Conference / Workshop

Hong Kong Forum on Quantum Spin Systems

14-16 December 2024

The Forum will bring to City University of Hong Kong the leading experts around the world in the topic field of condensed matter physics - quantum spin systems and from major international neutron scattering facilities to discuss the current issues and to share their latest works.

Invited speakers from Overseas include:

  • Prof Arthur P. Ramirez, UC Santa Cruz (Title of talk: The Ground State of Geometrically Frustrated Magnets)
  • Prof Seung-Hun Lee, University of Virginia (Title of talk: Exotic states of frustrated quantum antiferromagnets)
  • Prof Young-June Kim, University of Toronto (Title of talk: Coupling of spin, orbital, and lattice in a honeycomb lattice quantum magnet CoTiO3)
  • Dr Yixi Su, Jülich Centre for Neutron Science, JCNS at MLZ (Title of talk: Neutron scattering on magnetic topological materials)
  • Prof Henrik Ronnow, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (Title of talk: Neutron studies of SrCu2(BO3)2 under extreme conditions – a fruit fly for quantum many body physics)
  • Prof Taku Sato, Tohoku University (Title of talk: Magnetic skyrmions and related multi-q structures in cubic and hexagonal magnets)
  • Dr Kenji Nakajima, Material Sciences Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (Title of talk: Overview of JRR-3 and Scientific Opportunities at their)
  • Prof Je-Geun Park, Seoul National University (Title of talk: Discovery of new topological magnet and spin dynamics)
  • Dr Feng Ye, Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Title of talk: Neutron diffraction at ORNL and application to Quantum magnet)
  • Invited speakers from Mainland China, Macau and Hong Kong include:

  • Prof Congjun Wu, West Lake University (Title of talk: Frustrated orbital system)
  • Dr Shiliang Li, Institute of Physics, CAS (Title of talk: Evidence for a Dirac QSL in a kagome antiferromagnet)
  • Prof Yuan Li, Peking University (Title of talk: TBC)
  • Prof Jie Ma, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Title of talk: Neutron scattering study on the Quantum-Spin-Liquid behavior of Pr2Ga2BeO7 with Shastry-Sutherland lattice)
  • Prof Jinshen Wen, Nanjing University (Title of talk: Neutron spectroscopy studies on the Kitaev quantum magnets)
  • Prof Liusuo Wu, Southern University of Science and Technology (Title of talk: Quantum magnetism in Rare-earth Perovskite)
  • Prof Haifeng Li, University of Macao (Title of talk: Crystal Growth and Neutron Diffraction Studies of Orthochromates)
  • Prof Zi-Yang Meng, The University of Hong Kong (Title of talk: Emergent Dirac spinons in a kagome lattice antiferromagnet)
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