About the Forum
The Hong Kong Forum on Neutron Scattering is a conference series that focuses on specific aspects of neutron scattering science and their applications. The 2025 Forum will feature soft matter and complex materials, particularly in relation to scientific research and instrument development.
The Forum will gather leading experts from around the world in the fields of soft matter and biophysics, as well as specialists from major international neutron scattering facilities, to share their latest findings and discuss current issues.
Additionally, the forum will provide opportunities for students and early-career scientists in Hong Kong and the surrounding area to learn the fundamentals and applications of neutron scattering.
Forum Details
📅 Date & Time
- December 7-10, 2025
- 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM daily
- Program (summary):
Day 0 — Registration
Day 1-3 — Scientific talks & discussions
Welcome Dinner on Day 1.
📍 Venue
- Benjamin & Anny Kwok Multi-media Conference Room
- City University of Hong Kong
- Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
🎯 Format
- In-person Conference
- Language: English
- Focus: Soft Matter & Complex Materials
Focus Areas
Soft Matter
Polymers, colloids, liquid crystals
Complex Materials
Multifunctional and hybrid materials
Biophysics
Biological applications of neutron scattering
Instrument Development
New neutron scattering techniques
Data Analysis
Advanced computational methods
Industrial Applications
Practical implementations in industry
Invited Speakers
Prof. Frank Gabel
Institute Laue-Langevin (ILL), France
Dr. Peter Falus
Institute Laue-Langevin (ILL), France
Prof. Jian Ren Lu
The University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Dr. Mona Sarter
ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, UK
Dr. Peixun Li
ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, UK
Prof. Sung-Min Choi
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea
Prof. Hideki Seto
J-PARC/CROSS, Japan
Prof. Koichi Mayumi
University of Tokyo, Japan
Prof. Tatsuro Oda
University of Tokyo, Japan
Prof. Takeshi Yamada
J-PARC/CROSS, Japan
Prof. Limei Xu
Peking University, China
Dr. Hongyu Guo
China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS), China
Prof. He Cheng
CSNS, China
Prof. Yubin Ke
CSNS, China
Prof. George Sawatzky
UBC, Canada
Dr. Taisen Zuo
CSNS, China
Dr. Hanqiu Jiang
China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS), China
Prof. Xiaocheng Zeng
City University of Hong Kong
Program
Day 0 (December 7, 2025, Sunday)
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 09:30–20:00 | Registration |
| 17:00–20:00 | Dinner |
Day 1 (December 8, 2025, Monday)
| Time | Event / Speaker |
|---|---|
| Chair: Xiangqiang Chu, CityUHK | |
| 09:00–09:10 |
Opening remarks — Michael Mengsu Yang
Senior Vice-President, CityUHK
|
| 09:10–09:20 |
Welcome remarks — Yang Ren, Head of the Department of Physics, CityUHK Xun-Li Wang, Director of the Center for Neutron Scattering, CityUHK |
| 09:20–09:30 |
Special remarks — Hesheng Chen, China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS), China |
| 09:30–10:15 |
Frank Gabel, Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), France
The Crucial Role of Support Facilities at Neutron Centers: the Example of the BDCS Group at ILL Grenoble
|
| 10:15–10:45 | Break & Group Photo |
| Chair: Xun-Li Wang, CityUHK | |
| 10:45–11:30 |
Hideki Seto, J-PARC / CROSS, Japan
Hydration water dynamics at bio-membranes and bio-compatible polymers
|
| 11:30–12:15 |
Mona Sarter, ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, United Kingdom
Probing dynamics and diffusion with quasi-elastic neutron scattering
|
| 12:15–14:00 | Lunch |
| Chair: Quan Hao, China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) | |
| 14:00–14:45 |
Takeshi Yamada, J-PARC / CROSS, Japan
Current Status of the Neutron Backscattering Spectrometer DNA
|
| 14:45–15:30 |
Hongyu Guo, China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS), China
Neutron Backscattering Spectrometer (NuBS) at CSNS
|
| 15:30–15:45 | Break |
| Chair: Wei Bao, CityUHK | |
| 15:45–16:30 |
Peter Falus, Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), France
ILL: 2 neutron spin echoes twice the science
|
| 16:30–17:15 |
Tatsuro Oda, University of Tokyo, Japan
ISSP neutron spin echo spectrometer, iNSE at Japan Research Reactor 3
|
| 17:30–20:00 | Welcome Dinner |
Day 2 (December 9, 2025, Tuesday)
| Time | Event / Speaker |
|---|---|
| Chair: Guang Wang, China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) | |
| 09:30–10:15 |
Jian Ren Lu, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Neutron reflection in studying interfacial structures and interactions from antibody adsorption
|
| 10:15–11:00 |
Peixun Li, ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, United Kingdom
Deuteration Activities at ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
|
| 11:00–11:15 | Break |
| Chair: Sung-Min Choi, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) | |
| 11:15–12:00 |
He Cheng, China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS), China
Very Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument and Its Application in Soft Matter
|
| 12:00–12:30 |
Taisen Zuo, China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS), China
Construction of the VSANS Instrument and Its Multidisciplinary Applications
|
| 12:30–14:00 | Lunch |
| Chair: Haibo Jiang, University of Hong Kong | |
| 14:00–14:45 |
Sung-Min Choi, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea
Micelle-Assisted and Covalent Bonding-Mediated Formation of Nanoparticle Superlattices
|
| 14:45–15:30 |
Koichi Mayumi, University of Tokyo, Japan
Mathematics-assisted contrast variation SANS for nano-structural analysis of multi-component materials
|
| 15:30–15:45 | Break |
| Chair: Koichi Mayumi, University of Tokyo, Japan | |
| 15:45–16:30 |
Yubin Ke, China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS), China
Operating status and application of the small angle neutron scattering instrument at CSNS
|
| 16:30–17:00 |
Hanqiu Jiang, China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS), China
The development of a novel small angle neutron scattering data reduction software, sansRZ
|
| 17:00–21:00 | Banquet on Oriental Pearl Cruise (東方之珠), Victoria Harbor |
Day 3 (December 10, 2025, Wednesday)
| Time | Event / Speaker |
|---|---|
| Chair: Jun Fan, CityUHK | |
| 09:30–10:15 |
Limei Xu, Peking University, China
AI-Guided Atomic Force Microscopy for Atomic-Scale Interfacial Disorder
|
| 10:15–10:45 |
Xiaocheng Zeng, CityUHK
Computer-Aided Nanoscience Research: Nano-ice, Superhydrophobicity, and Topological Wetting State
|
| 10:45–11:00 | Break |
| 11:00–11:30 |
Xun-Li Wang, CityUHK
Spatial Correlation at the Boson Peak Frequency in Amorphous Materials
|
| 11:30–12:00 |
Xiangqiang Chu, CityUHK
Neutron Scattering Studies of Protein Dynamics and Its Associated Quantum Effects in Biological Systems
|
| 12:00–13:45 | Lunch |
| 13:45–20:30 | Lamma Island (南丫島) Excursion and Seafood Dinner |
Day 4 (December 11, 2025)
| Time | Event / Speaker |
|---|---|
| Chair: Junzhang Ma, CityUHK | |
| 10:30–11:00 |
Yang Ren, CityUHK
Neutron Scattering for Battery Research
|
| 11:00–11:45 |
George Sawatzky, The University of British Columbia, Canada
Towards an understanding of the electronic and spin structure of the Ruddlesden Popper Nickelate phases
|
| 11:45–12:00 | Close remarks |
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