Prof. Zhe Yang

Prof. Zhe Yang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and an Honorary Senior Fellow at The University of Queensland. His research focuses on membrane-based water treatment and resource recovery. As an inventor and technology developer, Dr. Yang has secured four patents in advanced membrane materials and separation processes, with one water filtration technology successfully licensed to Hong Kong industry for commercialization. He has led or contributed to more than ten R&D and technology translation projects funded by Hong Kong, Australia, and Chinese Mainland. His membrane-based lithium recycling technologies have been showcased at regional and international innovation exhibitions. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers with over 10,000 citations and received numerous international awards for innovation and research excellence, including the Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions Gold Medal and the James J. Morgan Early Career Award.