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About MSE

Being the first of its kinds in Hong Kong, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering is established to develop globally competitive research and provide professional education that equips students to contribute to the materials science and engineering community and related sectors locally and internationally.

First of its kinds in HK

#1 in Hong Kong

US NewsBest Global Universities in Materials Science in HK 2025-26 (#5 Globally)                                               

Top 10 Globally

US NewsBest Global Universities in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology in HK 2025-26 (#7 Globally)                                                                            

                                            #1 in Hong Kong  &  Top 20 Globally

News

2025 outstanding research awards
City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) held the “CityUHK Outstanding Research Award 2024” presentation ceremony on 2 June to honour five outstanding scholars for their exceptional achievements in the fields of Public and International Affairs, Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Sciences...
CityUHK-EPFL
City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) announced the establishment of the Institute for Materials Innovation on 11 February. Several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed with academic and industry partners to co-develop a premier institute...
2025 outstanding research awards
City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) held the “CityUHK Outstanding Research Award 2024” presentation ceremony on 2 June to honour five outstanding scholars for their exceptional achievements in the fields of Public and International Affairs, Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Sciences...

Top Journals

Prof. Jian HAN*, The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)

Prof. Xiao Cheng ZENG*, Nature Sustainability

Prof. Wenjun ZHANG*, Prof. Guo HONG*, Nature Communications

Prof. Xiao Cheng ZENG, Prof. Alex JEN, Prof. Hin-Lap YIP*, Nature Communications

Prof. Hin-Lap YIP*, Prof. Andrey L. ROGACH*, Nature Communications

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Please note that the captioned Health and Safety Alert has been posted on the FMO website under Safety and Health Information>Health and...
For Public
LSU is now facing a serious deficit (around 30K) in operating the Liquid Nitrogen Dispensing Services as the table shown below. Liquid...
The Radiation Control System (RCS) will be officially launched on 1 Jul 2022 in the CityU service portal. Project/course leaders (lab...
Referring to the last announcement dated 1 Nov 2021, the Risk Assessment Report System (RARS) will be linked with the Chemical Control...
To enhance the awareness on safe custody of chemicals in laboratories, the Inter-departmental Counter Terrorism Unit (ICTU) has produced a...
For Public
To All Chemical Purchasing Delegates and DSOs: In response to the situation of the COVID-19 infection, LSU will implement the following...
For Public
Starting from 4 Feb 2022, order requests for dispensing liquid nitrogen service should be made in the Chemical Control system (CCS)...
LSU announced the launch of FIVE safety policies and guidelines as listed below with effective from 14 Jan 2022: Policy on eyesight...
Please note that the University’s “Safety Policy” and “University Policy on 2-tier Safety Check” have been revised and posted on FMO...
With reference to the University Policy on 2-tier Safety Check, Departmental Safety Officers / Representatives are required to carry out...
Please note that the captioned Health and Safety Alert has been posted on the FMO website under Safety and Health Information>Health and...
For Public
LSU is now facing a serious deficit (around 30K) in operating the Liquid Nitrogen Dispensing Services as the table shown below. Liquid...
The Radiation Control System (RCS) will be officially launched on 1 Jul 2022 in the CityU service portal. Project/course leaders (lab...
Referring to the last announcement dated 1 Nov 2021, the Risk Assessment Report System (RARS) will be linked with the Chemical Control...
To enhance the awareness on safe custody of chemicals in laboratories, the Inter-departmental Counter Terrorism Unit (ICTU) has produced a...
For Public
To All Chemical Purchasing Delegates and DSOs: In response to the situation of the COVID-19 infection, LSU will implement the following...
For Public
Starting from 4 Feb 2022, order requests for dispensing liquid nitrogen service should be made in the Chemical Control system (CCS)...
LSU announced the launch of FIVE safety policies and guidelines as listed below with effective from 14 Jan 2022: Policy on eyesight...
Please note that the University’s “Safety Policy” and “University Policy on 2-tier Safety Check” have been revised and posted on FMO...
With reference to the University Policy on 2-tier Safety Check, Departmental Safety Officers / Representatives are required to carry out...