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Renowned Space Physicist to Speak at HKU on Space Weather

22 Jan 2007

 

What is the relevance of the space weather to us when the space is light-years away from the earth? The Faculty of Science and the Department of Physics is honoured to have invited Dr Anthony T Y Lui, the most prominent space physicist of Chinese origin, to deliver a lecture entitled "Space Weather Research" at the Physics Public Lecture Series.

Dr Anthony T Y Lui is highly recognized worldwide as an expert on space disturbances. He has been recently invited by the Chinese Space Agency as the member of the Steering Committee of the Chinese Double Star Program for the planning of a future Chinese space mission called Kuafu.

In the lecture, Dr Lui will provide the latest knowledge of nearby space environment, examine the correlation between space disturbances and our daily lives, including the radiation dosage for frequent airplane travelers compared to that of workers handling nuclear fuel, explain sun activities such as sunspots, solar flare, solar wind and space storms, etc. and how they will damage space assets and satellites for communication and navigation systems that our mobile telephone network, television broadcasting and flight routes will also be affected. A brief glimpse of contemporary efforts in space weather forecasting will be provided in the talk as well.

Media representatives are cordially invited to attend. The details are:

Topic: Physics Public Lecture Series: Space Weather Research
Speaker: Dr Anthony T Y Lui, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Date: January 23, 2007 (Tuesday)
Time: 5.30pm
Venue: Theatre T3, G/F, Meng Wah Complex Building, HKU
Medium: English

Dr Anthony T Y Lui graduated from The University of Hong Kong in 1969 with First Class Honors from the Faculty of Science. Inspired by the successful lunar landing in 1969, he studied space physics at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada and obtained his M. Sc. degree in 1971 and Ph. D. degree in 1974. After graduation, he has conducted research in several satellite missions, published more than 270 scientific publications in refereed journals, edited 7 books and recognized by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and ESA (European Space Agency) for his contributions.

For public enquiries please contact Ms. Cindy Chan of HKU's Faculty of Science at 2241 5286.