| Date | Talks and Details |
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21 Apr 2021 |
How to Win at Monopoly By Prof. SIT Tony (Department of Statistics) |
| 23 Apr 2021 (Fri) |
Understanding our Habitable Earth By Prof. TAM Chi Yung Francis (Earth System Science Programme) |
| 28 Apr 2021 (Wed) |
Supernova By Dr. LIN Lap Ming (Department of Physics) |
| 30 Apr 2021 (Fri) |
Seeing You in the Darkness By Prof. LI Hung Wing (Department of Chemistry) |
| 5 May 2021 (Wed) |
From Mathematics to Cryptocurrency By Dr. CHAN Kai Leung (Department of Mathematics) |
| 7 May 2021 (Fri) |
A Journey to Coral Restoration By Prof. CHUI Pui Yi Apple (School of Life Sciences) |
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14 Mar 2020 Science behind Alcohol Antiseptics By Prof. CHAN Kin Shing (Department of Chemistry)
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20 Mar 2020 Plants Breathe: How does it affect Weather and Air Pollution? By Prof. TAI Pui Kuen Amos (Earth System Science Programme)
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27 Mar 2020 The Origin of the Universe By Dr. LEUNG Po Kin (Department of Physics)
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2 Apr 2020 In Pursuit of Happiness – Are there any Mathematical Models to Reveal the Secret of Happiness? By Dr. WONG Chak Fu Jeff (Department of Mathematics)
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21 Apr 2020 Evolution from Simple Molecules to Organisms By Prof. HUI Ho Lam Jerome (School of Life Sciences)
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27 Apr 2020 Causal Inference: Another You in a Parallel Universe By Prof. CHAN Kin Wai (Department of Statistics)
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8 May 2020 Zoom in to the Rocks By Dr. TAM Pui Yuk Tammy (Earth System Science Programme)
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15 May 2020 The Unseen Universe By Dr. LIN Lap Ming (Department of Physics) |
The Faculty of Science prepares a whole array of inspiring topics every year for secondary students to discover more about the exciting world of science. We have been organising these engaging talks, which explore forefront scientific topics of the modern world, for our society’s future scientists since 1991. Some of the talks are most suitable for students in the upper years while some are designed for students of all year groups.
| Date | Talks and Details |
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25 Mar 2022 |
Application of Essential Oil for Hand-Made Skin Care Products By Dr. LO Chui Man (Department of Chemistry) Time: 4:30 p.m. |
| 30 Mar 2022 (Wed) |
A Virtual Reality (VR) Geo-tour By Dr. TAM Pui Yuk Tammy (Earth System Science Programme) Time: 4:30 p.m. |
| 1 Apr 2022 (Fri) |
Industrial Applications of Geometry By Prof. LUI Lok Ming Ronald (Department of Mathematics) Time: 4:30 p.m. |
| 6 Apr 2022 (Wed) |
The Quest for Dark Matter By Prof. NG Chun Yu (Department of Physics) Time: 4:30 p.m. |
| 8 Apr 2022 (Fri) |
Randomness in Finance and Sports By Dr. LEE Pak Kuen Philip (Department of Statistics) Time: 4:30 p.m. |
| 13 Apr 2022 (Wed) |
From Understanding Simple Algae Protein to Complex Brain Science:The Story behind Optogenetics By Prof. CHOW Hei Man Kim (School of Life Sciences) Time: 4:30 p.m. |
The Faculty of Science of The Chinese University of Hong Kong has been dedicated to promoting science to the general public, especially to young people. In addition to our annual Popular Science Talks, where our faculty members give talks on cutting-edge topics of science, we are pleased to hold a special Popular Science Lecture Series on research that covers topics related to each year’s Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry and Physiology or Medicine.
This year, the Popular Science Special Lecture Series: How Nobel Prizes Are Won will be held on 9 December 2022 (Friday).
| Date | 9 December 2022 (Friday) |
| Time | 4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. |
| Venue | LT2, Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK (Seats are limited; first come, first served) |
| Registration & Deadline |
6 December 2022 (Tuesday) |
| Enquiries | 3943 1993 / sfo@cuhk.edu.hk |
Lecture Series Topics:
| Talk 1 |
Where do we come from? Prof. HUI Ho Lam Jerome (School of Life Sciences) Where do we, Homo sapiens come from; and how do we relate and different to other organisms and hominins have always been a central question in biology. This year, the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded to Svante Pääbo “for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution”. In this 40-minute public talk, I will introduce the basic concepts in evolutionary biology, findings in paleogenomics, and techniques used in the modern genomics era. |
| Talk 2 |
Quantum Entanglement and Bell Inequalities Prof. WANG Dajun (Department of Physics) There is currently a worldwide effort in developing new technologies to harness resources provided by quantum mechanics, e.g., quantum entanglement, to realize faster computation, more secure communication, and more precise sensing. The onset of this so called second quantum revolution is deeply rooted in the cited works of this year’s Nobel prize in Physics. In this talk, I will first explain what quantum entanglement and Bell inequalities are. I will then introduce the experiments of the three Nobel laureates to test Bell inequalities and how their results changed our understanding on quantum mechanics. |
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“Click” to Explore the Biological World Prof. NG Kee Pui Dennis (Department of Chemistry) Chemists are keen to build sophisticated molecules for various applications. To this end, reactions that proceed quickly and efficiently under mild conditions without producing unwanted by-products are essential. The concept of click chemistry was coined by Sharpless in 2001, which referred to the linking up of small building blocks with a handful of highly efficient reactions. The copper-catalysed azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction, which was reported by Sharpless and Meldal independently in 2002, was the most representative example that has triggered numerous studies in this field. Bertozzi, in particular, further developed click reactions that work inside living organisms and introduced the concept of bioorthogonal chemistry in 2003. It has become an essential tool in chemical biology, enabling scientists to track biological processes in cells. Its potential applications have also been extended to diagnostics and targeted therapies. In this talk, the seminal work of the three winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022 will be highlighted. |
