Genetic Algorithms", Artificial Intelligence Review, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 123-152.

Liming LIU Lecturer, Associate Professor

(2358 7099 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Toronto (1990)

Research Associate, University of Toronto (1992)

Current Research Activities: Production and inventory control; manufacturing logistics; supply chain management; manufacturing network systems; service network systems; e-commerce.

Representative Research Publications:

Shi, Dinghua, Chen, Qinghua, Liu, Liming (2005) "An Markov chain-based numerical method for calculating network degree distributions", Physical Review E, Vol 71, 036140-1-9.

Li, Quanlin, Lian, Zhaotong, Liu, Liming (2005) "An RG-factorization approach for a BMAP/M/1 generalized processor-sharing queue", Stochastic Models, Vol 21, 507-530.

Shi, Dinghua, Guo, Jingli, Liu, Liming (2005) "On the SPH-distribution class", Acta Mathematica Scientia, 25 (B), no. 2, 201-214.

Yuan, Xueming, Liu, Liming (2005) "Performance analysis of an unreliable assembly system with finite buffers", European Journal of Operational Research, Vol 161, 854-871.

Haque, Lani, Zhao, Yiqiang, Liu, Liming (2005) "Sufficient conditions for a geometric tail in a QBD process with countable level and phase", Stochastic Models, Vol 21, 77-99.

Li, Quanlin, Liu, Liming (2004) "An algorithmic approach for sensitivity analysis of perturbed quasi- birth-and-death processes,", Queueing Systems, 48 (November), 356-397.

Bai, Liwei, Fralix, Brian, Liu, Liming, Shang, Weixin (2004) "Inter-departure times in base-stock inventory-queues,", Queueing Systems, 47 (August), 345-361.

Liu, Liming, Liu, Xiaoming, Yao, David, D. (2004) "Analysis and Optimization of multi-stage inventory- queues", Management Science, 50, 365-380.

Richard H Y SO Associate Professor

(2358 7105 ; [email protected] ; http://www.ieem.ust.hk/dfaculty/so)

PhD, University of Southampton (1995)

Research Fellow, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, UK (1995)

Current Research Activities: Computational ergonomics with focuses on human visual and audio processes. Academics projects include a biological plausible computational neuroscience model to optimize Virtual Reality Interfaces, and Mass-Customization of 3D surround sound systems. Industrial projects include headphone-based virtual surround algorithms for ValenceTech micro-electronics Ltd., business-process re-engineering using IT solutions for Leung's company, and food delivery scheduling for DisneyLand (HK).

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Enhancing the cybersickness dose value (CSDV): An experimental study to determine the effects of foveal and peripheral visual stimulations on cybersickness, circular-vection, and eye-movements RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 01 Jan 2006 Reducing levels of cybersickness by individual and dynamic adjustments of image focuses and other head-mounted display parameters: An experimental study of the benefits of matching apparent, focal, and binocular depth cues RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$594,82415 Dec 2003 Dual-approach to predict levels of cybersickness: Development of regression models and a biologically plausible computational model (a contract extension of HKUST 6076/99E) RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$337,63101 Jan 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Horner, Andrew, Beauchamp, Jim, So, Richard (2006) "A Search for Best Error Metrics to Predict Discrimination of Original and Spectrally Altered Musical Instruments Sounds", Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, Vol. 54, pp.140-156.

Kurniawan, S.H., So, R.H.Y., Tseng, M.M. (2006) "Consumer Decision Quality in Mass Customisation.", International J. Mass Customisation, 1, pp.176-194.

Ng, T.Y., Tsung, Fugee, So, Richard, Li, T.S., Lam, K.Y. (2005) "Six sigma approach to reducing fall hazards among cargo handlers working on top of cargo containers: a case study.", International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantages, Vol.1, no.2., pp.188-209.

Horner, Andrew, Beauchamp, James, So, Richard (2004-2005) "Discrimination of Sustained Musical Instrument Sounds Resynthesized with Random Spectrum Alteration", Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 116, pp.1800-1810.

Ji, Tin Tin, Lor, Felix, So, Richard (2004) "Integrating a computational model of optical flow into the cybersickness dose value prediction model.", Proceedings of the 48th annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, New Orleans, LA, USA, 20-24 September.

So, Richard (2004) "Predicting levels of cybersickness as a function of scene complexity, navigation velocity, and exposure duration.", Proceedings of the ISO International Workshop on Image Safety, Tokyo, Japan, 6-9 December 2004.

So, Richard, Lor, Felix (2004) Computational ergonomics: a possible extension of computational neuroscience? Definition, potential benefits, and a case study, Contemporary Ergonomics, pp. 218-224.

So, Richard (2004) "Predicting levels of cybersickness: an empirical approach vs a bi-computational approach. Invited Lecture", Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering (JSMBE), Kanazawa, Japan, 22-26 May. Fugee Tsung Associate Professor

(23587106 ; [email protected] ; http://qlab.ieem.ust.hk)

Ph.D, Univeristy of Michigan

Research Engineer, R&D, Rockwell International (1994) Quality Engineer, Powertrain Quality Office, Ford Motor Company (1995-96) Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Chrysler Corporation (1997)

Current Research Activities: Quality engineering and management; statistical process control (SPC), monitoring and diagnosis; design of experiments (DOE) and Taguchi methods; Six Sigma implementation.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: A New Venture to Expand Response Surface Methodology for Engineering Process Control RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$359,224 01 Jan 2006 Adaptive statistical process control schemes for dynamic process monitoring RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 01 Jan 2006 A unified methodology for quality improvement in service industry through integration of QFD and SEM RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$377,149 31 Dec 2003 A multi-chart for monitoring and diagnosing multivariate characteristics and profiles RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$337,631 01 Jan 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Shu, Lianjie, Tsung, Fugee, Tsui, K.L. (2005) "Effects of Estimation Errors on Cause-Selecting Charts", IIE Transactions, 37, 559-568.

Shu, Lianjie, Tsung, Fugee, Tsui, K.L. (2004) "Run-Length Performance of Regression Control Charts with Estimated Parameters", Journal of Quality Technology, 36, 280-292.

Han, Dong, Tsung, Fugee (2004) "A Generalized EWMA Control Chart and Its Comparison with the Optimal EWMA, CUSUM and GLR Schemes", The Annals of Statistics, 32, 316-339.

Tseng, S. T., Yeh, A. B., Tsung, Fugee, Chan, Y. Y. (2003) "A Study of Variable EWMA Controller", IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, 16, 633-643.

Tsung, Fugee, Tsui, Kwok-Leung (2003) "A Mean Shift Pattern Study on Integration of SPC and APC for Process Monitoring", IIE Transactions, 35, 231-242.

Tsung, Fugee (2003) "Associate Editor", International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage.

Jiang, Wei, Wu, Huaiqing, Tsung, Fugee, Nair, Vijay, Tsui, Kwok-Leung (2002) "PID Charts for Process Monitoring", Technometrics, 44, 205-214.

Tsung, Fugee, Apley, Daniel (2002) "The Dynamic T-squared Chart for Monitoring Feedback- Controlled Processes", IIE Transactions, 34, 1043-1054.

Rachel Q ZHANG Associate Professor

(2358 7113 ; [email protected] ; http://www1.ieem.ust.hk/aboutus/profile.html?id=26)

PhD, Northwestern University (1994)

Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan (1994-2000) Assistant Professor, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University (2000-2004)

Current Research Activities: Inventory and supply chain management; joint operational and financial decisions.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: The Impact of Financial Uncertainties on Inventory Management in Global Supply Chains RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$359,224 01 Jan 2006 Strategic management of backorders RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$100,000 01 Mar 2005 Jeff L HONG Assistant Professor

(2358 7096 ; [email protected])

PhD, Northwestern University (2004)

Current Research Activities: Computing simulation and stochastic modeling.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Dynamic Grid Search: A locally-convergent and Gradient-free Framework for Continuous Optimization via Simulation RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$538,83601 Jan 2006 Revised COMPASS for discrete optimization via simulation RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$100,00001 May 2005 A game of five: Challenges and opportunities to Hong Kong international airport and Hong Kong's logistics industry UGC - High Impact Area HK$600,00010 Sep 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Hong, L. Jeff, Nelson, Barry (2006) "Discrete optimization via simulation using COMPASS.", Operations Research, 54:115-129.

Hong, L. Jeff (2005) "Discrete optimization via simulation using coordinate search.", Proceedings of the 2005 Winter Simulation Conference, 2005, p. 803-810.

Hong, L. Jeff, Nelson, Barry (2005) "The tradeoff between sampling and switching: New sequential procedures for indifference-zone selection.", IIE Transactions, 37:623-634. Xiangtong QI Assistant Professor

(2358 8231 ; [email protected] ; http://ihome.ust.hk/~ieemqi)

PhD, University of Texas at Austin (Management Science) (2003); Nankai University

Current Research Activities: Production scheduling, inventory control, supply chain management, manpower planning

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Supply chain management with multiple capacitated suppliers RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$100,000 01 Jan 2004 Production planning with given raw material arrivals and the option of outsourcing RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$50,000 01 Feb 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Wang, Jianping, Qi, Xiangtong, Chen, Biao (2006) "Wavelength assignment for multicast in all-optical WDM networks with splitting constraints", IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, V.14, 169-182.

Yang, Jian, Qi, Xiangtong, Yu, Gang (2005) "Disruption management in production planning", Naval Research Logistics, V.52, 420-442.

Qi, Xiangtong (2005) "A logistics scheduling model: Inventory cost reduction by batching", Naval Research Logistics, V.52, 312-320, 2005.

Yang, Jian, Qi, Xiangtong, Xia, Yusen (2005) "A production-inventory system with Markovian capacity and outsourcing option", Operations Research, V.53, 328-349.

Yu, Gang, Qi, Xiangtong (2004) Disruption Management: Framework, Models and Applications. Qi, Xiangtong, Bard, Jonathan, Yu, Gang (2004) "Class scheduling for pilot training", Operations Research, V.52, 148-162.

Qi, Xiangtong, Yang, Jian, Yu, Gang (2004) "Scheduling problems in the airline industry", Handbook of Scheduling: Algorithms, Models, and Performance Analysis, 50:1-50:21. Kaijie ZHU Assistant Professor

(2358 7115 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Stanford (2002)

Pre-professional Intern, IBM T J Watson Research Center (2000)

Current Research Activities: Supply chain management; production planning; inventory control; marketing-operations interfaces.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Information acquisition and sharing in supply chain management RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$337,631 31 Dec 2004 Dynamics and coordination of supply chains distributing differentiated products RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$377,149 31 Dec 2003 Department of Mechanical Engineering

Tongxi YU, Professor and Department Head; Director, Institute of Integrated Microsystems

Chin Tsau HSU, Professor and Director, Center for Energy and Thermal Systems

Yang LENG, Professor

Qingping SUN, Professor

Matthew M F YUEN, Professor; Director, Technology Transfer Ctr; VP, HKUST RandD Corp; Director, Entrepreneurship Center

Tongyi ZHANG, Professor

Tianshou ZHAO, Professor and Associate Director, Center for Sustainable Energy Technology

Yiu-Wing MAI, Adjunct Professor

Ching Ping WONG, Adjunct Professor

Lilong CAI, Associate Professor

Christopher Yu Hang CHAO, Associate Professor

Yongsheng GAO, Associate Professor

Jang Kyo KIM, Associate Professor

See Chun KOT, Senior Lecturer

David Chuen Chun LAM, Associate Professor

Ricky Shi-Wei LEE, Associate Professor and Associate Director, Center for Advanced Electronics System Packaging

Steve Hon-Keung LEE, Associate Professor

Huihe QIU, Associate Professor

Jingshen WU, Associate Professor

Yi-Kuen LEE, Assistant Professor Kai TANG, Assistant Professor Tongxi YU Professor and Department Head; Director, Institute of Integrated Microsystems

(2358 7182 ; [email protected])

PhD (1983) and ScD (1995), Cambridge University

Professor and Head, Solid Mechanics Division, Peking University (1984-91) Reader, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (1992-95)

Current Research Activities: Impact dynamics; engineering plasticity; structural crashworthiness and failure; mechanics of sheet material forming; energy absorbing materials and devices; mechanics of micro components.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Conceptual Stusy of Adaptive Energy Absorbers RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$696,26701 Sep 2005 Joint laboratory on microsystems between Institute of Mechanics (CAS) and HKUST UGC - Collaboration with Mainland Institutions HK$400,00001 Dec 2003 Design and manufacturing of a Mini Hopkinson Tensile Bar for characterizing high-rate behaviour of new materials in small scale RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$77,000 01 Mar 2005 Nano-composites DSM Research, Material Science Centre HK$237,75001 May 2004 Localization and propagation of dynamic deformation of cellular materials under impact or impulsive loading RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$818,62801 Sep 2004 Shock response and shock protection of portable electronics RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$775,25101 Nov 2003 Representative Research Publications:

Wei, Z., Zhao, Y.P., Ruan, S.L., Gao, P., Yu, T.X. (2006) "A study of tribological behavior of carbon nanotubes reinforced ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene composites,", Surface and Interface Analysis, 38(4), 883-886.

Huang, X.D., Lu, G., Yu, T.X. (2006) "Collapse of square metal tubes in splitting and curling mode", Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science (Proc. IMechE. Part C), 220(1), 1-14.

Zhang, H., Tao, X.M., Yu, T.X., Wang, S.Y. (2006) "Conductive knitted fabric as large-strain gauge under high temperature", Sensors & Actuators: A. Physical, 126, 129-140.

Ruan, H.H., Gao, Z.Y., Yu, T.X. (2006) "Crushing of thin-walled spheres and sphere arrays", Int. J. Mech. Sci., 48(2), 117-133.

Yu, T.X., Lu, G. (2006) Energy Absorption of Structures and Materials (in Chinese), Chemical Industry Press, Beijing, China.

Zhou, C.Y., Yu, T.X., Lee, S.W. Ricky (2006) "Review on shock response of portable electronic products under drop impact -- tests, simulations and theories (in Chinese)", Advances in Mechanics, 36(2), 239-246.

Ruan, S.L., Gao, P., Yu, T.X. (2006) "Ultra-strong gel-spun UHMMPE fibers reinforced using multiwalled carbon nanotubes", Polymer, 47, 1604-1611.

Ruan, H.H., Yu, T.X. (2005) "Experimental study of collision between a free-free beam and a simply supported beam", Int. J. Impact Engng., 32(1-4), 416-443.

Chin Tsau HSU Professor and Director, Center for Energy and Thermal Systems

(2358 7188 ; [email protected])

PhD, Stanford University (1977)

Senior Research Scientist, Space and Technology Group, TRW Inc (1978-91) Current Research Activities: Flow, heat and mass transfer in porous media; sediment transport; environmental fluid mechanics; remote sensing; energy efficiency testing.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Characterization of Active Regenerators Based on Magneto-Caloric Effect RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$380,864 01 Jan 2006 To design a mosquito trap with a thermoelectric power generator Innovation and Technology Commission & Industries HK$202,000 01 Aug 2005 Technology development of energy efficient evaporative condensers for split-type air-conditioners Innovation and Technology Commission & Industries HK$2,301,000 01 Mar 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Hsu, Chin Tsau (2004-2005) "Dynamic Modeling of Convective Heat Transfer in Porous Media.", Handbook of Porous Media-2nd edition, 39-80.

Hsu, Chin Tsau (2002-2003) "Heat and Mass Transport in Porous Media", Environmental Fluid Mechanics ¡V Theory and Applications, 257-295.

Hsu, Chin Tsau (2002) "'Heat and Mass Transport in Porous Media' Environmental Fluid Mechanics - Theory and Applications", ASCE Press, New York, USA, in press.

Chen, X.W., Hsu, Chin Tsau, Chiew, Y.M. (2002) "A semi-analytical model for solid concentration in turbulent pipe flows with dispersed particles", ASCE Journal of Engg. Mechanics, 128(4), 487-492.

Qiu, Hui He, Jia, Wang Cun, Hsu, Chin Tsau (2001) "Optimization of optical particle sizing in multiphase flows", Optical Engineering, 40 (11), 2586-2593.

Qiu, Hui He, Liu, Wei, Hsu, Chin Tsau (2001) "The effect of second order refraction on optical bubble sizing in multiphase flows", KSME International Journal, 15(12), 1801-1807. Yang LENG Professor

(2358 7185 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Virginia (1989)

Research Engineer, Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Chongqing (1982- 84)

Current Research Activities: Mechanical behavior of engineering materials; biomedical materials; novel materials processing.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Electrochemical Bioactiviation of Metal Surfaces for Biomedical Applications RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$424,144 31 Dec 2005 Comparative study on in vivo behavior of HA-coated and alkaline treated titanium implants RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$89,066 01 Jan 2005 Bioactivity study of bioceramics using transmission electron microscopy RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$412,070 31 Dec 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Xin, Renlong, Leng, Yang, Wang, Ning (2006) "In-Situ TEM Examinations of Octacalcium Phosphate to Hydroxyapatite Transformation", Journal of Crystal Growth, 289 (2006) 339-344.

Dai, Honglian, LI, Shipu, Leng, Yang (2005) " Lath-like Structure of Beta-Tricalcium Phosphate in Orthopedic Implants", Journal of the American Ceramics Society, 88, 1597-1599.

Xin, Renlong, Leng, Yang, Chen, Jiyong, Zhang, Qiyi (2005) "A Comparative Study of Calcium Phosphate Formation on Bioceramics In Vitro and in Vivo", Biomaterials, 26 (2005) 6477-6486.

Leng, Yang (2005) "Biomedical Metallic Materials", Introduction to Biomaterials, 110-138. Zhang, Qiyi, Leng, Yang, Xin, Renlong (2005) "A Comparative Study of Electrochemical Deposition and Biomimetic Deposition of Calcium Phosphate on Porous Titanium", Biomaterials, Vol. 26, pp. 2857- 2865.

Lu, Xiong, Leng, Yang, Zhang, Xingdong, Xu, Jingrui, Qin, Lin, Chan, Francis (2005) "Comparative Study of Osteoconduction on Micromachined and Alkali-Treated Titanium Alloy Surfaces in Vitro and in Vivo", Biomaterials, Vol. 26, pp. 1793-1801. Zhang, Qiyi, Leng, Yang (2005) "Electrochemical Activation Titanium for Biomimetic Coating of Calcium Phosphate", Biomaterials, Vol. 26, 3853-3859.

Fang, Liming, Leng, Yang, Gao, Ping (2005) "Processing of Hydroxyapatite Reinforced Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene for Biomedical Applications", Biomaterials, Vol.26 (2005) pp. 3471-3478.

Qingping SUN Professor

(2358 8655 ; [email protected] ; http://www-mech.ust.hk/~meqpsun)

PhD, Tsinghua University (1989)

Professor, Tsinghua University (1994) Visiting Professor, Uni- versity of Metz, France (1994, 1996, 1998)

Current Research Activities: Shape memory alloy single and polycrystals; phase transition and material instability and propagation in solid; implant biomaterials and nano-micro tribology.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Wear Behavior and Mechanism of Thin Film NiTi Shape Memory Alloy at Micro-scales: Phase Transformation versus Plasticity RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$386,27401 Jan 2006 Development of novel materials for orthopedics RGC - Central Allocation Vote HK$308,57601 May 2005 Effects of temperature and texture-induced anisotropy on deformation instability of NiTi shape memory alloy micro-tubes RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$591,27901 Jan 2005 Wear of NiTi shape memory alloy on micro- and sub-micro scales --experimental study on the role of phase transformation RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$435,35131 Dec 2003 Representative Research Publications:

YAN, W. Y., SUN, Q.P., FENG, X.Q., QIAN, L.M. (2006) "Determination of transformation stresses of shape memory alloys thin film ¡V a method based on spherical indentation", Applied Physics Letter,, 88, p. 241912.

FENG, P., SUN, Q.P. (2006) "Experimental investigation on Macroscopic Domain Formation and Evolution in Polycrystalline NiTi Microtubing under Mechanical Force", J. Mech. Phys. Solids,, 54, pp. 1568-1603.

NG, K. L., SUN, Q. P. (2006) "Stress-induced Phase Transformation and Detwinning in NiTi Tubes", Mechanics of Materials, 38, pp. 41-56.

Qian, Linmao, Xiao, Xudong, Sun, Qingping, Yu, Tongxi (2004) "Anomalous relationship between hardness and wear properties of a superelastic nickel-titanium alloy", Applied Physics Letter, Vol. 84, No. 7, pp. 1076-1078.

Yu, Xiangbin, Sun, Qingping, Zhong, Zheng (2004) "Effect of Elastic Matrix Constraint on the Tensile Deformation of NiTi Superelastic Fiber", Int. J. Solids Struct., 41, pp. 2659-2683.

Zhong, Zheng, Sun, Qingping (2002) "Analysis of a Transversely Isotropic Rod Containing a Single Cylindrical Inclusion with Axisymmetric Eigenstrains", Int. J. of Solids and Structure, 39, pp. 5753-5765.

Sun, Qing-Ping (2001-2002) Advances in Solid Mechanics - Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Mechanics of Martensitic Phase Transformations in Solids, Kluwer Academic Publisher.

Sun, Qing-Ping, Li, Zhi-Qi (2001-2002) "Phase Transformation in Superelastic NiTi Polycrystalline Micro-tubes under Tension and Torsion - From Localization to Homogeneous Deformation", International Journal of Solids and Structure, 39, 3797-3809.

Matthew M F YUEN Professor; Director, Technology Transfer Ctr; VP, HKUST RandD Corp; Director, Entrepreneurship Center

(2358 7189 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Bristol (1977) Senior Research Technologist, GEC Mechanical Engineering Laboratory (1975-77) Senior Design Engineer, Babcock & Wilcox (1977-79) Lecturer and Senior Lecturer, University of Hong Kong (1979-91) Current Research Activities: Geometric modeling; CAD/CAM; electronic packaging; polymer processing.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Flip-chip bonder for conductive polymer interconnects Innovation and Technology Commission & Industries HK$3,588,250 17 Jul 2006 Motorola-IEEE/CPMT society graduate student fellowship for research in electronic packaging Institution of Electrical & Electronics Engineers HK$163,714 01 Jul 2006 Research in electronic packaging Intra-Tech Mechatronics Limited HK$40,000 01 Nov 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Wong, Cell Kit Ying, Fan, Haibo, Yuen, Matthew Ming Fai (2005) "Investigation of adhesion properties of Cu-EMC interface by Molecular Dynamic Simulation (Keynote paper)", EuroSimE 2005, Berlin, Germany, IEEE CPMT. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Thermal, Mechanical and Mulit-Physics Simulation and Experiments in Micro-Electronics and Micro-Systems, Proc. EuroSIME 2005, Berlin, pp. 31-35, April 18-20, 2005.

Fan, Haibo, Chan, Edward K L, Wong, Cell Kit Ying, Yuen, Matthew Ming Fai (2005) "Thermal Cycling Simulation in Electronic Packages Using Molecular Dynamic Method", EuroSimE 2005, Berlin, Germany, IEEE CPMT. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Thermal, Mechanical and

Mulit-Physics Simulation and Experiments in Micro-Electronics and Micro-Systems, Proc. EuroSIME 2005, Berlin, pp. 31-35.

Chan, Edward K L, Wong, Cell Kit Ying, Lee, M, Yuen, Matthew Ming Fai, Lee, Yi Kuen (2005) "Using PDMS Micro-transfer Moulding for Polymer Flip Chip Packaging on MEMS", Proc. IEEE ECTC 2005, IEEE CPMT, 55th Electronic Component Technology Conference Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA, Proc. IEEE ECTC 2005, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, pp. 1071-1076, May31 - June 3, 2005.

Fan, Haibo, Wong, Cell Kit Ying, Yuen, Matthew Ming Fai (2004-2005) "A New Method to Predict Delamination in Electronic Packages", Proc. IEEE ECTC 2005, IEEE CPMT, 55th Electronic Component Technology Conference Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA, May 31 - June 3, 2005, pp. 145-150.

Wang, Charlie Changling, Wang, Yu, Tang, Kai, Yuen, Matthew Ming Fai (2004-2005) "Reduce the stretch in surface flattening by finding cutting paths to the surface boundary", Computer-Aided Design, vol.36, no.8, July 2004, pp.665-77. Fan, Haibo, Wong, Cell Kit Ying, Yuen, Matthew Ming Fai (2004-2005) "Reliability prediction in Electronic Packages Using Molecular Simulation", Proc. IEEE ECTC 2005, IEEE CPMT, 55th Electronic Component Technology Conference Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA, May 31 - June 3, 2005, pp. 1314- 1317.

Luo, Zegang, Yuen, Matthew Ming Fai (2004-2005) "Responsive 2D/3D Apparel Product Design", Computer Aided Design, v37,n6, 623-630.

Wang, Charlie Changling, Wang, Yu, Yuen, Matthew Ming Fai (2004) "Design automation for customized apparel products", Computer Aided Design, v37, n7, 675-691.

Tongyi ZHANG Professor

(2358 7192 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Science and Technology, Beijing (1985)

Associate Research Scientist, Yale University (1990-93)

Current Research Activities: Defects of crystals and microstructures of materials; environmental effect on materials; hydrogen in metals; mechanical properties of materials; fracture of piezoelectrics and ferroelectrics; micro/nano mechanics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Study of the failure behavior of conductive cracks in dielectric polymers RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$359,224 01 Jan 2006 Pre-plate frame (PPF) project ASM Assembly Materials Limited HK$325,000 01 Aug 2004 Phase field simulations of failure behaviors of ferroelectric ceramics RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 30 Jun 2006 Pre-plate frame (PPF) project UGC - Government's Matching Grant Scheme HK$3,750 01 Aug 2005 Development of nanocomposites and micro/nanomechanics for industrial applications UGC - High Impact Area HK$800,000 16 Oct 2003 Computation simulations of the failure behavior of ferroelectric ceramics under electrical and/or mechanical loading RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$337,631 01 Jan 2005 Mechanical characterization of nanotubes and nanowires RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$670,487 31 Dec 2003 Hong Kong - Beijing UST Joint Research Center Nansha Research Centers HK$4,846,00001 Jul 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Wang, Xusheng, Li, Jianrong, Zhang, Tong-Yi (2006) " Microbridge tests I - On asymmetrical trilayer films", Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 16, pp. 122-133.

Wang, Jie, Zhang, Tong-Yi (2006) " Size effects in epitaxial ferroelectric islands and thin films", Physical Review B, Vol. 73, 144107.

Huang, Bin, Zhang, Tong-Yi (2006) "Microbridge tests II - On buckled thin gold films", Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 16, pp. 134-142.

Wang, Jie, Zhang, Tong-Yi (2006) "The effect of long-range elastic interactions on the toroidal moment of polarization in a ferroelectric nanoparticle", Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 88, 182904.

Zhang, Tong-Yi, Wang, Xusheng, Huang, Bin (2005) "Microbridge testing of thin films", Materials Science & Engineering A, Vol. 409, pp. 329-339.

Zhang, Tong-Yi (2005) "Residual Stresses in Thin Films in Microelectronic and Microelectromechanical Systems", Chapter 6 in Handbook on Residual Stress, Second Edition, edited by Jian Lu, Society for Experimental Mechanics, Inc.,, Vol. I, pp.329-402.

Wang, Jie, Zhang, Tong-Yi (2005) "Effects of non-equally biaxial misfit strains on the phase diagram and dielectric properties of epitaxial ferroelectric thin films", Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 86, 192905.

Gao, Cun-Fa, Tong, Pin, Zhang, Tong-Yi (2005) "Interaction of a dipole with an interfacial crack in piezoelectric media", Composites Science and Technology, Vol 65, pp. 1354-1362. Tianshou ZHAO Professor and Associate Director, Center for Sustainable Energy Technology

(2358 8647 ; [email protected] ; http://www.me.ust.hk/~mezhao)

PhD, University of Hawaii (1995)

Lecturer, Tianjin University (1986-91)

Current Research Activities: Fuel cell; microscale heat transfer; phase-change flow and heat transfer in capillary structures; electronic cooling; heat pipes; advanced air conditioning and refrigeration systems.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Coupled heat and mass transfer in passive silicon-based direct methanol fuel cells RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$538,836 01 Jan 2006 Transport phenomena in passively-operated micro direct methanol fuel cells RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 01 Jan 2006 An evaporation-based micropump for integrated microfluidic systems RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$718,527 01 Jan 2005 Heat transfer effects on electro-osmotic pumping of liquids on microchips RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$740,329 31 Dec 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Xu, Chao, He, Yaling, Zhao, Tianshou, Chen, Rong, Ye, Qiang (2006) "Analysis of mass transport of methanol at the anode of a direct methanol fuel cell", J. Electrochemical Society, 153 (7) A1358-A1364.

Chen, Rong, Zhao, Tianshou, Liu, Jianguo (2006) "Effect of cell orientation on the performance of passive direct methanol fuel cells", J. Power Source, 157 (2006) 351-357.

Shi, Yong, Zhao, Tianshou, Guo, Zhaoli (2006) "Finite Difference-Based Lattice Boltzmann Simulation of Natural Convection Heat Transfer in a Horizontal Concentric Annulus", Computers & Fluids, 35 (2006) 1¡V15.

Shi, Yong, Zhao, Tianshou, Guo, Zhaoli (2006) "Lattice Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook model for incompressible flows with large pressure gradients", Physical Review E, 73, 026704 (2006).

Guo, Zhaoli, Zhao, Tianshou, Shi, Yong (2006) "Physical symmetry, spatial accuracy, and relaxation time of the lattice Boltzmann equation for micro gas flows", J. Applied Physics, 99, 074903 (2006). Ye, Qiang, Zhao, Tianshou (2005) "Abrupt decline in open-circuit voltage of direct methanol fuel cells at critical oxygen feed rate", J. Electrochemical Society, 152 (11) A2238-A2245 (2005).

Ye, Qiang, Zhao, Tianshou, Liu, Jianguo (2005) "Effect of transient hydrogen evolution/oxidation reactions on the open circuit voltage of direct methanol fuel cells", Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters, 8, A549-A553, (2005).

Cheng, Rong, Zhao, Tianshou (2005) "Mathematical modeling of a passive-feed DMFC with heat transfer effect", J. Power Sources, 152 (2005) 122-130.

Yiu-Wing MAI Adjunct Professor

([email protected])

DEng, University of Sydney (1999) and DSc, University of Hong Kong (1999).

Founding Director, Centre for Advanced Materials Technology (1988- ); Founding Director, Graduate School of Engineering (1995-97); Pro-Dean of Engineering (1998- ); ARC Federation Fellow (2002- ), University of Sydney

Current Research Activities: Fracture and fatigue mechanics; advanced engineering materials including nanomaterials and nanotechnology; biomedical engineering; tribology; failure analysis.

Ching Ping WONG Adjunct Professor

([email protected])

PhD, Pennsylvania State University (1975)

AT&T Bell Labs Fellow, (1992-96) Professor (1996-2000) and Regents’ Professor (2000- ), Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Current Research Activities: Polymers for electronic packaging, inter- connects, interfacial adhesion, adhesives and nano-composites; MEMS; reliability without hermeticity.

Lilong CAI Associate Professor

(2358 7209 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Toronto (1990)

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University (1990-93)

Current Research Activities: Control of nonlinear systems; instrumentation and measurement; robotics; automation of manufacturing processes.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Development of an integrated feedback control system for spot welding process RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$386,274 01 Jan 2006 Profiling discontinuous 3-D objects using digital moire RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$662,537 01 Dec 2004 Fourier neural network with application in the control of unknown complex nonlinear systems RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$565,723 01 Dec 2003 Development of thread tension control system for embroidery machines Innovation and Technology Commission & Industries HK$370,000 01 Sep 2004 Representative Research Publications:

Liao, Jiarui, Cai, Lilong (2006) "Measurement of Discontinuities on 3D Objects Using Digital Moiré", Electronic Imaging 2006,San Jose, USA, Jan. 2006.

Yuan, Xiaohong, Cai, Lilong (2005) " Variable amplitude Fourier series with its application in gearbox diagnosis - Part I: Principle and simulation", MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, 19 (5): 1055-1066 SEP 2005.

Yuan, Xiaohong, Cai, Lilong (2005) " Variable amplitude Fourier series with its application in gearbox diagnosis - Part II: Experiment and application", MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, 19 (5): 1067-1081 SEP 2005.

Zuo, Wei, Cai, Lilong (2005) "¡§Tracking Control of Nonlinear Systems Using Fourier Neural Network¡¨,", 2005 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Monterey, California, USA., July, 2005.

Peng, Xiang, Zhang, Ping, Cai, Lilong (2004-2005) " Information security system based on virtual- optics imaging methodology and public key infrastructure", OPTIK, 115 (9): 420-426.

Yu, Linfeng, An, Yifei, Cai, Lilong (2004) " Numerical reconstruction of digital holography with changed viewing angles", Journal of electronic Imaging, 13 (4): 814-818.

Yu, Lingfeng, Cai, Lilong (2003) "Data encryption by disarranging the holographic information with rotated holograms", OPTIK, 114 (11): 497-503.

Peng, Xiang, Yu, Lingfeng, Cai, Lilong (2003) "Digital watermarking in three-dimensional space with a virtual-optics imaging modality", Optics Communications, 226 (1-6): 155-165 OCT 15.

Christopher Yu Hang CHAO Associate Professor

(2358 7210 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Berkeley (1994)

Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (1995-97) Current Research Activities: Indoor environmental quality in buildings; combustion and fire safety science.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Transmission Characteristics of Human-Exhaled Droplets due to Respiratory Actions in Aircraft Cabin Environments RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$538,83601 Jan 2006 Transport phenomena of human exhaled droplets due to respiratory action in ventilated indoor environments Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases HK$569,00001 Mar 2005 Development of a micro heat pump system for personal or portable cooling in hazardous environments RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 01 Apr 2006 Performance-based fire analysis UGC - Government's Matching Grant Scheme HK$4,000 01 Dec 2003 Fundamental aspects of a novel micro-, meso-porous based confined catalytic oxidation (CCO) air purification technology RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$359,89901 Jan 2005 A study of the combustion characteristics in a micro-channel RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$743,53101 Sep 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Zhou, L., Wan, M.P., Chao, C.Y.H., Haghighat, F. (2006) "A Comparison of an Underfloor Air Distribution System and a Mixing System: Measurement and CFD Simulation", Proceedings of Healthy Buildings 2006, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol IV, pp. 299-304, June 4-8, 2006.

Wan, M.P., Chao, C.Y.H., Yu, W.C. (2006) "Dispersion Characteristics of Human Expiratory Droplets and Droplet Nuclei in a Mechanically Ventilated General Hospital Ward", Proceedings of Healthy Buildings 2006, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol III, pp. 257-262, June 4-8, 2006.

Chao, C.Y.H., Kwong, C.W., Hui, K.S. (2006) "Effect of Ozone on Zeolite Based Filtration System in Gaseous Pollutant Removal", Proceedings of Healthy Buildings 2006, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol IV, pp. 489- 494, June 4-8, 2006.

Wan, M.P., Chao, C.Y.H. (2005) "Effect of Changing the Air Distribution System on the Dispersion of Droplet Phase Aerosols in an Enclosure", Proceeding of the 10th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Vol III, pp. 2696-2700, September 4-9, 2005.

Hui, K.S., Chao, C.Y.H. (2005) "Effects of Step-Change of Synthesis Temperature on Synthesis of Zeolite 4A from Coal Fly Ash", Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, Vol 88, pp. 145-151.

Wan, M.P., Chao, C.Y.H. (2005) "Numerical and Experimental Study of Velocity and Temperature Characteristics in a Ventilated Enclosure with Underfloor Ventilation Systems", Indoor Air, Vol 15, pp. 342- 355.

Hui, K.S., Chao, C.Y.H., Kot, S.C. (2005) "Removal of Mixed Heavy Metal Ions in Waste Water by Zeolite 4A and Residual Products from Recycled Coal Fly Ash", Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol 127(1-3), pp. 89-101.

Fisk, W., Faulkner, D., Sullivan, D., Chao, C.Y.H., Wan, M.P., Zagreus, L., Webster, T. (2005) "Results of a Field Study of Underfloor Air Distribution", Proceeding of the 10th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Beijing, PRC, Vol I(2), pp. 1016-1020, September 4-9, 2005.

Yongsheng GAO Associate Professor

(2358 8649 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Birmingham (1992)

Lecturer, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (1987-88)

Current Research Activities: Manufacturing process control; grinding technology; tolerances and measurement technology; precision engineering.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Actively cooled megasonic cooling for surface grinding RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 01 Jan 2006 The sixth international symposium on measurement technology and intelligent instruments UGC - Government's Matching Grant Scheme HK$7,213 28 Nov 2003 Transparent air beam assisted surface profile measurement during grinding RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$345,054 01 Dec 2004 Representative Research Publications:

Gao, Yongsheng, Tse, Shuetfung (2006) "A study of the piezoelectric constant models for nano- positioning in precision machining", Proc ICFDM 2006, GZ, China, 2, pp. 139-144.

Gao, Yongsheng, Tse, Shuetfung (2005) "An analysis of the discontinuity in the modeling of sinusoidal excitation for piezoelectric actuator based micro-positioning system for surface grinding control", Proc Euspen 2005, France, 2, pp. 377-380.

Tao, Zhengsu, Gao, Yongsheng (2005) "Effects of key parameters on the performance of a new in- process optical measurement method", Key Engineering Materials, 295-296, pp. 405-410.

Gao, Yongsheng, Tse, Shuetfung, Gao, Wei (2005) Measurement Technology and Intelligent Instruments VI.

Liu, Xiaojun, Gao, Yongsheng, To, Sandy S., Lee, W. B. (2004-2005) "Anti-Vibration Characteristics of a Lateral Shear Interferometer for On-Machine Surface Measurement", Key Engineering Materials, 295- 296, pp. 411-416.

Gao, Yongsheng, Lai, Hon Keung, Tse, Shuet Fung (2004-2005) "Effects of actively cooled coolant for grinding brittle materials", Key Engineering Materials, 291-292, pp. 233-238.

Gao, Yongsheng, Tse, Shuetfung (2004-2005) "Evaluation of Dynamic Parameters for Underdamped Grinding Machines", Key Engineering Materials, 295-296, pp. 631-636.

Gao, Yongsheng, Tse, Shuetfung, Chiu, Kwokwah (2003-2004) "A displacement-frequency modulator based system for composite grinding control", Key Engineering Materials, Vol. 257-258, pp. 165-170.

Jang Kyo KIM Associate Professor

(2358 7207 ; [email protected] ; http://www.me.ust.hk:8080/web/people_details.jsp?gid=863)

PhD, University of Sydney (1991) Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Korean Air (1979-83) ARC Australian Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Sydney (1992) Lecturer, Australian National University (1993-94) Tan Chin Tuan Excange Fellow, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (1998) Current Research Activities: Interface science; adhesion and debonding/delamination mechanics; thin films and coatings; microstructure-property relationship; fracture, failure and damage of advanced materials; nano- composites; Reliability of microelectronic packages; wirebonding; electronic materials.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Novel Surface Treatments, Hybridization of Carbon Nanotubes and Their Effects on Multi-Functional and Mechanical Properties of Polymer Composites RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$391,68401 Sep 2005 Self-healing fibres with polymer coatings containing carbon nanotubes and clay nanoparticles RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 01 Jan 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Ding, Yong, Kim, Jang-Kyo, Tong, Pin (2006) "Numerical analysis of ultrasonic wire bonding: effects of bonding parameters on contact pressure and frictional energy", Mech. Mater., 38, 11-24.

Gao, Bo, Kim, Jang-Kyo, Leung, Christopher K.Y. (2006) "Optimization of tapered end design for FRP strips bonded to RC beams", Compos. Sci. Technol., 66, 1266-1273.

Sham, Man Lung, Kim, Jang-Kyo (2006) "Surface functionalities of multi-wall carbon nanotubes after UV/ozone and TETA treatments", Carbon, 44, 768-777.

Li, Jing, Kim, Jang-Kyo, Sham, Man Lung (2005) "Conductive graphite nanoplatelet/epoxy nanocomposites: effects of exfoliation and UV/Ozone treatment of graphite", Scripta Materialia, Vol. 53, 235-240.

Lai, Ming Fang, Kim, Jang-Kyo (2005) "Effects of epoxy treatment of organoclay on structure, thermo- mechanical and transport properties of poly(ethylene terephthalate-co-ethylene naphthalate) /organoclay nanocomposites", Polymer, Vol. 46, 4722-2734.

Sham, Man Lung, Kim, Jang Kyo (2005) "Experiment and numerical analysis of the residual stresses in underfill resins for flip chip package applications", J. Electronic Packaging, Vol. 127 (2005) 47-51.

Kim, Jang-Kyo, Hu, Chugang, Woo, Ricky S.C., Sham, Man Lung (2005) "Moisture barrier characteristics of organoclay-epoxy nanocomposites", Composites Science & Technology, Vol. 65 (2005) 805-813.

Gao, Bo, Kim, Jang-Kyo, Leung, Christopher K.Y. (2004) "Fracture behaviour of RC beams with FRP strips bonded with rubber modified resins: experiment and FEM model", Composites Science & Technology, Vol. 64, 2557-2564.

See Chun KOT Senior Lecturer

(2358 7187 ; [email protected])

PhD, Cornell University (1971)

Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong (1974-90)

Current Research Activities: Computational fluid dynamics; environmental fluid dynamics; atmospheric dispersion; wind tunnel modeling; airport wind shear.

Representative Research Publications:

Guan, Wei Bing, Kot, See Chun, Wolanski, E (2005) "3-D fluid-mud dynamics in the Jiaojiang Estuary, China", Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, Vol 65, pp 747-762, 2005.

Lam, KS, Cheng, ZL, Kot, SC, Tsang, CW (2004-2005) "Chemical charateristics of Aerosols at Coastal Station in Hong Kong II", J. of Environmental Sciences, Vol 16, no. 2, pp.212-221.

Wang, T, Lam, KS, Tsang, CW, Kot, SC (2004-2005) "On the Variability and Correlation of Surface Ozone and Carbon Monoxide Observed in Hong Kong using Trajectory and Regression Analyses", Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2004, vol. 21, no.1, pp. 141-152.

Kot, See Chun, Yu, Chi Wai (2003) "Wind-tunnel Testing of Stack Effect of Amoy Garden", International Conference on Pollution in the Metropolitan and Urban Environment (POLMET 2003) organised by the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers in Hong Kong, POLMET 2003 p. 97.

Kot, See Chun (2001-2002) "Dispersion Modelling", Chapter in 'The Air We Breathe:Air Pollution in Hong Kong', The HKU Press, Hong Kong. David Chuen Chun LAM Associate Professor

(2358 7208 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara (1991)

Research Staff, Hitachi Research Lab, Hitachi Ltd (1991-94)

Current Research Activities: Relations between material processing, properties and process mechanics; rapid prototyping, tooling and manufacturing; adhesive technology and interface mechanics in electronic packaging.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Characterization and modeling of strain gradient stiffened nanocomposite RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$582,116 31 Dec 2005 Experiments and modeling of size effect in elastic deformation of small-scaled structures RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$722,869 31 Dec 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Chong, A.C.M., Yang, F., Lam, D.C.C., Tong, P. (2005) "Mechanics Framework for Micron-Scale Planar Structures", Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 9, Page 173.

Tong, P., Lam, D.C.C., Yang, F. (2005) "Mode I solution for micron-sized crack", Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Volume 72, Issue 12, Page 1779-1804.

Lam, S., Liu, C.K., Mui, M.K., Shek, K.T., Kok, C.W., Lam, D.C.C. (2005) "Realization of a 27-MHz wireless transmitter using embedded passives on a thin organic substrate", Proceedings of 2005 Electronic Components and Technology Conference, ECTC 2005, pp. 1704 • 1710.

Lam, D.C.C., Yang, F. (2004) "Size-Dependent Fracture and Higher Order J-integral for Solids Characterized by Strain Gradient Elasticity", International J. of Fracture, Vol 126 pp. 385-398.

Lam, David C C, Yang, Fan (2004) "Size-Dependent Fracture and Higher Order J-integral for Solids Characterized by Strain Gradient Elasticity", International J. of Fracture, Vol 126, 385-398.

Lam, David C C (2003-2004) "Embedded passives: 3-D integrated component printed circuit boards", Trans. HKIE, Vol 10, [4] pp. 42-49.

Liu, C. K., Cheng, P. L., Leung, S. Y. Y., Lam, D.C.C. (2003-2004) "Inductance Tolerance Analyses and Design-Process Map of Embedded Spiral Indutcor", 54rd Electronic Components and Technology Conference, June 1 ¡V 4, Las Vegas, 2004, p. 1108-1112.

Lam, David C.C., Yang, Fan, Chong, A.C.M., Wang, Jun, Tong, Pin (2003) "Experiments and theory in strain gradient elasticity", Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Vol. 5: 1477-1508.

Ricky Shi-Wei LEE Associate Professor and Associate Director, Center for Advanced Electronics System Packaging

(2358 7203 ; [email protected] ; http://www.me.ust.hk/~rickylee)

PhD, Purdue University (1992) Visiting Assistant Professor, Purdue University (1993)

Current Research Activities: Electronic packaging and surface mount technology; smart materials and mechanics for sensors and actuators; composite materials and structures.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: System design and packaging of high brightness light emitting diode (HB-LED) array modules for wide area interior solid state lighting to replace conventional fluorescent light tubes RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,125 01 Feb 2006 Development and dissemination of advanced lead-free soldering process technologies for green electronics manufacturing and assembly Innovation and Technology Commission & Industries HK$3,600,00020 Feb 2006 Computational simulation and experimental study for board level solder joint and process reliability Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. HK$160,000 01 Jul 2005 Characterization of thermal performance and stress analysis for stacked-die system-in-package Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. HK$100,000 12 Nov 2005 Packaging of high-brightness light emitting diode (HB-LED) array module for the placement of saloon lighting on MTR subway trains Mass Transit Railway Corporation HK$206,000 01 Sep 2005 Technology development and prototyping of MEMS-based microphone Innovation and Technology Commission & Industries HK$1,176,30001 May 2005 Evaluation of board level reliability of lead-free solder joints for improvement of lead-free soldering processes VTech Electronics Limited HK$160,000 16 Jan 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Yan, Chien-Chun, Lee, Shi-Wei Ricky, Huang, Xingjia (2004) "Comparison of Solder Ball Shear Strengths for Various Nickel Platings on the Bond Pads of a PBGA Substrate", Soldering & Surface Mount Technology, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 21-26.

Lau, John, Wong, C. P., Lee, N. C., Lee, S. W. Ricky (2003) Electronics Manufacturing with Lead-free, Halogen-free, and Conductive Adhesive Materials, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY.

Lee, S. W. Ricky, Lui, Ben H. W., Kong, Y. H., Baylon, Bernard, Leung, T., Umali, P., Agtarap, H. (2002) "Assessment of Board Level Solder Joint Reliability for PBGA Assemblies with Lead-free Solders", Soldering & Surface Mount Technology, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 46-50.

Zhang, Xiaowu, Lee, S.W. Ricky, Choi, K.S., Kim, Y.G. (2002) "Computational Parametric Analyzes on the Solder Joint Reliability of Bottom Leaded Plastic (BLP) Package", IEEE Transactions on Advanced Packaging Technologies, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 514-521.

Lau, John, Lee, S. W. Ricky, Pan, S. H., Chang, Chris (2002) "Nonlinear Time-Dependent Analysis of Micro Via-in-Pad Substrates for Solder Bumped Flip Chip Applications", Journal of Electronic Packaging, ASME Transactions, Vol. 124, No. 3, pp. 205-211.

Lee, S.w. Ricky, Huang, Xingjia (2001-2002) "Analysis on Solder Ball Shear Testing Conditions with a Simple Computational Model", Soldering & Surface Mount Technology, 14(1), 45-48.

Lau, John, Lee, S.W. Ricky (2001-2002) Microvias for Low-Cost High-Density Interconnects, McGraw- Hill, New York, NY.

Zhu, Meiling, Lee, S.w. Ricky, Li, Hing Leung, Zhang, Tong Yi, Tong, Pin (2001-2002) "Modeling and Analysis of Torsional Vibration Induced by Extension-Twisting Coupling of Anisotropic Composite Laminates with Piezoelectric Actuators", Smart Material & Structures, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 55-62. Steve Hon-Keung LEE Associate Professor

(2358 7186 ; [email protected])

PhD, Rutgers University (1993)

Visiting Assistant Professor, Rutgers University (1994)

Current Research Activities: Experimental and computational fluid dynamics; heat transfer; transport during materials processing; electronic packaging.

Representative Research Publications:

Siu, Wilfred, Lee, Steve (2004) "Contact Resistance Measurement and its effect on the thermal response of packed sphere systems", Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 126, pp. 886-895.

Siu, Wilfred, Lee, Steve (2004) "Transient Temperature Computation of Spheres in Three- Dimensional Random Packings", International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 47, No. 5, pp. 887- 898.

Liu, C. S. L., Lee, S. H.-K. (2002) "A Numerical Study of Dynamic Meniscus", International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition.

Liu, C.S.L., Lee, S.H.-K. (2002) "A Numerical Study of Dynamic Meniscus", ASME/AIAA Joint Thermophysics Conference, St. Louis, U.S.A.

Liu, C.S.L., Lee, S.H.-K. (2001) "A Numerical Investigation of the Free Surface Flow during Optical Fiber Coating Process", International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, New York, U.S.A.

Lee, S.H.-K., Ip, S.C.-H., Wu, A.K. C. (2001) "An Effective Approach to Compute the Radiative Heat Transfer in the Packed Sphere System", International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, New York, U.S.A.

Lee, S.H.-K., Fan, N., Ip, S.C.-H., Siu, W.W.M. (2001) "Die Cracking Risks in Adding a Heatslug to a QFP Package", Microelectronic Packaging, 1, 277-287.

Lee, S.H.-K., Siu, W.W.M., Ip, S.C.-H., Wu, A.K.C. (2001) "The Effect of Packing Microstructure on the Effective Conductivity of Random Sphere Packings for Sintering Applications", International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, New York, U.S.A.. Huihe QIU Associate Professor

(2358 7190 ; [email protected])

PhD, Erlangen-Nuremberg University (1994)

Current Research Activities: Coherent optical diagnostics; micro-optical sensors; multiphase flows and heat transfer; micro-casting and cooling.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Interfacial Film Dynamics in Pulsating Multiphase Micro Flows RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$579,411 01 Jan 2006 Characterization of slip flows and microscale effects in microchannels RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$400,430 31 Dec 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Qiu, Huihe, Wang, Xishi (2006) "Experimental Study on Interfacial Film Dynamics of Oscillating Multiphase Micro Flows", 13th International Symposium on Applications of Laser Techniques to Fluid Mechanics, 1036, 1-12.

Zhao, Yong, Qiu, Huihe (2006) "Measurements of Multicomponent Microdroplet Evaporation by Using Novel Optical Techniques", Experiments in Fluids, 40, pp60-69.

Hong, Fangjun, Qiu, Huihe (2005) "Experimental Study on Rapid Solidification Process Using a Novel Ultrasound Technique", Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 30/1, pp17-26.

Wang, Xishi, Qiu, Huihe (2005) "Fringe Probing of Gas-Liquid Interfacial Film in a Micro Capillary Tube", Applied Optics, Vol. 44, No. 22, pp4648-4653.

Xue, Zhenlan, Wang, Xishi, Hong, Fangjun, Zhang, Peng, Qiu, Huihe (2005) "Interfacial Film Dynamics of Oscillating Plug/Slug Flows in Mini/Micro Channels", International Conference on Jets, Wakes and Separated Flows, Toba-shi, Mie, Japan, P-015, 1-6.

Hong, Fangjun, Qiu, Huihe (2005) "Modeling of Substrate Remelting, Flow, and Resolidification in Microcasting", Numerical Heat Transfer, 48, pp987-1008. Wang, Xishi, Qiu, Huihe (2005) "Fringe Probing of Liquid Film Thickness of a Plug Bubble in a Micropipe", Measurement Science & Technology, 16, pp. 594-600.

Xue, Zhenlan, Qiu, Huihe (2005) "Integrating micromachined fast response temperature sensor array in a glass microchannel", Sensors and Actuators A, Vol.122, 189-195.

Jingshen WU Associate Professor

(2358 7200 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Sydney (1994)

Australian Research Council (ARC) Post-doctoral Fellow (1995-96)

Current Research Activities: Processing-morphology-property relationships of polymer nanocomposites; polymers and polymer nanocomposites in microelectronic applications; reliability and failure analysis of microelectronic packages.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Preparation, microstructure and mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites based on thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) and highly exfoliated pristine clay via melt compounding RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$453,899 01 Sep 2005 Structure, property and modification of low cost nanocomposites for electronic packaging applications UGC - Government's Matching Grant Scheme HK$36,450 01 Oct 2003 Processing and characterization of a new class of polymer based nanocomposites reinforced by halloysite nanotubes RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$414,980 31 Dec 2003 Center for Engineering Materials and Reliability Nansha Research Centers HK$6,152,00001 Jul 2006 Representative Research Publications:

Wang, Ke, Chen, Ling, Wu, Jingshen, Toh, Mei Ling, He, Chaobin, Yee, Albert (2005) "Epoxy Nanocomposites with Highly Exfoliated Clay: Mechanical Properties and Fracture Mechanisms", Macromolecules, Vol 38, 788-800.

Wang, Siuming, Wu, Jingshen, Leng, Yang (2005) "Mechanical Behaviour of PLA/HA Composite in Simulated Physiological Environment", Key Engineering Materials, vol. 288-289, 231-236.

Wang, Ke, Wang, Lei, Wu, Jingshen, Chen, Ling, He, Chaobin (2005) "Preparation of Highly Exfoliated Epoxy/Clay Nanocomposites by Slurry Compounding: Process and Mechanisms", Langmuir, Vol. 21(8); 3613-3618.

Zheng, Genhua, Wu, Jingshen, Wang, Wenping, Pan, Caiyuan (2004) "Characterizations of expended graphite/polymer composites prepared by in situ polymerization", Carbon, vol 42 (14), 2839- 2847.

Chen, Haibin, Karger-Kocsis, Jozsef, Wu, Jingshen (2004) "Effects of molecular structure on the essential work of fracture of amorphous copolyesters at various deformation rates", Polymer, Vol. 45, 6375-6382.

Chen, Bin, Liu, Jia, Wu, Jingshen (2004) "Synthesis of Disordered and Highly Exfoliated Epoxy/Clay Nanocomposites Using Organoclay with Catalytic Function via Acetone-Clay Slurry Method", Chemistry of Materials, Vol 16(24); 4864-4866.

Zhang, Yan, Chan, Chi-Ming, Wu, Jingshen (2004) "Tensile property, morphology and micro- deformation of polypropylene/CaCO3 nanocomposites", Proceedings of ANTEC 2004, ANTEC 2004, pp1795-1799.

Liu, Jia, Wu, Jingshen (2003-2004) "A comprehensive study on intercalation and exfoliation of epoxy/clay nanocomposites", ACCM-4, Society of Asian-Australasian Conference on Composite Materials, Sydney, Australia, Proceedings of ACCM-4, paper no. A-685. Yi-Kuen LEE Assistant Professor

(2358 8663 ; [email protected] ; http://ihome.ust.hk/~meyklee)

PhD, University of California, Los Angeles (2001)

Research Assistant, University of California, Los Angeles (1997-2001); Research Assistant, National Taiwan University (1992-1995)

Current Research Activities: Bio-MEMS/NEMS: micro biosensor chip; micro electroporation chip for DNA transfection, micro thermal inkjet; micro/nano capillary electrophoresis chip; micro biometric sensor; micro inertia sensor chip; micro chaotic mixing; DNA fluorescence microscopy.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Low-voltage Micro Pulsed RF Electroporation Cell Chip for DNA Transfer RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$380,864 01 Sep 2005 Integrated microfluidic system using giant electrorheological fluid France / Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme HK$30,600 01 Jan 2006 High-throughput micro electroporation cell chip technology for DNA transfection UGC - Government's Matching Grant Scheme HK$7,748 01 Jan 2004 Integrated nano bubble actuator RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$348,235 01 Sep 2004 High-throughput micro electroporation cell chip technology for DNA transfection Kenreal International Trading Co. Ltd. HK$78,000 01 Jan 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Deng, Peigang, Lee, Yi-Kuen, Cheng, Ping (2006) "An Experimental Study of Heater Size Effect on Micro Bubble Generation", International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 49, No. 15-16, pp. 2535- 2544, 2006.

Chan, Yick Chuen, Lee, Yi-Kuen, Zohar, Yitshak (2006) "High-throughput Design and Fabrication of an Integrated Microsystem with High Aspect-Ratio Sub-Micron Pillar Arrays for Free-Solution Micro Capillary Electrophoresis", Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 699-707, 2006. He, Huiqi, Chang, Donald C., Lee, Yi-Kuen (2006) "Micro Pulsed Radio-Frequency Electroporation Chip", Bioelectrochemistry, Vol. 68, No. 1, pp.89-97, 2006.

Deng, Peigang, Lee, Yi-Kuen, Cheng, Ping (2006) "Two-dimensional Micro Bubble Actuator Array to Enhance the Efficiency of Molecular Beacon Based DNA Micro Biosensor", Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Vol. 21, No. 8, pp. 1443-1450, 2006.

He, Huiqi, Chang, Donald, Lee, Yi-Kuen (2006) "Using a Micro Electroporation Chip to Determine the Optimal Physical Parameters in the Uptake of Biomolecules in HeLa Cells", Bioelectrochemistry, Vol. 71, pp. 80-85, 2006.

Niu, Xize, Wen, Weijia, Lee, Yi-Kuen (2005) "Electrorheological-fluid-based Microvalves", Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 87, 243501 (1-3), 2005.

Yu, Zeta Tak For, Lee, Yi-Kuen, Wong, Man, Zohar, Yitshak (2005) "Fluid Flow in Microchannels with Cavities", Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp.1-14, 2005.

Lee, Man, Cheung, Luthur, Lee, Yi-Kuen, Zohar, Yitshak (2005) "Height Effect on Nucleation-Site Activity and Size-Dependent Bubble Dynamics in Microchannel Convective Boiling", Journal Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 15, pp.1-9, 2005.

Kai TANG Assistant Professor

(2358 8656 ; [email protected] ; http://ihome.ust.hk/~mektang)

PhD, University of Michigan (1990)

Software specialist, Applicon Inc (1991-2001)

Current Research Activities: Solid modeling; CAD/CAM; geometric algorithms; multi-axis surface machining algorithms; feature recognition; robotics algorithms.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: A Unified Tool Path Planning Algorithm for 5-axis Sculptured Surface Machining Based on Variational Energy Minimization RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$359,22401 Sep 2005 Optimal boundary triangulations of an interpolating rule surface RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$69,000 01 Jan 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Tang, Kai, Wang, Charlie, Chen, Danny (2006) "Minimum area convex packing of two convex polygons", International Journal of Computational Geometry and Applications, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 41 - 74.

Liu, Yong-jin, Tang, Kai, Joneja, Ajay (2005) "2D sketch-based shape modeling with a fast and stable numerical engine", Computers & Graphics, Vol. 29, pp. 778-793.

Wang, Charlie, Tang, Kai (2005) "Optimal boundary triangulations of an interpolating ruled surface", ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 291-301.

Wang, Charlie, Tang, Kai, Yeung, Benjamin (2005) "Freeform surface flattening based on fitting a woven mesh model", Computer-Aided Design, Vol. 37/8, pp. 799-814, 2005.

Tang, Kai, Wang, Charlie (2005) "Modeling developable folds on a strip", ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, 200., No. 1, pp. 35-47.

Fu, Jing, Joneja, Ajay, Tang, Kai (2005) "Modeling wrinkles on smooth surfaces for footwear design", Computer-Aided Design, Vol. 37/8, pp. 815-823, 2005.

Wang, Charlie, Tang, Kai (2005) "Non-self-overlapping Hermite interpolation mapping: a practical solution for structured quadrilateral meshing", Computer-Aided Design, 2005, Vol. 37/2, pp. 271-283.

Tang, Kai, Liu, Yong-jin (2004) "A geometric method for determining intersection relations", IEEE Trans. on Robotics, Aug., 2004, Vol.20, No. 4, pp. 636-650, Aug., 2004. Home [ACCT] [ECON] [FINA] [ISMT] [MGTO] [MARK]

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Gary C BIDDLE, Professor, Department Head and Associate Dean of Business and Management

Kevin C W CHEN, Professor

Guochang ZHANG, Professor

Peter F CHEN, Associate Professor

James R FREDERICKSON, Associate Professor

Clive LENNOX, Associate Professor

Krishnan ARJUNAN, Adjunct Associate Professor

Patrick J HARVEY, Adjunct Associate Professor

Sabrina Y S KWAN, Adjunct Associate Professor

K P RAMASWAMY, Adjunct Associate Professor

Brian W SEMKOW, Adjunct Associate Professor

W Mary WONG, Adjunct Associate Professor

Chih-Ying CHEN, Assistant Professor

Zhihong CHEN, Visiting Assistant Professor

Gilles HILARY, Assistant Professor

Charles Y HSU, Assistant Professor

Kai Wai HUI, Assistant Professor

Xiaohong LIU, Assistant Professor

Min WU, Assistant Professor

Mingshan ZHANG, Assistant Professor

Yong ZHANG, Assistant Professor Gary C BIDDLE Professor, Department Head and Associate Dean of Business and Management

(2358 7552 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Chicago (1980)

Assistant Professor, University of Chicago (1980-84) Professor of Accounting, University of Washington (1984-98)

Current Research Activities: Economic value added; securities pricing; financial statement analysis; management performance measures; information content tests; foreign stock listings; audit sampling; cost allocations; auditor decisions.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: The effects of accounting transparency, corporate disclosure and other institutional features on firm-level investment (Part I) RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$39,120 01 Jan 2005 Financial analysts' performance and career concern RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$123,81530 Jun 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Biddle, Gary C., Choi, Jong-Hag (2006) "Is Comprehensive Income Useful?", Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, Volume 2, Number 1, Pages 1-32.

Biddle, Gary C., Chen, Peter, Zhang, Guochang (2001-2002) "When Capital Follows Profitability: Non-linear Residual Income Dynamics", Review of Accounting Studies, Vol. 6, No. 2-3, June/September, 2001, pp. 229-265. Kevin C W CHEN Professor

(2358 7585 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (1985)

Assistant and Associate Professor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick (1989-99)

Current Research Activities: Accounting information and securities pricing; use of accounting information in contract enforcement and regulation.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Corporate governance, agency costs, and expected stock returns: Evidence from analysts' earnings forecasts RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$56,00001 Jul 2004 A comparison of shareholder identity and governance mechanisms in the monitoring of listed companies in China RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$22,00001 Jan 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Chen, Kevin, Yuan, Hongqi (2004) "Earnings Management and Resource Allocation: Evidence From China¡¦s Accounting-Based Regulation of Rights Issues", The Accounting Review, Vol. 79, No. 3, pp. 645- 665.

Chen, Kevin C.W., Schoderbek, M.P., Danielson, M.G. (2003) "Analysts¡¦ Interpretation of Transitory Earnings Components: Evidence from Forecast Revisions after Disclosure of the 1993 Deferred Tax Adjustment", Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance, Vol. 18, No. 3, Summer 2003, pp. 333-354.

Chen, Kevin, Danielson, Morris, Schoderbek, Michael (2003) "Analysts' Interpretation of Transitory Earnings Components: Evidence from Forecast Revisions after Disclosure of the 1993 Deferred Tax Adjustment", Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance, Vol. 18, No. 3.

Chen, Kevin, Yuan, Hongqi (2001) "Earnings management and resource allocation: Evidence from China¡¦s accounting-based regulation of rights issue.", 2001 American Accounting Association annual conference, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Guochang ZHANG Professor

(2358 7569 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of British Columbia (1992)

Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo (1991-93)

Current Research Activities: Accounting information and equity valuation; the roles of accounting and finance in resolving agency conflicts; management accounting in China.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Segment profitability, misvaluation, and corporate divestment RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$61,000 01 Jan 2005 Accounting information and stock returns RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$342,808 01 Jan 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Chen, Peter, Zhang, Guochang (2004) "Profitability (ROE), Earnings and Book Value in Equity Valuation: A Geometric View and Empirical Evidence", 2004 Information, Markets, and Organizations (Harvard Business School), June 21- 22.

Chen, Peter, Zhang, Guochang (2003) "Heterogeneous investment opportunities in multiple segment firms and the incremental value relevance of segment accounting data", The Accounting Review, Vol. 78, pp.397-428.

Zhang, Guochang (2001) "Private information production, public disclosure, and the cost of capital: Theory and implications", Contemporary Accounting Research, 18(2): 363-384.

Biddle, Gary, Chen, Peter, Zhang, Guochang (2001) "When capital follows profitability: Non-linear residual income dynamics", Review of Accounting Studies, 6, 229-265. Peter F CHEN Associate Professor

(2358 7572 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Alberta (1998)

Instructor, University of Alberta (1996-98)

Current Research Activities: Financial reporting of segment information; financial reporting issues for banks; accounting information and valuation.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: The effect of regulatory change on accounting conservatism and valuation of US bank shares RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$30,00001 Nov 2004 Convergence to international financial reporting standards and analysts' stock recommendations: International evidence RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$30,00001 Dec 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Chen, Peter F, Zhang, Guochang (2006) "How do financial statement data inform investors about the change in equity value? Modelling and empirically testing the relation between operating performance and market performance", IAAER conference on reporting financial performance Research, IAAER conference on reporting financial performance research, March 19-20.

Chen, Peter F, Zhang, Tianyu (2005) "Pyramidal ownership structure and proprietary disclosures: Evidence from segment reporting in Hong Kong", International journal of Business Research, Volume IV, Number 1, pp.85-95.

Chen, Peter F., Zhang, Guochang (2003) "Heterogeneous Investment Opportunities in Multiple- Segment Firms and the Incremental Value Relevance of Segment Accounting Data", The Accounting Review, Vol. 78, 397-428.

Chen, Peter F., Mehrotra, Vikas, Sivakumar, Ranjini, Yu, Wayne (2001-2002) "Layoffs, Shareholders' Wealth, and Corporate Performance", Journal of Empirical Finance, 8(2), 171-199.

Biddle, Gary C., Chen, Peter F., Zhang, Guochang (2001-2002) "When Capital Follows Profitability: Non-linear Residual Income Dynamics", Review of Accounting Studies, 6,pp.229-265. James R FREDERICKSON Associate Professor

(2358 7581 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Washington (1990)

Assistant Professor, Indiana University (1990-96) Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Utah (1996-97)

Current Research Activities: Financial disclosure issues and their impact on investors' judgments and decisions; integration of economic and behavioral factors in decision making in accounting contexts.

Representative Research Publications:

Frederickson, James, Miller, Jeff (2004) "The Effect of Pro Forma Earnings Disclosures on Analysts¡¦ and Nonprofessional Investors¡¦ Equity Valuation Judgments", The Accounting Review, Volume 79 (July 2004), pp. 667 ¡V 686.

Fisher, Joe, Frederickson, James, Peffer, Sean (2002) "Effects of Information Asymmetry and Negotiated Budgets: An Empirical Investigation", Accounting, Organizations and Society, 27, 27 - 43.

Fisher, Joe, Frederickson, James, Peffer, Sean (2001-2002) "Budgeting: An Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Negotiation", in Emerging Practices in Cost Management (Warren, Gorham & Lamont Professional Publishing Division, Research Institute of America Inc.).

Clive LENNOX Associate Professor

(2358 7571 ; [email protected])

PhD, Oxford University (1998)

Reader, Bristol University (1998-2001) Current Research Activities: Auditing, financial distress and economic methodology.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Accounting alumni, audit firm appointments, and audit committee characteristics RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$371,175 01 Aug 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Lennox, Clive, Hilary, Gilles (2005) "The Credibility of Self-Regulation: Evidence from the Accounting Profession¡¦s Peer Review Program", Journal of Accounting and Economics, 2005, Vol. 40, No. 1-3: 211- 229.

Lennox, Clive (2005) "Audit quality and executive officers' affiliations with CPA firms", Journal of Accounting and Economics, Vol. 39, pp. 201-231.

Lennox, Clive (2001-2002) "Self-serving Disclosures by Chairpersons of Failing UK Companies", Asia- Pacific Journal of Accounting and Economics, 8(2): 63-81.

Lennox, Clive, Ireland, Jen (2001-2002) "The Large Audit Firm Fee Premium: A Case of Selectivity Bias?", Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, 17(1): 73-91.

Krishnan ARJUNAN Adjunct Associate Professor

(2358 7573 ; [email protected])

Current Research Activities: Representative Research Publications:

Baksh, Abdul Majid, Arjunan, Krishnan (2005) Business Law in Malaysia. Baksh, Abdul Majid, Arjunan, Krishnan (2004) Business Law in Malaysia, Textbook, pp. 640. Arjunan, Krishnan (2003-2004) "Securities and Futures in Hong Kong: A Revamp of the Law", Company and Securities Law Journal, (2003) 21 C & SLJ 336-348.

Arjunan, Krishnan, Nabi Baksh, Abdul Majid (2002) Business Law in Hong Kong, Hong Kong: Lexis Nexis.

Patrick J HARVEY Adjunct Associate Professor

(2358 7561 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Southern California (1994)

Hong Kong University 1995-1999 IBM Marketing, 1986-1989 Coopers & Lybrand 1982-86

Current Research Activities: Anti-counterfeiting and counterfeiting; fraud, tax evasion and 'black economy' controls and measurements.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Incremental progression of professional societies RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$8,000 01 Dec 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Harvey, Patrick, Walls, W.david (2003) "Laboratory markets in pirate goods: Hong Kong versus Las Vegas", Applied Economics Letters, Volume 10, Number 14/15, pages 883-887 November.

Harvey, Patrick James, Walls, W. David (2003) "The Revealed Demand for Pirate Goods: Probit Analysis of Experimental Data", International Journal of Management, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 194-201.

Harvey, Patrick (2001) "'Gresham's Law and Accounting Standard Setting'", International Accounting Conference, National Accounting Institute, Beijing China.

Harvey, Patrick (2001) "'International Accounting and China: New Opportunities'", Hong Kong International Accounting Association.

Harvey, Patrick, Walls, David (2001) "Task Completion Time and Accountant Performance", International Journal of Management, 18(3), 358-371.

Sabrina Y S KWAN Adjunct Associate Professor

(2358 7566 ; [email protected])

PhD, London Business School (1996)

Current Research Activities: Accounting and capital markets; international accounting; taxation.

Representative Research Publications:

Kallapur, Sanjay, Kwan, Sabrina (2004) "The Value Relevance and Reliability of Brand Assets Recognized by UK Firms", The Accounting Review, 79.1, January 2004, p.151-172. K P RAMASWAMY Adjunct Associate Professor

(2358 7556 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Kansas (1993)

Visiting Assistant Professor, University of New Hampshire (1993-94)

Current Research Activities: Management accounting in international context; mergers and acquisitions.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Research on mergers and acquisitions, educational issues and management accounting RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$10,000 01 Nov 2004 Research on my teaching-related topics RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$8,000 01 Dec 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Ramaswamy, Kadangode P., Waegelein, James F. (2003) "The Influence of Long-term Performance Plans, Method of Payment, and Type of Acquisition on Post-Merger Financial Performance", Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 115-126.

Brian W SEMKOW Adjunct Associate Professor

(2358 7560 ; [email protected])

PhD, Queen¡¦s University, Kingston (1982)

Current Research Activities: Law and economics; Asian financial market deregulation and internationalization; comparative corporate governance. W Mary WONG Adjunct Associate Professor

(2358 7555 ; [email protected])

JD, State University of New York, Buffalo (1983)

Senior Associate, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (1985-89). Regional Counsel, Amoco Corporation (1990-92). General Counsel, China and Asia Alcatel Alsthom (1993-98)

Current Research Activities: Philosophy of law - East and West; comparative political and legal regimes; genetic engineering & bioethics.

Chih-Ying CHEN Assistant Professor

(2358 7567 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Berkeley (1997)

Assistant Professor, National Taiwan University (1997-2000)

Current Research Activities: Accounting information and security valuation; capital market research.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Audit partner tenure and earnings quality RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$25,000 16 Nov 2003 The relationships between earnings quality and the auditor's tenure and industry expertise: One relationship or two? RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$31,000 01 Nov 2004 Audit partner industry specialization and earnings quality RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$344,00001 Jul 2005

Zhihong CHEN Visiting Assistant Professor

(2358 7878 ; [email protected])

PhD, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2005)

Current Research Activities: Corporate disclosure and corporate governance; accounting information and capital market; cost of capital.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Earnings quality and use of accounting information in capital investment RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$19,000 01 Dec 2005

Gilles HILARY Assistant Professor

(2358 7579 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Chicago (2002)

Auditor, KPMG/EY (1995-97) Teaching Assistant, University of Chicago (1997-2002) Current Research Activities: Corporate governance and disclosure of information; behavioral economics; international accounting.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: The effect of creditor rights on the investment policy RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$134,000 01 Nov 2004 The financing of investment RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$323,886 01 Sep 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Biddle, Gary, Hilary, Gilles (2006) "Accounting Quality and Firm-level Capital Investment", The Accounting Review, Forthcoming.

Chang, Xin, Dasgupta, Sudipto, Hilary, Gilles (2006) "Analysts' Following and Financing Decisions.", Journal of Finance, Forthcoming.

Hilary, Gilles, Menzly, Lior (2006) "Does Past Success Lead Analysts to Become Overconfident?", Management Science, Vol. 52, No. 4, 2006, pp. 489-500.

Hilary, Gilles (2006) "Labor Strength and Informational Asymmetry in the Stock Market.", The Review of Accounting Studies.

Hilary, Gilles, Lennox, Clive (2005) "The Credibility of Self-regulation: Evidence from the Accounting Profession¡¦s Peer Review Program.", Journal of Accounting and Economics, Vol. 40, 2005, pp. 211-229.

Charles Y HSU Assistant Professor

(2358 7568 ; [email protected])

PhD, Prudue University (2004)

Controller, Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals, Louisiana (1997-98) Current Research Activities: Earning management: analysts' forecasts and voluntary disclosures.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Inclusion versus exclusion of special items from street earnings: Earnings perception management and market reaction RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$73,00001 Nov 2004 The impact of the SEC's regulation of non-GAAP disclosures RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$31,00001 Dec 2005

Kai Wai HUI Assistant Professor

(258 7563 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Oregon (2004)

Tax Accountant, Ernst and Young (1998)

Current Research Activities: Voluntary disclosures; executive compensation and contracting; financial reporting; earnings management.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Management forecast strategy and CEO disclosure credibility RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$72,920 01 Nov 2004 Accounting conservatism and management forecast frequency: An empirical study RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$31,000 01 Dec 2005 Xiaohong LIU Assistant Professor

(2358 7558 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of British Columbia (2002)

Lecturer, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (1996-97)

Current Research Activities: Economics of auditing; incentives, compensation and control in organizations; financial disclosure.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Accounting system choice by managers with private information RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$45,000 01 Nov 2004 An analysis of fair value measurement basis vs. historical cost basis and managerial incentives RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$31,000 01 Dec 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Liu, Xiaohong, Pae, Suil (2005) "Voluntary Disclosure of Disaggregated Earnings Information", Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, Vol 1, No. 2, pp147-170.

LIU, Xiaohong, SIMUNIC, Dan (2005) "Profit sharing in an auditing oligopoly", The Accounting Review, Apr 2005. 80, 2, 677-702.

Min WU Assistant Professor

(2358 7559 ; [email protected] ; http://ihome.ust.hk/~acwu)

PhD, Stern School of Business, New York University (2002)

Instructor, Stern School of Business, New York University (2000) Current Research Activities: Earnings restatements; Chinese Accounting.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Restatement, incentives and asset value uncertainty - implications for corporate bond pricing and corporate governance design RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$28,00001 Oct 2005

Mingshan ZHANG Assistant Professor

(2358 7584 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California at Los Angeles (2005)

Current Research Activities: Accounting information and its use in equity valuation; financial disclosure and its impact on the capital market; institutions.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Information asymmetry, institutional trading, and cost of capital RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$60,036 01 Dec 2005

Yong ZHANG Assistant Professor

(2358 7574 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Rochester (2005)

Current Research Activities: Financial analysts; capital markets; earnings management; mergers and acquisitions; ownership structure; corporate governance.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Are investors fooled by affiliated analysts' optimistic forecasts/recommendations? RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$50,000 01 Dec 2005 Department of Economics

In CHOI, Professor

Songnian CHEN, Chair Professor

Leonard K H CHENG, Chair Professor

Soo Hong CHEW, Chair Professor

Francis T LUI, Professor and Director, Center for Economic Development

Danyang XIE, Professor and Senior Wei Lun Fellow

Cheng HSIAO, Adjunct Professor

Amnon RAPOPORT, Adjunct Professor

David E COOK, Associate Professor

Siu Fai LEUNG, Associate Professor

David D LI, Associate Professor and Associate Director, Center for Economic Development

Larry D QIU, Associate Professor

Susheng WANG, Associate Professor

Matthew B KREPPS, Adjunct Associate Professor

Milind S RAO, Adjunct Associate Professor

Jiahua CHE, Assistant Professor

William W Y CHOW, Visiting Assistant Professor

Timothy K H CHUE, Assistant Professor

Tanjim HOSSAIN, Assistant Professor

Xinyu HUA, Assistant Professor

Jae Hyon NAHM, Assistant Professor

Ryo OKUI, Assistant Professor Yan YU, Assistant Professor

Wen ZHOU, Assistant Professor In CHOI Professor

(2358 7611 ; [email protected] ; http://ihome.ust.hk./~inchoi)

PhD, Yale University (1990)

Assistant Professor, Ohio State University (1989-94); Assistant and Associate Professor, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea (1993 - 2001); Visiting Associate Professor, University of Southern Calif. (1999-2000); Visiting Associate Professor, Yale University (2000-2001)

Current Research Activities: Time series analysis; simultaneous equations model; panel data analysis; exchange rate dynamics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Nonlinear, nonstationary panel data analysis RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$26,172 01 Dec 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Choi, In (2006) "Nonstationary Panels", Palgrave Handbooks of Econometrics, Vol. 1, 511-539. Choi, In (2006) "Unit Root Tests for Cross-Sectionally Correlated Panels", Econometric Theory and Practice: Frontiers of Analysis and Applied Research, 311-333.

Choi, In (2005) "Inconsistency of Bootstrap for Nonstationary, Vector Autoregressive Processes", Statistics and Probability Letters, Vol. 75, 39-48.

Saikkonnen, Pentti, Choi, In (2003-2004) "Cointegrating Smooth Transition Regressions", Econometric Theory, Vol. 20, pp. 301-340.

Choi, In (2002) "Instrumental Variables Estimation of a Nearly Nonstationary, Heterogenous Error Component Model", Journal of Econometrics, 109, 1-32.

Choi, In (2002) "Structural Changes and Seemingly Unidentified Structural Equations", Econometric Theory, 18, 744-775. Songnian CHEN Chair Professor

(2358 7602 ; [email protected])

PhD, Princeton University (1994)

Current Research Activities: Econometrics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Semiparametric estimation of a generalized bivariate probit model RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$35,000 30 Jun 2005 Estimation of general transformation models RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$258,825 01 Jan 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Chen, Songnian, Khan, Shakeeb (2003) "Rates of Convergence for Estimating Regression Coefficients in Heteroscedastic Discrete Response", Journal of Econometrics, Vol 117, 245-278.

Chen, Songnian, Khan, Shakeeb (2003) "Root-n Consistent Estimation of Heteroskedastic Sample Selection Models", Econometric Theory, 19, 1040-1064.

Chen, Songnian, Khan, Shakeeb (2001) "Estimation of a Semilinear Censored Regression Model", Econometric Theory, 17, 567-590.

Leonard K H CHENG Chair Professor

(2358 7620 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Berkeley (1980)

Associate Professor of Economics, University of Florida (1985-92) Visiting Professor, Fudan University (1998) Current Research Activities: International trade and investment; market structure and applied game theory; innovation and imitation.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: High tech companies in Hong Kong and Shenzhen: An exploratory study RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$100,00001 Jan 2004 Business strategies, operating characteristics, and financial performance of technology companies in Shenzhen UGC - High Impact Area HK$150,00001 Jul 2005 Battles over product boundaries and the double mark-up problem RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$366,87001 Jan 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Cheng, Leonard, Qiu, Larry, Tan, Guofu (2005) "Foreign Direct Investment and International Trade in a Continuum Ricardian Trade Model", Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 77 (August 2005), pp. 477- 501.

Cheng, Leonard, Leung, Siu Fai, Ma, Zihui (2005) "Revealed Comparative Advantages and Intra- regional Trade of the World¡¦s Three Major Regions: 1980-1995", Critical Issues in China's Growth and Development, edited by Yum K. Kwan and Eden S.H. Yu, Chapter 7, pp.108-130.

Cheng, Leonard (2005) "China¡¦s Experience with Foreign Direct Investment: Lessons for Developing Economies", Foreign Investment in Rapidly Growing Countries: The Chinese and Indian Experiences, edited by H.S. Kehal and published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2005., Chapter 3, 46-63.

Cheng, Leonard, Leung, Siu Fai, Ma, Zihui (2005) "Revealed Comparative Advantages and Intra- regional Trade of the World's Three Major Regions: 1980-1995", Critical Issues in China¡¦s Growth and Development, edited by Yum K. Kwan and Eden S.H. Yu and published by Ashgate in 2005,, Chapter 7, 108-130.

Lui, Francis T., Cheng, Leonard K., Kwan, Yum K. (2003) "Currency board, Asian financial crisis, and the case for put options", Exchange Rate Regimes and Macroeconomic Stability, edited by Lok-Sang Ho and Chi-Wa Yuen, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, Chapter 10, pp. 185-214.

Cheng, Leonard, Qiu, Larry, Wong, Kit Pong (2001-2002) "Anti-dumping measures as a tool of protectionism: A mechanism design approach", Canadian Journal of Economics, 34, 639-660.

Cheng, Leonard, Qiu, Larry, Tan, Guofu (2001-2002) "Foreign direct investment and international fragmentation of production", Fragmentation: New production patterns in the world economy, 165-186.

Cheng, Leonard, Kierzkowski, Henryk (2001-2002) Global production and trade in East Asia, Kluwer.

Soo Hong CHEW Chair Professor

(2358 7603 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of British Columbia (1981)

Current Research Activities: Economics of uncertainty; experimental economics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: The neuroeconomics of decision making UGC - High Impact Area HK$650,000 10 Sep 2005

Francis T LUI Professor and Director, Center for Economic Development

(2358 7606 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Minnesota (1985)

Current Research Activities: Economic growth; social security; corruption; Chinese economy; macroeconomics; Hong Kong¡¦s economy.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Why the industrial revolution did not occur in China RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$26,173 01 Jan 2006 Representative Research Publications:

Lui, Francis T., Kwan, Yum K. (2004-2005) " How Well Has the Currency Board Performed? Evidence from Hong Kong", Critical Issues in China's Growth and Development, edited by Y. K. Kwan and Eden S. M. Yu, Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Press., 2005.

BIDDLE, Gary C, HILARY, Gilles (2004-2005) Feeling the Pulse of the Hong Kong Economy (´À•»´ä¸gÀÙ§â¯ß), Hong Kong: Cosmos Books.

Kwan, Yum K., Lui, Francis T. (2004-2005) "Les Regimes de Caisse D¡¦emission Sont-ils Performants? Le Cas de Hong-Kong", la Revue d'Economie Financiere, vol. 75, p.153-178.

Li, David D., Lui, Francis T. (2004) "Why Do Governments Dump State Enterprises? Evidence From China", Governance, Regulation, and Privatization (NBER- East Asia Seminar on Economics, edited by Takatoshi Ito and Anne O. Krueger, vol. 12, p. 211-227.

Kwan, Yum K., Cheng, Leonard K., Lui, Francis T. (2001-2002) "Credibility of Currency Boards Under Attacks: The Role of Institutional Arrangements", Regional and Global Capital Flows: Macroeconomic Causes and Consequences (NBER-East Asia Seminar on Economics, vol. 10) (eds. Ito,

T. and Krueger, A.O.), Chicago: University of Chicago Press, Chapter 7, 233-262.

Lui, Francis T. (2001-2002) "Hong Kong's Economy After 1997", Crisis and Transformations in China's Hong Kong (eds. Chan, M.K. and So, A.Y.), M.E. Sharpe Press and University of Hong Kong Press, Chapter 9.

Kwong, Kai-Sun, Chau, Leung-Chuen, Lui, Francis T., Qiu, Larry Q. (2001-2002) Industrial Development in Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea, Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co..

Wang, Hongling, Li, David D., Lui, Francis T. (2001-2002) "Why Do Governments Give Up Property Rights of State-Owned Enterprises", Economic Research (in Chinese), 8.

Danyang XIE Professor and Senior Wei Lun Fellow

(2358 7615 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Chicago

Assistant Professor, University of Montreal (1991-93). Assistant Professor (1993-98) and Associate Professor (1998-2002), The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Senior Economist, International Monetary Fund (2001-2004) Current Research Activities: Economic growth, money and banking.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Stackelberg feedback strategies in continuous time RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$90,000 01 Nov 2004 Impact of oil prices: A case of China RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$26,173 01 Jan 2006

Representative Research Publications: Wang, Ping (2004) "Activation of a Modern Industry", Journal of Development Economics, Volume 74, Issue 2, August 2004, Pages 393-410.

Kongsamut, Piyabha, Rebelo, Sergio, Xie, Danyang (2001) "Beyond balanced growth", The Review of Economic Studies, 68(237), 869.

Cheng HSIAO Adjunct Professor

([email protected])

PhD, Stanford University (1972).

Professor, University of South California (1985- ) Co-editor, Journal of Econometrics (1991- )

Current Research Activities: Theoretical and applied econometrics. Amnon RAPOPORT Adjunct Professor

([email protected])

PhD, University of Northern Carolina (1965)

Karl Eller Professor, University of Arizona (1989- )

Current Research Activities: Individual choice behavior; behavioral game theory; interactive behavior: bargaining, coordination.

David E COOK Associate Professor

(2358 7614 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison (1996)

Current Research Activities: Macroeconomics and monetary economics; international finance.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: On the quantitative costs of exchange rate volatility RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$409,200 01 Nov 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Cook, David, Devereux, Michael (2006) "Accounting for the East Asian Crisis: A Quantitative Model of Capital Outflows in Small Open Economies", Journal of Money Credit and Banking, Volume 38, Number 3, April 2006.

Cook, David, Devereux, Michael B (2006) "External Currency Pricing and the East Asian Crisis", Journal of International Economics, Volume 69 Issue 1, June 2006.

Cook, David (2006) "The Euro and Markups", Conference on European Financial Integration at Fudan University, May 2005. Cook, David (2004) "Experience and Growth", Economics Letters, 85(1) October 2004, Pages 53-56. Choi, Woon Gyu, Cook, David (2004) "Liability Dollarization and the Bank Balance Sheet Channel", Journal of International Economics, 64(2), Dec. 2004.

Cook, David (2004) "Monetary Policy in Emerging Markets: Can Liability Dollarization Explain Contractionary Devaluations?", Journal of Monetary Economics, 51(6), September 2004, Pages 1155- 1181.

Cook, David, Devereux, Michael (2001-2002) "Capital Controls in Malaysia: Effectiveness and Side Effects", Asian Economic Papers, 1, 49-82.

Cook, David, Devereux, Michael (2001-2002) "Capital Controls in Malaysia: Effectiveness and Side Effects", ASSA North American Winter Meetings, Chinese Economic Association of North America, Atlanta USA.

Siu Fai LEUNG Associate Professor

(2358 7618 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Chicago (1987)

Current Research Activities: Microeconomics; economics of human behavior; labor economics; econometrics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Life-cycle saving under uncertain lifetime and borrowing constraint

RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$344,000 01 Dec 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Leung, Siu Fai (2006) "The Existence, Uniqueness, and Optimality of the Terminal Wealth Depletion Time in Life-cycle Models of Saving under Uncertain Lifetime and Borrowing Constraint", Journal of Economic Theory.

Chen, Kong-Pin, Chiang, Shin-Hwan, Leung, Siu Fai (2003) "Migration, Family, and Risk Diversification", Journal of Labor Economics, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 353-380.

Leung, Siu Fai (2002) "The Dynamic Effects of Social Security on Individual Consumption, Wealth, and Welfare", Journal of Public Economic Theory, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 581-612.

Leung, Siu Fai (2001-2002) "The Life-cycle Model of Saving with Uncertain Lifetime and Borrowing Constraint: Characterization and Sensitivity Analysis", Mathematical Social Sciences, 42(2), 179-201.

Leung, Siu Fai, Yu, Shihti (2001-2002) "The Sensitivity of the RESET Tests to Disturbance Autocorrelation in Regression Analysis", Empirical Economics, 26, 721-726.

David D LI Associate Professor and Associate Director, Center for Economic Development

(2358 7610 ; [email protected])

PhD, Harvard University (1992)

Assistant Professor, University of Michigan (1992-99)

Current Research Activities: Economics of development; corporate finance; Chinese economy.

Representative Research Publications:

Li, David, Wu, Changqi (2002) "Reforming State-Owned Enterprises: Diversifying Ownership Versus Improving Management", The Management of Enterprises in the People's Republic of China.

Cornelli, Francesca, Li, David (2002) "Risk Arbitrage in Takeovers", Review of Financial Studies, 15(3), 837-868.

Li, David, Wu, Changqi (2002) "The Colour of the Cat", The Economic and Social Review, Vol. 33, No. 1, Spring 2002. Larry D QIU Associate Professor

(2358 7628 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of British Columbia (1993)

Current Research Activities: International trade; industrial organization; China¡¦s foreign trade and investment.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Trade, FDI and cross-border M&A RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$296,000 01 Oct 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Qiu, Larry, Zhou, Wen (2006) "International mergers: Incentives and welfare", Journal of International Economics, 68, pp. 38-58.

Cheng, Leonard, Qiu, Larry, Tan, Guofu (2005) "Technology transfer, foreign direct investment, and international trade: A Ricardian approach", Journal of Development Economics, 77(2), pp. 477-501.

Qiu, Larry (2004) "Lobbying, multisector trade and sustainability of free trade agreement", Canadian Journal of Economics, 23(4), 1061-1083.

Co, Catherine, List, John, Qiu, Larry D (2004) "Intellectual property rights, environmental regulations, and foreign direct investment", Land Economics, 80(2),153-173.

Qiu, Larry D. (2003) "Comparing sectoral FDI incentives: comparative advantages and market opportunities", Annals of Economics and Finance, 4, 383-408.

Li, Jie, Qiu, Larry D., Sun, Qunyang (2003) "Interregional protection: Implications of fiscal decentralization and trade liberalization", China Economic Review, 14, 227-245.

Qiu, Larry D. (2003) "Comparing sectoral FDI incentives: comparative advantages and market opportunities", Annals of Economics and Finance, Vo. 4, pp. 383-408.

Lai, Edwin, Qiu, Larry D. (2003) "The North¡¦s intellectual property rights standard for the South?", Journal of International Economics, Vo. 59, pp. 183-209. Susheng WANG Associate Professor

(2358 7630 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Toronto (1991)

Lecturer of Mathematics, Nankai University (1985) Assistant Professor of Economics, Concordia University (1991-93)

Current Research Activities: Information theory; agency models.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Allocation of income and control rights in joint ventures RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$60,000 01 Sep 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Wang, Susheng, Zhu, Tian (2005) "Bargaining, Revenue Sharing and Control Rights Allocation", International Economic Review, 46. Irvine, Ian (2002) "The Distribution of Wealth with Uncertain Income", Economica, to be printed.

Matthew B KREPPS Adjunct Associate Professor

([email protected])

Current Research Activities: Milind S RAO Adjunct Associate Professor

(2358 7599 ; [email protected])

PhD, Columbia University (1989)

Assistant Professor, Columbia University (1998-2001)

Current Research Activities: Macroeconomics; money and growth theory; brain drain

Jiahua CHE Assistant Professor

(2358 7619 ; [email protected])

PhD, Stanford University (1996)

Current Research Activities: Comparative institutional analysis; theory of firm; Chinese economy; development economics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Insecure property rights and mode of entry in FDI RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$90,000 15 Jan 2005 The life cycle of government ownership RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$26,173 01 Feb 2006 Representative Research Publications:

Che, Jiahua (2004) "Dual Track Liberalization: with and without losers". Che, Jiahua (2004) "Insecure Property Rights and the Mode of Entry Decisions". Che, Jiahua (2004) "Running Dinosaurs". Che, Jiahua (2004) "Soft Budget Constraints, Network Externality, and Financial Dual Track". CHE, Jiahua, Willman, Gerald (2004) "The Economics of a Multilateral Investment Agreement". Che, Jiahua (2004) "The Lifecycle of Government Ownership".

William W Y CHOW Visiting Assistant Professor

(2358 7598 ; [email protected])

PhD, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Economics) (1998)

Economist, Kanae Capital Limited (2002-2003)

Current Research Activities: Forecasting; bayesian econometrics; technology and development

Timothy K H CHUE Assistant Professor

(2358 7601 ; [email protected])

PhD, Harvard University (1999)

Current Research Activities: International finance; asset pricing; macroeconomics. Representative Research Publications:

Chue, Timothy K. (2004-2005) "Conditional Market Co-Movements, Welfare, and Contagions: The Role of Time-Varying Risk Aversion", Journal of Business, vol. 78, no. 3, pp.949-967.

Choi, In, Chue, Timothy K. (2004) "Subsampling hypothesis for nonstationary panel data with applications to the PPP hypothesis", The 11th International Conference on Panel Data, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, June 4-6.

Chue, Timothy K., Cook, David (2003-2004) "Did International Debt Sink the Banks of Asia?", The 8th Australasian Macroeconomics Workshop, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research, Hong Kong, 22 - 23 September.

Chue, Timothy K., Cook, David (2003) "The Determinants of Emerging Market Exchange-Rate Exposure", Australasian Meeting of the Econometric Society, Sydney., July 9-11.

Chue, Timothy K. (2002) "Time-Varying Risk Preferences and Emerging Market Co-Movements", Journal of International Money and Finance, Vol. 21, No. 7, pp. 1053-72.

Chue, Timothy (2001-2002) "Explaining the Lack of Global Diversification: Can Local Envy Help?", The 9th Global Finance Association Annual Conference, 27-29 May, Beijing, China.

Chue, Timothy (2001-2002) "Time-Varying Correlations and the Aggregate Benefits of International Diversification", 2001 Far Eastern Meeting of the Econometric Society, July 20-22, Kobe, Japan..

Tanjim HOSSAIN Assistant Professor

(2358 7605 ; [email protected])

PhD, Princeton University (2004)

Current Research Activities: International finance; asset pricing; macroeconomics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Bargaining with learning RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$90,000 20 Sep 2004 Shrouded attributes and information suppression: Evidence from field experiments RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$60,000 01 Jan 2006 Sniping and squatting in online auctions RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$325,600 15 Jul 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Hossain, Tanjim, Morgan, John (2006) "...Plus Shipping and Handling: Revenue (Non)Equivalence in Field Experiments on eBay", Advances in Economic Analysis and Policy, Volume 6, Issue 2, Article 3.

Xinyu HUA Assistant Professor

(2358 7609 ; [email protected])

PhD, Northwestern University (2005)

Current Research Activities: Contract theory; economics of organizations; industrial organization; law and economics; applied micro.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Firm diversification and incentive contracts RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$90,000 01 Dec 2005 Jae Hyon NAHM Assistant Professor

(2358 7626 ; [email protected])

PhD, Harvard University (2000)

Current Research Activities: Micro-theory; industrial organization.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Strategic product pre-announcements in markets with network effects RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$60,000 01 Oct 2005

Representative Research Publications:

choi, Jaypil, Kristiansen, Eirik, Nahm, Jaehyon (2005) "An Economic Analysis of Product Pre- announcement", CESifo Economic Studies, Vol. 51, NO2-3, 2005.

Nahm, Jae (2004) "Open Architecture and R&D Incentives", Journal of Industrial Economics, Vol.LII, No 4. pp 547-568, Dec 2004.

Nahm, Jaenyon (2001-2002) "Open system and its effects on R&D competition", Open source software, Jean Tirole, Toulouse.

Ryo OKUI Assistant Professor

(2358 7608 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Pennsylvania (2005)

Current Research Activities: Econometrics; micro-econometrics; empirical micro-economics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Bootstrap-based criteria for choosing the number of instruments RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$90,000 01 Dec 2005

Yan YU Assistant Professor

(2358 7627 ; [email protected])

PhD, Duke University (1999)

Current Research Activities: Microeconomics; theory of firm; Chinese economy.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Research joint ventures among asymmetric firms RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$60,000 01 Dec 2004

Representative Research Publications:

YU, YAN (2006) "Public Goods Provision: on Generalizing the Jackson-Moulin Mechanism", Journal of Public Economic Theory, 8(1), 49-60.

YU, Yan (2005) "Public goods provision: Unit-by-unit cost-sharing rules and the core", Review of Economic Design, 9, 363-376.

YU, Yan (2004-2005) "Serial Cost sharing of an excludable public good available in multiple units", Second World Congress of the Game Theory Society, Games 2004 Marseille, France, July 5-9, 2004.

YU, Yan (2004-2005) "Unit-by-Unit Proportional Cost Sharing of Public Goods", The Seventh International Meeting of the Society for Social Choice and Welfare Osaka University, Japan, July 21-25, 2004.

Yu, Yan (2002-2003) "Public Good Provision: on Generalizing the Jackson-Moulin Mechanism", 4th International Conference on Public Economic Theory, Duke University.

Yu, Yan (2001-2002) "Public Goods Provision: Unit-by-Unit Cost-sharing Rules and the Core".

Wen ZHOU Assistant Professor

(2358 7616 ; [email protected])

PhD, Duke University (2000)

Current Research Activities: Industrial organization; microeconomics; game theory.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: International mergers and asymmetric information RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$34,755 01 Dec 2004 Mergers under costs uncertainty RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$60,000 01 Jan 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Qiu, Larry D, Zhou, Wen (2006) "International mergers: Incentives and welfare", Journal of international economics, 68:1, pp.38-58.

Zhou, Wen (2004) "The Choice of Television Commercial Breaks: The Number, Length, and Timing", Journal of Industrial Economics, Vol.52, no.3, pp.315-326. Department of Finance

Ka Lok CHAN, Professor and Department Head

John K C WEI, Professor; Director, Center for Asian Financial Markets

K C CHAN, Professor and Dean of Business and Management

Yuk Shee CHAN, Professor and Vice-President for Academic Affairs

Sudipto DASGUPTA, Professor

Frederick D Foster, Visiting Professor

Prescott BEIGHLEY, Adjunct Professor

Richard N F CHEN, Adjunct Professor

Laurence FRANKLIN, Adjunct Professor

Vidhan Krishan GOYAL, Associate Professor

Chuan Yang HWANG, Associate Professor

Nengjiu JU, Associate Professor

Chu ZHANG, Associate Professor

Casey K C LIM, Adjunct Associate Professor

Angela L P NG, Adjunct Associate Professor

Yeung Lewis CHAN, Assistant Professor

Jie GAN, Assistant Professor

Xiaolei LIU, Assistant Professor

Jiang LUO, Assistant Professor

Peter Ian MACKAY, Assistant Professor

Mungo I G WILSON, Assistant Professor Ka Lok CHAN Professor and Department Head

(2358 7680 ; [email protected])

PhD, Ohio State University (1990)

Associate Professor, Arizona State University (1995-97)

Current Research Activities: Dynamics of asset prices; market micro- structure; derivatives; international financial markets.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Optimal managerial contracting and dynamic asset pricing under asymmetric information RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$83,814 30 Jun 2005 The information content of short-sales: Evidence from daily short-selling activity in the Hong Kong market RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$55,000 15 May 2006 Proposed Center for Fund management UGC - High Impact Area HK$500,00016 Oct 2003 Mutual fund herding and the dispersion of analysts' forecasts RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$294,52501 Dec 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Chan, Kalok, Hameed, Allaudeen (2006) "Stock Price Synchronicity and Analyst Coverage in Emerging Markets", Journal of Financial Economics, Vol 80, 115-147.

Chan, Kalok, Wei, K.C. John, Wang, Junbo (2004-2005) "Under-pricing and Long-term Performance of IPOs in China", Journal of Corporate Finance, 10, 409-430.

Chan, Kalok, Covrig, Vincentiu, Ng, Lilian (2004-2005) "What Determines the Domestic Bias and Foreign Bias? Evidence from Mutual Fund Equity Allocations Worldwide", Journal of Finance, 60, 1495- 1534.

Bae, Keehong, Chan, Kalok, Ng, Angela (2003-2004) "Investability and Return Volatility in Emerging Equity Markets", Journal of Financial Economics, Vol 71, 239-263.

Chan, Kalok, Allaudeen, Hameed, Lau, Sie-Ting (2003) "What If Trading Location is Different from Business Location? Evidence from Jardine Group Trading", Journal of Finance, Vol. 58, pp. 1221-1446.

Chan, Kalok, Chung, Peter, Fong, Wai-Ming (2002) "The Informational Role of Stock and Option Volume", Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 15, pp.1049-1075.

Ahn, Hee-Joon, Bae, Kee-Hong, Chan, Kalok (2001-2002) "Limit Orders, Depth, and Volatility", Journal of Finance, 56, 767-788.

Chan, Kalok, Chung, Y.c. Peter, Fong, Wai Ming (2001-2002) "The Informational Role of Stock and Option Volume", Review of Financial Studies, forthcoming.

John K C WEI Professor; Director, Center for Asian Financial Markets

(2358 7676 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (1984)

Associate Professor of Finance, Indiana University (1989-92)

Current Research Activities: Asset pricing theories; options and futures; international finance; applications of econometrics in finance.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Corporate governance and conditional skewness in stock returns RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$324,000 31 Dec 2003 Legal protection of investors, the stock market and corporate investment around the world RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$360,912 01 Jan 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Wang, Junbo, Wei, K.C. John, Pruitt, Stephen (2006) "An analysis of the share price and accounting performance of rights offerings in China", Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 14, 49-72.

Wei, K.C. John, Chiang, Raymond (2004-2005) "A GMM approach for estimation of volatility and regression models when daily prices are subject to price limits", Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Volume 12, pp. 445-461.

Titman, Sheridan, Wei, K.C. John, Xie, Feixue (2004-2005) "Capital investments and stock returns", Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Volume 39, pp. 677-700.

Chan, Kalok, Wang, Junbo, Wei, K. C. John (2004) "Under-pricing and long-term performance of IPOs in China", Journal of Corporate Finance, Volume 10, pp 409-430.

Bae, Kee-Hong, Lim, Chanwoo, Wei, K. C. John (2003-2004) "Corporate Governance and Conditional Skewness in the World's Stock Markets", Western Finance Association Meetings, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, June 18-21.

Chui, Andy C.W., Titman, Sheridan, Wei, K. C. John (2003) "Intra-industry momentum: The case of REITs", Journal of Financial Markets, Volume 6, pp 363-387.

Chui, Andy C.W., Titman, Sheridan, Wei, K. C. John (2003) "The cross-section of expected REIT returns", Real Estate Economics, Volume 31, pp 451-479.

Chui, Andy C.W., Titman, Sheridan, Wei, K.C. John (2003) "Intra-industry momentum: The case of REITs", Journal of Financial Markets, Vol. 6, pp. 363-387.

K C CHAN Professor and Dean of Business and Management

(2358 7549 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Chicago (1985)

Associate Professor, Ohio State University (1991-94)

Current Research Activities: Stock market pricing model and testing; market microstructure; portfolio management.

Yuk Shee CHAN Professor and Vice-President for Academic Affairs

(2358 6122 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Berkeley (1982)

Asst/Asso Prof (1982-86), Northwestern University Asso/Full Prof (1986-90) and Justin Dart Term Professor of Finance (1990-93), University of Southern California Founding Dean, HKUST Business School (1993-2000) Current Research Activities: Corporate finance; financial institutions; contract and agency theory; bank regulation

Representative Research Publications:

Bajaj, M., Chan, Y-S, Dasgupta, S. (1998) "The Relationship between Ownership, Financing Decisions, and Firm Performance: A Signalling Model", International Economic Review, pp. 723-44.

Campbell, T., Chan, Y-S, Marino, A. (1992) "An Incentive Based Theory of Bank Regulation", Journal of Financial Intermediation, pp. 255-276.

Chan, Y-S, Greenbaum, S., Thakor, A. (1992) "Is Fairly Priced Deposit Insurance Possible?", Journal of Finance, pp. 227-245. Reprint in (1) Christopher James and Clifford Smith Jr. ed., Studies in Financial Institutions: Commercial Banks, McGraw Hill, 1994; and (2) Maximilian J.B. Hall ed., The Regulation and Supervision of Banks, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 2000.

Chan, Y-S, Siegel, D., Thakor, A. (1990) "Learning,Corporate Control and Performance Requirements in Venture Capital Contracts", International Economic Review, pp. 365-381.

Chan, Y-S, Thakor, A. (1987) "Collateral and Competitive Equilibria with Moral Hazard and Private Information", Journal of Finance, pp. 345-63.

Sudipto DASGUPTA Professor

(2358 7685 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Southern California (1987)

Assistant Professor of Finance and Business Economics, University of Southern California (1987-95) Current Research Activities: Corporate finance; auction theory; industrial organization; game theory.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: How vertical buyer-supplier relationships affect supplying firm's financing choices: An empirical investigation using data on principal customers RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$574,00001 Sep 2003 Market timing and the dynamics of capital structure RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$387,77601 Sep 2005 Estimation of housing price index and prediction of real estate bubble in Hong Kong Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited HK$303,00031 Jul 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Dasgupta, Sudipto, Tsui, Kevin (2004) "Auctions with Cross-Shareholdings", Economic Theory, July 2004; 24(1): 163-94.

Dasgupta, Sudipto, Tsui, Kevin (2003-2004) "A ¡§Matching Auction¡¨ for Targets with Heterogeneous Bidders", Journal of Financial Intermediation, volume 12, pages 331-364.

Dasgupta, Sudipto, Tsui, Kevin (2003-2004) "Auctions with Cross-Shareholding", Economic Theory, Vol. 24, pages 163-194.

Dasgupta, Sudipto, Shin, Jhinyoung (2003-2004) "Managerial Risk-Taking Incentives, Product Market Competition, and Welfare", European Economic Review, Volume 48, pages 391-401.

Dasgupta, Sudipto, Sengupta, Kunal (2003) "Financial Constraints, Hurdle Rates, and Economic Activity: Implications from a Multi-Period Model", HKUST Symposium on Corporate Finance, organized by the Department of Finance, HKUST., December.

Dasgupta, Sudipto, Chang, Xin (2003) "Financing the Deficit: Debt Capacity, Adverse Selection, and the Debt-Equity Choice", European Finance Association Annual Meetings, organized by the European Finance Association, Glasgow, Scotland, July.

Bhandari, Laveesh, Dasgupta, Sudipto, Gangopadhyay, Shubhashis (2003) "Development Financial Institutions, Financial Constraints and Growth: Evidence from the Indian Corporate Sector", Journal of Emerging Market Finance, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 83-121.

Dasgupta, Sudipto, Ray, Tridip, Wong, Kit Pong (2002) "Uncertainty, Arbitrage and Intra-Industry Trade", Canadian Journal of Economics, Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 757-785. Frederick D Foster Visiting Professor

(2358 7668 ; [email protected])

PhD, Cornell University (1987)

Professor of Finance, Faculty of Commerce and Economics, The University of New South Wales (2003- )

Current Research Activities: Financial intermediation; funds management; information economics; market microstructure; options; portfolio analysis; quantitative finance; risk management.

Prescott BEIGHLEY Adjunct Professor

(2358 7689 ; [email protected])

PhD, Purdue University (1970)

Senior Lecturer, University of Otago (1999-2002). Invited Associate Professor, University of Macau (2002-03)

Current Research Activities: Financial risk management; banking and financial institutions. Richard N F CHEN Adjunct Professor

(2358 7670 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Los Angeles (1981)

Assistant and Associate Professor of Finance, University of Chicago (1981-89) Professor of Finance, University of California, Irvine (1989- )

Current Research Activities: Financial investments and macroeconomics factors; contingent claims-options and futures; financial restructuring; developing economies and their financial markets; cross-countries hedged investments.

Representative Research Publications:

Chen, Nai-Fu (2001-2002) "The Hong Kong Currency Board During the 1997-8 Crisis: Problems and Solutions", International Review of Finance.

Laurence FRANKLIN Adjunct Professor

(2358 7688 ; [email protected])

JD, Stanford Law School (1976), CPA (1980)

China Country Head/Asia Pacific Regional Counsel, First Chicago Bank (1981-88) Deputy MD, AIA Capital Corp (1989-98)

GM-Investments & Head Legal Counsel, Hutchison Whampoa China Ltd (2000-01)

Current Research Activities: Investment strategies in Asia, venture capital; China; business law. Vidhan Krishan GOYAL Associate Professor

(2358 7678 ; [email protected] ; http://home.ust.hk/~goyal)

PhD, University of Pittsburgh (1994)

Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance, State University of New York at Buffalo (1994)

Current Research Activities: Capital structure; Corporate valuation; international corporate finance; corporate governance; mergers and acquisitions; debt contracts; banking.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Incentives and leverage RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$26,000 01 Jan 2006 Market liberalization, corporate governance, and cost of capital RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$444,000 31 Dec 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Goyal, Vidhan K., Yamada, Takeshi (2003) "Asset price shocks, financial constraints, and investment: Evidence from Japan", Journal of Business, in press.

Frank, Murray Z., Goyal, Vidhan K. (2006) "Corporate Leverage Adjustment: How Much Do Managers Really Matter?", Minnesota-Wisconsin Corporate Finance Conference, May 20-22, 2006.

Fan, Joseph, Goyal, Vidhan K. (2006) "On the patterns and wealth effects of vertical mergers", Journal of Business, 79, 877-902.

Bae, Kee-Hong, Goyal, Vidhan K. (2005) "Creditor Rights, Enforcement and Costs of Loan Finance", Sixth CIFRA International Conference on Financial Development and Governance. Moscow, August 2005.

Goyal, Vidhan K. (2005) "Market Discipline of Bank Risk: Evidence from Subordinated Debt Contracts", Journal of Financial Intermediation, 14, 318-350.

Frank, Murray Z., Goyal, Vidhan K. (2004) "Capital Structure Decisions", American Finance Association (AFA) Meetings, San Diego, January.

Goyal, Vidhan K., Yamada, Takeshi (2003-2004) "Asset price shocks, financial constraints, and investment: Evidence from Japan", Journal of Business, 77, 175-199.

Bae, Kee-Hong, Goyal, Vidhan K. (2003-2004) "Property rights protection and bank loan pricing", Assurant/Georgia Tech Tenth Annual International Finance Conference, Atlanta, April.

Chuan Yang HWANG Associate Professor

(2358 7682 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Cali- fornia, Los Angeles (1988)

Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh (1988-96)

Current Research Activities: Market microstructure; insider trading; futures and options contracts; signaling and asymmetric information; investment; corporate governance.

Representative Research Publications:

Hwang, Chuan Yang, George, Thomas (2004-2005) "52 Week High and Momentum Investing", Journal of Finance, 2004, PP 2145-2176.

Ferris, Steve, Hwang, Chuan Yang (2003-2004) "The Tax-Loss Selling Hypothesis, Market Liquidity and Price Pressure around the Turn-of-the-Year", Journal of Financial Market, Voluem 6 (2003) PP. 73- 98.

George, Thomas, Hwang, Chuan-Yang (2001) "Information Flow and Pricing Errors: A Unified Approach to Estimation and Testing", The Review of Financial Studies, 14(4), 978-1020.

Nengjiu JU Associate Professor

(2358 8318 ; [email protected])

PhD, Michigan State University (1993); PhD, University of California, Berkeley (1998)

Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Maryland, College Park, (1998-2005) Current Research Activities: Stock valuation; option valuation; term structure of interest rates; asset pricing; density approximations; capital structure.

Chu ZHANG Associate Professor

(2358 7684 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Chicago (1992)

Assistant & Associate Professor, University of Alberta (1991-2000)

Current Research Activities: Theory and empirical study of investments.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: On identification of systematic factors in asset returns RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$85,000 01 Jan 2004 The econometric issues involved in factor-mimicking portfolios constructed from firm-specific variables RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$329,700 16 Aug 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Wei, Steven, Zhang, Chu (2006) "Why did individual stocks become more volatile?", Journal of Business, 79, 259-292.

Wei, Steven, Zhang, Chu (2005) "Idiosyncratic risk does not matter: A re-examination of the relationship between average returns and average volatilities", Journal of Banking and Finance, 29, 603- 621.

Xu, Ming, Zhang, Chu (2001) "The explanatory power of R&D for the cross-section of stock returns: Japan 1985-2000". Casey K C LIM Adjunct Associate Professor

(2358 8498 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Florida (1992)

IntuitPro Strategy Consulting Ltd, (2001- ) Visiting Fellow, City University of Hong Kong (2003)

Current Research Activities: Corporate finance; investments; financial institutions.

Angela L P NG Adjunct Associate Professor

(2358 7664 ; [email protected])

PhD, Stanford University (1997)

Current Research Activities: International finance; asset pricing; emerging equity markets; empirical finance.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: The information contents of return volatility and trading volume RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$40,000 01 Dec 2003 Representative Research Publications:

Bekaert, Geert, Harvey, Campbell, Ng, Angela (2005) "Market Integration and Contagion", Journal of Business, Volume 78, Pages 39-70.

Bae, Kee-Hong, Chan, Kalok, Ng, Angela (2004) "Investibility and Return Volatility", Journal of Financial Economics, 71, 239-263.

Bekaert, Geert, Harvey, Campbell R., Ng, Angela (2003) "Market Integration and Contagion", Econometric Society Meeting, Washington D.C..

Chan, Kalok, Bae, Kee-Hong, Ng, Angela (2002) "Investibility and Return Volatility", Pacific-Basin Capital Markets Research Center Meeting, Japan.

Bekaert, Geert, Harvey, Campbell R., Ng, Angela (2002) "Market Integration and Contagion", European Finance Association, Berlin.

Yeung Lewis CHAN Assistant Professor

(2358 7683 ; [email protected] ; http://ihome.ust.hk/~ylchan)

PhD, Harvard University (2000)

Teaching Fellow, Harvard University (1997-99) Research Assistant, National Bureau of Economic Research (1997-2000)

Current Research Activities: Optimal portfolio allocation; heterogeneity in financial markets; term structure models; information and learning.

Representative Research Publications:

Campbell, John, Chan, Yeung, Viceira, Luis (2003) "A Multivariate Model of Strategic Asset Allocation", Journal of Financial Economics, Vol. 67, pp.41-80.

Chan, Yeung, Kogan, Leonid (2002) "Catching Up with the Joneses: Heterogeneous Preferences and the Dynamics of Asset Prices", Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 110, pp.1255-1285. Jie GAN Assistant Professor

(2358 7665 ; [email protected])

PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology(1999)

Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University (2000-02)

Current Research Activities: Corporate finance; financial institutions; real estate finance.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: The empirical significance of the value of banking relationships RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$550,935 01 Sep 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Gan, Jie (2006) "Collateral, Debt Capacity, and Corporate Investment: Evidence from a Natural Experiment", , Journal of Financial Economics, 2006.

Gan, Jie (2005) "The Real Effects of Asset Market Bubbles: Loan- and Firm- level Evidence of a Lending Channel", City University of Hong Kong Finance Symposium 2005, June 1-2.

Gan, Jie (2004) "Banking Market Structure and Financial Stability: Evidence from the Texas Real Estate Crisis in the 1980s", Journal of Financial Economics, Vol 73, 2004, pp. 567-601. (2004) "Monopoly and Information Advantage in the Residential Mortgage Market", European Finance Association Conference, 2004, Aug. 2004.

Xiaolei LIU Assistant Professor

(2358 7661 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Rochester (2005)

Current Research Activities: Empirical corporate finance; market efficiency anomalies; empirical market microstructure.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Do firms have target leverage ratio? Evidence from historical market-to-book and past returns? RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$90,000 01 Jan 2006

Jiang LUO Assistant Professor

(2358 7663 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Los Angeles (2001)

Current Research Activities: Information in financial markets; asset pricing; corporate finance.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: The prevailing of overconfident managers RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$34,000 01 Nov 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Bernardo, Antonio, Cai, Hongbin, Luo, Jiang (2001) "Capital budgeting and compensation with asymmetric information and moral hazard", Journal of Financial Economics, 61(3), 311-344.

Peter Ian MACKAY Assistant Professor

(2358 8319 ; [email protected])

PhD, Purdue University (1998)

Assistant Professor, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas (1998-2005) Current Research Activities: Corporate finance; financial institutions and management; international finance; real options; risk management.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Externalities and corporate investment RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$90,000 01 Dec 2005

Mungo I G WILSON Assistant Professor

(2358 7672 ; [email protected])

PhD, Harvard University (2004)

Current Research Activities: Finance; asset pricing.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: How does size affect mutual fund behaviour? RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$115,00001 Nov 2004 Forecasting stock market dividends with index futures prices: Implications for predictability and persistence of stock market returns RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$26,000 01 Dec 2005 Department of Information and Systems Management

Albert HA, Head of Department and Professor

Inchi HU, Professor

Albert Y LO, Professor

Kar Yan TAM, Associate Vice President (Academic Affairs); Chair Professor of Information Systems and Management; Associate Dean of Business and Management; Director, Center for Electronic Commerce

James Christopher WESTLAND, Professor

Ki Ling CHEUNG, Associate Professor

Theodore H K CLARK, Associate Professor

Lancelot F JAMES, Associate Professor

Ronald LAU, Visiting Associate Professor

Shu Ming NG, Associate Professor

Mike Ka Pui SO, Associate Professor

James Y L THONG, Associate Professor

Yan XU, Associate Professor

Hongtao ZHANG, Associate Professor

Shaohui ZHENG, Associate Professor

Anthony T K CHAN, Visiting Assistant Professor

Garvin Percy DIAS, Visiting Assistant Professor

Paul W FORSTER, Assistant Professor

Se-Joon HONG, Assistant Professor

Jeevan JAISINGH, Assistant Professor James S H KWOK, Visiting Assistant Professor

Qing LI, Assistant Professor

Jae Yun MOON, Assistant Professor

Raymond G SIN, Assistnat Professor

Xuhu WAN, Assistant Professor

Seunghee YU, Assistant Professor

Ling Zhi ZHOU, Visiting Assistant Professor

Hang CHAN, Adjunct Assistant Professor

Hilton CHAN, Adjunct Assistant Professor Albert HA Head of Department and Professor

(2358 7724 ; [email protected] ; http://www.bm.ust.hk/~ismt/staff/imayha.html)

PhD, Stanford University (1992)

Associate Professor, Yale School of Management (1997-2001) Assistant Professor, Yale School of Management (1992-1997)

Current Research Activities: Coordination of product and process development; stochastic models for production and inventory control; incentive in operations; supply chain management.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Delivery logistics and supply chain competition UGC - High Impact Area HK$350,000 16 Oct 2003 Decentralized response time management in service processes RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$411,000 01 Oct 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Ha, Albert, Li, Lode, Ng, Shu-Ming (2003-2004) "Price and Delivery Logistics Competition in a Supply Chain", Management Science, Volume 49, page 1139-1153.

Inchi HU Professor

(2358 7734 ; [email protected])

PhD, Stanford University (1985)

Assistant Professor of Statistics, University of Pennsylvania (1986-93) Current Research Activities: Sequential analysis; stochastic control; stochastic process; statistical inference.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Efficient importance sampling in hidden Markov models RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$339,045 01 Nov 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Ho, Kwok-Wah, Hu, Inchi, Zhang, Zhihua (2005) "RJMCMC algorithm for multivariate Gaussian mixtures with applications in linear mixed-effects models", 20th International workshop on statistical modelling, Sydney Australia, 10 - 15 July, 2005.

Fuh, Cheng-Der, Hu, Inchi (2004) "Efficient importance sampling for events of moderate deviations with applications", Biometrika, vo. 91, pp. 471 - 490.

Fuh, Cheng-Der, Hu, Inchi (2004) "Efficient importance sampling for events of moderate deviations with applications", Biometrika, Vol. 91, pp. 471 - 90.

Fuh, Cheng-Der, Ho, Kwok-Wah, Hu, Inchi, Wang, Ren-Her (2004) "Option pricing in a Black-Scholes Model with Markov Switching", The 4th International Conference on Financial Engineering and Statistical Finance, pp. 1 - 19, March 18 - 19.

Fuh, Cheng-Der, Hu, Inchi, Lin, Shi-Kuei (2003) "Empirical performance and asset pricing in hidden Markov models", Communication in Statistics-Theory and Methods, Vol. 32, pp. 2477-2512.

Hu, Inchi, Lee, Chi-Wen (2003) "Bayesian adaptive stochastic processes termination", Mathematics of Operations Research, Vol. 28, pp. 361-381.

Albert Y LO Professor

(2358 7730 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Berkeley (1978)

Associate Professor of Statistics, State University of New York at Buffalo (1985-93) Current Research Activities: Bayesian statistics; cluster analysis; curve estimations; re-sampling methods; missing data problems.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Bayesian nonparametric methods and a statistical model for clustering RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$388,460 01 Jul 2006 A dimensional reduction method for a deterministic algorithm in model-based clustering RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$60,000 01 Jan 2006

Kar Yan TAM Associate Vice President (Academic Affairs); Chair Professor of Information Systems and Management; Associate Dean of Business and Management; Director, Center for Electronic Commerce

(2358 7531 ; [email protected])

PhD, Purdue University (1988) Assistant Professor of Information Systems, University of Texas, Austin (1987-92) Research Scientist, Electronic Data Systems (1991)

Current Research Activities: Technology adoption; human computer interface; web personalization

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Adoption of mobile commerce: A longitudinal and multinational study UGC - High Impact Area HK$200,00010 Sep 2005 Developing a model of involuntary adoption of innovations and its empirical testing based on an economy- wide adoption project RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$730,80001 Oct 2004 Representative Research Publications:

Hong, W. L., Thong, J. Y. L., Tam, K. Y. (2005) "The Effects of Information Format and Shopping Task on Consumers¡¦ Online Shopping Behavior: A Cognitive Fit Perspective", Journal of Management Information Systems, Vol. 21, 3, 149-184.

Hong, W H, Thong, J. Y. L., Tam, K. Y (2004) "Does Animation Attract Online Consumers¡¦ Attention? The Effect of Flash on Information Search Tasks", Information Systems Research, Volume 15, No. 1, 2004, 60-86.

Thong, J. Y. L., Hong, W. H., Tam, K. Y. (2004) "What lead to User Acceptance of Electronic Library", Communications of ACM, Vol. 47, No. 11, 2004, 79-83.

James Christopher WESTLAND Professor

(2358 7643 ; [email protected] ; http://ihome.ust.hk/westland)

PhD, University of Michigan (1987)

Associate Professor of Information and Operations Management, University of Southern California (1987-96)

Current Research Activities: E-commerce; electronic securities exchange; Internet risk modeling and simulation systems; information systems services pricing; economics of informa- tion systems auditing and security; information retrieval economics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: An empirical study of economic trajectories in Asia's display industry RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$26,173 01 Dec 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Westland, James (2003-2004) Financial Dynamics: A System for Valuing Technology Companies, New York: John Wiley & Sons, June 2003.

Westland, James C. (2003) Financial Dynamics: A System for Valuing Technology Companies, New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Westland, J.C. (2003) "The Cost Behavior of Software Defects", Decision Support Systems, In press. Westland, J.C. (2002) "Transaction risk in electronic commerce,", Decision Support Systems, 33(1), pp. 87-103.

Lang, Karl, Westland, J. Christopher (2002) "Electronic Delivery of Convenience: A Service Innovation at the 7-Eleven Retail Chain in Hong Kong", Journal of Information Technology Cases and Applications(JITCA).

Westland, J. Christopher (2002) "Electronic commerce and delays in market matching", Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, 12(2), 121-132.

Westland, J. Christopher (2002) "Preference ordering Cash, Near Cash and Electronic Cash", Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, 12(3), 223-242.

Westland, J. Christopher (2002) "Systems Complexity and the Cost of Errors in Software Develpment", Journal of Systems and Software, 62(1), 1-10.

Ki Ling CHEUNG Associate Professor

(2358 7737 ; [email protected])

PhD, Stanford University (1990)

Material Analyst, Sun Microsystems Inc (1990) Management Consultant, Teknekron Corporation (1990-92) Current Research Activities: Total quality management; supply chain management; production and operations management.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Taguchi's loss function and production operations RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$26,173 01 Feb 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Cheung, Ki Ling, Yuan, Xue-Ming (2003) "An Infinite Horizon Inventory Model with Periodic Order Commitment", European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 146, Issue 1, pp. 52-66.

Yuan, Xue-Ming, Cheung, Ki Ling (2003) "Optimal Inventory Policy for Systems with Demand Cancellations", IIE Transactions, Vol. 35, No. 8, pp. 739-747.

Cheung, Ki Ling (2002) "A risk-return framework for inventory management", Supply Chain Management Review, 6, 50-55.

Cheung, Ki Ling (2002) "The effects of component commonality in an infinite horizon inventory model", Production Planning and Control, 13, 326-333.

Cheung, Ki Ling, Lee, Hau L. (2002) "The inventory benefit of shipment coordination and stock rebalancing in a supply chain", Management Science, 48(2), 300-306.

Theodore H K CLARK Associate Professor

(2358 7634 ; [email protected])

DBA, Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration (1994)

Electrical Engineer, IBM (1982-84) Management Consultant, McKinsey and Company (1985-90) Current Research Activities: IT strategy; inter-organizational systems; process re-design; electronic commerce.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Examining individuals' learning experiences and the outcomes of web-based learning: A contingency- based approach RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$295,06816 Dec 2004

Lancelot F JAMES Associate Professor

(2358 7742 ; [email protected])

PhD, The State University of New York at Buffalo (1993)

Visiting Scholar, INRA and CREST, France (1994-95) Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University (1995-2002)

Current Research Activities: Bayesian statistics; Bayesian poisson calculus; financial econometrics; semiparametric models; survival analysis; resampling methods; sequential importance sampling and MCMC methods; random measures.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Design, analysis and efficient inplementation of new continuous time models in financial econometrics UGC - High Impact Area HK$350,000 10 Sep 2005 Representative Research Publications:

James, Lancelot F. (2006) "Poisson calculus for spatial neutral to the right processes.", Annals of Statistics, vol. 34 pages 416-440.

James, Lancelot F. (2005) "Bayesian Poisson process partition calculus with an application to Bayesian Levy moving averages.", Annals of Statistics, vol. 33 pages pages 1771-1799.

James, Lancelot (2004-2005) "Functionals of Dirichlet processes, the Cifarelli-Regazzini Identity and Beta-Gamma processes", Annals of Statistics, volume 33 pages 647-660.

Ishwaran, Hemant, James, Lancelot F. (2004) "Computational methjods for multiplicative intensity models using weighted gamma processes: proportional hazards, marked point processes, and panel count data", Journal of the American Statistical Association, volume 99 no. 465 pages 175-190.

James, Lancelot F. (2003-2004) "A simple proof of the almost sure discreteness of a class of random measures", Statistics and Probability Letters, volume 65 no.4 pages 363-368.

Ishwaran, Hemant, James, Lancelot F. (2003-2004) "Generalized weighted Chinese restaurant processes for species sampling mixture models", Statistica Sinica, volume 13 no. 4 pages 1211-1235.

Ishwaran, Hemant, James, Lancelot F. (2003) "Some further developments for stick-breaking priors: finite and infinite clustering and classification", Sankhya, volume 65 no. 3 pages 577-592.

Ishwaran, Hemant, James, Lancelot F. (2002) "Approximate Dirichlet process computing in finite normal mixtures: smoothing and prior information", Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics, Vol. 11, pp. 508-532.

Ronald LAU Visiting Associate Professor

(2358 8348 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Alabama (1991)

Associate Professor, University of South Dakota (1997-2001) Current Research Activities: Operations management; enterprise resource planning; SAP software applications; supply chain management; quality management.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Benchmarking the supply chain performance in Hong Kong RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$13,000 01 Jan 2004 Enterprise systems implementation for small and midsize manufacturing companies RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$20,000 01 Jan 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Lee, J.C.Y., Lau, R.S.M. (2005) "ERP Implementation Project at TS Group", Asian Case Research Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 263-282.

Lau, R.S.M. (2005) Enterprise Resource Management, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0071249052, 326 pages. Lam, K, Lau, R.S.M. (2004) "A Simulation Approach to Restructuring Call Centers", Business Process Management Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 481-494.

Lau, R.S.M., Zhao, X., Xiao, M. (2004) "Assessing Quality Management in China with MBNQA Criteria", International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, vol. 21, no. 7, pp. 699-713.

Zhao, X., Lau, R.S.M., Lam, K. (2002) "Optimizing the Service Configuration with the Least Total Cost Approach", International Journal of Service Industry Management Journal, 13(4), pp. 348-361.

Lau, R.S.M., Zhao, X., Lai, F. (2002) "Survey of MRPII Implementation and Benefits in Mainland China and Hong Kong", Production and Inventory Management Journal, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 65-71.

Lau, R.S.M. (2002) "Competitive Factors and Their Relative Importance in the U.S. Electronics and Computer Industries", International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 22(1), 125-135.

Zhao, X., Xie, J., Lau, R.S.M. (2001) "Improving the Supply Chain Performance: Use of Forecasting Models versus Early Order Commitments", International Journal of Production Research, 39(17), 3923- 3939. Shu Ming NG Associate Professor

(2358 7725 ; [email protected])

PhD (1986), Postdoctoral Fellow (1987), Carnegie Mellon University.

Assistant Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Southern California (1987-92)

Current Research Activities: Supply chain management; modeling and improvement of service and manufacturing systems; system optimization.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Coordination in supply chain management RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$34,000 01 May 2005 RFID and supply chain management RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$26,172 01 Jan 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Ha, Albert Y., Li, Lode, Ng, Shu Ming (2003-2004) "Price and Delivery Logistics Competition in a Supply Chain", Management Science, Volume 49, No. 9, pp.1139-1153.

Mike Ka Pui SO Associate Professor

(2358 7726 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Hong Kong (1996)

Assistant Lecturer, University of Hong Kong (1994-96) Current Research Activities: Nonlinear time series analysis; financial time series modeling; market volatility study; modeling the dynamic structure of economic data; Value at Risk estimation in financial markets.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Multivariate modeling of stochastic volatility with threshold asymmetry RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$231,000 01 Sep 2005 Testing for threshold nonlinearity in stock returns RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$60,000 01 Dec 2004

Representative Research Publications:

So, Mike K.P. (2006) "Bayesian Analysis of Nonlinear and Non-Gaussian State Space Models via Multiple-try Sampling Methods", Statistics and Computing, 16, 125-141.

So, Mike K.P., Chen, Cathy W.S., Liu, Feng-Chi (2006) "Best Subset Selection of Autoregressive Models With Exogenous Variables and Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroscedasticity Errors", Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series C, 55, 201-224.

Chen, Cathy W.S., So, Mike K.P. (2006) "On a Threshold Heteroscedastic Model", International Journal of Forecasting, 22, 73-89.

So, Mike K.P., Chen, Cathy W.S., Chen, Ming-Tien (2005) "A Bayesian Threshold Nonlinearity Test for Financial Time Series", Journal of Forecasting, 24, 61-75.

Wong, Chi-Ming, So, Mike K.P. (2003) "On Conditional Moments of GARCH Models, With Applications to Multiple Period Value at Risk Estimation", Statistica Sinica, 13, 1015-1044.

So, Mike K.P. (2003) "Posterior Mode Estimation for Nonlinear and Non-Gaussian State Space Models", Statistica Sinica, 13(1), 255-274.

So, Mike K.P., Li, W.K., Lam, K. (2002) "A Threshold Stochastic Volatility Model", Journal of Forecasting, 21, 473-500.

So, Mike K.P. (2002) "Bayesian Analysis of Long Memory Stochastic Volatility Models", Sankhya, B64(1), 1-10. James Y L THONG Associate Professor

(2358 7631 ; [email protected] ; http://home.ust.hk/~jthong)

PhD, National University of Singapore (1997)

Current Research Activities: IT adoption and implementation; IT in small business; computer ethics; human-computer interaction.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: The positive and negative consequences of animation on Web browsing behavior RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$69,130 01 May 2005 Animation and web users' behavior: The effects of task difficulty and experience RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$404,900 01 Dec 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Hong, Weiyin, Thong, J.Y.L,, Tam, Kar Yan (2005) "The effects of information format and shopping task on consumers¡¦ online shopping behavior: A cognitive fit perspective", Journal of Management Information Systems, 21 (3), 151-188.

Hong, Weiyin, Thong, J.Y.L., Tam, Kar Yan (2004) "Design of product listing pages on e-commerce websites: An examination of presentation mode and information format", International Journal of Human- Computer Studies, 61, 481-503.

Thong, J.Y.L., Hong, Weiyin, Tam, Kar Yan (2004) "What leads to user acceptance of digital libraries?", Communications of the ACM, 47 (11), 79-83.

Setiono, R., Thong, J.Y.L. (2004) "An approach to generate rules from neural networks for regression problems", European Journal of Operational Research, 155 (1), 239-250.

Hong, Weiyin, Thong, J.Y.L., Tam, Kar Yan (2004) "Does animation attract online users' attention? The effects of flash on information search performance and perceptions", Information Systems Research, 15 (1), 60-86.

Peace, A.G., Galletta, D.F., Thong, J.Y.L. (2003) "Software piracy in the workplace: A model and empirical test", Journal of Management Information Systems, 20 (1), 153-177.

Xu, Yan, Thong, James Y.L. (2003) "Tariff-quality equilibrium and its implications for telecommunications regulators: Findings from an international simple resale-based competitive market", Telecommunications Policy, 27 (3/4), 301-315.

Thong, J.Y.L., Hong, Weiyin, Tam, Kar Yan (2002) "Understanding user acceptance of digital libraries: What are the roles of interface characteristics, organizational context, and individual differences?", International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 57(3), 215-242.

Yan XU Associate Professor

(2358 7640 ; [email protected])

PhD, Strathclyde University (1997)

Current Research Activities: Telecommunications regulations and policy; operational management of telecommunications; management information system.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Security of the telephone system RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$46,108 16 Nov 2003 The evolution of the national innovation system in the Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturing industry RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$365,82001 Oct 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Xu, Yan (2006) "Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA): A Testing Bed for Overseas Investors in China's Telecommunications Market?", The 16th Bieenual Conference of International telecommunications Society (ITS), ITS, Beijing,, 12-15 June 2006.

Xu, Yan, Gong, Min, Thong, James (2006) "Two Tales of One Service: User Acceptance of Short Message Service (SMS) in Hong Kong and China", INFO, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2006, pp.16-28.

Mak, Ming Tak, Xu, Yan, Law, Zenith Y.W. (2005-2006) "Fixed-line Telephone System Vulnerabilities", The Handbook of Information Security, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005.

Min, Gong, Xu, Yan, Yu, Yuecheng (2004) "An Enhanced Technology Acceptance Model for Web- Based Learning", Journal of Information Systems Education, Vol.15, No.4, 2004, pp. 365-374.

Xu, Yan (2004) "3G Licensing in Hong Kong: the Debate", Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 28, pp. 213- 226.

Xu, Yan (2003-2004) "Mobile Data Communications in China", Communications of ACM, Vol. 46, No. 12, pp. 80-85.

Xu, Yan, Thong, James Y.L. (2003-2004) "Tariff-quality Equilibrium and Its Implications for Telecommunications Regulation", Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 27, pp.301-315.

Xu, Yan, Gong, Min (2003) "National Innovation System and Its Implications for 3G Development in China", Communications and Strategies, No. 52, pp. 155-174.

Hongtao ZHANG Associate Professor

(2358 7755 ; [email protected])

PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1990)

Management Consultant, CSC Consulting (1990-94)

Current Research Activities: Coordination in production and service systems; supply chain management; value of information and incentives for information exchange; coordination of global operations.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Competing channels, information sharing, and supply chain coordination RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$60,000 01 Dec 2004 Confidentiality, information allocation, and supply chain efficiency RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$26,173 01 Jun 2006 Representative Research Publications:

Zhang, Hongtao (2002) "Vertical Information Exchange in a Supply Chain with Duopoly Retailers", Production and Operations Management, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 531-546.

Li, Lode, Zhang, Hongtao (2002) "Supply Chain Information Sharing in a Competitive Environment", Supply Chain Structures: Coordination, Information and Optimization (eds. Song, J.S. and Yao, D.D.), 161-206.

Li, Lode, Porteus, Evan, Zhang, Hongtao (2001) "Optimal Operating Policies for Multiplant Stochastic Manufacturing Systems in a Changing Environment", Management Science, 47(11), 1539-1551.

Shaohui ZHENG Associate Professor

(2358 7751 ; [email protected])

PhD, Columbia University (1994)

Assistant Professor, HKUST (1994-2000)

Current Research Activities: Supply chain management; production and quality control; queuing systems; Markov decision processes.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Managing Inventory Replenishment, Product Substitution, and Pricing in Supply Chains RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$538,836 01 Oct 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Yao, David, Zheng, Shaohui (2002-2003) Dynamic Control of Quality in Production-Inventory Systems, Springer. Anthony T K CHAN Visiting Assistant Professor

(2358 7729 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Michigan (1992)

Visiting Lecturer, Eastern Michigan University (1990-92)

Current Research Activities: Time series analysis and stochastic control with applications in financial derivative markets.

Garvin Percy DIAS Visiting Assistant Professor

(2358 7654 ; [email protected])

PhD, Fudan University, Shanghai (1998)

Visiting Scholar, HKUST (1999-2000)

Current Research Activities: Group decision support systems; mobile computing; electronic commerce; web-based information systems; intelligent computing; human computer interface.

Paul W FORSTER Assistant Professor

(2358 7649 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Irvine (2000)

Current Research Activities: Impact of information technology on organizations; information systems and global logistics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Multiple contingencies of interorganizational systems performance impacts RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$219,584 01 Oct 2005

Representative Research Publications:

forster, Paul (2004-2005) "A Socio-Technical Model of Information Quality in Logistics Interorganizational Information Systems: An Empirical Study", Second International Workshop on Data and Information Quality (DIQ), June, 14th 2005 - Porto (Portugal).

forster, Paul, tang, Ya (2004-2005) "The Role of Online Shopping and Fulfillment in the Hong Kong SARS Crisis", Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Jan 3-6.

Forster, Paul, Tam, Tony (2004-2005) "Weblogs and Student-Centered Learning: Personal Experiences in MBA Teaching", Information Systems Education Conference, Nov. 6.

forster, Paul, tam, Tony (2004-2005) "Weblogs and Student-Centered Learning: Personal Experiences in MBA Teaching", Information Systems Education Journal, 2004.

bodoff, david, forster, paul (2004) "A Virtual Market Teaching Electronic Market Concepts in Information Systems Education", Journal of Information Systems Education, Volume 16, Number 1 (Spring 2005).

Forster, Paul, Regan, Amelia (2003-2004) "Information technology adoption and use in non-integrated air cargo operations", Transportation Research Board 2004 Annual Meeting, Washington D.C, January 11- 15.

Forster, Paul, Regan, Amelia (2001) "Electronic Integration in the Air Cargo Industry: An Information Processing Model of On-Time Performance", Transportation Journal, 40(4):46-61. Se-Joon HONG Assistant Professor

(2358 7638 ; [email protected])

PhD, Carnegie Mellon University (1999)

Brand Manager, PC Division, IBM, Korea (1993-94)

Current Research Activities: Mobile commerce; IT adoption and diffusion; human factors in IT.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Understanding the effect of habit (prior behaviour) on the IT adoption RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$43,880 01 Nov 2004 Understanding IT usage behavior in the context of personal use RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$406,464 01 Jul 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Kim, Jinwoo, Choi, Hun, Hong, Se-Joon, Tam, Kar Yan, Lee, Minkyung, Naruse, Kazuaki (2005) "Quality of Mobile Life: Cross-National Comparisons of Mobile Data Service on its contribution to the Quality of Life", Proceedings of the Hong Kong Mobility Roundtable, June 2005.

Hong, Se-Joon, Thong, James Y.L., Tam, Kar Yan (2005) "Road to the Ubiquitous Computing: Understanding User Behavior of Mobile Data Services in Hong Kong", Proceedings of the Hong Kong Mobility Roundtable, June 2005.

Lee, Inseong, Choi, Boreum, Kim, Jinwoo, Hong, Se-Joon, Tam, Kar Yan (2004) "Cross-cultural Comparison for Cultural Aspects of Mobile Internet: Focusing on Korea and Hong Kong", Proceedings of the Tenth Americas Conference on Information Systems, August 2004.

Kim, Jinwoo, Lee, Inseong, Lee, Yeonsoo, Choi, Boreum, Hong, Se-Joon, Tam, Kar Yan, Naruse, Kazuaki, Maeda, Yumi (2004) "Exploring e-business implications of the mobile internet: A cross-national survey in Hong Kong, Japan and Korea", International Journal of Mobile Communication, Vol 2, No.1, pp. 1-21.

Hong, Se-Joon (2002) "A Laboratory Study of Consumers' Preferences and Purchasing Behavior with Regards to Software Components", The DataA Base for Advances in Information Systems, Vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 23-37. Kim, Jinwoo, Lee, Inseong, Lee, Yeonsoo, Hong, Se-Joon, Tam, Kar Yan, Naruse, Kazuaki, Maeda, Yumi (2001-2002) "Exploring the Mobile Internet Businesses from a User Perspective: A Cross-National Study in Hong Kong, Japan and Korea", Tokyo Mobile Roundtable, organized by Mobile Roundtable Committee and Hitotsubashi University Institute of Innovation Research, Tokyo.

Jeevan JAISINGH Assistant Professor

(2358 7639 ; [email protected])

PhD, Purdue University (Management Information Systems) (2003)

Current Research Activities: Economics of information systems; information privacy; electronic commerce.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Managing piracy on file-sharing networks RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$43,880 15 Nov 2004 Impact of open source software on quality of proprietary software RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$26,172 01 Dec 2005

James S H KWOK Visiting Assistant Professor

(2358 7652 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of London (1997)

Current Research Activities: Multimedia database management systems; digital watermarking; digital rights management; copyright and intellectual property protection; peer-to-peer (P2P) technology; knowledge management. Representative Research Publications:

Kwok, S.H., Liu, S.M., Cheung, S.C., Tam, K.Y. (2003) "Digital Rights Management with Web Services", Electronic Markets, 13, 2, pp. 133-140.

Yang, C.C., Kwok, S.H. (2003) "Efficient Gamut Clipping for Color Image Processing using LHS and YIQ", Optical Engineering, Vol. 42 (3), pp.701-711.

Kwok, S.H., Cheung, S.C., Wong, K.C., Tsang, K.F., Lui, S.M., Tam, K.Y. (2003) "Integration of Digital Rights Management into the Internet Open Trading Protocol", Decision Support Systems, Vol. 34 (4), pp. 413-425.

Kwok, James S.H. (2002) "Digital Rights Management for Mobile Multimedia", Mobile Commerce: Current States and Future Trends, 97-111.

Yang, Christopher C., Kwok, S.H., Yip, Milo (2002) "Image Browsing for Infomediaries", Proceedings of the Thirty-fifth Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2608-2614.

Lui, S.M., Lang, Karl R., Kwok, S.H. (2002) "Participation Incentive Mechanisms in Peer-to-Peer Subscription Systems", Proceedings of the Thirty-fifth Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 3957-3963.

Kwok, S.H., Yang, Christopher C. (2002) "Watermarking in Online Media E-Business", Proceedings of the Third IEEE Conference on Information Technology (ITCC-2002), 158-163.

Lui, S.M., Kwok, S.H. (2001) "A Comprehensive Analysis of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) File Sharing Software: System Architecture and Interoperability of File Sharing Protocol", The 6th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference Of International Telecommunications Society, 669-677.

Qing LI Assistant Professor

(2358 7749 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of British Columbia (2001)

Instructor, University of British Columbia (2000) Current Research Activities: Supply chain management; marketing / operations interfaces; coordination of replenishment and pricing decisions; multi-item or multi-location inventory systems.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: The strategic effect of firm-driven downward substitution RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$527,576 31 Dec 2005 A multi-location inventory model with transshipment and pricing RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$377,149 01 Dec 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Li, Qing, Atkins, Derek (2005) "On the effect of demand randomness on a price/quantity setting firm.", IIE Transactions, Volume 37, page 1143 -1153.

Li, Qing, Zheng, Shaohui (2004) "Joint inventory replenishment and pricing control for systems with uncertain supply and demand", INFORMS Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Conference, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, June 2004.

Li, Qing (2004) "Risk, risk aversion and the optimal time to produce", INFORMS Applied Probability Conference, Beijing, China, June 2004.

Li, Qing, Atkins, Derek (2002) "Coordinating replenishment and pricing in a firm", Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 241-257.

Jae Yun MOON Assistant Professor

(2358 7635 ; [email protected])

Ph.D. New York University, 2004

Current Research Activities: voluntary technical support groups, online customer communities, human computer interaction

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: An exploratory study of everyday communication practices using multiple media RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$43,880 01 Mar 2005 Identification processes in distributed electronic groups: A study of the impact of systematic peer recognition systems RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$259,50001 Sep 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Hahn, Jungpil, Moon, Jae Y., Zhang, Chen (2005-2006) "Impact of social ties on open source project team formation.", Ernesto Damiani, Brian Fitzgerald, Walt Scacchi, Marco Scotto and Giancarlo Succi (Eds.). Open Source Systems. IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, Volume 203.

Boston: Springer., 307-317.

Sproull, Lee, Conley, Caryn, Moon, Jae Yun (2005) "Prosocial behavior on the net", Amichai- Hamburger, Yair (Ed.). The Social Net: Human behavior in cyberspace. Oxford University Press., 139- 161.

Raymond G SIN Assistnat Professor

(2358 7632 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Southern California (2005)

Current Research Activities: Economics of electronic commerce; web-based personalization; information privacy; intermediated electronic markets; game theory; industrial organization.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Estimating online search costs - implications of price formats RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$90,000 01 Oct 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Sin, Raymond Gee Han, Chellappa, Ramnath K., Siddarth, Sivaramakrishnan (2006) "Everyday, Low Prices? An Investigation of the Practice of EDLP in Electronic Markets", INFORMS International Hong Kong 2006, Hong Kong, China, June 25-28, 2006.

Chellappa, Ramnath K., Sin, Raymond Gee Han, Siddarth, Sivaramakrishnan (2005) "Price-formats as Sources of Price Dispersion: A Study of Online and Offline Prices in the Domestic US Airline Markets", Workshop on Information Systems and Economics (WISE 2005), Irvine, CA, U.S.A., December 10 - 11, 2005.

Xuhu WAN Assistant Professor

(2356 7731 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Southern California (2005)

Current Research Activities: Executive compensation and incentive theory; quantitative finance and risk management; stochastic optimal control.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Optimal portfolio delegation under risk constraints RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$90,000 01 Feb 2006 Seunghee YU Assistant Professor

(2358 7651 ; [email protected])

PhD, Carnegie Mellon University (2003)

Research associate, Korea Information Society Development Institute (1995-98). Instructor, Carnegie Mellon University (2002-03)

Current Research Activities: IT assimilation; business value of IT; E-procurement.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: IT usage and performance improvement: Interaction effects of key IT usage measures on organizational performance RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$26,17301 Dec 2005

Ling Zhi ZHOU Visiting Assistant Professor

(2358 7758 ; [email protected])

PhD, Rutgers University (1996)

Senior statistician, Novartis Pharmaceuticals (1995-99)

Current Research Activities: Survival analysis; non-parametric and semi-parametric estimation. Hang CHAN Adjunct Assistant Professor

(2358 7633 ; [email protected])

Graduate of University of Waterloo (1982)

Current Research Activities: IT outsourcing; IT strategy for enterprise; IT development in China.

Hilton CHAN Adjunct Assistant Professor

(2358 7633 ; [email protected])

PhD, HK University of Science and Technology (2000).

Current Research Activities: IT strategy; cyber crime investigation; computer forensics and e-commerce laws; corporate information security management; information analysis and knowledge discovery. Department of Management of Organizations

Jiatao LI, Acting Head

Larry J L FARH, Professor

Kenneth S K LAW, Professor and Co-director, Hang Lung Center for Organizational Research

Anne S Y TSUI, Professor

Steve DEKREY, Adjunct Professor and Associate Dean of Business and Management; Director, MBA/EMBA/MSC Programs

John HULPKE, Adjunct Professor

Jaepil CHOI, Assistant Professor

Ya-Ping GONG, Assistant Professor

Jinyu HE, Assistant Professor

Emily M NASON, Assistant Professor

Bilian NI SULLIVAN, Assistant Professor

Riki TAKEUCHI, Assistant Professor

Heli C WANG, Assistant Professor

Kin Fai Ellick WONG, Assistant Professor Jiatao LI Acting Head

(2358 7757 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Texas, Dallas (1992)

Management Consultant, McKinsey & Co (1994-96)

Current Research Activities: International strategy; competitive strategy; organization theory; alliances/joint venture success in China; international corporate governance.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: The emergence of a new organizational form in a transitional economy: An institutional and community analysis of wholly owned foreign subsidiaries in China, 1979-2003 RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$523,32001 Jan 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Li, Jiatao, Yang, Jing yu (2006) "China's Domestic Private Firms: A Literature Review and Directions for Future Research", In A.S. Tsui, Y. Bian, and L. Cheng (Eds.), The Management and Performance of China¡¦s Domestic Private Firms: Multi-Disciplinary Perspective. New York: M.E. Sharp, pp. 206-229.

Li, Jiatao, Yang, Jing yu (2006) "Foreign Direct Investment Communities and the Legitimation of Wholly-owned Foreign Subsidiaries in China", In S. Söderman (Ed.), Emerging Multiplicity - Integration and Responsiveness in Asian Business Development. London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 215-233.

Kuilman, Jerone, Li, Jiatao (2006) "The Organizers' Ecology: An Empirical Study of Foreign Banks in Shanghai", Organization Science, 17(3): 385-401.

Li, Jiatao, Hambrick, Don (2005) "Factional Groups: A New Vantage on Demographic Faultlines, Conflict, and Disintegration in Work Teams", Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 48 (5): 794-813.

Li, Jiatao, Yue, Deborah (2005) "Managing Global Research and Development in China: Patterns of R&D Configuration and Evolution", Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, Vol. 17 (3): 317-337.

Li, Jiatao, Yue, Deborah (2004-2005) "Managing Global Research and Development in China: Patterns of R&D Configuration and Evolution", Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, Vol. 17 (3): 1-21.

Li, Jiatao (2004) "Collaborating with Universities and Research Institutes: Global R&D Alliances in China", The Academy of Management Annual Meeting, New Orleans, August, 2004.

Li, Jiatao, Yang, Jing Yu (2004) "The Development of China's Domestic Private Firms: A Review of the Management Literature, 1986-2003", The Academy of Management Annual Meeting, New Orleans,, August 2004.

Larry J L FARH Professor

(2358 7735 ; [email protected])

PhD, Indiana University (1983)

Associate Professor of Management, Louisiana State University (1988-93)

Current Research Activities: Guanxi and managerial networking; organizational justice and citizenship behavior; leadership and organizational culture; cross-cultural management research.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: An investigation of the antecedents of perceived organizational support in the PRC RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$40,000 01 Dec 2003 Diversity and team performance: Investigating the role of task and relationship conflict, team leadership and interpersonal congruence RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$348,60001 Jan 2005 Examining the effects of individual power distance orientation on leader-follower relationships and work outcomes: Mapping the paths RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$438,10001 Jan 2006 Representative Research Publications:

Lee, C., Farh, Jiing-Lih (2003) "Joint effects of group efficacy and gender diversity on group cohesion and performance", Applied Psychology: An International Review, in press.

Lee, Cynthia, Farh, Jiing-Lih (2004) "Joint effects of group efficacy and gender diversity on group cohesion and performance", Applied Psychology: An International Review, Vol. 53, no. 1, 136-154.

Farh, Jiing-Lih, Zhong, Chenbo, Organ, Dennis (2004) "Organizational citizenship behavior in the People¡¦s Republic of China", Organization Science, Vol 15, no. 2, 241-253.

Hackett, Rick, Farh, Jiing-Lih, Song, Lynda, Lapierre, Laurent (2003) "LMX and organizational citizenship behavior: examining the links within and across Western and Chinese samples", In G. B. Graen (Ed.). Dealing with Diversity. Information Age Publishing, 219-264.

Farh, Jiing-Lih, Zhong, Chen-Bo, Organ, Dennis (2002) "An inductive analysis of the construct domain of organizational citizenship behavior in the PRC", In: A. S. Tsui & C. M. Lau (Eds.) The Management of Enterprise in the People's Republic of China, Kluwer Academic Press, 445-470.

Chen, Zhenxiong, Tsui, Anne, Farh, Jiing-Lih (2002) "Loyalty to supervisor versus organizational commitment: Relationships to employee Performance in China", Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 75, 339-356.

Adkins, Cheryl, Werbel, James, Farh, Jiing-Lih (2001) "A field study of job insecurity during a financial crisis", Group and Organization Management, 26: 463-483.

Farh, Jiing-Lih, Cheng, Borshiuan (2001) "Social orientation in Chinese societies: A comparison of employees from Taiwan and Chinese Mainland", Chinese Journal of Psychology, 43: 207-221.

Kenneth S K LAW Professor and Co-director, Hang Lung Center for Organizational Research

(2358 7740 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Iowa (1990)

Lecturer, Australian Graduate School of Management (1991-93) Current Research Activities: Human resources management; behavioral science research methodology; organizational behaviors.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Task, contextual and counter-productive performance - their antecedents and outcomes in the PRC RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$500,000 31 Dec 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Law, Kenneth S, Wong, Chi-sum, Huang, Emily G, Li, Xiaoxuan (2004) "Beyond General Mental Abilities: The incremental validity of emotional intelligence on job performance.", Academy of Management Meeting, , New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A, August 6-11, 2004.

Wong, Chi-sum, Law, Kenneth S, Wong, Ping-man (2004) "Development and validation of a forced choice emotional intelligence for Chinese respondents in Hong Kong", Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 21(4): 535-559.

Song, Lynda J, Law, Kenneth S, Wong, Chi-sum (2004) "Effective Human Resource Practices and Successful Localization in P.R.C.", Academy of Management Meeting, , New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., August 6-11, 2004.

Wong, Chi-sum, Wong, Ping-man, Law, Kenneth S (2004) "Evidence on the Practical Utility of Wong's Emotional Intelligence Scale in Chinese Societies.", The 4th Asia Academy of Management Conference, Shanghai, PRC, Dec, 16-18, 2004.

Wong, Hui, Law, Kenneth S (2004) "Integrating Uni- and Multi-dimensional LMX:The Joint Effect on Performance and Extra-role Behaviors", Academy of Management Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., August 6-11, 2004.

Law, Kenneth S, Wong, Chi-sum, Chen, Zhen-xiong (2004) "The construct of organizational citizenship behavior: Should we analyze after we have conceptualized?", A handbook on organizational citizenship behavior: A review of ¡§good soldier¡¨ activity in organizations, p.45-64.

Law, Kenneth, Wong, Chi-Sum, Wang, Kevin (2004) "An Empirical Test of the Model on Managing the Localization of Human Resources in the People's of Republic of China", International Journal of Human Resource Management, 15, 638-648.

Law, Kenneth, Wong, Chi-Sum, Song, Lynda (2003-2004) "The construct and criterion validity of emotional intelligence and its potential utility for management studies", Journal of Applied Psychology, 89(3) 483-496. Anne S Y TSUI Professor

(2358 7727 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Los Angeles (1981)

Associate Professor of Management University of California Irvine (1988-95); Assistant Professor Duke University (1981-86); Associate Professor Duke University (1986-88)

Current Research Activities: Leadership and managerial effectiveness; self-regulation and feedback processes; strategic human resources management; demographic diversity; employee-organization relationships.

Representative Research Publications:

Tsui, Anne, Wu, Bin (2005) "The new employment relationship versus the mutual investment approach: Implications for human resource management", Human Resource Management, 44(2): 115- 121.

Tsui, Anne, Zhang, Zhixue, Wang, Hui, Xin, Katherine, Wu, Bin (2004) "Unpacking the relationship between executive leadership behavior and organizational culture", Leadership quarterly.

Tsui, Anne, Schoonhoven, Claudia, Meyer, Marshall, Lau, Chungming, Milkovich, George (2004) "Examining organizations and management in periods of societal transformation: The People's Republic of China", Organization Science, 15: 133-141.

Tsui, Anne, Wang, Hui, Xin, Katherine, Zhang, Lihua, Fu, P. P. (2004) "Let a thousand flowers bloom: Variation of leadership styles in Chinese Firms", Organizaation Dynamics, 33: 5-20.

Wang, Duanxu, Tsui, Anne, Zhang, Yichi, Ma, Li (2003) "Employment relationship and firm performance: Evidence from an emerging economy", Journal of Organizational Behavior, 24 (5): 511-535.

Chen, Zhen Xiong, Tsui, Anne, Farh, Jiing-Lih (2002) "Loyalty to supervisor versus organizational commitment: Relationships to employee performance in China", Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 75(3): 339-356.

Tsui, Anne, Lau, Chungming (2002) The management of enterprises in the People's Republic of China. Tsui, Anne, Porter, Lyman, Egan, Terri (2002) "When both similarity and dissimilarity matter: Extending the concept of relational demography", Human Relations, 55: 899-930.

Steve DEKREY Adjunct Professor and Associate Dean of Business and Management; Director, MBA/EMBA/MSC Programs

(2358 8749 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Iowa (1982) Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University (1983-89). Director of MBA Program and Lecturer, University of Florida (1989-95)

Current Research Activities: Leadership development; personality assessments; executive education.

John HULPKE Adjunct Professor

(2358 7736 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Berkeley (1977)

Department Chair and Professor, California State University (1989-97). MBA Program Director, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) (2001-02)

Current Research Activities: Relationship of business and society: how managers deal with issues such as discrimination and environmental pollution, and how changing economics policies in China relate to social issues. Representative Research Publications:

Hulpke, John, Kelly, Aidan, To, Michelle (2005) "Aha! Using Computers to Teach Creatively", Academy for Creative Teaching, Eighth Creative Teaching Conference (ACT 8), World Association of

Case Research and Application 2005, San Juan Puerto Rico, January 2005.

Hulpke, John, Kelly, Aidan, To, Michelle (2005) "Computers teaching ethics: killing three birds with one stone?", Asia Pacific - Computer Applications in Philosophy (AP-CAP) , Bangkok, January 2005.

Goggin, Liu, Kelly, Aidan, Hulpke, John, Lau, Cubie, To, Michelle (2005) "Guanxi: What the Irish See, and Do Not See", Fifth International Symposium on Multinational Business Management, Nanjing, May 2005.

Hulpke, John, To, Michelle, Kelly, Aidan, Li, Lily (2004) "Careers of Chinese Women: Half the sky, not much Earth?", 2004 Hawaii International Conference on Business, Honolulu, July 2004.

Hulpke, John, Kelly, Aidan, To, Michelle, Li, Lily (2004) "Careers of Chinese Women: Half the sky, not much Earth?", Hawaii International Conference on Business University of Hawaii East West Center Honolulu, 21-24 June 2004.

Hulpke, John, Kelly, Aidan, Levine, Jacqueline, To, Michelle (2003-2004) "Career Structures: a look at China", Inaugural International Conference International Association for Chinese Management Research Beijing, 16-19 June 2004.

Chiu, William, Hulpke, John, Kelly, Aidan, To, Michelle (2003-2004) "Winners curse, underdog's advantage?", International Conference on Global Management Organized by committee led by Nanjing University held at Macao University of Science and Technology, May 3-6, 2004.

Aidan, Kelly, Brannick, Teresa, Hulpke, John, Levine, Jacqueline, To, Michelle (2003) "Linking Organisational Training and Development Practices with New Forms of Career Structure: A Cross- National Exploration", Journal of European Industrial Training, Vol. 27, No. 2/3/4.

Jaepil CHOI Assistant Professor

(2358 7739 ; [email protected])

PhD, Rutgers University (2001)

Current Research Activities: Effect of cultural values on organizational justice perceptions; procedural justice; compensation system fairness; individualism-collectivism; leadership; joint venture management.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Work demands, employee stress, and creativity in the workplace: The moderating role of organizational justice perceptions RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$60,000 21 Nov 2005 Promoting employee creativity in Chinese organizations: Toward a social capital model RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$537,80001 Nov 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Chen, Chao C., Choi, Jaepil, Chi, Shu-Cheng (2002) "Making justice sense of local-expatriate compensation disparity: Mitigation by local referents, ideological explanations, and interpersonal sensitivity in China-foreign joint ventures", Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 45, No. 4, pp.807-817.

Pothukuchi, Vijay, Damanpour, Fariborz, Choi, Jaepil, Chen, Chao, Park, Seung Ho (2002) "National and organizational culture differences and international joint venture performance", Journal of International Business Studies, 33, 243-265.

Pothukuchi, Vijay, Damanpour, Fariborz, Choi, Jaepil, Chen, Chao, Park, Seung Ho (2001) "National and organizational culture differences and international joint venture performance", Academy of International Business.

Hooijberg, Robert, Choi, Jaepil (2001) "The impact of organizational characteristics on leadership effectiveness models: An examination of leadership in a private and a public sector organization", Administration & Society, 33, 403-431.

Ya-Ping GONG Assistant Professor

(2358 7748 ; [email protected])

PhD, Ohio State University (2002)

Current Research Activities: Subsidiary staffing in multinational firms; multinational groups; human resources management systems and firm performance; cross-cultural adjustment issues; social identity; goal orientation and goal setting

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: High investment HR practices, network-building HR practices, and international joint venture performance in China RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$688,60001 Aug 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Gong, Yaping (2003) "Subsidiary staffing in multinational enterprises: Agency, resources, and performance", Academy of Management Journal, 46, 728-739.

Gong, Yaping (2003) "Toward a dynamic process model of staffing composition and subsidiary outcomes in multinational enterprises", Journal of Management, 29, 259-280.

Gong, Yaping (2003) "Goal orientations and cross-cultural adjustment: An exploratory study", International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 27(3): 297-305.

Jinyu HE Assistant Professor

(2358 7738 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign (2005)

Current Research Activities: Competitive dynamics; coopetition; strategic factor markets; corporate governance.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Corporate governance and firm-level competitive behavior RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$90,000 01 Nov 2005 Emily M NASON Assistant Professor

(2358 7746 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Los Angeles (2005)

Current Research Activities: Organizational justice; negotiations and conflict management; behavioral decision making; cross-cultural human resource and knowledge management.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Knowledge creation and management in Singapore's transition to a knowledge-based economy RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$90,000 23 Jul 2005

Bilian NI SULLIVAN Assistant Professor

(2358 7747 ; [email protected])

PhD, Stanford University (Organization Behavior) (2003)

Current Research Activities: Organizational learning and change; organizational and inter-organizational networks; international management; decision-making

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Innovation as a signal: The selection of industry newcomers as a partner for strategic alliance RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$70,000 01 Nov 2004 New to the party: The role of technology innovation in formation of strategic alliances for start-up companies RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$569,79701 Oct 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Sullivan, Bilian (2005) "Notes on the Evolution of a Research Community: Organization Studies in Anglophone North America,1945-2000.", Organization Science, Vol. 16, Issue 1: 85-95.

Sullivan, Bilian (2004) "Competition or Urgency?: Contextual Impact of Problem in the Process of Solution Generation.", Academy of Management Annual Meetings, New Orleans, 2004.

Sullivan, Bilian (2004) "The Evolution of a Research Community: Organization in Anglophone North America, 1945-2000.", Academy of Management Annual Meetings, New Orleans, 2004.

Riki TAKEUCHI Assistant Professor

(2358 7741 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Maryland, College Park (2003)

Current Research Activities: Expatriate adjustment and international HRM; strategic HRM; social exchange relationships (organizational justice and organizational citizenship behaviors).

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: New twists in the expatriate adjustment research: Quest for new ideas RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$60,000 01 Dec 2005 Cross-cultural examinations of organizational citizenship behaviors: Its antecedents and consequences RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$359,520 01 Oct 2004 Representative Research Publications:

Lepak, David, Takeuchi, Riki, Erhardt, Nicholas, Colakoglu, Saba (2006) "Emerging perspectives on the relationship between HRM and performance.", In R. J. Burke & C. L. Cooper (Eds.), The human resources revolution: Why putting people first matters. Oxford, UK: Elsevier., 31-54.

Takeuchi, Riki, Marinova, Sophia, Lepak, David, Liu, Wei (2005) "A model of expatriate withdrawal- related outcomes: Decision making from a dualistic adjustment perspective.", Human Resource Management Review, 15, 119-138.

Takeuchi, Riki, Wang, Mo, Marinova, Sophia (2005) "Antecedents and consequences of psychological workplace strain during expatriation: A cross-sectional and longitudinal investigation.", Personnel Psychology, 48, 925-948.

Takeuchi, Riki, Tesluk, Paul E., Yun, Seokhwa, Lepak, David P. (2005) "An integrative view of international experiences", Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 48, pp. 85-100.

Tekleab, Amanuel G., Takeuchi, Riki, Taylor, M. Susan (2005) "Extending the chain of relationships among organizational justice, social exchange, and employee reactions: The role of contract violations", Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 48, pp. 146-157.

Heli C WANG Assistant Professor

(2358 7743 ; [email protected])

PhD, Ohio State University (2002)

Current Research Activities: Corporate diversification and M&A; internal capital markets; agency theory and corporate governance; risk management; stakeholder theory.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Firm commitment mechanisms and stakeholder firm-specific investments RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$424,000 01 Nov 2003 Representative Research Publications:

Wang, Heli, Barney, Jay (2004) "Employee incentives to make firm specific investment: Implications for resource-based theories of corporate diversification", Academy of Management Review.

Lim, Sonya, Wang, Heli (2004) "The Effect of Financial Hedging on the Incentives for Corporate Diversification: The Role of Stakeholder Firm-specific Investments", Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, N/A, forthcoming.

Kin Fai Ellick WONG Assistant Professor

(2358 8063 ; [email protected])

PhD, Chinese University of Hong Kong (2000)

Current Research Activities: Managerial decision making; human judgment and decision processes; language processing; human attention.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Performance evaluation: A prospect theory perspective RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$443,840 01 Sep 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Wong, Kin Fai Ellick, Yik, Michelle, Kwong, Jessica Y. Y. (2006) "Understanding the emotional aspects of escalation of commitment: The role of negative affect", Journal of Applied Psychology, 91 (2), 282-297.

Wong, Kin Fai Ellick, Kwong, Jessica Y. Y. (2005) "Comparing two tiny giants or two huge dwarfs? Preference reversals owing to number size framing.", Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 98, 54-65.

Wong, Kin Fai Ellick (2005) "The role of risk in making decisions under escalation situations", Applied Psychology: An International Review, 54 (4), 584-607.

Wong, Kin Fai Ellick, Kwong, Jessica Y. Y. (2005) "Between-individual comparisons in performance evaluation: A perspective from prospect theory", Journal of Applied Psychology, 90, 284-294.

Chen, H.C., Song, H., Wong, K.F.E., Tsang, S.L. (2002-2003) "Reading Development in Chinese Children", Developmental characteristics of eye movements in reading Chinese.

Wong, Kin Fai Ellick (2002) "The relationship between attentional blink and psychological refractory period", Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 28, 54-71. Department of Marketing

Wilfried R R VANHONACKER, Professor and Department Head

Gerald J GORN, Professor

Robert S WYER, Visiting Professor

Rami ZWICK, Chair Professor of Marketing Director, Center for Experimental Business Research

Jeongwen CHIANG, Adjunct Professor

Rashmi ADAVAL, Associate Professor

Kristiaan HELSEN, Associate Professor

A V MUTHUKRISHNAN, Associate Professor

Jaideep SENGUPTA, Associate Professor

Joseph SALVACRUZ, Adjunct Associate Professor

Maria GALLI, Assistant Professor

Liang GUO, Assistant Professor

Anirban MUKHOPADHYAY, Assistant Professor

Inseong SONG, Assistant Professor

Ying ZHAO, Assistant Professor

Rongrong ZHOU, Assistant Professor

Oliver Yue ZHAO, Adjunct Assistant Professor Wilfried R R VANHONACKER Professor and Department Head

(2358 7691 ; [email protected])

PhD, Purdue University (1979)

Professor of Marketing, INSEAD, Fontainebleau (1990- )

Current Research Activities: Dynamic choice modeling; data trans- ferability; choice set/consideration set formation process modeling; brand loyalty development and customer satisfaction measurement; cross-cultural marketing issues with PRC focus.

Representative Research Publications:

Vanhonacker, Wilfried R (2004) "Guanxi Networks in China", The China Business Review, 31 (number 3), 48-53.

Vanhonacker, Wilfried R (2004) The China Casebook, McGraw Hill Education, Singapore, 1-350. Vanhonacker, Wilfried R (2004) "When Good Guanxi Turns Bad", Harvard Business Review, April 2004, 18-19.

Gerald J GORN Professor

(2358 7693 ; [email protected])

PhD, Pennsylvania State University (1971)

Advisory Council Professor of Consumer Behavior, University of British Columbia (1985-99) Current Research Activities: Effects of advertising; cross-cultural consumer behavior; social marketing.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Embarrassment about condoms in China and coping with it RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$16,000 15 Dec 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Gorn, Gerald J., Dahl, Darren, Darke, Peter, Weinberg, Charles (2005) "Promiscuous or Confident?: Attributions Made About Condom Purchasers", Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 35(4), 869-887.

Gorn, Gerald J, Goldberg, M E, Perrachio, L, Bamossey, G (2003) "Materialism in Youth", Journal of Consumer Psychology, 13(3), 278-288.

Sengupta, Jaideep, Gorn, Gerald (2002) "Absence Makes the Mind Grow Sharper: Element Omission and Product Recall", Journal of Marketing Research, May, 2002, pp. 186-201.

Sengupta, Jaideep, Gorn, Gerald (2002) "Misrepresentation in the Consumer Context", Journal of Consumer Psychology, 2, 69-79. Chattopadhyay, Amitava (2001) "Creative New Product Design: The Influence of Visualization, Intrinsic Motivation, and Extrinsic Rewards", MSI Conference on Global Innovation of New Products and Services, London October 1 & 2, 2001.

Robert S WYER Visiting Professor

(2358 7713 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Colorado (1962)

Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (1973)

Current Research Activities: Information processing; representation of narrative information in memory and its use in judgment; priming effects on comprehension, judgment and decisions; memory processes; affect and cognition. Representative Research Publications:

Yeung, Wing Man, Wyer, Robert S (2006) "Love a brand = love its products? The role of brand-elicited affect in brand extension evaluations", Journal of Marketing Research, forthcoming.

Wyer, Robert S (2006) "Principles of mental representation", In A. Kruglanski & E. T. Higgins (Eds.), Social psychology: Handbook of basic principles. New York: Guilford, forthcoming.

Wyer, Robert S (2006) "The role of information processing in single-alternative and multiple-alternative judgments and decisions", In F. R. Kardes, P. M. Herr, & J. Nantel (Eds.), Applying Social Cognition to Consumer-Focused Strategy. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, forthcoming.

Wyer, Robert S (2006) "The role of knowledge accessiblility in cognition and behavior: Implications for consumer information processing", In C. Haugtvedt, F. Kardes, & P. Herr. (Eds.), Handbook of consumer research. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, forthcoming.

Wyer, Robert S., Albarracin, D. (2005) "Belief formation, organization and change: Cognitive and motivational influences", In D. Albarracin, B. T. Johnson, & Mark P. Zanna (Eds.), Handbook of attitudes and attitude change. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum., forthcoming.

WYER, Robert S., Albarracin, Dolores (2005) "Belief formation, organization and change: Cognitive and motivational influences", In D. Albarracin, B. T. Johnson, & Mark P. Zanna (Eds.), Handbook of attitudes and attitude change, Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 273-322.

WYER, Robert S. (2005) "The role of information processing in single-alternative and multiple- alternative judgments and decisions", In F. R. Kardes, P. M. Herr, & J. Nantel (Eds.), Applying Social Cognition to Consumer-Focused Strategy. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum., 1-36.

WYER, Robert S., Yeung, Catherine W. M. (2004) "Affect, appraisal and consumer judgment", Journal of Consumer Research, 31, 412-424.

Rami ZWICK Chair Professor of Marketing Director, Center for Experimental Business Research

(2358 7695 ; [email protected] ; http://iHome.ust.hk/~mkzwick/zwick.html)

PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1987)

Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania State University (1988-93) Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland (1994-95) Current Research Activities: Consumer behavior, Experimental and behavioral economics, Negotiation and auctions, e-Marketing, Neuromarketing

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Experimental business research UGC - High Impact Area HK$300,000 16 Sep 2004 Experimental investigation of multi-stage contests RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$406,434 15 Sep 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Rapoport, Amnon, Mak, Vincent, Zwick, Rami (2006) "Navigating Congested Networks with Variable Demand: Experimental Evidence", Journal of Economic Psychology, in press.

Zwick, Rami, Rapoport, Amnon (2005) Experimental Business Research, Vol. III: Marketing, Accounting, and Cognitive Perspectives, Springer: Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 318 pp. ISBN: 0-387-

24215-5..

Zwick, Rami, Rapoport, Amnon, Lo, Alison King Chung, Muthukrishnan, A. V. (2003) "Consumer Search: Not Enough or Too Much?", Marketing Science, 22(4), 503-519.

Cooper, David J, Feltovich, Nick, Roth, Alvin E., Zwick, Rami (2003) "Relative versus Absolute Speed of Adjustment in Strategic Environments: Responder Behavior in Ultimatum Games", Experimental Economics, 6, 181¡V207.

Amnon, Rapoport, Lo, Alison King Chung, Zwick, Rami (2002) "Choice of prizes allocated by multiple lotteries with endogenously determined probabilities", Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 87(1), 180-206.

Zwick, Rami, Amnon, Rapoport (2002) "Tacit Coordination in a Decentralized Market Entry Game with Fixed Capacity", Experimental Economics, 5, 253-272.

Rapoport, Amnon, Lo, Alison King Chung, Zwick, Rami (2002) "Choice of prizes allocated by multiple lotteries with endogenously determined probabilities", Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 87(1), 180-206.

Zwick, Rami, Weg, Eythan, Rapoport, Amnon (2000) "Invariance failure under subgame perfectness in sequential bargaining", Journal of Economic Phychology, 21(5): 517-544. Jeongwen CHIANG Adjunct Professor

(2358 7700 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Minnesota (1988).

Assistant Professor, Washington University (1992)

Current Research Activities: Consumer choice; promotion; customer satisfaction; database marketing; competition in telecommunication industry.

Representative Research Publications:

Chiang, Jeongwen (2002) "Product Innovation Strategies for Established Market Pioneers and Later Entrants", Strategy Management Journal, Vol. 23(9), pp. 855-866.

Rashmi ADAVAL Associate Professor

(2358 7714 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (1996)

Visiting Assistant Professor and Research Associate, University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign (1996-98) Current Research Activities: Impact of affect and other contextual cues on evaluations; narrative representations of visual and verbal information in memory; automaticity; stereotyping.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Processing information in multiple sense modalities: Impact on judgments and decisions RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$816,690 01 Jul 2004 Effects of cultural salience on goal pursuits: Implications for behavioral decisions and judgments RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$393,128 01 Sep 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Aradhna, Krishna, Wagner, Mary, Yoon, Carolyn, Adaval, Rashmi (2006) "Effects of Extreme-Priced Products on Consumer Reservation Prices", Journal of Consumer Psychology, April, 2006.

Adaval, Rashmi (2006) "The Role of Language and Images in the Creation and Use of Advertising Myths", in Tina M. Lowrey (ed.), Psycholinguistic Phenomena in Marketing, Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, forthcoming.

Adaval, Rashmi (2005) "Culture and Cognition: The Case of Irrational Beliefs about Luck", Advances in Consumer Research, Vol. 33, eds: Connie Pechman and Linda Price, Ann Arbor, MI: Association of Consumer Research.

Adaval, Rashmi, Linda M., Isbell, Wyer, Robert S. (2005) "The Impact of Pictures on Narrative- and List-Based Impression Formation: A Process Interference Model", Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Forthcoming.

Adaval, Rashmi (2004-2005) "Memory for Observed Social Interactions: The Influence of Processing Goals on the Mental Representation of Visual and Auditory Information", Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 40, July, 450-465.

Adaval, Rashmi, Wyer, Robert (2004) "Communicating about a social interaction: Effects on memory for protagonists' statements and nonverbal behaviors", Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Volume 40, pp. 450-465.

Wyer, Robert, Adaval, Rashmi (2003-2004) "Pictures, Words, and Media Influence: The Interactive Effects of Verbal and Nonverbal Information on Memory and Judgments", The Psychology of Entertainment Media: Blurring the Lines Between Entertainment and Persuasion, Editor: L. J. Shrum, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, Mahwah, New Jersey, pp. 137-159. Adaval, Rashmi (2003) "How Good Gets Better and Bad Gets Worse: Understanding the Impact of Affect on Evaluations of Known Brands", Journal of Consumer Research, Volume 30, December, pp. 352- 367.

Kristiaan HELSEN Associate Professor

(2358 7720 ; [email protected])

PhD, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (1990)

Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Chicago (1990-95)

Current Research Activities: Competitive marketing; hazard rate modeling; international marketing; new products modeling.

Representative Research Publications:

Helsen, Kristiaan (2002) "The domain of competitive response to new product introductions: The case of refrigerated orange juice", European Marketing Academy, Minho (Portugal), CD-Rom.

Helsen, Kristiaan (2001) "The domain of competitive response to new product introductions: The case of refrigerated orange juice", Marketing Science Conference, INFORMS, Wiesbaden.

A V MUTHUKRISHNAN Associate Professor

(2358 7715 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Florida (1993)

Assistant Professor, Fairleigh Dickinson University (1993-95) Current Research Activities: Consumer judgment and decision making.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: The effects of the valence of the initial information and the challenge characteristics on the magnitude of evaluation revision RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$500,22001 Sep 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Wathieu, Luc, Muthukrishnan, Anaimalai, Bronnenberg, Bart (2004) "The Asymmetric Effect of Discount Retraction on Subsequent Choice", Journal of Consumer Research, Volume 31, Number 3, December 2004,652-657.

Wathieu, Luc, Muthukrishnan, Anaimalai, Bronnenberg, Bart (2004) "Refereed Conference Paper", Behavioral Decision Research in Management (BDRM), Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA, April.

Zwick, Rami, Rappoport, Amnon, Lo, Allison, Muthukrishnan, Anaimalai (2003) "Consumer Sequential Search: Not Enough or Too Much?", MARKETING SCIENCE, Vol. 22 (4), 503-519.

Zwick, Rami, Rappoport, Amnon, Lo, Allison, Muthukrishnan, Anaimalai (2003) "Journal Article", MARKETING SCIENCE, Vol. 22 (4), 503-519.

Pham, Michel, Muthukrishnan, Anaimalai (2002) "Search and Alignment in Judgment Revision: Implications for Brand Positioning", Journal of Marketing Research, 39, 18-30.

Nedungadi, Prakash, Chattophadhyay, Amitava, Muthukrishnan, Anaimalai (2001) "Category Structure, Brand Recall, and Choice", International Journal of Research in Marketing, 18, 191-202.

Muthukrishnan, Anaimalai, Pham, Michel, Mungale, Amitabh (2001) "Does Greater Amount of Information Always Bolster Attitudinal Resistance?", Marketing Letters, 12:2, 131-144.

Muthukrishnan, Anaimalai, Warlop, Luk, Alba, Joseph (2001) "The Piecemeal Approach to Comparative Advertising", Marketing Letters, 12:1 63-73. Jaideep SENGUPTA Associate Professor

(2358 7718 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Cali- fornia, Los Angeles (1996).

Marketing Executive, ANZ Grindlays Bank (1991)

Current Research Activities: Effects of marketing communications; consumer information processing; attitude strength; e-commerce.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: The formation and malleability of brand personality RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$521,325 01 Nov 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Johar, Gita, Sengupta, Jaideep, Aaker, Jennifer (2005) "Two Roads to Updating Brand Personality Impressions: Trait versus Evaluative Inferencing", Journal of Marketing Research, November (2005) 458- 469.

Sengupta, Jaideep, Fitzsimons, Gavan (2004-2005) "The Effects of Analyzing Reasons on the Stability of Brand Attitudes", Journal of Consumer Research, Vol 31 (December 2004), 705-711.

Gorn, Gerald, Chattopadhyay, Amitava, Sengupta, Jaideep, Tripathi, Shashank (2003-2004) "Waiting for the Web: How Screen Color Affects Time Perception", Journal of Marketing Research, Vol 41 (2), pp. 215-225.

Johar, Gita, Sengupta, Jaideep (2002) "The effects of dissimulation on the accessibility and predictive power of weakly held attitudes", Social Cognition, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 247-293.

Sengupta, Jaideep, Gorn, Gerald (2002) "Absence Makes the Mind Grow Sharper: The Effect of Element Omission on Subsequent Recall", Journal of Marketing Research, 39, 186-201.

Sengupta, Jaideep, Johar, Gita (2002) "Effects of Inconsistent Information on the Predictive Value of Product Attitudes: Towards A Resolution of Opposing Perspectives", Journal of Consumer Research, 29 (June), 39-56. Joseph SALVACRUZ Adjunct Associate Professor

(2358 7697 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Kentucky (1993)

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland (1994- )

Current Research Activities: Strategic marketing management; branding; international marketing and business; food and agribusiness marketing; applied economics / econometrics.

Maria GALLI Assistant Professor

(2358 7707 ; [email protected])

PhD, INSEAD (2004)

Current Research Activities: Associative learning; attitude-behavior relationship; automaticity.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Attitude change via associative mechanisms: A preliminary investigation of classical conditioning of brand beliefs RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$130,17301 Jan 2006 Using classical conditioning to persuade consumers: Impact on brand attitudes and behavior RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$808,48415 Jul 2006 Liang GUO Assistant Professor

(2358 7717 ; [email protected] ; http://ihome.ust.hk/~mkguo)

PhD, University of California, Berkeley (2004)

Current Research Activities: Marketing strategy; information and contract; economics of social culture; structural modeling of choice behavior and market structure

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Assessing the impact of consumption uncertainty on consumer choice: A structural approach RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$469,536 01 Jul 2005

Anirban MUKHOPADHYAY Assistant Professor

(2358 7708 ; [email protected])

PhD, Columbia University (2004)

Current Research Activities: Consumer decision processes and their marketing implications; self-control and intertemporal behavior; agents, recommendations, and preferences; effects of consumers' implicit theories.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Determinants of consumers' responses to sequences of unintended purchase opportunities RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$562,976 01 Aug 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Gershoff, Andrew, Mukherjee, Ashesh, Mukhopadhyay, Anirban (2006) "¡¦I Love It¡¦ or ¡¥I Hate It¡¦? The Positivity Effect in Stated Preferences for Agent Evaluation", Marketing Letters, 17, 103-117.

Mukhopadhyay, Anirban, Johar, Gita (2005) "Where There Is a Will, Is There a Way? Effects of Lay Theories of Self-Control on Setting and Keeping Resolutions", Journal of Consumer Research, 31, 4 (March), 779-786.

Inseong SONG Assistant Professor

(2358 7706 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Chicago (2002)

Current Research Activities: Dynamics of the demand for new products; measuring and exploiting consumer heterogeneity; understanding firms' strategic and competitive behaviors.

Representative Research Publications:

Anderson, Eric T., Song, Inseong (2004-2005) "Coordinating Price Reductions and Coupon Events", Journal of Marketing Reserach, Volume XLI, November 2004, 411-422.

Song, Inseong, Chintagunta, Pradeep K. (2003-2004) "A Micromodel of New Product Adoption with Heterogeneous and Forward-Looking Consumers: Application to the Digital Camera Category", Qauntitative Marketing and Economics, Volume 1, 371-407.

Chintagunta, Pradeep K., Bonfrer, Andre, Song, Inseong (2002) "Investigating the effects of store brand introduction on retailer demand and pricing behavior", Management Science, Vol. 48, No. 19, 1242- 1267. Ying ZHAO Assistant Professor

(2358 7701 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Berkeley (2001)

Current Research Activities: Empirical modeling of competitive strategies; impact of Internet on marketing strategies; pricing; consumer choice models and consumer decision making.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Consumer evolution and targeting in the credit card market RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$446,176 01 Jan 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Zhao, Ying (2006) "Price Dispersion in the Grocery Market", Journal of Business, 79, 1175-1192. Zhao, Ying (2004) "Performance of Store Brands: A Cross-Country Analysis of Consumer Store Brand Preferences, Perceptions, and Risk", Journal of Marketing Research, Vol. 41(1), 86-115.

Zhao, Ying (2004) "Retailer, Manufacturers, and Individual Consumers: Modeling the Supply Side in the Ketchup Marketplace", Journal of Marketing Research, Vol. 42, Iss. 1; p. 83-102.

Rongrong ZHOU Assistant Professor

(2358 7702 ; [email protected] ; http://www.bm.ust.hk/~mark/staff/mkrrzhou.html)

PhD, Columbia University (2001)

Current Research Activities: Consumer decision making; financial decision making; customer experiences in services; social influences in consumer behavior.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: "Understanding impulsive consumption behavior: The role of regulatory focus" RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$695,200 05 Aug 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Zhou, Rongrong, Sengupta, Jaideep (2006) "Motivational Influences in Consumer Behavior: The Role of Regulatory Focus", Advances in Consumer Research, vol. XXXIII.

Zhou, Rongrong, Pham, Michel Tuan (2004) "Advances in the Psychology of Consumer Investment", Advances in Consumer Research, Vol. 31, 604-606.

Zhou, Rongrong, Pham, Michel Tuan (2004) "Promotion and Prevention across Mental Accounts: When Financial Products Dictate Consumers' Investment Goals", Journal of Consumer Research, Volume 31, Number 1, June.

Zhou, Rongrong, Soman, Dilip (2003) "Looking Back: Exploring the Psychology of Queuing and the Effect of the Number of People Behind", Journal of Consumer Research, 29 (March) 517-530.

Zhou, Rongrong (2001-2002) "Waiting for Service: Affective Responses, Satisfaction and Decision- making of Consumers Waiting in Queues", Advances in Consumer Research, Vol. 29.

Oliver Yue ZHAO Adjunct Assistant Professor

(2358 7633 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Alberta (2000)

Current Research Activities: Business intelligence; marketing intelligence/CRM; data modeling; data mining; knowledge discovery and management. Home [HUMA] [SOSC]

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DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE Division of Humanities

Yiu Ming FUNG, Acting Head of Division and Chair Professor

Leonard K K CHAN, Professor

Kim Chong CHONG, Professor

Chang Tai HUNG, Chair Professor

Karl S Y KAO, Chair Professor

William TAY, Chair Professor and Dean of Humanities and Social Science

Lai CHEN, Adjunct Professor

Leo Ou-Fan LEE, Adjunct Professor

William S Y WANG, Adjunct Professor

Charles W H CHAN, Associate Professor

Li Fen CHEN, Associate Professor

Siu Woo CHEUNG, Associate Professor

Flora L T FU, Associate Professor

Virgil K Y HO, Associate Professor

Tik Sang LIU, Associate Professor

Zongli LU, Associate Professor

Xinyang WANG, Associate Professor

Simon M H WONG, Associate Professor

Angelina C C YEE, Associate Professor and Director, Center for Cultural Studies

Kam-Ming YIP, Associate Professor

Min ZHANG, Associate Professor

Kit Yee CHAN, Visiting Assistant Professor Jianhua CHEN, Assistant Professor

Jingtao SUN, Assistant Professor

Xiaonong ZHU, Assistant Professor

Kenny K K NG, Research Assistant Professor Yiu Ming FUNG Acting Head of Division and Chair Professor

(2358 7792 ; [email protected])

PhD, Chinese University of Hong Kong (1984)

Research Fellow, Institute of East Asian Philosophies, Singapore (1985-87) Associate Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong (1995-97)

Current Research Activities: New Confucianism; the logic of Chinese language; comparative philosophy.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Contemporary Neo-Confucianism in the modern context RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$27,148 01 Mar 2004

Representative Research Publications:

fung, yiu-ming (2006) "Davidson's Charity in the Context of Chinese Philosophy.", Davidson's Philosophy and Chinese Philosophy: Constructive Engagement, ed. by Bo Mou, Leiden: Brill Academic

Publishers, March 2006..

fung, yiu-ming (2005) "A New Interpretation of Xunzi's Theory of Human Nature: With an Appendix on the Rectification of the Redundancy Problem of 23 words in 'Rong-ru' Chapter.", NCCU Philosophical Journal (Taiwan: National Chengchi University), no.14 (July 2005), pp.169-230.

Fung, Yiu-Ming (2005) "Davidson's Charity in the Context of Chinese Philosophy", Davidson's Philosophy and Chinese Philosophy: Constructive Engagement.

Fung, Yiu-Ming (2003) "A New Interpretation of Wang Yang-ming's Thesis of 'No Wu (Thing) outside Hsin (mind)'", Tsing Hua Journal of Chinese Studies, pp.65-85.

Fung, Yiu-Ming (2003) "Canonical Interpretation and Theoretical Shift: Three Anomalies of Canonical Interpretation in Chinese Philosophy", The Methods of Interpretation in Confucian Canons, edited by Lee Ming-huei (Taipei: Himalaya Foundation, 2003), pp.59-84.

Fung, Yiu-Ming (2003) The Myth of 'Transcendent Immanence': A Perspective of Analytic Philosophy on Contemporary New Confucianism, The Chinese University Press, Hong Kong,2003, vii+267 pages.

Fung, Yiu-Ming (2003) The Thesis of Antilogic in Buddhism, Comparative Approaches to Chinese Philosophy, edited by Bo Mou, Ashgate World Philosophies Series (Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2003), pp.307-322.

Fung, Yiu Ming (2003) "The Paradigm Shift in Confucianism", Confucianism and World Civilizations, 510-517.

Leonard K K CHAN Professor

(2358 7796 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Hong Kong (1988)

Head of Department of Chinese, Hong Kong Baptist University (1991-93)

Current Research Activities: Chinese literary criticism; theory of literary history; classical and modern Chinese poetry; classical and modern Chinese fiction.

Representative Research Publications:

Chan, Kwok Kou Leonard (2004-2005) "Literature as an Academic Discipline in China: Charters of the Imperial University and Literature", China Studies, 23.1 (June 2005): 359-392.

Chan, Kwok Kou Leonard (2004) "Cultural Castration and Poetical Writing: An Exposition of Lin Geng's A History of Chinese Literature", Chung Wai Literary Monthly, 33: 61-90.

Chan, Kwok Kou Leonard (2004) The Modes of Writings and Cultural Politics of Literary Histories: Studies on Chinese Literary Historiography.

Chan, Kwok Kou Leonard (2003) A Mechancholic Journey: Reading Literature in Hong Kong. Chan, K.K. Leonard (2002) "An exploration of Lin Geng's History of Chinese Literature", Chinese Views of Literary History, 257-292.

Chan, K.K. Leonard (2002) "Hong Kong literature in literary history", HK Writer, 2: 76-86. Chan, K.K. Leonard (2002) "Imaging linguistic forms and the national tradition: Hu Shi's conception of vernacular literary history and Sima Changfeng's History of Chinese New Literature", Selected Academic Lectures in Chinese Colleges and Universities 2002, 272-284.

Chan, K K Leonard (2001) "A reading of the modern works on 'gediao' in 1917-1979", Festschrift Presented to Professor Ping-leung Chan in Honor to His Retirement, 115-150. Kim Chong CHONG Professor

(2358 7794 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of London (1983)

Associate Professor, National University of Singapore (1998-2003)

Current Research Activities: Ethics; comparative philosophy; early Confucianism; Zhuangzi.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: A translation of Zhu Xi's philosophical works RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$100,000 01 Mar 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Chong, Kim-chong (2006) "Ritual Transformation--A Reading of the Lilun Pian", International Conference on Xunzi ¯û¤l¬ã¨sªº¦^ÅU»P¶}³Ð, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology,

Yunlin, Taiwan, February 18-19 2006.

Chong, Kim-chong (2006) Scholarly Book (edited), Conceptions of Virtue East and West (Singapore: Marshall Cavendish), 301 pages.

Chong, Kim-chong (2006) "Virtue and Rightness: A Comparative Account", Conceptions of Virtue East and West (Singapore: Marshall Cavendish), Pages 59-77.

Chong, Kim-chong (2005) "Xunzi and the Essentialist Mode of Thinking about Human Nature", (1) International Conference on Confucianism: Retrospect and Prospect. University of Toronto, Canada. (2) Conference on Chinese Philosophy in Analytical Perspectives, National Chengchi University, Taipei,

Taiwan, September 1-2, 2005 and September 16-17, 2005.

Chong, Kim-Chong (2003) "Xunzi and the Four Views on Human Nature", NCCU (National Cheng Chi University) Philosophical Journal, Vol. 11, December 2003, pp.185-210. Chang Tai HUNG Chair Professor

(2358 7805 ; [email protected])

PhD, Harvard University (1981)

Professor of History (1992-98), Jane and Raphael Bernstein Professor Asian Studies (1993-98), Carleton College

Current Research Activities: Modern Chinese cultural history; Chinese popular and folk culture; contemporary Chinese rituals and politics.

Representative Research Publications:

HUNG, Chang-tai (2005) "'The Red Line: Creating a Museum of the Chinese Revolution'", The China Quarterly.

Hung, Chang-tai (2005) "The Dance of Revolution: Yangge in Beijing in the Early 1950s", The China Quarterly.

Hung, Chang-tai (2004) "'Kongjian yu zhengzhi: Kuojian Tiananmen guangchang' (Space and Politics: Extending Tiananmen Square) (in Chinese)", 'Conference on Cross-Straits Political and Economic Developments during the Cold War,' The Institute of Modern History, Taipei, Taiwan, November 4-5, 2004.

Hung, Chang-Tai (2003) "Book review of Milena Dolezelova-Velingerova and Oldrich Kral (eds.), The Appropriation of Cultural Capital: China's May Fourth Project", The China Quarterly, Vol. 173, pp. 238- 239.

Hung, Chang-Tai (2003) "Book review of Q. Edward Wang, Inventing China Through History: The May Fourth Approach to Historiography", The American Historical Review, Vol. 108, No. 1, pp. 177-178.

Hung, Chang-Tai (2003) The New Cultural History and Chinese Politics, (in Chinese)(Taipei: ifront Publishing Company).

Hung, Chang-Tai (2002) "Book review of David P. Barrett and Larry N. Shyu (eds.), Chinese Collaboration with Japan, 1932-1945: The Limits of Accommodation", China Information, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 99-101.

Hung, Chang-Tai (2002) "Book review of Kwan Man Bun, 'The Salt Merchants of Tianjin: State-Making and Civil Society in Late Imperial China'", The China Quarterly, 170, 482-483. Karl S Y KAO Chair Professor

(2358 7768 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison (1979)

Assistant Professor, Yale University (1979-86) Associate Professor, University of Alberta (1989-97)

Current Research Activities: Traditional Chinese fiction; Chinese rhetoric; literary theory.

Representative Research Publications:

Kao, Karl S.Y. (2002) "Domains of Moral Discourse: Self, History, and Fantasy in Fengshen yanyi", Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews, 24, 75-97.

Kao, Karl Sheng-Yung (2001) "Fengshen yanyi li suojian de daode huayu (Fengshen yanyi and the moral discourse in the Chinese tradition)", Text and Reality: Conference on the Hermeneutical Problems in the Humanities, organized by the Division of Humanities, HKUST, 16-17 November.

William TAY Chair Professor and Dean of Humanities and Social Science

(2358 7825 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, San Diego (1977)

Professor of Literature and Director of Graduate Studies, University of California, San Diego (1990)

Current Research Activities: Critical theory; cultural criticism; twentieth-century literature in Chinese. Representative Research Publications:

Tay, William S. (2003) ¡m¤p»¡¦a¹Ï¡n A Map of Fiction, Taipei: iFront, 150 pages. Tay, William S. (2002) "<ªF¦è§N¾Ô¡E¥ª¥k¹ïÂS¡E•»´ä¤å¾Ç¡Ö East-West Cold War, Left-Right Opposition, and Hong Kong Literature", In¡m¤G«×©M¿Ó¡n The Second Harmony (Kaohsiung, Taiwan: National Sun Yat-sen University), p. 185-191.

Tay, William (2001) "Avant-Garde Theatre in Post-Mao China: 'The Bus-Stop' by Gao Xingjian", In Soul of Chaos: Critical Perspectives on Gao Xingjian (Hong Kong: Chinese University Press, 2001), 67- 76.

Tay, William (2001) "¥Õ¥ý«i¡q¹C¶éÅå¹Ú¡rªºµ²ºc©M»y½X (The Structure and Codes of Pai Hsien- yung's 'Wandering in the Garden, Waking from a Dream')", In ¹C¶éÅå¹Ú¤G¤Q¦~ (Twenty Years of 'Wandering in the Garden, Waking from a Dream'), (Hong Kong: Digital Heritage, 2001) 321-334.

Lai CHEN Adjunct Professor

([email protected])

PhD, Peking University (1985).

Professor, Peking University (1990- ).

Current Research Activities: Chinese philosophy; Confucianism; Neo- Confucianism; modern Confucian philosophy.

Representative Research Publications:

Chen, Lai (2002) "¤¤°ê¦•´Á¤å¤Æ¸g¨å¤§¦¨¥ß", •õ¾Çµû½×, pp125-163. Chen, Lai (2002) "¤¤°ê•õ¾Çªºªñ¥N¤Æ»P¥Á±Ú¤Æ", ¾Ç³N¤ë¥Z, 1, 79-87. Chen, Lai (2002) "¦³±¡»PµL±¡--¶¾¤ÍÄõ½×±¡·P", ¶Ç²Î»P³Ð·s, pp57-68. Chen, Lai (2002) "³¢©±·¡Â²'©Ê¦Û©R¥X'»P¤W³ÕÂò'©Ê±¡½×'", ¤Õ¤l¬ã¨s, 2, 1-5. Chen, Lai (2002) "¾Ç³N¤j°êªº¹Ú·Q", ¥@¬ö, pp1-4 (vol 2). Leo Ou-Fan LEE Adjunct Professor

(2358 8350 ; [email protected])

PhD, Harvard University (1970)

Professor of Chinese Literature, Harvard University (1994- )

Current Research Activities: Modern Chinese literature and cultural studies; contemporary fiction and cinema in Pan-Chinese regions.

Representative Research Publications:

Lee, Leo Ou-Fan (2003) ¡m«°¥««µ»ï¦±¡n[Urban Sonata], Taipei: Shibao. Lee, Leo Ou-Fan (2002) ¡m ³£¥«º©¹CªÌ¡G¤å¤ÆÆ[¹î¡n[The Flaneur in the City: Cultural Observations], Hong Kong: Oxford University Press.

Lee, Leo Ou-Fan (2002) ¡m¤¤°ê²{¥N¤å¾Ç»P²{¥N©Ê¤QÁ¿¡n[Ten Lectures on Modern Chinese Literature and Modernity], Shanghai: Fudan daxue.

Lee, Leo Ou-Fan (2002) ¡m¥@¬G»P¤Ñ¯u¡n[Sophistication and Innocence], Hong Kong: Sanlian. Lee, Leo Ou-Fan (2002) ¡m§õ¼Ú±ë¦Û¿ï¶°¡n[Selected Articles by Li Oufan], Shanghai: Shanghai jiaoyu.

Lee, Leo Ou-Fan (2002) ¡m´M¦^•»´ä¤å¤Æ¡n[In Search of Hong Kong Culture], Hong Kong: Oxford University Press.

William S Y WANG Adjunct Professor

([email protected])

PhD, University of Michigan (1960).Post-doctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of

Technology (1961). Professor of Linguistics, University of California, Berkeley (1965-94).

Current Research Activities: Evolution theory and linguistics; languages and peoples of China; language engineering. Charles W H CHAN Associate Professor

(2358 7765 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Toronto (1994)

Lecturer, University of Western Ontario (1993-94)

Current Research Activities: Classical Confucianism; Song and Ming Neo-Confucianism; Taoism; Tokugawa Japanese Confucianism; comparative Chinese and Japanese thought and culture.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: A study of Japanese interpretations of Ogyu Sorai since the Second World War - with specific reference to Sorai's critique of Chu Hsi RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$50,000 30 Jun 2005 A study of Japanese interpretations of Ogyu Sorai since the Second World War - with specific reference to Sorai's critique of Chu Hsi RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$232,78201 Jan 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Chan, Wing Hoi (2001) "A Critical Analysis of the 'Sorai Gakkan' by Yoshikawa Kojiro", Bulletin of the Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy Academia Sinica, 19, 499-550.

Chan, Wing Hoi (2001) "A Preliminary Analysis of Chu Hsi's and Sorai's Interpretations of the Doctrine of the Mean", Transcendence and Immanence--Comparative and Multi-dimensional Perspectives, Hong Kong, 145-171.

Chan, Wing Hoi (2001) "Introduction", Transcendence and Immanence--Comparative and Multi- dimensional Perspectives, Hong Kong, iii-xxxvi.

Chan, Wing Hoi (2001) "On Chu Hsi's Interpretation of the Doctrine of the Mean: Focusing on the Concepts of Tao-shin and Jen-shin in the 'Preface' to His Commentary on the Book", Marching into the 21st Century of the Chu Hsi Study--Collection of Essays in Commemoration of the 870th Anniversary of

Chu Hsi's Birthday and the 800th Anniversary of His Death, Jie-ren Zhu, Shanghai, 57-77. Chan, Wing Hoi, Liu, Shu Hsien, Cheng, Chung Yi, Fung, Yiu Ming (2001) Transcendence and Immanence--Comparative and Multi-dimensional Perspectives, Hong Kong.

Li Fen CHEN Associate Professor

(2358 7813 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Washington (1990)

Current Research Activities: Fiction; literary theory and cultural criticism; modern literature.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: The homosexual cultural politics in 1990s Taiwan RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$33,132 30 Jun 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Chen, Li-Fen (2002) "Discoursing 'Taiwan': The Literary and Cultural Critiques in Taiwan in the 1990s", Journal of Modern Literature in Chinese, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 111-145.

Chen, Li-Fen (2002) "The Discourse of Naivete: Xi Xi's 'Mourning Breasts' and Women's Writings", Hong Kong Literature as/and Cultural Studies (eds. Zhang Meichun and Zhu Yiaowei), Hong Kong,

Oxford University Press, 517-530.

Siu Woo CHEUNG Associate Professor

(2358 7763 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Washington (1996)

Current Research Activities: Ethnicity and ethno-historical processes in South China and Vietnam; subject- identity constitution and representation; cultural politics among border peoples; anthropology of tourism.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Writing indigenism: Non-Han intellectuals' Chinese writings on Miao-Yi identities and frontier politics in southwest China during the republican period RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$674,04001 Aug 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Liu, Tik-sang, Cheung, Siu-woo (2006) ¡m¤j¿D¡n(Tai-O). Cheung, Siu-woo (2006) "¡q¼s¦è¨Ê±Ú¸ó°ê¨•¥÷»{¦P¡G¸Õ±´¤¤°êÃä¬É¸ó¹Ò¥Á±Ú¬ã¨s¡r(Transnational Identity Among the Jing People in Guangxi: On the Study of China¡¦s Cross-border Ethnic Groups)", ¡m±Ú¸s»PªÀ·|¡n(Ethnicity and Society), pp. 231-260.

Cheung, Siu-woo (2004) " 'Miao Identity in Western Guizhou: Indigenism and the Politics of Appropriation in Southwest China during the Republican Period.'", Nicholas Tapp, Jean Michaud, Christian Culas, and Gary Lee, eds., Hmong/Miao in Asia, Chiangmai: Silkworm., pp.237-272.

Cheung, Siu-woo (2004) " ¡q¤¤¶VÃä¬É¸ó¹Ò¥æ©¹»P¼s¦è¨Ê±Ú¸ó°ê¨•¥÷»{¦P¡r(Cross-border interaction along the Sino-Vietnamese border and the transnational identity among the Jing people in Guangxi)", ¡m¾ú¥v¤HÃþ¾Ç¥Z ¡n(Journal of History and Anthropology), Volume 2, issue 1, pp. 89-133.

Cheung, Siu-Woo (2004) "Miao Identity in Western Guizhou: Indigenism and the Politics of Appropriation in Southwest China during the Republican Period", Hmong/Miao in Asia, pp. 237-272.

Cheung, Siu-Woo (2003) "'ªF¦¿´åÀ»¶¤»P§Ü¤é¾Ôª§´Á¶¡ªº¦è°^' (The East River Guerilla Column and the Community of Sai Kung during the Anti-Japanese War)", ¡m¦è°^•·ª«¡n(Customs and Heritage in Sai Kung), pp. 149-164.

Cheung, Siu-Woo (2003) "Miao Identities, Indigenism, and the Politics of Appropriation in Southwest China during the Republican Period", Asian Ethnicity, Vol. 4, Issue 1, pp. 85-114.

Cheung, Siu-Woo (2002) "Appropriating Alterity: Liang Juwu¡¦s Writings on Miao Identity", Bulletin of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, National Taiwan

University¡m°ê¥ß¥xÆW¤j¾Ç¦Ò¥j¤HÃþ¾Ç¥Z¡n, Vol. 59, pages 42-70. Flora L T FU Associate Professor

(2358 8024 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Berkeley (1995)

Current Research Activities: History of Chinese painting; Ming and Qing landscape painting; representation of famous mountains.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Framing famous mountains: Grand tour and Mingshan paintings in sixteenth-century China Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Exchange, Taiwan HK$62,400 01 Jul 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Fu, Li Tsui (2003) "From Grand Tour to Arm-Chair Travel: Paintings of Famous Mountains by Xong Xu", InternationalSymposium on Famous Mountains and Paintings of Famous Mountains in China.

Fu, Li-Tsui (2001) "Shitao 'In the Spirit of Poems by Su Dongpo'", Enchanting Images: Late Chinese Painting and Calligraphy from the Shih-t'ou Shu-wu Collection (Taipei: Rock Publishing, 2001), pp. 110- 112.

Fu, Li Tsui (2001) "Shitao's 'In the Spirit of Poems by Su Dongpo'", Enchanting Images: Late Chinese Painting and Calligraphy from the Shih-t'ou Shu-wu Collection, Taipei, Rock Publishing, 110-112.

Fu, Li-Tsui (2001) "Wen Boren 'Fourteen Views of Xunyang'", Enchanting Images: Late Chinese Painting and Calligraphy from the Shih-t'ou Shu-wu Collection, Taipei, Rock Publishing, 29-31.

Fu, Li Tsui (2001) "Wen Boren's 'Fourteen Views of Xunyang'", Enchanting Images: Late Chinese Painting and Calligraphy from the Shih-t'ou Shu-wu Collection (Taipei: Rock Publishing, 2001), pp. 29-31. Virgil K Y HO Associate Professor

(2358 7802 ; [email protected])

DPhil, Oxford University (1995)

Research Fellow, IASSA, Gothenburg University (1989-94)

Current Research Activities: Social and cultural history of modern China; perceptions and aspects of life in Republican Canton; political culture and political symbolisms in modern China.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Canton in the "Dark Ages"? Revisiting Canton under the Japanese occupation, 1938-45 RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$60,000 01 Feb 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Ho, Virgil kit yiu (2006) Understanding Canton: Rethinking popular culture in Republican Period. Ho, Virgil kit yiu (2005) "Martyrs or Ghosts? A Short Cultural History of a Tomb in Revolutionary Canton, 1911-1970", East Asian History, no.27, pp.99-138.

Ho, Virgil Kit Yiu (2005) "What is wrong with capital punishment? Official and unofficial attitudes toward capital punishment in modern and contemporary China", The Cultural Lives of Capital Punishment, pp. 274-290.

Ho, Kit Yiu Virgil, Aijmer, Goran (2001) Cantonese Society in a Time of Change. Ho, Virgil Kit Yiu (2001) "To laugh at a penniless man rather than a prostitute: The unofficial worlds of prostitution in late-Qing and early-Republican South China", European Journal of East Asian Studies, vol. 1, no. 1; pp.103-37. Tik Sang LIU Associate Professor

(2358 7799 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Pittsburgh (1995)

Current Research Activities: Family and kinship; popular religion in South China; ethnicity; ecological anthropology; visual anthropology.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: A study of the professional Daoist traditions in Hong Kong, the Pearl River Delta area, and South Vietnam RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$53,000 01 Feb 2004 The globalization of seafood consumption in Hong Kong RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$33,000 30 Jun 2005 Research and teaching activities: South China Research Center Give to UST Program HK$33,000 01 Mar 2004 South China Research Center Nansha Research Centers HK$2,301,00001 Jul 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Liu, Tik-sang, Cheung, Siu-woo (2006) Tai O; Study of Local History, No. 2 (in Chinese) ¤j¿D;

•»´ä¦a°Ï¥v硏¨s¤§¤G ., Hong Kong: Joint Publishing Co., Ltd.. Liu, Tik-Sang (2003) "A Nameless but Active Religion: An Anthropologist's View of Local Religion in Hong Kong and Macau", China Quarterly, 174: 373-394.

Liu, Tik-Sang (2003) "From an Alliance Temple to a Local Cultural Symbol: The Local Political Meaning of Tian Hou Cult in Hong Kong's New Territories", (in Chinese) The Development and Changes of Mazu Cult. Editors: Meirong Lin, Xun Zhang, and Xianghui Cai. Taiwan: Taiwan Association for

Religious Studies, 79-94.

Liu, Tik-Sang, Cheung, Siu-Woo, Choi, Chi-Cheung (2002) Hong Kong History, Culture, and Society, Hong Kong: South China Research Center, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Liu, Tik-Sang (2002) "Ritual, Context, and Identity: The Lingmu Ritual of the Liangshan Yi People in Sichuan", Ethnography in China Today: A Critical Assessment of Methods and Results (ed. Daniel L. Overmyer), Taiwan, Yuan-Liou Publishing Co., Ltd., 157-169.

Liu, Tik-Sang (2002) "The Construction of Local Identity: The Cultural Interpretation of Tian Hou Cult in Hong Kong (Reprinted)", A Carnival of Gods: Studies of Religions in Hong Kong (ed. Chan Shun-hing), Hong Kong, Oxford University Press, 222-235.

Zongli LU Associate Professor

(2358 7761 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison (1995)

Associate Professor and Section Vice-Director, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (1988-89) Lecturer, University of Wisconsin, Madison (1990-95)

Current Research Activities: Chinese political and intellectual history from early to early medieval periods; Chinese cultural history; political institutions and systems; classical textual studies; popular beliefs and religions.

Representative Research Publications:

Lu, Zongli (2005) "¡qÆ@½n»PÃQ®Ê«n´Â¤å¾Ç¡r Chen Prophecy and Apocryphal in Early Medieval Chinese Literature", ¡mº~ÃQ¤»´Â¤å¾Ç»P©v±Ð¡nHan-Wei-Liuchao wenxue yu zongjiao, Ge Xiaoyin ed., 136-194.

Lu, Zongli (2003) "'Chenwei yu Wei-Jin-Nanchao wenxue' Æ@½n»PÃQ®Ê«n´Â¤å¾Ç Chen Prophecy and Apocryphal in Early Medieval Chinese Literature", Han-Wei-Liuchao wenxue yu zongjiao yantaohui lunwenjiº~ÃQ¤»´Â¤å¾Ç»P©v±Ð¬ã°Q·|, December 2004, Baptist University, Hong Kon, In processing.

Lu, Zongli (2003) Power of the Words: Chen Prophecy in Chinese Politics, AD 265-518 , Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt/M., New York, Wien: the Peter Lang AG, 349 pp.

Lu, Zongli (2003) "¡§Han dai de liuyan yu eyan¡¨ º~¥Nªº¬y¨¥»P³_¨¥ Rumor and Rumor-like Utterance in the Han Empire", Lishi Yanjiu ¾ú¥v¬ã¨s Historical Research, No. 2 (2003): 14-31.

Lu, Zongli (2002) "Liang Jin Nanbeichao zhi weixue: jingxue jie de tong wei fengshang ¨â®Ê«n¥_´Â¤§½n¾Ç-¸g¾Ç¬Éªº³q½n•·©| (The Trend of Studying the Apocrypha among the Canonical Scholars in the Early Medieval China)", Yi fen ji: Zhang Zhenglang xiansheng jiushi huadan ji'nian wenji ´¥ªâ¶°-±i¬FÖH¥ý¥Í¤E¤QµØ½Ï¬ö©À¤å¶°, Beijing, Shehui kexue wenxian chubanshe, 655-669.

Lu, Zongli (2001) "'Gansheng shenhua yu Han dai huangquan zhengdangxing de lunzheng' ·P¥Í¯«¸Ü »Pº~¥N¬ÓÅv¥¿·í©Êªº½×ÃÒ Miraculous Birth in Legitimation of Imperial Throne During the Han dynastie", Qin Han shi luncong ¯³º~¥v½×ÂO Essays on the Studies of Qin and Han Dyansities, 8: 415- 434.

Xinyang WANG Associate Professor

(2358 7767 ; [email protected])

PhD, Yale University (1988)

Research Fellow, Institute of East Asian Philosophies, Singapore (1988-90) Assistant Professor, Washington State University (1991-95)

Current Research Activities: Chinese diaspora history; comparative immigration studies; history of Sino-foreign relations.

Representative Research Publications:

Wang, Xinyang (2001) "Devotion to the Madonna and Veneration of Ancestors: Religous Adjustment of Italian and Chinese Immigrants in New York City, 1890-1970", Studi Emigrazion (Emigration Studies), December, XXXVIII, 895-900.

Wang, Xinyang (2001) Surviving the City: The Chinese Immigrant Experience in New York City, 1890- 1970., Lamham, MD.: Roman & Littlefield Publishers.

Simon M H WONG Associate Professor

(2358 7772 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Toronto (1996)

Instructor, Wilfrid Laurier University (1993) Current Research Activities: Confucianism; Neo-Confucianism; Taoism; Chinese Buddhism.

Representative Research Publications:

Wong, Simon Man Ho (2003) "Hsiung Shih-li's Concept of Change", Second Collection of the Academic Discussions Concerning the Profound Orchard, Collection of Essays of the International

Symposium on Hsiung Shih-li and the Chinese Traditional Culture (in Chinese), 165-175.

Wong, Simon Man Ho (2002) "Mou Tsung-san's Discussion of the 'Perfect Teaching' of Buddhism (in Chinese)", The Sixth Conference on the Synthesis of Confucianism and Buddhism; Department of Philosophy, Hua-fan University; Taiwan..

Wong, Simon Man Ho (2001) "A Comparative Study of Confucianism and Buddhism from the Perspective of Liu Tsung-chou (in Chinese)", Transcendence and Immanence: Comparative and Multidimensional Perspectives, 173-194.

Wong, Simon Man Ho (2001) "Hsiung Shih-li's Concept of Change", The International Conference on Hsiung Shih-li and the Chinese Traditional Culture; Wuhan University; China..

Wong, Simon Man Ho (2001) "Mou Tsung-san's Critique of the 'Ti-yung' Theory of Buddhism (in Chinese)", The Sixth International Conference on Contemporary New Confucianism; Legein Society, National Central University and others; Taiwan..

Wong, Simon Man Ho, Lau, Lawrence Y.K. (2001) "The Hva-san's View in the Debate of Sam Yas-- An Inquiry into the Doctrine of Suddenness (in Chinese)", Journal of the Centre for Buddhist Studies, 6: 151-180.

Wong, Simon Man Ho (2001) "The Taoist Thought in Shao Yung's 'Kuan-wu nei-wai p'ien' (in Chinese)", Philosophical and Religious Taoism: Collection of Essays of the Second International Conference (Volume on Philosophical Taoism), 445-463. Angelina C C YEE Associate Professor and Director, Center for Cultural Studies

(2358 7798 ; [email protected])

PhD, Harvard University (1986) Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University (1989-

90) Assistant and Associate Professor, University of Maryland (1990-95)

Current Research Activities: Narrative and drama; cultural criticism; colonial and post-colonial studies; gender studies.

Representative Research Publications:

Yee, Angelina (2001-2002) "Cultural Studies and Higher Education in Hong Kong", International Symposium on Higher Education Boundary 2 and Hong Kong University Hong Kong University.

Yee, Angelina (2001-2002) "Yang Kui", Modern Chinese Writers, 1900-149.

Kam-Ming YIP Associate Professor

(2358 7788 ; [email protected])

PhD, Chinese University of Hong Kong (1993)

Lecturer, Hong Kong Baptist University (1993-95)

Current Research Activities: Philosophy of language; Chinese logic; methodology of thinking; Taoism. Representative Research Publications:

Yip, Kam-Ming (2003) Logical Analysis and the Philosophy of Name and Disputation, Xue Sheng Publication, Taipei, 238 pages.

Yip, Kam-Ming (2001) "Turing Functionalism and the Taoist Conception of Mind", In¡m¤Ñ¤H¤§»Ú»P¤H¸V¤§¿ë--¤ñ¸û»P¦h¤¸ªº?ÂI¡n Transcendence & Immanence--Comparative and Multidimensional Perspectives , ed. by Charles Chan et al.. Hong Kong: The Chinese University of Hong

Kong, 2001., 271-285.

Yip, Kam-Ming (2001) "¡q¹ïÅGªÌ¤G¤Q¤@¨Æªº¤ÀªR§å§P¡r Criticisms of the 21 Paradoxes of the Debaters", In¡m¤ÀªR•õ¾Ç-¦^ÅU»P¤Ï¬Ù¡nAnalytic Philosophy--Review and Reflection (ed. Chen Bo), Si Chuan Education Publishers, 694-712.

Min ZHANG Associate Professor

(2358 7803 ; [email protected])

PhD, Peking University (1991)

Lecturer and Senior Lecturer, National University of Singapore (1993-99)

Current Research Activities: Chinese linguistics; Chinese historical grammar; Chinese dialectology; cognitive grammar of Chinese.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Support for the Center for Chinese Linguistics Give to UST Program HK$1,000 01 Jul 2005 Kit Yee CHAN Visiting Assistant Professor

(2358 7807 ; [email protected])

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Current Research Activities: Chinese Literature, Modern Chinese Fiction, Hong Kong Literature

Representative Research Publications:

Chan, Kit Yee (2006) "¤£§Ñ¨Ó®É¸ô¡£¤U¡¤¡Ð¡Ð¿ïŪ¡m•»´ä¤å¾Ç¡nªY½à±Ð§÷®M¡£¥úºÐª©¡¤¤§¤p»¡½g", ¡m«°¥«¤åÃÀ¡n¡A•»´ä, ²Ä3´Á¡A2006¦~4¤ë¡A•¶72-75.

Chan, Kit Yee (2006) "¤£§Ñ¨Ó®É¸ô¡£¤W¡¤¡Ð¡Ð¿ïŪ¡m•»´ä¤å¾ÇªY½à±Ð§÷®M¡n¡£¥úºÐª©¡¤¤§¤p»¡½g", ¡m«°¥«¤åÃÀ¡n¡A•»´ä, ²Ä2´Á¡A2006¦~3¤ë¡A•¶65-70.

Chan, Kit Yee (2006) "¥Á¶¡®ö¹C¤H¡Ð¡Ð§Ç•J¿P«C·sµÛ¡m§ó·xªº¦a¤è¡n", •»´ä¤å¾Ç, ²Ä256´Á¡A2006¦~4¤ë¡A•¶76-78.

Chan, Kit Yee (2005) Reality and Symbols: Identity Quest for 'Self','Female' and 'Writer' in Xiao Hong's Work (in Chinese), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2005, 197 pages.

Chan, Kit Yee (2002) "The Study on How Xiao Hong Designates Sexual Roles to Various 'Characters' and Affirms the 'Female Positions'in Sheng Si Chang (The Field of Life and Death)", presented at the ¡§The First International Conference of Asian Scholars on Modern Chinese Literature, organized by the

Department of Chinese Studies, The National University of Singapore, April 20-21,2002.

Chan, Kit Yee (2001) "Relations Between Literary Writing Courses and Creative Thinking at Tertiary Level. New Trends in Language Education - A Collection of Papers Presented at the 1999 International Language Education Symposium (ed. Professor Chow Hon-kwong)", Faculty of Education and Department of Chinese Language and Literature, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 239-247. Jianhua CHEN Assistant Professor

(2358 8909 ; [email protected])

PhD, Fudan University (1988) and Harvard University (2002)

Lecturer of Chinese Literature, Fudan University (1988) Instructor of Chinese Literature, Oberlin College (2001-02)

Current Research Activities: Chinese poetics and hermeneutics; Ming-Qing literature; Republican urban and popular culture; Chinese revolution discourses and translation theory; Chinese literary and visual modernity.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: The rise of cinema spectatorship and Chinese cinema in Shanghai, 1914-1926: Case studies of Zhou Shoujuan's "movie fiction" and the reception of D. W. Griffith's films RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$35,00001 Apr 2006

Representative Research Publications:

³¯, «ØµØ (2005) "¡q¡u»y¨¥Âà¦V¡v»P¤E¤Q¦~¥N¤¤°ê¥þ²y¤Æ¡r", ¡u«ä·Q¥v¤Wªº»{¦P°ÝÃD¡G°ê®a¡B¥Á±Ú»P¤å¤Æ¡v°ê»Ú¾Ç³N¬ã°Q·|, •»´ä¤¤¤å¤j¾Ç·í¥N¤¤°ê¤å¤Æ¬ã¨s¤¤¤ß¡A•»´ä, 2005¦~10¤ë13-14¤é¡C¸ü©ó·|ij½×¤å¶°¡A•¶295-307¡C.

³¯, «ØµØ (2005) "¡q®³¯}¨Ú»P±ß²M¡u¤p»¡¬É•²©R¡v¡G±q¡m®õ¦è·s¥vÅó•n¡n¨ì¡m®õ¦è¾ú¥vºt¸q¡n¡r", ¡mº~¾Ç¬ã¨s¡n, ²Ä23¨÷¡A²Ä2´Á (2005. 12)¡A•¶321-354¡C.

³¯, «ØµØ (2005) "¡q°Z¤î¡u®ø¶¢¡v――©P½GÃY»P20¦~¥N¤W®ü¤å¾Ç¤½¦@ªÅ¶¡¡r", ¡u²{¥N¤¤°ê³£¥«¤j²³¤å¤Æ»PªÀ·|ÅܾE¡v°ê»Ú¬ã°Q·|, µØªF®v½d¤j¾Ç¡A¤W®ü¡A2005¦~12¤ë17- 19¤é¡C¸ü©ó·|ij½×¤å¶°¡A¤W¥U¡A•¶240-257¡C.

³¯, «ØµØ (2005) "¡q±q¡u¥H¸ÖÃÒ¥v¡v¨ì¡u¥H¥vÃÒ¸Ö¡v¢w¢wŪ³¯±G«ñ¡m¬h¦p¬O§O¶Ç¡nãZ°O¡r", ¡m´_¥¹¾Ç³ø¡n, ²Ä6´Á (2005. 11)¡A•¶74-82¡C.

³¯, «ØµØ (2005) "¡qµû¼B¼C±ö¡m•²©R¥ ÅÊ·R¡n¡r(Revolution and Love: Literary History, Women¡¦s Bodies, and Thematic Repetitions in Twentieth-Century Chinese Fiction by Liu Jianmei. Honolulu: University of Hawai¡¥i Press, 2003)", ¡m¤¤°ê¤å•õ¬ã¨s¶°¥Z¡n, ²Ä27¨÷ (2005. 9)¡A•¶323-326¡C.

Chen, Jianhua (2005) "¡§D. W. Griffith and the Rise of Chinese Cinema in the Early 1920s Shanghai.¡¨", International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS), Shanghai, China, August 20-24, 2005. Chen, Jianhua (2005) "Zhu Xi's Poetic Hermeneutics and the Polemics of the 'Licentious Poems.", In Ching-I Tu, ed., Interpretation and Intellectual Change: Chinese Hermeneutics in Historical Perspective.

New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers, pp. 133-148.

Chen, Jianhua (2005) ¡§Butterfly Literature,¡¨ ¡§Humanistic Spirit,¡¨ ¡§liberalism,¡¨ ¡§Liu Dong,¡¨ ¡§minjian,¡¨ ¡§National Studies,¡¨ ¡§postmodernism and ¡¥post-ism,¡¦¡¨ ¡§Third Generation Poets,¡¨ ¡§Yang

Lian,¡¨ ¡§Zhai Yongming,¡¨, in Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture, ed., Edward L. Davis. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 55-56; 273-274; 334; 343; 394; 418; 482-483; 593-594; 692; 711.

Jingtao SUN Assistant Professor

(2358 7795 ; [email protected])

PhD, The University of British Columbia (Chinese Linguistics) (2000)

Lecturer, Peking University Visiting Assistant Professor, The University of Wisconsin at Madison Lecturer, The University of California at Davis (2001-2003)

Current Research Activities: My research field is Chinese linguistics, with emphasis on the interface between morphology and phonology. I am currently researching the morphological derivation in Old Chinese and the fission process in word formation in modern dialects. Recent publications: “Morphological Evidence for

Reconstructing Lax-Tense Vowels in Old Chinese.” 《語言•語言學》專刊《李方桂先生百年誕辰紀念論文 集》 Special issue of Language and Linguistics: Collected Essays for Commemorating the Centennial Birthday of The Late Professor Li Fang-Kuei . (forthcoming) “Fission reduplication in Classical Chinese.” Essays in Pre-Modern Chinese Grammar (ed. Ken-ichi Takashima). (forthcoming) “Retrogressive

Reduplication in Old Chinese.” In Journal of Chinese Linguistics Vol. 31.2:187-217. 2003. <試論‘於’字聲調 的不規則演變•• A Discussion on the Irregular Tonal Change of the Word yu . 《語言學論叢》 Collected Papers on Linguistics vol. 26. pp.44-58. 2002. Representative Research Publications:

Sun, Jingtao (2006) "'Fission Reduplication in Modern Chinese Dialects'", Bulletin of Chinese Linguistics, 1.1: 105-126.

®] Sun, ´ºÀÜ Jingtao (2006) "<¤¶•µ¦b•µ¸`¤¤ªº¦a¦ì> The Status of the Medial in Syllable", ¡m»y¨¥¬ì¾Ç¡n Language Science, 2: 44-52.

®] Sun, ´ºÀÜ Jingtao (2005) "<¡¥«Îº|¡¦±´·½> An etymological study of wulou", ¡m»y¨¥¬ã¨s¡n Language Research, 25.4: 96-101.

®] Sun, ´ºÀÜ Jingtao (2005) "<³sŪÅܽջP»´Án²£¥Íªº¦~¥N> Tone sandhi and the time when neutral tone started", ¡m¤è¨¥¡n Dialect, 4: 329-336.

®] Sun, ´ºÀÜ Jingtao (2005) "<½×¡¥¤@•µ¤@¸q¡¦> On 'One syllable/one meaning principle'", ¡m»y¨¥¾Ç½×ÂO¡n Collected papers on linguistics, 31: 48-71.

SUN, Jingtao (2005) "<§ÎºAºcµü»P¥j•µ¬ã¨s> 'Morphology and the Research of Old Chinese Phonology'", ¡mº~»y¥v¾Ç³ø¡n 'Journal of the History of Chinese', Vol. 5; pp184-195.

SUN, Jingtao (2005) "<½×¡¥¤@•µ¤@¸q¡¦> On 'One syllable/one meaning principle'", ¡m»y¨¥¾Ç½×ÂO¡n Collected papers on linguistics, Vol. 31; pp.48-71.

SUN, Jingtao (2005) "Morphological Evidence for Reconstructing Lax-Tense Vowels in Old Chinese", ¡mº~»y¥v¬ã¨s¡G¬ö©À§õ¤è®Û¥ý¥Í¦Ê¦~•ß½Ï½×¤å¶°¡n Essays in Chinese Historical Linguistics: Festschrift in Memory of Professor Fang-Kuei Li on His Centennial Birthday (Special issue of¡m»y¨¥©M»y¨¥¾Ç¡n

Language and Linguistics ), pp.147-162.

Xiaonong ZHU Assistant Professor

(2358 7797 ; [email protected])

PhD, Australian National University (1995)

Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (1995-96) Research Fellow, Australian National University (1996-2000) Current Research Activities: Chinese linguistics; Chinese historical phonology; Chinese dialectology; experimental phonetics; phonology.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Testing a new model for representing tonal systems on three minority languages in China: The interplay between phonation types and pitches RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$40,00001 Mar 2005 Speech sounds with special articulatory/phonatory features in Chinese dialects: Their geographical distribution, phonetic properties, and theoretical implications for linguistics RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$50,00001 Feb 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Zhu, Xiaonong (2006) A Grammar of Shanghai Wu. Muenchen, Germany: Lincom Europa.. Zhu, Xiaonong (2006) ¡m•µÃý¬ã¨s¡n Studies in Chinese Phonology . Beijing: Commercial Press.. Zhu, Xiaonong (2006) "¡§Creaky voice and the dialectal boundary between Taizhou and Wuzhou Wu¡¨", Journal of Chinese Linguistics, 34.1: 121-133.

Zhu, Xiaonong (2006) "¤ºÃz•µ Implosive", Dialect ¡m¤è¨¥¡n, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences., 1: 16-21.

Zhu, Xiaonong (2005) ¡m¤W®üÁn½Õ¹êÅç¿ý¡n An Experimental Study in Shanghai Tones . Shanghai Education Press..

Zhu, Xiaonong (2005) "¹êÅç»y•µ¾Ç©Mº~»y»y•µ¬ã¨s. Experimental phonetics and its contributions to Chinese linguistics .", Liu Danqing (ed) Linguistic Frontiers and Chinese Language Studies, Shanghai Education Press., 253-275.

ZHU, XIAONONG (2005) An Experimental Study in Shanghai Tones. Shanghai Education Press. ZHU, XIAONONG (2005) "Experimental phonetics and its contributions to Chinese linguistics", Nankai Linguistics, 2005. Vol 5. 1-17. Kenny K K NG Research Assistant Professor

(2358 8908 ; [email protected])

PhD, Harvard University (2004)

Current Research Activities: Critical theory; cultural criticism; film and fiction; twentieth-century Chinese literature; globalization and modern Chinese cultural studies.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Localism, nation building, and fictional writing: A study of Li Jieren and the modern Chinese historical novel RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$50,00001 Jun 2006 Division of Social Science

Yanjie BIAN, Professor and Division Head; Director, Survey Research Center

X L DING, Professor

Alvin Y SO, Professor and Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Science

David Zweig, Chair Professor; Director, Center on China's Transnational Relations

Erik Baark, Associate Professor

Cecilia CHENG, Associate Professor

Carsten A HOLZ, Associate Professor

Agnes Shuk-Mei KU, Associate Professor

James Kai-Sing KUNG, Associate Professor

Yi-Min LIN, Associate Professor

John Z MA, Associate Professor

Gerald R PATCHELL, Associate Professor

Barry SAUTMAN, Associate Professor

Edward Jow-Ching TU, Senior Lecturer

Tim Tian ZHU, Associate Professor

Yongshun CAI, Assistant Professor

Yun Chung CHEN, Assistant Professor

Daniel Yiu-Fai LEE, Assistant Professor

Ngok MA, Assistant Professor

Ngai PUN, Assistant Professor

Xiaogang WU, Assistant Professor

Michelle YIK, Assistant Professor Nau Bahar SHARIF, Research Assistant Professor Yanjie BIAN Professor and Division Head; Director, Survey Research Center

(2358 7782 ; [email protected])

PhD, State University of New York at Albany (1990)

Assistant and Associate Professor, University of Minnesota (1991-97)

Current Research Activities: Social networks and occupational mobility; economic transition and social stratification; social capital of Chinese firms.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: General social survey of China RGC - Central Allocation Vote & Others HK$4,300,000 01 Mar 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Bian, Yanjie (2006) "Lessons from the Practice of Household Surveys", Management and Organization Review, 2.2: 1-12.

Bian, Yanjie (2005) "Globalization and Relational Transformations in China", Conference on Social- Economic Change of China, Fuzhou University, July 2-3, 2005.

Bian, Yanjie, Davis, Deborah, Wang, Shaoguang (2005) "Material Rewards to Multiple Capitals Under Market Socialism", Social Transformation in Chinese Societies, 1:31-58.

Bian, Yanjie, Breiger, Ronald, Davis, Deborah (2005) "Occupation, Class, and Social Networks in Urban China", Social Forces, 83 (4): 1443-1468.

Bian, Yanjie (2005) "The General Social Survey of China, 2003: A Methodological Report", Conference on East Asian Social Surveys, Osaka University of Commerce, Osaka, Japan, October 30 - November 1, 2005.

Bian, Yanjie (2004) "Born out of Networks: A Sociological Analysis of the Startup of Chinese Firms", International Conference on 'Global and Local in Scholarly Views,' Hsinghua University, July 3-4, 2004.

Bian, Yanjie (2004) "Globalization and Relational Transformations in China", The World Congress of Sociology by the Internatioanl Institute of Sociology, Beijing, July 7-11, 2004.

Bian, Yanjie (2004) "Occupation, Home Ownership, and Housing Quality: Evidence from China's Fifth Census", The World Congress of Sociology by the International Institute of Sociology, Beijing, July 7-11, 2004.

X L DING Professor

(2358 7818 ; [email protected])

PhD, Harvard University (1992)

Research Fellow, Australian National University (1996-98)

Current Research Activities: Comparative capitalisms; state-society relations; development/modernization; social history; political humor.

Representative Research Publications:

Ding, Xue-liang (2006) "Core Institutional Elements of A Research University", A Collection of Public Lectures by Leading Scholars (Guoqiang Tian, ed., Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

Press, 2006), Volume 1, pp. 260-274.

Ding, X. L. (2006) "India and China: Each Has Its Own Problems but There Is A Big Difference", Carnegie ChinaNet (Washington DC: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace), June Issue 2006.

Ding, X.L. (2006) "The Chinese Cultural Revolution Was A Revolution of Everyone Revenging on Everyone - Reflections on the Cultural Revolution at Its 40th Anniversary", Reflexion (Taipei: Linking Publishing Company, in Chinese), No. 1, 2006, pp. 153-175.

Ding, Xue-liang (2006) "The Chinese Cultural Revolution Was A Revolution of Everyone Revenging on Everyone - Reflections on the Cultural Revolution at Its 40th Anniversary.", Reflexion (Taipei: Linking Publishing Company, in Chinese), No. 1, pp. 153-175.

Ding, Xue-liang (2006) "To Institutionalize Social Justice", China and World Affairs (Beijing: Tsinghua University, in Chinese), No. 1, pp. 25-33.

Ding, Xue-liang (2006) "¡§Core Institutional Elements of A Research University.¡¨ Pp. 260-274 in ,", A Collection of Public Lectures by Leading Scholars (Guoqiang Tian ,ed., Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Press, 2006), Volume 1, pp. 260-274.

Ding, X. L. (2005) Mekong: The Spring of Life, (co-produced by the Great Mekong Subregional environmental protection research team) Kunming: Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing Company, 2005. viii, 233 pp..

Ding, X. L. (2005) "What Does 'Upgrading the Governing Capacity' Mean to A Ruling Party That Has Been Governing China For Half A Century?", Carnegie China Insight, Monthly Newsletter, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC, USA, September Issue, 2005.

Alvin Y SO Professor and Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Science

(2358 7780 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Los Angeles (1982)

Professor of Sociology, University of Hawaii (1993-98)

Current Research Activities: Globalization and Asia; social classes in China; Hong Kong's development.

Representative Research Publications:

Baark, Erik, So, Alvin Y. (2006) "The Political Economy of Hong Kong's Quest for High-Tech Innovation", Journal of Contemporary Asia, 31 (#1): 102-120.

So, Alvin Y. (2005) "Beyond the Logic of Capital and the Polarization Model: The State, Market Reforms, and the Plurality of Class Conflict in China", Critical Asian Studies, vol. 37 (#3), pp. 481-494.

So, Alvin Y. (2005) "Citizen all? Citizens Equally? Social Exclusion, Marginality, and the Remaking of Citizenship in the Era of Globalization.", In Rethinking and Recasting Citizenship: Social Exclusion and Marginality in Chinese Societies, edited by May Tam, Hok Bun Ku, and Tavis Kong. Hong Kong: The

Centre for Social Policy Studies, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Pp. 27-34.

So, Alvin Y. (2005) "Class Structure and Class Conflict in Advanced Capitalist Society", in Globalization and Change: the Origins Development, and Transformation of Global Capitalism, edited by

Berch Berberoglu. Lanham, MD.: Lexington Books., Pp. 23-34.

So, Alvin Y. (2005) "The Formation and Transformation of HongKonger's Identity", in Rethinking in Culture, Ethnicity, and Society, edited by Chien Chiao, Rance Lee, and Ma Rong. Gaoxiong, Taiwan:

Liwen Publisher (In Chinese), Pp. 175-188.

So, Alvin Y. (2005) "Class Structure and Class Conflict in Advanced Capitalist Society", Globalization and Change: the Origins Development, and Transformation of Global Capitalism, edited by Berch Berberoglu. Lanham, MD.: Lexington Books., Pp. 23-34.

So, Alvin Y. (2005) "One Country, Three Systems? State, Nation, and Civil Society in the Making of Citizenship in the Chinese Triangle of Mainland-Taiwan-Hong Kong", Making Citizenship in Hong Kong, edited by Agnes Ku and Pun Ngai. Routledge, Pp. 235-253.

So, Alvin Y. (2004) "Anti-Globalism Globalization in East Asia: Statist versus Societal", Ideological Dimensions of Globalization, edited by Manfred Steger. Boulder: Rowman and Littlefield, Pp. 191-204.

David Zweig Chair Professor; Director, Center on China's Transnational Relations

(2358-7832 ; [email protected] ; http://www.cctr.ust.hk)

PhD, University of Michigan (1983)

Post-doctoral Fellow, Harvard University (1984-85), Associate Professor, Department of Political Studies, Queen's University (1999-2001), Associate Professor of International Politics, Fletcher School, Tufts University (1986-96)

Current Research Activities: Movement of Human Capital in East Asia and Overseas Chinese Scholars (and returnees); Chinese politics and political economy; rural development in China; Sino- American relations; Chinese foreign policy and resource diplomacy; East Asian international political economy; East Asian international relations.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: "Serving the nation from inside and outside": The role of returned and unreturned mainlanders in Sino- Canadian exchange Asia Pacific Foundation of Cananda HK$67,980 01 Jun 2006 People on the move: The transnational flow of Chinese human capital Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Exchange, Taiwan HK$195,00001 Jul 2005 Haidai and the problem of unemployed returnees RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$20,000 01 Jan 2006 Social science dinner seminar series UGC - Government's Matching Grant Scheme HK$3,750 15 Aug 2004 Social science dinner seminar series Theil Capital Management Inc. HK$75,000 15 Aug 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Zweig, David (2006) Guoji zhengzhi jingjixue yu zhongguo de quanqiuhua (International Political Economy and China's Globalization) (in Chinese), edited with Chen Zhimin (Shanghai: Shanghai Sanlian Publishing House, 2006).

Zweig, David (2006) "Is China a Magnet for Talent?", paper presented at the Eighth National Canadian Metropolis Conference 'Immigration and Canada's Place in a Changing World,' Bayshore Hotel,

Vancouver, 24 March 2006.

Zweig, David (2006) "Learning to Compete: China's Efforts to Encourage a Reverse Brain Drain", International Labour Review, January 2006.

Zweig, David (2006) "Learning to Compete: China's Efforts to Encourage a Reverse Brain Drain", in Christiane Kuptsch and PANG Eng Fond, ed., Competing for Global Talent (Geneva: International

Institute for Labour Studies), pp. 187-213.

Zweig, David (2006) "Redefining the Brain Drain: China's 'Diaspora Option", paper presented at the 11th Conference on Overseas Education, China Service Center for Scholarly Exchange, Ministry of

Education, Beijing (in Chinese), 17 February 2006.

Zweig, David, Bi, Jianhai (2005) "China's Global Hunt for Energy", Foreign Affairs, Vol. 84, No. 5 (September-October 2005): 25-38.

Zweig, David (2005) "China's Resource Based Foreign Policy", presented at the conference on 'China's Search for Energy Security and Implications for the U.S.,' sponsored by the National Bureau of Asian Research and the Pacific Northwest Center for Global Security, National Defence University,

Washington, DC, September 27-28, 2005.

Zweig, David (2005) "Learning to Compete: What Role Does China's Government Play in Triggering a 'Reverse Brain Drain'?", presented at the 8th Guangzhou Conference on Returnees, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou (in Chinese), 27 December 2005. Erik Baark Associate Professor

(2358 7831 ; [email protected])

University of Lund, Sweden

Associate Professor (1988-99) and Director, Institute of Social Sciences (1992-94), Technical University of Denmark

Current Research Activities: Science and technology policy in China; technology assessment; national innovation systems; international technology transfer; innovation processes in engineering consultancy.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Development models and logics of socio-economic organization in space European Commission HK$741,060 01 May 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Baark, Erik, Sharif, Naubahar (2006) "From Trade Hub to Innovation Hub: The Role of Hong Kong's Innovation System in Linking China to Global Markets", Innovation: management, policy and practice, Vol. 8, Iss. no. 1-2 (June 2006).

Baark, Erik, Sharif, Naubahar (2006) "Hong Kong's Innovation System in Transition: Challenges of Regional Integration and Promotion of High Technology", Asian Innovation Systems in Transition, edited by Bengt-Ake Lundvall, Patarapong Intarakumnerd, Jan Vang-Lauridsen, p. 123-147.

Au, Kevin, Baark, Erik, Chua, Bee Leng, Thomas, Hugh (2006) Innovation Policy and High Growth Startups.

Baark, Erik (2006) "Policies for Support to High Growth Entrepreneurial Firms in Hong Kong: An Assessment of Achievements and Problems", 3rd Asialics Conference 'From Imitation to Innovation-- Asia Meets Global Challenge' in Shanghai, China, 16-19 April 2006.

Baark, Erik, So, Alvin Y. (2006) "The Political Economy of Hong Kong¡¦s Quest for High Technology Innovation", Journal of Contemporary Asia, Vol. 36, No. 1 (2006), p. 102-120.

Baark, Erik, Sharif, Naubahar (2005) "The Tamest of Tigers? Understanding Hong Kong's Innovation System and Innovation Policies", International Journal of Technology and Globalization, Vol. 1, No 3-4 (2005) p. 462-479. Baark, Erik (2005) "Innovation Policy Forensics: An Analysis of Biotechnology in Hong Kong", The DRUID Tenth Anniversary Summer Conference 2005 on Dynamics of Industry and Innovation:

Organisations, Networks and Systems Copenhagen, Denmark, 27-29 June, 2005.

Baark, Erik (2005) "New Modes of Learning in Services: A Study of Hong Kong's Consulting Engineers", Industry and Innovation, Vol. 12, No. 2 , 2005.

Cecilia CHENG Associate Professor

([email protected] ; http://ihome.ust.hk/~soccheng)

PhD, University of Hong Kong (1996)

Current Research Activities: Social/practical intelligence; interpersonal relations; stress and coping; gender-role orientation; social and cognitive origins of depression; psychological bases of somatic disorders.

Representative Research Publications:

Cheng, Cecilia (2005) "Processes underlying gender-role flexibility: Do androgynous individuals know more or know how to cope?", Journal of Personality, 73, 645-674.

Cheng, Cecilia, Cheung, M.W.L. (2005) "Psychological responses to outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome: A prospective, multiple time-point study", Journal of Personality, 73, 261-285.

Cheng, Cecilia, Hui, Wai-mo, Lam, Shiu-kum (2004) "Psychosocial factors and perceived severity of functional dyspeptic symptoms: A psychosocial interactionist model", Psychosomatic Medicine, 66, 85-91.

Cheng, Cecilia (2003) "Cognitive and motivational processes underlying coping flexibility: A dual- process model", Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84, 425-438.

Cheng, Cecilia, Wong, Wai-Man, Lai, Kam-Chuen, Wong, B.C., Hu, Wayne H., Hui, Wai-Mo, Lam, Shiu-Kum (2003) "Psychosocial factors in patients with noncardiac chest pain", Psychosomatic Medicine, 65, 443-449.

Cheng, Cecilia, Hui, Wai-Mo, Lam, Shiu-Kum (2002) "Coping with first-time endoscopy for a select sample of Chinese patients with functional dyspepsia and duodenal ulcer: An observation study", Psychosomatic Medicine, 64, 867-873. Cheng, Cecilia, Chiu, Chi-Yue (2002) "Differences in automatic social information processing between nondepressed and subclinically depressed individuals", Journal of Personality, 70, 145-176.

Cheng, Cecilia, Chiu, Chi-Yue, Hong, Ying-Yi, Cheung, Janice S. (2001) "Discriminative facility and its role in the perceived quality of interactional experiences", Journal of Personality, 69, 765-786.

Carsten A HOLZ Associate Professor

(2358 7835 ; [email protected] ; http://ihome.ust.hk/~socholz/)

PhD, Cornell University (1995)

Current Research Activities: Development economics; China's economy; applied macroeconomics and monetary economics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: The contribution of sample surveys to GDP statistics in China RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$50,000 30 Jun 2005 China's economic growth prospects RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$117,600 01 Aug 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Holz, Carsten A (2006) "China's Reform Period Economic Growth: How Reliable Are Angus Maddison's Estimates", Review of Income and Wealth, 52, no. 1 (March 2006): 85-119.

Holz, Carsten (2006) "China¡¦s Reform Period Economic Growth: How Reliable Are Angus Maddison¡¦s Estimates?", Review of Income and Wealth, Vol. 52, no. 1 (March 2006): 85-119.

Holz, Carsten A (2006) "New Capital Estimates for China", China Economic Review, 17, no. 2 (2006): 142-85.

Holz, Carsten (2006) "New Capital Estimates for China.", China Economic Review, Vol. 17, no. 2 (2006): 142-85.

Holz, Carsten A (2006) "Response to Gregory C. Chow's 'New Capital Estimates for China: Comments'", China Economic Review, 17, no. 2 (2006): pp. 193-97.

Holz, Carsten (2004) "Deconstructing China¡¦s GDP Statistics", China Economic Review, Vol. 15, no. 2 (2004): 164-202.

Holz, Carsten (2003) China's State-owned Enterprises between Profitability and Bankruptcy, Singapore: World Scientific, August.

Holz, Carsten A. (2003) "'Fast, Clear and Accurate': How Reliable Are Chinese Output and Economic Growth Statistics?", The China Quarterly, No. 173, pp. 122-63.

Agnes Shuk-Mei KU Associate Professor

(2358 7784 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Los Angeles (1995)

Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (1993-2000)

Current Research Activities: Cultural sociology; civil society and public sphere; Hong Kong culture and politics; gender issues.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: A preliminary comparative study of cultural developments in Hong Kong and Taipei RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$35,000 01 Feb 2006

Representative Research Publications:

Ku, Shuk-mei Agnes (2004) "'Immigration Policies, Discourses, and the Politics of Local Belonging in Hong Kong (1950-1980).'", Modern China, Vol 30 (3), pp. 326-360.

Ku, Shuk-mei Agnes (2004) "'Negotiating the Space of Civil Autonomy in Hong Kong - Power, Discourses and Dramaturgical Representations.'", The China Quarterly, No. 179, pp. 647-664.

Ku, Shuk-mei Agnes, Pun, Ngai (2004) Remaking Citizenship in Hong Kong: Community, Nation, and the Global City , editied by Agnes S. Ku and Ngai Pun. London : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004.

Ku, Shuk-Mei Agnes (2002) "Beyond the Paradoxical Conception of 'Civil Society without Citizenship'", International Sociology, 17 (4): 551-570.

Ku, Shuk-Mei Agnes (2002) "Post-Colonial Cultural Trends in Hong Kong - Imagining the Local, the National and the Global", Crisis and Transformation in China's Hong Kong, pp. 343-362.

Ku, Shuk Mei Agnes (2001) "Hegemonic Construction, Negotiation and Displacement - Struggle over Right of Abode in Hong Kong", International Journal of Cultural Studies, 4 (3): 259-278.

Ku, Agnes S. (2001) "The 'Public' Up Against the State - Narrative Cracks and Credibility Crisis in Postcolonial Hong Kong", Theory, Culture and Society 18(1): 121-44. Also in Narrating Hong Kong Culture and Identity, edited by N. Pun. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press (2003).

Ku, Agnes S. (2000) "Revisiting THE Notion Of 'Public' in Habermas's Theory-Towards a Theory of Politics of Public Credibility", Socialogical Theory, 18 (2):216-240.

James Kai-Sing KUNG Associate Professor

(2358 7824 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Cambridge (1991) Postdoctoral Fellow, Washington University in

St Louis (1990-92)

Current Research Activities: China's agricultural and rural development; property rights economics; economic history.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: The evolution of private ownership in China: Causes and patterns RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$60,00001 Feb 2004 Secure tenure rights for whom?: Gender and distributive implications of women's access to land in rural China RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$40,00001 Feb 2006 Representative Research Publications:

Kung, Kai-sing (2006) "Do Secure Land Use Rights Reduce Fertility? The Case of Meitan County in China.", Land Economics, Vol. 82, No. 1 (Feb. 2006): 36-55.

Kung, Kai-sing (2006) Famine in East Asia, Forthcoming in OXFORD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE MODERN WORLD, editor in chief, Peter Stearns (George Mason University).

Kung, Kai-sing, Lin, Yi-min (2006) "The Decline of Township-and-Village Enterprises in China's Economic Transition.", World Development, Accepted for publication (scheduled publication date early 2007).

Kung, James (2005) "Land Reallocation in Rural China: Empirical Evidence from Six Provinces", International Conference of Globalization & Chinese Agriculturem, held at China Agricultural University,

Beijing, September 17-18, 2005.

Kung, James K. S., Lee, Daniel Yiu-fai, Bai, Nansheng (2005) "Beyond Involution: The Welfare Effects of Markets and Household Allocation of Resources in the Lower Yangzi", Paper presented at the (second) workshop 'The Failure of Breaking with the Past: Economic Life in Modern China Between 1840 and 1949', The Chinese University of Hong Kong, March 19-20, 2005.

Kung, James, Lee, Yiu-Fai, Bai, Nansheng (2004) "Did the Modern Chinese Economy Involute on its Way to Communism?: New Evidence from the Lower Yangzi", Paper prepared for the Workshop on Chinese Institutional Economic History 10-11 January 2004, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Kung, James, Lee, Yiu-Fai, Bai, Nansheng (2004) "Sericulture and Women's Contributions to the Household Economy: The Case of the Lower Yangzi in the 1930", International Workshop on Gender and Development in China, sponsored by both The World Bank and Ford Foundaion, and held at the China

Center for Economic Research, Peking University, June 21-22 2004..

Kung, James, Lin, Justin (2003) "The Causes of China's Great Leap Famine, 1959-1961", Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 52, No. 1, pp. 51-73, October. Yi-Min LIN Associate Professor

(2358 7816 ; [email protected])

PhD, Yale University (1991) Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley

(1991-92)

Current Research Activities: Political economy; organizations and institutions.

John Z MA Associate Professor

(2358 7829 ; [email protected])

PhD, McMaster University (1993)

Research Affiliate, Yale University (1992) Research Associate, University of Quebec (1993-94)

Current Research Activities: Migration and family dynamics in developing countries; geographical information systems (GIS).

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Labor migration, poverty relief and income growth: An econometric analysis of socioeconomic development in rural counties in China RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$727,965 10 Aug 2004 Center for Spatial and Social Demographics Nansha Research Centers HK$5,566,00001 Jul 2006 Representative Research Publications:

Ma, Zhongdong, Zhang, Weimin, Liang, Zai, Cui, Hongyan (2004) "Labor migration: A New Income Growth Point in Rural China", Population Research, 28 (3): 1-15.

Liang, Zai, Ma, Zhongdong (2004) "The floating Population of China: New Evidence from the 2000 Population Census", Population and Development Review, 30 (3): 467-488.

Devoretz, D.J., Ma, Zhongdong, Zhang, K (2003) "Triangular Human Capital Flows: Empirical Evidence from Hong Kong and Canada", in Reitz, J.G. edited Host Societies and the Reception of Immigrants, USMEX press: California.

Ma, Zhongdong (2002) "Social capital mobilization and income returns to entrepreneurship: the case of return migration in rural China", Environment and Planning A, 34(10): 1763-84.

Devoretz, Don, Ma, Zhongdong (2002) "Triangular human capital flows between sending, entrepot and the rest of the world destinations", Special Issue on Migration and Globalizaiton, Canadian Studies in Population, 29(1): 53-69.

Gerald R PATCHELL Associate Professor

(2358 7781 ; [email protected])

PhD, Simon Frazer University (1991)

Current Research Activities: Economic and cultural geography; geography of Japan; cooperative communities and the diffusion of organizations; environmental management and regional development. Representative Research Publications:

Patchell, Gerald (2003) "Governance for University-Industry Collaboration in Hong Kong", in Roel Rutten, Frans Boekema, and Elsa Kuijpers (eds.), Universities, Knowledge Infrastructure and the

Learning Region. London: Routledge.

Patchell, Gerald R., Eastham, Tony (2003) "Governance for University-Industry Collaboration in Hong Kong", In: Economic Geography of Higher Education: Knowledge, Infrastructure and Learning Regions. Routledge, London, UK, Chapter 3, pp. 42-68.

Patchell, Jerry (2002) "Linking Production and Consumption: the coevolution of interaction systems in the Japanese house industry", Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 92, 284-301.

Barry SAUTMAN Associate Professor

(2358 7821 ; [email protected])

PhD, Columbia University (1990)

Visiting Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins/Nanjing University Center (1991-92) Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Utah, 1990

Current Research Activities: Ethnicity, nationalism and ideological discourses in China; comparative studies in state ethnic policies and ethnonationalism; international human rights law; US-China relations.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Negotiating the Tibet question RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$28,860 01 Jan 2006 The political economy of contemporary China-Africa relations RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$682,112 01 Jul 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Sautman, Barry (2006) "'Demographic Annihilation' an Tibet", in Barry Sautman & June Dreyer (eds.), Contemporary Tibet: Politics, Development and Society in a Disputed Region (Armonk: ME Sharpe), (2006): 230-257.

Sautman, Barry, Dreyer, June (2006) Contemporary Tibet: Politics, Development and Society in a Disputed Region, (Armonk: ME Sharpe), 2006.

Sautman, Barry, Dreyer, June (2006) "Introduction", in Barry Sautman & June Dreyer (eds.), Contemporary Tibet: Politics, Development and Society in a Disputed Region (Armonk: ME Sharpe), (2006): 3-22.

Sautman, Barry, He, Baogang (2006) "The Politics of the Dalai Lama's New Initiative for Autonomy", Pacific Affairs, 78:4 (2006): 601-629.

Sautman, Barry (2005) "China's Vulnerability to Ethnic Minority Separatism in Tibet", Asian Affairs: an American Review, 31:2 (2005): 87-118.

Sautman, Barry (2005) "Genocide, colonialism and Tibet", in Dirk Moses (ed.), Genocide and Colonialism (New York: Berghahn Books), pp 58, December 2005.

Sautman, Barry (2004) "Hong Kong as a semi-ethnocracy: race, migration, and citizenship in a globalized region", in Agnes Ku & Pun Ngai (eds.), Re-making citizenship in Hong Kong (London : RoutledgeCurzon), pp. 115-138.

Sautman, Barry (2003) "Cultural Genocide and Tibet", Texas Journal of International Law, 38: 2: 173- 246.

Edward Jow-Ching TU Senior Lecturer

(2358 7776 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Tennessee (1983)

Research Associate, Center for Social and Demographic Analysis, State University of New York (1980-92) Current Research Activities: Comparative study of recent population changes and policy implications in Taiwan, China, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Demographic perspective of the living arrangements of older persons in low fertility populations RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$50,000 01 Mar 2004 Demographic analysis of healthy longevity in China RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$1,008,000 01 Sep 2004

Representative Research Publications:

Tu, Jow Ching (2003) "Patterns of Lowest-Low Fertility in Hong Kong", Journal of Population and Social Security, Volume 1, Supplement pp. 629-642.

Tu, Jow Ching (2002) "A model of Intermarriage Involving Attribute Exchange", Global Economic Review, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 109-124.

Tu, Jow Ching, Yuan, Xin (2002) "Replacement Migration in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin", Journal of Population, Vol. 24, pp. 59-87.

Tim Tian ZHU Associate Professor

(2358 7834 ; [email protected])

PhD, Northwestern University (1995)

Industry Analyst, First Chicago Bank (1994-95)

Current Research Activities: Theory of the firm and contracts; Chinese economic reforms; economics of transition. Representative Research Publications:

Zhu, Tian, Wang, Susheng (2005) "Control Allocation, Revenue Sharing and Joint Ownership", International Economic Review, 46(3), 2005, 895-915.

Zhu, Tian, Xu, L. Colin, Lin, Yimin (2005) "Politician Control, Agency Problems, and Ownership Reform: Evidence from China", Economics of Transition, 13(1), 2005, 1-24.

Zhu, Tian, Xu, L. Colin, Lin, Yimin (2005) "Politician Control, Agency Problems, and Ownership Reform: Evidence from China", Economics of Transition, 13(1), 2005, 1-24.

Zhu, Tian, Wang, Susheng (2004) "Contract Law and the Boundaries of the Firm", Journal of Economic Research, 9(1), 2004, 93-113.

Zhu, Tian (2004) "Incentive Intensity, Forbearance Law, and the Governance of Transactions", Industrial and Corporate Change, Special Issue in Honor of Oliver E. Williamson, 13(6), 2004, 855-866. (Lead article).

Zhu, Tian, Wang, Xiaozu, Xu, L. Colin (2004) "State-Owned Enterprises Going Public: The Case of China", Economics of Transition, 12(3), 2004, 467-487.

Wang, Susheng, Zhu, Tian (2004) "Contract Law and the Boundaries of the Firm", Journal of Economic Research, Vol. 9, pp. 93-113.

Xu, Lixin, Zhu, Tian, Lin, Yimin (2004) "Politician Control, Agency Problems, and Ownership Reform: Evidence from China", A Symposium on Firms and Industries in China, Seoul National University, Seoul, March 26.

Yongshun CAI Assistant Professor

(2358 7823 ; [email protected])

PhD, Stanford University (2001)

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore (2001-04) Current Research Activities: Collective action and social movements; political participation; institution building and regime transition; Chinese politics.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: State-peasant relations in China in post-tax reform era RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$86,500 01 Mar 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Cai, Yongshun (2006) "The Weakening of Workers' Power in China", in Kjeld Erik Brodsgaard and Zheng Yongjnian (eds.), The Chinese Communist Party in Reform (London: Routledge, 2006), pp. 173- 192.

Cai, Yongshun (2005) "Home Owners' Resistance in Urban China: The Case of a Moderate Middle Class", Asian Survey, no. 5 (2005), pp. 777-799.

Cai, Yongshun, Yang, Songcai (2005) "State Power and unbalance legal development in China", Journal of Contemporary China, vol. 14, no. 42 (2005), pp. 117-134.

Cai, Yongshun (2005) State and Laid-Off Workers in Reform China: The Silence and Collective Action of the Retrenched, London: Routledge Curzon, 2005.

Cai, Yongshun (2004) "Decentralization and Local Protectionism in China", in Gedeon Mudacumura and Shamsul Haque (eds.), Handbook of Development Studies (New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2004), pp. 393-409.

Cai, Yongshun (2004) "Irresponsible state: Local cadres and image building in China", Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics, vol. 20, no.4 (December 2004), pp. 20-41.

Cai, Yongshun (2004) "Managed Participation in China", Political Science Quarterly, 119, no. 3 (2004), pp. 425-451. Yun Chung CHEN Assistant Professor

(2358 7819 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Los Angeles (2004)

Current Research Activities: City and regional economic development; Regional innovation systems; Creative industries; Urban studies, Environment studies

Representative Research Publications:

Chen, Yun-Chung (2006) "Changing the Shanghai Innovation Systems: The Role of Multinational Corporations' R&D Centres", Science, Technology and Society, 11 (1): 67-107.

Chen, Yun Chung, Szeto, May Mirana (2006) "Resistance in the Neoliberal City: The Anti-privatization Housing Movement in Hong Kong", The Fourth Meeting of East Asian Regional Conferences in Alternative Geography (EARCAG), Taipei, Taiwan ROC, 24-30 June 2006.

Chen, Yun-Chung (2006) "Why Do Multinational Corporations Locate Their Advanced R&D Centres in Beijing?", Journal of Development Studies, forthcoming.

Chen, Yun Chung (2005) "Technology Transfer between Silicon Valley and Zhongguancun: The role of China's Transnational Technology Community", paper presented at 'People on the move conference', organized by Center for China's Transnational Relations at Hong Kong University of Science and

Technology, 21-22 Oct, 2005.

Chen, Yun Chung (2005) "The Localization of Multinational¡¦s Global Innovation Networks in China: Implication for Other Developing Countries", Innovation Systems in Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland Conference, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 7-8 January 2005. Daniel Yiu-Fai LEE Assistant Professor

(2358 7830 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Toronto (2002)

Current Research Activities: Development economics; economics of human resources; Chinese economy.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Income inequality and income mobility in rural China RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$37,142 01 Mar 2004 The determinants of income, income inequality and income mobility in rural China RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$50,000 01 Mar 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Kung, James, Lee, Daniel (2001) "So What if there is Income Inequality? The distributive Consequence of Non-Farm Employment in Rural China", Economic Development and Cultural Change, 50(1), 19-46.

Ngok MA Assistant Professor

(2358 7839 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of California, Los Angeles (1998)

Lecturer, City University of Hong Kong (1999-2000)

Current Research Activities: Government and politics of Hong Kong; elections and campaigns; political economy; democratization; East European transformation. Representative Research Publications:

Ma, Ngok (2005) "Civil Society in Self-Defense: The Struggle Against National Security Legislation in Hong Kong", Journal of Contemporary China, Volume 14, No. 44.

Ma, Ngok (2005) "Civil Society in Self-Defense: The Struggle Against National Security Legislation in Hong Kong", Journal of Contemporary China, Vol. 14, No.44, pp.465-482.

Holliday, Ian, Ma, Ngok, Yep, Ray (2004) "After 1997: The Dialectics of Hong Kong Dependence", Journal of Contemporary Asia, Vol 34, No. 2, pp.254-270.

Ma, Ngok, Choy, Chi-Keung (2003) Political Consequences of Electoral Systems-- The Hong Kong Proportional Representation System (¿ïÁ|¨î«×ªº¬Fªv®ÄªG:´ä¦¡¤ñ¨Ò¥Nªí¨îªº¸gÅç).

Ma, Ngok, Choy, Chi-Keung (2003) "The Impact of Electoral Rule Change on Party Campaign Strategy", Party Politics, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 347-367.

Holliday, Ian, Ma, Ngok, Yep, Ray (2002) "A High Degree of Autonomy? Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 1997-2002", Political Quarterly, Vol.73, No.4.

Ma, Ngok (2002) "Executive-Legislative Relations: Assessing Legislative Influence in an Executive- Dominant System", The First Tung Chee-hwa Administration: The First Five Years of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Chinese University Press, Hong Kong, pp. 349-374.

Ma, Ngok, Mok, Ka-Ho, Cheung, Anthony B.L. (2001) "Advance and Retreat: The New Two-Pronged Strategy of the Enterprise Reform in China", Problems of Post-Communism, 48(5), 52-61.

Ngai PUN Assistant Professor

(2358 7775 ; [email protected])

PhD, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (1998)

Current Research Activities: Chinese labor and global factories; gender and cultural politics; globalization and transborder studies.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Global labor and community development program ACORN International HK$975,00001 Jan 2005 Living with global capitalism: Labour control and resistance through the dormitory labour system in China RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$400,00001 Oct 2003

Representative Research Publications:

Pun, Ngai (2002-2003) "Made in China: Subject, Power and Resistance in a Global Workplace", Durham: Duke University Press, forthcoming.

Pun, Ngai (2002-2003) "Remaking Citizenship in Hong Kong: Community, Nation and the Global City", New York and London: Routledge, forthcoming.

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Pun, Ngai (2005) "Global Production and Corporate Business Ethics: Company Codes of Conduct Implementation and its Implication on Labour Rights in China", China Journal, July, pp. 101-113.

Pun, Ngai (2005) Made in China: Women Factory Workers in a Global Workplace, Durham: Duke University Press and HK University Press.

Pun, Ngai (2005) "Putting Transnational Labor Process in the its Place: Dormitory Labor Regime in Post-Socialist China", a paper present at the Conference on 'People on the Move: The Transnational Flow of Chinese Human Capital', Center on China's Transnational Relations, HKUST, 20-22 October, 2005.

Pun, Ngai (2005) "The Dormitory Labor Regime and the Chinese Women Workers in the context of China's Accession into the WTO", a paper present at the Conference on 'Review and Prospect: Chinese Gender Studies in the Past Two Decades', organized by the Gender Studies Center, Chineses Univesity of Hong Kong, Nov 17-19, 2005. Xiaogang WU Assistant Professor

(2358 7827 ; [email protected] ; http://ihome.ust.hk/~sowu)

PhD, University of California, Los Angeles (Sociology) (2001)

Mellon Post-doctoral Fellow(2001-2003), Research Affilicate (2005-), Population Studies Center, University of Michigan Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Michigan (2001-2003) Speech Writer/Policy Research Officer for the Mayor, Shanghai Municipal Government, CHINA

Current Research Activities: Institutional Structure and Social Mobility in State Socialist China; Inequalities in Transition Economy; The Change of Residential Patterns in Shanghai

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Educational inequalities in reform-era China, 1990-2000 RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$18,000 30 Jun 2005 Social inequality and mobility in Hong Kong: A benchmark study CPU - Public Policy Research HK$981,000 10 Apr 2006 Educational inequalities in reform-era China, 1990-2000 RGC - Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HK$531,440 01 Dec 2005

Representative Research Publications:

Wu, Xiaogang (2006) "Communist Cadres and Market Opportunities: Entry to Self-Employment in China, 1978-1996", Social Forces (Accepted). Recipient of the Outstanding Research Paper Award on Asia and Asian America from the American Sociological Association, 2006..

Wu, Xiaogang (2006) "Family Businesses in China (1978-1996): Entry and Performance", in The Management and Performance of China's Domestic Private Firms: Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives, edited by Anne S Tsui and Yanjie Bian. New York: M.E. Sharpe, 2006.

Wu, Xiaogang (2006) "¡§Labor Markets, Occupations, And Income Inequality In Hong Kong, 1991- 2001¡¨", Paper presented in RC28 Meeting in Nijmegen, Netherlands, May 11-14th.

Wu, Xiaogang (2006) "¡§Population Migration, Family, and Children¡¦s School Enrollments in China, 1990-2000.¡¨", Papers presented in Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, March 30-April 1, 2006.

Wu, Xiaogang (2005-2006) "'Family Businesses in China (1978-1996): Entry and Performance", 'The Management and Performance of China¡¦s Domestic Private Firms: Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives', M.E.

Sharpe., Pp. 40-64.

Wu, Xiaogang (2005) "MCL (Multinomial Conditional Logit Models) ¼Ò«¬¦bªÀ·|¤À¼h»P¬y°Ê¤ÀªR¤¤ªºÀ³¥Î", ¥_¨Ê¤j¾Ç 'ªÀ·|¾Ç»P¤H¤f¾Çªº¬ã¨s¤èªk©M§Þ³N' ¬ã°Q·|½×¤å, Dec 30, 2005.

Wu, Xiaogang (2005) "Market Premium, Social Process, and Statisticism¡¨", American Sociological Review, 70:865-70.

Wu, Xiaogang (2005) "Socialist Workers in Market Transition: Voluntary Mobility, Involuntary Mobility and Earnings Inequality in Urban China, 1993-2000", Paper presented in the Annual Meeting of American Sociological Association, Philadelphia, PA, August 13-16, 2005.

Michelle YIK Assistant Professor

(2358 7815 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of British Columbia (1999) SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, University of

Victoria, Canada (1999) Assistant Professor, University of Hong Kong (1998-2001)

Current Research Activities: Culture and personality; structure of affect; cross-cultural research methods.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Predicting students' behaviors from personality: The Chinese case RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$57,142 01 Feb 2004 Predicting job performance from personality among the Hong Kong fire-fighters RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$30,020 01 Mar 2005 A preliminary examination of the benefits of "feeling good" on physical and psychological well-being RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$32,000 01 Jun 2006 Representative Research Publications:

Wong, Ellick, Yik, Michelle, Kwong, Jessica (2006) "On the emotional core of escalation of commitment: The role of negative affectivity.", Journal of Applied Psychology, 91, 282-297.

Yik, Michelle, Russell, James (2004) "On the relationship between circumplexes: Affect and Wiggins¡¦ IAS.", Multivariate Behavioral Research, vol. 39, 203-230.

Yik, Michelle, Russell, James (2003) "Chinese affect circumplex: I. Structure of recalled momentary affect", Asian Journal of Social Psychology, Vol. 6, pp. 185-200.

Yik, Michelle, Russell, James, Ahn, Chang-Kyu, Fernandez Dols, Jose Miguel, Suzuki, Naoto (2002- 2003) Relating the Five-Factor Model of personality to a circumplex model of affect: A five-language study, In R. R. McCrae & J. Allik (Eds.), The Five-Factor Model of personality across cultures. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, pp. 79-104.

Nau Bahar SHARIF Research Assistant Professor

([email protected])

PhD, Cornell University (2005)

Current Research Activities: Development of Hong Kong's innovation system; technology policy in Hong Kong; emergence of the innovation systems approach; business and economic history of technology; sociology of technology.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Regional, sectoral and technological innovation systems conceptual approaches: Inception, development and diffusion RGC - Direct Allocation Grant HK$99,90030 Jun 2006 Representative Research Publications:

Sharif, Naubahar (2006) "Emergence and Development of the National Innovation Systems Concept", Research Policy, Vol. 35, Iss. no.5 (2006): 745-766.

Baark, Erik, Sharif, Naubahar (2006) "From Trade Hub to Innovation Hub: The Role of Hong Kong's Innovation System in Linking China to Global Markets", Innovation: Management, Policy & Practice, Vol. 8, Iss. no.1-2 (2006).

Sharif, Naubahar, Baark, Erik (2006) "The Tamest of Tigers? Understanding Hong Kong's Innovation System and Innovation Policies", International Journal of Technology and Globalization, Vol. 1, Iss. no.3-4 (2005): 462-479.

Sharif, Naubahar (2005) "Beyond the dotcom Fever: Mapping the Dynamics of E-commerce Policy in Hong Kong", In CyberAsia: The Internet and Society in Asia, edited by Zaheer Baber. Leiden, The Netherlands; Boston, USA: Brill Academic Publishers, 2005.

Sharif, Naubahar, Baark, Erik (2005) "The Tamest of Tigers? Understanding Hong Kong's Innovation System and Innovation Policies", International Journal of Technology and Globalization, 1, no. 3-4 (2005): 462-479. Home Language Center

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Gregory C A JAMES, Director, Language Center

Lynne FLOWERDEW, Senior Instructor

John C MILTON, Director, English Courses, College of Life-Long Learning; Senior Instructor, Language Centre

Richard PEMBERTON, Senior Instructor; Self-Access Centre Manager

Susanna Pui-San HO, Instructor

Mark HOPKINS, Instructor, Self-Access Centre Manager

Jacqueline Kam-Mei LAM, Instructor; SAC Adviser

Sarah TOOGOOD, Instructor;SAC Adviser Gregory C A JAMES Director, Language Center

(2358 7878 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Exeter (1989)

Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics, University of Exeter (1989) Tutor to Overseas Students and Director, Testamur in English Language and Literature, University of Exeter (1985-89) Vice-Principal, English Division, Institute of Language in Education, Hong Kong (1983- 85) Lecturer, Language Centre, University of Exeter (1979-83)

Current Research Activities: Applied linguistics; lexicography and lexicology; languages in education; South Asian languages.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Publication of the Portuguese - Chinese dictionary (1583-1588) written by Father Matteo Ricci and Father Michele Ruggieri Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian HK$15,60024 Jul 2006 Publication of the Portuguese-Chinese dictionary (1583-1588) written by Father Matteo Ricci and Father Michele Ruggieri Luso-American Foundation HK$15,60001 Jun 2006

Representative Research Publications:

James, Gregory (2004) "The good, the bad and the ugly: Some cultural elements in modern English- English-Tamil dictionaries", First International Conference in Indian lexicography, Annamalai University, India, January.

James, Gregory (2004) "Three approaches to French-Tamil lexicography: An examination of three eighteenth-century manuscript dictionaries", Second International Conference on Missionary/Colonial Linguistics, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, March.

James, Gregory (2004) "Walking with kings, nor losing the common touch: Kipling, Baden-Powell and the legacy of Thiruvalluvar", In S. Krishnamoorthy (Ed.), Ikkala ulakirkut Tirukkural. Chennai: International Institute of Tamil Studies, Vol 3, pp. 131¡V41. James, Gregory, So, Bronson Ming-Cheung (2003-2004) "The first European dictionary of Chinese: A missionary learning tool", 14th Southeast Asian Linguistics Conference, Thammasat University, Thailand, May.

James, Gregory (2003) "Bilingualisation as a genre", Lexicography: Critical Concepts. Ed. R. R. K. Hartmann. London & New York: Routledge, Vol. III, pp. 450-458.

Hartmann, Reinhard, James, Gregory (2002-2003) Dictionary of Lexicography, London & New York: Routledge, 1998. 2nd ed., published as an e-book, 2002. Japanese translation: Tokyo: Kenkyusha, 2003.

Lynne FLOWERDEW Senior Instructor

(2358 7855 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Liverpool (2003)

Current Research Activities: Corpus linguistics, genre and discourse analysis, syllabus design and methodology.

Representative Research Publications:

Flowerdew, Lynne (2006) "Current Trends in Corpus Linguistics Research: Texts, tools and contexts for corpora of written discourse", 40th Annual TESOL Conference, Tampa, U.S., 14-17 March 2006.

Flowerdew, Lynne (2005) "An integration of corpus-based and genre-based approaches to text analysis in EAP/ESP: Countering criticisms against corpus-based methodologies", English for Specific Purposes, 23 (3): 321-332.

Flowerdew, Lynne (2005) "Integrating traditional and critical approaches to syllabus design: the 'what', the 'how' and the 'why?'", Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 4 (2): 135-147.

Flowerdew, Lynne (2005) "Working from the Appraisal system to experiential meanings in analysing apprentice and professional reports", The 17th European Systemic Functional Linguistics Conference, King's College, London, U.K., 2-5 Aug. 2005.

Flowerdew, Lynne (2005) "An integration of corpus-based and genre-based approaches to text analysis in EAP / ESP: Countering criticisms against corpus-based methodologies", English for Specific Purposes Journal, 23 (3): 321-332. Flowerdew, Lynne (2005) "Integrating Traditional and critical appproaches to syllabus design: the 'what', the 'how' and the 'why?'", Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 4 (2): 135-147.

Flowerdew, Lynne (2004) "The Problem-Solution pattern in apprentice and professional technical writing: an application of appraisal theory", Corpora and Language Learners, pp. 125-135.

Flowerdew, Lynne (2004) "The argument for using English specialised corpora to understand academic and professional language.", Discourse in the Professions: Perspectives from Corpus Linguistics, pp. 11-33.

John C MILTON Director, English Courses, College of Life-Long Learning; Senior Instructor, Language Centre

(2358 7849 ; [email protected] ; http://ihome.ust.hk/~lcjohn/index.htm)

PhD, Lancaster University (2001) Senior Lecturer, Acting Director and Assistant Director of English Center, The University of Bahrain, Bahrain (1982-91) 'Foreign Expert', Wuhan University of Hydraulic and Electrical Engineering, Hubei, P.R.C. (1981-82)

Current Research Activities: Analysis of the writing of non-native speakers of English; development of Information Technology for language learning and instruction; online tools, resources, learning materials and activities.

Active Projects as Principal Investigator: Development of writing tools Office of the Vice-President for Academic Affairs, HKUST HK$650,000 04 Mar 2005 Representative Research Publications:

Milton, John (2005) "From Parrots to Puppet masters: fostering creative and authentic language use with online tools", 'Distance Education and Languages: Evolution and Change' Eds: B. Holmberg, M Shelley & C. White: Multilingual Matters.

Milton, John (2002-2003) "Design Principles for an Online EFL Course", Directions in CALL: Experience, Experiments and Evaluation, 165-178.

Richard PEMBERTON Senior Instructor; Self-Access Centre Manager

(2358 7848 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Wales, Swansea (2003)

Lecturer, Language and Communication Studies Dept., University of Technology, Lae, Papua New Guinea (1987-90) Head of ESL, John Ellis Community College, Leicester, UK (1990-91)

Current Research Activities: Self-directed language learning; the role of listening in second language vocabulary acquisition.

Representative Research Publications:

Pemberton, Richard (2004) Spoken Word Recognition in a Second Language: An investigation of the ability of Hong Kong learners to recognise the most frequent words of English when listening to news broadcasts, Hong Kong: Language Centre, HKUST..

Pemberton, Richard (2003) "Self-Access Language Learning: Principles, Problems, Practice and Progress", Keynote address, First Annual Conference of the Independent Learning Association, Melbourne University, 13-14 September.

Pemberton, Richard (2003) "Learning and remembering vocabulary: a case study in spaced repetition", VIII Simposio Internacional de Comunicación Social. Santiago de Cuba: Centro de Ling stica Aplicada, Actas 1, pp. 251-254.

Toogood, Sarah, Pemberton, Richard (2002) "Integrating self-access learning into the curriculum: a case study", Learner Autonomy 7: Challenges to Research and Practice. Phil Benson and Sarah Toogood (eds.), pp. 86-110. Pemberton, Richard, Lee, Joyce (2002) "Looking at others to see yourself: Promoting reflection through video materials.", Reflecting teaching: Reflection and innovation in language teaching and learning. Language Centre, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology., pp. 189-206.

Pemberton, Richard, Toogood, Sarah, Ho, Susanna, Lam, Jacqui (2001-2002) "Approaches to advising for self-directed language learning.", Learner Autonomy: new insights. AILA Review 15. Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquee/International Association of Applied Linguistics., 15, 16-25.

Pemberton, Richard, Toogood, Sarah, Ho, Susanna, Lam, Jacqui (2001) "Enhancing the quality of adviser support for self-directed language learning", Further Case Studies in Improving Teaching and Learning from the Action Learning Project, Hong Kong, 143-160.

Susanna Pui-San HO Instructor

(2358 7858 ; [email protected])

PhD, Macquarie University (2005)

Current Research Activities: Reading and writing; autonomy in language learning; advising in self-access language learning.

Representative Research Publications:

Toogood, Sarah, Pemberton, Richard, Ho, Susanna Pui-San, Tsang, Elza (2004) "A hands-on session with VELA: a Virtual English Language Adviser", Autonomy and Language Learning: Maintaining Control, 14-18 June.

Toogood, Sarah, Ho, Susanna Pui-San, Pemberton, Richard, Jones, Priscilla (2004) "Catering for Tertiary Language Learners: Different provisions for Self-Access Language Learning Support", Proceedings of the Second Teaching and Learning Symposium, 17 May.

Pemberton, Richard, Toogood, Sarah, Ho, Susanna Pui San, Lam, Jacqueline Kam-mei (2001) "Approaches to advising for self-directed langauge learning", Learner Autonomy: New Insights, 16-25. Mark HOPKINS Instructor, Self-Access Centre Manager

(2358 7873 ; [email protected])

MSc, University of Aston (1992)

NET, Tai Po Government Secondary School (1995-97) Senior Lecturer, Institut Teknology Brunei (1992-95)

Current Research Activities: Language-in-education policy and practice in Hong Kong and S.E Asia; individual and societal language planning; self-directed language learning.

Representative Research Publications:

Hopkins, Mark (2006) "Policies Without Planning?: The Medium of Instruction Issue in Hong Kong", Language and Education, Volume 20, Number 4, pages 270-285.

Hopkins, Mark (2005) "Representations of English in Hong Kong¡¦s postcolonial language planning and societal attitudes.", Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Social Communication. Centre for Applied Linguistics, Santiago, Cuba., pp. 315-320. January 24-28, 2005.

Hopkins, Mark (2004) "The place of ideology in postcolonial educational language planning: An example from Hong Kong.", Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Bilingualism. University of Vigo-Galicia, Spain, October 23-26, 2002.

Jacqueline Kam-Mei LAM Instructor; SAC Adviser

(2358 7858 ; [email protected])

PhD, University of Exeter (2000)

Program Director, Nota Penna Ltd. (1986-88, 1992-93) Acting Principal, Assistant Mistress and teacher, Yau Tong Morninghill School (1979- 86) Current Research Activities: Lexicography especially related to learners of English as a second language; translation between Chinese and English; use of computer corpora; self and peer evaluation in the ESL classroom.

Representative Research Publications:

Lam, Jacqueline Kam-mei, Li, Lan, McArthur, Tom (2005) "A three-way dictionary: bringing Cantonese, English and Putonghua together.", In V. Ooi et al. (eds) Words in Asian Cutural Contexts: Proceeding of the 4th Asialex Conference. Singapore: Department of English Language and Literature and Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, M. Hotel, Singapore, 1-3 June 2005, (pp. 151-168).

Lam, Jacqueline Kam-mei (2005) "The type of dictionary Chinese students need in Hong Kong: A biliterate and trilingual dictionary.", In The Hong Kong Linguist, no. 25, pp. 89-93.

Lam, Jacqueline Kam-Mei, Mcarthur, Tom (2004) "Could there be a dictionary tailor-made for Hong Kong both biliterate and trilingual?", In S. W. Chan (Ed.) Translation and bilingual dictionaries, pp.119- 128, Lexicographica Series Maior 119. Tübingen: M. Niemeyer.

Pemberton, Richard, Toogood, Sarah, Ho, Susanna, Lam, Jacqueline Kam-mei (2002) "Approaches to advising for self-directed language learning.", In Leni Dam (Ed.), 'AILA Review 15: Learner autonomy: New insights'., Volume 15: pp. 16-25.

Green, Christopher, Christopher, Elsie, Lam, Jacqueline Kam-mei (2002) "Developing discussion skills in the ESL classroom", In Methodology in language teaching (eds. Richards, J.C. & Renandya, W.A), 225-233.

Lam, Jacqueline Kam-mei (2002) "What is an international language?", English Today, ET69, 18(1), 11-16.

Lam, Jacqueline Kam-mei (2001) A study of semi-technical vocabulary in computer science texts, with special reference to ESP teaching and lexicography, In G. James (Ed.) Research Reports, Volume 3: series editor G. James.

Lam, Jacqueline Kam-mei (1998) "A corpus-based subject-specific glossary for computer science related text", In T. McArthur and Ilan Kernerman (eds.) Lexicography in Asia, pp.81-96. Tel Aviv: Password Publishers Ltd. Sarah TOOGOOD Instructor;SAC Adviser

(2358 7843 ; [email protected] ; http://ihome.ust.hk/~lcsally/ndex.html)

MA, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Current Research Activities: Integrating self-access learning into classroom-based courses; developing VELA: Virtual English Language Adviser - an interactive, self-adaptive advising database for self-access language learners of English. Details for VELA can be found on the Learner Autonomy Project Inventory (LAPI) at: http:www.hayo.nl/lapi/

Representative Research Publications:

Toogood, Sarah, Pemberton, Richard, Ho, Susanna, Tsang, Elza (2004) "A hands-on session with VELA: a Virtual English Language Adviser", Autonomy and Language Learning: Maintaining Control - An International Conference jointly hosted by the Language Centre HKUST and the School of International

Studies Zhejiang University, http://lc.ust.hk/~centre/conf2004/presenterindex.html Confrence period: 14th - 18th June.

Toogood, Sarah, Pemberton, Richard, Ho, Susanna, Jones, Priscilla (2004) "Catering for Tertiary Language Learners: Different Provisions for Self-Access Language Learning Support", Teaching and Learning Symposium. Teaching Innovations: Continuous Learning and Improvement. CELT, Hong Kong

University of Science and Technology, http://celt.ust.hk/tlsymp04/papers.html#4, Conference Period: 17th May.

Toogood, Sarah, Pemberton, Richard (2002) "Integrating self-directed learning into the curriculum: a case study", Learner Autonomy 7: Challenges to Research and Practice, 86-110.

Benson, Philip, Toogood, Sarah (2002) Learner Autonomy 7: Challenges to Research and Practice, Dublin. Authentik.

Pemberton, Richard, Toogood, Sarah, Ho, Susanna, Lam, Jacqueline Kam-mei (2002) "Approaches to advising for self-directed langauge learning", Learner Autonomy: New Insights, AILA Review, 15, 16-25.

Pemberton, Richard, Toogood, Sarah (2001) "Expectations and assumptions in a self-directed language-learning programme", In Beyond Language Teaching Towards Language Advising (eds. Mozzon-McPherson M. & Vismans R.) London, CILT, 66-83.

Pemberton, Richard, Toogood, Sarah, Ho, Susanna, Lam, Jacqui (2001) "Enhancing the quality of adviser support for self-directed language learning", Further Case Studies in Improving Teaching and Learning from the Action Learning Project, Hong Kong, 143-160. Home

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