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Biography

Professor Lu Yang is Chair Professor of Nanomechanics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Kingboard Professor in Materials Engineering at the University of Hong Kong. He received his bachelor’s degree in Physics (Microelectronics) from Nanjing University and Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University. He conducted postdoctoral research in the Nanomechanics Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to joining HKU in 2022 as HKU-100 Scholar, he worked at City University of Hong Kong where he rose through the academic ranks to full Professor. In his current role, Professor Lu serves as Associate Dean (Mainland Affairs) in the Faculty of Engineering. Professor Lu was elected as a Fellow of the Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences in 2022 and as a Young Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering in 2025.