Calendar 2002–03

Department Profiles •Science 171 Department of Physics Tel.:2609 6339 Fax.:2603 5204 E-mail :physics@cuhk.edu.hk Webiste :http://www.phy.cuhk.edu.hk Th e un der grad uate pr ogr amme in phy sics leadin g to th e BSc d egr ee was introduced in 1963 with the founding of the University.Research programmes leading to the MPhil and PhD d egrees were in trod uced in 1 972 and 1 981 respectively, and a taught programme leading to the MSc degree was launched in 1994. In 2001 new programmes on materials science and engineering leading to the BSc, MPhil and PhD degrees were also introduced. There were some 220 undergraduatemajor students and over 80 postgraduate students in the department in 2001–2. Department of Statistics Tel.:2609 7930 Fax.:2603 5188 E-mail: statdept@cuhk.edu.hk Website :http://www.sta.cuhk.edu.hk Th e d ep artmen t off ers BSc and MPhil p rog rammes in statistics and risk management science, and a PhD programmein statistics. Statistics is fundamental to all fields such as bio informatics, life sciences, p ublic h ealth, information engineerin g, fin ance, and the social scien ces, where q uantitative analysis is essential. The Risk Management Science Pr ogramme focu ses on finan ce and insu rance applications. The curricula of the p rogrammes ar e well balan ced between practice and theory. Students in the statistics programme can choose to specialize in either the Applied Statistics Stream or the Data Science and Business Statistics Stream. The department possesses advanced computing facilities and powerfulsoftware.Its teachers engage actively in research, and have wide-ranging research interests in applied and theor etic statistics. Many h ave also gained significant international recognition.