2017 Shaw Laureates to share their experiences in scientific research
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     Five Shaw Laureates 2017 will attend a forum next Thursday (September 28) at the Lecture Hall of the Hong Kong Science Museum to share their experiences in scientific research. Is their work lonely and difficult or, on the contrary, full of fun and surprises?

     Entitled "Meet the Shaw Laureates 2017 - The challenges and the joy of doing science", the forum will be held from 2pm to 5pm with speakers as follows:

Shaw Laureate in Astronomy
Professor Simon DM White (Director of the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Germany)

Shaw Laureates in Life Science and Medicine
Professor Ian R Gibbons (Visiting Researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, United States (US)) (recorded video interview)
Professor Ronald D Vale (Professor of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology at the University of California, San Francisco, US)

Shaw Laureates in Mathematical Sciences
Professor János Kollár (Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University, US)
Professor Claire Voisin (Professor of Algebraic Geometry Chair at Collège de France, France)

Moderators:
Professor Chu Ming-chung (Professor of the Department of Physics, Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Professor Chan Wai-yee (Master of CW Chu College, and Director of the School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Professor Tom Wan (Professor of the Department of Mathematics, Chinese University of Hong Kong)

     The forum will be conducted in English. Admission is free on a first-come, first-served basis. Interested parties may queue up outside the Lecture Hall of the Hong Kong Science Museum for entry before the forum begins. For enquiries, please call 2732 3223.

     The event is presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Shaw Prize Foundation, and organised by the Hong Kong Science Museum, the Hong Kong Space Museum, the Education Bureau and Hong Kong Education City Limited.

     The Shaw Prize, which consists of three annual awards, namely the Prize in Astronomy, the Prize in Life Science and Medicine and the Prize in Mathematical Sciences, was established in November 2002. The Shaw Prize is an international award to honour individuals who are currently active in their respective fields and have recently achieved distinguished and significant advances, or have made outstanding contributions in academic and scientific research or applications, or have achieved excellence in other domains.

Ends/Thursday, September 21, 2017
Issued at HKT 15:00

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