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HKUST 2012-13 Annual Report
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To build a strong link with HKUST faculty members and their research, the
Institute engaged 15 prominent, active HKUST professors as senior fellows,
who contribute to its activities and help to forge new ones, especially
interdisciplinary ventures. Two fellows, five junior fellows, as well as a number
of postdoctoral fellows were also appointed.
The Institute is committed to drawing leading scholars and has enlisted 33
visiting professors from diverse disciplines. Two are Nobel Laureates and
most are members of national academies or of equivalent stature. In the year
under review, 21 visiting professors, four senior visiting fellows and one affiliate
member visited the Institute. Their association and visits promote academic
and research excellence at HKUST and beyond.
KNOWLEDGE SHARING
In 2012-13, the Institute organized some 80 academic events, including
four international conferences, 50 distinguished lectures and two UC RUSAL
President’s Forums. Videos of many of these activities were uploaded to the
online IAS Channel. Agreements were also reached for the prestigious Gordon
Research Conferences to be held at the Institute.
The IAS Programs initiative, the first of its kind in Hong Kong, attracts top
talents around the world for extended visits to IAS to find solutions to the most
challenging problems in various disciplines. The Institute hosted four programs
over the year, focused on metamaterials, plasmonics & transformation optics,
topological materials and strongly correlated electronic systems, particle
theory, and human resources and economic development.
NEW HOME, NEW ERA
The Institute moved into its new building on the Lee Shau Kee campus in June
2013. One key feature is the grouping of faculty, researchers and students
along non-discipline lines to create a more interactive and cross-disciplinary
environment, and encourage fresh ideas and approaches to research.