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Published: 2:00pm, 24 Feb 2026
Zhu Ziqiang, one of the world’s leading experts in electric motor engineering, has left his four-decade career in Britain to take up a full-time position at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
In his new role as chair professor of electrical machines and control systems, Zhu will continue his long-standing work on high-efficiency permanent magnet motors, according to his faculty page on the PolyU website.
Zhu spent 38 years at the University of Sheffield, where he eventually established what was known as the world’s largest research team, comprising multiple professors and more than 100 doctoral students, in permanent magnet motor systems.
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World-leading EV motor expert joins Hong Kong PolyU after 38 years in Britain
Permanent magnets scientist Zhu Ziqiang is continuing his globally renowned research in his new role
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Ling Xinin Ohio
Published: 2:00pm, 24 Feb 2026
Zhu Ziqiang, one of the world’s leading experts in electric motor engineering, has left his four-decade career in Britain to take up a full-time position at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
In his new role as chair professor of electrical machines and control systems, Zhu will continue his long-standing work on high-efficiency permanent magnet motors, according to his faculty page on the PolyU website.
Zhu spent 38 years at the University of Sheffield, where he eventually established what was known as the world’s largest research team, comprising multiple professors and more than 100 doctoral students, in permanent magnet motor systems.
