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The University of Hong Kong

Department of Chemistry





The 21
st
Symposium on Chemistry

Postgraduate Research in Hong Kong

April 12, 2014 (Saturday)




First Circular




The 21
st
Symposium on Chemistry Postgraduate Research in Hong Kong will be held at The
University of Hong Kong on April 12, 2014 (Saturday). This Symposium will consist of
a Keynote Lecture, an Oral Presentation Session, and a Poster Session. The Keynote Lecture
entitled Computational Chemistry for Biomolecular Dynamics and Function will be
delivered by Dr. Gerhard Hummer of Max-Planck Institute of Biophysics. The Oral
Presentation Session will be consisted of six 20-minute talks, each of which will be delivered
by a postgraduate student representative nominated by his/her home university. Participants
who wish to present their work as posters during the Symposium are welcome to submit an
abstract of their work in the prescribed format to the Symposium Secretariat via their
institutional faculty representatives on or before March 10, 2014.
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Keynote Lecture Computational Chemistry for Biomolecular Dynamics and
Function

Dr. Gerhard Hummer
Director, Department of Theoretical Biophysics
Max-Planck Institute of Biophysics, Max-von-Laue-Str. 3,
60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Abstract Submission
Deadline
March 10, 2014 (Monday)

Registration Deadline March 17, 2014 (Monday)

Registration Fees Faculty Member HK$200
Research Associate/Postdoctoral HK$80
Postgraduate Student HK$40
Undergraduate Student HK$20

Organizing Committee Professor Chi-Ming CHE
Professor Guanhua CHEN
Dr. Hao HU (Convenor)
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM
Ms. CAO Bei (Postgraduate Student Representative)
Ms. FUNG Sin Ki May (Postgraduate Student Helper)
Mr. LI Shing To Leo (Postgraduate Student Helper)
Ms. ZHANG Chunyuan (Postgraduate Student Helper)
Ms. Christina LING and Ms. Shirley LAI (Secretariat)


Institutional Representatives
Institution

CityU
Faculty

Professor Kenneth Kam-Wing LO
Postgraduate

Mr. Steve Po-Yam LI
CUHK Professor Hung-Kay LEE Mr. TO Ching-Tat
HKBU
HKU
Dr. Edmond Dik-Lung MA
Dr. Hao HU
Mr. LEUNG Ka-Ho
Ms. CAO Bei
HKUST Professor Jianwei SUN Ms Angel CHEUNG
PolyU Dr. WONG Man-Kin Mr. Hok-Ming KO
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The Keynote Speaker


Dr. Gerhard Hummer graduated from University of Vienna in 1987 and received his
Ph.D. degree in physics from Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry and
University of Vienna in 1992 (Thesis Advisor: Professor Martin Neumann). After
taking research scientist positions in Los Alamos National Laboratory in U.S.A., he
joined the Laboratory of Chemical Physics, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health in
1999 and became Deputy Chief of the Laboratory of Chemical Physics in 2012. Since
August 2013, he moved his research group back to Germany and took the position of the
Director of the Department of Theoretical Biophysics in Max-Planck Institute of
Biophysics.

Dr. Hummer is well recognized for his seminal contributions to the field of theoretical
and computational biophysical chemistry. His current research interests include
multiscale simulation of structure, motion, and function of dynamic supra-molecular
assemblies, toward ultimately the development of detailed and quantitative
descriptions of key biomolecular processes, including energy conversion, molecular
transport, signal transduction, and enzymatic catalysis.

Dr. Hummer published more than 200 scientific research papers. He has been the
recipient of many prestigious prizes and awards. In 2010, he was awarded Raymond
and Beverly Sackler International Prize in Biophysics for his important contribution in
understanding the physical chemistry principles in the protein stability and interactions.
He also severs on the editorial board of many international peer-reviewed journals.

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Registration and Abstract Submission


Registration Fees
Registration fees for the Symposium are as follows:
Faculty Member HK$ 200
Research Associate/Postdoctoral Fellow HK$ 80
Postgraduate Student HK$ 40
Undergraduate Student HK$ 20


The registration fee for faculty members covers a Book of Abstracts, refreshments
and a faculty lunch. The registration fee for other participants covers a Book of
Abstracts and refreshments. Institutional representatives are requested to complete
the registration form to be returned to Ms. ZHANG Chunyuan by email at
chemabstract14@gmail.com and to collect registration fees from all participants
and forward them to:

Ms. Shirley LAI
Department of Chemistry General Office
G01, Chong Yuet Ming Chemistry Building
The University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam Road
Hong Kong
Phone: 2219 4811
Fax: 2915 5176


Please make cheques payable to The University of Hong Kong. The deadline
for registration is March 17, 2014 (Monday).




Abstract Submission
A book of abstracts for the papers presented will be published and distributed to all
participants at the Symposium. Please refer to the Abstract Sample (see Page 7) and
note the following guidelines for the preparation of oral and poster abstracts.
- Standard format:
Size: A4, one page
Font : Times New Roman
Font size : 12 point
Margin : 3-cm all round
Spacing : 1 line spacing
- Please submit an electronic version of each abstract (one in Microsoft Word
format and one in PDF file format) using the following file name format:
Subject Area-Supervisor Surname-Member Surname.doc
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Examples: ANAL-LAM-HO.doc
INORG-LO-LI.doc
ORG-KWONG-SHUM.doc
PHYS-WONG-TSANG.doc


Please submit both oral and poster abstracts via your institutional representatives to
Mr. LI Shing To Leo by e-mail (chemabstract14@gmail.com). The deadline for
abstract submission is March 10, 2014 (Monday).
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Information for Participants


For the Keynote Lecture and Oral Presents:
The Keynote Lecture and the Oral Presentation Session will be held in Lecture
Hall 2, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong

Presentation durations:
(a) Keynote Lecture: 45 minutes followed by a 10-minute discussion
(b) Oral Presents: 20 minutes followed by a 5-minute discussion


The lecture theatre is equipped with a desktop computer (operating system:
Microsoft Windows 7 with Office 2010 Professional). All speakers are advised to
use the computer system in the lecture theatre.

For Poster Presenters:
The poster session will be held at Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong.
The exact location will be announced in due course. The size of each poster board
measures 135 cm (H) x 95 cm (W) (approximately 53 x 37). Posters will be
displayed throughout the Symposium. Poster presenters are responsible for mounting
and dismounting their posters before and after the Symposium. Each participant is
allowed to be the presenting author of one poster only. However, they may be listed
as co-authors in other contributions. Posters will be categorized into the following
four major subject areas:


(1) Analytical and Environmental Chemistry
(2) Inorganic Chemistry
(3) Organic Chemistry
(4) Physical Chemistry


Each presenter should indicate the area of his or her poster when the abstract is
submitted.




The Best Oral and Poster Presenter Awards
The best presenter in the Oral Presentation Session and the best poster presenters in
each of the four subject areas will be selected by a panel of judges, consisting of the
Keynote Speaker and faculty representatives of the six universities. The awards will
be conferred during the closing ceremony of the Symposium. Award winners must be
present to receive their prizes.
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Abstract Sample




3 cm



Title of Poster

Authors Names (please underline the name of the presenting author)
Postal address(es); E-mail address of the corresponding author




Abstract

All the text and diagrams should be laser-printed on a white A4 paper. Do not fold



3 cm
the abstract. Please use Times New Roman Font (font size = 12, 1
1
line spacing) and
set the margins to 3 cm from each side of the paper. References in the text should be
indicated by superscript Arabic numbers.
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The reference format should follow the
Chemical Abstracts Source Service Index terminology, followed by year, volume,
page numbers.



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