In memory of the late Professor Lau Oi Wah, a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and our former Dean of Science, for her life-long devotion of promoting science education in the University and secondary schools, the Faculty has been hosting an annual Lau Oi Wah Memorial Science Lecture Series since 2005 to extend Professor Lau’s vision of science education.
The 20th Lau Oi Wah Memorial Science Lecture Series
| Date | 17 April 2026 (Friday) |
| Time | 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm |
| Venue: | LT4, Cheng Yu Tung Building, CUHK (Seats are limited; first come, first served) |
| Enquiries | 3943 1387 / cpse@cuhk.edu.hk |
Lecture Series Topics
| First Talk |
Solving Molecular Mysteries: How Computers and Artificial Intelligence are Changing the Way We Do Chemistry Professor ZHANG Xinglong (Department of Chemistry) In this talk, you will step into the hidden world of molecules, the tiny building blocks that make up everything from medicines and plastics to the air we breathe. You will explore how computers help chemists “zoom in” on molecules and how artificial intelligence (AI) is making this even faster and smarter, by learning patterns from huge amounts of chemical data and helping researchers discover new materials and new medicines. (to be conducted in English)
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| Second Talk |
Future Weather Professor LI Ping Wah (Department of Physics) Has the weather in recent years become increasingly “abnormal’? Are extreme weather events becoming more frequent? In this talk, we will explore together what changes scientists have discovered in the Earth’s atmosphere in the past and how physicists and meteorologists use advanced technologies such as supercomputers, AI to forecast the future weather. (To be conducted in Cantonese) |
