Professor Lu Yang is Chair Professor of Nanomechanics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Kingboard Professor in Materials Engineering at The University of Hong Kong (HKU). He received his bachelor’s degree in Physics (Microelectronics) from Nanjing University and PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University, and did his postdoctoral research in the Nanomechanics Lab at MIT. Prior to joining HKU in 2022 as HKU-100 Scholar, he worked at City University of Hong Kong where he rose through the academic ranks to full Professor. In his current role, Professor Lu serves as Associate Dean (Mainland Affairs) in the Faculty of Engineering.

Professor Lu is a leading expert in experimental nanomechanics and its interdisciplinary applications in materials engineering, advanced manufacturing, and semiconductor technologies. He has published more than 270 journal articles in peer-reviewed academic journals including Science, Nature Materials, Nature Nanotechnology etc., 2 book chapters and 7 US patents granted. He has been among Clarivate Analytics worldwide Top 1% Scientists by citations since 2023, and presented Opening Plenary Keynote in International Conference on Diamond & Carbon Materials in 2021. He serves as Associate Editor for journal Materials Today since 2017 and sits on Editorial Board for journals such as National Science Review, Acta Mechanica Sinica, Science China Technological Sciences, International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing. Professor Lu is a recipient of University Grants Committee (UGC) Early Career Award 2013/14, the inaugural National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Hong Kong and Macau) in 2019, and the inaugural Research Grants Council (RGC) Research Fellow Scheme (RFS) 2020/21. He is an elected member of the Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences (YASHK).