2026-02-06
HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study successfully hosted the Nobel Symposium, which engaged over 450 students, faculty members, and public guests.
Extended my deepest gratitude to the Nobel Laureates and Prof Paul Chu for their visionary insights and inspiring contributions to the symposium.
Prof Paul C. W. CHU, President Emeritus of HKUST and T. L. L. Temple Chair of Science of University of Houston (second left); Prof Steven CHU, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Physics, of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, and of Energy Science and Engineering, Stanford University (third left); Prof Takaaki KAJITA, Distinguished University Professor, Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, The University of Tokyo (second right) and Prof Brian P. SCHMIDT, Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University (first right) discussed science's transformative power in shaping humanity's future in a fireside chat moderated by Prof Kam Biu LUK, IAS Paul C W Chu Professor and Chair Professor of Physics, HKUST (first left).