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Congratulations to faculty members in the Department of Physics for important recognition of their research achievements. Prof. Shengwang Du (left) was elected Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) upon nomination by the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics. Prof. Du was cited “for significant contributions to photon-atom quantum interaction, including generation and manipulation of narrowband biphotons, and for the realization of efficient quantum memory, observation of optical precursors, and demonstration of nontraditional quantum heat engines.” The APS Fellowship Program was established to recognize members who have made exceptional contributions to the physics enterprise through outstanding research, leadership or service, or application of physics to science and technology. Each year, no more than 0.5% of the total APS membership is elected for Fellowship after a rigorous and competitive review process.  Prof. Ding Pan (right) was the recipient of a Deep Carbon Observatory Emerging Leader Award in 2019. The Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) is a global community of more than 1000 scientists whose quest is to understand the quantities, movements, forms and origins of carbon in Earth with support from the Sloan Foundation.  These DCO awards honor early career researchers for their distinguished performance and unique potential as leaders of the deep carbon science community. The awards have been bestowed on two to four outstanding early career scientists each year since 2015. The 2019 recipients were selected through a highly competitive process. Read more

Congratulations to faculty members in the Department of Physics for important recognition of their research achievements. Prof. Shengwang Du (left) was elected Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) upon nomination by the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics. Prof. Du was cited “for significant contributions to photon-atom quantum interaction, including generation and manipulation of narrowband biphotons, and for the realization of efficient quantum memory, observation of optical precursors, and demonstration of nontraditional quantum heat engines.” The APS Fellowship Program was established to recognize members who have made exceptional contributions to the physics enterprise through outstanding research, leadership or service, or application of physics to science and technology. Each year, no more than 0.5% of the total APS membership is elected for Fellowship after a rigorous and competitive review process.  Prof. Ding Pan (right) was the recipient of a Deep Carbon Observatory Emerging Leader Award in 2019. The Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) is a global community of more than 1000 scientists whose quest is to understand the quantities, movements, forms and origins of carbon in Earth with support from the Sloan Foundation.  These DCO awards honor early career researchers for their distinguished performance and unique potential as leaders of the deep carbon science community. The awards have been bestowed on two to four outstanding early career scientists each year since 2015. The 2019 recipients were selected through a highly competitive process. Read more

Congratulations to faculty members in the Department of Physics for important recognition of their research achievements. Prof. Shengwang Du (left) was elected Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) upon nomination by the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics. Prof. Du was cited “for significant contributions to photon-atom quantum interaction, including generation and manipulation of narrowband biphotons, and for the realization of efficient quantum memory, observation of optical precursors, and demonstration of nontraditional quantum heat engines.” The APS Fellowship Program was established to recognize members who have made exceptional contributions to the physics enterprise through outstanding research, leadership or service, or application of physics to science and technology. Each year, no more than 0.5% of the total APS membership is elected for Fellowship after a rigorous and competitive review process.  Prof. Ding Pan (right) was the recipient of a Deep Carbon Observatory Emerging Leader Award in 2019. The Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) is a global community of more than 1000 scientists whose quest is to understand the quantities, movements, forms and origins of carbon in Earth with support from the Sloan Foundation.  These DCO awards honor early career researchers for their distinguished performance and unique potential as leaders of the deep carbon science community. The awards have been bestowed on two to four outstanding early career scientists each year since 2015. The 2019 recipients were selected through a highly competitive process. Read more

Congratulations to Long Him Cheung, Wan Zhen Chua, Mang Hei Gordon Lee, Gowtham Amirthya Neppoleon and Lingbang Zhu (l-r) for being awarded 2019 Academic Achievement Medals. The Academic Achievement Medal is the highest academic honor bestowed by the University on outstanding undergraduate students upon graduation. The awarding of the Medal was established in 1994 to recognize graduates whose outstanding academic achievements bring honor and distinction both to themselves and to the University. Only the top 2-3% of graduates are awarded the Academic Achievement Medal annually.  These awards were presented at the 27th University Congregation on 8 November 2019. We are proud of all of our graduates, and are especially delighted in the achievements of the Academic Achievement Medal awardees.   Mr. Cheung is pursuing a PhD degree in Physics at the University of Maryland.  Ms. Chua is pursuing a MSc degree in theoretical physics within the Perimeter Scholars International Program at the Perimeter Institute. Mr.  Lee is pursuing a MASt degree in Applied Mathematics at Cambridge University. Mr. Neppoleon is pursuing the MPhil degree in Physics at HKUST. Mr. Zhu is pursuing the PhD degree in Chemical Physics at Harvard University.  Read more

The Department of Physics is proud to welcome two new faculty members: Assistant Professor Jingdi Zhang received his Bachelor’s degree at University of Science and Technology of China, and Ph.D. in Physics at Boston University. Prior to joining HKUST, he was a postdoctoral researcher at UC San Diego. His research interest is using state-of-the-art ultrafast pump-probe spectroscopy to interrogate and control non-equilibrium dynamics of quantum materials and artificial materials, through light-matter interaction on femtosecond (10-15 s) to picosecond (10-12 s) timescale. Professor Bei Zeng receive her Ph.D. in Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to joining HKUST, she was Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Guelph and Affiliate Faculty at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. Prof.  Zeng’s research focuses on information processing and computing based on quantum effects such as superposition and entanglement. Read more

The Department of Physics sets Service Award for Undergraduate Physics Students to promote the spirit of service among the Physics students. Priority will be given to those who served their fellow Physics students, the Physics Department, or the community in the capacity of Physics students. The total amount of the award is up to HK$20,000 annually. We are pleased to announce that the 2019 Physics Service Award will be given to Wai Ki WONG. Wai Ki WONG (3rd year Physics UG student) 2019 Physics Service Award “For his outstanding service and leadership in the initiative of forming the new Physics Students’ Association.”   For the details of the award, please check the HKUST Physics UG Scholarship website: http://physics.ust.hk/scholarship/index.html Congratulations to our students for their achievements. Sincerely yours,   Prof. Penger Tong Head, Department of Physics The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Read more