CityU hosts Symposium on Nanomaterials in Honour of Professor Herbert Gleiter

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Renowned experts on nanomaterials from around the world shared their insights at the Symposium on Nanomaterials in Honour of Professor Herbert Gleiter held at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) on 19 November.

The symposium served as a platform for world-class scholars to share their research outputs and ideas on nanomaterials in various areas with the wider scientific community. Additionally, this symposium was organised in honour of Professor Herbert Gleiter, a distinguished researcher in physics and pioneer in nanoscience and nanotechnology.

Professor Gleiter, who has received an Honorary Doctor of Science from CityU, is currently the Senior Member and Institute Professor of the Institute of Nanotechnology of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany and the Zijin Chair Professor and Director of the Herbert Gleiter Institute of Nanoscience at Nanjing University of Science and Technology.

Professor Way Kuo, President of CityU, attended the symposium and gave opening remarks. He praised Professor Gleiter for his contributions in materials science and said that the development of nanoscience would have far-reaching implications.