Otto Poon Lecture starring Professor Cui Yi received Overwhelming Response
18 Dec 2023
(From left) Prof Xiaofang Zhou, Otto Poon Professor of Engineering; Prof Minhua Shao, Director of HKUST Energy Institute; Prof Tim Cheng, HKUST Vice-President for Research and Development; Dr Otto Poon, Founder of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation; Prof Nancy Y. IP, HKUST President; Prof Yi Cui, Inaugural Speaker of Otto Poon Lecture; Prof Yang Wang, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement; Prof Zhiyong Fan, Director of HKUST Shenzhen Laboratory for Clean Energy and Environmental Sensor Technology.
Professor Yi Cui from the Stanford University delivered the “Otto Poon Lecture: Reinventing Batteries Through Nanoscience” at the university’s Institute of the on 18 Dec 2023.
Professor Yang Wang presented souvenirs to Professor Yi Cui and Dr Otto Poon after the lecture. The souvenirs are laser-engraved wood planks made from re-used timber from the university’s Innovation Building construction site.
The lecture received a keen response during the Q&A session covering questions from technical knowledge to experience sharing with student on career path as a scientist.
With the generous support from the Otto Poon Charitable Foundation, Professor Yi Cui from Stanford University delivered the “Otto Poon Lecture: Reinventing Batteries Through Nanoscience” at HKUST on 18 Dec 2023. As a preeminent researcher of nanotechnologies for better batteries and other sustainability materials technologies, Professor Cui gave audience a glimpse of different materials design and materials for low-cost large scale stationary energy storage; the use of cryogenic electron microscopy for understanding thermodynamic, kinetic and structural information of battery chemistries.
Professor Cui is the Director of Precourt Institute for Energy at Stanford University and also Fortinet Founders Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and Professor of Energy Science and Engineering. His high academic reputation has drawn over 100 enthusiastic faculty, students and external guests to join the lecture. The lecture was followed by a lively Q&A session that covered a wide range of topics, from technical knowledge to sharing experiences on the career path of a scientist, which engaged students and fostered a sense of curiosity and learning.
The Otto Poon Charitable Foundation, established by Ir Dr Otto Poon, the Executive Director and Chairman of ATAL Engineering Group, donated HK$100 million to the University in 2018 to support its faculty and their work on environment, technology and innovation.
(From left) Prof Xiaofang Zhou, Otto Poon Professor of Engineering; Prof Minhua Shao, Director of HKUST Energy Institute; Prof Tim Cheng, HKUST Vice-President for Research and Development; Dr Otto Poon, Founder of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation; Prof Nancy Y. IP, HKUST President; Prof Yi Cui, Inaugural Speaker of Otto Poon Lecture; Prof Yang Wang, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement; Prof Zhiyong Fan, Director of HKUST Shenzhen Laboratory for Clean Energy and Environmental Sensor Technology.
Professor Yi Cui from the Stanford University delivered the “Otto Poon Lecture: Reinventing Batteries Through Nanoscience” at the university’s Institute of the on 18 Dec 2023.
Professor Yang Wang presented souvenirs to Professor Yi Cui and Dr Otto Poon after the lecture. The souvenirs are laser-engraved wood planks made from re-used timber from the university’s Innovation Building construction site.
The lecture received a keen response during the Q&A session covering questions from technical knowledge to experience sharing with student on career path as a scientist.
