Huihe QIU

Professor
Head of Sustainable Energy and Environment Thrust

Professor Huihe Qiu assumed the role of Head of Sustainable Energy and Environment Thrust at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) on August 1, 2022. Professor Qiu received his Ph.D. degree from Institute of Fluid Mechanics, LSTM, at the University of Erlangen, Germany in 1994. He joined The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in August 1, 1994. He became the Head of Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Director of the Building Energy Research Center (BERC) of the HKUST Fok Ying Tung Research Institute in 2018. Prof Qiu’s research has focused on fluid dynamics and heat transfer, bioinspired propulsion, transport phenomena in microscale multiphase flows, thermal comfort sensing and smart buildings with a book published by Cambridge University Press, 4 book chapters, 130 papers in various prestigious journals and 137 papers in conference proceedings. He is also holding a number of patents in thermal management of power electronic system related technology. He has an excellent track record of securing external research fund from both the Government and Industry with about $70 Million including 16 RGC/GRF and 5 ITF grants as PM/PI since he joined HKUST. Prof. Qiu is the founding Editor-in-Chief of an international journal (Q1, JCR IF=6.8 according to Clarivate 2022) and Associate Editor of Aerospace Science and Technology (Q1, JCR IF=5.6 according to Clarivate 2022). He is a member of the editorial board for more than 10 international journals. He has been invited to give 35 plenary and keynote speeches in International Conferences. Prof. Qiu is the Director-general of the Society of Engineering Thermophysics of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Great Bay Area. He is the recipient of the Best Paper Award of Measurement Science & Technology, Institute of Physics (IOP) in 1994, Philips Outstanding Paper Award (2012), ASME Best Poster Award (2010), Best Paper Award, 2nd World Congress on Mechanical, Chemical, Material Engineering (2016), Best Paper Award, 4th International Conference on Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow (2017), Best Paper Award, 10th International Conference on Nanotechnology: Fundamentals and Applications (2019), Best Paper Award in 16th Asian Symposium on Visualization (ASV16), The Nakayama-Wei Award, Asian Symposium on Visualization (2023), The State Scientific and Technological Progress Award (SSTPA) and the Scientific and Technological Achievement Award from the State Education Commission.

Research Interests

  • Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
  • Bioinspired Flyers and Energy Systems
  • Transport Phenomena in Microscale Multiphase flows
  • Micro Sensors and Actuators
  • Thermal Comfort Sensing and Smart Buildings