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Professor Chu Ming-chung from the Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), spoke on the topic “Beautiful Asymmetries in the Universe” in the fourth lecture of “The Pursuit of Wisdom” Public Lecture Series today (24 May). The lecture drew about 200 CUHK staff members and students, alumni, secondary school students and members of the public. Professor Chu talked about his experiences and achievements in his field of scientific research. He had a fruitful discussion with the moderators and also took questions from the audience.

Professor Chu has been studying the smallest particles in the universe. He is leading a team of Hong Kong scientists working on a large scale international experiment to study the origin and fundamental structure of matter. In the perspective of Professor Chu, there are asymmetries in the universe, but they are as beautiful as perfection. Therefore, he gave a lecture on this topic and explored the universe, together with the audience.  

CUHK “The Pursuit of Wisdom” Public Lecture Series

To celebrate the 55^th anniversary of CUHK, the University is conducting “The Pursuit of Wisdom” Public Lecture Series which assemble the wisdom, strength and distinction of CUHK experts from across different disciplines and disseminates these in the community. The eight lectures cover various topics including translational medicine, artificial intelligence, food supply and sustainable agriculture, physics and the universe, history and psychology. Outstanding CUHK professors are presenting to the public their research experience and achievements and delivering abstruse knowledge in laymen’s terms. 

Free admission, and all are welcome. Details of the other four forthcoming lectures under “The Pursuit of Wisdom” Public Lecture Series can be found at: www.55.cuhk.edu.hk/the-pursuit-of-wisdom-lecture-series