Upcoming Career Talks
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Past Career Talks
Topic: Webinar on Careers
Date: 14 Feb 2023 (Tue)
Time: 10:30am-11:30am
1. Mr. Ken Cheung Sin-hang
2. Dr. Carr Ho Hoi-yi
Topic: Webinar on Careers
Date: 8 Feb 2022 (Tue)
Time: 18:00-19:00
Speakers:
1. Mr Chan Tak Sing (Director, Goes Well Construction Limited)
2. Mr Man Tsz Fai (環境保護署外展統籌員 Evironmental Protection Department, HKG)
3. Mr Ng Wing Hung (環境保護署環境保護督察, Evironmental Protection Department, HKG)
About the Webinar
Three alumni from Physics Department have been invited to share their career and job hunting experience with students. All three are graduates of the class of 2016 (BSc in Green Energy Science). They treasure highly their undergraduate experience, and have ventured into different career pathways including entrepreneurship and environmental protection in HK. The sharing will be conducted primarily in Cantonese, but English will be intermittently used. The talks are targeted for undergraduates, but all who are interested in general job hunting and career advice are welcome.
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Meeting ID: 914 1055 4676
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The 2021 HKBU Career Fair is going to be held on 3 Nov (Wed). All full-time students are welcome to join the big event. We have also scheduled some CV and interview skills workshops for you to prepare for the Fair in coming days. Enroll now!
Career Fair 2021
Date: 3 November, 2021 (Wed)
Time: 10:00-16:00
Venue: Li Promenade, Shaw Campus, HKBU
On-day Special Events:
10:00 - 16:00 CV Clinic (AAB 305-7)
11:30 - 13:00 “Meet Your Future Boss” Career Sharing Session (AAB 301-3)
12:00 - 16:00 Free CV Photo-taking (WLB 301)
Registration and details: https://sa.hkbu.edu.hk/portal/career/careerfair/2021/
Preparing for the Career Fair/job hunting: CV & interview workshop (Zoom)
‘Job interview tips: How to make a great impression’ (On 28/10, 4:30pm-5:30pm)
Speaker: Mr. Victor Ching (Registered Psychologist and director of an education group, with much experience in career coaching, corporate training and recruitment)
‘How to write a professional CV and market yourself to the employers?’ (On 1/11, 4:30pm- 5:30pm)
Speaker: Ms. Joey Lau (Assistant Vice President of Human Resources, DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited)
Enrollment (‘workshop’): https://sa.hkbu.edu.hk/portal/career/enrollment/
Topic: Webinar on Academic Career
Date: 26 May 2021 (Wed)
Time: 18:00-19:00
Speakers:
1. Professor Hang YIN
2. Dr Yiwen WANG
About the Webinar
Two alumni from Physics Department have been invited to share their journeys into an academic career, starting with their studies in MSc in Green Technology (Energy) and then as PhD students from the Department of Physics. The sharing will be conducted primarily in English, but Cantonese and Mandarin may be intermittently used. All who are interested in career advice are welcome.
Biographies:
Professor Hang YIN
Hang Yin is a Professor at the School of Physics at Shandong University, China. He received his Ph.D. degree in Physics in 2017 from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) and his MSc degree in Green Technology (Energy) in 2012, also from HKBU. During his PhD study, he conducted research in organic solar cells under the supervision of Prof. S.K. So. His current major research interest is the transport and defect study of organic thin film materials, device physics of organic solar cells and thin film transistors.
Dr Yiwen WANG
Dr Yiwen Wang is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in Queen Mary University of London. She received a Ph.D. in 2019 from HKBU. She focused on the stability of nonfullerene organic solar cells during her Ph.D study under the supervision of Prof. Furong Zhu, and she continued her research interest in the stability study of organic solar cells as a Postdoc in Queen Mary University of London. During her Ph.D. study in HKBU, she was awarded Wai Tak Land Investment & Loan Co., Ltd. Research Scholarship in 2018 and published her research results in Advanced Energy Materials, Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters during her PhD. study. She received her MSc degree with the 1st Class Hons in Green Technology (Energy) from HKBU in 2015. The MSc experience in HKBU motivated her for further study. Dr. Wang enjoyed the rigorous research training during her Ph.D. study, and highlighted that “Organic Optoelectronics courses gave me a lot of inspiration and made me have a strong interest in organic optoelectronics”.
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Meeting ID: 962 3255 6639
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Topic: Webinar on Careers
Date: 13 Apr 2021 (Tue)
Time: 18:00-19:00
Speakers:
1. Dr. Martin Ma
2. Miss Hoi-yan Wong
About the Webinar
Two alumni from Physics Department have been invited to share their career and job hunting experience with students from the Department of Physics. Dr Martin Ma is from the graduating class of 2016 while Miss Wong Ho Yan from 2017 (BSc in Green Energy Science). The sharing will be conducted primarily in Cantonese, but English will be intermittently used. All who are interested in job hunting and career advice are welcome.
Biographies:
Dr Martin Ma
Dr Ma Lik Kuen (Martin) is an engineer in the Energy sector of Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Limited (NAMI). He works on the R&D of impact energy and acoustic absorption materials. He received a Ph.D. in 2020 from HKUST. His Ph.D. research was related to the chemical and physical properties of organic solar cell materials. During his study, he participated in many international scientific events and obtained many presentation awards from Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan. He received his BSc with 1st Class Hons in Green Energy Science from HKBU in 2016. In BU, he joined the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program 2015 where he started his very first scientific research work under the supervision of Prof. So Shu
Kong. His FYP thesis was named in 2016 as the best thesis by the HK Institute of Engineers under the Materials Division.
Miss Hoi-yan Wong
Yan obtained a bachelor's degree in Green Energy Science at HKBU in 2017. She was an exchange student in Austria and attended the 2016 World Energy Engineer Congress in Washington DC. “Physics department encourages me to gain overseas experiences, but also helps me lay a basic foundation of energy management and science study.” She has over 4 years of experience in the field of renewable energy and environmental management. She is currently working as an environmental protection inspector in the Environmental Protection Department, and is responsible for conducting and overseeing compliance inspections under various environmental legislative requirements. Previously, she was an officer and team leader at a public trade company which offers broadband network service. There, she was in charge of energy and environmental audits, and consultancies, educational and environmental programmes coordination.
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Meeting ID: 946 0291 6815
Topic: Application for Postgraduate Studies
Date: 19 Feb 2021 (Fri)
Time: 16:30-17:30
Speakers:
1. Prof Furong Zhu
2. Dr Liang Tian
MSc in Green Technology (Energy) and MSc Fellowships
Prof. Furong Zhu (MSc Program Director)
MSc in Green Technology (Energy) Programme provides our graduates for a career in the science and technology of energy management, sustainable energies and renewable energy technologies. It is highly interdisciplinary and covers various areas in renewable energy science and technologies, energy management, environmental monitoring as well as social studies. The students will enjoy multidisciplinary and collaborative research covering various areas in renewal energy technologies, energy efficient lighting, environmental monitoring, energy management and energy economics, making them more competitive in their career endeavour.
MSc in Green Technology (Energy) is an approved Programme under UGC's Targeted MSc Programmes Fellowships Schemefor. The MSc Programme will provide MSc Fellowships ($67,900/per fellowship) for qualified local students pursuing one-year MSc studies. For more details of the MSc in Green Technology (Energy) Programme, please visit the following webpage:
https://gs.hkbu.edu.hk/programmes/master-of-science-msc-in-green-technology-energy
Dr Liang Tian (Year 4 tutor) will introduce the information and application procedure for the postgraduate (MPhil and PhD) programs in Hong Kong.
Dr Liang Tian is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics, and also the year 4 tutor. He is a statistical physicist by training, with expertise in analytical calculations, modeling, and data analysis. His research encompasses a broad range of topics from statistical physics to system biology. Prior to joining Hong Kong Baptist University, he was a research fellow in the Channing Division of Network Medicine (CDNM) at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
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Topic: Career Talk
Date: 29 Jan 2021 (Fri)
Time: 18:00-19:00
Speakers:
1. Dr Leo Cheung Chi Hang (2003 BSc in Physics), HK Productivity Council, for career advice and development
2. Mr. Kennie HUYNH Ka Chun (2020 BSc in GES), STEM instructor in high school, for job hunting experience
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