Newsletter No. 29

CUHK Newsletter No.29 April 1992 Professor of Electronic Engineering Gives Inaugural Lecture Prof. Ian H. Wilson, professor of electronic engineering, delivered his inaugural lecture on 27th March. In his lecture entitled 'Atomic Bullets, Silicon Chips and Semiconductor Surfaces', Prof. Wilson described the bombardment of solids by atoms accelerated to high velocity (atomic bullets), the resultant phenomena that would occur on the target surface, and the machines that were used to make microelectronic devices (silicon chips). He talked about the interesting discoveries he had made in his study of the changes in surface topography of semiconductor surfaces as a result of ion bombardment etching. He also briefed the audience on the new advances in the exciting and challenging world of nanoelectronics. The lecture was attended by over 100 staff and students. Ou t s t and i ng Performance of Extramural Students i n HK Ar t Biennial Exh i b i t i on Miss Man Lai Ching, a student taking art courses at the Department of Extramural Studies, outdid 28 candidates short-listed from over 300 entrants in the Chinese calligraphy section of the 1992 Contemporary Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition, and won the grand prize in the section. The function was organized by the Urban Council. This year 26 entries were selected for display in the Chinese painting section, of which four are works by students of the Department of Extramural Studies. Of the 32 items selected for exhibition in the Western painting section, two are by students of the same department. The works of four other students have also been selected for display in the Chinese calligraphy section. Such results testify to the high standard of not only the students themselves but also the art courses run by the University's Department of Extramural Studies. Workshops on Vascular Tumours and Cl ini cal Cytology The Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology organized two workshops in February and March at the Prince of Wales Hospital for some 140 pathologists and cytology technologists from different hospitals in Hong Kong: Workshop on the Diagnosis of Vascular Tumours 29th February The function was cosponsored by the Hong Kong Division of the International Academy of Pathology and consisted of lectures, slide seminars, and the demonstration of pathologic lesions on video-microscopes. Sixty-five pathologists from local hospitals learnt how to classify and diagnose different types of vascular tumours, including borderline indolent vascular tumours and those mimicking Kaposi's sarcoma, a major lesion found in the pathologic spectrum of patients with AIDS. Workshop on Techniques in Clinical Cytology 7th, 8th, and 15th March The workshop was cosponsored by the Hong Kong Pathology Society and the Hong Kong Division of the International Academy of Pathology. Cytologic diagnosis of tumours is becoming increasingly important in the management of patients with cancers and the workshop aimed to introduce the laboratory techniques in handling and preparing a wide range of cytologic materials. Topics included the theory of staining, respiratory cytology, fluid cytology, semen cytology, fine needle aspiration methods, cell block, microscopic setting, and quality assurance of cytology laboratories. About 75 local pathologists and cytology technologists attended the function. T h e Graduate School to Launch New Programmes The University w i l l introduce in 1992-93 a total of 12 new programmes leading to doctoral and master's degrees. Doctoral programmes: —Ph.D. in anthropology - Ph.D. in clinical psychology —Ph.D. in history of Chinese art - Ph . D. in music - Ph . D. in social welfare —Ph.D. in systems engineering Master's programmes: -Combined M.Phil. - M.S.Sc. programmes in clinical psychology —M. Phil, in architectural studies 一 M. Phil, in nursing 一 M. Phil, in systems engineering - M . Phil, in translation 4