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Celebration of Physics – Annual Symposium 2024

The Celebrations of Physics – Physics Annual Symposium 2024 will be held on 4 June 2023 (Tuesday).

The annual event is designed to connect our students and faculty members and celebrate their achievements in the past academic year, and it has become an essential and integral part of our department’s tradition. It is an annual signature event of the Department of Physics, CityUHK, since 2019. It not only provides a platform to showcase the research achievements of PHY students, but also promotes the collaborative research culture across the department.

 

Program Rundown

Morning Venue: B5-310 & B5-311, YEUNG

10:00 – 11:30

Posters Exhibition of UG, MSc and PhD students.
PHY students will do presentation of posters on-site

Participants could cast votes for the Best Poster(s)
for groups UG, MSc and PhD


Afternoon Venue: G7603, YEUNG

13:30 – 13:35

Introduction
Prof. REN Yang
(Head of Department; Chair Professor of Physics,
CityUHK)
13:35 – 13:45 Welcoming Remarks
Prof. WANG Xin
(Dean of College of Science,
CityUHK)
13:45 – 13:55 Photo Session


Scientific Session (I)—Chair: Prof. ZHANG Zhedong

13:55 – 14:25

Quantum Phases in Semiconductor
Moiré Superlattices

Prof. WU Fengcheng (Professor, Wuhan University)

14:25 – 14:55

Single Crystalline Quantum Materials:
From Synthesis to Emergent Properties

Prof. LEI Shiming (Assistant Professor, HKUST)

14:55 – 15:10

Novel Nickelates by Design 
Prof. LI Danfeng (Assistant Professor, CityUHK)
15:10 – 15:25

Universal Signatures of Quantum Chaos:
Linear Algebra beyond Normal Matrices

Speaker: Prof. LI Xiao (Assistant Professor, CityUHK)


Student AwardsChair: Prof. ZHANG Ge

15:25 – 15:55

Announcement of FYP Awards
Prof. LI Xiao (Assistant Professor, CityUHK)

Announcement of Poster Awards
Prof. LI Danfeng (Assistant Professor, CityUHK)


Coffee break and discussions (15:55 – 16:15)
 

Scientific Session (II)Chair: Prof. CHU Xiangqiang

16:15 – 16:45

Neutrino Forces and Experimental Probes
Prof. XU Xunjie
(Institute of High-Energy Physics, China)

16:45 – 17:00

Robustness of the Galactic Center Excess
Morphology Against Masking

Prof. ZHONG Yi-ming
(Assistant Professor, CityUHK)


Departmental Service Award

17:00 – 17:15

Announcement of Departmental Service Award
Prof. REN Yang
(Head of Department; Chair Professor of Physics,
CityUHK)


Keynote TalkChair: Prof. REN Yang

17:15 – 18:00

Mattis vs Kapitza: Slow Dynamics in and out
of Equilibrium

Prof. TANG Leihan
(Chair Professor, Westlake University)


Free registration for ALL participants.

For enquiries please contact faculty member below of the Organizing Committee of PHY:

Prof LI Xiao on xiao.li@cityu.edu.hk
 

Event Details
Speaker
PHY Faculties and some of the Best Physicists in the World

Date & Time
4 June 2024 10:00 am

Venue
Morning Venue: B5-310 and B5-311, YEUNG;
Afternoon Venue: G7603, YEUNG

Chair
Prof. ZHANG Zhedong (Session I), Prof. CHU Xiangqiang (Session II), and Prof. REN Yang (Keynote Talk)