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HKIAS Rising Star Lecture Series presents trailblazing studies by young researchers and early-career scientists
As an integral part of their mission of championing cross-disciplinary ideas and their real-world potential, the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) at CityU recently presented its Rising Star Lectures in an inperson and online hybrid mode. The lecture series covered five major fields in basic science, covering Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science and Life Sciences, and featured 15 short-listed scholars from CityU who had gone through a rigorous selection process.
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HKIAS Rising Star Lecture - Life Sciences
The HKIAS Rising Star Lecture—Life Sciences was held at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and online on 24 November 2021 (Wednesday). Three emerging biomedical scientists addressed how fundamental research in the life sciences could potentially bring hope for patients.
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An Updated Version of a Three-Volume Set “Mathematical Elasticity” by HKIAS Senior Fellow Professor Philippe G. Ciarlet
A three-volume set of “Mathematical Elasticity” by Professor Philippe G. Ciarlet, a Senior Fellow of Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study at City University of Hong Kong (CityU), will be published by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) in 2022.
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HKIAS Rising Star Lecture - Materials Science
Matters is one of the key research fields of the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS). The HKIAS Rising Star Lecture—Materials Science was held at the CityU and online on 5 November 2021 (Friday). The lecture highlighted new research frontiers of the field made possible with the growing world-class innovative materials by three emerging materials science researchers at CityU.
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HKIAS Senior Fellow Professor Sir John Ball elected new President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Professor Sir John Ball, HKIAS Senior Fellow and a Professor at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK, was newly elected to the role of President of The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE). The appointment was announced at the RSE Annual Statutory Meeting in October 2021. Professor Sir John Ball takes office in April 2022
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“In situ design of advanced titanium alloy with concentration modulations by additive manufacturing” by HKIAS Senior Fellows Professor Chain-Tsuan Liu and Professor Way Kuo featured in Science
A research led by Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) Senior Fellows has successfully developed a super-strong, highly ductile and super-light titanium-based alloy using additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3D printing. Their findings open up a new pathway to design alloys with unprecedented structures and properties for various structural applications.
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HKIAS Rising Star Lecture - Physics
The Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) Rising Star Lecture – Physics was held both at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and online on 19 October 2021 (Tuesday). This lecture brought three exceptional early-career physicists together to highlight their innovative work on newly discovered nickelate superconductors, high-voltage batteries for future smartphones, and high-performance optical materials for optoelectronics.
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HKIAS Rising Star Lecture - Chemistry
The field of chemistry brings us unique solutions that enhance our lives in innumerable ways. The Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) Rising Star Lecture – Chemistry was held both at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and online on 30 September 2021 (Thursday). In the talk, three promising young chemists featured their research results on the development of controlling the nanostructure of perovskite optoelectronic materials, the understanding of ribonucleic acid (RNA) structure, and the structural engineering of layered nanomaterials.
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HKIAS Rising Star Lecture - Mathematics
Since its establishment, nurturing and supporting early career researchers has been a key part of the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) mission. To inspire young academic leaders and promote diversity in academia, HKIAS launched a first-of-its-kind lecture series in this new semester—HKIAS Rising Star Lecture.
