The MSE program will develop cutting edge research in the fields of electronic materials, materials physics, nano-magnetism and spintronic materials, materials for energy applications, structural materials and their characterization by quantum beams, and polymers and soft materials. From an engineering point of view, this discipline will design the microstructure of the material and optimize the process to provide excellent performance. In recent years, the scientific community has paid more attention to materials with microstructures on the long-range scale of nanometers. This program will develop advanced metals and alloys, polymers and plastics, modern ceramic materials, composite materials, batteries, fuel cells, photovoltaic materials, methods and materials for corrosion protection for the design of materials and manufacturing process in microelectronics industry in Guangdong Province and the Greater Bay Area.

The FE program offers a special interdisciplinary composition of Food Engineering and Technology, and Life Sciences, and also conducts research on a multi-disciplinary level. The research activity at FE is interdisciplinary and covers a range of state-of-the-art topics in the following fields: Food Engineering and Technology; Food Safety; Encapsulation and Drug Delivery; Packaging; Protein Engineering and Enzymology; Biochemistry and Nutrition; Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering; Advanced Genetics and Molecular Biology; Animal and Plant Science; and Computational Biology. In addition, we operate an impressive infrastructure, including a Pilot Plant with semi-industrial equipment, and core facilities of state-of-the-art equipment, and bioreactors, all serving as Food Engineering-technology, Biotechnology and Packaging R&D facilities.

The CE program has established specific research centers for R&D activities based on the major strategic demand for local development, including Green Catalyst Center on energy and environmental issues, Polymer and Plastics Research Center on need for environmental treatment caused by large-scale toy industry and Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Center on the need for transformation and upgrade for local major strategic industry—Chemical Engineering. The above three research centers have unique advantages in terms of geographical location, infrastructure and academic team foundation, and their construction is expected to greatly promote the construction of the proposed advanced chemistry and fine chemical engineering laboratory in Guangdong Province, which will make a significant contribution to the social and economic development in east Guangdong and even the whole Guangdong Province.

The EE program is dedicated to cutting-edge research in the areas of water treatment, wastewater treatment, soil remediation, marine pollution remediation, river ecological restoration, carbon cycling, sediment research, clean technology, and quantification and reduction of air pollution. In view of the seriousness of water and soil pollution in the eastern Guangdong and the whole Guangdong Province, the research team of this department will strive to provide a variety of solutions for the local government. Two to three pilot plants will be built for pollutant treatment; a variety of optimized solutions will be provided; the research results will be used to clean up contaminated rivers and soils in the area, especially in Lianjiang (water), Guiyu (soil) and other key regions. These research results can also be used in research in other parts of China and Asia, such as India (arsenic and fluoride).