Programme for meeting to review the CAS-Croucher Funding Scheme for Joint Laboratories
Kunming, 18th October 2012
Co-chairmen:Professor TAN TieniuDeputy Secretary-General &
Director-general of the Bureau of International Cooperation，Chinese Academy of Sciences
Professor Kenneth YOUNGTrustee of the Croucher Foundation
The working language of the meeting will be English.
8.45am – 9.00amWelcome remarks by Professor Zhang Yaping Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Professor Tak-Wah Mak FRS, Chairman of the Croucher Foundation
9.00am – 9.15amIntroductory remarks by Professor Tan Tieniu and Professor Kenneth Young
Session 1: Review of Recent Projects
Session Chair: Professor Henry WONG
9.15am – 10.15amProjects in chemistry and materials science – Q&A
(15 min for each presentation, 15 minutes for Q&A)
Luminescent Platinum (II) Complexes: Synthesis, Excited State Properties, and Application Studies
Prof CHE Chi-ming, Dept of Chemistry, HKU;
Prof TUNG Chenho, Technical Inst. of Physics and Chemistry, CAS
(Grant awarded in 2008 and the project had been completed)
Molecular Catalysts for C-C/C-X Bond-Forming Reactions
Prof XIE Zuowei, Dept of Chemistry, CUHK;
Prof TANG Yong, Shanghai Inst. of Organic Chemistry, CAS
(Grant awarded in 2008 and the project had been completed)
Project Title: Study of the Mechanical Properties of Advanced Materials with Nanotwins
Prof LU Jian, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, CityU;
Prof LU Ke, Inst. of Metal Research, CAS
(Grant awarded in 2010)
10.15am – 10.35amProject in engineering – Q&A
(15 min for presentation, 5 min for Q&A)
Heterogeneous Peer-to-Peer Networks
Prof Victor O.K. LI, Dept of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, HKU;
Prof LI Zhongcheng, ICT Network Science and Technology Division, Inst. of Computing Technology, CAS
(Grant awarded in 2008 and the project had been completed)
10.35am – 11.00amCoffee break and poster session
11.00am – 12.00amProjects in biology including neuroscience – Q&A
(15 min for each presentation, 15 min for Q&A)
Integration of Chemical and Biological Approaches for Drug Discovery
Prof Karl W.K. TSIM, Center for Chinese Medicine and Dept of Biology, HKUST;
Prof CHEN Jijun, The State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Inst. of Botany, CAS
(Grant awarded in 2008 and the project had been completed)
Bat Ears – Further Visuo-Auditory Integration Investigation
Prof HE Jufang, Dept of Rehabilitation Sciences, PolyU;
Prof HE Shigang, Inst. of Biophysics, CAS
(Grant awarded in 2008 and the project had been completed)
Identification of in vivo Substrates for MAP-kinase Cascades that Play Key Roles in Ethylene Signaling Using Functional Phosphoproteomics and Interactomics
Prof LI Ning, Dept of Biology, HKUST;
Prof LI Jiayang, Inst. of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS
(Grant awarded in 2010)
12.00amLunch including short talk on the Croucher Foundation by the Vice Chairman Mr Ian MacCallum
Session 2: Assessing the Impact of the CAS Croucher Funding Scheme
Session Chair: Professor LU Ke
1.00pm – 2.00pmSix presentations on the lasting impact of the scheme
(10 min for each presentation)
Chiral Metal Complexes as Catalysts and Building Blocks of Molecular Scaffolds
Prof Henry WONG, Dept of Chemistry, CUHK;
Prof HOU Xuelong, Shanghai Inst. of Organic Chemistry, CAS;
(Grant awarded in 2004 and the project had been completed)
Isolation and Purification of Marine Bioactive Compounds from Marine Organisms from Sanya Bay
Prof QIAN Peiyuan, Dept of Biology, HKUST
Prof ZHANG Si, South China Sea Inst. of Oceanology, CAS
(Grant awarded in 2004 and the project had been completed)
Controlled Synthesis and Optical Properties of II-VI Semiconductor Nanostructures II─VI
Prof LEE Shuit-tong, Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films, Dept of Physics and Materials Science, CityU;
Prof ZHANG Xiaohong, Technical Inst. of Physics and Chemistry, CAS
(Grant awarded in 2004 and the project had been completed)
Investigation of Carbon Nanotube as the Filling Material for Integrated Circuit Contacts and Vias
Prof Philip C.H. CHAN, Dept of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, HKUST;
Dr WANG Congshun, Inst. of Microelectronics, CAS
(Grant awarded in 2006 and the project had been completed)
Active Fire Protection in Supertall Buildings
Prof CHOW Wan-ki, Research Centre for Fire Engineering, Dept of Building Services Engineering, PolyU;
Prof FAN Weicheng, State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, Univ. of Science and Technology of China
(Grant awarded in 2006 and the project had been completed)
Surface Modification of Diamond and Cubic Boron Nitride Films for Sensing Applications
Dr ZHANG Wenjun, Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films, Dept of Physics and Materials Science, CityU;
Prof WANG Pengfei, Technical Inst. of Physics and Chemistry, CAS
(Grant awarded in 2006 and the project had been completed)
2.00pm – 2.30pmPanel discussion on lasting benefit of scheme
2.30pm – 3.00pmCoffee break and poster session
Session 3: Looking ahead
Session Chair: Professor Karl TSIM
3.00pm – 4.00pmPresentations by representatives of CAS Croucher Funding Scheme projects selected in the most recent round in 2012
(10 min for each presentation)
Bio-Manipulation and Bio-Marking by Optically-Induced Electrokinetics
Prof LI Wen-jung, Dept of Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering, CityU
WANG Yuechao, Shenyang Inst. of Automation, CAS
Asymmetric Formation of Carbon-Carbon Bond with Catalytic Tetrahydroxy-tetraphenylene Species and SIOCPhox Ligands: Application in Total Synthesis of Dhilirolide D and Isocedrene Family
Prof Henry WONG, Dept of Chemistry, CUHK
Prof HOU Xue-long, Shanghai Inst. of Organic Chemistry, CAS
Molecular Mechanisms of Yield and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Rice
Prof JIANG Liwen, School of Life Sciences, CUHK
Prof LIN Hongxuan, Shanghai Inst. of Plant Physiology and Ecology, CAS
Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Nonlinear Analysis
Prof XIN Zhouping and Prof WEI Juncheng, Dept of Mathematics, CUHK
Prof CAO Daomin, Academy of Mathematics and System Sciences, CAS
Long-lived Triplet Excited States for Water Oxidation and Carbon Dioxide Reduction
Prof CHE Chi-ming, Dept of Chemistry, HKU
Prof FU Wenfu, Technical Inst. of Physics and Chemistry, CAS
4.00pm – 4.30pmPanel discussion
4.30pm – 4.45pmClosing remarks by Professor Kenneth Young and Professor Tan Tieniu
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