Seminars, Workshops & Others
Upcoming Seminars
| Date and Time |
Venue | Speaker Details |
Seminar Type |
Seminar Title |
Host |
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| 4 Aug 2026 10:00 am |
YEUNG-B5211 |
Prof. WEI Hui Professor School of Biomedical Engineering Nanjing University, China |
Special Departmental Seminar |
Rational Design of High-Performance Nanozymes for Biomedical Applications |
Prof. PENG Yung-kang Tel: 3442-7824 Email: ykpeng@cityu.edu.hk |
| 4 Aug 2026 3:30 pm |
YEUNG-G5315 |
Prof. JIANG Hua Distinguished Professor College of Chemistry Beijing Normal University, China |
Special Departmental Seminar |
Functionalized Carbon Nanohoops for Supramolecular Applications |
Prof. LUO Jingdong Tel: 3442-7720 Email: jingdluo@cityu.edu.hk |
| 5 Aug 2026 11:00 am |
YEUNG-B5211 |
Prof. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski J.C. Warner University Professor of Natural Sciences Department of Chemistry Carnegie Mellon University, USA |
Distinguished Lecture Series |
From New Catalytic and Initiating Systems for ATRP to New Materials |
Prof. Michael CHAN Tel: 3442-9678 Email: mcwchan@cityu.edu.hk |
| 12 Aug 2026 4:30 pm |
YEUNG-P4701 |
Prof. Ling-Ling Chen Principal Investigator Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Director, State Key Laboratory of RNA Innovation Science and Engineering (RISE) |
Special Departmental Seminar |
HONG KONG RNA CLUB Linking RNA processing & function, and beyond |
Prof. KWOK Chun Kit Tel: 3442-6858 Email: ckkwok42@cityu.edu.hk |
Past Seminars
| Date and Time |
Venue | Speaker Details |
Seminar Type |
Seminar Title |
Host | Seminar Highlight |
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| 28 Jul 2026 3:30 pm |
YEUNG-P4302 |
Prof. Pietro Caprioglio Assistant Professor Eindhoven University of Technology Netherlands |
Special Departmental Seminar |
Interface Design in Wide-Gap Perovskite Solar Cells |
Prof. ZHU Zonglong Tel: 3442-4559 Email: zonglzhu@cityu.edu.hk |
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| 21 Jul 2026 9:30 am |
YEUNG-B5209 |
Dr. BIAN Kangjie Postdoctoral Research Fellow Scripps Research, USA |
Special Departmental Seminar |
A radical approach to chemical synthesis enabled by sustainable (photo)catalysis |
Ms. Crystal WAN Tel: 3442-7402 Email: crystalky.wan@cityu.edu.hk |
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| 7 Jul 2026 3:30 pm |
YEUNG-B5308 |
Prof. LI Junqi Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry Iowa State University, USA |
Special Departmental Seminar |
Precision synthesis: from atom swapping to atropisomeric metacyclophanes |
Prof. SUN Hongyan Tel: 3442-9537 Email: hongysun@cityu.edu.hk) |
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| 16 Jun 2026 2:30 pm |
YEUNG-G5314 |
Dr. LIANG Hao Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Chemistry Princeton University, USA |
Special Departmental Seminar |
Metal Catalyzed Organic Synthesis: From Methods to Mechanisms |
Ms. Crystal WAN Tel: 3442-7402 Email: crystalky.wan@cityu.edu.hk |
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| 11 Jun 2026 4:30 pm |
YEUNG-B5308 |
Prof. Polly Leilei Chen Principal Investigator and Associate Professor Cancer Science Institute of Singapore Department of Anatomy National University of Singapore |
Special Departmental Seminar |
HONG KONG RNA CLUB From sensing to silence - dsRNA pathways and their role in immune evasion |
Prof. KWOK Chun Kit Tel: 3442-6858 Email: ckkwok42@cityu.edu.hk |
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| 30 May 2026 2:30 pm |
YEUNG-P4302 |
Prof. KIM Jong Seung Professor Department of Chemistry Korea University, Korea |
Special Departmental Seminar |
Molecular engineering of photo-activatable prodrug |
Prof. SUN Hongyan Tel: 3442-9537 Email: hongysun@cityu.edu.hk |
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| 28 May 2026 4:00 pm |
YEUNG-G5314 |
Prof. Johan Hofkens Professor Department of Chemistry University of Leuven (KULeuven), Belgium |
Special Departmental Seminar |
Chemistry Driven Microscopy: from improved imaging to applications | Ms. Crystal WAN Tel: 3442-7402 Email: crystalky.wan@cityu.edu.hk |
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| 5 May 2026 10:00 am |
YEUNG-G5314 |
Prof. Marc ROBERT Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Paris Institute of Molecular Chemistry Sorbonne University, France |
Special Departmental Seminar |
Ticking the CO2 clock with molecular control. From fuels to complex molecules |
Prof. YE Ruquan Tel: 3442-9023 Email: ruquanye@cityu.edu.hk |
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28 Apr 2026 11:15 am |
YEUNG-G5314 |
Prof. Douglas STEPHAN Professor Department of Chemistry University of Toronto, Canada |
Distinguished Seminar Series |
Frustrated Lewis Pairs: Reactivity across the Periodic Table | Prof. LU Zhenpin Tel: 3442-7304 Email: zhenpilu@cityu.edu.hk |
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28 Apr 2026 9:30 am |
YEUNG-G5314 |
Dr. Caiwu LIANG Postdoctoral researcher Department of Chemistry/Materials Imperial College London, United Kingdom |
Special Departmental Seminar |
Shining the light on electrochemical interfaces | Ms. Crystal WAN Tel: 3442-7402 Email: crystalky.wan@cityu.edu.hk |
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22 Apr 2026 4:30 pm |
YEUNG-B5311 |
Prof. Xiaocheng Weng Professor College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Wuhan University, China |
Special Departmental Seminar |
HONG KONG RNA CLUB The chemical biological studies of RNA regulatory processes; |
Prof. KWOK Chun Kit Tel: 3442-6858 Email: ckkwok42@cityu.edu.hk |
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1 Apr 2026 2:30 pm |
AE-040 Acaedmic Exchange Building |
Prof Zuowei Xie Chair Professor, Department of Chemistry Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, China Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
Distinguished Lecture Series |
Unlocking Carborane Potential: Regio- and Enantio-selectrive B-H Activation Methods |
Prof. ZHU Guangyu Tel: 3442-6857 Email: guangzhu@cityu.edu.hk |
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26 Mar 2026 4:30 pm |
YEUNG-B5311 |
Prof. Chengqi Yi Principal Investigator School of Life Sciences Peking University, China. |
Special Departmental Seminar |
HONG KONG RNA CLUB Precise RNA targeting and manipulation; degeneration, and aging |
Prof. KWOK Chun Kit Tel: 3442-6858 Email: ckkwok42@cityu.edu.hk |
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9 Mar 2026 3:30 pm |
HKICE |
Prof. Sam STRANKS Professor of Energy Materials & Optoelectronics Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology University of Cambridge, UK |
Special Departmental Seminar |
Halide Perovskite Semiconductors: A Journey into the Nanoscale |
Prof. ZHU Zonglong Tel: 3442-4559 Email: zonglzhu@cityu.edu.hk |
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25 Feb 2026 2:30 pm |
YEUNG- G5216 |
Prof. Erick M. CARREIRA Full Professor and Deputy Head Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences ETH Zürich, Switzerland Editor-in-Chief of JACS |
Distinguished Lecture Series |
Recent Advances in Catalysis |
Ms. Crystal WAN Tel: 3442-7402 Email: crystalky.wan@cityu.edu.hk |
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24 Feb 2026 2:30 pm |
YEUNG- G5216 |
Prof. Erick M. CARREIRA Full Professor and Deputy Head Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences ETH Zürich, Switzerland Editor-in-Chief of JACS |
Distinguished Lecture Series |
A Journal’s Perspective: The Process of Writing, Submitting, Reviewing, and Revising Manuscripts |
Ms. Crystal WAN Tel: 3442-7402 Email: crystalky.wan@cityu.edu.hk |
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4 Feb 2026 3:30 pm |
YEUNG- B5307 |
Dr. Karl HEMMING Senior Lecturer Department of Physical and Life Science sSchool of Applied Sciences University of Huddersfield UK |
Special Departmental Seminar |
Small rings for the synthesis of alkaloids, heterocycles and alkenes |
Prof Kenneth LO Tel: 3442-7231 Email: bhkenlo@cityu.edu.hk |
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4 Feb 2026 4:00 pm |
YEUNG- B5307 |
Prof. Martyn COLES Professor of Chemistry School of Chemical and Physical Sciences Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand |
Special Departmental Seminar |
Bond Forming Reactions Promoted by an Aluminyl Anion |
Prof Kenneth LO Tel: 3442-7231 Email: bhkenlo@cityu.edu.hk |
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3 Feb 2026 2:30 pm |
Online via Zoom |
Dr. XU Guangcai Research Fellow Department of Chemistry Imperial College London |
Special Departmental Seminar |
Discovery, Engineering and Applications of Novel Enzymes for Sustainable Synthesis |
Ms. Crystal WAN Tel: 3442-7402 Email: crystalky.wan@cityu.edu.hk |
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28 Jan 2026 9:30 am |
Online via Zoom |
Dr. HOU Shujin Research Fellow School of Materials Science and Engineering Nanyang Technological University Singapore |
Special Departmental Seminar |
Understanding and Engineering Electrochemical Microenvironments in Electrolysis: From Fundamentals to Applications |
Ms. Crystal WAN Tel: 3442-7402 Email: crystalky.wan@cityu.edu.hk |
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27 Jan 2026 2:30 pm |
YEUNG- G5216 |
Prof. Lei LIU Professor Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University China |
Special Departmental Seminar |
De novo chemical synthesis of proteins |
Ms. Crystal WAN Tel: 3442-7402 Email: crystalky.wan@cityu.edu.hk |
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26 Jan 2026 11:15 am |
YEUNG-B4302 |
Prof. LIU Xingguo Professor Director of Institute of Development and Regeneration Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health Chinese Academy of Sciences China |
Special Departmental Seminar |
Mitochondria in early development and disease therapy |
Ms. SUN Hongyan Tel: 3442-9537 Email: hongysun@cityu.edu.hk |
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23 Jan 2026 2:30 pm |
LI- 1511 |
Prof. YU Zhixiang Professor College of Chemistry Peking University China |
Special Departmental Seminar |
Transition Metal Catalyzed Ring Formation Reactions and a Mild Arene Hydrogenation Method |
Prof. TAN Xuefeng Tel: 3442-7822 Email: xuefetan@cityu.edu.hk |
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22 Jan 2026 2:30 pm |
YEUNG- LT-14 |
Prof. Tapas Kumar MAJI Professor Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit (CPMU) School of Advanced Materials (SAMat)Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) Bangalore, India |
Special Departmental Seminar |
Functional Metallo-Supramolecular 'Soft' Nanomaterial |
Prof Kenneth LO Tel: 3442-7231 Email: bhkenlo@cityu.edu.hk |
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21 Jan 2026 9:30 am |
Online via Zoom |
Dr. LIU Hao Postdoctoral Research Scholar School of Molecular Sciences and The Biodesign Institute Arizona State University USA |
Special Departmental Seminar |
Modeling driven synthesis of functional DNA origami superlattice and complex finite-size structures |
Ms. Crystal WAN Tel: 3442-7402 Email: crystalky.wan@cityu.edu.hk |
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20 Jan 2026 3:30 pm |
YEUNG- LT-15 |
Prof. Nigel BRANDON Professor Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Professor of Sustainable Development in Energy Imperial College London UK |
Distinguished Lecture Series |
Innovations in Electrochemical Technology for the Low Carbon Energy Transition |
Ms. Daisy YIM Tel: 3442-7095 Email: wlyim7@cityu.edu.hk |
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14 Jan 2026 3:15 pm |
YEUNG-B5307 |
Dr. Wei ZHANG Professor Department of Chemistry University of Massachusetts Boston USA |
Special Departmental Seminar |
Integrated green techniques for organic synthesis and asymmetric catalysis |
Ms. Crystal WAN Tel: 3442-7402 Email: crystalky.wan@cityu.edu.hk |
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13 Jan 2026 3:30 pm |
YEUNG-B5310 |
Prof. Jun-An CHEN Deputy Director and Principal Investigator Institute of Molecular Biology Academia Sinica |
Special Departmental Seminar |
HONG KONG RNA CLUB NcRNA in neural development, degeneration, and aging |
Prof. KWOK Chun Kit Tel: 3442-6858 Email: ckkwok42@cityu.edu.hk |
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8 Jan 2026 10:30 am |
YEUNG-P4703 |
Prof. Zhaomin HOU Organometallic Chemistry Laboratory RIKEN Pioneering Research Institute and Advanced Catalysis Research Group RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science Japan |
Distinguished Lecture Series |
Innovations in Organo Rare-Earth and Titanium Chemistry: From Self-Healing Polymers to N₂ Activation |
Prof. Michael CHAN Tel: 3442-9678 Email: mcwchan@cityu.edu.hk |
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7 Jan 2026 10:30 am |
YEUNG- P4302 |
Prof. SHEN Xiao Professor The Institute for Advanced Studies Wuhan University China |
Special Departmental Seminar |
Silicon Effect-Directed Synthesis of Organofluorine Compounds |
Prof. LU Zhenpin Tel: 3442-7304 Email: zhenpilu@cityu.edu.hk |
Departmental Seminars from 2016 onwards
Workshops
| 2014 | |
| 7 - 16 July 2014 | The 6th Environment and Health Summer School (EHSS) on "Oceans and Human Health" |
| 2012 | |
| 11 July 2012 | Workshop on MScEST Programme |
| 2011 | |
| 12 - 14 December 2011 | 1st Hong Kong NMR Workshop |
| 28 - 30 November 2011 | The Montego Bay Group Workshop on Advanced Reaction Environments (Photos) |
| 13 - 16 June 2011 | International Workshop on the Science and Conservation of Asian Horseshoe Crabs |