Why LOGICS?

1. Interdisciplinary Research: Join an interdisciplinary research environment at HKUST, ranked 33rd worldwide in the QS World University Rankings 2027. Based in the Department of Chemistry, the LOGICS Lab connects chemistry, materials science, engineering, artificial intelligence, and sustainability to address fundamental and applied challenges in electrochemical energy storage and chemical conversion. 

2. Mechanistic and Data-Driven Discovery: Learn to combine fundamental molecular insight with advanced characterization, automation, and data science. Our research moves beyond trial-and-error optimization by identifying physically meaningful descriptors and predictive relationships at reactive interfaces. 

3. Advanced Research Infrastructure: Work with dedicated electrochemical synthesis, testing, and automated experimentation platforms, complemented by HKUST’s extensive capabilities in spectroscopy, microscopy, surface analysis, mass spectrometry, X-ray characterization, nanofabrication, and materials processing. 

4. Global Collaboration and Greater Bay Area Access: Benefit from HKUST’s collaborative campus and Hong Kong’s connections with universities, research institutes, technology companies, manufacturers, and investors across the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area and the wider international research community. 

5. Innovation, Mentorship, and Personal Growth: Receive individualized mentorship and rigorous training in scientific reasoning, experimental design, communication, collaboration, and leadership. Researchers are also encouraged to pursue interdisciplinary partnerships, international exchanges, entrepreneurship, and technology translation.