William W. Lu, PhD, is Professor and Chairman of Departmental Research Postgraduate Committee of Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong. He is chief scientist of the National Key R&D Programs, 3-D Bioprinting project, develop functionable human tissues and organs including full-thickness skin, cornea, bone, cartilage and major blood vessels, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST).

His research interests are biomaterials and biomechanics, 3-D bioprinting, and the application of biomaterials for musculoskeletal degenerative diseases. He has published more than 200 papers in top scientific journals with H-index = 54. Prof Lu sits on the editorial board of some top orthopedic research journals such as JBMR. He is the past Chairman of BME Division, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. He is member of the Biology and Medicine Panel of the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong to October 2021.