A Brighter Future
Lighting is a major source of power consumption globally. Prof Kei May Lau, an expert in semiconductor materials and devices, initiated efforts to advance LED research two decades ago, contributing to a greener, energy-efficient alternative to a more sustainable way of life.
Her work is based around compound semiconductors (GaN, GaAs, InP) for optoelectronic devices and technologies enabling the integration of photonics and electronics, thereby improving the efficiency and speed of information processing and transmission.
Prof Lau and her team is one of the leading groups worldwide focusing on integrating ICs and LEDs. Using silicon integrated circuit technologies in conjunction with LED arrays, Prof Lau has developed innovative device designs to make the actual LED system more user-friendly. Prof Lau has led a large-scaleTheme-based Research Scheme project, supported by Hong Kong Research Grants Council, to further advance LED-based lighting and display technologies.
Prof Kei May Lau is Fang Professor of Engineering and Chair Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at HKUST. She is an IEEE Fellow and recipient of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Awards for Women (FAW) Scientists and Engineers in USA. In addition, she is a Hong Kong Croucher Senior Research Fellow. She has served on the IEEE Electron Devices Society Administrative Committee.
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.
