Professor Yang LU
陸洋
YFHKEng [2025]
Chair Professor of Nanomechanics, Kingboard Professor in Materials Engineering， Associate Dean, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
- Life Member, Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM)
- External Expert Panel Member, Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP)
- Executive Committee Member, Hong Kong Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (HKSTAM)
- Executive Committee Member, Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (CSTAM) Micro/Nanomechanics section
- RGC Research Fellow, Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC)
- Elected Member, The Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences (YASHK)
- Chair Professor, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 2023 - 2026
Yang Lu is Chair Professor of Nanomechanics and Kingboard Professor in Materials Engineering at The University of Hong Kong (HKU). He received his bachelor's degree in Physics from Nanjing University and PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University, and did his postdoctoral research in Nanomechanics Lab at MIT. Prior to joining HKU in 2022 as an 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 at HKU.
BS
Physics
Nanjing University, China
2004
MS
Materials Engineering
New Mexico Tech, USA
2006
PhD
Mechanical Engineering
Rice University, USA
2011