Nanotechnology expert Antonio Facchetti joins HKUST from Georgia Tech in the US
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Facchetti, co-founder of a company that makes flexible transistors for displays, has joined the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
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Holly Chik Published: 12:00pm, 11 Oct 2026 Materials scientist and chemist Antonio Facchetti, formerly of the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States, has joined the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology as a chair professor in its newly established department of materials. Facchetti, who was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering last year for his “contributions to the engineering of commercially viable electronic materials and devices”, researches semiconductors, dielectrics for thin-film and electrochemical transistors, sensors, batteries and photovoltaics.
The nanotechnology professor is also the chief technology officer and co-founder of Flexterra Corporation, a company that produces flexible transistors, which can make e-Paper and OLED displays flexible.
His research also covers flexible and sustainable thin-film electronics, transparent electronics for see-through displays and polymers for energy storage.
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