Shaw Prize Lectures at HKU

The Shaw Laureates in Mathematical Sciences will be delivering lectures at the University of Hong Kong tomorrow (September 14).

This year, six renowned scientists in Astronomy, Life Science and Medicine, and Mathematical Sciences were awarded Shaw Prizes for their contributions and academic achievements in their respective fields. The prizewinners in the mathematical sciences category, Professor David Mumford and Professor Wu Wentsun, will speak at HKU tomorrow.

Media representatives are cordially invited to attend and cover the event, the details are:

Date: September 14, 2006 (Thursday)
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12.45pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, The University of Hong Kong

Programme:
10.30am Welcoming address by Professor Lap-Chee Tsui, Vice-Chancellor of HKU
10.40am Lecture by Professor David Mumford on "Some Glimpses of Pure and Applied Mathematics"
11.50am Lecture by Professor Wu on "From Ancient Chinese Traditional Mathematics to Modern China's Mathematics Mechanization "
12.40pm Presentation of souvenirs

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Cherry Cheung at HKU's External Relations Office (tel: 2859 2606).