CENTRAL RESEARCH FACILITIES

Centre for Advanced Engineering Materials

lnterim Director: Pin TONG, BS National Taiwan; MS, PhD California lnst of Tech (Professor of Mechanical Engineering)

The Centre for Advanced Engineering Materials was established in early 1994.

It's mission is to provide state-of-the-art facilities and direction for HKUST as well as Hong Kong industries to develop advanced engineering materials technology and application by means of research on manufacturing, microstructural design, new materials development and testing methodology.

Research programmes, though to be largely initiated by faculty, emphasise applications suitable for industry. Currently, there are a number of projects funded by the Research Grants Council and the University Research Infrastructure Grants being

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carried out at the Centre. These include fracture and fatigue of ceramicfibre/particulate reinforced sintered steels. in-situ liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) composites, optimisation of composite repair patch, microstruc~ural d e i g n of new polymer blends; hydrogen embrittlement, and composite interfaces.

The Centre will also engage in training of graduate students and researchers in advanced materials technology, and international exchanges. Another function of the Centre is to oraanise seminars. workshops and conferences to disseminate knowledge of recent devsopment and transfer the iatest materials technology to the industries.

Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing Centre Interim Director: Matthew YUEN, BSc(Eng) Hong Kong; PhD Bristol

(Senior Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering)

The Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing Centre (CADICAM Centre) is a central facility to support research and teaching related areas.

It will focus on multi-disciplinary and application-oriented research programmes that will create impact on the design and manufacturing industries in Hong Kong and the neiohbourina reoion. The Centre will provide stimulus for collaboration and interaction bet;hreen H K ~ S ? , local industries and international bodies.

The Centre maintains a range of state-of-the-art equipment to promote re- search in the area of design and manufacturing. These include measurement equip- ment such as Co-ordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) and three-dimensional laser scanning system. The Centre has a number of Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines and state-of-the-art computer-aided design systems for providing a platform for CADICAM integration. The manufacturing facility is also enhanced by having a rapid prototyping machine. Robots are used to integrate the manufacturing and assembly o~eration. The Centre has a strong capability in Computer-Aided-Engineering with a full range of analysis and stimulation-sofiware.-

Materials Characterisation and Preparation Centre Director: David J. BARBER, BS, PhD Bristol

(Professor of Physics)

The Materials Characterisation and Preparation Centre (MCPC) is a central facility for the synthesis, study and testing of new materials and materials needed for in- house or collaborative research proiects. The Centre constitutes an important resource - - - - - -

which houses state-of-the-art instrimentation, organises workshops and training, and is a focal point for interdisciplinary research. The facility serves academics in all the science and engineering departments and is also available to external clients from other tertiary institutions, government bodies, and private industry. The MCPC occupies about 4000 square metres of purpose-built laboratories and offers a wide range of sophisticated multi-disciplinary equipment needed for in-house and collaborative ma- terials research projects, and for performing materials analysis. Laboratories dedicated to particular facilities and processes are accessible only to authorised clients of the MCPC. Tasks requested by occasional users are served by the Centre's own trained staff.

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The scope of the facilities in the MCPC is sufficiently broad to meet many of the demands of the still-growing community of staff and postgraduate students. For example, instrumentation is available for the mechanical testing of materials, for various types of thermal and spectroscopic characterisation, and for the pre~aration of materials by sputtering and evaporation. ' ~ ~ u i p m e n t for microanalysis inclubes a field emission scanning electron microscope, a dedicated high-resolution transmission electron mi- croscope, a time-of-flight and imaging SIMS system, and a multitechnique surface analysis system (XPS, Auger, SIMS, etc.). These are supported by more standard types of electron-beam analytical instrumentation. The centre makes such facilities avaiiable to other tertiary institutions and local industries either bv offering analvtical and failure analysis services at prescribed cost or, where appropriate,-through collaborative research projects.

Microelectronics Fabrication Centre Director: (To be appointed)

The Microelectronics Fabrication Centre (MFC) provides functional microelec- tronics fabrication laboratories for teaching and research, particularly in new discrete semiconductor devices, novel microsensors and microactuators, advanced microelec- tronics process technology and application specific integrated circuits (ASICS).

The MFC phase I laboratory provides an appropriate clean room environment of about 247 square metres with Class 1,000 clean rooms (containing fewer than 1,000 particles per cubic foot of air larger than a half micrometer) and five basic fabrication moduleswhich provide photolithography, thermal diffusionlthin-film disposition, drylwet etching and metallisation. The laboratory has also developed 3 micron MOS and bipolar base line processes to provide microelectronics fabrication at the discrete device and small scale integrated circuits (SSI) level, with the possibility to upgrade to LSI and VLSl level in its phase II development.

In 1996, the technical capabilities of MFC will be further upgraded with the completion of its Phase II laboratory, which occupies an area of 10,000 square feet with Class 100 clean rooms constructed. State-of-the-art microelectronics processing equipment will be installed there such as the E-beam Direct Write System which facilitates the sub-half-micron photolithography and enables more advanced research work. In addition to the existing five modules in the phase I laboratory, phase II will provide the sixth module of mask-making and a processing line for liquid-crystal-display prototyping. While the Phase I laboratow mainlv serves the academic deoartments of the university, Phase II will extend its servicefurther to the private sector through various technical collaborations.

Postgraduate students may perform teaching and research duties for departments, which form a valuable part of their training.

Director: Luke Sui-Kwong WONG, BA, MA Hong Kong

The Student Affairs Office offers a range of services to studentsfor the purpose of promoting the quality of campus life and assisting students in solving problems affecting their studies. Extra-curricular educational activities are also organised with the aim of broadening students' cultural and intellectual outlook as well as enhancing their social and interpersonal skills.

Student Counselling Service

The Student Counselling Service offers assistance in many areas of student interests and concern, such as personal growth, adjustment to campus life, personal problems and study-related issues. It also operates a Careers Centre, which provides students with guidance and assistance in job search and career development.

Physical Education and Sports

Developing physical health and fitness is as important as broadening one's mental capacity and horizons. The University expects all students to participate in at least one organised sport or physical education activity during their years at the University. Professional coaches are available to organise and provide instruction in these activities. The University has a good provision of sports facilities. Indoor facilities are fully air-conditioned. A large multi-purpose sports hall with 1,600 square metres of floor soace is desianed for activities such as badminton, basketball, vollyeball, handball and inboor soccer: with other areas set aside for squash, table-tennis, fencing, dance, martial arts, weight training and fitness exercises. Outdoor facilities include a 50-metre swimming pool, an Astroturf soccer pitch, a 400-metre trackwith 8 lanes, a hard-surface mini-soccer pitch, outdoor basketball courts and tennis courts. Facilities are also available for throwing activities such as discus, javelin and shot-putt, softball and

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The Student Health Service provides out-patient health and dental care for students. Health education workshops and seminars are organised and presented for the benefit of students and staff.

Residential Halls

Housing is planned for 30% of full-time students. There are four undergraduate halls of residence. ~rovidina residential places to 1,722 undergraduate students.

Undergraduate rooms are sh'gred by two students. About two-thirds of the rooms are air-conditioned. The two postgraduate halls of residence provide a total of 356 air- conditioned rooms. Each floor of the residential halls has a lounge area with an adjoining pantry. Other facilities in the complex include common rooms, snack areas where residents and guests can meet and socialise, and a laundry. There are no facilities for married students with or without children. Neither are there cooking facilities. Residential students may use the central dining facilities on campus.

Student Services

Student Activities

Extra-curricular activities are organised by the Students' Union and student societies associated with academic disciplines, sports, arts and other social interests.

Students are encouraged to take part in activities as organisers and/or participants. The Student Affairs Office also organises extra-curricular activities and proarammes such .

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as formal dinners, competitive sports, talks and seminars.

Student Amenities

The campus, on a site of great beauty enhanced by landscaping, terraces, and pavilions, has been designed with great emphasis on the quality of life of both resident and non-resident students. Amenities for personal as well as organised student activities are provided. These include facilities for (i) the pursuit of hobbies such as photographic dark rooms and music rooms, (ii) the organisation of activities such as meeting rooms, workshops, office space and exhibition areas, and (iii) leisure activities for students such as common rooms, TV rooms and reading rooms. Catering facilities include a Student Canteen with a seating capacity of 1,600, a Chinese Restaurant with 230 seats, a Coffee Shop and a Snack Shop. Commercial facilities include a bookstore, banking services and a convenience store.

Undergraduate Course Descriptions

Course descriptions are arranged in alphabetical order, based on course codes. Explanations of prerequisites, corequisites, exclusions and background can be found on page 28.

References are provided to give students an indication of the level of the course.

They are not to be taken as course textbooks.

Courses listed here will be offered according to resources available in each semester and year. Details of course offerings in a particular semester will be announced at course registration time.