The First HKUST International Ecotronics Symposium – Electronics for Energy and the Environment (E3S)
The Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at HKUST has organized the First International Ecotronics Symposium - Electronics for Energy and the Environment (E3S) on November 12th, 2011 on University’s campus in Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong. This one-day international symposium was part of the HKUST 20th Anniversary Celebration festivity and came on the heel of the announcement of HKUST as the No. 1 Asian University by QS World University Rankings ®.
Over the last decade, a tremendous amount of research effort has been devoted to a broad range of applications and technologies in generating energy and saving the environment. The end application covers a wide range of disciplines including solar cells, wind turbine engine, solid-state lighting, green buildings, smart grid and environmental pollution sensors among many others. The E3S has brought together the industry’s visionaries to share the emerging trends in energy applications and the implication on the R&D of the necessary underpinning technologies.
Over 60 researchers and practicing professionals in the field of energy or the environment participated in this stimulating and comprehensive workshop.
Participating Organizations
- The Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI)
- BMTPow Ltd
- Du Pont Apollo Limited
- Hong Kong Electric Co. Ltd
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong
Sponsors
- The School of Engineering, HKUST
- The Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, HKUST
About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (www.ust.hk) is a world-class research university that focuses on science, technology and business as well as humanities and social science. HKUST offers an international campus, and a holistic and interdisciplinary pedagogy to nurture well-rounded graduates with global vision, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. HKUST attained the highest proportion of internationally excellent research work in the Research Assessment Exercise 2014 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee, and is ranked as the world’s best young university in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2019. Its graduates were ranked 16th worldwide and top in Greater China in Global University Employability Survey 2018.
