Prof. Mengying Li received the Faculty of Engineering Merit Award in Teaching: Outstanding Teacher 2026.
Prof. Mengying Li has been appointed Assistant Editor of [Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments](https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/sustainable-energy-technologies-and-assessments), effective September 15, 2026.
In July 2026, [Prof. LI Mengying](https://www.polyu.edu.hk/me/people/academic-teaching-staff/li-mengying-prof/) is promoted to Associate Professor (tenured) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. This marks a very important milestone in both her professional and personal life, and Prof. Li would like to share a few words on this occasion.
I am delighted to share an exciting personal and professional milestone—today marks the publication of the 50th research paper that I co-authored. This achievement reflects more than 10 years of dedication and collaboration in advancing the renewable energy field.
In December 2024, a project that [Prof. LI Mengying](https://www.li-realab.info/authors/limengying/) participated won First Prize in 2024 Science and Technology Award, conferred by China Renewable Energy Society. Congratulations!
In July 2021, Prof. Li was invited to serve as Associate Editor of [Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy](https://aip.scitation.org/journal/rse), an AIP journal.
In October 2020, [Prof. LI Mengying](https://www.polyu.edu.hk/me/people/academic-teaching-staff/li-mengying-prof/) joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University as an Assistant Professor with a HKD 1 million start-up fund. Her research programme focuses on renewable energy, especially solar energy.