Programme Leader: BEng (Hons) in Product Analysis and Engineering Design
Director: James Hsioung Lee Product Testing and Analysis Centre, PolyU (06 - now)
Chaiman Programme Planning Committee of MSc in Automotive Engineering Design
President: Engineers Australia, Hong Kong Chapter (08/09)
Vice-Chair American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Hong Kong Section (07/09)
Regional Coordinator: The Institution of Engineering Designers, Hong Kong Branch (07 - now)
Secretary: Research Centre for Integrated Product Development, PolyU (05 - now)

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Member of the European Academy of Sciences (EAS) - Link
(with citation “for profound contributions to materials science and fundamental developments
in the field of composite materials”).

Fellow of The Institution of Engineers, Australia (CPEng, FIEAust).
Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (CEng FIMechE)
Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (CEng FIMMM)
Fellow of The Institution of Engineering Designers (CEng FIED)
Member of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (RPE MHKIE)

Registered Professional Engineer (RPE): Materials and Mechanical Disciplines - Link
Chartered Engineer (CEng), Engineering Council UK - Link
Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng), The National Professional Engineers Register (NPER) - Link

 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

2001 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HKPU.
 

Doctor of Philosophy (in Mechanical Engineering).
Thesis: Mechanical Performance and Structural Health Monitoring of Composite-strengthened Concrete Structures

1996 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, RMIT University, Australia.
  Master of Engineering (in Aerospace Engineering).
Thesis: The Use of Ultrasonic Welding for Carbon Fiber Performs for RTM Process.
Group Project: Design of an Unmanned Air Vehicle.
1995 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, RMIT University, Australia.
 

Bachelor of Engineering (in Aerospace Engineering).
Thesis: Investigation on a Cutout Effect of Aircraft Structures

 

INDUSTRIAL WORKING EXPERIENCE

05/05 - Present Associate Professor The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
03/09 - 02/12 Visiting Chair Professor Chonbuk National University, Korea
03/08 - 02/11 Visiting Research Fellow University of New South Wales, Australia.
10/08 - 09/12 Adjunct Professor The University of Southern Queensland, Australia
10/06 - 10/09 Adjunct Professor Ocean University of China, China.
08/06 - 07/09 Adjunct Professor Lanzhou University, China.
05/03 - 05/07 Adjunct Professor University of New Orleans, USA.
09/02 - 05/05 Assistant Professor The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
04/01 - 08/02 Research Fellow The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
09/00 - 04/01 Research Assistant The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
09/99 - 07/01 Part-time Lecture Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education.
06/97 - 09/97 Engineering Designer PolyU Technology & Consultancy Company Limited.
01/97 - 06/97 Mechanical Engineer Dynaweld Limited (Hong Kong).
1996-1997 Research Assistant Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures (CRC-ACS) Australia
1995-1996 Engineer Trainee General Aviation Maintenance Pty. Ltd. Australia.
1987-1990 Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company.

 

 


Areas of Specialization:

- Product design and development;

- Product analysis and testing;

- Advanced composite structures;

- Fibre-optic sensors for structural health monitoring;

- Smart materials and structures;

- Biodegradabile and biocompatible composites

- Nanocomposite