CityUHK MNE and Tsinghua DEP Co-Host the 2nd MESH Workshop

Sep 2025

On 9 September 2025, our department (MNE) and the Department of Engineering Physics (DEP) of Tsinghua University successfully co-hosted the Second International Workshop on Matter, Energy, Safety and Health (MESH Workshop) at CityUHK in Hong Kong. The workshop brought together leading scholars from both institutions to deepen academic exchange and strengthen collaborations in advanced energy, thermohydraulic, nuclear engineering and technologies, and materials.

Group photo of all workshop participants.

The event opened with welcome remarks by Prof. Professor Yong Yang, Head of MNE, and Prof.Professor Wenhui Huang, Dean of DEP, highlighting the longstanding partnership between CityU and Tsinghua and the importance of the two departments' sustained collaboration in tackling global challenges in energy and sustainability, especially the role of nuclear engineering and technologies.

Academic presentations delivered by eight professors (from left to right): Professor Chin Pan (CityUHK), Professor Yong Yang (CityUHK), Professor Wenhui Huang (Tsinghua), Professor Jiyun Zhao(CityUHK), Professor Shanfang Huang (Tsinghua), Professor Alice Hu (CityUHK), Professor Rui Qiu (Tsinghua), and Professor Zeguang Li (Tsinghua, online).

The academic programme featured eight distinguished speakers from both universities, who delivered talks on topics ranging from high-entropy alloy design and reactor thermal-hydraulics to Monte Carlo-based multiphysics coupling and quantum computer simulation of materials. These sessions showcased the complementary strengths of MNE and DEP in fundamental research and technological innovation.

In the afternoon, participants toured CityUHK's signature education center and cutting-edge research facilities, including the CLP Power Low Carbon Energy Education Centre, the 3D Atom Probe Tomography Unit, and the Centre for Advanced Structural Materials. These visits provided the Tsinghua delegation with an overview of CityUHK's state-of-the-art platforms for energy research, atomic-scale characterization, and structural materials development.

Tsinghua delegation visiting CityUHK’s Low Carbon Energy Education Centre, the 3D Atom Probe Tomography unit, and the Centre for Advanced Structural Materials.

The workshop concluded with a networking dinner, where faculty and researchers from both institutions engaged in lively discussions on future collaboration opportunities.

The 2nd MESH workshop not only reinforced the academic and cultural ties between CityUHK and Tsinghua but also laid the foundation for joint research initiatives in sustainable energy and advanced materials. Both universities expressed a strong commitment to continue fostering excellence in education, research, and innovation through this partnership.