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Welcoming New Faculty Members

Every year, HKUST attracts talents around the globe.  
The following shows faculty members who joined us from October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025.

School and Academy

Science

Xiaojiang XIE
謝小江

Associate Professor

Department of Chemistry

DSc in Chemistry
University of Geneva, 2015

Tsz Kiu Aaron CHOW
周子翹

Assistant Professor

Department of Mathematics

PhD in Mathematics
Columbia University, 2023

Kaifei KANG
康凱飛

Assistant Professor

Department of Physics

PhD in Applied and Engineering Physics
Cornell University, 2022

Jue WANG
王珏

Assistant Professor

Department of Physics

PhD in Physical Chemistry
Columbia University, 2020

Yue ZHAO
趙悦

Associate Professor

Department of Physics

PhD in Theoretical High Energy Physics
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 2012

Erik Yee Mun George FUNG
馮以文

Clinical Associate Professor

Division of Life Science

PhD in Medical Genetics
University of Cambridge, 2010

Jieqiong GAO
高潔瓊

Assistant Professor

Division of Life Science

Doctor of Natural Sciences
University of Osnabrück, 2018

Yi MIAO
繆義

Assistant Professor

Division of Life Science

PhD in Biochemistry
Duke University, 2016

Jie WANG
王婕

Assistant Professor

Division of Life Science

PhD in Neurobiology
Duke University, 2016

Yuanliang ZHAI
翟元梁

Associate Professor

Division of Life Science

PhD in Biochemistry
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2010

Engineering

Guohua CHEN
陳國華

Chair Professor

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

PhD in Chemical Engineering
McGill University, 1994

Yuxing YAO
姚昱星

Assistant Professor

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

PhD in Materials Chemistry
Harvard University, 2019

Samir Kumar KHANAL
　

Professor

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

PhD in Civil Engineering
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2002

Xiao PAN
潘梟

Assistant Professor

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

PhD in Civil Engineering
The University of British Columbia, 2023

Yu WANG
王宇

Professor

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Cornell University, 2006

May Yi Ren FUNG
馮一人

Assistant Professor

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

PhD in Computer Science
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2024

Arpit Ajay NARECHANIA
　

Assistant Professor

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

PhD in Computer Science
The Georgia Institute of Technology, 2024

Ping WANG
王平

Assistant Professor

Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Princeton University, 2023

Weijia ZHANG
張薇葭

Assistant Professor

Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering

PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Toronto, 2019

Yang GAO
高揚

Professor

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

PhD in AI Robotics
Nanyang Technological University, 2003

Business and Management

Jaesik KIM
金載植

Assistant Professor

Department of Accounting

PhD in Accounting
Indiana University, 2025

Benda YIN
尹本達

Assistant Professor

Department of Accounting

PhD in Business Administration (Accounting)
Duke University, 2025

Jiaming HUANG
黃嘉明

Assistant Professor

Department of Economics

PhD in Economics
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2024

Maxim ALEKSEEV
　

Assistant Professor

Department of Finance

PhD in Business Economics
Harvard University, 2025

Wei Jee ONG
　

Assistant Professor

Department of Management

PhD in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
University of Washington, 2021

Subrina Xirong SHEN
沈茜蓉

Assistant Professor

Department of Management

PhD in Management and Organization
Cornell University, 2021

Eva Christina BUECHEL
　

Assistant Professor

Department of Marketing

PhD in Marketing
University of Miami, 2014

Francesco GABRIELE
　

Assistant Professor

Department of Marketing

PhD in Economics
University of Southern California, 2025

Han Young JUNG
　

Assistant Professor

Department of Marketing

PhD in Business Administration
University of Minnesota, 2025

Humanities and Social Science

Yan Hon Michael CHUNG
鍾恩瀚

Assistant Professor

Division of Humanities

PhD in History
Emory University, 2025

Kok Thong WONG
黃國唐

Assistant Professor

Division of Humanities

PhD in Visual Studies
University of California, Irvine, 2023

Yu Hsiang LEI
雷宇翔

Assistant Professor

Division of Social Science

PhD in Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science, 2016

Duy TRINH
　

Assistant Professor

Division of Social Science

PhD in Political Science
University of California, San Diego, 2021

Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies

Timothy Markham PAGE
　

Assistant Professor

Division of Arts and Machine Creativity

PhD in Music Composition
The University of Chicago, 2018

Celine Yunya SONG
宋韻雅

Professor

Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas

PhD in Media and Communication
City University of Hong Kong, 2012

Qi YING
應琦

Professor

Division of Environment and Sustainability

PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of California, Davis, 2004