Mini-Symposium on the Frontiers of Physics

Overview

The day after the official naming ceremony, the HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) is hosting a mini-Symposium on the Frontier of Physics on Nov 28 afternoon. This symposium will feature renowned scientists including Bob Austin (Princeton), Marvin Cohen (Berkeley), Paul Chu (Houston), John Ellis (CERN), Peter Goddard (Princeton IAS) and Luis Ibanez (Spain). The talks will cover a broad range of topics in Physics, including particle physics, nanoscience, superconductivity, mathematical physics and bio-physics. In addition to being a satellite activity of the IAS Inaugural, this symposium shall fulfil the role of fostering the interaction of local scientists with leading physicists in different fields. All the talks will be given at the colloquium level and everyone is welcome to join us to celebrate the scholarship of the distinguished speakers and learn from them the most exciting development in Physics.