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Department of Physics
On 1 July 2017, the Department of Physics and Materials Science is
retitled as the
Department of Physics owing to the establishment of a new
department, the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, in City
University of Hong Kong. |
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Editor
of Open Physics
Journal Peter Yu has been appointed as an Editor of Open Physics Journal from Aug 2015. |
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Editorial Advisory Board member
of The Open Environmental Sciences Journal Peter Yu has been appointed as an Editorial Advisory Board member of The Open Environmental Sciences Journal from May 2014. |
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Editorial Advisory Board member
of The Open Conference Proceedings Journal Peter Yu has been appointed as an Editorial Advisory Board member of The Open Conference Proceedings Journal from Mar 2014. |
 Candy (right) and Eva (left) at the HIMAC (Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator in Chiba) facility at NIRS, with Dr Teruaki Konishi (center). |
Graduate Student Overseas
Exchange - Candy Y.P. Ng and Eva Y. Kong Candy Y.P. Ng and Eva Y. Kong (PhD students) spent their visit to the National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), Chiba, Japan, from 3 Feb to 11 Apr 2014. At NIRS, Candy and Eva studied different radiation effects on zebrafish embryos in vivo using the SPICE (Single Particle Irradiation system to Cell) and NASBEE (Neutron exposure Accelerator System for Biological Effect Experiments) facilities there. |
 Viann (centre, middle row) and Candy (right, middle row) at the microbeam facilities at NIRS. |
Graduate Student Overseas Exchange - Viann W.Y. Choi and Candy Y.P. Ng Viann W.Y. Choi and Candy Y.P. Ng (PhD students) spent their visit to the National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), Chiba, Japan, from 8 July to 26 Aug 2013. They were invited and supported by the International Open Lab. At NIRS, Viann and Candy studied different radiation effects on zebrafish embryos in vivo using the X-ray and microbeam facilities there. |
IRSN delegation visited NRU lab. From left: Peter Yu, Marc- Gerard Albert, Maël Le Bail, Vincent Koundy, Isabelle Saves, Candy Ng, and Viann Choi. |
IRSN delegation visited our laboratory A delegation from the French Institute for Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety (Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, or IRSN), including Marc-Gerard Albert (Director, International Affairs Directorate), Prof. Dr. Vincent Koundy (International Cooperation Manager, International Affairs Directorate), Dr. Isabelle Saves (Attaché Scientific & Academic Affairs, Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau), and Maël Le Bail (Scientific Officer, Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau) visited CityU and NRU on 9 April 2013. |
Lunch during IRSN visit. From left: Dr. Christelle Adam-Guillermin and Dr. Jacqueline Garnier- Laplace; from right: Candy Ng and Peter Yu |
Visit to Cadarache Center of IRSN Peter Yu visited the Cadarache Center of IRSN (Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire) of France from 25 to 26 Mar 2013. The visit was supported by the PROCORE-France/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme. A research meeting was held together with Dr. Jacqueline Garnier-Laplace (Head of Division of Research and Expertise on Environmental Risks), Dr. Christelle Adam-Guillermin (Head of Laboratory of Radionuclide Ecotoxicology), Dr. Sandrine Pereira (Post-doctoral Fellow), and Candy Y.P. Ng (PhD student of NRU). Peter Yu also delivered a talk entitled "Study of low-dose radiation effects in zebrafish embryos" on 26 Mar 2013. |
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International Radiation Physics Society Peter Yu has been re-elected an Executive Councilor of the International Radiation Physics Society (IRPS) for the term 2012-2015. |
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Editorial Board member of Review of Applied Physics Peter Yu has been appointed as an Editorial Board member of Review of Applied Physics from Oct 2012. |
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Graduate Student Overseas Exchange - Candy Y.P. Ng Candy Y.P. Ng (PhD student) will spend her visit to the Cadarache Center of IRSN (Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire) of France from 1 Oct 2012 to 31 Mar 2013. At IRSN, Candy will do research on multiple stressor effects of ionizing radiation and metals. |
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Editorial Board member of Dataset Papers in Physics (Biological Physics section) Peter Yu has been appointed as an Editorial Board member of Dataset Papers in Physics (Biological Physics section) from Sep 2012. |
 Viann and Candy at the entrance to NIRS |
Graduate Student Overseas Exchange - Viann W.Y. Choi and Candy Y.P. Ng Viann W.Y. Choi and Candy Y.P. Ng (PhD students) spent their visit to the National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), Chiba, Japan, from 18 Jun to 17 Aug 2012. At NIRS, Viann and Candy studied different radiation effects on zebrafish embryos in vivo using the X-ray and microbeam facilities there. The following paper was published from their work at the NIRS: |
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Peter Yu has been appointed as an Editorial Board member of International Journal of Medical Physics, Clinical Engineering and Radiation Oncology from May 2012. |
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Honorary Professorship at Hefei Institutes of Physical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Science Peter Yu has been appointed as an Honorary Professor at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Science (中國科學院合肥物質科學研究院) from May 2012 to May 2015. |
 IRSN delegation visited NRU lab. From right: Dr Andre? Rodionov, Dr Jean-Christophe Gariel, Prof. Peter Yu, Dr Vincent Koundy, and Mr Julien Chiaroni. |
IRSN delegation visited our laboratory A delegation from the French Institute for Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety (Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, or IRSN), including Dr Vincent Koundy (International Bilateral Cooperation Manager), Dr Andre?Rodionov (Engineer) and Dr Jean-Christophe Gariel (Deputy-Director, Environment and Emergency Preparedness Directorate), and Mr Julien Chiaroni from Consulate General of France in Hong Kong & Macao visited CityU and NRU on 8 December 2011. |
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Award for Outstanding Poster Presentation - Andy L.Y. Cheung Andy L.Y. Cheung (M.Phil. student) received the Award for Outstanding Poster Presentation at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment (ISTA 15) held at the City University of Hong Kong from 3 to 8 July 2011. His award winning poster presentation was entitled "Hormetic effect induced by alpha-particle-induced stress communicated in vivo between zebrafish embryos". |
 Viann at the entrance to NIRS |
Graduate Student Overseas Exchange - Viann W.Y. Choi Viann W.Y. Choi (PhD student) spent her second visit to the National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), Chiba, Japan, from 6 Feb to 27 Feb 2011. At NIRS, Viann continued to study the proton dose response and also studied the threshold number of protons for inducing adaptive response in zebrafish embryos in vivo using the microbeam facilities there. The following papers was/will be published from her work at the NIRS: |
 Prof. Hei (center) visited our tissue culture room. |
Prof. Tom K. Hei visited our laboratory Prof. Tom Hei of Columbia University visited our laboratory on 7 Jan 2011. |
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Top cited article published in the last 5 years in Applied Radiation and Isotopes Our paper: has maintained as the top cited article published in the last 5 years in Applied Radiation and Isotopes. It has been cited 72 times as of 1 Dec 2010. |
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Advisory Editorial Board member of Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection Journal Peter Yu has been appointed as an Advisory Editorial Board member of Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection Journal from Sep 2010. |
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Happy Retirement
Dr Cheung! It has been a privilege for us to have worked with you. Enjoy your retirement! --- from all staff and students of NRU, Jul 2010. Dr. T. Cheung joined the then City Polytechnic in 1988. He officially retired from his Associate Professorship in June 2010. |
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Top cited article published in the last 5 years in Applied Radiation and Isotopes Our paper: has become the top cited article published in the last 5 years in Applied Radiation and Isotopes. It has been cited 54 times as of 1 Dec 2009. |
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Happy Retirement
Dr Leung! It has been a privilege for us to have worked with you. We wish you much success in your new endeavors! --- from all staff and students of NRU, Nov 2009. Dr P.L. Leung joined the then City Polytechnic in 1990. He later became concurrently the Director of the Ancient Ceramics Scientific Authentication Centre (ACSAC). He retired from his Associate Professorship in 2003 and was then appointed as an Adjunct Professor of the Department, while remaining as the Director of the ACSAC. He officially retired from the Adjunct Professorship as well as the Directorship of the ACSAC on 13 Nov 2009. |
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International Radiation Physics Society Peter Yu has been elected an Executive Councilor of the International Radiation Physics Society (IRPS) for the term 2009-2012. |
 Emily (top left) and Viann (top 2nd left) at the microbeam facilities at NIRS. |
Graduate Students Overseas Exchange - Emily H.W. Yum and Viann W.Y. Choi Emily H.W. Yum and Viann W.Y. Choi (MPhil students) visited the National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), Chiba, Japan from 16 Jun to 15 Aug 2009. At NIRS, Emily and Viann studied the adaptive response induced by protons as well as the proton dose response in zebrafish embryos in vivo using the microbeam facilities there. The following papers were published from their work at the NIRS: |
 Prof. Hei (3rd from right) visited our radiation lab. |
Prof. Tom K. Hei visited our laboratory Prof. Tom Hei of Columbia University visited our laboratory on 16 Feb 2009, and gave a talk entitled "Non-Targeted Effect of Ionizing Radiation: Mechanism and Implication in Low Dose Radiation Risk Assessment". |
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Editorial Advisory Board member of The Open Environmental Pollution & Toxicology Journal Peter Yu has been appointed as an Editorial Advisory Board member of The Open Environmental Pollution & Toxicology Journal from Nov 2008. |
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Associate Guest Editor of Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Nuclear Tracks in Solids Peter Yu has been appointed as an Associate Guest Editor of the Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Nuclear Tracks in Solids held at Bologna of Italy (1-5 September 2008), which will be published in an issue of Radiation Measurements. |
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Vladimir P. Perelygin Prize winner - Yilun Law Yilun Law (M.Phil. student) was awarded the Vladimir P. Perelygin Prize at the 24th International Conference on Nuclear Tracks in Solids held at Bologna of Italy (1-5 September 2008). There were more than 140 participants from 29 countries/regions. The Vladimir P. Perelygin Prize is an award made by the International Nuclear Track Society to honour a young scientist who presents the best paper (in terms of originality as well as the presentation) at an International Conference on Nuclear Tracks in Solids, which has been held biennially. Her award winning oral presentation was entitled "Study of influence of catechins on bystander responses in alpha-particle radiobiological experiments using thin PADC films". |
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Happy Retirement
Miss Lau! It has been a privilege for us to have worked with you. We will miss you! Wishing you a very happy and fulfilling retirement! --- from all staff and students of NRU, Jul 2008. Miss M.M. Lau joined the then City Polytechnic in 1989 as a technician, and was later promoted to a senior technician. She retired on 30 Jun 2008. |
Yilun and Terry at Harvard. |
Graduate Students Overseas Exchange - Yilun Law and Terry P.W. Wong Yilun Law and Terry P.W. Wong (MPhil students) visited the Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School and were hosted by Prof. Kathryn Held from 18 Feb to 15 May 2008. At Harvard, Yilun and Terry mainly studied bystander responses induced by X-ray in rat embryo cells. |
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Graduate Student Overseas Exchange - Leo C.T. Man Leo C.T. Man (MPhil student) visited The European Network on Ion Track Technology (EuNITT) and was hosted by Prof. Reimar Spohr in Darmstadt, Germany from 14 Jan to 5 Mar 2007. Prof. Spohr was the recipient of the prestigious Walker's Prize from the International Nuclear Track Society in 2006. At EuNITT, Leo mainly studied the influence of surfactant on the ion track etching for the polycarbonate film. "... the experimental techniques I learnt in this period provided me valuable information in the field in which I am working, as I can try to apply it on the CR-39 detectors we used in our own laboratory," Leo said. "It is also a great opportunity to learn and work with a great scientist." A paper was published from Leo's works at the EuNITT: Man, L.C.T., Apel, P., Cheung, T., Westerberg, L., Yu, K.N., Zet C., Spohr R., "Influence of a surfactant on single ion track etching. Preparing and manipulating cylindrical micro wires", 2007, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Journal (Section B), 265, 621?25. |
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Associate Editor of Medical Physics Journal Joel Y.C. Cheung (our PhD graduate in 2001) has been appointed as an Associate Editor of the Medical Physics Journal from 1 Jan 2007 According to SCI journal citation reports (2005), the Medical Physics Journal has an impact factor of 3.192. |
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Editorial Board Member of Journal of Environmental Radioactivity Peter Yu has been appointed as an Editorial Board Member of Journal of Environmental Radioactivity from 1 May 2005. According to SCI journal citation reports (2004), the Journal of Environmental Radioactivity has an impact factor of 1.188. |
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A review paper on nuclear tracks has been published in Materials Science and Engineering R: Reports: Materials Science and Engineering R: Reports publishes invited review papers only. According to SCI journal citation reports (2004), the journal has an impact factor of 14.233 and ranks No.1 in both categories of Applied Physics as well as Materials Science (Multidisciplinary). |
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Associate Editor of Medical Physics Journal Peter Yu has been appointed as an Associate Editor of the Medical Physics Journal from 1 Jan 2004 to 31 Dec 2006. He has been appointed as a Guest Associate Editor for the Medical Physics Journal in the period 1999-2003. According to SCI journal citation reports (2004), the Medical Physics Journal has an impact factor of 2.748. |
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A review paper on radiochromic film for medical radiation dosimetry has been published in Materials Science and Engineering R: Reports: Butson, M.J., Yu, K.N., Cheung, T., Metcalfe, P.E., "Radiochromic Film for Medical Radiation Dosimetry", 2003, Materials Science and Engineering R, 41, 61-120. Materials Science and Engineering R: Reports publishes invited review papers only. According to SCI journal citation reports (2004), the journal has an impact factor of 14.233 and ranks No.1 in both categories of Applied Physics as well as Materials Science (Multidisciplinary). |
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Happy Retirement Mike! It has been a privilege for us to have worked with you. We would like to wish you our very best. Happy Retirement! Congratulations Mike! Enjoy it! --- from all staff of NRU, Jun 2002. Dr. Mike Stokes joined the then City Polytechnic in 1985, and has been a staff with the Department of Physics and Materials Science since its inception in 1993. He has been the Associate Head and Head of the Department. During his headship, the Nuclear Radiation Unit (NRU) was formed in 1997. |
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Research Frontiers —
RGC Newsletter Issue 2 (The second issue of the newsletter of the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) was published in April 2001.) This issue featured the work of Peter Yu on radon research. |
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Nuclear Radiation Unit |
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