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Prof. Khaled B. LETAIEF has been elected an international member of the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE), the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.

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This is the first-of-its-kind program in Asia among Financial Times’ global top 25 MBAs that offers a flexible online learning mode for motivated professionals in the region.

A research team led by Prof. QIAN Peiyuan, Head and Chair Professor from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)’s Department of Ocean Science and David von Hansemann Professor of Science, has published their cutting-edge findings of symbiotic mechanisms of a deep-sea vent snail (Gigantopelta aegis) in the scientific journal Nature Communications. They discovered that Gigantopelta snail houses both sulfur-oxidizing bacteria and methane-oxidizing bacteria inside its esophageal gland cells (part of digestive system) as endosymbionts. By decoding the genomes of both snail host and two symbionts, Prof. Qian’s team disclosed a novel dual symbiosis system and the molecular adaptation to the extreme environment, gaining a new understanding of the origin of life on Earth.

HKUST has 142 faculty members in the top 2% scientists globally, according to the study led by John PA IOANNIDIS at Stanford University.

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HKUST students design future trams to achieve low-carbon transportation

Prof. Raymond Wong Chi-Wing Awarded Michael G. Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching