To arouse the interest of secondary school students in Chemistry, a series of popular science lectures are given by our faculty members in various occasions.
Modern Chemistry Lecture Series
| May 25, 2019 | Evolution in the Test Tube (2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry) Prof. Jiang Xia Metal Ions in Biological Systems Prof. T. C. Lau (City University of Hong Kong) |
| May 18, 2019 | Origin of Life – A Chemical Perspective Prof. Bo Zheng Under the Hazy Sky Prof. Hung Kay Lee |
| May 12, 2018 | Food Chemistry: The Past and the Present Prof. F. Y. Michael Kwong Catalysis in Daily Life Prof. Ying Yeung Yeung |
| May 5, 2018 | Exploring Chemistry on Computers Prof. Steve Y. L. Tse Pattern Formation by Reaction and Diffusion Prof. Bo Zheng |
| March 11, 2017 | DNA Repair - 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Prof. Jiang Xia Organic Chemistry and Pharmaceuticals Prof. Tony K. M. Shing |
| February 25, 2017 | Amazing Molecules that Changed the World Prof. Gavin C. Tsui Exploring Chemistry on Computers Prof. Steve Y. L. Tse |
| May 7, 2016 | The Chemistry of Fat and Its Derivatives Dr. George F. Wong Organic Chemistry and Pharmaceuticals Prof. Tony K. M. Shing |
| April 30, 2016 | Amazing Molecules that Changed the World Prof. Gavin C. Tsui Pattern Formation by Reaction and Diffusion Prof. Bo Zheng |
| April 25, 2015 | Encountering Daily Life Hazard: The Plasticizer (DEHP) Prof. Michael F. Y. Kwong (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Chemistry Behind Trans Fat and MSG Prof. Qian Miao |
| April 18, 2015 | Alzheimer’s Disease: What Chemists Can Do? Prof. Ricky M. S. Wong (Hong Kong Baptist University) Inspiration: Seeing the Obvious and Making Connections Prof. Patrick H. Toy (University of Hong Kong) |
Contemporary Chemistry Lectures for Secondary School Teachers
| May 18, 2018 | Responsive Surfactants, What Can They Do for Us? Prof. To Ngai Bioinorganic Chemistry: A Subject in Contemporary Chemistry Education and Research Prof. Hung Kay Lee |
| May 13, 2017 | Miniaturization of Chemistry and Biology in Droplets Prof. Bo Zheng The Chemistry of Smog Formation Prof. Hung Kay Lee |
| May 21, 2016 | DNA Repair - 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Prof. Jiang Xia Modern Fuel Cells Prof. Steve Y. L. Tse |
| May 9, 2015 | Antibiotics and Superbugs Prof. Jiang Xia Air Pollution: Aerosols and Greenhouse Gases Prof. Hung Kay Lee |
To deepen students’ understanding of our Department and to stimulate their interest in chemistry, we warmly welcome secondary school students and teachers to visit our Department. The visiting programme generally consists of popular science lectures or an admission talk and departmental tour.
The Department of Chemistry has been collaborating with BASF, the leading chemical company, to organize the Kids’ Lab program yearly. This program, which has been brought to more than 30 countries across the globe, aims to nurture children's interest in chemistry and to help young generation recognize how chemistry around us can help protect the environment, and create a sustainable future.
Kids' Lab
With the belief that students today can become innovators and leaders of tomorrow, the BASF Kids' Lab program is an open, interactive, fun and free chemistry education program designed for kids aged 6 to 12 years to discover the world of chemistry through simple and safe experiments.
Kids' Lab Experiment Challenge
The Experiment Challenge provides an excellent opportunity for young chemists to share interesting experiments with us.
In this program, secondary school students in Hong Kong are invited to develop a new experiment for the Kids’ Lab program. Co-creating in pairs, students are asked to invent a fun experiment that explains the world of science to kids from 6 to 12 years. Those groups which are shortlisted will be invited to the Chinese University of Hong Kong to present their ideas and demonstrate the role of chemistry in sustainability.