PHY Annual Symposium 2022 – Celebration of Physics was held online via Zoom on 1 June 2022. This 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.
Professor Michael Yang [Vice-President (Research & Technology), CityU] kicked off the symposium with welcoming remarks to all students and faculties. Three invited speakers, along with four of our own faculty members, shared their latest discoveries with the audience. The talks started with a remarkable lecture by Professor Marlan Scully (Distinguished Professor, Texas A&M University), a world-renowned physicist recognized for his lifetime leadership in groundbreaking research on quantum physics and optics.
Apart from the enlightening talks, there was a virtual poster session again this year. We had received a total of 30 poster submissions across three categories: 7 posters from undergraduate students (the UG category), 4 from MSc students (the MSc category), and 19 from PhD students (the PhD category). 7 students were selected for the Best Poster Awards as a recognition of their excellent efforts in their research discoveries. Besides it, 3 students were presented with the Undergraduate Final Year Project Awards.
The Faculty Service Award 2021 was also announced at the symposium. Professor Kwok-Sum Chan is honored for his years of contribution to the Department, especially his skilful coordination of the Research Assessment Exercise 2020.
The Annual PHY Symposium “Celebration of Physics” is an annual signature event of the Department of Physics, CityU, 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. The Organizing Committee of this year was headed by Dr Xiao Li.
01 Jun 2022