Introduction

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) will jointly organize an international conference in Hong Kong on "Frontiers of Cold Atoms and Related Topics". The goal is to discuss the most exciting topics and the latest developments in the field of cold atoms. A number of important related topics will also be included. The conference will be a timely event, as there have been truly remarkable developments in practically all the subfields in this area in the last a few years. At the same time, there have been rapidly growing experimental and theoretical efforts in cold atoms research in Asia. We believe this conference will help facilitate communications and interactions between the new groups in Asia and the major groups in different continents.

At the banquet, we will celebrate the 60th birthday of Tin-Lun (Jason) Ho for his contributions in the field of cold atom physics.

The first three days (May 14-16) will be held at CUHK. HKUST will host the last day (May 17). The total number of registered participants is limited up to 130, due to the constrain of our venues. Depending on the number of applicants, selection of participants may be implemented after receiving the application. You are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

 

International Organizers

Gordon Baym (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)

Immanuel Bloch (Max-Planck-Institut, Germany)

Randy Hulet (Rice University, USA)

Bill Phillips (National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA)

Christophe Salomon (École Normale Supérieure, France)

 

Local Organizers

Hai-Qing Lin (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Tai Kai Ng (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

Dajun Wang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Qi Zhou (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

 

Invited Speakers

Alain Aspect (Institut d'Optique, France)

Gordon Baym (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)

Cheng Chin (University of Chicago, USA)

Nigel Cooper (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Sankar Das Sarma (University of Maryland, USA)

Tilman Esslinger (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland)

Markus Greiner * (Harvard University, USA)

Rudi Grimm (University of Innsbruck, Austria)

Tin-Lun Ho (The Ohio State University, USA)

Randy Hulet (Rice University, USA)

Debbie Jin (National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA)

Anthony Leggett (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)

Erich Mueller (Cornell University, USA)

Chris Pethick (Niels Bohr Institute, Denmark)

Lev Pitaevskii (University of Trento, Italy)

Mohit Randeria (The Ohio State University, USA)

Christophe Salomon (École Normale Supérieure, France)

Gora Shlyapnikov (Universite XI Paris Sud, France)

Ian Spielman (National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA)

Sandro Stringari (University of Trento, Italy)

Shina Tan (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)

Masahito Ueda (University of Tokyo, Japan)

Chen Ning Yang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China)

Jun Ye * (National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA)

Hui Zhai (Tsinghua University, China)

* to be confirmed

A few more speakers will be added.

 

Venue

May 14-16, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
May 17, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

 

Poster Presentations

The poster session is scheduled on May 16 afternoon. Each poster board is of an area of 87cm (width) x 150cm (height).

 

Sponsors

Institute of Theoretical Physics, and Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

The Institute for Advanced Study, and Department of Physics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

 

Registration Fee

The registration fee of the conference is HKD1200 or USD150.

 

For Enquiries

Please contact Ms. P. Y. Ho at pyho@phy.cuhk.edu.hk.