Liqiu Wang

Biography:

Prof. L. Q. Wang received his PhD from University of Alberta, Canada, and is currently a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the University of Hong Kong (HKU).  Prof. Wang has over 20 years of university experience in transport phenomena, materials, nanotechnology, biotechnology, energy & environment, thermal & power engineering, and mathematics, and 2 years of industry experience as the Chief Scientist & the Global CTO. In addition to 6 authored scholarly monographs/books, 4 edited scholarly monographs, 8 book chapters, 76 keynote lectures at international conferences and over 120 invited lectures in universities/industries/organizations, Prof. Wang has published 420+ papers, many of which have been widely used by researchers all over the world, and been ranked amongst the top 1% of most-cited scientists according to Clarivate Analytics' Essential Science Indicator. Prof. Wang has also filed 30+ patents/software copyrights, and developed, with an international team consisting of about 100 scientists and engineers, a state-of-the-art thermal control system for the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) on the International Space Station (ISS). Prof. Wang’s work has been widely featured by local, national and international media, and received recognition through a number of awards, including the 2018 TechConnect Global Innovation Award, the 2018 Silver Medal of the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, and the 2017 OSA Innovation Award.