Bulletin No. 2, 2012

50 Chinese University Bulletin No. 2, 2012 Shenzhou Astronauts Visit CUHK The Tiangong-1/Shenzhou-9 space mission delegation visited CUHK on 12 August, meeting with some 500 students from eight tertiary institutions. The delegation was led by Niu Hongguang (3rd right), d epu t y command e r- i n - chief of the manned space programme, Zhou Jianping (1st right), designer-in-chief of the programme, and astronauts Jing Haipeng (2nd left), Liu Wang (2nd right) and Liu Yang (1st left)—China’s first female astronaut. In his welcoming speech, Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung, Vice-Chancellor of the University, said that CUHK and the China’s Astronaut Research and Training Centre would collaborate to conduct research on the maintenance of musculoskeletal health, and the physical and psychological impact of prolonged space travel. CAS Academicians on Earth Energy The fifth Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) Academicians Visit Programme was held in February 2012. Six CAS academicians joined the delegation this year, including Prof. Wang Naiyan (3rd right, front row) of the China Institute of Atomic Energy; Prof. Li Can (3rd left, front row) of the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics; Prof. Lin Xueyu (2nd right, front row) of Jilin University; Prof. Wang Jiyang (2nd left, front row) of the Institute of Geology and Geophysics; Prof. Zheng Youdou (1st right, front row) of Nanjing University; and Prof. Zhou Xiaoxin (1st left, front row) of the China Electric Power Research Institute, CAS. They shared their views on earth energy, ranging from water resource, geothermal energy, semiconductor e n e r g y, s o l a r e n e r g y t o n e w e n e r g y a n d inertial confined fusion. More than 300 people, i n c l ud i ng a c ad emi c s , researchers, students, and members of the public attended the lectures. intellectual cross-currents