Calendar 2005–06

112 Part 3 • Research Units and University Extensions Established in 1991, the centre is operated by the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology in conjunction with the Department of Sports Science and Physical Education and the Hong Kong Sports Institute. Its objectives are to promote and conduct research in sports medicine and sports science, to promote and conduct related educational programmes, to provide professional expertise and advisory support to the sporting community, and to facilitate liaison and interaction with sports medicine and sport science institutions in other parts of the world. The centre was designated as the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Sports Medicine and Health Promotion in 1996. Its activities involve the participation of the Department of Community and Family Medicine and the School of Public Health. Materials Science and Technology Research Centre Tel.: 2609 8276 Fax.: 2603 5558 E-mail: leol@phy.cuhk.edu.hk Established in 1992, the centre provides a base for interdisciplinary and collaborative research on materials. Activities include the analysis of the structure and properties of advanced materials, the development of applications for new materials, and the synthesis and processing of new materials. The centre aims at achieving excellence in materials research and serving the needs of local industries. Institute of Space and Earth Information Science (ISEIS) Tel.: 2609 6538 Fax.: 2603 7470 E-mail: iseis@cuhk.edu.hk The ISEIS was formed in 2005. It was developed on the base of the Joint Laboratory for Geoinfomation Science (JLGIS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese University. It consists of three units: research, education and training, and technical development, and its main research programmes include cloud-prone and rainy areas remote sensing, virtual geographic environments, urban and metropolitan GIS, and analysis and modelling of the urban settlement environment. The Division of Geoinformation Science was formed under the institute so as to offer the MPhil and PhD programme, the taught MSc programme, and certificate programmes. The institute is equipped with a mid-high resolution satellite remote sensing ground receiving station, which is useful for researchers and students of earth observation related programmes.