A delegation of four academicians from the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) visited CUHK under the CAE Academicians Visit Programme from 11 to 14 December to learn about the University’s latest research developments.

In the ‘Lecture Series by Academicians’ held on 12 December, they shared their expertise with over 200 academics, researchers and students from CUHK and other institutions. Prof. Gong Huixing (3rd left, front row) from the Division of Information and Electronic Engineering talked about the development of infrared astronomy technology; Prof. Xue Qunji (3rd right, front row) from the Division of Chemical, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering presented his work on ‘Architecture of Hard yet Tough Tribology Films/Coatings’; Prof. Cui Junzhi (1st left, front row) from the Division of Civil, Hydraulic and Architecture Engineering shared his research results on chemical, metallurgical and materials engineering; and Prof. Yu Mengsun (1st right, front row) from the Division of Medical and Health delivered a lecture on biomedical engineering.