Public Lecture Series

Date & Time: Year-round lecture series

Venue: ZOOM/ Face-to-face

From Awareness to Action: Tackling Plastic Pollution and Building a Sustainable Future

Dr Christelle NOT

April 11, 2024 | 5:30-6:30pm

During this lecture, Dr NOT will explore the state of plastic pollution in Hong Kong, the sources of plastic waste, and the impact on wildlife

We are All Getting Fatter – Causes, Challenges and Solutions

Dr Chi Bun CHAN

February 1, 2024 | 5:30-6:30pm

In this lecture, Dr CHAN will discuss various causes of obesity, its detrimental impact on human health, and the latest research on preventive or therapeutic methods to combat obesity

Sample the Space: Secrets Behind Lunar Soil

Dr Yuqi QIAN

October 12, 2023 | 5:30-6:30pm

In this talk, Dr QIAN will reveal the remarkable story of our expedition, including the challenges, triumphs, and invaluable insights from these celestial treasures

Role of Statistics in Health Sciences – Statistics & Actuarial Science

Dr Dora Yan ZHANG

April 25, 2023 | 5:45-6:45pm

In this talk, Dr ZHANG will explore several examples of how statistics is applied to tackle public health problems

Back to the Beginning with the James Webb Space Telescope

Dr Jeremy Jin Leong LIM

April 18, 2023 | 5:30-6:30pm

Dr LIM will explain why the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is uniquely able to peer back in time to observe galaxies near the beginning of the Universe

Hacking Stars to Better Understand our Universe

Dr Hakeem OLUSEYI

March 15, 2023 | 5-6pm

In this talk, Dr OLUSEYI will discuss his scientific research based on ‘hacking stars’, which allows him to develop innovative new technologies and deepen our understanding of the universe

Reading Your Mind – Mathemagics

Dr Doris Haiyu ZHANG

November 18, 2022 | 5:30-6:30pm

Are there any other number systems besides decimal system? In this talk, we will look into this question from a magic game with a set of 'mindreading' cards

RNA-based Therapeutic Approaches

Dr Ying LI

April 21, 2022 | 5-6pm

In this talk, Dr Ying LI will give an overview about RNA molecules, followed by a detailed introduction to the history of RNA based therapeutic development

Understanding Climate Change: Reviewing the Past and Mapping Out Future Implications

Dr Jed O KAPLAN

March 24, 2022 | 5:30-6:30pm

In this talk, Dr Jed O KAPLAN will share his insights on global climate change with us

Mathematics in Games

Dr Tak Wing CHING

February 17, 2022 | 5:30-6:30pm

In this talk, Dr Tak Wing CHING will go through some examples to demonstrate how mathematics can be used to play various kinds of games

AI and Computational Research: from Quantum Materials to Black Holes

Dr Zi Yang MENG and Dr Hugo PFISTER

January 15, 2022 | 2:30-4:30pm

Both speakers will unfold the interesting process of integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and computational approaches into the fundament research about our mother Nature and Universe

The Magic of Oysters and How They Help Humans

Dr Bayden Russell

April 21, 2021 | 4:30-5:30pm

In this talk the speaker will provide answer about how to bring back our lost oyster reefs

The Mathematics of Sharing

Dr Ka Ho LAW

November 19, 2020 | 5:30-6:30pm

In this talk the speaker will bring the audience to look at some such problems, and see how mathematics helps (and sometimes fails to help)

Origins of the Galápagos Archipelago's Land Animals

Dr Jason Richard ALI

November 4, 2020 | 5:30-6:30pm

The lecture will talk about the construction of a pretty complete scenario that explains the origins of the Galápagos Archipelago's Land Animals with the use of DNA sequencing.