Professor
Alan K T Lau FIMMM FIMechE FHKIE FRAeS FIED FIEAust Pro
Vice-Chancellor International
and Digital Research Swinburne
University of Technology European
Academy of Sciences European
Academy of Sciences and Arts (中文覆历: http://www.alanktlau.net/KTLau_Bio_Chin.pdf) |
Dr Lau received
4-year craft apprentice training in an engineering company in Hong Kong
beginning in 1987. He went on to obtain bachelor’s and master’s degrees in
Aerospace Engineering from RMIT University, Australia in 1996 and 1997,
respectively. During that period, he also worked for General Aviation
Maintenance Pty Ltd, Australia, as an Engineer Trainee, and for the
Corporative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures (CRC-ACS),
Australia, as research assistant, designing a repair scheme for composite
preforms. He received his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the Hong Kong
Polytechnic University (PolyU) in 2001. He was
appointed Assistant Professor at PolyU in 2002 and
promoted to Associate Professor and then Full Professor in 2005 and 2010,
respectively. In 2013, he was appointed Associate Dean (Industrial Relations)
of the Faculty of Engineering in the same university. Due to his strong
connection with the enterprises in Hong Kong, he was also appointed as Alex
Wong/Gigi Wong Endowed Professor with the endowment fund of HK$ 10M, in
Product Design Engineering in the same year. During his time working in Hong
Kong, he helped PolyU to secure over HK$20 million
in funding and donations to support research and teaching activities. He
worked closely with the Alumni Affairs and Development Office of PolyU to liaise with the local industry to seek for
supports and donations. Currently, he is the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research
Performance and Development, and International and Digital Research) of
Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, where his main duty is to look
after research development of the University, focusing on international
research engagement and partnerships and the university’s ranking strategy. Dr Lau has
performed research excellent in the fields of materials science and
engineering and product design and development, he has received numerous
research and teaching awards, including Best Paper Awards on Materials, The
Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship Award, Young
Scientist Award, Young Engineer of the Year Award, Faculty Outstanding Award
for Research and Scholarly Activities, Award for Outstanding Research in
Nanocomposites for Space Applications (USA), Most Cited Paper Award, the
President Award in Teaching 2008 and the Award for Innovative Excellence in
Teaching, Learning and Technology at the 20th International Conference on
College Teaching and Learning, USA (2009). He was also the winner of the
Ernest L. Boyer International Award for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and
Technology (the first scholar outside the United States to receive this
honour) and the Most Cited Paper Award in Composites Part B: Engineering
(issued by Elsevier Science). In 2011, Dr Lau received the Outstanding
International Researcher Award and the Outstanding International Research
Leader Award from the International Association of Multidisciplinary Research
(IAMR). He was the first person to receive both awards, making this
achievement exceptional. At
the same year, He received the 1st Technology Award in
Heilongjiang Province, China in Space Smart and Structural Health Monitoring
Research.
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Professorship Scheme in Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), China. In
2013, he was awarded the University Grant Committee (UGC) Award for Teaching
Excellence. In 2019, he has been ranked as the Australia Research Theme
Leader in Composite Materials. Only one scholar to have this honour every
year. For his significant contributions to the field of science and
engineering, he was elected as Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences and
European Academy of Sciences and Arts in 2007 and 2016, respectively. Since
2002, Dr Lau has edited 9 books and published over 260 scientific and
engineering articles. His publications have been cited over 21,000 with h-index of 69. Dr
Lau has also actively participated in many consultancy activities in
industry, and the scope of his works covers many areas, including failure
analysis, product design and development, expert opinion for court cases and
marketing strategy for local SMEs. In 2014, Dr Lau was appointed Independent
Non-Executive Director of King’s Flair International (Holdings) Limited to
help establish its long-term strategy for product development. In 2014, he
was elected International Vice President of the Institution of Mechanical
Engineers (IMechE), the first foreign Vice President in the history of the
Institution. During his terms (2014-2017 and 2017 to 2019), he managed the
operation of 7 international regions with over 28,000 members (international
members, one-fourth of IMechE’s total membership). He is also the Chairman of
the Professional Accreditation Panel for APEC/IPEA for Korea. Since 2005, Dr
Lau has served as committee member for many professional bodies in Hong Kong
and Australia. He is adjunct professor for five universities in the world. In
2009, he was appointed as World Class University Chair Professor in Korea,
where this programme focused on nano-scale to large-scale product development.
The programme was funded by the Korean Ministry of Education with support of
over US$12,500,000/year from 2009 to 2014. Afterward, it has been converted
to the BK Plus programme and he remains a key member in the programme. In the
[past 10 years, Dr Lau has been appointed as Chairman of over 20
international conferences and delivered numerous keynote and invited
lectures. He is Foreign Advisor of Tongji University-Sichuan Basalt Fiber
Composite Development Engineering Centre and the Chair of two academician
working stations in Sichuan and Tianjin. He is also Panel member of Austrian
Science Fund (FWF) and Australia-China Research Science Foundation. In the past years, Dr Lau has established various
research partnership agreements, including joint research centres and
dual-PhD programmes, with over 10 universities in China, Korea and Vietnam to
foster University’s research strength and capability. In China, Dr Lau has
established joint research centres with Shandong University, Shenzhen University,
Tongji University and Shanghai University. He has also helped develop
partnered PhD programs and dual undergraduate degree programs with many
universities in China and Hong Kong. The outcomes are clearly seen through
the increased student numbers and research income. All of these activities
are supported by the local governments of our partners to enhance research
collaboration between the countries. Since 2016, the University has received
over AUD 150 million in donations from industry to support research in
carbon-based materials, smart cities, industry 4.0, cybersecurity and product
design and development. In 2020, Dr Lau has been appointed as Non-Executive
Director of Oceania Cyber Security (OCSC) Centre Limited, Director of STAWELL
Underground Physics Laboratory Company (SUPLC) and Board member of ARC
Training Centre for Advanced Technologies in Rail Track Infrastructure (ARC
IITC). He also serves as an Advisory
Board member of the Future Fibre Hub in Australia. |