"Together with the Scientists" | 「我與科學家在一起」主題活動 - Nobel Laureates Visit HKUST | 諾貝爾獎獲得者走進香港科技大學

Konstantin Novoselov is a physicist, holding doctoral degree of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Radboud University, professor at the University of Manchester, and a leading figure in experimental physics, especially two-dimensional materials. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2010 for achievements in discovering and exploiting graphene (shared with Andre Geim). Their research has given new possibilities for the design of future electronic devices and the development of materials science.

May-Britt Moser is a renowned neuroscientist with a PhD in neurophysiology. She is the Founding Director of the Centre for Algorithms in the Cortex and Co-Director of the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience. Alongside Edvard I. Moser, she co-founded the Centre for the Biology of Memory. Her groundbreaking research on grid cells in the entorhinal cortex has significantly advanced our understanding of spatial navigation and memory. In 2014, she, Edvard I. Moser, and John O’Keefe were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain. Her work continues to shape the field of neuroscience.

Didier Queloz is an astronomer, professor at the University of Cambridge, researcher at Trinity College Cambridge, and professor at the University of Geneva. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering the first exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star outside the solar system (shared with Michel Mayor). The discovery is considered a breakthrough in modern astronomy, navigating the exploration of the possibility of other habitable planets in the universe.