Group News

Dec. 2008

Chao Sun, an alumnus (PhD2006) of our group is now an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the Physics of Fluid group in University of Twente, the Netherlands. Congratulations to Chao!

Sep. 2008
An article in Physics Today, named physics flourishes in Hong Kong, introduces the physics community in Hong Kong. A photograph of Hong Kong Convection Cell in our group (see below) was selected as a representative image and included in the article. The guy in the image is Li-Yuan Ren, a Ph.D. student in our group. (PDF)

Apr. 18 2008

Zhou Quan (PhD candidate in Xia group) was awarded with 2008 C. N. Yang Scholarship for Graduate Students in the Physics Department in the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Congratulations to Quan!

Oct. 28 2006

SUN Chao in our group was awarded with ?006 Hong Kong Young Scientist Award for Physical/Mathematical Science

The awards reward young scientists and engineers in Hong Kong who show great promise in their field of study, with the hope that this will nurture the growth of science and technology in the region.

Three awards will be given annually at the HKIS Annual Meeting (usually held in October/November), one

in each of the following fields:

(a) Physical/Mathematical science

(b) Life science

Each award carries a cash prize of $10,000 and a certificate of recognition. Other short-listed candidates will receive certificates of recognition.

Aug. 2006

Mr. Ni Rui joined our group as a PhD student, we welcome him.

June 2006

We congratulate L.-Y. Ren for passing his M. Phil. defense. Congratulations, Li-Yuan.

May 2006

Professor S.-Q. Zhou comes back our lab as research assistant professor in physics department. Welcome and congratulate Dr. Zhou.

Sept. 2005

Dr. Shang X.D. wins the honor of Hundred Scholar Project at South China Sea Institute of Oceanology. Congratulations X.D. Shang.

March 2005

Professor Xia is awarded with the Croucher Senior Research Fellowship for his contributions to thermal turbulence