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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology today announces the appointment of
Prof Nelson CUE ( ~$$~ $f ) as designated Head of the Department of Physics.
Prof Cue is presently Chairman of the Department of Physics at the State University of .’
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New York (SUNY) at Albany. As Department Chairman, Prof Cue has helped introduce new
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. . . . degree programmes in Applied Physics and in Physics/Engineering and has assisted in
establishing the SUNY/Albany - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Joint Laboratory on Advanced
Materials, a collaborative venture between the two Universities.
Prof Cue received a BS in Physics from Feati University of Manila, Philippines and a
PhD from the University of Washington. He joined SUNY/Albany in 1970 after spending 2
years at SUNY/Stony Brook. He has also held visiting appointments with institutions all over
the world including ALS/Saclay, Argonne, Brookhaven, CERN/Geneva, INP/Lyon,
INST/Sichuan, LBUBerkeley and SLAG/Stanford. He was a Professeur Associi at Universite/
Lyon I in 1978-79 and again in 1987-88, as well as a UNDP/TOKTEN Consultant for China in
1986. He has been an Honorary Professor of Physics at Sichuan University since 1984.
Prof Cue is an experimental physicist. He has published over 70 scientific papers in
fields ranging from nuclear, atomic and molecular, to solid state physics and has given invited
talks at numerous conferences and workshops. His curient research interests include quantum
electrodynamic processes in strong external fields; the unconventional excitation of a nucleus
by capturing a target electron into an atomic orbit; ion implantation; and charge collection ion
microscopy. The last is a novel non-destructive technique he helped develop recently for
imaging electrical defects in semiconductors. He has co-directed a NATO summer school and co-
organized the 11 th International Conference on Atomic Collisions in Solids, a conference series in which he still serves as a member of the International Committee.
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Prof Cue views the establishment of HKUST as “a milestone for Hong Kong.” He regards his appointment as “an unique opportunity to contribute to a visionary enterprise” and his task
as “an exceptionally exciting challenge.” According to Prof Cue, his Department at HKUST will
place emphasis on condensed matter physics. “Of all the branches of physics, it is commonly
accepted that condensed matter has the greatest impact on our daily lives since it has been a
source of such extraordinary innovations as the transistor, superconducting magnets, solid-
state lasers and highly sensitive detectors of radiant energy.” He also plans to work closely with
other Departments to help advance the electronic, communication, information and other
industries in Hong Kong.
Born in Cavite, Philippines of Chinese
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Prof Cue speaks Puh-Tung Hua and thedialects of Guangzhou, Taisan and Xiamen, as well as a little Tagalog and French. He is married to Lilly Mei and they have two children. Prof Cue is active in Chinese-American affairs in the United States and is a founding member of the Chinese American Alliance of the Capital District of New York. In his leisure time, he plays racquetball and a little squash. He plans to take up sailing after he moves to Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology .
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