Personal Statement
Hay Wong (HW) read Mechanical Engineering and obtained both B.A and M.Eng degrees from the University of Cambridge (2008-12). Following graduation, he worked as a Research Engineer at Stryker Orthopaedics - a Fortune 500 US medical devices manufacturer (2012-14). HW then pursued his industry-sponsored Ph.D at the University of Liverpool under Prof. Chris Sutcliffe, Dr. Peter Fox and Dr. Eric Jones (2014-19). After working briefly as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Liverpool under Prof. Paul Chalker and Prof. Kate Black, he took up the role of Lecturer (Assistant Professor) from 2020-2023 at the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. In 2023, HW returned to Liverpool as a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) and joined the Department of Materials, Design and Manufacturing Engineering.

Research Overview
• Smart and Additive Manufacturing
• In-Situ Process Monitoring and Quality Control
• Instrument Development