MPhil/PhD in Mechanical Engineering 機械工程學哲學碩士/博士學位課程

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As one of the founding departments of the University in 1937, the Department of Mechanical Engineering has been at the forefront of the vast evolvement of its field.

The Department takes pride in its focus on grand challenges in the international arena and is actively collaborating with various overseas institutions addressing these challenges. Our global connections broaden the perspectives of future generations opening their minds to discover new knowledge that benefits society. The Department’s world-class faculty and internationally renowned programmes draw students from across the globe. The Department has also published numerous important research findings in world-leading journals.

The Department has made significant achievements in International University Rankings by discipline in recent years, based on its academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact.

Year-round Admission

You can apply for admission throughout the year.

Fellowship & Scholarship Schemes e-Prospectus APPLY FOR ME RESEARCH STUDENTSHIP

INTERNATIONAL RANKINGS GRADUATE DEVELOPMENT Cross-Institutional Subject Enrolment Scheme

Research Areas

Advanced Materials and Processing Aerospace Engineering Clean Energy and Energy Storage Robotics and Control Sound and Vibration Thermofluids and Combustion

Supervisor	Specialization
Prof. MW FU	Advanced materials processing; Computational materials science; Damage and fracture of materials; Finite element modelling and simulation; Micro-mechanics of materials
Dr ZB JIAO	Advanced structural materials; High-strength steels & alloys; High-temperature superalloys; Nanostructured metals & alloys; Innovative material processing
Dr Q LIU	Green Chemical Vapor Deposition, Conformal polymer coating for lithium-ion battery materials, Conductive polymers, LIBs material interfacial engineering
Dr Y MA	Haptics metamaterials, micro/nano fabrication of textured surfaces for human-machine interactions, multi-physics modeling of material interfaces, biomechanics
Prof. YW MAI	Composites science, manufacturing processes and engineering applications; Multifunctional polymer nanocomposites; Materials for harsh environments; Fracture and fatigue mechanics
Dr HH RUAN	Non-equilibrium materials engineering; Amorphous materials and nanomaterials; Dynamic behavior of materials; Theory of non-equilibrium phase transformation; Constitutive modeling of advanced materials
Prof. LQ WANG	Engineering materials with designed micro-/nano-structures to confer new properties; Microfluidics-enabled soft and smart manufacturing; Soft materials; Soft and micro actuators/motors/robots/sensors
Prof. ZK WANG	Nature-inspired surfaces and materials, additive manufacturing, energy harvesting, fluid dynamics, soft matter, interfaces and surfaces
Dr HM YAO	Bio-inspired Mechanics & Structures; Soft Robotics; Multiscale Computational Mechanics; Adhesion Mechanics; Fracture Mechanics
Dr XL YU	Advanced electrode materials development; Nanostructured materials; Carbon based materials; Interface design of composite materials
Dr BP Zhang	Nature-inspired materials and interfaces; Membranes; Water harvesting; Solar desalination
Dr X ZHANG	Structural engineering of novel 2D nanomaterials; Earth-abundant catalysts
Dr YY ZHANG	Structuring of Fluids, Soft and Smart Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing, Microfluidics, 3D Manipulation of Fluids, Flexible Electronics, Nonlinear Computation and Optimization
Prof. GP ZHENG	Computational materials science; Atomistic modeling and simulation; Amorphous alloys; Nanostructured materials; Two-dimensional materials

Supervisor	Specialization
Prof. L CHENG	Acoustics: sound propagation, noise control, passive and active control; Vibration: modelling, control and vibration reduction of structures. Structural wave manipulations; Structural health monitoring: vibration and wave-based damage detection methods; Smart structures with embedding sensor technology; Fluid-structure-sound interaction
Dr S CHENG	Green Aviation, Rocket/Satellite/Space Shuttle Propulsion, Sustainable Aviation Fuels, Green Propellants
Dr YS CHOY	Structural health diagnosis by non-contact method; Turbine blade-tip clearance assessment; Engine noise and vibration measurement; Airport noise assessment; Engine noise control
Dr Randolph CK LEUNG	Aeroacoustics and aircraft noise; Aeronautical flow-induced noise and vibration; Computational aeroacoustics and CFD; Active flow noise control; Aeroacoustics source identification
Prof. ZQ SU	Structural health monitoring (SHM); Non-destructive evaluation (NDE); Smart materials and structures; Advanced composite materials; Sensor and sensor network
Dr H TANG	Aerodynamics; Active flow control
Prof. LQ WANG	Turbulence
Dr X YU	Vibro-acoustic modelling; Acoustic metamaterial; Noise and vibration control; Advanced functional material; Lattice structure and porous material; Hearing and auditory perception; Active noise cancellation; Smart actuator; Acoustic black hole

Supervisor	Specialization
Dr L AN	Fuel cells; Batteries; Advanced energy materials
Dr S CHENG	Battery Technologies, Battery Fire Retardants, Carbon-Free Energy Storage and Transfer
Dr MY LI	Energy meteorology, Physics and machine learning based solar forecasting, Solar-based poly-generation system design and control, Radiative heat transfer, High temperature electrolysis, Radiative cooling, Solar desalination
Dr Q LIU	Lithium-ion batteries, Electrochemical energy storage materials
Dr H TANG	Wind / marine energy extraction
Prof. LQ WANG	Nature-inspired and microfluidics-enabled engineering; Heat transfer with thermal waves and resonance; super thermal conductors
Prof. ZK WANG	Nature-inspired surfaces and materials, additive manufacturing, energy harvesting, fluid dynamics, soft matter, interfaces and surfaces
Dr MC WU	Electrochemical energy storage and conversion; Advanced battery materials; Heat and mass transfer
Dr HM YAO	Mechanical behaviors of energy-storage materials
Dr XL YU	Lithium ion batteries; Lithium sulfur battery; Lithium metal battery
Dr BP ZHANG	Energy harvesting; Lithium/Hydrogen energy storage
Dr X ZHANG	Electrochemical reactor design; CO2 capture and conversion; Electrochemical conversion of small molecules (e.g., H2O, O2, CO2, and N2, etc.) to high-value chemical/fuel feedstocks; Membrane electrode assembly technology
Prof. GP ZHENG	Nanoporous electrode materials; Solid-state refrigeration; Piezoelectric energy conversion

Supervisor	Specialization
Dr S CHENG	AI-Enhanced Uncertainty Quantification, Machine Learning in Reverse and Forward Solution Mapping, Convex Optimization, Optimal Decision Making
Dr Henry KH CHU	Soft Continuum Robots; Vision-based Control and Automation; Artificial Intelligence (AI); Collaborative Robots and Mechatronic Systems
Dr Y MA	Haptics, wearable electronics, sensing and actuation for human-machine interactions, application of artificial intelligence to human-machine interface
Dr David NAVARRO-ALARCON	Robotic manipulation; Multi-agent systems; Machine intelligence; Sensor-based control; Robot perception
Prof. LQ WANG	Soft and micro actuators/motors/robots/sensors
Prof. D ZHANG	Synthesis and Optimization of Manipulator Mechanisms; Generalized Parallel Mechanisms Research; Reconfigurable Robots; Micro/Nano Manipulation and MEMS Devices (e.g., Sensors); Smart Biomedical Instruments (e.g., Exoskeleton Robots and Rehabilitation Robotics); AI/robotics/autonomous systems; Aerial and Underwater Robotics; New Developments for Humanoid Robots; Machine learning/Deep learning/Machine Vision for Robotics

Supervisor	Specialization
Prof. L CHENG	Acoustics: sound propagation, noise control, passive and active control; Vibration: modelling, control and vibration reduction of structures. Structural wave manipulations; Structural health monitoring: vibration and wave-based damage detection methods; Smart structures with embedding sensor technology; Fluid-structure-sound interaction
Dr YS CHOY	Vibroacoustics ; Environmental noise control; Fan and duct noise control; Sound source identification; Soundscape and sound quality of product
Dr Randolph CK LEUNG	Low noise design for fans and turbomachinery; Metamaterial duct flow silencer; Urban and environmental noise simulation and control; CPX technology for tyre/road noise control; Product sound quality and design
Prof. ZQ SU	Structural health monitoring (SHM); Wave propagation; Non-destructive evaluation (NDE); Sensor and sensor network; Smart materials and structures
Dr HM YAO	Bio-inspired Mechanics & Structures; Soft Robotics; Multiscale Computational Mechanics; Adhesion Mechanics; Fracture Mechanics
Dr X YU	Vibro-acoustic modelling; Acoustic metamaterial; Noise and vibration control; Advanced functional material; Lattice structure and porous material; Hearing and auditory perception; Active noise cancellation; Smart actuator; Acoustic black hole

Supervisor	Specialization
Dr S CHENG	Gas Phase Chemical Kinetics; Real-fluid Oxidation Chemistry; Low-carbon Oxidation Chemistry; Uncertainty Quantification and Optimization; Optimal Decision Making; Machine Learning
Dr H TANG	Fluid-structure interaction; Multiphase flow
Prof. LQ WANG	Microfluidics; Droplets, bubbles and particles; Interfacial phenomena, Multiscale transport phenomena; Thermodynamics; Fluid mechanics; Heat and mass transfer
Prof. ZK WANG	Nature-inspired surfaces and materials, additive manufacturing, energy harvesting, fluid dynamics, soft matter, interfaces and surfaces
Dr BP ZHANG	Interfacial fluid mechanics; Heat and mass transfer; Droplets and bubbles

Admission Information

Admission Requirement for MPhil Admission Requirement for PhD Normal Period of Study Note to Applicant Enquiries

A student shall hold a Bachelor’s degree with first or second class honours of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University or a recognized university; or other academic qualifications which are deemed to be equivalent.

A student shall normally hold a postgraduate degree containing a significant research component, such as a dissertation, conferred by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University or a recognized university.

	MPhil	PhD	Remarks
Full-time	24 months	36 months*	* 48 months for students admitted on the basis of a Bachelor’s degree
Part-time	48 months	72 months**	** 96 months for students admitted on the basis of a Bachelor’s degree

For full-time UGC quota PhD admission, preference will be given to applicants who apply for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme, for which the application period starts in early September each year. All research postgraduate applicants are recommended to approach potential supervisors and preferably, put their names on the applications.

Ms Lily Tam

Email: lily.tam@polyu.edu.hk

Tel: (852) 2766 6643

Distinguished Scholars

The Department’s reputation for all-round excellence is fortified by the remarkable achievements of its internationally reputed faculty members.

The Department has organised/co-organised a series of symposiums and international conferences to pursue knowledge through interactions among the world’s foremost scientists and scholars. To further elevate its research quality and academic standing, the Department has also invited top-notch scholars to serve as visiting chair professors under the Distinguished Visiting Chair Professor Scheme.

VISITING SCHOLARS STAFF ACHIEVEMENTS

APPLY RESEARCH THROUGH ACTIVE KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

PolyU Mechanical Engineering Research Presentation Competition

Research Facilities

The Department aims to provide advanced teaching and research accommodation for both undergraduates and postgraduates in state-of-the-art laboratories and facilities.


Centre & Consortiums	Laboratories

Exchange Opportunities

The Department offers student exchange opportunities to enhance students’ global outlook, languages skills and personal development. Every year, the Department arranges research attachments (from three months to one year) for students to visit overseas universities with financial support.

With the aim of advancing research by exchanging knowledge and ideas within the field of Mechanical Engineering, the Department also provides additional financial support to research students to attend international conferences.

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