Newsletter No. 284

第二八四期 二零零六年十月四日 No. 284 4th October 2006 1 第二八四期 二零零六年十月四日 No. 284 4th October 2006 二 零零六年邵逸夫天文學獎得主索爾 · 普密特教 授、亞當 · 利斯教授和布萊 · 施米茲教授於九月 十三日在逸夫書院主持講座,題目為「Dark Energy and the Accelerating Universe: Past, Present and Future」。 三位教授所率領的兩組研究人員,發現宇宙的膨脹速度 在增加。雖然愛因斯坦早在剛創建廣義相對論後即討論 過此可能,但終認為那只是數學上的可能,與現實宇宙 無關。其後的宇宙學家完全同意他的看法,所以兩組研 究人員於一九九八年的發現震驚整個科學界,並革新人 類對物理世界的了解,和對宇宙未來的預測。 二 零零五至零六年度員工優異服務獎」頒獎典 禮於九月十六日在利黃瑤璧樓舉行,由劉 遵義校長 (中) 頒獎。九位得獎人分別為逸夫書院文美 萍女士 (左五) 、大學與學校夥伴協作中心周厚平先生 (左四) 、資訊科技服務處張少玲女士 (左三) 、新 聞與傳播學院梁麗霞女士 (左二) 、社會工作學系陳 敏女士 (左一) 、保安組楊柱光先生 (右一) 、心 理學系溫稚英女士 (右二) 、大學賓館系統駱郁女士 (右三) 、資訊科技服務處鍾淑霞女士 (右四) 。與會 者包括廖柏偉副校長 (左六) 等多位大學主管人員、得 獎者的親友及同事,約共一百五十人。 員工培訓及發展委員會主席許敬文教授 (右六) 和員工 優異服務獎遴選委員會主席劉忠明教授 (右五) 分別致 辭,讚揚得獎人由心而發的真誠服務,並展望透過匯聚 得獎人的寶貴經驗,進一步推動校園優質服務文化。 隨著員工優異服務獎踏入五周年,大會特別印製了一本 五周年特刊派贈與會來賓,以及校內各部門。該特刊結 集了五屆得獎人的服務心得,以及他們對提升校園服務 質素的灼見。 N ine members of the University were presented the Exemplary Service Award 2005-06 by Prof. Lawrence J. Lau, Vice-Chancellor ( middle ), on 16th September at a presentation ceremony held in the Esther Lee Building. The recipients were Ms. Man Mei Ping (Shaw College, left 5 ), Mr. ChowHau Ping 九位員工獲優異服務獎 Nine Non-Teaching Staff Honoured for Exemplary Service 邵逸夫天文學獎得主講座 Shaw Laureates in Astronomy 2006 Speak at CUHK (左起)副校長程伯中教授、 索爾 · 普密特教授、 亞當 · 利斯教授、 布萊 · 施米茲教授、 劉遵義校長和朱明中教授 From Left: Prof. Ching Pak Chung, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Saul Perlmutter, Prof. Adam Riess, Prof. Brian Schmidt, Prof. Lawrence J. Lau, Vice-Chancellor, and Prof. Chu Ming Chung (Centre for University and School Partnership, left 4 ), Ms. Cheung Siu Ling (Information Technology Services Centre, left 3 ), Miss Leung Lai Ha (School of Journalism and Communication, left 2 ), Miss Chan King Man (Department of Social Work, left 1 ), Mr. Yeung Chu Kwong (Security Unit, right 1 ), Ms. Wan Chi Ying (Department of Psychology, right 2 ), Ms. Lok Yuk (University Guest House System, right 3 ) and Ms. Chung Suk Ha (Information Technology Services Centre, right 4 ). About 150 guests including Prof. P.W. Liu, Pro-Vice-Chancellor ( left 6 ), senior management, staff, students, and family members of the awardees attended the ceremony. Prof. Michael Hui (chairman of the Staff Training and Development Committee, right 6 ) and Prof. Lau Chung-ming (chairman of the selection panel, right 5 ) commended the awardees for their sincere service and looked ahead to further enhance the University quality service culture through sharing of the awardees’ precious experiences. 「邵逸夫獎」成立於二零零二年,目的是表彰在學術及 科學研究或應用的突破成果,和該成果對人類生活產生 意義深遠影響的科學家。該國際獎項是由邵逸夫基金會 有限公司管理及執行,基金會辦事處設於香港。 P rof. Saul Perlmutter, Prof. Adam Riess and Prof. Brian Schmidt, the Shaw Laureates in Astronomy 2006, presented a lecture entitled ‘Dark Energy and the Accelerating Universe: Past, Present and Future’ on 13th September 2006 at Shaw College. Prof. Perlmutter, Prof. Riess and Prof. Schmidt are jointly awarded the Shaw Prize in Astronomy 2006 in recognition of their leadership roles on two teams that made the remarkable discovery of the acceleration rate of the expansion of the universe, im- plying, in the simplest interpretation, that the energy density of space is non-vanishing even in the absence of any matter and radiation. The three professors described in the lecture how they used type Ia supernovae to uncover an accelerating universe, summarized the current state-of-the-art cosmological measurements, and predicted how supernovae may allow us to determine the nature of the dark energy which is currently pushing the universe apart at an ever increasing rate. Established in 2002, the Shaw Prize is an international award managed and administered by The Shaw Prize Foundation based in Hong Kong. The prize honours individuals who have achieved significant breakthroughs in academic and scientific research or application and whose work has resulted in a positive and profound impact on mankind. The Shaw Prize consists of three annual prizes: Astronomy, Life Science and Medicine, and Mathematical Sciences. This is the third year that the prize has been awarded. 「 得 獎 人 服 務 心 得 Sharing by the awardees : http://www.cuhk.edu . hk/esa

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