The 13th Hong Kong Physical Society Annual Conference

Date: 14 June 2008
Venue: Hong Kong Polytechnic University 

Conference Program


Announcement: Guangdong-HongKong Joint Workshop on Physics 

sponsored by Physical Society of Guangdong and the Physical Society of Hong Kong

Guangdong/HK Physics Work Shop

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Location: Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou
Date: October 11 - 12, 2008
Language: English

Organizers:

Zhen Hui HE (Sun Yat-Sen University)
XiangRong WANG (Hong Kong University of Science & Technology)
Shao Ji JIANG (Sun Yat-Sen University)
Zikang TANG (Hong Kong University of Science & Technology)
Ruo He YAO (South China University of Technology)
Song LE (Jinan University)
Hao CHEN (South China Normal University)
Cheng Yu SU (Guang Dong University of Technology)
Kang Xian GUO (Guangzhou University)
Wei Min KUANG (South China Agricultural University)
Ping HUI (Guang Dong University of Technology)
Hong Qun OUYANG (Sun Yat-Sen University)

Information of the Conference, including the link to online application form, can be found at the website: http://spe.sysu.edu.cn/spe/GD-HK/

Deadline for applications: August 8, 2008

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Announcement: International Meeting on Frontiers of Physics

Frontiers of Physics
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The Malaysian Institute of Physics is organizing the Third International Meeting on Frontiers of Physics (IMFP2009) in January 2009. This is the third in the series of IMFP organized by the Institute. It is also an event in celebration of the 35th anniversary of the Institute. The Meeting is organized in cooperation with the Physics Department, University of Malaya. The scientific objective of the Meeting is to provide a forum for interaction involving world-renowned researchers so as to stimulate and enhance interest in Frontiers of Physics around the Asia Pacific region.

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Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Date: January 12 ¨C 16, 2009
Language: English

Organizers:

S.P. Chia (Chairman), H. Ahmad (Co-Chairman)
S. Muniandy (Secretary), S.L. Yap (Asst. Secretary)
B.R. Wong (Treasurer), M.Z.M. Kamali (Asst. Treasurer)
W.H. Abd. Majid, S.A. Rahman, Z. Othman, M.Z. Zainuddin, R. Kurunathan

Information of the Conference, including the link to online application form, can be found at this link.

Deadline for applications: September 15, 2008

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Announcement: CASTU Cold Atom Conference

sponsored by Center for Advanced Study of Tsinghua University (CASTU)

Frontiers of Degenerate Quantum Gases
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The field of degenerate quantum gases is one of the most rapidly expanding areas in physics today. Fascinating, new quantum phenomena are continually emerging, raising issues fundamental to a variety of fields. Because of the increasing interdisciplinarity of degenerate quantum gases, this conference intends to bring together the most active researchers from the entire spectrum of activity to discuss forefront developments, as well as exciting future directions.

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Location: Tsinghua University, Beijing
Date: October 20 - 24, 2008
Language: English

Organizers:

Immanuel Bloch (University of Mainz)

Tin-Lun Ho (Ohio State University)

Deborah S. Jin (University of Colorado and NIST/JILA)

Anthony J. Leggett (University of Illinois)

William D. Phillips (National Institute of Standards and Technology)

Chen-Ning Yang (Tsinghua University)

Information of the Conference, including the link to online application form, can be found at the website: http://coldatom.castu.tsinghua.edu.cn

Deadline for applications: June 30, 2008

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SEMINAR SERIES BY PROF. PATRICK A. LEE

Co-organized by Institute for Advanced Study, HKUST and Physical Society of Hong Kong

Graphene and the Physics of the Two-Dimensional Dirac Spectrum
Speaker:      Prof. Patrick A. LEE
                       William & Emma Rogers Professor of Physics, MIT

                         Visiting Member, Institute for Advanced Study at HKUST

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Date: January 22, 24, 29, 2008
Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 noon
Venue: Rm. 4503 (4/F via Lifts 25-26), Academic Building, HKUST
Language: English

Please fill in the reply slip and email to Dr. K. S. Wong (phkswong@ust.hk) if you are interested to attend the seminar series.

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Cross Strait - 3 Places Chinese OLED Workshop (poster)

HKBU Faculty of Science, Centre for Advanced Luminescence Materials, sponsored jointly by the Innovation and Technology Commission of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Baptist University.

Date: November 24, 2007 (Saturday)
Time: 09:00 - 18:00
Venue: RRS (Sir Run Run Shaw Building) 905, Ho Sin Hang Campus, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR
Language: English

Information on accommodation, registration, transportation can be downloaded from here.


Public Lecture Series (poster)

Frontiers of Physics, Public Lecture Series, by Department of Physics, Hong Kong Baptist University 

Speaker:      Prof. Shen, Yuen Ron
                      Professor of Physics Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley, USA

Sum Frequency Optical Spectroscopy: a Review

Date: November 13, 2007 (Tuesday)
Time: 14:30 - 16:00
Venue: NAB209, Dr Wu Yee-sun Lecture Theatre, Lam Woo International Conference Center, Shaw Campus

Selected Topics in Laser Science
Date: November 14, 2007 (Tuesday)
Time: 16:30 - 18:00
Venue: WLB204, Mrs Padma Harilcla Lecture Theatre, Lam Woo International Conference Center, Shaw Campus


Seminars

Joint Colloquium by Department of Physics, University of Hong Kong and Physical Society of Hong Kong 

Nanomagnets: Poles or no Poles (abstract)
Speaker:      Prof. Chia-Ling Chien
                      Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University

Date:           October 15, 2007 (Monday)

Time:          16:00 - 17:00

Venue:        Lecture Theatre P2, Chong Yuet Ming Physics Building, HKU


Joint Colloquium
Joint Colloquium by Department of Physics, University of Hong Kong and Physical Society of Hong Kong

Intrinsic and Quantum Spin Hall effects (Abstract)
by Professor Shoucheng Zhang (Stanford University)

June 7, 2005 (Tuesday) 4 pm
Room P4, Chong Yeut Ming Physics Building, The University of Hong Kong

The 10th PSHK Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting

Date: 4 June 2005
Venue: City University of Hong Kong

Conference Program
Program Summary

The mid-term Workshop for PRESS (Physics Research Experience for Sixth-form Students) 2005 will be held in conjunction with the 10th PSHK Annual Conference. The topic of this year's workshop is on error analysis.


The 10th PSHK Annual Conference

Date: 4 June 2005
Venue: City University of Hong Kong
Abstract submission deadline for contributed papers: 2 May 2005
Abstracts should be submitted to the PSHK campus coordinator in your Department
Abstract format: (sample abstract WORD file)


International Year of Physics
The United Nation declares the year 2005 to be the International Year of Physics.

The Physical Society of Hong Kong will organize a series of activities in 2005 to celebrate the International Year of Physics (IYP) 2005. These activities include a series of lectures for high school students and teachers, lecturers for physics undergraduates and postgraduates, and an exhibition. Details of the activities will be announced shortly.

Conference Travel Grants for OCPA Meeting
Conference Travel Grants for Members to attend the 4th OCPA Meeting of Chinese Physicists Worldwide in Shanghai (28 June - 1 July 2004)

PSHK is pleased to announce the availability of some conference travel grants for MEMBERS to attend the 4th OCPA Meeting of Chinese Physicists Worldwide in Shanghai (28 June - 1 July 2004). Application guidelines and application form can be downloaded from here.

PSHK 2004 Annual Conference Announcement
The 9th Annual Conference of The Physical Society of Hong Kong (PSHK) will be held at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology on June 19, 2004 (Sat). It will be a one-day conference including the annual AGM.

We plan to follow the format of the previous conference with about 9 to 10 invited talks and about 45 contributed talks. All topics in Pure and Applied Physics are welcome; we will also have a special session on Physics Education. The deadline of the abstract submission is April 30. Please send your abstract to your campus coordinator (Dr C. C. Ling (HKU), Prof C. Rudowicz (CityU), Dr V. C. Lo (HKPolyU), Dr S. K. So (HKBU), Dr Danial H. C. Ong (CUHK) and Dr Ophelia C. K. Tsui (HKUST)).

Concerning the length of the presentations for invited and contributed talks: the invited speaker will have 25 minutes presentation and 5 minutes questioning period. The contributed talk is for 12 minutes and with 3 minutes for questions.

The format of the abstract: up to one page WORD file with the title, name of the authors (underline the presenting author), affiliations, abstract, and references (if applicable). Please use the double spacing, 12 points font for the text and 1 inch margin on all side. No figure is allowed in the abstract. Please see an example of the abstract.

Dr. K. S. Wong
for the Organizing Committee of the 9th Annual Conference of PSHK

Winter School (2003-2004)
Single Molecule Studies
N.H. Cheung
HKBU ¡V Physics

Winter School (2003-2004)
Introduction to Biophysics
Date: 10 January 2004 (Saturday)
Venue: Room LMC 514, Hong Kong Baptist University
Poster
Reply Form

Revised Constitution of PSHK
(Last updated on 9 January 2004)
Revised constitution (PDF)

Distinguished Physics Lecture
Date: December 3, 2003
Time: 10:30-11:30 am
Venue: University Chapel, Ho Sin Hang Campus, 224 Waterloo Road, Hong Kong Baptist University
Poster

Physics Research Experience for Sixth-form Students (PRESS 2002-2003)
(Last updated on 27 December 2002)
We have about 180 high school students applied and we have selected about 60 of them to join. They will perform small-scale research with our faculty members in all six institutions in the rest of the academic year.
PRESS 2001-2002: Information | Project List

Physics iWorld Project
(Last updated on 27 December 2002)
We are writing physics articles for the Education Department. They will use the articles to teach form 4 and 5 students. This is the first time our Society is involved in project of this kind, which will surely affect thousands of high school students.


Last updated on 2008-06-11