SCHOOL OF SCIENCE
Doctor of Philosophy in Atmospheric Environmental Science
HUANG, Xiaohui, Secondary organic aerosol formation in the urban atmosphere of Hong Kong: a multi-phase chemical modeling study.
Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry
CHENG, Xue. The role of Utp7p in DNA replication initiation in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
PAN, Lifeng. Structural characterizations of some novel PDZ domains as well as the USHl protein complex assembly.
PUN, Wing Frank. Imprinting in the schizophrenia-associated gene GABRB2 encoding GABAA receptor 132 subunit.
SHEN, Chong. Identification and functional analysis of GRK2 as a novel GluAl specific binding partner.
WANG, Yingchun. RGS19 inhibits oncogene-induced neoplastic transformation.
WANG, Ziyi. A group of homologous DNA replication origins and replica tor dispersed throughout the human genome and anticancer compounds targeting DNA replication initiation proteins from Chinese medicinal herbals.
XIAO, Fang. Roles of oncostatin M and JAK/STAT pathway in myoblast differentiation, skeletal muscle regeneration, and muscle hypertrophy.
ZHAI, Yuanliang. Identification and characterization of novel proteins involved in initiation of DNA replication in budding yeast.
ZHANG, Jingjing. Characterization of the interaction between human Cdtl and MCM6 & the novel function of human ipi3 in DNA replication initiation.
Doctor of Philosophy in Biology
CHEUNG, Ying Kit. Study of human immunogenic T-cell epitopes derived from avian HSNI viral nucleoprotein and their application in DNA vaccine development.
GONG, Zhuolin. The assembly of the postsynaptic cytoskeletal scaffold in the development of the neuromuscular junction.
KE, Yan. Study of BY-ESO-l specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes ex vivo.
LAU, Tze Chin. In vitro and in vivo analyses of the impact of Mab21l2 and its targets on neural patterning and differentiation in vertebrates.
LEUNG, Chi Kwan. Establishment of Tbx-2-centered transcriptional control guiding male sensory organ development in C. elegans.
LI, Pan. Differential regulation by distinct growth factors of neuronal growth and nerve-muscle interaction during neuromuscular junction development.
MENG, Min. A balancing Act for axonal outgrowth and synaptic differentiation at the neuromuscular junction.
SUN, Ying. The role of adenosine receptors in inflammation.
TAN, Qiaoguo. The biokinetics of calcium and its interaction with cadmium in freshwater cladocerans.
XUE, Bofu. Study of different approaches to enhancing the activity of anti-tumor cytotoxic T lymphocytes.
ZHANG, Hailong. Physical and molecular control of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor dynamics.
ZHAO, Wenrui. Investigating the molecular mechanisms that determine the apoptotic properties of the BCL-2 family proteins.
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Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
DANG, Li. Density functional theory studies of copper(!) mediated borylation and carboxylation reactions.
FENG, Gaofeng. Total synthesis of 24-demethylbafilomycins using diester-tethered ring-closing metathesis. ,
IP, Ho Fai. Synthesis and reactivity of metal complexes supported by Kliiui's oxygen tripodal ligand.
IP, Ho Sai Simon. Laboratory and field studies on partitioning behaviors of glyoxal in the atmosphere.
IP, Wai Sze. Development of a cost-effective multiplexed antibody microarray for qualitative and quantitative detection of multi-analyte.
LIU, Fuli. Identification of SARS coronavirus 3A protein cytoplasmic signals for cellular trafficking and investigation of its cellular effects.
TSE, Kai San. Syntheses, reactivities and catalytic properties of ruthenium and osmium complexes.
WANG, Zhining. Studies of interfacial organizations and interactions of multi-component phospholipid membranes.
YUE, Congyong. Palladium complexes of aromatic amide-derived phosphines and application for synthesis of biaryls, nitrogen heterocycles, and benzo[blfurans.
Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Environmental Science CHONG, Kit Yee. Dynamics of dissolved oxygen and benthic release of
nutrients in the bottom water layer in shallow versus deep areas in Hong Kong waters.
MOK, Siu Yan Flora. Larval settlement and metamorphosis of Pseudopolydora vexillosa (Polychaeta: Spionidae) and organic enrichment to shallow benthic sediment.
WANG, Mengjiao. Prediction of cadmium toxicity in marine phytoplankton.
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
HUANG, Yufa. A lower bound for eigenvalue of laplace operator on locally symmetric space.
WANG, Suijie. Integral hyperplane arrangements and graphs determined by laplacian spectra.
YANG, Liang. Quantization of spherical nilpotent orbits of certain classical groups.
YU, Kit Wing. On value distribution theory of second order non-homogeneous periodic ODEs and the Lommel functions.
ZHANG, Rui. Numerical study on uncertainty in air quality modeling over pearl river delta region: impact from emission, chemical and physical parameterization.
Doctor of Philosophy in Nano Science and Technology GONG, Xiuqing. PDMS based microfluidic chips and their application
in material synthesis.
HE, Xiaozhou. Thermal dissipation field and its statistical properties in turbulent Rayleigh-Benard Convection.
NIU, Yuran. Growth, magnetic and spin polarized vacuum tunneling properties of ultrathin ferromagnetic films.
SUN, Shiyong. Assembly of liquid crystalline chromosomes.
XIE, Xuanhui. Electron transport at microbes/electrode interface in microbial fuel cell systems.
XU, Wenjin. Anomalous hall effect in ferromagnetic metallic thin films.
YUAN, Wei. Characterization of cellulosic thecal plates of dinoflagellates.
ZHANG, Wei. Mechano-sensitive gating of CFTR.
ZHAO, Degang. Efficient numerical methods for dislocation dynamics simulation.
Doctor of Philosophy in Physics
FENG, Lin. Photoluminescence studies of single zinc oxide nanostructures.
LI, Baikui. Magnetotransport and optoelectronic characterizations of AIGaN/GaN heterostructures.
LIU, Zhengxin. Spin liquid theory in low dimensions.
LOK, Shu Kin. MBE grown Fe-based nanostructures.
SU, Huimin. A study on surface plasmon properties in metallic nanostructures.
XU, Zuli. Fluid-solid interfacial dissipation and dynamics.
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering
ZHAO, Wenting. A nucleotide-mediated strategy for the synthesis of bio-functionalized gold-nanoparticles.
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering
HE, Chun. A novel functionalized ordered mesoporous carbon as an efficient adsorbent for dye removal from water.
LAU, Yiu Ting Richard. Study of surfaces of semi-crystalline polymers by static time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry.
ZHANG, Haifeng. Reduction of methanol crossover in direct methanol fuel cells by an integrated anode structure and composite electrolyte membrane.
Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering
CHEUNG, Kwok Fai. Development and application of high performance cementitious composites for buildings.
CHU, Lok Man. Centrifuge modeling of vessel impacts on bridge pile foundations.
DING, Guoyu. Detection, formation and algal toxicity of polar brominated disinfection byproducts in chlorinated saline sewage effluents.
HU, Liwen. Consolidation behaviour of soft soil subjected to on-land and underwater vacuum preloading.
LI, Yao. Evaluation, improvement and application of the adsorption-pyrolysis method for measuring total organic halogen from different disinfection processes.
QIAO, Fei. Reaction mechanisms of magnesium potassium phosphate cement and its application.
SHI, Yuanfeng. Time-varying structural identification for shear-beam buildings using wavelet synthesis.
TAN, Zhijia. Economic analysis of highway franchising.
WANG, Jia. Reliability analysis and reliability-based optimal design of linear structures subjected to stochastic excitations.
XU, Yao. Analysis of darn failures and diagnosis of distresses for darn rehabilitation.
ZHOU, Gongdan. The mechanisms of debris flow.
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science
LI, Mo. Building sensor network surveillance systems: on the applicability.
PAPADOPOULOS, Stavros. Authenticated query processing.
PU, Jian. Router-assisted congestion control for wired and wireless high-speed networks.
TANG, Pingzhong. Computer-aided theorem discovery - a new adventure and its application to economic theory.
WANG, Xinming. Automatic localization of code omission faults.
WU, Jingcai. Interactive editing and automatic evaluation of direct vclume rendered images.
XI A, Jian. New results in nearest neighbor and range searching.
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science and Engineering HE, Xiuqiang. Efficient techniques for design space exploration and
optimization of distributed real-time embedded systems.
HE, Yuan. Wireless sensor network for forestry applications:
overcoming the uncertainty.
LAI, Zhifeng. Effective detection of atomic-set serializability violations in multithreaded programs.
LAW, Wai Kong. Vascular segmentation in magnetic resonance angiography.
LEUNG, Wai Ting. A framework for personalizing web search with multi-faceted user profiles.
LI, Hongwei. Poisson disk sampling: modern techniques.
LI, Wujun. Latent factor models for statistical relational learning.
LIAO, Shu. Feature based robust non-rigid image registration in spatial and frequency domains.
LUO, Ji. Exploiting node mobility for wirele-ss sensor networks.
SONG, Chengqi. Improving spectrum sensing and multiuser cooperation in wireless cognitive radio network.
SONG, Shaoxu. Data dependencies in the presence of difference.
YANG, Yanyan. Channel assignment and its applications in wireless networks.
YANG, Zheng. Localization and localizability in sensor and ad-hoc networks.
ZHANG, Dian. Localizing transceiver-free objects: the RF-based approaches.
ZHANG, Qin. Communication-efficient algorithms for tracking distributed data streams.
ZHAO, Yiyang. Localization and tracking based on RFID technologies.
Doctor of Philosophy in Electronic and Computer Engineering
DENG, Dongmei. Ingan based light-emitting diodes grown by metal organic chemical vapor deposition.
LEUNG, Suk Wai Winnie. Multi-disciplinary optimization engine for parallel robots.
LUO, Xianshu. Silicon micro resonator-based electro-optical switches and delay lines for on-chip optical interconnects.
RONG, Sujiang. A wide-band CMOS frequency generation system for software-defined radios.
SHI, Yi. Game-theoretic resource management for multi-hop interference networks.
WANG, Jiaheng. Robust designs for wireless communication systems.
WU, Yuan. Distributed algorithm and pricing strategy for resource allocation and revenue maximization in communication networks.
ZHANG, Milin. Compressive acquisition CMOS image sensor: from algorithm to hardware implementation.
Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
CHEN, Hui. Silicon photonic devices for on-chip optical interconnects.
CHOW, Thomas. A conduction model for intrinsic polycrystalline silicon thin film transistor based on discrete grains.
FAN, Xiaopeng. Wyner-Ziv coding and error control for video communication.
FU, Jingjing. Some advanced techniques on image and video coding.
NG, Chun Wai. Novel low voltage power MOSFETS with improved DC and switching characteristics.
SUN, Chunhua. Joint cooperative sensing and user scheduling in cognitive radio networks.
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113YI, Jun. Analysis, modeling, and design of RF-DC micro-power power management unit for RFID and micro-sensor applications.
ZHU, Shuyuan. Multiple description video coding for P2P systems: a modern design approach.
Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Engineering Li, Yongjie. Characterization of products in secondary organic aerosol
formation using mass spectrometric techniques.
YIP, Chi Man. The effectiveness and mechanistic study of using EDDS for metal extraction from contaminated soils.
Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
xu, Jing. Shipper-carrier cooperation in outsourcing logistics via contract and execution.
Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management
CHEN, Yu. Probabilistic models of nlOvement time in human-computer interaction.
NING, XianghuLMonitoring a service process with mixed-type and high -dimensional data.
SUN, Lihua. Essays on Monte Carlo simulation and financial engineering.
WANG, Vue. Probabilistic specification definition and recommendation for product customization.
YANG, XL Strategic outsourcing in a supply chain.
ZHANG, Jie. Essays on strategies of fighting counterfeits and inventory management.
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering
CHAN, Wing Kin. Intrinsic and extrinsic effects on Young's modulus of nanowire measured in nanobridge tests.
CHIANG, Sum Wai. A novel dynamic lattice Boltzmann method for numerical simulation of viscous gas flows.
GENG, Van. Preparation and characterization of graphite nanoplatelet, graphene and graphene-polymer nanocomposites.
HUANG, Xuyan. Modeling and form error control for the surface grinding process.
QU, Xiaopeng. Acoustically driven micro thermal bubble dynamics in a mini/microspace.
REN, Zhiguo. 3D measurement and color grading of diamonds based on machine vision.
SIDDIQUI, Naveed Ahmed. Mechanical and functional properties of carbon nanotubes-high performance fibre hybrid composites.
SZE TO, Gin Nam. Risk assessment of infectious respiratory disease transmission in indoor environments.
WEI, Fang. A bacteriophage recovery methodology for indoor airborne viral infection risk assessment.
XU, Jianbo. Synthesis and characterization of carbon supported nano-catalysts for direct oxidation fuel cells.
XUE, Ke. Simulation based design optimization for microelectronics packaging product.
YE, Yueping. Properties of advanced fiber composites with halloysite nanotube toughened epoxy matrix.
ZHANG, Minshu. Investigation and analysis on hygrothermal failure in Quad Flat No-lead (QFN) packages.
ZHANG, Zheming. Ball grid array solder joint reliability under impact test.
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APPENDICESSCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Doctor of Philosophy in Economics
PANG, Ai Jao Iris. Three macroeconomic applications of factor augmented vector autoregressions.
ZHANG, Jin. Three essays on Chinese financial intermediation.
Doctor of Philosophy in Finance
CHEN, Yunling. "!\VO essays on financial structure and corporate policy.
WANG, Zhen. Two essays on the use of cash flows and the corporate policies.
Doctor of Philosophy in Information Systems
CHAN, Kwok Vue. Impacts of technology implementation on individual
behaviors: three essays. .
Doctor of Philosophy in Operations Management
Li, Tian. Strategic information sharing and transparency of information acquisition in supply chains.
PAN, Baoqian. Bayesian methods for subset selection and survival analysis.
ZHANG, Zhiyuan. Inference for continuous time stochastic volatility models: market microstructure from a chronological perspective.
Doctor of Philosophy in Management of Organizations KOZHIKODE, Rajiv Krishnan. Three essays on institutional pluralism
and organizational strategic choices.
QIAN, Cuili. Seize the state, seize the dayl Business-government relations in a transition economy.
WANG, Xiaoye. Performance evaluation: a rater-context interactionist model.
Doctor of Philosophy in Marketing
CHARK, Chi Hang. Consumer insurance decision making.
ZHAO, Vi. Empirically modeling consumers' and firms' behaviors in the wake of product harm crisis.
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
Doctor of Philosophy in Humanities
GUO, Xilin. Homeland divided: community newspapers, Chinese Americans and China politics, 1949-1955.
LiU, Leheng. A research of Ma Yi-Fu's theory of the six arts.
SHU, Ping. Making taste: tea plantation and manufacture in Tiancun, southern Fujian, China.
SHUM, Sau Ching Janet. Diasporic aesthetics of Gao Xingjian's exilic discourse.
WEI, Jinxin. Practicing lineage: rituals, politics, and networks of the Lius of Sheung Shui in contemporary Hong Kong.
Doctor of Philosophy in Social Science
GUAN, Bing. Rights protection actions and political participation in China: the case of homeowners in Beijing.
MAN, Chi Wai Charles. Impacts of digital inequality on civic and political participation.
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