What is it?
A chance for our students to take up summer research projects in leading institutes overseas, so that they can gain invaluable experience and exposure to forefront research.
Who are eligible to apply?
If you are an undergraduate student majoring in PHYS in the year 2021-2022, you are eligible to apply. You should also have a good academic record and good command of English. We look for motivated students who have a solid physics or materials science background, who are independent, creative, and get along well with collaborators.
How about stipend and airfare?
Successful applicants will be offered financial aid/scholarship of at least HK$20,000 for the summer*. Participants will have to arrange and pay for all travel and other expenses.
*If the project is conducted online and no travel expense is incurred, the stipend will be capped at HK$10,000.
Schedule
| Late November | Announcement of topics and supervisors |
| December 12, 2020 | Deadline of application |
| Mid-Late December, 2020 | Interview with short-listed applicants |
| Late December, 2020 | Successful applicants will be informed |
| Early January, 2021 | Successful applicants will be confirmed |
| February - Mid May, 2021 | Preparation and Coaching program |
| June, 2021 | Start working on the project |
Tentative List of projects for Summer 2021
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CERN Experiments (on-line only, for Year-3 students only)
https://home.cern/students-educators/summer-student-programme |
CERN Summer Program | CERN |
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1. Modeling the time variabilities of supermassive black holes 2. Developing new calibration and imaging algorithms for very-long-baseline interferometry. https://www.as.arizona.edu/people/faculty/chi-kwan-chan |
Dr. Chi-Kwan Chan | University of Arizona |
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Summer research in mathematical physics (on-line only)
https://onbeing.org/blog/symbols-of-power-adinkras-and-the-nature-of-reality/ |
Prof. Jim Gates | Brown University |
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Topics in theoretical quantum optics and information (on-line only, for Year-3 students only)
https://www.sfu.ca/physics/people/profiles/hoikwanl.html |
Prof. Hoi-Kwan Lau | Simon Fraser University |
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Gravitational-wave Astrophysics
https://ligo.caltech.edu/ |
LIGO Lab | LIGO Scientific Collaboration |
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Exploring galaxy evolution with telescope observations
https://phas.ubc.ca/users/allison-man |
Prof. Allison Man | University of British Columbia |
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SNO+ neutrino research or LSST cosmological survey
http://www-pnp.physics.ox.ac.uk/~tseng/ https://www.lsst.org/ http://snoplus.phy.queensu.ca/Home.html |
Prof. Jeff Tseng | Oxford University |
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Ultracold atom experiment
http://info.phys.tsinghua.edu.cn/coldquantum/index.html |
Prof. Meng Khoon Tey | Tsinghua University |
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Quantum simulation with ultracold atoms
https://quantum.ustc.edu.cn/web/index.php/en/node/85 |
Prof. Shuai Chen | USTC, Shanghai |
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Experimental Atomic and Optical Physics
http://phys.fudan.edu.cn/03/16/c7605a66326/page.htm |
Prof. Saijun Wu | Fudan University |
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Quantum optics and Quantum metrology
http://phys.fudan.edu.cn/f7/5b/c7605a63323/page.htm |
Prof. Yanhong Xiao | Fudan University |
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Optical atomic clock
https://en.nim.ac.cn/node/174 |
Prof. Yige Lin | National Institute of Metrology of China |
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Quantum information science
http://siqse.sustech.edu.cn |
Prof. Dapeng Yu | Shenzhen Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering |
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Inside the Greenland Telescope, the Instruments Dedicated to Imaging Black Holes
https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~npatel/ |
Dr. Nimesh Patel | Harvard-Smithsonian CfA |
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Inside the Leighton Chajnantor Telescope: a New Sub-mm Window in the Highest Desert
http://www.ingenieria.uach.cl/institutos/electricidad-y-electronica/46-institutos/instituto-de-electricidad-y-electronica/academicos/8118-lurh-sierra-daniel.html |
Prof. Daniel Vicente Lühr Sierra | Universidad Austral de Chile |
Briefing session
A briefing session will be held on December 3 (6:30 pm, Thursday, via Zoom), 2020.
Presentation
SURE and OPUS presentation will be held in CUHK Physics Student Conference.
Participants' responsibilities
- Successful applicants have to complete a coaching program before departing from Hong Kong. Poor performance in the program may lead to his/her disqualification.
- After returning to Hong Kong, each student has to give both an oral and a written report on his/her research project.
- A successful applicant has to apply for an entry VISA by himself/herself.
FAQ
Q: Can a participant still do a final-year project?
A: This is up to your potential final-year project supervisor. It is your responsibility to tell your potential supervisor that you plan to go overseas in the summer. You may have to make a choice between going overseas and a final-year project.
Q: What is the coaching program about?
A: A successful applicant has to read papers, which provide a general background of his/her summer project. If necessary, training in using lab equipment and/or computers will also be provided.
Inquiry: Leung Po Kin 3943-4078 pkleung@cuhk.edu.hk
Designed by: LO Man Hei, LEE Hiu Laam