About the Department
The mission of the Department of Physics is captured by the triangle of teaching, research, and innovation.
Physics is the science that deals at the most fundamental level with matter and energy, their interactions, and their transformation. It presents major challenges to the human mind and provides the foundation for engineering and other sciences. By pursuing research at the frontier of knowledge and innovation at the cutting edge of technology, it is the ultimate purpose of the physics faculty to preserve and nurture a sense of wonder about the natural world, and to impart it to the students as a driving motivation for learning.
Undergraduate Programs
Postgraduate Programs
MSc in Data-Driven Modeling (jointly offered by the Department of Physics and the Department of Mathematics)
MPhil in Physics
MPhil in Nano Science and Technology
PhD in Physics
PhD in Nano Science and Technology
Department Administration

Penger TONG
Head and Chair Professor
penger@ust.hk
(852) 2358 7506

Jiannong WANG
Associate Head and Chair Professor
phjwang@ust.hk
(852) 2358 7497
Research Interests
- Cold atoms, quantum optics and quantum information
- Condensed matter physics
- Particle physics and cosmology
- Soft matter and biophysics
- Wave functional materials and physics
Condensed matter experiments and advanced materials
Condensed matter theory, statistical and computational physics