The Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility was opened to provide the construction and other industries with a leading-edge geotechnical modeling facility.

	HKUST physicists first discovered that the world's smallest (0.4 nm) single-walled carbon nanotubes exhibit superconductivity below -258 .

	The University launched its 10th anniversary celebrations on 23 April 2001, with ceremonies both on and off campus. The Chief Executive of HKSAR the Hon TUNG Chee Hwa officiated the Launching Ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

	HKUST's School of Business and Management was the only school in Asia that made the world's top 50 list in the Financial Times MBA 2001 rankings.

	The Y K Pao Visiting Chair in Cultural Studies Fund, donated by Dr Helmut SOHMEN (right), a member of the University Court, was inaugurated.

	Founding President Prof Chia-Wei WOO (center) retired on 30 June 2001. In recognition of his contribution to the University, the Academic Concourse was named the "Chia-Wei Woo Academic Concourse" in his honor. Prof Woo is succeeded by renowned physicist Prof Paul Ching-Wu CHU (ninth from left).

	At the University's Eighth Congregation, four distinguished scholars and community leaders were awarded honorary doctorates: (from left) Prof Cho-Yun HSU, Prof Daniel I C WANG, the Hon Charles LEE Yeh-Kwong. Prof Kun HUANG was awarded his doctorate in absentia.

	PhD candidates Vincent CHEUNG and Zhaofeng ZHANG were invited to present their papers at the prestigious IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference. Vincent Cheung's (above) paper was named one of the year's most significant research results at the conference.

	Business leader Mr Sing Cheong LIU (second left) was conferred the University's Honorary Fellowship for his innovations in business management and contribution to HKUST.

	The University established the College of Lifelong Learning to provide the general public with continuing education programs.