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’
s office with questions that should have been tack led early in the·semester....
"
Every
time I walk out of a
lecture, tutorial or lab; I'm
·
thinking about what
worked, what didn't,
making mental
_
notes about
where
improvem
~nts
can
be made in the future."
Determined to en courage students to learn the complexities of fluid mechanics gradually, Dr Davidson introduced a required weekly tutorial quiz and did away with the mid
ter口l.
“
I give them two or three questions every week. They’
re not al lowed to discuss the problems with each other, but they can ask me as many questions as they like," he ex plained.“
Indirectly, their marks are related to how much they inter-act with me. Of course students here are very concerned about grades. Immediately they start interacting with me and they realize it’s not such a bad thing."If the dramatic drop in the number of students coming to Dr Davidson
’
s office close to final exam time is any indication, A The teacher at work. Dr Davidson utilizes an effective mix ofstudent teacher interaction and the accessibility of new tech-nology to encourage and motivate his students during their time at HKUST. His multimedia lecture notes are available in the laboratory for students to work through at their own pace.
undergraduate and postgraduate work;:’said Dr Davidson.
“
My evaluations were fair句 standa吋 butI d他1'treally enjoy it I looked at why I wasn’
t enjoying it and then set out to constantly improve:’What was wrong? One m句 orproblem
the students are getting a better handle on the subject matter thanks to the quiz ses-s10ns.
. To help students visualize the dynamics of fluid flow an essential skill for engi neers Dr Davidson developed a multime dia program t。一enhancehis lectures that includes animation, video clips and photos. He projects the program onto a large screen in the classroom.
In a survey done to elicit student feed-back to－出isinnovation, 75% felt the multi media program was a more effective learning_ tool than the traditional lecture for-mat
Students can now access the program in the undergraduate teaching lab. Dr Davidson plans to develop next a bilingual
“
lecture on demand" package which wiil enhance the multimedia program with bi-lingual commentary.In addition to the time he has commit-ted to improving his own work, Dr Davidson has generously given his time and many ideas to the work of his department
’
s cur-riculum committe巴， whichhe chairs. He has spearheaded many innovations, includi月 an essential component of the department’s mentoring system-a non-cre_dit comm uni-cation course to be launched in the spring.“
If you teach an excellent course in a poor curriculum, the impact on the students will be minimal. The whole picture is wha( influences students, preparing them for their future;' he said.“
To me, the essence of good teaching is creating the maximum number of opportu-nities for your students.”
HKUST Hono『s Schola『sandLocal Leaders ...“.... 2 日『stConnections’,...’,... 3 On the Light Side ... 3 Get That Jobi ...…... 4-5 Advising Takes O仟 atSBM... ... . ... 5 Questions? Answers! ... ... . .... 5 Home Affairs ...φ... 6 [am pus Calenda『...’，’，...…’，... 6
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HKUST Honors Scholars and Local Leaders
T__I
KUST
will
pay
tribute 的 twoeminent
schol側的1dtwo business and civic leaders with honora,y doctorates
at
i的..1. ..1.
Fourth Congregation.
On 叮1UI叫ay,21Novembe
,
;
Mr
Vincent
H.
S. Lo and Prof
Xie Xide
will be recognized. On
Friday,
22 Nove，行的﹔ Dr Cl的1gHon-Kwan
and
P，可DonaldP Jacobs will be honored. The profiles that follo1v are
凹－t，缸tedF
Dr CHENG Hon-kwan
Doctor of Engineering honoris causa
After Dr Cheng Hon-kwan graduated in civil engineering from the University of Tianjin,
he spent the summer visiting his ancestral
home in Southern China. He fell ill in Hong
Kong and was unable to return to take up the
university position that was awaiting him.
Forty-eight years later, he is st山 here.
Dr Cheng has excelled in two careers-engineering and public service. He worked as a government structural engineer for 24
years before retiring, in 1977, to found his own engineering
consul-tancy, H.K. Cheng & Partners Ltd, of which he remains a director.
He was elected president of the Hong Kong Institution ofEngineers in 1978.
Retirement also increased Dr Cheng's contribution to public life
in Hong Kong. In government, he has served on both the
Legisla-tive Council and the Executive Council. But it is in the field of
edu-cation that Dr Cheng’S contribution is most notable. The Open
Learning Institute of Hong Kong, the former City Polytechnic and
the Curriculum Development Council have all benefited frorn his skills as council chairman.
In 1986, he was appointed deputy chairman of the planning
com-mittee for this Universit弘 anduntil 1996, he served as
vice-chair-man of the University Council,
Professor Donald P. JACOBS
Doctor of Business Administration honoris causa
Known as the "dean of deans" in his native
United States
’
Prof Donald R}
acobs has beenDean of the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of
Management at Northwestern University
since 1975-the longest serving dean of any of the leading North American business schools.
ProfJacobs has built his business school into one of the finest in the US, cited by
Busi-ness Week magazine three times in the past
decade as the nation's top business school.
Kellogg's two-year Executive Master
’
s Program has been rankedthe number one program of its kind in the US for six straight years.
Kellogg and SBM are joining forces to launch in January 1998 an
Executive Master of Business Administration program, the fir泣 in
Hong Kong.
Prof Jacobs
’
business expertise is firmly rooted in experience.He is a consultant'to many companies, institutions and agencies.
Donald Jacobs graduated in economics from Roosevelt
Univer-sity, then earned his MA and PhD in economics at Columbia
Uni-versity. His research work has concentrated in the field of banking.
He has received numerous awards and honors, culminating in
1994 with the Otto Wirth Award for Lifetime Achievement.
2
· Mr Vincent H. S. Lo
Doctor of Business Administration honoris causa
Mr Vincent Lo firmly believes that work
should be enjoyable, not merely a necessit下 This belief, combined with a
commit-ment to excellence and staff development,
has helped build the Shui On Group into one
of Hong Kong's most successful young
en-terprises.
Mr Lo founded the Shui On Group in
1971 and is currently Chairman and Chief
Executive. The company is engaged in
prop-erty investment, development and construction.
Mr Lo has also contributed generously to the territory's
com-mercial and political life of Hong Kong. In business, he is involved
in the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Hong Kong
Man-agement Association and the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce.
Politically, he has been active in the Basic Law Consultative
Committee, Preparatory Committee and the Governor
’
s BusinessCouncil.
Mr Lo's interest in people development has led to support for
the education sector in Hong Kong. He was a member of HK UST
’
s Council during the crucial planning period of 1989° 90, and he iscurrently a member of the University Court.
Professor Xrn Xide
Doctor of Science honoris causa
A pioneering physicist,gifted teacher and
vi-sionary educator, Prof Xie Xide has had a
profound impact on the development of
sci-ence in her native China.
She is recognized as one of the Chinese
scientists most responsible for the promotion
of academic exchange and collaboration
be-tween China and other countries, particu-·
lady the United States.
Prof Xie first graduated with a BS in
physics from Xiamen University, then an MA in physics at Smith
College and a PhD at 出EMassachusetts Institute of Technology, spe-cializing in solid state theory.
She then returned to China to teach physics at Fudan
Univer-sity, where she is currently Professor of Physics and Director of the
Center for American Studies. From 1983 to 1988, she was president
of Fudan, one of China
’
s leading universities.She has written four books and over 60 research papers on the
energy bands of solids and the electronic states of surfaces and in
-terfaces.
An elected member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Prof
Xie has received 10 honorary doctorates from uni、白sitiesin the US,
Canada, the UK and Japan.
First Connections
D，. 圳11. 川，，Director of Centre
of Computing Services and Telecom munications, shares his insider's view of a last-minute glitch in the computer net -H ork that could have created havoc had it not
been spotted bφre the campus 叩ened.
The start up of the University on the Sai Kung campus in 1991 was a very exciting time. Within CCST we had been planning for this event for more than two years. We
expected it to proceed without a flaw. But there were 臼veralmajor last minute prob-lems which threatened to delay the installa-tion of our optic fiber network
.
For example, it was discov
ered that the heat dissipation
rating for the network electron-ics (FDDI bridges and concen-trators) was much higher than originally proposed by the
equipment vendor.
叭lewere one oft﹜1e 且rstsites
in the world to 巴mploythese de-vices. They were, literally, firs production units made availabl e
spεcificall﹜F forHKUST.叭le cal-culated that some of the wiring closets would become uncom
The antic;:ipated heat loading for each of the Phase I wiring closets (about 45 closets) was quickly calculated and small air-condi-tioning units were specified for about 10 of these closets. In addition, another 10 clos-ets required a forced air circulation system. With help from EMO, we undertook an emergency installation of the necessary A/ C units. This reduced the heating to an ac ceptable level. With this and other last minute problems solved, the new campus
network began operation in August 1991
with a virtually flawless performance. No
one even knew about the problems.
fortably hot! The electronics ..&. Dr Ivey points tci one of the solutions CCST and EMO
would be unhappy! staff developed to keep computer wiring happily cool.
ON THE LIGHT SIDE
What's In a Name?
A 叫din
b}F any other name would smell as
sweet". Not so for academic titles, of course. There's no mistaking the sweet
smell of success carried by the designation
“
Professor”
With all the recent activity to distribute 也isdelightfularoma more widely in Hong Kong
’
suniversiti郎， itis easy to forget that UST invented title inflation. When we were new and brash, we had hoped to let an older university lead the way, but the Senate at HKU voted down the first proposal to broaden the definition of
GENES 時， 20 N。vember1996
Professor. Eventuall｝月；we went ahead with our own version. Since it was the fir鈍， itwas
sold-and it was a hard sell-as only a
minor change to the old system.
Ah,but
“
fools rush in where Angels fear to tread;’as we were told by Alexander Pope.Once the inflation started, the other institutions in Hong Kong rushed to see who
could debase the currency the fastest. Of
course, they all still require that faculty members meet strict criteria before being
awarded the title’of full Professor:
1. they must have advanced through annual automatic salary increments to a specified point on the salary scale,
and
2. they must be still breathing without the help of machines when they get
there.
There was some discussion of excluding
出osewho, while still breathing on their own, had flat brain waves. However, when it was discovered that all these follcs had already been promoted to the upper ranks of administration, where they could do the least harm, the idea was dropped.
大學在叫正式成立，是一件令人興奮 的大事 ，計算及電訊中心已經花了兩年 多的時間 ，來準備這一天的來臨。 我們期望一切都可以順利進行3但在最後 關頭 2 還是出現一些問題 ，幾乎導致大學的光 纖網絡系統無法如期敢用。例如我們發現網絡 的電子電路（光纖分佈式數據介面電橋和集線 擺）昕釋放的熱能 3 遠比擺材供應高原先提供 的數據為高。 我們是全球率先採用這類標件的機構之 一﹔可以說，它們是特別為科大而造的第一批 製成品 ，因此有些問題根本是供應商沒有料到 的。我們計算出有些電腦線路槽會在網絡系統 開始運作後，變得非常高j且，令電子元件因而 出現問題。 在第一期校舍的設計中 ，約有 45 個電腦線 路橋，我們立即計算每個線路檔可能會產生的 熱能數值 3發現約有10 個線路槽需要安裝小型 的空調設施3另外有 10 個則需要裝設加壓迫風 系統。在校產管理處的幫忙下，我們以最短時 間完成這些空調系統的安裝工作，把光纖網絡 的溫度降低至可以接受的程度。隨著這些在最 後關頭才出現的問題一一被解決，新校舍的網 絡系統如期在 1991年 8月開始運作。一切看 來天衣無縫。
When you think about 泣， titlesare
incredibly cheap to manufacture and distribute, yet those who get them place great value on them. So why are we so stingy? I would like to propose that every faculty member be allowed to choose his or her own title from an approved list. I suggest we start with:
Professor Chair Professor Distinguished Professor Exalted Professor
Most Excellent and Superior Professor We can add additional titles to the list as necessary to compete with the other institutions in town. I further propose iliat individuals be allowed to change their titles whenever they print new name
cards, but only until they are granted substantiation. Then we can let faculty decide for themselves whether or not to be substantiated. (Only those pretty secure about their title will make this choice.) A bonus of this system is iliat it
eliminates over 500 committee meetings per year.
E這且且且且正且且正且呈!ill
Get That
Job!
T he job hunt is on for the Class of '97. CV s 叫何必 andfast
and the interviews have begun.
OfHKUST
’
s 1995 graduates 86.8% were employed by December ofthat year, with another 10.1 % in full-time studies. Only 2:8% were still
looking.
Our graduates seem to have little problem finding a job-but is it the
l站htjob? Of the 1995 graduates, 25% of those in work expected to change
job or career within 12 months.
Grace Law, Student Counselor in charge of the HK UST Careers Serv-ice, believes the job search should start with a close look at yourself, rather than job opportunities, to avoid making a mistake.
“
It's no good relying on someone else’
s impression of a job, career orcompany;;’said Grace.
“
Everyone is differe肘，sowhat might be good foryour friends or family won't necessarily suit you.
“
Before you start writing, applying and interviewing, spend some timeassessing your skills and ambitions, your strengths and weaknesses, your
likes and dislikes. Once you have done that, you will be far better pre
pared
:’
Demand from recruiters has increased this year, but as Grace noted,
graduate numbers are also rising.
“
The expansion in higher educationmeans more graduates on the market-at HKUST alone there will be 30%
more graduates in 1997. than in the previous year.’,
Feedback from companies on HKUST applicants is positive.
“
Com-panies tell us that our graduates are more confident and asserti間，’， said
Grace.
“
Our applicants are well prepared for interviews. They know aboutthe company, but importantly they also know their strengths and can
present themselves well
:’
Vox Pop-"
What qualities do you
l
ook for in a graduate?"
Coopers
&
Lybrand“
If you are an all rounder- academicallystrong, with excellent communication skills, and possess a versatile personality to face challenges you are definitely the one we are looking for. We are an open and pro-gressive CPA team, so if you share our
val-ues of integrit弘 excellence, teamwo＇此，
dedication and decisiveness, come and join
us. We welcome you to the partnership
:’
Helen Leung, Director, Human Resources Division ．付 U Run
r1
戶 VFH 唱 nu ’nu 凹 OVJV 隅 。 lL 呵 PUPNUhMass Transit Railway Corporation
“
MTRC is one of the best railway systems inthe world-and we need the best graduate
trainees to keep us ahead. We
’
re looking forhigh-calibre people wi出 strongplanning,
organizational and analytical skills. They.
should be good problem solvers and
com-municators, motivated and pro-active.
”
William Chan, Divisional Manager,
Hu-man Resources and Administration
米
4
Hang Seng Bank
“
One of the exciting career opportunities weoffer· to graduates is our Management
Trainee program. It aims to develop can-didates of high calibre into general bank-ers within three years. They are preferred to be outgoing in personality and enjoy dealing with customers. Good leadership
skills andβtrong self-motivation are also
essential criteria for success.
”
V -I D CO E C U O Pδ ρ 心 R n 9u m u H σD n u e yL a n t p δ nn zHo c － 釗
Procter
&
Gamblee·I豆生銀行
“
Procter & Gamble provides products ofsuperior quality and value, that improve
the lives of the wor恤，sconsumers.
“
To maintain this, we need people who havestrong leadership skills, are creative, can work well with others, have personal
integ-rity, and a strong desire to achieve:'
Leo de Vela, Human Resources Manager
l'rod!r&Gamble
Price Waterhouse
“
Academic ability is important, but, aboveall, we need team players, with analytical
skills and the self-confidence to deal with all
types of clients and cultures. We also look
for leader咄ippotential and personal moti
vation. We're not looking for stereotypes, but for strong individuals with the
confi-dence to be themselves.
”
Marion MacLeod, Personnel Manager
昂的慨的ouse
。
Hongkong Telecom
“
Working in the telecom industry, which isso dynamic, one has to be versatile, flexible
and highly adaptive to changes. Good inter
-personal skills are also essential to be s
uc-cessful in a big organization like Hongkong
Telecom.
”
Y. K. Pau, Human Resources Executive
‘
1
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Hongkong Telecom香港電訊
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,earchers
Want to start the job hunt? Start at the Careers Center. Their staff and resources are available to help you, and they have prepared this plan to get you started.
And if you think this advice is only for final-year students, think again. A clear goal now may help you land the right job later on.
’
Get 仙now
yourself叭That are your skills and abilities? Your interests 1and values? How would you describe your personal-ity?
HELP:Se可－he句 materials αvαilable
at the Careers Cente1; plus individual
consultations from
Ca忱的2
Fi帥ut 伽1t
the world ofwork
Which companies are recruiting? What are the requirements? When do they recruit?
HELP: Reference and
bad叩oundmaterials available at the Careers
Cente1; or on electronic media
.
3
Choo叫1e
careerCombine what you have learned from the 且rstt\
~
ro steps. Make a list of the jobs or careers that will suit you.HELP: Careers
Center γeference_ma-terials and staff
4
Pl叫TO叭t帥gy
Sharpen your application skilis: form 11ling, letter writing, interview technique, group work. Make a reco1·d of your plan and your progress.
HELP: Information sheets, videos and
computer aids on skills and
strateg悶，plus vacancy search services, at the
Careers Center.
The Careers Center is located in
Room4001 (L的 3
or4).0penMon-day to Frior4).0penMon-day, 9 am - 5 pm,
Satur-da）ι9 am - 12 noon.
GENES 時， 20November I 996
Advising Takes Off at SBM
τ＼vo new advisi呵 serviceshave 句 eenset up for first-}rear students in the School of Business and Management.
General advising tackles any problems, and is designed to help students adapt to university life and workload. Meetings will include aca-demic check-ups, business discussions and so-cial events.
“
We are trying to involve all faculty in the scheme;’explained Dr Patrick Chau, Acting Director of Undergraduate Programs in SBM.“
Everyone from assistant professors to heads of department will be encouraged to take part. Students should have access to a wide range of faculty.’,General advising is backed up with a spe-cialist panel. A team of faculty drawn fr
.
om each of SBM's seven disciplines will be available in person, on the phone or by e-mail to answerSU句ect-relatedquestions.
Q
Compared to the situation in the co?lputer barns, most computer terminals in the library are idle for most of the time. Why doesn't the Library allow students to use these terminals for checking e-mails? To make best use of these resources, I suggest designating at least some of tjlese machines‘
express terminals’,like those in the computerbarns. There is a 15 minute time limit on a student
’
s use of an express terminal.A
Mi…
ally, computer terminals in the librar戶﹜rare.
fairl
}
r}
1eavily used. On some occasions we have received complaints that patrons could not find an available terminal, especially on lower ground floors. For this reason we added sev eral terminals to each of the LG floors last year.“
The purpose of these terminals is to pro-vide rapid and convenient access to the many databases and on-line information sources pro-vided by the Library. When these terminals are used for e-mail, other patrons are inconven-ienced, as they cannot access the Library's on-line systems.“
The Library also maintains a computer laboratory on LG 1. This is designed for hands-on Library instructihands-on and is also available as an open env11onment to meet our patrons’
extended computing requirements, including e mail, word processing and Internet exploration.”
Qw川n the 叫de的心ff
membersuse school facilities but not the dependents of students?
“
Departments have been asked to nominate staff familiar with the undergraduate curricu lum and with the local business community;' explained Dr Chau.“
Students can also use this panel to talk about careers or currentevents in a particular • Dr Patrick Chau subi
}
ect." The panel listhas now been released to students.
SBM is testing the sch己methis semester for first-year students. Both students and staff will be asked for their feedback.
The advising scheme may become a com-pulsory one-credit course next semester, and there are plans to expand it to second and third-year students.
A
Luke 禍n ire ct叫“百1eUniversity's policy regarding eligi『
bilitJ to use on-campus facilities was devised in line with the policies adopted by other terti-ary institutions in Hong Kong.
“
For the sports facilities, the basic princi-ple is that’such facilities are provided for thebenefit of students as part of their general edu-cation. For this reason, students are given pri-ority of use. As a good employer, the University also makes sports facilities available for use by
sta在 andtheir dependents where this does not undermine the principle just mentioned. It is felt, incidentally, that the joint use of facilities by students and sta匠心beneficial to the educa-tional process of students.
“
The rapid growth of the University has meant that more sports facilities are needed and every effort is being made to secure financial support from both pqblic and private sources for an expansion of these facilities. Any widen-ing of the rules of eligibility would add to the demands upon existing resources.“
For other facilities, we have had to restrict hall residence to students only, and not their dependents, since we are anxious to do every thing we can to meet the ever growing demand for on-campus accommodation. Catering fa cilities are, of course open to ali, and our Li brary has taken the lead in Hong Kong in granting access to all ( with safeguards in regard to borrowing rights):'E-1
Campus Calendar
20 NovemberEra of Awakening Hong Kong Young Artists Association
Expo Hall, until 9 December
21 November UST Technology File
ProfY. S. Wong, Research Centre (part two) RTHK Channel 5, 7 pm
(Repeated on 1 Dec, Channel 2, 8 pm)
21 and 22 November Fourth Congregation
24 November
UST Technology File ProfY. S. Wong, R~search Centre
(part one, rpt) RTHK Channel 2, 8 pm
25 November
Stanley Kwan Retrospective Screenings
Fi/111 Shorts, wit!~ guest artist Edward Lam Lam Woo Lecture Theater, 7:30 pm
25 November
Fifth Annniversary Distinguished Lecture
Prof Leo Esalci, Nobel Laureate in Physics Leung Yat Sin Lecture Theater, 3:30 pm
26Novemb缸，
Mary Wu, Piano
Expo Hall, 1 pm
26 November
International Video Show
Ellen Pau and Rea Tajiri
Lecture Theater C, 7:30 pm
27 November
Pay Day
28 November
UST Technology File
Dr Fang Ming, Research Centre
RTHK Channel 5, 7 pm 2 December
Stanley Kwan Retrospective Screenings
Rouge, with guest artist Anita Mui Lam Woo Lecture Theater, 7:30 p1~
3 December
Diocesan Boys School Orchestra Expo Hall, l pm
4December
Beijing Opera Lecture Demonstration
Ta何 Yuen-haand the Beijing Opera Troupe LG4, 1 pm
For details of other HKUST events, check the electronic noticeboard and WWW pages.
RTHK frequencies: Channel 5: 783 AM ( 106.8
FM in Yuen Long, Tuen Mun); Channel 2: 94.8 -96.9 FM.
Home Affairs
LAM Po Lin (ARR) announces the birth of LAU KingHei’。n2 October 1996.
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科大機械工程學系問傳熱專家鄭平 傳熱原理，應用』 教授最近又獲徬一項董聲國︱祭學術界的 的設計等 o 二十多年來，他的成就對傳熱研究 用 2新一代的計－算機系統需要更先i芷的散熱技 殊榮 1996 年度傳熱紀念獎。這是美國機械 方向影響至深且鉅3不少研究論文已被編入大 術 ，才能迎合計算機體積不斷縮小的挑戰。鄭 工程師學會在這領域上每年頒授的最高學術成 學教材 3 成為經典之作。 就獎 ，以獎勵在傳熱研究領域中有傑出貢獻的 學者。頒授儀式於今年 l1 月 19 日在美國亞特 善用能源的研究 教授指出3 研究出高效率的 散熱技術，將有助於提高本 港電子工業的競爭力。 蘭大市舉行的協會周年大會上舉行。 真~教授自 1995 年 1 月開始 鄭平教授從事傳熱研究數十年，創下了卓 到科大任教 3 並從事有關善用 冷凍技術的研究 然成就。對於這次獲獎，他亦感到十分榮幸， 能源及室內環境新科技的開發 他說 ， “這是我仰慕已久的榮譽，我很高興今 與研究 3 以支持香港及鄰近地 天能夠得到它。” . . 區的能源工業建設和經濟發 新型冷凍機的設計也是 鄭平教授的研究項目之一。 他解釋說 ， “有很多電子儀 A 開發善用能源的新科技，以支持本地的經濟發 辰，是科大機械工程學系的使命之 。 作為傳熱領域的國際權威3鄭平教授的主 要貢獻包括：開創多孔介質傳熱研究和地熱能 量應用的先河，率先將輻射傳熱理論應用於宇 宙飛船和高溫鍾的設計i以及將振動流體中的...
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展。他說 “自 1973 年能源危 機發生以後 3 各國都十分重棍 ... 對於這次獲獎，鄭教授感到十分 器必須在超低溫狀態下（他 榮幸，他說 “這是我仰慕已久 的榮譽。” 能源問題，並設有專鬥的能源 研究機構 3 專佳能源的有效利用和問贅。＂ 近年來， 香港政府也開始關注到能源的問 題。鄭教授認為，能源的研究涉及到它的有效 利用、儲藏、和廢能回 l仗 2 以及室內環境控 制、冷凍技術和散熱技術等方面，這些都與香 港經濟的發展息息相關。 例如電子儀器的散熱技術 3 鄭教授說 於攝氏零下 100 度）才能正 常運作。例如紅外夜視棍、 導彈導航儀、超導體設備及人造衛星探測儀 等 ，都需要超低溫冷卻系統。”近年來 3 為了 保護地球臭氧層，用新冷卻劑代替氣利昂的研 究正越來越受到重視。鄭教授指出，這類儀擺 如能提高泠凍效率以及降低成本，用途便會十 分廣泛 ，從冷卻l 電子儀器 3 到超冷凍手術醫療 及人體器官儲藏等應用 ， 以至電冰箱等日用產 “隨著電腦計算速度的增加 ，晶片的體積變得 品都可以派上用場。 越來越小，可以說散熱已成了最大的難題，因 鄭平教授目前正致力在科大籌建一所世界 為晶片過熱就會損壞 z 因此3散熱能力的大小 級的熱能研究實驗室，著重發展有效利用能源 已成了電子零件體積繼續縮小的一個主要限制 和保護環境的新技術，如研究無氣氯煜化合物 因素。” 的空調機3 以及發展新型除濕和冷藏技術等， 今天的電腦品片在運作時所散發的熱量與 以支援香港及華南地區的能源工業建設及空調 六十年代相比，已提高了數十倍 ﹔隨著新一代 冷凍工業的發展。 但司我發現周書館的終端機大部分時間都沒有人使用，這與計算 機操作廳的情況真有天壤之別。圖書館為何不讓同學利用這些終端 機來看電子郵件？為能物盡其用，我建議最少把部分終端機劃為“特 快終端機”，就像計算機操作廳的做法一樣，同學每次最多祇可以使 用 15 分鐘。 但司為何教職員的家屬可以用學校的設施，學生的家屬卻不能？ 今夸二學生事務處處長黃兆光覆 “大學在制定校園設施的使用權 時 3 必須和本港其他院校的政策看齊。 先說大學的體育設施，它們原則上是為學生提供過識教育而 設， 因此學生有優先權。作為一（因好僱主，大學亦在不違背上述原 則的條件下，讓教職員和他們的家屬可以享用學校的體育設施。同 學和教職員共享這些設施，有時也會對他們的學業有昕幫助。 罕~圖書錯綜長周敏民覆﹒ “事實上 ，圖書館終端機的使用量已 相當高，我們甚至接過一些投訴，說他們輪候了很長時間， 仍未用 到終端機。這情況在圖書餾較低層部分尤為嚴重。因此我們已於去 年在 LG ！、 LG3 及 LG4 各層增設數都終端機。 這些終端機是讓大家快捷而方便地取用到圖書館的資訊服務3 包括數據庫和其他經由網絡傳送的資訊。如果把它們會l作收發電子 郵件之用 ，便會奪去其他人使用圖書餾網絡系統的機會。 另外，園書館也在 LG！設了一個計算機室，﹛共圖書餾示範使用 其設備的方法。這個計算機室也可以開放給有需要的人士，讓他們 進行各項計算機操作 ， 例如收發電子郵件，以及做文書處理或瀏覽 圓際電腦網絡。” 同創一九九六年十月三十日 大學發展迅速，對體育設施的需求也隨之而增加，校方已盡一切努力
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這樣的回應。戴偉去長博士為土木及結構工程系 助理教授2本年十一月 3 他獲頒科大的最高教 學榮譽獎項一一祁赦卓越教學服務獎章。 所以同學郁積極地發間。 日于久了 ，他們發覺 影響。“我相信優質教學的重點，就是要為同學 在課堂上發問並沒有什麼大不了 。＂ 開創最大的學習良機J’戴偉正是博士說。 自從 1992 年加盟科大以來，戴偉還是博士不 斷在教學工作和課程內容設計上精益求精。他 說， “每次下課後，我都會反省有那些環節是 對學生有舟、那些會有反效果，然後記下值得 改進的地方 ， 日後付諸實行。” 戴偉延長博士發現 3 同學們在學習上最大的 障礙是不願意在課堂上提出問題。為了鼓勵同 學循序漸進地學習他那門複雜的流體力學諜， 他取消期中考 ，而以每星期一次導修小考代 替，他說：“我每星期給同學兩到三條題目 2 戴偉正是博士又設 計了一套多蝶體教 材》協助同學了解流 體力學的課程內容， 大部分同學都認為這 教學方法對他們有很 大的幫助。 作為土木及結構 工程系課程委員會主 席 3 戴﹛毒品設博士經常 提出創新的意見3令 教學工作可以更上一 層樓。他認為 ，課程 不准他們互相討論，但可以隨便向我提間，他 內容設計得好與否 ， 們在導修中的表現5 會間接影響他們的成績， 對教學效果有很大的 ... 戴﹛車去說博士認為，課程內容設計得好與否，對教學效課有很大的影響。生物系研究生初試啼聲
科大校園經常有各式各樣的學術會議舉辦這些學術活動的通常是 著名學府或科研機槽，並會邀請聲名顯赫的學者出席和發表論 文。不過在10 月底，科大有一個生物科技討論會 2 卻是由香港六所大 學的研究生聯合主辦，並發表他們的論文和研究，心得。科大理學院院長 張立綱教授在該討論會閉幕儀式上說 “這是學術界的一件新鮮事。” 出席這 IX討論會的研究生來自香港大學、中文大學、理工大學、城 ... 討論會是由本港六所大學生物系及有關學系研究生自行籌辦。8
市大學、浸會大學和香港科技大學的生物系或有關學系 3 自科大生物學 系博士班研究生那軍擔任籌備委員會主席。他們在由各校教研人員昕組 成的諮詢委員會協助下 ，從零開始 2 自己動手進行籌集經費、設計廣 告、做宣傳、邀集論文和煽排會議內容等工作 ，辛苦了大半年》會議終 於順利展開。 在討論會中 ，來自各校的一百多名同學以口述報告或壁報If式，分 享他們在細胞與分子生物學、海洋生物學、環境生物學和普通生物學等 領域的研究成果 ，共有 70 篇研究論文發表3 肉容包括．癌症、細胞信 息分子、中華白海豚的習性及分佈、海洋防污損、紅樹林生態和污水處 理生物技術等。 討論會的最後一個項目是頒發最佳論文獎。由各校的生物學專家和 學者組成的評選委員會，從各個口述報告部分和壁報部分退出最佳論 文 3 並授予獎杯及獎金（1,000 元） 。平井大同學在細胞與分子生物學、海 洋生物學、環境生物學及壁報等四個部分獲得最佳論文獎3 普通生物學 部分的獎項則由港大同學奪誨。 討論會諮詢委員會主席、科大生物學系賈福相教授表示 “這吹會 ，議體現新一代科研力量的成長﹔希望會議精神能夠發揚光大 3 擴展到自︱︱ 的學系和地區。”Academic
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Stephen Wong Sing Chi, BSc (MATH)-PM
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Supported by his fam旬， StephenWong is-now a PhD candidate in mathematics at ~
the University of California at Los Angeles. 缸，聲凸J主三至竺這是
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would beverγenjoyable to teach students at UST.
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Wong credits his faith for his good results.
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It’
s God who gives me wisdom to achieve success. I could not study for more than five hours a day or I would catch a fever.'’ChowYui, BSc (PHYS)
Chow Yui is an MPhil 亡andidatein physics at HKUST. He plans to go abroad to do a PhD in physics:“The motivation to con-tinue in physics is my strong desire to know what is going on in the hidden worlds of black holes and outer space
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Chow said.He attributes his success to diligence.
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Undivided attention and good time management are the most important things.”
Then he added,“There ought to be an ultimate intelligence in this world. We are t1ying to discover the great work of God.’,Mok Yue Fai, BSc (CHE卸1)
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Interest is of utmost importance in study. No intere哎， nomotivation’”said Mok Yue Fai, who was surprised at receiving the AA award.Mok
’
s stron.g interest in chemistry drives him to continue his study at UST as an MPhil candidate. He plans to start are-search project on catalysts under the supervision of Dr Richard Haynes.
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Study is not a tough job; it can be great fun. The needs of the market should not be the sole er iterion in making a choice of pro-gram,'’Mok said.Tang Kit Shing, BSc (EICH)
Driven by a long-cherished dream and supported by the Chevening Scholarship, Tang Kit Shing w山 sp哥nda year in the UK as an MPhil candidate in pharmacology at the University of Cambridge.
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I am inspired by the faculty members in the Biochemistiy Department. Not onlyare they of verγhigh quality, but they also initiate advanced re search with important applications,'’said Tang.
His advice:“Digest what you’ve learned;rote learning will do you no good at exams.’,
Wong Man, BEng (COMP)
叭TongMan now works as a systems analyst and programmer for the Hongkong Bank. He plans to save up more money before furthering his studies abroad.
To him, the keys to success are good planning, time management and paying attention in class. He says students should
not copy homework from classmates if they want to achieve real success.
He is struck by the strong commitment of the faculty at UST.
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They are verγenthusiastic, responsible and show deep concern for students.”
Chan Sze LoJ.仁， BEng(COMP)
Chan Sze Lok is an MPhil candidate at UST in computer science.
He says he t。 oka risk in joining the Department of Computer Science. He had received offers from the University of Hong Kong, the Chinese University and UST’s School of Business and Manage me肘， but he declined them all.
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I am happy that I got the AA award. I think I am just lucky,”said Chan.
':To get good results, you have to be hard working. But re-tnember to rel缸 aswell.
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Law Hiu Chung, BEng (COMP) Ever since he was a junior secondary stu-dent, Law Hiu Chung has been keenly in-terested in computers. He is continuing to
advance 出atinterest at UST, exploring the world of artificial intelligence as an MPhil candidate in computer science.
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The most important thing is to be in-terested in the topic. Also, one should notindulge in study but also spend time on extra-curricular activ1-ties," said Law.
Law put his words into action. He was on the executive com-mittees of both the Computer Science Students' s·ociety and House III.
Cheung Kwok Ho, BEng (COMP)
Cheung Kwok Ho is researching the
secu-rity of virtual private networks as an MPhil
candidate in computer science at HKUST.
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I have learned a lot in the past threeyears. By doing an MPhil degree, I hope to
make academic contributions to UST in 呵，
turn. Moreover, we have the best 臼culty
and the most excellent facilities in the world
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said Cheung.“
Trying one’
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By trying your best,you can understand more about yourself and learn more.
”
Poon Hak Pei, BEng ( CENG)
'Eleven years ago, Poon Hak Pei came to
Hong Kong from Fujian Province, alone.
Now, he is leaving Hong Kong for the US,
alone again, but with an assurance that
hard work pays off. He will start a new
chapter at Princeton University, where he
will be a PhD candidate in chemical
engi-neering. His five-year program is covered by a scholarship from
Princeton.
“
Chemical engineering is a new discipline in Hong Kongwhereas it is well developed in the West. The potential for
develop-ing chemical engineering in Hong Kong and China is tremendous. I
hope to focus my e在ortson process design’”said Poon. Ma Hang Shing, BEng (CENG)
Ma Hang Shing is a process engineer at an
electronics packaging comp.any, Advanced
Semi-conductor Assembly Technology
Ltd. He plans to continue his studies
abroad in a few years.
He modestly claims that he was lucky to
win the award.
“
I am proud to be amongthe first batch of chemical engineering graduates in Hong Kong.
Perhaps it was the newness of this program that motivated me to
commit myself to study
,'’
said Ma.Kong Wing Hung, BSc (ECON)
Kong Wing Hong is continuing his studies
at UST as an MPhil candidate in economics,
which he hopes will serve as a testing ground
for his research and teaching interests.
He advises fellow students to participate
in campus life.
“
There is more to discover atUST than you would imagine."
To Kong, three years in House Ill gave him valuable
experi-ences which he w且lnever forget.
“
We chatted for the whole nightand had desserts at 3 am. Such exp_eriences were unique.
”
He wasalso the publicity secreta1y of the Economics Students' Society.
Ngai Li Wa, BSc (ECON)
If not for the exchange program between
SBM and the University of Pennsylvania,
Ngai Li Wa might have taken a different
path.
Last September, she went to UPenn for
one semester. There she impressed her
su-pervisors with her enthusiasm and
aca-demic excellence. She also succeeded in winning a PhD
scholarship from the International Moneta1y Fund.
Ngai thanks God for her academic success.
“
My key is to leaveeve1ything to God and do his will. I think he wants me to be a good
student so that he will be glorified.
”
Ngai
’
s advice: Never skip classes.“
If the lecturers succeeded 111earning a PhD degree, they must possess certain kinds of talent.
”
Tsang Siu Tung, BBA (FINA)
Unlike his classmates, Tsang Siu Tung only
spent two years at UST-he joined the
De-partment of Finance in. year two, after find-ing the economics program at the
University of Hong Kong not meeting his
needs.
But he will have more time to explore
life at UST. He has already enrolled as an
MSc candidate in economics.
Part of Tsang
’
s success could be attributed to the change hemade from HKU to UST: To squeeze in four extra coms的， hehad
to take six courses each semester instead of five, and was required
to attain a minimum grade average of A-to finish the program
within two years.
JennyTsa, BBA(MGTO)
}
enny Tsa is currently gaining workexperi-ence before she pursues her dream of
do-irig an MBA abroad.
To her, there is no shortcut to success.
“
The key is to excel in everything you do. Don’
t just work 100%, work 105% or evenmore.’,
She found her experience in.the SMART Party (Self-
Manage-ment And Enrichment Training, a three-month program
organ-ized by the Student Counseling Service) mρst memorable.
“
Notonly did I learn a lot from the program, but I also met a lot of
friends. I also came to realize tl,e importance of counseling se1vices
in enriching students' lives.
”
Ip Koon Lun, BBA (ACCT-FA)
Ip Koon Lun is an audit trainee at Ernst &
Young, an offer he got early 出isyear.
He thinks group discussion helps
en-hance the efficiency oflearning.
“
To learnon your own is very difficult;but learning
with others will open you up to different
perspectives.’,
He is particular句 struckby his teachers
’
strong sense ofre-sponsib山ty. “Often,the queue outside their offices is so long 出at
they have to sacn日cetheir meals to he(p us with our studies.’,
張國豪 工學士（計算機科學） 張國豪選擇在科大深造，攻讀哲學碩 士（計算機科學）課程。他說， “在科大三 年，學到很多東西3現在正是時候讓我以 學術研究來好好回饋科大。而且，科大提 供了良好的研究環境，既有世界一流的學者 ，也有先進的設備。” 他認為最重要的是“盡力而為”。可ll果你盡力的話 3 你會認識 自己更多，也會學到更多 。” 魏莉華 理學士（經濟學） 在美國賓夕凡尼亞大學當交換生，讓 魏莉主菩提早縛債攻讀博士學位的心願。 去年九月 ，魏莉華參加了工商管理學 院及賓夕凡尼亞大學的交換生計劑，在文
