AMAT - HKUST Class Schedule & Quota

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VECTOR	[3-0-0:3]
DESCRIPTION	This is an introductory course about computational methods for physical systems such as quantum physics, spin glass et al. It requires knowledge about linear algebra and familiarity of any programming language. The course covers not only computational methods related to matrix/tensor computation, differential programming, and combinatorial optimization, but also techniques related to CUDA programming and the Julia programming language.

VECTOR

[3-0-0:3]

DESCRIPTION

This is an introductory course about computational methods for physical systems such as quantum physics, spin glass et al. It requires knowledge about linear algebra and familiarity of any programming language. The course covers not only computational methods related to matrix/tensor computation, differential programming, and combinatorial optimization, but also techniques related to CUDA programming and the Julia programming language.

AMAT 5315 - Modern Scientific Computing (3 units)

Section	Date & Time	Room	Instructor	Quota	Enrol	Avail	Wait	Remarks
L01 (6009)	We 06:30PM - 09:20PM	Rm 101, W4	LIU, Jinguo	30	0	30	0

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VECTOR	[3-0-0:3]
DESCRIPTION	Optics as one of the key branches of physics, plays an essential role in our daily life. In this course, we will present comprehensive aspects of modern optics, covering geometrical optics, wave optics, crystal optics, quantum optics and metasurfaces optics. We will highlight novel optical applications in quantum information science, atomic and molecule physics, precision metrology and materials sciences.

VECTOR

[3-0-0:3]

DESCRIPTION

Optics as one of the key branches of physics, plays an essential role in our daily life. In this course, we will present comprehensive aspects of modern optics, covering geometrical optics, wave optics, crystal optics, quantum optics and metasurfaces optics. We will highlight novel optical applications in quantum information science, atomic and molecule physics, precision metrology and materials sciences.

AMAT 5500 - Advanced Optics (3 units)

Section	Date & Time	Room	Instructor	Quota	Enrol	Avail	Wait	Remarks
L01 (6013)	We 01:30PM - 04:20PM	Rm 201, W4	CHEN, Peng	20	0	20	0

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VECTOR	[3-0-0:3]
DESCRIPTION	This is an introductory course for postgraduate students with materials science background. Basic topics of solid state physics including electronic band structure, phonons, electron interactions and spin correlations will be covered. In addition, modern topics of high temperature superconductors, topological electrons, spin liquids and low dimensional systems will be introduced, providing a beginner’s guide to quantum materials.

VECTOR

[3-0-0:3]

DESCRIPTION

This is an introductory course for postgraduate students with materials science background. Basic topics of solid state physics including electronic band structure, phonons, electron interactions and spin correlations will be covered. In addition, modern topics of high temperature superconductors, topological electrons, spin liquids and low dimensional systems will be introduced, providing a beginner’s guide to quantum materials.

AMAT 5600 - Solid State Physics and Quantum Materials (3 units)

Section	Date & Time	Room	Instructor	Quota	Enrol	Avail	Wait	Remarks
L01 (6016)	06-FEB-2025 - 29-MAR-2025 Mo 01:30PM - 04:20PM	Rm 150, E1	LI, Haoxiang	30	0	30	0
L01 (6016)	31-MAR-2025 - 12-MAY-2025 Mo 01:30PM - 04:20PM	Rm 150, E1	ZHU, Guoyi	30	0	30	0

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VECTOR	[3-0-0:3]
DESCRIPTION	Surfaces and Interfaces not only determine the properties of many systems but also provide opportunities to create new structured materials for advanced applications. This course is designed for students to understand the origin of interfacial phenomena (e.g., wetting, spreading, emulsification, capillary action, electric double layer, and heterojunction) and their impact on material structure and properties.

VECTOR

[3-0-0:3]

DESCRIPTION

Surfaces and Interfaces not only determine the properties of many systems but also provide opportunities to create new structured materials for advanced applications. This course is designed for students to understand the origin of interfacial phenomena (e.g., wetting, spreading, emulsification, capillary action, electric double layer, and heterojunction) and their impact on material structure and properties.

AMAT 5677 - Surfaces and Interfaces of Materials (3 units)

Section	Date & Time	Room	Instructor	Quota	Enrol	Avail	Wait	Remarks
L01 (6019)	Th 09:00AM - 11:50AM	Rm 202, E1	WANG, Jun	20	0	20	0

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VECTOR	[3-0-0:3]
DESCRIPTION	Biophysics lies at the interface among biology, physics and chemistry. The physical properties of biomolecules are responsible for the molecular characteristics of biological processes. Understanding how these biomolecules operate in life activities demands investigations through multidisciplinary approaches, including determinations of the atomic structures, characterizations of the kinetics and energy, constructions of the theories and models, etc. This course will offer an overview of the biomolecular structures and the physicochemical mechanisms for organizing these structures, then describe the methods for characterizing the structure and dynamics of biomolecules, and discuss the “structure-function” relationship in molecular biology.

VECTOR

[3-0-0:3]

DESCRIPTION

Biophysics lies at the interface among biology, physics and chemistry. The physical properties of biomolecules are responsible for the molecular characteristics of biological processes. Understanding how these biomolecules operate in life activities demands investigations through multidisciplinary approaches, including determinations of the atomic structures, characterizations of the kinetics and energy, constructions of the theories and models, etc. This course will offer an overview of the biomolecular structures and the physicochemical mechanisms for organizing these structures, then describe the methods for characterizing the structure and dynamics of biomolecules, and discuss the “structure-function” relationship in molecular biology.

AMAT 5860 - Introduction to Molecular Biophysics (3 units)

Section	Date & Time	Room	Instructor	Quota	Enrol	Avail	Wait	Remarks
L01 (6022)	We 01:30PM - 04:20PM	Rm 202, W1	CHU, Xiakun	20	0	20	0

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VECTOR	[3-0-0:3]
DESCRIPTION	This course will cover the physics of the electronic structure of pi-conjugated materials and their neutral, excited and charged states (excitons, polarons), their optical properties (absorption, emission), photophysical processes, photochemistry, energy transfer and charge transport. It will introduce the principles of design and operation of molecular based light emitting devices, solar cells etc. as well as providing an introduction to device fabrication and device engineering for maximum performance and lifetime.

VECTOR

[3-0-0:3]

DESCRIPTION

This course will cover the physics of the electronic structure of pi-conjugated materials and their neutral, excited and charged states (excitons, polarons), their optical properties (absorption, emission), photophysical processes, photochemistry, energy transfer and charge transport. It will introduce the principles of design and operation of molecular based light emitting devices, solar cells etc. as well as providing an introduction to device fabrication and device engineering for maximum performance and lifetime.

AMAT 5900 - Molecular Physics and Optoelectronic Processes (3 units)

Section	Date & Time	Room	Instructor	Quota	Enrol	Avail	Wait	Remarks
L01 (6023)	Tu 01:30PM - 04:20PM	Rm 201, W1	WU, Jiaying	20	0	20	0

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VECTOR	[3-0-0:3]
DESCRIPTION	Materials informatics integrates materials science and engineering with artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and database to accelerate the innovation in the whole materials development continuum and to speed up the process from data to material knowledge. The 2024 physics and chemistry Nobel Prizes on AI are greatly promoting and accelerating the development of materials informatics. This is a continued course in materials informatics to introduce advanced AI and ML algorithms with more focus on global Bayesian optimization, transfer learning, transformer, and graph neural networks. The course will be lectured through vivid and practical examples from materials science and engineering. Notably, this course is designed for students whose majors are in broader fields of sciences and engineering, but not in AI and computer sciences and engineering. This course will empower those with limited knowledge of AI and ML to learn Materials Informatics without too much difficulty.

VECTOR

[3-0-0:3]

DESCRIPTION

Materials informatics integrates materials science and engineering with artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and database to accelerate the innovation in the whole materials development continuum and to speed up the process from data to material knowledge. The 2024 physics and chemistry Nobel Prizes on AI are greatly promoting and accelerating the development of materials informatics. This is a continued course in materials informatics to introduce advanced AI and ML algorithms with more focus on global Bayesian optimization, transfer learning, transformer, and graph neural networks. The course will be lectured through vivid and practical examples from materials science and engineering. Notably, this course is designed for students whose majors are in broader fields of sciences and engineering, but not in AI and computer sciences and engineering. This course will empower those with limited knowledge of AI and ML to learn Materials Informatics without too much difficulty.

AMAT 6000A - Advanced Materials Informatics (3 units)

Section	Date & Time	Room	Instructor	Quota	Enrol	Avail	Wait	Remarks
L01 (6244)	We 09:00AM - 11:50AM	Rm 228, E2	GAN, Zecheng ZHANG, Tongyi	40	0	40	0

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DESCRIPTION	Master's thesis research supervised by co-advisors from different disciplines. A successful defense of the thesis leads to the grade Pass. No course credit is assigned.

AMAT 6990 - MPhil Thesis Research (0 units)

Section	Date & Time	Room	Instructor	Quota	Enrol	Avail	Wait	Remarks
R01 (6026)	TBA	No room required	TBA	999	8	991	0

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DESCRIPTION	Original and independent doctoral thesis research supervised by co-advisors from different disciplines. A successful defense of the thesis leads to the grade Pass. No course credit is assigned.

AMAT 7990 - Doctoral Thesis Research (0 units)

Section	Date & Time	Room	Instructor	Quota	Enrol	Avail	Wait	Remarks
R01 (6028)	TBA	No room required	TBA	999	32	967	0