Calendar of Events for May 2004

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Events from 01 May 2004 to 31 May 2004

03 May 2004 TIME : 14:00 - 15:00 SUBJECT : Physics Seminar TITLE : Liquid Crystal Alignment by Nano Surface Patterning SPEAKER : Prof. Ophelia K. C. Tsui VENUE : Room 2306 (via lift nos 17/18) ORGANIZER : Dept of Physics ENQUIRY : Iris Chow, tel: 2358 7502 LANGUAGE : English HYPERLINK : http://physics.ust.hk/department/main.php AUDIENCE : All interested are welcome! FEE : Free免費

03 May 2004 TIME : 16:00 - 17:30 SUBJECT : Seminar TITLE : Progress in Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Materials for Fuel Cells (FC) SPEAKER : Dr. Michael D. Guiver, National Research Council of Canada VENUE : Room 4333 (via lift no. 3) ORGANIZER : Dept of Chemical Engineering ENQUIRY : Mr. Mok, Tel: 2358 7130 LANGUAGE : English FEE : Free免費

03 May 2004 TIME : 16:00 - 17:00 SUBJECT : CS Seminar TITLE : Unifying Link Analysis and Usage Mining on the Web SPEAKER : Wenwu LOU, Department of Computer Science, HKUST VENUE : Leung Yat Sing Lecture Theater (LT-F), HKUST ORGANIZER : Dept of Computer Science ENQUIRY : Tel: 2358 7008 LANGUAGE : English HYPERLINK : http://www.cs.ust.hk/pg/seminars/ FEE : Free免費

04 May 2004 TIME : 19:30 - 20:30 SUBJECT : Guitar Performance

結他表演 TITLE : Stephen Chau Guitar Workshop Closing Performance

周啟良結他工作坊結業表演 VENUE : Exposition Hall

展覽廳 ORGANIZER : Center for the Arts ENQUIRY : Ms Jeddy Mok, tel: 2358 6149

莫小姐, 電話: 2358 6149 LANGUAGE : Cantonese HYPERLINK : http://www.ust.hk/cfa AUDIENCE : No admission for children under the age of 6

六歲以下兒童恕不招待 FEE : Free admission

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05 May 2004 TIME : 16:00 - 17:00 SUBJECT : Physics Seminar TITLE : Absorption Spectra and Field Emission Mechanism of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube SPEAKER : Dr Guanhua Chen, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong VENUE : Leung Yat Sing Lecture Theater (LT-F, near lift nos 25-26), HKUST ORGANIZER : Dept of Physics ENQUIRY : Miss Louiza Law, tel: 2358-7506 LANGUAGE : English HYPERLINK : http://physics.ust.hk/department/main.php AUDIENCE : All interested are welcome! FEE : Free免費

10 May 2004 TIME : 11:00 - 12:00 SUBJECT : Chemistry TITLE : 'Laser Flash Photolysis Studies of Models for Radical Rearrangements in Coenzyme B12-Dependent Enzymes' SPEAKER : Professor Martin Newcomb, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA. VENUE : Cheung On Tak Lecture Threater (LT-E) ORGANIZER : Dept of Chemistry ENQUIRY : Miss Wong, tel: 2358 7359 LANGUAGE : English HYPERLINK : http://www.chem.ust.hk/seminars/seminars.html AUDIENCE : PGs, faculty FEE : Free免費

10 May 2004 TIME : 16:00 - 17:00 SUBJECT : CS Seminar TITLE : Location-based Spatial Queries SPEAKER : Manli ZHU, Department of Computer Science, HKUST VENUE : Leung Yat Sing Lecture Theater (LT-F, near lift nos. 25/26), HKUST ORGANIZER : Dept of Computer Science ENQUIRY : Tel: 2358 7008 LANGUAGE : English HYPERLINK : http://www.cs.ust.hk/pg/seminars/ FEE : Free免費

12 May 2004 TIME : 10:30 - 12:00 SUBJECT : Marketing Seminar TITLE : Effects Of Trivial Features And Types Of Comparisons On Choice Deferral SPEAKER : Prof Shi Zhang, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA VENUE : Room 4379 (via Lifts 17-18) ORGANIZER : Dept of Marketing ENQUIRY : Ms Terry Law, tel: 2358 7700 LANGUAGE : English HYPERLINK : www.bm.ust.hk/mark/ FEE : Free免費

12 May 2004 TIME : 14:00 - 17:00 SUBJECT : PhD Thesis Presentation TITLE : Modeling Oil Refinery for Production Planning, Schduling and Economic Analysis SPEAKER : Mr. Wenkai LI VENUE : Room 4577 (Lifts 27-28) ORGANIZER : Dept of Chemical Engineering ENQUIRY : Mr. Mok, Tel: 2358 7130 LANGUAGE : English FEE : Free免費

12 May 2004 TIME : 16:00 - 17:00 SUBJECT : Physics Seminar TITLE : Enhanced Optical Nonlinearity in Nano-structured Materials SPEAKER : Professor George K. L. Wong, Department of Physics, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology VENUE : Leung Yat Sing Lecture Theatre (LT F), HKUST ORGANIZER : Dept of Physics ENQUIRY : Miss Louiza Law, tel: 2358-7506 LANGUAGE : English HYPERLINK : http://physics.ust.hk/department/main.php AUDIENCE : All interested are welcome! FEE : Free

12 May 2004 TIME : 16:00 - 17:00 SUBJECT : Chemistry TITLE : Bionanolabeling SPEAKER : Professor Pang Daiwen, College of Chemistry & Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, A Croucher Visiting Fellow, The HK Polytechnic University. VENUE : Room 2405, 2/F(via lift nos 17/18), HKUST. ORGANIZER : Dept of Chemistry ENQUIRY : Miss Wong (tel: 2358 7359) LANGUAGE : English HYPERLINK : http://www.chem.ust.hk/seminars/seminars.html AUDIENCE : PGs, faculty FEE : Free免費

12 May 2004 TIME : 16:15 - 17:15 SUBJECT : Distinguished Lecture TITLE : Protein Cross-Talk to Integrate Intracellular Signaling SPEAKER : Professor Edmond H Fischer VENUE : Padma & Hari Harilela Lecture Theater (LT C) ORGANIZER : School of Science School of Science ENQUIRY : Tel: 2358 7261 LANGUAGE : English AUDIENCE : All are Welcome FEE : Free免費 REMARKS : Refreshment will be served outside LTC at 4:00pm

13 May 2004 TIME : 16:30 - 17:30 SUBJECT : Chemistry TITLE : 'Molecular/Nanometer Scale Biomaterial Interface' SPEAKER : Professor Sidney Ping Fai SIT, Louisiana Tech University, Rouston, Louisiana. VENUE : Room 4505, 4/F (via lift nos 25/26), HKUST. ORGANIZER : Dept of Chemistry ENQUIRY : Miss Wong, tel: 2358 7359 LANGUAGE : English HYPERLINK : http://www.chem.ust.hk/seminars/seminars.html AUDIENCE : PGs, faculty FEE : Free免費

14 May 2004 TIME : 16:00 - 17:30 SUBJECT : Exploring Humanities Talk Series TITLE : The Story of 'Whang Tong': Traces of Ordinary Chinese in 18th Century England SPEAKER : Dr. Ching May-bo, Sun Yat-Sen University VENUE : Room 3362, Academic Building (Lifts 13-15) ORGANIZER : Division of Humanities ENQUIRY : Division of Humanities (Tel.: 2358 7786) LANGUAGE : English AUDIENCE : All are Welcome FEE : Free免費

17 May 2004 TIME : 10:00 - 17:30 SUBJECT : Teaching and Learning Symposium TITLE : Teaching Innovations: Continuous Learning and Improvement SPEAKER : Keynote Speakers: 1)Prof Jim Boyle, Head of Dept, Mechanical Engineering, University of Strathclyde,

2) Prof Stephen W Draper, Senior Lecturer, Dept of Psychology, University of Glasgow; Presentations by HKUST faculty / instructors. VENUE : Lam Woo Lecture Theater (LT-B), HKUST ORGANIZER : Center for Enhanced Learning & Teaching The Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning Quality ENQUIRY : Daisy Kwan, tel: 2358-6297 LANGUAGE : English HYPERLINK : http://celt.ust.hk/tlsymp04 AUDIENCE : Open FEE : Not Applicable REMARKS : Officiated by: Prof Paul Ching-Wu Chu, President, HKUST

17 May 2004 TIME : 11:00 - 12:00 SUBJECT : PhD Qualifying Examination, Bioengineering Postgraduate Program TITLE : Molecular-delivery System Based on Nanoporous Zeolites Microspheres SPEAKER : Miss Wong Ling Wai VENUE : Room 3006 (via lift no. 4) ORGANIZER : Dept of Chemical Engineering Bioengineering Postgraduate Program ENQUIRY : Janice Ho, tel: 2358 7235 LANGUAGE : English AUDIENCE : ALL FEE : Free免費

17 May 2004 TIME : 14:00 - 15:00 SUBJECT : CS Seminar TITLE : Combinatorial Game Theory: Introduction to Sprague-Grundy Theory SPEAKER : Gerhard Trippen, Department of Computer Science, HKUST VENUE : Chen Kuan Cheng Forum (LT- H), near lift nos. 27/28, HKUST ORGANIZER : Dept of Computer Science ENQUIRY : Tel: 2358 7008 LANGUAGE : English HYPERLINK : http://www.cs.ust.hk/pg/seminars/ FEE : Free免費

17 May 2004 TIME : 16:00 - 17:00 SUBJECT : CS Seminar TITLE : Introduction to Web Services with Privacy Access Control Issues SPEAKER : Dr. Patrick C.K. Hung, Department of Computer Science, HKUST VENUE : Chen Kuan Cheng Forum (LT-H), HKUST ORGANIZER : Dept of Computer Science ENQUIRY : Tel: 2358 7008 LANGUAGE : Eglish HYPERLINK : http://www.cs.ust.hk/pg/seminars/ FEE : Free免費

18 May 2004 TIME : 16:00 - 17:00 SUBJECT : Chemistry TITLE : Biomimetic Nanotechnology SPEAKER : Prof. Osamu Takai, Dept. of Materials, Physics & Energy Engineering, Nagoya University, Japan. VENUE : Rm 2302, 2/F (via lift nos 17/18), HKUST. ORGANIZER : Dept of Chemistry ENQUIRY : Miss Wong (Tel:2358 7359) LANGUAGE : English HYPERLINK : http://www.chem.ust.hk/seminars/seminars.html AUDIENCE : PGs, faculty FEE : Free免費

19 May 2004 TIME : 11:00 - 14:00 SUBJECT : Seminar TITLE : Auctioning Supply Contracts SPEAKER : Prof Fangruo Chen, Columbia University VENUE : Conference Room 4379 (via lift nos 17/18) ORGANIZER : Dept of Information & Systems Management LANGUAGE : English HYPERLINK : http://www.bm.ust.hk/~ismt/seminars/Fangruo-Chen-19May04.doc AUDIENCE : All interested are welcome FEE : Free免費

19 May 2004 TIME : 16:00 - 17:00 SUBJECT : Physics Seminar TITLE : Photoluminescence Mechanism of Si Nanoparticles/Si Oxide SPEAKER : Professor Guogang Qin, Department of Physics, Peking University, China VENUE : Leung Yat Sing Lecture Theater (LT-F), HKUST ORGANIZER : Dept of Physics ENQUIRY : Miss Louiza Law,tel: 2358-7506 LANGUAGE : English HYPERLINK : http://physics.ust.hk/department/main.php AUDIENCE : All interested are welcome! FEE : Free免費

24 May 2004 TIME : 09:30 - 11:30 SUBJECT : MPhil Thesis Examination TITLE : pls refer to remarks SPEAKER : Miss Yannie Ka Yan CHAN VENUE : Chen Kuan Cheng Forum (LT-H) ORGANIZER : School of Engineering Bioengineering Program ENQUIRY : Janice Ho, tel: 2358 7235 LANGUAGE : English AUDIENCE : ALL FEE : Free免費 REMARKS : Evaporation-induced 3-Dimensional Diblock Copolymer Micelles Micropattern: Application in the Templated Polymeric Microwells as Cell Culture Scaffold, Bioanalytic Array and Micro-silver Network

24 May 2004 TIME : 16:00 - 17:00 SUBJECT : Physics Seminar TITLE : Spin-Polarized Scanning Tunneling Microscopy: Achievements and Perspectives SPEAKER : Dr Matthias Bode, Institute of Applied Physics and Microstructure Research Center, University of Hamburg, Germany VENUE : Room 1505(near lift nos 25/26), HKUST ORGANIZER : Dept of Physics ENQUIRY : Miss Louiza Law, tel: 2358-7506 LANGUAGE : English HYPERLINK : http://physics.ust.hk/department/main.php AUDIENCE : All interested are welcome! FEE : Free免費

24 May 2004 TIME : 16:00 - 17:00 SUBJECT : Chemistry TITLE : 'Integrated Polymeric Lab-on-a-Chip Devices for Genomics Applications: Design, Fabrication and Bio-Assay Integration' SPEAKER : Dr. Ralf Lenigk, Project Manager, BioAssay Development, Applied NanoBioscience Center, Arizona State University, USA. VENUE : Chen Kuan Cheng Forum (LT-H), Academic Concourse, HKUST. ORGANIZER : Dept of Chemistry ENQUIRY : Miss Wong (Tel: 2358 7359) LANGUAGE : English HYPERLINK : http://www.chem.ust.hk/seminars/seminars.html AUDIENCE : PGs, faculty FEE : Free免費

24 May 2004 TIME : 16:00 - 17:00 SUBJECT : CS Seminar TITLE : On the Effectiveness of Movement Prediction to Reduce Energy Consumption in Wireless Communication SPEAKER : Prof. David Yau, Purdue University, USA VENUE : Leung Yat Sing Lecture Theater (LT-F), near lift nos. 25/26, HKUST ORGANIZER : Dept of Computer Science ENQUIRY : Tel: 2358 7008 LANGUAGE : English HYPERLINK : http://www.cs.ust.hk/pg/seminars/ FEE : Free免費

28 May 2004 TIME : 14:30 - 17:30 SUBJECT : MPhil Thesis Presentation - HUMA TITLE : The Phonetic Characteristics of Implosives SPEAKER : Ms CUN Xi VENUE : Room 3362 (via lift nos 13-15) ORGANIZER : Division of Humanities ENQUIRY : Ms Teresa Wong, tel: 2358 7800 LANGUAGE : English AUDIENCE : Internal Event FEE : Free免費

28 May 2004 TIME : 15:30 - 16:30 SUBJECT : Chemistry TITLE : 'Approaches to the Investigation of Molecular Organogels' SPEAKER : Professor Richard G. Weiss, Dept. of Chemistry, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA. VENUE : Room 1403 (near lift nos 25/26), Academic Concourse, HKUST. ORGANIZER : Dept of Chemistry ENQUIRY : Miss Wong (Tel: 2358 7359) LANGUAGE : English HYPERLINK : http://www.chem.ust.hk/seminars/seminars.html AUDIENCE : PGs, faculty FEE : Free免費

28 May 2004 TIME : 16:00 - 17:00 SUBJECT : Physics Seminar TITLE : Small Angle X-Ray Scattering Metrology for Sidewall Angle and Cross Section of Nanometer Scale Line Gratings SPEAKER : Dr Wen-li Wu, Polymers Division, MSEL, National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA VENUE : Room 1505, (near lift nos 25/26)HKUST ORGANIZER : Dept of Physics ENQUIRY : Miss Louiza Law, tel: 2358-7506 LANGUAGE : English HYPERLINK : http://physics.ust.hk/department/main.php AUDIENCE : All interested are welcome! FEE : Free免費

30 May 2004 - 04 Jun 2004 TIME : 08:00 - 18:00 SUBJECT : IUTAM Symposium 2004 TITLE : Size Effects on Material and Structural Behavior at Micro- and Nano-scales VENUE : Chen Kuan Cheng Forum (LT-H, near lift nos 27/28), HKUST ORGANIZER : Dept of Mechanical Engineering ENQUIRY : Ellie Ho, tel: (852) 2358-7184 LANGUAGE : English HYPERLINK : http://www.me.ust.hk/~iutam/ AUDIENCE : By Invitation

31 May 2004 TIME : 11:00 - 12:00 SUBJECT : EEE Seminar TITLE : Interleave-Division Multiple-Access (IDMA) SPEAKER : Professor Li Ping VENUE : Classroom 2465 (via lift nos 25/26) ORGANIZER : Dept of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Dept. of Electronic Engineering, City Univ. of Hong Kong and IEEE IT Chapter ENQUIRY : Avy Man, tel: 2358-7032 LANGUAGE : English AUDIENCE : Faculty, Students & staffs FEE : Free免費