INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY AT HKUST -- putting Hong Kong on the map of academic excellence

1. INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDYAT HKUST-- putting Hong Kong on the map of academic excellence

2. Our Vision: • To create a community of distinguished scholars dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge; • To elevate Hong Kong’s scientific and scholarly advances to the highest international level; • To establish Hong Kong and the region as a preeminent intellectual center; • To nurture young talents to become intellectual leaders of tomorrow; • To raise public interest in the frontiers of intellectual quest; and • To assist in the creation of a knowledge-based society.

3. Our Models: • Institute for Advanced StudyPrinceton, New Jersey • Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics University of California, Santa Barbara

4. Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, New Jersey

5. Institute for Advanced StudyPrinceton, New Jersey • A private, independent institute founded in 1930 by the Bambergers. • Four Schools: School of Natural Sciences, School of Mathematics, School of Historical Studies, and School of Social Science. • Created ideal conditions to encourage original scholarship.

6. Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, New Jersey

7. Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, New Jersey

8. Best minds recruited from post-war Europe: Albert Einstein, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Kurt Gödel, John von Neumann, and many others. • 21 Nobel laureates, 32 out of 45 Fields Medalists, and many winners of the Wolf or MacArthur prizes have been Institute Faculty or Members.

9. Work done at IAS revolutionized ways we live and understand the world. • Examples: • Einstein’s theory of relativity • one of the first stored program computers was designed • andbuilt on the Institute’s campus; research from that • projectinfluenced development of today’s computers and • computersoftware. The foundations of game theory, a powerful tool in economics, were formed at the Institute.

10. Top talents shifted intellectual epicenter from Europe to America. • Princeton University derives enormous benefit from close proximity and cross fertilization with the Institute.

11. Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics University of California, Santa Barbara

12. Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics University of California, Santa Barbara Founded by the National Science Foundation and the University of California, the Kavli Institute owes its success to its ability to attract the world’s leading scientists. Pioneering work in non-traditional areas has propelled the Santa Barbara campus from relative obscurity to world prominence.

13. Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics University of California, Santa Barbara

14. Santa Barbara: View to west from KITP

15. Why HKUST? • HKUST is uniquely poised to lead the way in achieving world-class distinction. • Lively research culture strongly impacted Hong Kong higher education. • Research programs among the best in the region, pushing toward international prominence. • International faculty recruited from top universities.

16. IAS Strategic Areas: • bioscience and technology; • nano-science and technology; • information technology; • environment and sustainable development; • China Studies.

17. Mode of Operation: • IAS at HKUST will comprise • 10 core Institute Faculty members • 20 Visiting Members • 40 Associate Members (from local and regional institutions) • 60 Postdoctoral Fellows • Members live on Institute campus for close interaction

18. Core activities: • Research • Teaching • Outreach • Building local, regional and international networks

19. The Setting: Site of the Institute for Advanced Study at HKUST

20. View from IAS site

21. The Setting: Connected with the University campus, IAS is set slightly apart to symbolize its distinctiveness and broad inclusiveness.

22. IAS Programs: • year-round series of workshops, seminars and discussion panels • conferences • public lectures and demonstrations • mentoring of gifted students at all levels • teaching under- and post-graduate courses

23. Governance: • Founding Director: Professor Paul Chu (President, HKUST) • International Advisory Board • Guides general direction and upholds highest standards for the Institute. • Alexei Abrikosov (Argonne National Laboratory; 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics) • Michael Atiyah (University of Edinburgh; 1966 Fields Medal) • David Baltimore (California Institute of Technology; 1975 Nobel Prize in Medicine) • Steven Chu (University of California-Berkeley; 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics) • Tord Claeson (Chalmers University of Technology; Former Chair, Physics Panel, Nobel Prize Committee)

24. Marvin Cohen (University of California-Berkeley; President, American Physical Society) Neal Lane (Rice University; Former US Presidential Advisor) Y. T. Lee (Academia Sinica; 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry) Ferid Murad (University of Texas Medical School-Houston; 1998 Nobel Prize in Medicine) Douglas Osheroff (Stanford University; 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics) Samuel Ting (Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 1976 Nobel Prize in Physics) C. N. Yang (Tsinghua University and Chinese University of Hong Kong; 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics) Andrew Yao (Tsinghua University; 2000 Turing Award)

25. Steering Committee • Oversees implementation of IAS policies and activities. • Consultative Committee • A Consultative Committee with local academics will ensure regular consultation with and participation from sister institutions.