Seminars, Workshops & Others
Upcoming Seminars
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Venue | Speaker Details |
Seminar Type |
Seminar Title |
Host |
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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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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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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 |
Past Seminars
| Date and Time |
Venue | Speaker Details |
Seminar Type |
Seminar Title |
Host | Seminar Highlight |
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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 |